Unbroken by Anai Gomez (the little red hen read aloud TXT) 📕

“You’re reservations mam.”

“Yes, the McGuire’s, party of nine.”

“Follow me please.”

The first one to spot us was Emily, Jeremy’s daughter. She got up and ran towards me. That got the attention of everyone at their table. “Aunty April, did daddy invite you to?” She jumped right into my arms.

“No, I came with my friends.” I turned to acknowledge my group, “I’ll see you all at the table.”

“Auntie can I eat with you? Daddies dinners are always boring.”

“Sure, let’s go ask him.” I turned my gaze to him and his family. They all stared at me. Hunter’s wolf had already identified me as his mate. Well this will be fun since he’s with his girlfriend. I carried Emily to her father. “Hey there big brother.” I heard my wolf laugh with the face Hunter just had.

“April”, he said giving me a huge.

“Daddy can I eat with Tommy?” Jeremy looked at my table and his gaze froze. I knew he saw the five member of his pack, that he sold, at my table. I couldn’t help but smile. Just let her, we won’t bite… hard. Plus you don’t want to cause a seen. I told him.

His gaze returned to his daughter. “Of course you can sweetheart.” I let her down and she went to go have a seat with Tommy.

“Would you like to join us?” Lily, Jeremy’s wife asked.

“Sure! I was left seat less at my table. So what’s knew Lily.” I sat down not waiting for them. They took that cue to sit down.

“Nothing much, have you met my son Hunter and his girlfriend Annabeth.” I turned my gaze on both of them. Hunter still had his eyes on me and I think Annabeth is starting to notice. Her blue eye seemed to be throwing daggers at me. Do you hear that? Hear what. She’s pregnant. I stared at her and listen. I could hear her baby’s heart beat. It was faint but still there. I felt someone grab my heart and squish it but I ignored it. I will never let anyone hurt me so I acted like the clueless human.

“Actually I met Hunter when you all questioned me like a rogue but I haven’t met his beautiful mate. So tell me Annabeth, when’s your due date? I think Tommy would love a new play mate.” Jeremy was the first to react. You did that on purpose, he said.

Hell yeah I did, I responded. Jeremy also knows Hunters my mate. At least know I don’t have to reject him. Annabeth looked at me questionably but Hunter had this constipated look that made my wolf laugh. I knew everyone at my table were listening but thank god Anthony saved me.

“Honey I had the waiter put an extra chair for you?” I smiled at him and he leaned down and gave me a peck on the mouth. I heard Hunter growl but he could go to hell for all I care.

“Lily you remember my husband, Anthony?”

“Nice to see you again Lady Blackthorn.” He took my left hand flashing my mother’s engagement ring. Anthony wears her wedding band. We had his enlarged and mine shrunk. Uncarved in both of them is Tommy’s name. They’re like promise rings to always protect Tommy.

“Your Anthony’s wife?” Every word that came out of her mouth was full of venom. Annabeth has been after Anthony since he started school with them. When he told her he was married, it made her want to have him more. Poor mate, she doesn’t love him. Oh well.

I smelled at her and said, “yes”, and left both Annabeth and Hunter with mouths wide open.

When I got to my table everyone was just smiling at me. None of them like that family and they all new Hunter was my mate. I don’t like keeping secrets from them. They all know who I am and want to help me give Tommy his right as next Alphe.

(Hunter’s POV)

We were going to have another boring dinner with my father. If it weren’t mandatory I wouldn’t be here now. We mostly sit here while my father complains about all the trouble the pack is having. How low on money and more vampires were showing up. I don’t know why my father worries, Anthony and his gainge usually drive them away. Also for the money, whenever things are really bad, my Aunt April usually swoops in and handles it. I’ve never seen her but Emily says she’s beautiful.

We just sat down when Emily jumped out of her seat and ran away. She started to yell, “Aunty April, did daddy invite you to?” and then jumped at her. April caught her and turned her gaze on us. When I saw her my heart stopped. Mate was all my wolf new how to say. She wore a black dress that hugged her in all the right places but was still simple. She had her red hair up showing her long neck. The neck that I’ll mark. Her eyes were this dark shade of brown but never looked my way.

“No, I came with my friends,” she said with the softest voice I heard.  “I’ll see you all at the table.”

“Auntie can I eat with you? Daddies dinners are always boring.” That can’t be my Aunt April. The moon goddess can’t be too cruel to make my own aunt my mate.

“Sure, let’s go ask him.” She started walking towards us and I didn’t want to blink and miss a moment of her “Hey there big brother.” Brother we can’t be related. Calm down son, I’m adopted remember. Me and my wolf both side in relief.

“April”, he said giving her a huge. I heard my wolf growl but my father just had this smirk on his face.

“Daddy can I eat with Tommy?” My father looked over at her table and got a worried face but soon covered it up.

“Of course you can sweetheart.” I was surprise he said yes. No one ever got out of a family dinner, trust me I’ve tried.

“Would you like to join us?” My mother asked her and I can feel my wolf jumping up and down inside me.

“Sure! I was left seat less at my table. So what’s knew Lily.” Thank god for Emily. I could go and kiss her if my feet weren’t planted and my eyes were stolen.

“Nothing much, have you met my son Hunter and his girlfriend Annabeth.” That’s when she turned and met my eyes but it was for a while. Does she not recognize who we are. She’s human you’d got to make her fall for us.

“Actually I met Hunter when you all questioned me like a rogue but I haven’t met his beautiful mate.” How could I ever forget meeting someone as beautiful as her? “So tell me Annabeth, when’s your due date? I think Tommy would love a new play mate.” My father started laughing. You got your girlfriend pregnant and the first person to realize is your mate. Man can your day get any worse.

I paid attention to Annabeth the first time this evening and there is was. A heartbeat that was barely faint. You idiot she’s never gonna want us know. Fix this before I do something.

“Honey I had the waiter put an extra chair for you?”  Anthony said, snapping me out of my daze. What the hell does he want, she’s mine. Out of the bloom he kissed her and she let him. I had my fist in a ball and my knuckles were already turning white. My wolf growled.

“Lily you remember my husband, Anthony?” My heart sank. My mate can’t be married. She belongs to me and only me. Put this prick in his place. I wanted to get up and rip him to shreds but I couldn’t move.

“Nice to see you again Lady Blackthorn.”  Then he took her hand and my heart shattered. She had on this big diamond ring. How can she do this to us?

“Your Anthony’s wife?”  I heard it come out of Annabeth’s mouth. She always wanted him, even though she denies it.

She just gave her a goofy smile and said, “yes”, and with that she left. I couldn’t be there one more minute, so I left. I got in my car and drove off.

It's been a month since I last saw the Blackthorn family. I honestly do not want to get in that whole baby momma drama. Hunter has decided to take full responsibility of the baby but not the mother, while Annabeth is still trying to get that ring on her finger. She has told most of her friends that they’re getting married. And then there’s my uncle who keeps dragging the pack into more dept.

I was in my office studding small businesses to see witch I would invest in. Anthony came barging in my office and I knew something was wrong since he went straight for my tequila bottle.

“I swear Red if you don’t kill your uncle, I will,” he said drinking straight out the bottle.

“What did he do this time?”

“That drunk basted sold three more of his pack members.”

“Figure out where and when there being sold I got to go get ready.” Last time I dressed myself up as a vampire.  I could hide my scent and my heart beat, to make ma seem like one. I had the girls help me dress. Brooke worked on making me pail as Kim worked to make my fangs.

………………..

The place was the same as last time. The gay who ran the show was Clayton. They sold the slaves under a bar. I just walked in with Anthony and Hector behind me as my ‘slaves’. Last time I was here it was just the five members of the Blackthorn pack. Today they have eleven werewolves and one vampire. They were all nude which I really wanted to avoid seeing. I herd Anthony’s wolf growl and call for his mate. Calm down, we’ll get them all out of here. I told him.

“Mrs. McGuire, it’s nice to see you again how many do you want this time. I have some from out of the country this time.” I lifted my hand to stop him from talking. I went to look at every single one individually and stopped at a little girl about Tommy’s age. I extended my arm and Hector threw me the key to the little girl’s collar. I took the collar of and handed her my long sweater exposing my trampy clothes. I wore a tight tub shirt that only covered my chest, tight leather pants, and some hooker heals that were killing me.

The little girl didn’t say nothing to me while I covered her with me sweater. I walked over to Anthony and gave her to him. Go get the money, were taking them all. He just nod and took the little girl with him.

“Is that all Mrs. McGuire because I have four more coming in a few minutes?”

“I’ll take them all, including the four.”

I took the keys hanging from the wall. As fast as I could I unlooked all the werewolves. At the same time I hit them all in the pressure point in there neck. It slows down