Chapter 47

[Warning : Physical and sexual abuse, murder, rape, child abuse and molestation, slavery and domestic violence. You have been warned.]

This is one of the hardest chapters to write with me crying throughout because of personal experience.

Chase is among the cast with the darker back story.

"You can't hide there forever."

"Watch me, I've got enough shit in my life. I don't need my mate's rejection." Chase snacks on carrot sticks while watching Jeepers Creepers; eyes puffy.

The Delta has been in his bed, online shopping for the stuff Al asked him to buy, to distract him from wallowing.

Chase never sits in one corner stuffing discomfort food down his mouth, he was always like a boomerang. Getting right back into the flirting scene after someone rejects his advances, but this was different...Emmett was different.

He was a troublemaker.

Emmett was a good student.

And they were just too different.

"But you don't even know if they'll go and reject you. What happened to the Chase that barely breaks a sweat and gets his way with the ladies?" Rainier is surprised to see Chase's irises turn into purple Dagger mopping. "It's a he, our soul mate is a human boy; it's Emmett."

Hail says. The Silver officer?

Rainier's facial expression morphs into a sad frown then a smile, and last he bursts out laughing. "Phahaha! Oh Moon Goddess it's really Emmett!?The Silver officer you always butt heads with!? Ahahaha---sorry---haha." Chase threw a carrot stick at The Beta. "This isn't funny! I'm mated to a human guy that hates my guts, you should have seen the way Emmett looked at me..."

Dagger's wolf ears falls, remembering the distaste in those baby blue pupils.

"Emmett is a straight lanced person, I heard from Lucas he's also the son of the Chief police department in the city and he doesn't seem to be interested in guys that way. Let alone someone like me; a man whore." Chase pulls his hoodie down further. "The only thing I'm glad about is that Emmett isn't a werewolf, because if he was one...he'd be able to smell how fucking used I am."

The Delta then began shaking. From his anger, disgust, fragility and pain.

Rainier stopped laughing loudly all together. "Hey, don't think like that. I don't judge you for your past, it wasn't your fault Rogues molested you and your brothers were enslaved before."

"It still doesn't change me being a dirty Stray werewolf that Al just picked up."

"And I'm a half-breed that everyone didn't want as Al's Beta. Come here."

The Beta goes to hug him and patted Chase's back. "People aren't defined by their pasts, and I seriously think he won't judge you for it either. Emmett doesn't know the whole story, Emmett maybe harsh on occasions but I doubt he'll shut you down because of that. If he knew you like Al and I do, I'm sure Emmett will understand you better."

Chase pulled his knees up to his chest and let Dagger howl inside his mind, Al and Rainier were his most trusted friends, because only they knew about what happened to him; his dark past.

Flashback

Before everything went to hell, the  Clawburn pack was like any other pack. Everyone was family, but one catastrophic landslide had killed the Clawburn pack's Alpha and his Luna. It was so unexpected, they were both trying to get everyone to safety and that's when the earth collapsed on them; buried under with no way to escape. Surviving members were mostly females and younger werewolves, they became Strays now that their leader died.

Eventually Rogues came into their territory, without a Alpha or Luna to protect them anymore Lucas's biological father, Beta David, was defeated and killed on the spot by a Rogue Delta werewolf. The pack of Rogues took over Clawburn pack, enslaving the men and boys while turning the women into prostitutes not even spearing the young ones.

Anne became pregnant with twins Izon and Tate, their father Paul was a Rogue Gamma that usually raped his partner after beating up Lucas. Things because a lot worse, when Anne was physically too tired and weak from sexual abuse, Paul would take his frustrations out on the children. Of course Lucas got in the way, his Beta blood helped with enduring the punches...but one day Paul got bored of hurting Lucas, so he turned to fucking him instead.

She couldn't take their situation.

Anne tried running away, but the one time she did. Paul had quickly found Anne and her kids, Paul left her out in the dead of winter, while he invited his fellow Rogues to have a gang bang with Anne's children.

Lucas did most of what he could, to take all the heavy hard fucking and beatings from those Rouges. But he couldn't help but want to scream when Izon and Tate were forced to experience something at such a age not more than twelve. Lucas swore he would kill Paul when he had the chance, some years pass and Anne became pregnant again. Yet this time it wasn't Pual's. This angered him because he had claims on Anne whereas she was raped again by a Rogue Delta while Pual was away.

He'd caused so much injuries to her hitting Anne's stomach even and to Lucas for fighting against him, yet miraculously...her baby was strong and survived still. Anne grew ill as the time of her labour approached.

Anne got little to no food.

Being forced to do housework.

Having to take insults; pack-slut.

Lucas was staying strong for them, his mother wasn't allowed medical treatment and aid after Paul had ordered the pack to not help Anne.

Paul wanted her to die slowly.

Lucas, Tate and Izon were the only ones allowed to be at her side. She painfully gave birth to a son, with eyes that matched hers; chestnuts.

Lucas remembered the smile in her face, the joy in her voice when Anne spoke. "C-Chastain James Coleman look, these are your big brothers."

She showed the newborn to Lucas, he had their mother's eyes however the baby had the sinful red hair of Anne's Delta rapist. Lucas almost wanted to run away seeing it. Being that Delta was the one who KILLED his father, Beta David. Now it made sense, why his mother won't tell who was this child's father. Yet his expression changes seeing his leg.

Chastain only had one good leg.

"Lucas, Izon and Tate...I-I'm sleepy, please take good care of your new baby brother. Can you do that for Mere?" Lucas takes him in his arms and smiles at Anne. "I won't let you down Mere, I'll take care of CJ and the twins..." Lucas was crying now, while Izon and Tate were hugging their dying mother. "Us too Mere! We'll help take care of Chastain!"

Lucas kissed his mother's head and said softly "Y-you can go to sleep, Mere...it's okay, w-we'll be alright."

"I love you all so mu..." They gather around Anne's still body, sobbing in losing their mother and now left with these Rogues and Pual. Lucas swore he'd protect his siblings, find a way to be free from Paul and the Rogues---even if Lucas dies trying.

"We love you too, Mere."

(Mere, French for mother)

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Despite all his efforts Lucas and his siblings had no real chance against older, stronger and wrathful Rogue werewolves. They used Chastain as Anne's replacement, training him to be a whore on a weekly basis. He felt repulsed when Paul commented that Chastain was just born to be a pack-slut. Lucas couldn't have that, and so he secretly trained his little brother how to run fast. They plan to escape, but Chastain needed to run on his own. He'd gotten really faster than Lucas expected of him.

"Chase." Lucas glanced at him.

"Huh?" He looked up at Lucas with a determination like no other. "I'm going to run from them so far away those bastards can't CHASE me."

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The night of their escape Chase was called to the pack house, it didn't sit well with their plan. Because he would be the last to make a break for the escape route Lucas made.

Izon bites his fingernails.

"Just ask for a toilet break between it and run to our escape route. We don't leave you behind, so go fast."

Tate nodded to his twin.

"We've already shifted by then, you can just get onto one of our backs, hold on and we are out of this hell."

Lucas held his shoulders.

"Most of all be careful, Chastain. If they don't let you out we can just try again on another night. Okay?"

Chastain shrugged off his hands as he walks to the doorway. "I already told you, I'll out run those fuckers."

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When Chase arrived at the house where all the Rogues stayed in, he was taken inside and into a room where he sees Paul, talking to fresh faces Chase hasn't seen before. Shit that smell---these guys are Alphas!

Shit shit shit, what the fuck are two Alphas doing here? This isn't good! Chase looks down, stealing glances when no one was paying attention.

These weren't just any Alphas.

The larger one being a blonde with curly hair and a cocky smirk, next to him was more serious male with a buzz-cut hairstyle and dark grey eyes, tanned skin. "Oh, Is this him? Your finest whore?" The serious one asked with a Spanish accent. "Yes, he is very obedient and you can be rough on him if you want to. Red, come here." Chase was trying to be calm but couldn't, because of all the crazy scenarios he thought.

No! This can't be happening!

They're selling me off to them!?

What should I do about our plan!?

The blonde Alpha growled at Chase walking three long steps forward, noticing his nervous fidgeting then.

"Look up at me." He does.

Taking his chin the Alpha chuckled.

"You're hiding something this very moment---aren't you? Pack-slut."

Chase thought. Oh god, he knows!? He's onto to me now, goddammit!

"I...uh." The blonde Alpha winked at Chase, as he taps his shoe."Think I wouldn't notice you're missing a right leg?" Paul cleared his throat.

"Sir, I can assure you, that won't be a problem with his skillful body. As a lot of his clients are satisfied and happy after they're done with Red."

He ignored Paul and turns around.

"Weiler, what do you think?"

The guy called Weiler looks at him carefully, then nodded. "As long as he can handle well the both of us,  cousin." Smiling, the blonde Alpha shakes hands with Paul. "Pleasure doing business, we'll take him now."

Chase didn't have time to process what the fuck was happening, the two Alphas escorting him outside where a blackout vehicle is waiting and just before he could say a word Chase's brown eyes widen, spotting the emblem on the blonde Alpha's ring; A Cresent moon, clawmarks.

The Nightwalker pack.

Chase was panicking now.

These were dangerous Alphas.

A strong arm wrapped around his shoulders. "Relax, you're with me now. But I wouldn't try to run off if I were you." Chase just nods to him.

"Got a name? Besides 'Red'."

"Chastain James Coleman, sir."

"Too long, got anything else?"

"Chase." The Alpha smiled, guiding him inside the car as they drive to leave the territory, Chase glanced back worried about his brothers and the other Strays."Interesting, you seem to be distracted, Chase."

"Ah---I'm sorry sir."

"Don't be." He gazed at him with amusement, pulling out a tiny box from his suit jacket."Care to do the honours?" Chase stares at it, then back at him. "I don't understand."

The blonde Alpha smirked.

"You will, if you take this." Taking the box Chase opens it. He gasped.

"Go on, do it."

"But---"

"Everything's been taken care of. All the others were evacuated. I'm giving you THIS, because I feel like you deserve to do damage, too."

Chase breathes out."R-Really?"

"Yes." The Delta eventually glared back at the place where he grew up in, where he was molested and also punished by Rogues for so long. He grips the box and without looking, Chase presses the button activating the planted bombs inside the house full of Rogues. The bright lights of the explosion shining on his eyes.

"Chase, how does it feel?"

The Delta actually laughs. "Fucking good! For once I'm feeling FREE! I-I if this is a dream, please slap me!"

Pak!

"There, convinced it's not a dream? Because you did just blew up a shit load of Rogue werewolves today."

That slap didn't hurt Chase, it just reminded him that it was all REAL, that he was really now rid of them.

"Thank you! I'm not dreaming!"

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Before the explosion.

"How can I trust you?" Lucas stood against the taller guy with serious grey eyes who introduced himself as Weiler. "You don't, just do as I say and you'll see your youngest brother again. He's with my cousin in a car as we speak, now move it."

Weiler then shifted into his wolf; Bubbles and began to sprint away, Izon and Tate drew close to Lucas.

"Should we really follow him?"

"He says they have Chastain."

Lucas's fists clenched in, he knew  never to just trust werewolves that easily, especially an Alpha from the Nightwalker pack. But if they have Chastain, and a bomb ready to go off any minute now, Lucas wasn't  going to risk losing anything. "Let's follow this Alpha Weiler, for now."

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When they were miles away, Chase was told that his older brothers and other Strays were with Weiler. They all soon arrived at the eerie Nightwalker territory, Chase had heard many whispers about this pack. Such as cannibalism and it's former feared Alpha; Alexander.

Alpha Alexander who committed genocide, against the Blood Moon pack and starting a werewolf war.

Their territory was secluded in the mountain side and covered in thick fog, miles on miles of tress, wildlife and a clear lake. Getting out of the car they were greeted by another Alpha male who shifted back into human, though this one had darker forest green eyes and a huge smile.

"That was quite the splendid finish, you really done a good job rookie. Distracting everyone, our Grannie will be happy with the report later."

The Alpha rolled his amber eyes.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. Chase meet my brother, he planted all those explosives around the pack house while we were talking with Paul inside. Don't listen to anything he says, he's got problems upstairs."

"Fuck you asshole! I heard that!"

"Wait, where are MY brothers? You said they'd be right behin---" Chase falls to the ground as The blonde Alpha helps him up. "Okay this isn't going to work, you NEED a proper artificial leg, not some dumb stick. And you're older brothers should be here, my cousin Weiler is just...napping for a while, he needs naps."

Chase winced."Arghhh...it hurts, I can't walk with this stick anymore."

"No shit, Chase right? how do you even walk with that? Here I'll help."

The Alpha with green eyes jogs over to them and helps Chase stand up. "I think Mr. Callahan is busy so we can't take him there."  Suddenly the blonde Alpha had an idea. "Rainier can handle this, his Beta mother IS the Head Pack Doctor after all."

"That half-breed is a stuck up."

"Yeah, a fucking medical prodigy stuck up. Even his werewolf Healer step-sister says he's a genius. I'll go talk to Rainier, take Chase to the dormitories and..." He looks at his skinny body. "Food, bring him good food, because I have a feeling Chase here is an excellent runner at best."

Chase is surprised he'd notice that.

"What? You can actually tell THAT just by looking at me?" He snickers.

"Nah, not really. My wolf Grim has  great judgment when it comes to people and he's always been right."

Before Chase was taken away, he asked. "Hey---What's your name?"

The blonde Alpha smiles at him.

"Max, short for Maximillian. But only my mate Selena and her wolf calls me that, so call me Al instead."

The Delta grins."Thank you Al!"

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"Bloody hell! Are you kidding me!?"

Rainier examines Chase's defective leg, and it wasn't pretty."How long have you not been seen by a doctor. Or any kind of medical treatment?"

"I wasn't allowed to be seen by the pack doctor about my leg, my older brothers did the best they could to help me." And that was one of the few times Chase saw Rainier angry.

Like hailstorm angry.

Chase jumps when Rainier's fist hit the steel examination table denting it, his eyebrows knitted, muttering."Twits! Denying health care to you, who NEEDED it---just because the bloody Rogue Gamma said so!? I would have incarcerated him alive." (Twits is British slang for idiots)

"I-uh blew Paul up to pieces? Does that make it any better?" Rainier gazed at him. "I wish I was joking but yes, that DOES make it better. Being burned alive is very painful. Services him right, for what he's done to your poor mother as well."

"You have a sick sense of justice, should I be worried you're Al's Beta?" Rainier paused. "I'm not yet decided...if I want to be his official Beta, because I wanna be a Head Pack Doctor instead and he's rude, spoiled of power and---I just can't, YOU haven't known Al that long."

The Delta smiles at Rainier.

"Well I'd say, if he's picking YOU a half-breed which don't take offence buddy, isn't who normal Alphas go for. I think he's making a right call. Because you're smart, no-nonsense, and won't just say 'yes' to his shit."

Chase innocently questions.

"What's stopping you? from being both a doctor AND a Beta anyway."

For a while Rainier was still, until he shook his head. "Your leg will need some operations and therapy to heal better, before I suggest to Al in giving you an artificial new leg."

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Grim was right.

The Delta was running like a wild child outside after many months of recovery, he was so fast even older Deltas couldn't keep up with Chase.

He was smiling brighter than ever.

"Does Chase EVER get exhausted?"

Rainier glanced at Al.

"No, I don't think so Alpha. Which is why...as your Beta, I recommend Chase to be your official Delta. He's fast and along training, Chase can grow into an amazing Delta officer with his determination and sprit."

"He's kind of a brat, Rainier. And I know that isn't your type of...Sub."

The Beta's blue-grey irises changes into turquoise. "This isn't about my preference as a Dom, I'm serious. Chase is more than what he seems, no matter what others say to you."

(Hoho, didn't see THAT coming! :3 )

Al leans onto a tree.

"So you think Chase is just acting like a playboy because of his smell? People would go 'Oh he smells like a pack-slut because he acts like one!' I knew where and what Chase came from, and THAT wasn't easy to live through. I don't like werewolves in this pack assuming things, though I guess it's his way of dealing with it. He's a outsider to this pack; Stray."

Rainier asks."Then what's it going to be? I didn't recommend him for nothing." Al laughed. "Alright, but I'm putting you in charge of Chase. You're his new mommy now, got it."

The Beta sighed."Yes Alpha."

End of Flashback.

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"You have to at least try to approach Emmett, I'm not letting you screw up with your mate." Rainier hands Chase his book bag. "Tell Emmett you want to pass your classes, start there and I suggest actually listen to his tutoring."

"What if Emmett doesn't want to?"

"Then keep trying! Think of this like a marathon, only you're not running from your fears or your past." Rainier guides him outside. "You're running to get to Emmett; he is your ultimate finish line. Your endgame boyfriend."

"My endgame boyfriend?"

Rainier replied. "Yes! but you have to go after him, like it's the apocalypse!"

Chase said. "But I got no pants on!? I can't talk to him wearing my boxers!"

(Chase was wearing hoodie & boxers)

He hurls his uniform at Chase.

Rainier's wolf; Hail, takes over yelling.

NOW DON'T COME BACK WITHOUT A BOYFRIEND! OR I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!

(Rainier be that Mom who pushes our Chase to get his fucking happy ending)

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"That's the last of them." Maylin rubs her stiff neck, as she finally finished healing the last werewolf student. "I should have stopped Al, I'm so sorry."

Shane had only spoken now, after he pulled an all-nighter with Jessie by his side helping with the injured, Maylin frowned. "It's not your fault, I should be the one apologising because my Gamma sector was heavily involved in the fight and rooting for Al to go on." Shane now observed how paler The Gamma appears. "I'll be alright, I just need rest and carbohydrates. My healing ability runs only on the good stuff, that's why I eat delicious meals."

"Okay, I'll go get you something."

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Out of sight Shane sniffles by himself, Shane wasn't watching where he was going causing him to bump against a hard chest. "Oh goddess, I'm so sorry!"

"Careful now, little thing."

Shane's jaw dropped. "Weiler!?"

He smirked. "Missed me?"

The Younger Alpha wraps his arms on The Older Alpha. "Absolutely! Please don't scare me like that again! When Lucas called you were in the hospital I was really worried!" Weiler brushes Shane's light brown hair. "Apologies."

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Author's Note :

Budget!

Also pictures I took while I'm here in the mountains.

For some reason I feel Chase is kinda underrated and needs more loving appreciation, same with other great characters like Jessie, Weiler, Maylin, Lucas, Izon and Tate and Ernie.

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