Chapter 83
Xavier's
POV
I stood aside as John marched into the technical team's office, and before I knew what was happening, Erika lay on the ground, shaking her head and looking confused. Did he hit her?
Did I miss it?
John was livid; anger radiated from him.
I would have been angry too if it was my daughter, but shouldn't he have waited at least until he was at home before he scolded Erika?
Did he have no self-control?
For a second, I wished I had a camera to take a video to show the world how John treats his family, but when the first words left John's lips, I was glad that I didn't. Erika was already humiliated enough for one night. "You have disgraced me and your family!" John yelled.
I have noticed how Erika twisted her father's pinky around her, but I guess he just reached his limit and had enough of her sh*t.
John's face turned purple out of anger, and I knew there was no going back. He was going to explode.
The technical team got to their feet and rushed outside, seeing John bitterly angry. They didn't want to see John lose control.
Erika covered the left side of her face and didn't dare say a word. Her gaze slowly moved toward Rose, her eyes begging for help.
Rose stared blankly in front of her, ignored her daughter's plea for help, and refused to rescue her.
"I really don't understand it!" John roared out of breath. "Many paragraphs are missing. Read the complete book on FindNovel.c(o)m. My only daughter is such a pretty young lady, yet she f*cks around with more than a dozen men in less than a month! To top that, she even makes videos and takes photos and has them published!"
Rose walked to her husband's side and put her hand on his shoulder. John immediately took a deep breath, calming himself down.
I guess Rose was scared that John would have a heart attack if he kept releasing his anger.
"I told you that the girl in those photos looked so familiar," John said to Rose, then turned back to Erika. "Your mother accused me of having an affair and having a secret daughter looking like you! She thought I was screwing around. We have been having arguments about the girl in those pictures for several days!"
Erika started to whimper uncontrollably, and I almost felt sorry for her.
"I wasn't the one who was whoring around; you were! And to top it off, you kept evidence of your dirty little acts."
Erika started to cry, and her face turned red. Her mascara started to flow, and it was running down her face.
"What's the matter?" John roared, seeing Erika's pathetic state. "Is this how you decide to follow in your father's footsteps?"
"I don't deserve to be scolded like this," she whimpered uncontrollably. "I took precautions and used protection. I didn't know they would take any photos!"
John lost it and became even angrier when he heard this.
"Do you have any idea how bad this is?" John yelled and lifted Erika from the floor, forcing her to look at him. "Your only concern is that you used protection when you f*cked them. I have news for you, little girl: after all of this, the low-rank omegas won't even look at you; they will all believe you are soiled!"
Erika's eyes widened, and she became anxious at John's words. Even though he had raised his hand at her a few minutes ago, she still tried to defend herself.
"You think I'm soiled?" She lashed out, finding her voice. "Why do you believe I am dirty? I have taken precautions to make sure I don't fall pregnant with an unwanted pup! Which woman dares to say that she has never had sex before? I am doing well in bed, and my mate will be proud of my skills to satisfy him. No one can compare to me!"
"Shut the f*ck up!" John roared, and his eyes turned red. He was so angry that he completely lost his mind and kicked Erika in the gut, sending her to the floor again.
"You shameless whore, who taught you such things! I had enough of this sh*t! Today I will teach you a lesson and make you see who John King is."
With that, John took off his belt and hit Erika wherever he could.
I wanted to intervene, but Ray froze my feet at the entrance.
"What are you doing?" I asked, concerned.
"You will not help her!" Ray growled, "She deserves what is coming to her."
"Does she?" I asked, hearing Erika cry out in agony. "No woman needs to be treated like that; it doesn't matter what she does."
"I beg to differ," Ray said. "She has been making our lives a living hell and unnecessarily complicated from the start."
"Still!" I argued. "She is still a woman!"
"Don't you dare!" Ray growled, showing his canines, "Turn around and go to Kate!"
"Ray!" I argued, yet he cut me off.
"Don't Ray me!" he yelled, "our mate needs us; now go to her! Before they see us and think you want Erika!"
I sighed, giving in to Ray's demand.
I turned to have one more look at the people in the office, seeing John standing with his belt in his hand, panting out of breath.
Erika was lying in a fetal position; she had pulled her legs to her chin, covering her head with her hands, whimpering out in pain. John had hit her so hard that Erika's porcelain skin was full of blue marks at all the places where the belt connected to her body; in some places, blood had siphoned through her dress.
My gaze moved to Rose; she was still standing frozen at her spot, shaking her head while tears streamed down her face. She was silently crying and breaking down.
I guess Rose was scared of John; she was afraid to intervene and help her daughter.
I sighed and turned around.
John's family were werewolves, after all. The physical abuse should be cleared of all evidence by tomorrow at least, but I wasn't so sure about the emotional abuse.
I shook the thought off and headed toward the banquet hall.
Kate and Kelly stood on the stage, deep in conversation.
I put up a front, keeping my facial expression calm and happy, even though I wanted to do something to John.
Was that how he had treated Kate? Tortured her?
Did he whip Kate? Did he leave those marks on Kat's back?
Anger flared up in me, and I balled my fists.
"There you are!" Kate's happy voice rang in my ears, breaking the spell on my angry thoughts.
"So, what did I miss?" I asked, trying to sound cheery.
"Well," Kerry said, "everyone left..."
"Oh, well, that's a shame; was I away that long?"
Kate shook her head.
"No, everyone was a bit disgusted after the porn show," Kelly said.
"I wonder who is responsible?" Kate asked, "It was like it was planned."
My gaze met Greyson's, but he shook his head.
"I have nothing to do with it," he told me. "I don't even have those angles."
I shifted an eyebrow and nodded. I guess someone else is taking revenge on Erika too.