Defeated

XIV- Secrets

"I had a phone call. It was my mother."

"Oh, Harry, why didn't you tell me?" Brooke said.

"I don't talk about me, babe, you should know that by now," Harry muttered. "I need to go and see them. I need to get out of this town. I'm sick of being controlled!"

"Then lets go. Has anyone actually tried to leave? We might be able to-"

"No," Harry said. "I did try."

"You did?"

"The other day. You were sleeping. I got close to the edge of town when Rogue's goons surrounded me. There was too many for me to get through."

"I'm sorry," Brooke said and her eyes lit up. "I'll try."

"Don't be stupid, I'm not letting you get hurt-"

"Think about it, Harry. I'm human. I'm harmless. Rogue is going to have his men watching the people who can cause trouble. The werewolves. All he seems to think I'm good for is being harmed, not doing the harm. He's not concerned about me, he's not going to be obsessed with watching me."

"But if you are being watched then you can get hurt-"

"Hurt, that's all," Brooke said. "I can deal with broken bones. I can deal with pain."

"No, I'm won't risk it. I won't risk you. He can easily kill you."

Brooke gulped. "He won't."

"You can't be sure."

"Oh, I can," Brooke whispered and closed her eyes. "I've begged for death around him many times. Never once did he consider it. He likes seeing the suffering he causes. He won't kill me."

"He killed Greyson, who knows what he will do-"

"He won't kill me," Brooke said surely. "He'd much rather hurt me and watch me endure the pain. I didn't see him much when he... took me. But he made it clear when I was with him. He made it clear that he was never going to put me out of my misery. And then again, when he took a-advantage of me again... I asked him why."

"You never told me this," Harry said.

"I asked him why he did this to me. Why me. He told me that death will never come to me, not when it was so much better to make me wish for death, not when it was so much better to see me suffer." Brooke took a shaky breath and blinked tears out of her eyes. "He won't kill me."

"But I'll kill him-"

"Harry," Brooke whispered. "Let me go to your parents. Let me explain. You can't say all of this over the phone."

"They are only allowed one minute phone calls," Harry sighed. "I couldn't explain over the phone, even if I wanted to."

"Let me try and leave town. Let me do this for you," Brooke said.

"If you go then you keep your mind open to me. At all times," Harry said sternly.

Brooke paled. "I... I don't think-"

"Then you're not going," Harry shrugged.

"Fine," Brooke muttered. "I'll let you in."

"For the whole time you're not with me?"

"Yes. The whole time."

"Okay, but you're not going alone."

Brooke rolled her eyes. "I'll ask Sasha to drive."

"Not her," Harry snapped. "I distinctly remember her crashing her car with you in it. And nearly killing you."

"That's was nearly two years ago!" Brooke gasped. "And you know that wasn't her fault. It was Ben's."

"I hope he isn't resting in peace," Harry growled. "He deserves to suffer in hell-"

"That's over. Don't bring up the past," Brooke said. "He's gone."

"I know he's gone. I killed him."

"Say that louder, why don't you?" Brooke snapped and looked over her shoulder. "Come on, let's get to class."

"When are you going to go?"

"This evening. I'll get Sasha to meet Indie and me for dinner and then we'll go."

"Don't tell anyone. We don't want to risk Rogue finding out."

"My lips are sealed," Brooke said and she smiled slightly. "I'm going to meet your parents. Properly this time."

"Don't speak too soon."

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If you guys are confused about what Brooke and Harry are talking about, it will be explained later on in this book, but you can read Harry and Brooke's book (Confident) where everything mentioned here happens in that book (or will happen in future chapters of the book). So if you're interested more in Harry and Brooke's past then please check out their story ! Obviously it won't be explained in FULL detail in this book, but it will be explained enough for everyone to understand what's happened in Harry and Brooke's past. The full detail of what happens is in Harry and Brooke's book!

^ I really hope that makes sense aha.