Chapter 20: Annabelle

Standing outside of her house Annabelle couldn't find the courage to go in. She hadn't wanted to leave the bathroom, where she was hidden from the world with her friend, but she had to. At the very least she had to put some things together for when Elisa comes to get her. So here she was, and every time she reached for the door knob it felt like barb wire was wrapping around her heart.

Luckily the door flew open so Annabelle didn't have to open it, unluckily it was her mother who opened the door, Poppy stood there with what Annabelle now thought was a permanent scowl on her face. Grabbing Annabelle's arm Poppy yanked her inside and to the home office in the back of the house.

Annabelle could feel her shoulder burning as she was being dragged, but she didn't pay it any mind as a scent caught her attention. The scent was familiar, it smelled like sweat and cigarette smoke, and Annabelle could almost place it but her nose was stuffed up from crying earlier. She didn't get long to think about it before she was in the room and the door was being slammed, with her trapped with her mother.

"You're late." Poppy growled.

Annabelle backed away, her back hitting the desk behind her, "I came as quickly as I could." she whispered.

"Well you kept me and your mate waiting."

"I don't know who you think that is, but unless it's Fenris they're not my mate." Annabelle exclaimed, forcing herself to lift her gaze and meet her mother's eyes.

Poppy laughed, "I thought I had beaten the idea that that mutt was your mate out of your head, but I guess not. So I guess more drastic measures need to be taken." Poppy walked up to Annabelle, trapping her against the desk, and grabbed her shoulder.

Grinning Poppy let her claws come out, into Annabelle's shoulder, blood quickly soaking the black hoodie. Screaming from the pain Annabelle tried to wrench her shoulder from her mother's grasp, but she only made the wound worse.

"Now listen, you will accept the man I chose as your mate or, I will send you back to the other pack. The alpha there has been looking for a new slave, and from what I've heard he's gotten bored of his mate and wants something new."

Slowly Poppy withdrew her claws, letting Annabelle fall to the ground clutching at her shoulder "If you don't want that to happen you will get cleaned up quickly and meet your mate. Understand?"

Staggering to her feet Annabelle nodded furiously and rushed to her room. Poppy had basically said she would sell her as a sex slave if she didn't meet this guy, and Annabelle wasn't going to let that happen. She didn't want anybody touching her body that way except for Fenris, so she was going to play along with what her mother wanted, and hopefully she could hold this guy off till she could escape.

Rinsing off the blood the best she could Annabelle slowly put on a black t-shirt to hide any blood that could leak out. Taking a deep breath she opened the door and walked out to the living room. Noticing that her mother was burning wolfs-bane. Wolf's-bane isn't toxic to werewolves like many think, but it does hinder the senses depending on how it was used. Burning makes it hard for werewolves to smell so their scent often times becomes that of a humans. Poppy did this to hid the smell of Annabelle's blood.

Stepping into the living room Annabelle saw someone she hadn't expected. Sitting on the couch was her friend, Johnny.

"Johnny?!" [Oh thank the Goddess! Johnny can help me until I can get to Fenris or Elisa! Thank you Goddess!]

He looked over at her and smiled, "Hey Annabelle." he said getting up and walking over to her.

"You're the one my mom wants me to be mates with?"

"Yeah. Your mom went to my dad and said that someone tried to brainwash you into thinking you two were mates, so she asked if I would be your mate to keep them away."

"What?!" Annabelle was shocked at this. Looking around she grabbed Johnny's arm and pulled him to her room and shut the door. Leaning against the door she stared at him as he watched her in confusion. "Nobody brainwashed me, I feel the mate bond with someone but don't have my mate mark. I can't be your mate, you'll eventually find your other half and won't want me."

"I already found my supposed mate, an ugly little pixie girl. I rejected her." Johnny rolled up his left sleeve showing where his mate mark had been, it was now a deformed and burned mark that had the faint hint of purple.

When someone decides to reject their mated partner it's not as simple as saying a phrase. The person has to literally burn their mated symbol, and as it's being done the others mate mark is also being burned off their skin. It is an irreversible and excruciating task and shouldn't be taken lightly.

Seeing the scorched flesh Annabelle covered her mouth and fought back tears. To burn the mate mark and reject the bond is the most taboo act in the supernatural community.

"Why Johnny?"

"Like I said she was an ugly pixie." He walked up to her and trapped her against the door. "She wasn't half as gorgeous as you and who knows if she could even give me pups. I'm an alpha, I need to think about the future of the pack and I couldn't mate with someone on the chance that she might have a pup. With you, a beautiful wolf, I know we can have many pups, and lots of fun trying."

With that he pushed her against the door with his whole body and tried to kiss her. Annabelle turned her head away so he only kissed her cheek and she tried to wiggle away from him, but he was too strong. Johnny growled at her trying to escape his hold and grabbed her and spun her around slamming her into the wall. Dazed Annabelle didn't have time to stop him this time, he smashed his lips onto hers, still forcing her against the wall.

Johnny's hands started to roam her body, smoothing over her stomach and up to her breast. He grabbed them and squeezed them hard causing her to cry out in pain into his mouth.

Thinking fast Annabelle did the only thing that came to mind, she elongated her fangs and she bit him. Annabelle bit both of Johnny's lips, and held on tight as he pulled away, letting go at the last second so he fell backwards on the floor.

Johnny sat there on the ground with blood gushing from his lips, bringing his hand up to wipe the blood away he looked up at Annabelle with pure wrath in his eyes.

She went to run, but wasn't fast enough, he was an alpha after all and they're faster and stronger. Grabbing the hair on the top of her head he slammed the side of her face into the wall.

"Never do that again! You are my mate now!" he slammed her head into the wall again. "If I want to fuck you I can! Your body is mine!" he hollered.

Annabelle was paralyzed, she could feel blood dripping from her hairline down her face, even with her mom beating her she had never been this scared. It's probably because, in this minute, Johnny was threatening to do something even her so called mother would never do herself.

Realizing Annabelle is frozen, Johnny smirks and goes to rip her shirt off, just as he grabs it he hears a knock on the door and someone tell them to come out. Growling Johnny lets go of Annabelle,

"Clean yourself up, and if you tell your sister what just happened, I'll punish you later." he grinned sadistically, looking her up and down. He then simply walked out the door.

Shakingly Annabelle washed her face and moved her hair so that no one could see the cut. She walked out of her room and to the living room where Mary, Johnny, and Poppy were standing and talking.

"Mom why are you burning wolfs-bane it smells awful." Annabelle heard her sister question their mother.

"I think something died in the attic and I couldn't take the smell so I burned some to diminish my sense of smell." Poppy replied.

Walking over to the group Johnny quickly pulled her to his side, "I'm happy to say that we've decided that we want to be mates." he announced with a smile, like he hadn't just almost raped her not even a minute ago.

"What?! Annabelle is this true?" Mary questioned, shock and disbelief all over her face.

Before Annabelle could say anything Johnny put his hand on her waist and gripped it hard. Wincing at the pain Annabelle simply nodded her head.

Mary looked at her sister skeptically, realizing something was wrong. "What about Fenris?"

When Johnny heard who was Annabelle's mate his grip tightened, his claws now digging into her side.

"We both never got our mate marks, so I decided to date Johnny here." Annabelle rushed out, "Now if you'll excuse me I have to go to the bathroom." She wrenched Johnny's hand off her and ran for the bathroom.

Slamming and locking the door behind her Annabelle slumped against it to the floor and silently sobbed.

All she wanted was Fenris, she never should have listened to her mother, she doesn't even know why she did at this point.

If she didn't tell Fenris soon though Annabelle knew she wouldn't survive the rest of her life. She was stuck between an alpha who saw her as a sex doll and an alpha who wanted a sex slave, neither option being safe.

[Fenris, I'm so sorry. I want you. Fenris.]