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pain, and for what? Lexy mumbled.
    Lexy couldn ’t help but remember all the things Cain did to her growing up.  Instantly, the memories began to flow into her subconscious like a snowstorm.  He was a wizard and his family was part of the Twisters Council.  Well, his father was on the Council, he was a rich and powerful man.  He thought Lexy and her family were trash since her mom wasn’t married when she was born.  Malcolm Holliday knew that Mary had an affair with a human.  He told everybody she was an abomination, bringing tainted blood to his race.  He tried to have them thrown out of the Twisters association, but Felix put a stop to it.  However, it didn’t stop Cain and his friends from tormenting her at school.  Day after day Lexy had to endure Cain’s relentless torture.  He would have the girls in his group gang up on her in the bathroom, knocking her down to the nasty floor, telling her she was fat and that nobody liked her.  Amanda Fullington was the worst one of Cain’s minions.  She adored Cain so she would do anything Cain wanted her to do.  She was beautiful but if you looked beyond the beauty, one could see she was just as evil as Cain was.  Amanda brought a pair of scissors with her to school every day.  She had told Lexy that she was going to cut her hair off since it looked like medusa with snakes crawling all over her head.  Amanda would walk down the hallway with them in her hands tormenting Lexy.  Amanda knew Cain liked her hair and she was jealous.  Lexy would make excuses so she didn’t have to go to school.  Her mom believed she was a sickly child when she complained of stomach pains and migraine headaches.  On the days Lexy went to school, she would huddle in the corner praying that Cain or his minions wouldn’t notice her.  Her beautiful curly hair would always get the attention of Cain.  He would smile as he watched her coming down the hall and yell out remarks to her, getting everyone to join in as he delighted in her torment.  Lexy cried as the kids chimed in, wanting to please Cain and his group.  They were just as scared of him as she was.  The only problem was the other kids had two parents that were witches and wizards. 
    Lexy wasn ’t as fortunate.  Her dad was a human and when her mom told him she was pregnant, he left them.  Lexy’s dad wasn’t his mom’s true mate or he wouldn’t have been able to leave them.  Peter Redden was her true mate and Lexy loved him as if he was her real dad.  She owed Peter a lot since he protected them.  Peter may not be my blood, but he was a dad in every other way that counted. 
    Lexy could feel something dripping from her hands.  She looked down and saw blood dripping from where she had her hands balled up so tight that her fingernails were cutting into her palms.  As the blood dripped, the lights blinked on and off from the power of her magic.  The windows rattled as the air shimmered around Lexy.  Her lips and chin trembled, remembering the fear she felt each and every time she encountered Cain.  Her body shook uncontrollably as she tried to calm herself.  Lexy released her hands and ran into her bathroom, turning on the sink faucet while she watched the blood run down the drain.  Stop this, Lexy.  He is gone now and you don’t have to be afraid of him anymore.  That’s right, you are stronger now, better than him or any of them.  You are a beautiful person.  Tomorrow you start a new life with new people…maybe even new friends.

Chapter Three
     
     
    Mace looked at his reflection in the mirror, talking to himself as he straightened his tie.  Damen had already been in his office once telling him to get his ass out there and meet the new members of the pack.  It wasn’t that he did not want to go mingle, he missed the calm in his small town before the rush of so many new members.  Well, you can’t stall anymore.  So get your ass out there.  Mace sighed, then opened the door to his office.
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