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Fighting Destiny

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“I’ll make a deal with you, Chase.” Her words rang out in the quiet kitchen and I looked over at her with a raised brow without saying a word. “ I’ll go to the Summit. I’ll put on my acting shoes this week. But,” Her eyes were staring into me now with all the intensity they had left. “if he’s not there, I announce you as Alpha at the Summit, before the elders and other Alphas. It’ll be official, and I’ll find a house with the rest of our pack. “Her eyes were searching mine for approval, which she was not going to find. I did not approve of this plan at all.

“ And if he is there, you let him help.” I said, taking a sip of coffee, watching her closely. This is the most we’d talked in six months.

“Deal.” And with that, she was walking back up to her room. I watched her leave and sighed softly. The Goddess was cruel on so many levels. With neither of us having our mates, sometimes the urges and frustrations got a little too intense. She was my Alpha, but above that my best friend. We had been friends since kindergarten, and it was rough to see her like this. I always thought that she would be my mate, but when I turned 18 and realized she wasn’t, I was crushed. I’m pretty sure I remember avoiding her for weeks because I got my hopes up.

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Will Bailey find her mate at the Summit? Can he fix this broken alpha? Or will she hand the title over to her Beta because she feels unfit to carry the title?

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Nightmares
“You have got to be joking, right?” The tall one said as I looked around at my surroundings. I had no idea where we were, I simply knew I was far from home.  The other one with us looked around. “I’m pretty sure this is where he said to meet him.” You could hear the growl coming from the first male. He was irritated. This was the fourth stop in this town we made, thinking it was the right spot.  I could barely see out the window, but I could smell everything. The cute little mom and pop cafes and bakeries. The machine shops. Factories. Everything that made up this little one horse town, I could smell.  “Call him again. I ain’t waiting much longer. This b***h has got to get out of my car. “I could feel the first males eyes glaring at me.  “Roland, chill dude. She’ll be gone soon.” Ah. His name was Roland. It was the first time names had been mentioned since she’d been shoved into the car by them in the middle of the night.  “Chris, I swear if we have to tote her around much longer, I’ll have to put her in the trunk. She keeps looking at me with those eyes. They haven't changed since we grabbed her.” He glanced at me again. So Chris was the nice one. I made a mental note of theses things. It would be helpful when escaping.  “I’m calling right now. Chill.” And with that, Chris stepped out of the car and a few feet away to make the call. I could hear the faint, “Yes sir.” and “No, sirs” coming from the man outside, but that was it. I had no idea what they were talking about and it made my blood boil. Roland looked back at me and rolled his eyes. “Chill out half pint. If you shift in my car I will kill you.” He sternly said, throwing daggers with his eyes towards me.  Half pint. Ha! I’m nearly a grown woman. Eight more years before I get my full grown wolf. If I were to shift now, I’d simply be a pup. This night was taking an eternity, as was Chris. The car door opened and the male slipped back inside.  “Just a little further up, and then we’ll be rid of her, Roland.” He said as the car started moving. My anger quickly turned to fear. Who were they giving me to, and why? Why had they taken me from my family? Why had they taken me from everything safe? Why me? It wasn’t but ten minutes later I was being dragged out of the stopped car by Roland. I was kicking and screaming into the gag around my mouth. My eyes scanned the area, just like my father taught me to do. I may be only ten, but I was a damn good student. I didn’t see anything unusual, strange. I felt a pain in my head as I hit the ground. Roland had thrown me about four feet from him.  “That wasn’t necessary, Roland. She’s still just a child. “Chris had said coming to help me sit up.  “Child or not, there is something not right about her, Chris. I mean, look at her eyes for f**k sake. “He was pointing at me now and I cringed. What was so weird about my eyes. My parents always told me they were normal, and that I was normal. Were they wrong? I could hear Chris chuckle next to me.  “You’re paranoid, listening to too many legends.” He stood up and I watched him look past Roland. “They’re here. “ I followed his eyes, and there were people coming from the tree line that weren’t there before. I drew my breath in and watched them closing. I got a shiver down my spine just looking at them. They looked...barbaric. This was definitely not good. I could feel myself slipping into the blackness. I’d hit my head harder than I thought I had. The next thing I know, there’s images passing so fast through my brain, Years of images and feelings passing through my mind, as if my brain was trying to find the right memory to bring up. It finally found it. The worst one. Shooting up from my bed, I ran to the bathroom, emptying what was left in my stomach. I could hear the door open, feel his presence. His hand came to my hair and pulled it all away from my face and his other one rubbed my back. No words were needed. He knew. That’s why he was my second. He looked tired, exhausted really. With me being out of commission, he was taking over everything. From meetings, to housing, to taking care of me. It was a wonder he wasn’t starving himself. These nightmares were not just effecting me. “B,” His voice was soft, caring, but I knew where he was going with this before it even started. “I can’t. “It was all I could say before standing up and washing my mouth out and going to crawl back in bed. This was my routine for the last six months. It was exhausting. My body hurt, my heart hurt. I felt the bed dip as he sat next to me. “Bailey, you need to get out of this room. You need to take command again. It’ll give you purpose.” I felt his hand on my shoulder and I sighed. I knew he was right, but I couldn’t do it. I had failed. I had failed on so many different levels. “Tomorrow I’ll announce you as Alpha, Chase.” My words were soft, and I could feel him tense and shake his head. “You can’t do that, B. Don’t let them break you like this. Not after everything we went through to get you back babes. “His voice cracked slightly and I felt a ping of guilt. The pack suffered so much getting me back from those demons. But what he didn’t know is that they already broke me. I was already too far gone at this point. “Look, we have the Summit coming up this weekend. Can you hold on until then? Maybe he’ll be there and then we won’t have to have this conversation again. They won’t take you from us that easily, B. I won’t let them. “He didn’t even wait for me to answer, as he got up and left. I curled up in a tighter ball, pulling blankets over myself. I would wait until after this weekend. I owed Chase that much. Chase P.O.V. I shut the door of her room and leaned against it. I knew she was struggling, I didn’t realize it was this bad. Waking up to the sound of her cries and her emptying her stomach every night for the last six months was pure hell. For everyone in the pack house. We all wanted our Alpha back. We wanted that strong woman that took over after her parents passed. She had a hell of a past, but we still wanted her. I wanted her, but she wasn’t mine. I could only comfort her as a friend and it pained my heart to no end. I had to keep her spirits up until the Summit. Surely he was there. He had to be. I waited until I could tell she was sleeping and I slipped off back into my bedroom across the hall. Plopping on the bed, I looked over at my alarm clock and groaned. It was nearly training time, and I was about to get my ass handed to me. Maybe if I pulled rank I could get out of it, though highly unlikely. Max didn’t let anyone out of training, no matter the rank. That’s why he’s the top warrior. Since there was no sense in going back to bed, I headed to my shower, it was going to be the only thing to keep me awake until I could drink some coffee. My shower took longer than I thought it would, really than I wanted. By the time I got out, an hour and a half had passed by. I didn’t even care when the water turned cold, it was still soothing to be hit by the small water pellets. I could smell coffee right when I stepped into my room and I quickly got dressed. Coffee only meant one thing. She was up, awake and out of her room. She and I were the only coffee drinkers in the pack house at the moment, and I usually ended up making some and setting in her room before training. It always went untouched, but I wanted her to have the option to have some normal back in her life. I nearly flew down the stairs and into the kitchen. There, sitting on one of the bar stools was the small framed woman, holding a coffee cup in her hand. There was another one by the coffee machine, waiting for me. I was torn, do I make a big deal out of this, or just go with the flow. I walked to the pot of coffee and poured some into the cup set out for me before taking my place next to her. “I’ll make a deal with you, Chase.” Her words rang out in the quiet kitchen and I looked over at her with a raised brow without saying a word. “ I’ll go to the Summit. I’ll put on my acting shoes this week. But,” Her eyes were staring into me now with all the intensity they had left. “if he’s not there, I announce you as Alpha at the Summit, before the elders and other Alphas. It’ll be official, and I’ll find a house with the rest of our pack. “Her eyes were searching mine for approval, which she was not going to find. I did not approve of this plan at all. “ And if he is there, you let him help.” I said, taking a sip of coffee, watching her closely. This is the most we’d talked in six months. “Deal.” And with that, she was walking back up to her room. I watched her leave and sighed softly. The Goddess was cruel on so many levels. With neither of us having our mates, sometimes the urges and frustrations got a little too intense. She was my Alpha, but above that my best friend. We had been friends since kindergarten, and it was rough to see her like this. I always thought that she would be my mate, but when I turned 18 and realized she wasn’t, I was crushed. I’m pretty sure I remember avoiding her for weeks because I got my hopes up. Then, six months ago I thought I lost her for good and my heart was literally shattered. I had to take over as Alpha, move people around so we had a Beta and a Gamma in case anything were to happen. All of our time was spent finding her, making sure she came back to us. It wasn’t just me that loved her like crazy, our entire pack was behind that woman. She didn’t even see it now. They broke her, in more than one way. I ran my hand through my hair and sipped my coffee slowly. I was in such a daze, I didn’t even hear the others come into the kitchen until someone cleared their throat. My eyes shot up and I gave a weak smile. “Hey guys.” My voice was going to give me away if I wasn’t careful. The three men before me had their arms crossed and brows raised. “She came downstairs. That’s progress, Chase.” His voice was full of hope as he let his arms down to his side. He wanted to be hopeful, so much like the rest of us. It was getting harder and harder each day she stayed locked in her room though. I gave a nod. “She made coffee too, Matt. But she came down here waiting for me, with a purpose.” I sighed and sat down in the stool she once occupied, setting my cup down on the island. “She’s going to the Summit,” I heard the gasps from them, but ignored it. “However, if he’s not there, she’s naming me Alpha in front of everyone. She’ll move out of the pack house too.” I couldn’t even lift my eyes to them, I could feel the stares. They didn’t approve of this, but it wasn’t like I did either. “Don’t tell me you agreed to this, Chase. This is stupid. She’s our Alpha for a reason. “His voice came out frustrated and sad. “I agreed, with a counter. “I looked up at him, his wide eyes staring at me. “ I told her if he was there, she had to let him help. Ty, it was the only way. “ He gave a nod, like he understood, but his eyes said different. Why would I allow my Alpha to do this? It’s not like I had a choice. She’s still the Alpha, her word still goes. The four of us stayed in silence for what seemed like forever before someone spoke. “We’ll have to train even more this week. The Summit is so important, for more than one reason. Even if he’s not there and she does give the title over to you, we still need to show how strong of a pack we are. Now more than ever. I know they are already questioning our strength after what happened. “The tone of his voice made me cringe slightly and the other two groaned at the sound of more training. “Camden, this is why you’re Gamma.” I said with a slight smile, which he returned. If I did end up becoming Alpha, he was going to be a fantastic Beta. “We’re starting today, by the way. With the extra training. I’ll let everyone know.” He gave a s**t eating grin as he walked out of the back doors. This week was going to be hell. I was going to die training. Chase Burton dies of too much training. I could already see it on my headstone. I put my cup in the sink and ran a hand through my hair. “Let’s just get this over with. “I mumbled following Cam out of the house. I was curious to see if she’d show up, or be downstairs when we came back. She had said she would put on her acting shoes this week….

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