Page 24 of His Rejected Alpha Mate
“Papa encouraged me to talk about it. There’s no denying fate, and we needed to have a plan in place if he went through with a formal rejection.”
“Formal rejection?” I’d forgotten how little Kade and even Jasper knew about shifters. Their pack had limited education to omegas. Probably in an effort to keep them repressed. I was so glad that Rincoln was dead, or I’d have to hunt him down and kill him myself.
“I’ll tell you later, sweetheart,” Blake said into Kade’s ear as Kade returned to his mate’s side.
“I went to your house, built Angelica a trampoline, and hung out with Jasper for a bit. I hoped we could make something work. We could be like you guys and take it slow.” I motioned to Blake and Kade. “He told me he had no intention of mating with me or formally rejecting me. Jasper mentioned a guy he’d left behind he had no intention of ending things with. While he feels the draw, he’s determined to ignore it and wants me to do the same.”
“So you’ve got to see him with Silas knowing he’s yours and you are his? How does he think that will go? This Silas guy is going to figure it out. Anyone can see the tension between you both, and Papa is the worst liar ever. Does he think Silas will go back home and not wonder if the bond will get the best of you both? We all know fate likes to mess up our plans.”
We all chuckled. Kade wasn’t wrong. Fate didn’t approve of having her plans ignored. “Don’t worry, Dad.” He stumbled over the name, but his eyes took on a wicked glint, there and gone again. “I’ll help fix this mess.” My son gave me a sweet smile as I fought back a fresh batch of tears.
Papa Problems
Jasper
Myphonerangmuchearlier than I’d hoped for. I’d been having the most amazing dream and tried to turn back to where I’d been with Dakota. We’d been curled together. He had me wrapped in his muscled arms, thrusting deep inside me from behind. I ached with how empty I felt as the ringing continued. My cock leaked against my stomach as I batted at my phone, attempting to silence it.
The moon run last night meant that most shifters would sleep in today. I was trying to enjoy my first chance to sleep in since we’d been here. A couple of hours’ extra sleep and a leisurely jerking off session had been in my plans. Angelica would likely sleep until late morning after her late night and all the running she’d done as her fox, giving me some much needed free time. Alas, whoever was calling me had other plans.
Surrendering to the inevitable, I picked up the phone. Immediately regretting that I didn’t check the caller ID before answering. “Hello?”
“I’m mad at you. So mad I couldn’t sleep, and that means that Blake is mad at you because not sleeping is bad for the babies. I’m on my way and since I’m not allowed coffee now, you better dig out some chamomile tea.” There was a pause. “Roan, we need food first.” It was clear Kade was no longer speaking to me, but I didn’t dare to hang up. “This place is good. Pull in here.” Roan muttered something I didn’t catch. “Ooh, let’s order that.” A pause. “Yummy! I’m not mad at Angel, so she gets breakfast.” The line went dead.
Guess I was getting up and making tea, then.
I hastily washed and dressed. My erection had gone after my brief chat with my son, though I still longed to crawl into bed and use the toy in my drawer. Again. It would only make me feel guilty and sad when I’d end up dreaming about Dakota instead of Silas, so maybe it was for the best.
Looking at the half empty closet, I couldn’t help frowning. I missed all of my things. The box that Silas had sent was barely a few more changes of clothes. Kade had suggested a few stores in town, but my focus had been on Angelica, so I was stuck wearing the same things over and over. Not that I was trying to impress anyone, I just wanted to feel more comfortable. I thought that if I had more of my stuff, this place would feel more like my home. My fox constantly needled me that this didn’t feel like home because our mate wasn’t here. I’d taken to ignoring them.
Kade still had a key, and he let himself in twenty minutes later, chewing on a pastry. “I’m slightly less mad now that I have food.” He announced before taking a seat on the sofa.
“Hey, Jasper,” Roan greeted. He handed over a paper bag. “Breakfast for you and Angelica. Where’s the little kit?”
I looked around hopefully for Blake. He’d be my ally. “No, Blake?”
“Nah, he has work and Dakota is starting work for him today. Roan is perfectly capable of guarding me himself until I get further along.” Kade rubbed his stomach with a small smile.
“Okay, then.” I went into the kitchen to make tea for us all before second guessing and heading back to check what Roan wanted.
Kade shot him a look that suggested murder if he even thought about taking the coffee that I offered. He hastily declined.
“I’ll just pop this in the oven on low until Angel gets up.” I called through as I bustled about, making drinks, organizing the food and locating a tray for it all.
“So the no coffee thing is going well?” I asked, figuring I’d already pissed him off. I couldn’t make it much worse. Kade was like me in so many ways. Our tempers ran fast and hot. Then quickly blew over and everything was cool again. I set the tray on the coffee table and took a seat on the other side of the sofa from my son.
“I know I can have some, and it should be fine. I’m a wolf, after all. With three babies and after being ill with the blockers only a month ago, I really don’t want to risk anything. Our cook at the compound is making lots of nutrient-rich foods and… I know what you are doing and I’m still mad!”
Dammit.
“Tell me, dear son, what have I done to anger you so?” I made it sound like I was reciting Shakespeare, and a grin tugged at Roan’s mouth.
“How could you reject Kota? Not even just once. He told us it was three times! I mean, I understand you maybe not wanting to bond as soon as you met him, but to not even consider it at all?” Kade was getting worked up. Roan reached a hand out to calm him and a bolt of jealousy ran through me that I wasn’t able to be that for my son. I wasn’t his comfort or safe space. Roan was, and he’d only been back in Kade’s life just days before I was. It felt like there was a gulf I couldn’t cross between us that I was making wider by my actions. The side he was on was clear.
“It isn’t as easy as that. There are things to consider. I wasn’t sure at the time if we were staying. Then there’s you and your sister to think about.” I heard the excuses, and none of them sounded good enough. Kade would never accept them, regardless of how true they had been at the time.
“And Silas.” Kade practically spat.
“Yes, Si.” I aimed for patience I didn’t feel. Inside, I was a swirling pile of anxiety and pain. I didn’t want to hurt anyone and was causing pain for everyone. “The guy who I’ve been with for three years. I wasn’t about to ditch him for a man I just met.”
