Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 71

Sloan’s POV

B***d Rose Pack

I am not surprised that Dawson said that. He is right, she will never stop coming for me. We will have to take drastic measures to finish this, not that I have ever wanted her dead. But after this morning, I see that she clearly wanted me dead. I am surprised at what Tanner just said about my dad, is he really willing to give my mom up to be punished for her actions? He has never before tried to stop her, come to my aid by trying to help me or stop her from whatever vicious action she wanted to take. I have mixed feelings about this, and I don’t know what or how I am supposed to feel right now. I don’t know if dad is doing it because mom went way too far today, or if it could be because he might actually love me. I can’t even dare to hope that, as he has never had a kind word to say to me my whole life. No affection, no comforting touch, nothing but him actively ignoring me my whole life.

I have been more taken care of in three weeks by my newly found family, than by my own immediate family. Rob tried so hard to be the one positive in my life but with his schedule and my parent’s interference, it had only been weekly visits for me and him to get to spend time together. Even then, he was out of town for training during some of those weeks, but he did his best, and he was my only source of love, or affection, for 8 long years of my life. Things are different now, and I will make sure that any children that I have with Dawson know how much we love them, no matter how many of them we have. They will never know the sting of not being good enough, or not being accepted. Our children will all be raised to know how important they are to us, and their differences celebrated and accepted. I know the pain that arises from not having that, and I won’t allow my children to go through the same thing. I suddenly get what Gabi has done for her children her whole life. She went through it herself and wanted to protect them and teach them, so they didn’t have to go through the same issues and struggles. I only hope I can be as good of a mom as she is, to my own pups.

I see a motion to my right and Moira returns with two people with her. An older man who looks like he is in his mid-thirties, with black hair that hits the top of his shoulders. His hair is not straight, nor curly, it has a wave to it like he just got off his surfboard to come here and beautiful eyes that looked just like mine. His features are so similar to my grandmother’s that it makes my heart ache, and a gasp comes from my mouth. I felt an instant connection to him from the moment he arrived, just by seeing him. He has a slim build similar to a swimmer’s, which also helps with the vibe I am getting from him as being a laid-back sort of person. The second person is a girl about mine and Moira’s age. She looks a lot like me, more so than even Moira does, and I already somehow know that she is the daughter of the man standing before me. She is almost vibrating with excitement like she cannot wait to meet me, and I have never seen someone so accepting and happy to meet me right off the bat. Everyone at Golden Moon always tried to avoid me, so this is very new to me, but I could sure get used to it. She gives me a bright smile and steps forward to give me a hug, much bolder than the man standing next to her. She smells like gardenia, and she reminds me of my grandmother’s favorite scent as she holds me tightly to her in this hug. I feel like crying because this is so comforting to me, as this had obviously been a very hard day.

The man steps up to stand right behind her so when she finally releases me from her hug, he pulls me into a hug. I heard a slight sob in my ear as I feel his chest shake against mine. I can hear the low growl of warning behind me, as Dawson tries, and fails, to keep his jealously in check. When the man straightens back up, he is about 5 or 6 inches taller than me, almost the same height as Dawson at 6’4” tall, so he had to bend down to hug me. I see tears in his eyes, as he said, “I am your great-uncle, Dominic. Your grandmother Seraphina was my younger sister. You look exactly like her, I am so happy to meet you. This is my daughter Morgana, she insisted on coming, and we will need help to get the protection that was requested done. My wife Juliana wanted to come, but could not get away today, she will be here tomorrow though, and can’t wait to meet you. We thought we would never get to meet any of Seraphina’s family members, we have been looking for years, it was like she disappeared off the face of the earth.”

Morgana pulled me into another hug and said, “You are going to have to come to visit us at our coven so everyone can meet you, there are too many of us for us to all come here, plus sometimes wolves have issues with us being on their land. We are so glad to be here and to help place a strong protection spell around the entire packland. It is our honor to help you.” I see Rob standing near us, and I reached out for him to pull him to my side, Dawson was right behind me, he only had to take 1 step to be in front of them, and I introduced them both.

“This is my older brother Rob, he is soon to be Alpha at Golden Moon pack. This is my mate, and fiancé, Dawson Wright, and he is soon to be Alpha of B***d Rose” I tell them and smiled at each as I introduced them. Rob was brought in for a hug first, and they both showed how happy they were with getting to meet him as well. I worried that him not having magical powers could cause there to be an issue, but they were just as happy to meet him, as they were to meet me. Rob looked at me in surprise at how happy they were to have him in their lives as well, as we only really had Sera, growing up. They both spoke quickly in their excitement, as they gushed over him as well. Rob was alive before our grandfather Magus died, but he was an infant and doesn’t remember him at all, he only remembers Sera just like me. They then turned their attention to Dawson, hugging him with the same enthusiasm that they hugged me and Rob with. Dawson was more used to hugging because his family and extended family did that a lot. They were affectionate with each other, and that was also something I will be incorporating with our children too.

I am just realizing that it was just my family that was not affectionate or loving. Mom never hugged any of us, she really only interacted with dad and Brandi the most, but even still she never hugged them either. Now that I think of it, she hasn’t kissed dad for the bulk of my life. Since Brandi was born after me, it is weird that they didn’t k**s, hug, or show any of the normal signs of affection. They just argued, and it got worse after my grandmother died. It was like that was all that had been holding my mother back from how she truly was, was fear of what my grandmother might do to her. Mom was vicious and ugly, and from the day after I lost Sera, she didn’t hide the monster inside of her. I got locked in my room. Then I couldn’t go eat in the dining room, Rob got told he could see me once a week, or for special occasions, and from then on it just kept getting worse. I know now that mom never ever intended to allow me to leave there. She had me stay with my grandmother for parties and events. Sometimes I would go to the top of the stairs to watch the people in their beautiful clothes, I had to stay hidden, but it wasn’t hard. My grandmother would make us invisible and allow me to get in a spot where I could see better, sitting at the top of the stairs with her. Even with us being invisible, it seemed like my mother always knew we were there. Just like a laser, her eyes would go straight to us. All my good memories are with my grandmother, and Rob. That was it, so I am glad to be able to make more, and better memories now.

I hear a throat being cleared and Beth walks up to put her hands on Dominic and Morgana’s shoulders and said, “I am sorry to interrupt your conversation, but let’s get the most important thing done first, and then the protection spell for the whole pack. I need this done first thing, as, after this morning, I expect more things to come.”

“What happened this morning?” Dominic asked with a frown.

“We will discuss this later. Right now, time is of the essence, as you know I was getting the potion ready when I first came to ask you two to pack and come here. Sloan has already drank it, and we need to do the next step. You know how important it is to do it quickly. I will fill you in on what I know and have seen, but you need to keep yourself calm when I tell you. We are going to do this their way first, and then if we need to, we will just pop in and take care of it for them” Beth said to them, and I saw Dominic’s lips draw into a line. He knows that there is a big problem, and he wants to know now, but he nods in agreement and Beth gently grabs my hand to pull me closer to them and they then make a circle around me, holding hands with each other.

Dawson growls and wants to come forward and join me, but Tanner grabs his shoulder and speaks lowly to him, “They know what they are doing. They are right, this needs to be done quickly. I have thought about it myself and they have already thought of the only way to get to you, are those two options. They need to get this spell done, and then you can hold Sloan for lunch, so just stay calm, she can feel your emotions. She needs to relax and let them do this, who better to protect her from being hurt than her own family?” I can hear them both, and even though my eyes are closed, and I was listening to them chant around me, I could feel Dawson jerking away from his father and hissing, “I am her protection, I love her, and I won’t allow anything to happen to her.” I smile at him for being so upset, but Tanner is right, who better to do this than my family? I know Dawson would die for me, he showed that today, but look at what my great grandfather did, staying there to protect us all from so many bullets. We would all be dead now if it weren’t for him.

“Son, you know I meant from poison’s, not physically. She is your mate, and she has been threatened. You are overprotective from it, just calm yourself, so they can get this done. I can see her, she is trying to concentrate on you because she can sense that you are upset. Just calm down, no one here will take her away from you. Plus, I have a feeling that when Anna gets back, the real show will start, so calm down, and make plans for what happens to the person bold enough to directly break your instructions, and try to harm Sloan, their future Luna?” Tanner said, and the growl gets a lot louder, as does the chanting. I just focus on what is going on around me now, Dawson was calmer, and my focus was on them. I can feel air swirling around from my feet, rising up my body, and I can feel a warmth in my stomach, and then up my esophagus, as the air rose up my body so did the warmth. I could feel it in my throat and then my mouth. It was as if every part that the potion touched was covered in magic now. It wasn’t hot, it was a comfortable warmth, just unusual as I have never felt anything like this before. About a minute later, the chanting stopped, and I could sense that the circle was broken.

“Um, how do I know if it worked?” I asked as I opened my eyes to look around.

I see the whole group staring at us, and even more people who had been in the dining room looking at me, staring in amazement. I wonder why, what were they looking at? Rob and Dawson come forward and Dawson pulls me into his arms to hug me tightly. I am sure that he was worried for nothing now that they are done. Dawson k****s the top of my head, and then when I looked up at him to smile, he gives me a passionate k**s that doesn’t stop until two men clear their throats and I see Vincent and Dominic both looking at us. I smiled brightly back at them, and Moira and Morgana burst into laughter. I blush a little, but Dawson is my mate and my everything. I love how much he loves me.

“Are you positive that this won’t hurt her? Or the baby if we are pregnant?” Dawson asks again, and I see Dominic’s eyebrow go up. Vincent’s do too, and they both look at my stomach as if trying to figure out something. Beth smiles at them and shakes her head, the fact that they think they can tell just by looking at me is amusing to the whole group.

“No honey, she is our family, and we would never hurt her. I made the potion myself, it will not hurt her, or if she is pregnant, it won’t hurt the baby either. Even if she were pregnant, which we haven’t checked for yet, it would be fine. The potion was safe for any of you to drink. Oh, but thank you for reminding me, I have something else for you, Sloan. This is a pentacle for you, to bring you another layer of protection. Our pentagram has one point at the top and was used to symbolize the five elements- earth, air, fire, spirit, and water. You see that it is set in this circle and at the center is the amethyst. This is to show all of the elements working together in harmony, with no beginning, and no end. The original pentagram can be traced back by 5,000 years. There is no start, or finish to the star, and to a lot of the ancient people, it is a sign of perfection. It was only turned upside down in 1855, and then claimed to be a symbol of evil, but the original reason, and thought process behind it, had nothing at all to do with anything satanic. So, for right now, wear it, it will help to protect you, and as it has been spelled, it will grow warm if you are in danger. The amethyst will help with protection and has several other healing properties to it as well.” Beth said to us, and she pulls a necklace out of her pocket. It was a gold necklace, with a 5-point star pentagram pendant on it, with a beautiful amethyst in the center of it. As she said the star had 1 point at the top of it, and I could tell that this was a very old and valued necklace.

“I will take care of it until I can return it to you, thank you,” I tell them. Beth and Vincent nod and smiled at me, but I need to know if the spell worked. “Um, Can you tell if the spell you just cast worked? Am I safe now?”

“I will say ti worked, you were literally glowing and rose off the floor about a foot. I would say it was successful” Rob told me, and I gasped in shock. I never felt I moved at all. I definitely didn’t feel like I was glowing either.