Page 45 of Rejected By the Alpha

“I will bring her home, Simon,” I reassure him, patting my friend on the shoulder.

“I know. I am just worried that she is being hurt,” he admits quietly. I can feel his sentiments, but remind him that if she was being hurt or worse, I would have felt it by now. He nods in agreement before I say my final goodbyes. I will be cutting through the forest at the back of Ivory Fangs’ land instead of taking the main way. It will be faster this way.

Leaving my aunt’s house, I look back to see her and David watching me. Their pups are at the pack house, as I did not want to see my little cousins just yet. When I bring Kaylee back, I will see them for the first time since they left Oak Fur, and properly apologize to them for how I acted towards the three pups.

With a wave to my aunt and uncle, I make my trek towards the forest just ahead and remind myself that I will return withKaylee. That I will do everything I can to prove to her I regret my actions. Running my hand along my face, I notice the scars left by her no longer feel as rough. They were slowly healing, and that makes me happy but also sad. They are a reminder that I hurt her, hurt my Kaylee, and I don’t want to lose them. Shifting my backpack, I pull the collar of my shirt up to make sure the mark of a betrayer is still hidden. The last thing I need while traveling to Shadow Moon is for people to see I betrayed my mate.

After an hour of walking, I manage to make it to the edge of Ivory Fangs’ territory and pull out my new cellphone. Dialing a number I programmed in last night, I wait for the phone to ring, thinking they won’t pick up. To my relief, the dial tone ends as the call connects.

“Titus Booker, beta to Shadow Moon, how may I help you?” the familiar voice calls out, and I smile.

“Hey Ti, it’s Lucas,” I greet my god-brother. A moment of silence passes, and I wait. It has been a few years since I called him, the last time Titus and I talked was after my mother’s death.

“Hey Lucas…how have you been?” he asks, his voice sounding shocked and surprised.

“Better than ever, but I didn’t call to talk about myself,” I answer, getting the feeling he hasn’t read the email I sent out yet. Good. This makes asking him for assistance easier.

“I need your help, man,” I admit, leaning against a tree. I can sense eyes on me and know that Ivory Fangs’ wolves are watching me. I don’t mind though, as I told my aunt I would be contacting Titus before I left the territory.

“Sure, anything for my god-brother. But I have a favor to ask as well.” My smile grows at the first part of his sentence but falls when I realize he also needs something. This might make things complicated, but for me to save Kaylee, I will have to agree.

“If I can help, I will,” I agree instantly, hearing a relieved sigh from Titus.

“I need your help killing Jordan Huxley.” Pushing myself off from the tree, I pull my phone away and look at it incredulously. It seems his favor will align with my goal in the end.

“You want me to help you kill your alpha?” I repeat back to him, looking towards the direction from which I feel the eyes on me, and pray to the goddess that this wolf reports this conversation to my aunt.

“Yes,” Titus confirms with a grim tone. I run my hands through my hair and return to leaning on the tree, hoping my silence makes Titus believe I am deliberating this decision.

“Look, Lucas,” Titus sighs, and I focus my attention on the exasperation and sadness in his voice.

“He killed his father because his father wanted to attack Ivory Fangs. I learned that your aunt is the alpha there.” A voice cuts him off in the background and my brow raises. It seems Titus is not at the pack house. After telling the wolf he will be there when the call is done, silence resumes before I hear another sigh.

“I don’t know what made her leave, but I will tell you that she has a beta named Kaylee, and Jordan wants her. I don’t doubt he will try to do something stupid that might hurt your aunt and her beta, but I can’t allow him to do that while also hurting theshe-wolves of Shadow Moon. So many have turned up dead or beaten into a coma since he took over the pack, and something needs to change.” I curse, cutting off Titus mid-speech, and turn to punch the tree I have been leaning on. It really does seem like he hasn’t seen the email I sent out, and I feel like for me to get Kaylee back, I need to explain the history and why Kaylee and my aunt ended up in charge of Ivory Fangs.

“Look, Titus, this is why I am actually calling,” I begin, unsure how I should explain this to him.

“I will help you kill Jordan and boost you into becoming the new alpha, but I need you to help me as well when we do that.” I can sense the tension growing between us, and Titus lets out a low growl, one I have only heard once—when he was extremely angry at his father, the pack’s beta, for allowing Jordan’s father to rape his mother as punishment.

“You’re the man that rejected her, aren’t you?” he demands. Shame and guilt fill me as I hang my head low. I ask him to wait for a moment while I pull up the email app on my phone and log in, asking Titus for his own email before I forward everything to him.

“What I sent you will explain everything, and the reason why I rejected Kaylee.” I wait as the line goes silent again before I hear the soft sounds of the video I took playing in the background. I can still see the scene of Marilyn being fucked by my dad, and wonder if he succeeded in impregnating her. It could explain why I haven’t seen his men come searching for me.

“Is this all true?” I can hear the skepticism in his voice. He had met Marilyn before when his family came to visit after Marilyn moved to Oak Fur.

“Every bit of it,” I admit, adding that I am now a rogue.

“So why do you need my help then?” he asks. Finally, we get to why I called, and I take a deep breath while turning to face the direction I know Kaylee’s cottage to be in.

“Because your alpha took my mate, and if I am correct, he intends to force her into becoming his.”

47

Lucas

Standing on the side of the road where Titus told me to wait, I watch for the blue hummer that was sent to pick me up. After explaining to him about Kaylee being kidnapped three days ago, he told me to make my way to the human nature park about a three-hour walk from the north side of Ivory Fangs’ border, and that when I reach their hideout, I will be informed of the plan that Titus and his fellow packmates have been planning since Jordan took over. My stomach growls and I remind myself that I haven’t eaten anything since breakfast this morning, and looking at the time on my cell phone I note that it is now one in the afternoon.

Suddenly, the device rings, and the name Rose appears on my screen. It is the name my aunt told me to save her number under to keep this operation secret, and I wonder if all the women in my life prefer aliases using the names of flowers.

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