Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 116

Percy’s POV

B***d Rose pack

FLASHBACK, RIGHT AFTER MEETING

We never knew. We never knew that Sloan had suffered so much. I want to rip someone apart for it myself. I feel Dawson’s anger and pain, and I will help him in whatever way he needs me. Those men at Golden Moon will all be held accountable for their actions. Whatever the Council advises that their punishment will be, I will be right there with my brother, doling it out to the wolves that earned it. Sloan is so quiet, she doesn’t share a lot and she seemed to be in excellent mental health. You would not know that she had lived a nightmare for the last eight years. I am stunned at all that she went through, she never lets on that she went through anything like that. I know people process their trauma differently. Now I know why Beth wanted to do a “drop-in” and have a talk at Golden Moon. If any of us had known, we would have all gone over there together to work it out.

I will have to tell Peyton. She needs to know, and Elena needs to know, so they don’t say something that could upset Sloan or cause her more pain. I already asked Dawson if that was OK to do, and he agreed that it was fine. Sloan had in fact said to him earlier that she didn’t mind people knowing, or being told, as long as she didn’t have to be a part of the discussion. I am sure it must be hard for her to speak about. I cannot imagine the fear she must have had each time, wondering if the wolf in her room, was going to take it too far. They were all warriors, any of them could have overpowered them both. Neither of them had trained, and they would have been at his mercy. I guess we should all be glad that it wasn’t worse, as it honestly could have been.

I mindlinked Elena and Peyton to come to the dining room to meet with me when Dawson got to the room to give them him and Sloan a little time together before dinner. Then we have to go down to the cells for them to check Luna Meghan’s memories to make sure that nothing was missed. Council Member Phillips told us that she would be making sure that nothing was missed in this. That she wanted justice to be done for Sloan. I agreed with her, this all needs to be taken care of and all the loose ends tied, just like it was done for Peyton. Only then can they fully relax and be able to be themselves. I know that I am glad that Timothy and Fallon can no longer hurt her and that as soon as Jasper can get his trial done, the last issue that Peyton had, will be taken care of. I am looking forward to it, especially since it was similar. I can understand what Dawson is going through. There is nothing worse than your mate going through something really bad, and not being able to help them at all. All we can do is protect them from now on, and I know that we will both be doing that for our mates, from now on.

I see the girls approaching and it is just us three, as it wasn’t quite time for dinner just yet, so I led them to a corner booth where no one was around. It was between meals right now, so no hot food was out, it was a ghost town in here, and the perfect place to talk. I gave Peyton a k**s and a hug because I missed her, and because I needed her to help calm me down. I was still very upset at what we had heard. Peyton had wanted to come with me, but I am glad that she hadn’t now. I will try to relay it in a toned-down version of what I had gotten from the Council members. But now I am struggling to find the words. I get overcome by what Sloan had experienced and I felt like crying myself over it. I have got to reign it in. I have gotten in numerous fights, been hurt, and sometimes very badly before, and I never cried. I am a big guy, I have made it my goal in life that I didn’t need to cry, but having heard what Sloan went through I am almost reduced to tears. Why did she have to go through that, Meghan has some seriously misplaced blame. Peyton can feel how upset I am and quickly reached out to grab my hand and hold it in hers and I smiled at her, and she sees the tears shining in my eyes, as I try to figure out how to tell my mate, and my sister, what their new sister had to endure at Golden Moon. But I cannot find the words to say. I feel a hand on my shoulder, and it is my mom, with dad standing right behind her. Both my parents look upset, but my mom said, “Do you want me to tell them, Percy?” I quickly nod and brush a tear off my face with my free hand. My mom sits down next to me and dad sits next to her, with Elena next to him. He already knew that she was going to be very upset when she hears.

Mom launches into it, and she knew to downplay it, as much as she could. But with what had happened, there was no way to really break it to them softly. I heard them both gasp when mom got to the part about Brandi allowing her “boyfriends” at the time to handle Sloan in such a way. Let alone force her to try to watch her own sister do such a vile thing. It was so much more than abuse. It was disgusting to even think about, and Peyton suddenly had to let go of my hand and run to a nearby trash can to throw up. I went after her and rubbed her back while she emptied her stomach. Mom stopped speaking until we returned to the table. Mom also told them that there had been more, but those were the worst offenses to Sloan, and then she reminded them both that Sloan didn’t want to discuss it and to please respect her wishes. That we had let them both know so they wouldn’t say anything that could trigger her in the future. Sloan was pregnant, and we needed to keep her stress level down. If we didn’t have to deal with Meghan and Brandi, it would be.

No one spoke for a while as we just sat at the table, as we all thought about what Sloan had gone through. The Omegas started putting out the food and I mindlinked Dawson to bring Sloan down, as dinner was about to start. We moved over to the big table that we had created for all of us to sit together, just like we had done at Ever Green. Dawson and Sloan came down with her family right with them. It was a quiet dinner, and Sloan kept her head down for the most part. She just kind of went through the motions of eating, but only had a few bites. I made a mental note to ask Peyton what Sloan liked so we could get something made for her to eat later. She may be worried about getting upset with having to speak to her mom later on tonight and didn’t want to load herself up before the confrontation. With her being pregnant, she might throw up from the confrontation. We will get something special made for her.

Elena looks like she wants to kill someone, and how she managed to keep her mouth shut, I will never know. We all know when Elena is pissed off. She doesn’t keep it a secret, even if it doesn’t come out of her mouth, it will show all over her face. I watched as Elena and Michelle had gone to get their food together at the line that was the farthest away from us. I saw exactly when Michelle found out. The shocked expression on her face, anger at what Sloan had to go through, and the pain she felt for Sloan were written all over her face. They are both in a defensive mode now, and I hope that the Goddess helps anyone that is dumb enough to try to give Sloan the smallest amount of grief now. We got through dinner and had a little conversation before we went down for Luna Meghan’s interrogation and to have her memories searched. We all hear it start off with Luna Meghan being fake sweet, and then I was so proud of Sloan for telling her mother exactly what she thought of her. Luna Meghan was seriously delusional about her blame and anger issues. She has clearly separated from any type of logic as what she said to Sloan did not make any sense.

I was glad that Gerald went ahead and rejected her, but she did exactly what Vincent said that she would do. I will never bet against Vincent on anything, he is wise beyond his years. Well, he is pretty old, he just doesn’t look like he is. Maybe he is just as wise as his years, now that I think about it. I need to speak to him after all this was done. I don’t know if he has had time to think of anything, but since I found out what they had done to Sloan, I have been putting some major thoughts into their punishment after they have been sentenced. I have a few ideas that I would like to give him, as I am already sure from what they have done, that they will both be getting the death sentence.

After we went upstairs from the cells, I called out to Vincent and Beth to stop for a moment and asked if he had time for us to talk. I also asked Beth to make sure that Peyton got to my old room. Vincent and I walked outside to talk as I didn’t want anyone around us to hear what I was about to say to him. “What is on your mind young Alpha?” Vincent asked me. We haven’t spoken to each other very often, he is always helping Sloan, or Peyton, out with whatever they need. It is clear that he loves them both, very much. But I have never needed to have a real one-on-one with him yet, and there were several things that I wanted to say to him.

“First of all, I wanted to thank you so much for saving my family at the gate. It wasn’t your responsibility, but I will be forever grateful to you for doing that for our family. It could have ended up very differently than it did if you hadn’t been there to save the day. If you ever need help, please know that Ever Green will help you out. I also wanted to stop you because this has been an incredibly busy day. Especially for you. I know that you have been busy getting the Council what they needed to arrive at the right decision. So after I had sat in on the meeting earlier in the office, I just wanted to touch base with you. I knew that you were going to be carrying the sentences out for both Brandi, and Luna Meghan” I said to him. I watched the smile spread across his face and I knew he already knew where I was going with this.

“Have you come up with any ideas on what would be fitting for them, Percy?” Vincent asked me and I nodded in response.

“Yes, several. I believe in an eye for an eye. I was thinking that they get a taste of what they gave Sloan, I am willing to help you if you need me to. She is my brother’s mate, and I love her just like a sister. What happened to her at Golden Moon by Brandi was disgusting, and hateful. What Luna Meghan did was vile and vicious. I don’t think that their punishment needs to be quick. Sloan suffered for a while, they should too” I told him.

Vincent smiled even bigger and said, “I have heard that you are the aggressive twin, quick to fight, and very strong. They said that Dawson was the thinker between you, so I find this both refreshing and greatly appreciated. You are correct, I haven’t had time to put a lot of thought into what I was going to do. It has indeed been a very busy and draining day. Seeing what they did to her, has hurt both my, and Beth’s heart. She is our descendant and knowing how she was treated, and how they killed my granddaughter. I am struggling. My knee-jerk response is to want to kill them both right off the bat, and I don’t want to do that. I do want them to suffer, a great deal in fact, but I haven’t had the time to sit down and really think about what I will be doing to them. I am very interested in what you have come up with, Percy” Vincent said to me. I smiled as I stepped closer to tell him my thoughts. I watch as his smile gets bigger and bigger as I let him know the plan I came up with.

“This is an excellent plan, you have a strategic mind as well, and I am quite impressed. I will speak to the Alpha King and the Council Members first thing in the morning. I would indeed like the offer of help, and I think that you have hit on something that can bring some closure as well for several of us. Thank you, young Alpha, I believe that we can get this done” Vincent told me before walking back to the packhouse to go to his room. Now I just need to mention it to Dawson, and the others in the morning, and see if he is willing to help, and I believe that he will. I can’t see any of them decided not to help. I have literally thought of everything, and I just want it to work out perfectly for us tomorrow.