The Headmaster Alpha's Mate
The Headmaster Alpha’s Mate Chapter 38

Nicki quickly grabbed hold of Josh, a distinct red mark that would bruise on the side of her face. She began whispering to him in a bid to calm him down before he shifted and ripped out the throat of her father.

“No, Jerry, let Josh come back, I am okay.”

Chloe and Zander barged into the room, as Lacey followed behind, and quickly took Nicki’s mother gently by the arm and led her out of the mayhem.

Chloe was livid, the hairs on her neck standing up as she pushed passed her mate, and confronted Nicki’s father.

“You think you are f*****g clever at hitting a girl? Does that make you feel important?” She yelled in his face.

“Go on, big man, take a swing at me, you get one f*****g shot, and see what I will do to you!” Chloe goaded him, looking for a reason to punch him like she had been taught.

Zander wrapped his arms around his princess, trying to calm her down, whilst trying to control his own wolf from ripping Mr Davis’ head clean off his shoulders. Nicki was not just his brother’s mate, or a student at his school, she was like a little sister to him now.

“MR DAVIS, MY OFFICE NOW!” Zander shouted, his alpha tone unmistakable, making the walls of the room shake under its power.

Mr Davis looked at them all, his face pale, he could not believe what he was seeing, his daughter in the arms of a man and rage began to wash over him once more. But then he looked at the eyes of Zander and Josh, even the young girl Chloe’s, and the rage subsided, leaving nothing but fear in its wake. As the headmaster shouted, his body became paralyzed with fear, and he lost control of his bladder, a wet patch forming on his trousers and running down his leg. He had hidden his physical abuse of his daughter and his wife for years, and he could not comprehend how they had caught him when they were not in the room.

“Where is my wife?” Mr Davis stammered out, terrified she opened her mouth about his punishments towards her and Nicki.

“Safe, now move, or do I move you myself?” Zander shouted.

“Chloe, sit with Nicki and Josh please.” Zander asked his mate, his voice soft, but she knew he meant business.

Nodding her head, Chloe walked over to Nicki, looking Josh in the eyes and shaking her head at him.

Josh was struggling to hold Jerry back, his nails still elongated, and his canines prominent. Chloe moved beside Nicki to block him from her father’s view.

As Zander left the room with a terrified Mr Davis, Chloe quickly shut the door, then pulled out her mobile phone.

“I am sorry Nicki, but I need to take a picture of your injuries, just in case we need them.” Chloe whispered softly to her best friend.

“Do you think it will make a difference?” Nicki asked, tears streaming down her face.

“I have no clue, but it is better to have them than not. Plus, as soon as we have them, we can have Ethan come heal your face.” Chloe whispered.

Jerry growled as Chloe tried to take Nicki from his arms. Unperturbed, Chloe gently spoke to her mate’s brother.

“I know Jerry, but she is safe with me. Let Josh come back please. Nicki needs Josh right now.”

Slowly, Josh began to regain control of his wolf. It had taken a huge amount of effort to not complete the shift. Slumping down on Chloe’s bed, he pulled Nicki to him.

“I am sorry I lost control” he whispered.

“Look, you didn’t shift properly, so even if her dad noticed, it would be his word against everyone else. Can I take a picture of Nicki’s face please?” Chloe asked, her voice a lot calmer than she felt.

Slowly, Josh nodded, but sat with his mate on his knee, not wanting to let her go, whilst Chloe took the images of the damage to her friend’s face.

Lacy sat in her office comforting a traumatised Mrs Davis, allowing her to cry. She sat in front of her. Lacey had a feeling this lady was terrified of her husband more than the events that had transpired in the dorm room.

“Here, take a small sip.” Lacey softly instructed Nicki’s mother, handing her a glass of water.

Mrs Davis took the glass with shaking hands and began to sip the water obediently.

“Mrs Davis, I know this is really difficult for you, but I have to ask, does your husband hit Nicki or you often?” Lacey gently asked.

“My name is Cheryl.” Nicki’s mum replied, her voice small and weak.

“Cheryl, please tell us the truth in your own words. We can and we will help you and Nicki,” Lacey continued.

Cheryl could not replace the words, shame washed over her, she had wanted to protect her daughter from the tyranny of her husband, that was why she had been so happy she would be away from him at boarding school. She felt like she had failed her daughter so many times, and she wanted to beg her forgiveness.

“Is Nicola okay?” Cheryl asked.

“Yes, she is safe and being cared for, and you are safe. We can also care for you.” Lacey continued.

The temptation to lead the questioning of Cheryl was almost too much, but she knew that if this went legal, that would be detrimental to their cause, so Lacey sat back.

“Cheryl, take your time, but in your own words can you tell me what has been happening? You are in a safe place here.” Lacey gently asked again.

“I was so happy when Nicola was sent here.” Cheryl sobbed out.

“I knew she would be safer here than at home.” She continued, then stopped speaking one more as fear of retribution from her husband began to take hold.

“Why did you feel she would be safer here than in her own home? I must tell you, Cheyrl, this is a safe place, you are safe, nobody other than those who need to know will replace out what you said to me.” Lacey asked again.

Cheryl closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, taking a breath to control her anguish, she began again.

“It is my fault.” She sobbed out

“What is your fault Cheryl?” Lacey patiently asked.

“All of it,. My husband has a violent temper, he likes to have full control, and if either myself or Nicola disobeyed him he would punish us. At first, he punished me in front of Nicola, but then as she got older he began to punish her as well. If I had been stronger, if I had left him, she would not have seen or gone through what she has.” Cheryl sobbed out.

Lacey took a deep breath, and steadied the rage that was building inside her. The poor woman was blaming herself for the actions of an abusive man.

“He kept control of everything, we had no money, he ruled it all, we have nothing, I have nowhere to go.” Cheryl began again as tears streamed down her face once more.

“How did your husband punish you and Nicola? Lacey asked.

“He would beat me in front of her when she was little, even when she was but a baby. When she began walking, if she got finger marks on the table from pulling herself up to stand, he would shout at her, then beat me for it. As she got older, he began to hit her, but it was not just a smack on the bottom, it was with a long wooden ruler. Then he would damage her things. He once took her favourite teddy bear and pulled the head off it because she had fallen over in the street and showed him up. She was only 5 at the time.” Cheryl rambled, everything tumbling out.

“I was not allowed to see my family, Nicola was not allowed to have any friends, I think he was scared we would tell someone what he was doing.” Cheryl looked up at Lacey expecting to see judgment in her eyes, but all she saw was understanding and kindness.

“I do not have any money, nor do I have a family to go to, I am stuck in this life, but please, please make sure he doesn’t take my daughter back to Japan with us.” Cheryl begged.

“If he replaces out I have told you, he will be really mad, but I do not care, I just want my daughter safe.” Cheryl cried once more.

“Nicki is safe, and so are you. Do you want to return to Japan with your husband? Or would you like to stay with us here in Scotland, safe and protected? He will never be able to see either of you again.” Lacey asked, hoping the woman would accept them for who they are, and that Zander would allow her into the pack as a human.

“But I have nothing. If I spend any money, he will know.” Cheryl sobbed.

“Do not worry about that, we can sort everything out for you, including money. All I need is for you to tell me what you want.” Lacey encouraged her.

“I want to stay with Nicola, she is my daughter, but I will leave with him, if it keeps her safe.” Cheryl answered, bowing her head and crying some more.

Zander the mother is abused as well. I have offered her a safe haven. Please tell me if she can stay in the pack or we can take her to Silverback. Lacey mind linked to Zander.

We take care of our own, and she is the future Luna’s mother, so we will take care of her!

Zander slammed the door shut to his office, as Mr Davis stood, his trousers covered in urine, but still he was trying to be defiant.

“Mr Davis, I will not now, nor will I ever release Nicola Davis into your care.” Zander began.

“I am her father, I have a right to discipline my child as I see fit!” Mr Davis tried to stand tall, but his voice was shaking in fear.

“No, under the child protection act, I am refusing you access to your daughter, because you have hit her in my presence. Also, Nicola has informed us this is not the first time. Therefore, it is my legal duty to refuse to allow you to take her from school.” Zander spoke, his voice eerily calm.

“That is kidnapping!” Mr Davis exclaimed, thinking he had the upper hand.

“Then let us call the police, and I will give them a full report on your abusive behaviour, as will your daughter, and your wife.” Zander gritted out.

Mr Davis paled even more at the threat of the police.

“My wife will do no such thing!” he shouted, his hands shaking, he had been caught, and he needed to get out of this situation.

“Mr Davis, I am going to give you two options, not for you, but for your wife and daughter.” Zander began, stepping closer to him.

“Option one, we call the police and let them deal with you and this situation,” Zander stated.

“Option two, you return on the next flight to Japan, and go back to your job. Nicki and your wife will remain under my protection, and you are going to undergo anger management classes,” Zander offered.

“Chose, NOW!” Zander growled out.

“Japan” Mr Davis said almost immediately, it was better to go back to work where he was respected than to risk everything if the police became involved.

“Good choice, now I am going to take you to the nearest airport myself, and even pay for your flight.” Zander sighed, then taking Mr Davis by the scruff of his neck, he not so gently marched him out of the school and to his car.

Lacey, open two accounts at the pack bank one for Nicki, one for her Mum, also have the omegas clean out the former Delta Kirkwood’s old cottage, for Mrs Davis. Try and replace out if Mrs Davis knows how to access his accounts. We will transfer all of his money to her new account. Then, when he arrives in Japan, I will have him fired immediately, without pay, and without any money to return back to the UK. He will be homeless and destitute. Zander instructed Lacey, then he began to link with Josh.

Josh, inform Nicki that she is staying, and so is her mum. Ask her to come down and sit with her mother, we need to replace a way to gently tell her what we are, and who Nicki is going to become.