Mated in the shadow of my sister by lady gwen
Chapter 136

Chapter 0136 ***TRIGGER WARNING: The next four chapters –especially this one and chapter 86- are going to finally reveal the worst of the bad behavior. There will be abuse of almost every kind, including child abuse, elder abuse, animal abuse, and sexual abuse. Please read with caution. After this, there will continue to be a few surprises and bumps in the road, but nothing like this. Happier moments are around the corner, I promise.*** 1 (James POV) I ended up staying at the waterfall for the rest of the night, waiting until the sun came up in the morning to head home. I fell asleep a few times, but each time I did so, I woke up after a short time after having had a vivid and unforgettable nightmare. Each of the nightmares re-lived the secrets that were revealed by Dr. Miller, Joey, and Jessica last night. After Stephanie died, nightmares had become a regular part of my sleeping experience. However, the nightmares that I had last night felt very different. In the past, my nightmares left me feeling scared, lonely, and helpless. In contrast, each of the nightmares from last night had taken away the numbness and made me feel strangely determined and empowered. T Was it the waterfall? Was it the alpha wolf in me finally taking hold? Was it Lily? I honestly could not tell you. But I can say this: I will get justice for all those that have been hurt by Margie, Stephanie, Sheila, and my parents. And not only will I find a way to bring them justice, but also I will fight to bring hem hope for a new tomorrow. I will not let their pain be in vain. 2 ****FLASHBACK*** I listened as patiently as I could while Dr. Miller detailed some of the abuse that Lily voluntarily went through at Stephanie’s hands. It was not easy. I cringed when he told me that he knew that Lily did not come to him every time something happened to her, and so there was likely much more that had happened. Hálso cringed when Dr. Miller explained that Lily was abused so often that he and Lily had an agreement that she could sneak out of the packhouse after hours and meet him at the hospital any time she needed treatment. (That was why Lily was at the hospital the night before her 14th birthday; Stephanie had abused her earlier in the day.) And then I fought back absolute rage when Dr. Miller talked about the specifics, including Lily being hissing rattlesnakes; and Stephanie burning Lily’s skin with a curling iron, a branding iron, and a regular clothes iron. Dr. Miller also described Lily being beaten, and having her fingers and toes broken one by. one. Finally, Dr. Miller described a particularly heartbreaking incident for Lily in which Stephanie held Lily down while Sheila force-fed Lily’s favorite teddy bear piece by piece down the throat of a domesticated cat that Lily had befriended in the forest. That incident did not require any medical treatment for Lily, but Lily nevertheless came to Dr. Miller afterwards. Dr. Miller said it was one of the very few times he saw Lily cry, and it was the first time that Lily voluntarily told him exactly what had happened without Dr. Miller having to basically pry the truth out of her. Even then, Lily insisted on blaming “Molly” and “Laney as opposed to Stephanie and Sheila. Dr. Miller always knew “Molly” and “Laney were fake names, but it was only after Stephanie died that Dr. Miller realized that Stephanie was “Molly” and Sheila was “Laney.” Dr. Miller also told me that he believed Lily’s tears the night of the teddy bear incident were much more about having to watch the cat suffer as opposed to the loss of her bear.

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