"What? What do you mean?" Valerie manages to get out. The moon was shining brightly through the window of the kitchen illuminating Jasmine's face giving a sad look. Valerie felt her heart ache for a second, as if she could feel the pain of Jasmine.

"When Mike found me I was close to death. I don't remember my parents well but they loved me. I remember I had a sister and a brother. I don't remember their names though. My parents dropped me off on the territory of Moonstone because they didn't want me or my siblings harmed. But they were wrong where they placed us. I was 10 when this happened. The Alpha and his friends constantly raped me and hurt me. They would tie me by my wrist with silver chains to the bed. They would hit me, burn me, whip me, cut me while they raped me. The day Mike found me I was 16. They had beat me so bad that I was near death and I managed to escape. I was running and running until I passed out. Mike smelled the blood and my scent and found me in a pool of blood and naked. I was in a coma for almost a month. Mike saved my life and loved me despite my scars and past. They may haven't said it yet because they don't want to scare you away because of your past but the Alphas love you. Scar and all." Valerie is in tears when Jasmine finished. Jasmine was teary-eyed but Valerie could see the love in her eyes as she looks at the moon wistfully. "I only regret not running away sooner." 

"I hope one day I will have the love you and Mike have with Lucas and Leam." Valerie hugs Jasmine and smiles. "Shall we get back to work on our research?"

"I have a better idea. Let's go to bed and go to the mall tomorrow? You can use the Alphas' card they gave you?" Valerie looked at her surprised. 

"I mean, okay." They go upstairs together and say good night to each other. Valerie steps into the room as quietly as she could but Leam sits up and looks at her.

"Valerie? What were you doing?" She bites her lips and replied.

"I was eating." Leam is upfront of her and pushes her against the wall trapping her against the wall and him. 

"I feel a little hungry. Thanks for bringing this delicious dessert." He begins to kiss her neck and she began to panic. 

"I um need to go to bed Leam. I'm going to the mall tomorrow with Jasmine." She sees his frown and she begins to worry. Now she has done it, she made him mad. He looked into her eyes reading her thoughts.

"I'm not mad, Valerie." He pulls her into his arms and kisses her on the forehead. "Go to bed, Val." He pats her head as she walks over to the bed and slips under the sheets.

"Goodnight, Leam." He comes over and gets in the bed wrapping his arm around her.

"Good night, Babygirl." 

She was getting excited as Jasmine and she gets in the car. Her mates wanted to come with them but she reminded them they had to train the pack and that Jasmine would be with her. They finally agree to let her go and gave her their card and the pin. Eventually, she felt she had worried too much about her mates and everything she is causing them. She was happy to go to the mall and just forget everything and for once feel normal.

They arrive at the mall and Jasmine immediately headed towards a lingerie store. When Valerie saw the store she just stopped in her tracks and stood there. When Jasmine looked and saw she had stopped dead in her tracks she went to grab her wrist and pull her towards the store and Valerie resisted.

"What's wrong? I thought you wanted to go to the mall." Valerie looked at the store and wrapped her arms around her waist.

"Jasmin, I have too many scars to wear lingerie. I barely wear the few that Lucas and Leam already have at home. When I try them on I want to change immediately."

"Val, You got to make your scars a good thing. You got to make them make you look sexy. You are a warrior you survived beyond anything people could imagine. You have scars, turn them into courage, besides the boys love you, scars and all." Valerie looked at the sign and sighed.

"Your right!" She walks with Jasmine into the store and let Jasmine choose lingerie that she thinks would suit her and go in the dressing room. 

"What the hell is this!?" Valerie asks as she looks in the mirror. "This is freaking just strips of cloth stitched together! How much is this anyways? Holy shit! 80 bucks? Hell no! I could make this for cheaper!" It was a black bra and underwear but she didn't even consider it that. The underwear had 3 straps that crisscrossed at her center and barely had anything left to imagine. The bra had one strap but still crisscrossed where her nipples were. "I'm serious! What the hell is this!? No way this is happening. Nope!" She said as she quickly began to take it off. Next, she tries on black dress lingerie. It was a solid color on the top but on the bottom, it was see-through lace.

"Not gonna lie this is kinda cute. I think this is a keeper." She slowly takes it off and grabs a two-piece, and yep you guessed it, it was black. It was lace with a black crop top and shorts. She admired herself in the mirror. Her stomach scars were covered but her leg scars were still there but she really likes how she felt in it. "This is a keeper too. I think that's all I need for now." Valerie steps out back in her clothes and watched Jasmine try on some as well. They pay for their clothes and head to go to eat. Valerie couldn't help but notice how empty the mall was.

They sit and eat the food they order. 

"I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be back okay?" Valerie looks around anxiously.

"Um okay." She watches Jasmine step into the bathroom when a bad smell hits her nose. She quickly spins around and punches another werewolf in the nose with a white cloth in his hand. There were others all around her. She tried to fight but they got the cloth over her nose and mouth and she blacks out.  

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