The Lycan's Rejected Mate (naiah and Amos) novel Chapter 71

Alpha Erickson's POV

Years Earlier

"You're so weak!" Shouted my father, we were treated in the arena but my trainer bested me.

"Sir, I think the boys are improving well, especially Erickson," Said Lee. He was my trainer and he considered me a son. Often, he defended me from my father's vicious punishments.

"Get out, Lee, my son and I need to talk," He ordered in his Alpha voice. Lee gave me a sympathetic expression before leaving me with the monster. I was getting up when he suddenly hit me hard with his leg, my vision was blurry but my father didn't like it when I stayed down. I forced myself up and he landed another kick on my head.

"Stop it! You're hurting my brother!" Little Jacob was running towards us, angry tears flowing down his face and I shook my head, telling him to go back. Father didn't seem to care that my young brother was watching as he beat me to a pulp. He had no love for us in his heart.

"Stop, father, please," Jacob was trying to push him from me but he shoved him so hard, that he landed on the floor with a thud, blood trickled down his nose and I saw red, my wolf took over and I jumped at my father, landing a few hits on him but he managed to subdue me, he was strong.

"How was I given such weak pathetic sons!" He growled, looking between us, he didn't care that my brother was coughing and bleeding on the floor.

"How are we supposed to overthrow Lavista or his heir if you can't even get up? Eric, you need to be stronger than the enemy," He reminded me, ever since I could talk I was told that the Lavistas were our enemies, they took away what was rightfully ours but one day, we shall take it back. Father fueled my hatred for the Lavistas because if they didn't take what was his, he wouldn't be a crazy man and my family wouldn't suffer his abuse.

"Go clean yourselves and prepare for dinner," He sneered, leaving the room. I got to my feet and rushed to my brother, his face was bruised.

"Why did you do that?" I scolded as I carried him to the infirmary. He started crying again.

"He was beating you, again,"

"Jacob, we were training, father just lost his temper because I failed a task," I told him but he wasn't buying it. For an eleven-year-old, he was very protective of me.

I put him in the doctor's office and the old man just sighed, he didn't even ask before starting to clean his wounds.

"Child, you shouldn't go into the training arena when your father is there," He tells Jacob while eyeing me.

Everyone in the pack knew how rough and unkind my father was but they couldn't do anything, he was their Alpha. We suffered greatly under that man, the only person who didn't suffer was our sister, little Sansa because she was the youngest.

The door to the doctor's office opens and my heart skips a bit at the girl that entered. Savanna, the doctor's daughter. She was wearing one of her sky blue dresses that complimented her fair skin perfectly and her deep red wavy hair was perfect. She blushed when she noticed me staring and bowed shyly to me before going to her father's side. Savanna is the most beautiful girl in the pack but maybe my judgment has to do with the fact that I'm in love with her. She doesn't know it yet and I couldn't pursue a relationship with her because if Father found out, I'll be in trouble and he might use her against me.

"Savvy sweetheart, can you help me in cleaning the young Alpha's wound?" Asks her father gently, we lock gazes and she's forced to tear hers away.

"Okay," She says, getting cotton. My Lycan was howling as she came closer and her citric scene was driving me bonkers, damn! I've suspected for a long time that she was my mate.

I flinched when I felt something burn on the cut above my brows and her movements halted " I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"