<b>Chapter </b><b>453 </b>


    She nods again, remaining stoic like a statue. It’s as I leave that she grabs my hand. I turn back, looking into her eyes as she looks into mine.


    “He knows what his dad is doing to you. It makes him cry to think of what you’ve sacrificed and wishes you would have left him for a better life. Why, Jamie? Why haven’t you left this wretched ce?”


    “I don’t expect either of you to understand but I simply can’t abandon my alpha.”


    She cocks her head to the side, exactly as I expected as I head out the door to alpha’s office. It only takes a few turns to get there from Cole’s room. I can’t control my shaking as I spot his beta and delta standing outside his office door. I won’t know until I get home if dad got his belting before mine. I close my eyes as I step between the gatekeepers to my living hell.


    Unlike Cole, this is a hell I chose for the sake of keeping my friend alive. Although I’m certain death would provide far more peace. I have never felt a bond of love and loyalty towards anyone outside of my family besides him. My wolf howls every time we can’t find him and it’s only recently that his wolf responds against Cole’s wishes.


    It takes only seconds for the beta’s hand to close roughly around the back of my neck and the delta to pull my arms behind my back. I whine softly as they open the door and shove me inside.


    Everything goes exactly the same. They shove me harshly against the desk, force my hands above my head allowing the silver straps to close around my wrists. Once I’m secured alpha disrobes me from the waist down and pulls my shirt up as he splits the hits between my lower back, bottom and backs of my thighs. I shake violently as I hear him speak.


    “This week has been a rough week for my boy and since you can’t keep yourself away from him. this belting will differ slightly from the usual. David, you have the best aim. I want five across his mid and upper back and the second five directly to his spine. Hit the bone and hit it hard. Andrew, you’re hitting his knees, five to each. I’ll gost. Fifteen to your bottom. I know you’re going to yell so the penalty for it is already built in. David, you’re first.”


    His first hitnds squarely on my spine knocking the breath right out of me, It’s only as he hits the same spot for the third time that I finally scream cking out shortly there after.


    I wake up screaming. Completely disoriented from the dream as I can feel my back ache from the harsh hits from the belt. I’m thrashing wildly, trying to untangle myself from the nket wrapped around me but only manage to make it worse.


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    I feel the bed dip under the weight of somethingrge. I scream even louder as I feel that weight close in around me. My body quickly bes pinned under an obviously alpha aura and my inability to move creates even more panic. I scream until I can’t scream anymore. Panting hard as I break down into the sobs I don’t dare express at home. My arms start moving but my will to fight is gone. I allow this alpha to wrap my arms under me as his own follow, holding me in a gentle embrace as my memories are shed through my tears.


    “Alpha?”


    The sweet voice of my mate breaks through the barrier of my hysteria helping me keep my need to scream at bay. Instead I curl my head into the hard muscles of alpha’s arm and bawl like a child.


    “Come on in, Mica. He needs both of us right now. I’m so sorry I caused you this much pain, Jamie.”


    He whispers near my ear. I can’t respond verbally to his apology so I try to curl even farther into him instead.


    “You didn’t cause this, alpha.”


    “No?” He questions.


    “No sir. He’s been having night terrors since the brawl.<b>” </b>


    “How often have they been happening over thest three weeks?”


    He asks, sounding shocked by the information.


    “Every night he wakes up several times shaking and sweating. This is the first time he’s screamed like that.”


    Mica exins as she rubs the back of my head.


    “Now that you’re calm, Jamie, I’m going to give you and Mica some privacy before we finish our talk out here. She deserves to know what’s going on and why you can’t leave.”


    “Yes sir.” I manage to whisper as he slowly lets go of his hold on me. I push myself up slowly as he exits the room, pulling the door mostly shut withouttching it.


    “Why did you say you weren’t abused?” She asks me, hurt obvious in her voice.


    “Because I’m not abused. You and Cole are beaten damn near everyday. How can I possibly see my monthly, sometimes weekly beltings as abuse.” I run my hand nervously through my hair.


    “Come sit with me, please.”


    I hold my arms out towards her. I’ve wanted nothing but to hold her for thest several hours. She smiles and sits in myp. I wrap my arms around her andy my head against hers catching her scent easily. It only takes a few minutes with her in myp for the effects of the mate’s bond to calm andfort me.


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