Julia's POV

¨Useless¨

In a dark room, a little girl stands.

¨You're useless¨

She plays, trains study and ages.

¨Make yourself useful¨

As she grows, one thing stays the same.

¨Useless¨

Those voices all-around around her, every year, every day, calling her useless.

¨Gasp!¨

I wake up with a jump, gasping for air.

¨Huff-huff...¨

Useless.

It's the single word that my family tells me regularly and the only word my dad spoke to me in a few years. I've tried everything but I never managed to make myself useful, so I decided to become a hunter. That way, as long as I hunt a lot I will be useful.

I look around me. I'm in my room. I remember the intense session I had with Natasha last night and I deduced she must have carried me here after I fainted. I looked down at my sheet.

¨Sheesh, they are full of sperm¨

I guess I was full of it and it leaked while I slept. I got up and remove the sheet from my bed and put them in the laundry basket. I glance at my clock, it was 8h12. I got into the corridor and started looking for Natasha.

I found her in one of the empty rooms sleeping messily on the bed. I would've never guessed that I would end up having that kind of relationship with another race but I can't deny such good sex, and I need her help. I lost my virginity in some deal my father made, so exchanging my body for a favor is not strange for me.

Suddenly, my phone rang, it was my father. I quickly exit the room and answered

¨Hello?¨

¨Yeah hi, make yourself useful and come to the mansion with Ren today¨

¨What?¨

¨Dont make me repeat myself.¨

¨Yes, at which hour?¨

¨Around 15h. You're lucky that the brother of the guild master of the phoenix guild like you, you're finally useful.¨

¨I'm useful?¨

¨As long as Ren like you, yes¨

I wanted to say some more but he hung up.

I thought that my relationship with Ren didn't mean anything to him but it make me useful? Then I shouldn't terminate it! I just need to pretend to be hypnotized and I'll be useful! But what do I say to Natasha?

Natasha's POV

I woke up to a phone ringing. I looked around and was about to get up when I overheard Julia's conversation. It seems her father wants to meet Ren, and I can't decide if it is a good or a bad thing. After thinking a bit about it, I got up and exited the chamber. Julia wasn't behind the door anymore.

I found Julia pacing nervously around the living room and called to her

¨Good morning¨

¨AH! Natasha, you're already up, good good¨

¨Wow wow, calm down, you seem very nervous¨

¨Am I? No no everything fine¨

¨ Yeah... sure¨

¨Anyway, I've thought about it and I don't want to break off my relationship with Ren¨

¨Wait what?¨

¨Yeah, you know, being hypnotized isn't so bad there's no need to do anything, your already free anyway so can't you just let it go?¨

¨... Is Ren here?¨

¨No, why would he?¨

¨Because it seems to me you got hypnotized to find being hypnotized not too bad¨

¨No way, I just find that my relationship with him is useful so I don't want to put a stop to it¨

¨Are you talking about what your father said?¨

¨You heard that?¨

¨I sleep pretty light and I have very good hearing¨

She looks down at her feet

¨W...well, like I said it is useful¨

¨Yeah for your father, and I thought you hated him¨

Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.

I slowly walk in front of her

¨It's true that I don't like him very much but I'm being useful so I don't really mind¨

¨So as long as you are useful, you'll do the thing you don't want?¨

¨M..maybe? I don't know, I won't kill myself for whatever reason though¨

Oof, I knew that she wasn't loved while growing up, but it seem it lead up to trauma and some kind of mental illness.

I grab her and force her to sit down on the couch.

¨Ok, then if you help me deal with Ren that would make you very useful¨

¨I...I don't know, it's the second time my father called me useful¨

¨What was the first time?¨

¨When I lost my virginity to one of his business partner¨

¨WHAT!?¨

¨Yeah, it was scary at first but I was useful so it's not that bad¨

¨You're 18 right? how young were you when it happened!¨

¨13, but it's no big deal¨

Ooh shit, that girl has a severe problem. I definitely need to bring her to a psychiatrist, but I need to do something right now. What a mess, for now, I'll try talking to her.

¨Julia, listen to me¨

I give her a tight hug

¨You don't need your father to tell you you are useful or not, I know I haven't been treating you well since we've met and I'm sorry. Your father did a horrible thing to you and I'm sure that you don't realize a lot of it. For now, I want you to tell me what you truly want to do.¨

I release her

¨I...I don't know, I know that my father wasn't the best parent but he wasn't horrible, and he told me that I'll be useful.¨

Yeah, there was no way that I could fix years of trauma with a few words

¨I'm not asking you to stop being useful to your father, I'm asking you what you really want to do concerning the situation with Ren, please, that would really help me¨

¨Really? W...well, I don't want to stay with him, he's a pervert with a freaky obsession with me, and the more we have sex the weirder his fetish becomes. The sex is always bad and I'm always scared of being hypnotized. I'm scared of him, sometimes I wish that he would just disapear¨

That... worked better than anticipated. She has a real, ¨I need to be useful¨ complex. Also freaky fetish?

¨What kind of fetish¨

¨Well he has a foot fetish but the more freaky one is that he like being pissed on¨

¨Pfft, well I see. But let's not fetish shame. If that's what he like, that's ok¨

¨Yeah... I still don't like doing it¨

At that moment I receive a text

>Claire<

-NATASHA!

-I'VE AWAKENED

-Also were fine, we got the letter from your friend wolf

-BUT COME QUICK

><

¨WHAT!¨

¨What? what's happening¨

¨Claire just awakened¨

¨Oh, I see...¨

¨Come with me, I need to go see her¨

¨What? why am I coming?¨

¨Because, one, I'm not letting you keep that relationship with Ren, two, You need to apologize to her about the bullying. Even if you were hypnotized, you still need to do it. And three, your one of mine now so I won't let you fall into your father's grasp.¨

¨Eh, ok but what do you mean by I'm one of your now?¨

¨I mean that I'll make you a member of my pack, that you're one of my ¨mate¨¨

She looked flabbergasted, then she looked down with a blush. I wasn't letting her decide anyway so I grab her along and left the condo. Once out of the building, I looked around and ask

¨Do you have a car?¨

¨Y..yes, it's over there¨

It was a Porsche™

¨Your father bought that or Ren did?

¨My dad, he has a partnership with Porsche™¨

¨Make sense, were are the key, I'll drive¨

¨In the condo¨

Ah, I did rush her without letting her get ready

¨Stay here, I'll get them¨

After a quick ride up and down the elevator, we got in the car and I started driving. Julia asked me

¨When you said I'm a part of your pack does that mean you'll impregnate me?¨

¨Yeah¨

¨That's kinda hot¨

¨Yeah¨

¨What did you mean when you said my father did horrible things to me?¨

¨He sold your virginity to a pedophile for a favor, that's horrible. A virginity is supposed to be a thing you lose with someone you love and that loves you back.¨

¨Really? How did you lose your virginity?¨

¨It was with my first boyfriend, He was sweet, and caring and I really loved him¨

¨Why did you break up then?¨

¨ He died in a car crash.¨

¨Oh. I'm sorry¨

¨Hey, don't be. It was a long time ago and to be frank, I don't think I would like him if we were to meet now, ever since I became a werewolf I don't feel like the same person.¨

¨Doesnt that scare you?¨

¨Meh, not really, I kinda just accepted it and I feel nothing about it, but we're not gonna talk about me, let's go back to talking about you.¨

¨But what's there to talk about?¨

¨First, as soon as we're done with Ren, you're going to see a psychiatrist.¨

¨Why? I'm not crazy¨

¨Well, maybe not but you have some mental disorder and you need help. You've been speaking of what you live growing up like it's nothing but it's not nothing it's abuse, you're hurt but you don't even realize it¨

¨If I was being abused, I would've known¨

¨Actually, a lot of abused children don't even know they are being abused, so what I'll be doing is help you see the abuse.¨

¨O...ok¨

¨Anyway, we're here¨

I park on the side of the road and walk up to the gate and rang the interphone

¨Yes? Who is it?¨

¨Hey Richards, it's me, Natasha, Claire texted me. is it true she awakened?¨

¨Oh, Natasha, you're safe. Yes, she did, come inside.¨

The gate opens and I walk inside. Then turn around and grab Julia who was trying to slip away.

¨Dont run away. Don't worry I'll explain what happens, you just need to apologize to Claire when the time come¨

She reluctantly followed behind me

As we approached the door, it opened and Claire got out to greet me

¨Natasha! you're here! And... Julia? Why is she here? Oh no, don't tell me she didn't release you and now she wants to use you to attack us?¨

¨Wow, calm down sunshine, I'm free you don't have to worry. She's here to apologize and I've got a few things to explain. But first, congratulation on your awakening!¨

¨*Giggles* thank you¨

¨What skill did you get?¨

She look at Julia and said

¨Well, let's go inside first, also you're sure she can be trusted?¨

¨Yeah, don't worry¨

We got inside and sat in the living room. Julia and I were on a different couch and Claire was on my lap.

¨Well, I got a unique skill!¨

¨No way, really?!¨

¨Yeah, it's called healer's boon, it gives triple XP and proficiency on healing related skills and mastery. It also gives me a healing skill at the same level as an epic one.¨

¨Amazing, so you're going to be a healer for sure, and surely a great one!¨

¨I'm not going to be any old healer, I'm going to be the Smith's clan healer!¨

¨Oh, you, come here¨

I grab her face and french kiss her. I look over and see Julia half-covering her face with a heavy blush

¨That's great, since you have a healing skill can you heal my leg?¨

¨Hum? what do you mean? your leg is hurt?¨

¨Yeah, it's broken¨

¨I see. Wait... WHAT? Your leg is broken and you've been walking around like it's nothing? Are you crazy!!¨

¨Well it does hurt but it's healed enough that all it does is slow down the healing process.¨

¨I don't think I'll manage to get through to you with simple logic. Anyway, let me see¨

She hops down off my lap and crouches down in front of my leg. After a little searching, she exclaimed

¨It's purple!! Your whole leg is purple!! And swelled!! There is NO WAY your leg would've healed naturally!¨

¨Oh, ok. so can you heal it?¨

¨Maybe? Even if its an epic healing skill it's still level one, but if it doesn't work I'll call a healer ¨

After a few moments of concentration, Claire's hand glowed green and she touched my leg. After 10 seconds it stopped. The swelling had reduced by half but the color hadn't changed

¨I can heal it but I don't have enough mana to do it in one try. I'll give you crutches so don't put weight on it until I've healed it enough, Understood?¨

¨Yes ma'am¨

¨Good, now that's dealt with. Let's talk about why Julia's here.¨