The Alphas second chance mate

Chapter Six - Fight for Yourself

Laurens POV

"What do you mean?  Oh Moon Goddess how bad is it this time?"  I watched April's reaction to my question.  She looked absolutely terrified.

"I'm not sure, we've been summoned to the pack house this evening to see the Alpha."

For the love of all that was holey!! I was absolutely sick of my best friends dad.  It was like he was on a mission to make her life just as miserable as his was.  I had only met him once, when he came into the Diner reeking of cheap whiskey to demand that she hand over all of her money immediately so that he could stock up on more booze. That was enough for me to form my opinion of him and he's not proved me wrong yet!

Don't get me wrong I sympathise completely with the loss of his family.  To lose your mate and your first born daughter must have been really tough.  But April was going through exactly the same loss, and, as her dad, he should have helped her. He was so self centred though he only cared about his own grief.  There were no words to describe the way he treated her.  He gave up on her without a second thought.

When April first started working here it was obviously that she needed the distraction. She didn't talk about anything outside of our jobs and I constantly wondered what had made this 14 year old girl so sad.  When she finally did open up about it, after we'd finished a shift together, she was completely distressed.  It took her a long time to get her story out and I remember my own tears running down my face as she told me her story.  One night that ruined her entire life.  One impatient Werewolf that wanted to get his new mate home to mark her.  And what made me really sick was the fact that he had walked away from the Crash.   

On top of everything that had happened to her it seemed that not only was she trying to piece herself together after her mom and sister died but she was also trying to deal with the fact that she was losing her dad.  He was awful to her.  Every day he would tell her that he lost his 'favourite' daughter and make comparisons between the two of them all the time.  'Megan was so good at her school work' 'Megan was going to make an excellent Luna'.  Honestly, it was like the sun shone out of her ass!!  Which by the way it did not!  Megan and I had shared a mutual friend, and she was NOT the girl she was made out to be.  It wasn't something I could share with April though, you shouldn't speak ill of the dead!    

April still tried to please her father, still cooked his diner, did his laundry and paid for bills and food with what she earnt in the Diner.  One Sunday morning she came in after a week off and looked absolutely terrible.  Something had happened to her that had knocked her backwards through the steps of her grief.  It took hours for her to admit that her dad had upset her, And man he had really outdone himself that time.  

'I HATE the Moon Goddess and I HATE you for still believing in her after everything she has taken from ME!  She robbed me of my Mate and my daughter.  I should have NEVER been left alone with just you!!!  I should have been in that car and died with them.  Or you should have been in that car and they should be safe at home with me' 

Those words hurt April so much it broke her heart.  And here he was still hurting her at every given opportunity. 

"Look April I'm coming with you to this meeting, you need someone to fight for you.  Even if you don't feel like fighting for yourself"

"Lauren you can't just go barging into our pack house! You're from a different pack!  You'll get your head ripped off"

"I'd like to see them try" I scoffed.  At this point I was so mad it would take every single wolf they had to stop me going in there and sticking up for my best friend.  I had my wolf and she felt exactly the same way as I did about all of this.  

"Lauren" she sighed "I can not let you get yourself into trouble for me.  I apricate you being in my corner but this is something that my father and I have to deal with"

"But he won't though will he?  He'll let you sit there and beg for your lives and he won't give a toss about the outcome!  You shouldn't have to keep going through things like this on your own my love.  Let me help, even if I just wait outside the pack borders."

"How about I just call you when everything is over?"  She gave me a bright smile that didn't touch her eyes.  She was scared and I was scared for her. I just nodded.

Her eyes glazed over and I could tell she was being mind linked.  "I have to go" she said.  

I walked her to the door of the Diner and opened it for her.  She stepped outside, and then turned around and hugged me hard.  I was finding it difficult to breath but I hugged her back with as much force as I could.  When she eventually pulled out of our hug, her pain was written all over her face.  I wanted so much to go with her.

"I'll wear my birthday present from you tonight.  Maybe I can draw some strength from it"

"You are strong enough to do this April, I know you are"

She waved a teary goodbye at me and started to walk up the street.  I closed the door behind her and wondered if I would ever see her again.  The thought brought tears to my eyes again, so I sat in an empty diner booth and prayed to the Moon Goddess.  'Please help my friend Moon Goddess.  She's been through too much already"