The Broken Alpha

Jason (20)

“Jason”

I heard my name being called but it felt like it was echoing...from far away.

Anna had cancelled on me twice before finally agreeing to meet me. I nearly stormed over but my wolf had told me to calm down and trust her. To give her time because it was obviously big. So I had waited, nearly going out of my mind with worry. It took her three days to come back to me and when it did….it blew my mind

I couldn’t believe it!

Celine! Celine was Anna’s mother! And Anna was Kelsie’s sister! And not just sister but Anna was a witch…..not just a witch...she was a high witch! Anna was to be more powerful than Celine

“I hate witches” I whispered

I couldn’t believe it! For the last three hours, we have been sitting in Deedee’s Living room, listening to Anna tell me everything from the start. Everything from when she first saw me to now. Her past, present and today.

I heard a gasp but all I could hear in my head was that Anna was a witch...she was Celine’s daughter! Celine who killed my family, who killed my pup!

“J...Jason”

My eyes finally focused again and I saw a pale Anna standing in front of me. When she saw my eyes on her, she bent down to sit by my feet but before she could touch me, I got up and walked away

“You’re who I was scenting all this time” I said “thats why the scent wasn’t as strong but it was there”

“Yes” Anna whispered

She got up and turned to look at me, her eyes watery

“You lied to me” I accused

“No” Anna said quietly

“Yes you did. Your a witch...I hate witches” I said in anger

Anna flinched as if I dealt her a blow. I guess in a way, I did. But I couldn’t make myself stop.

“If the things about Celine hadn’t come out, were you ever going to tell me about you being a witch?” I asked her

“I was… I just...didn’t....know when or how” Anna said sadly

“That first night...shit! That first night we fucked...you did something to me didn’t you? To make me keep f*****g you for two days. What did you do?” I asked her, glaring at her

“N..Nothing...I swear...we just-” I cut her off

“Don’t lie to me!” I snarled “That’s all you witches do...you lie...you cheat and play games”

All I kept seeing was Celine….laughing at how she had duped Tasha….and how easy it was for her to get her own way...to kill my pup. To use Sophie to almost take her power.

“I never did anything to you….we liked each other and went out….we-” She faltered

“f****d” I said crudely “But two days like that? That was witchy!”

“Witchy?” Anna asked

“I can’t believe I fell for the same trap your mum did to Tasha. Sweetness and light” I said in anger

Anna gasped, her face paling even more. I almost fell for it. Almost felt bad but then I think of the three years I wasted. Three years of hunting a ghost that didn’t exist….or did it?

“You’re lying” I said

“What?” Anna asked

“You’re lying. Celine’s alive and you’re trying to protect her. You’re trying to warn her and-” I cut off when Anna creamed

“Stop it Jason! Stop living in this bubble where you think you can justify how you are being. Celine’s dead ok! She’s dead! Stone-cold-f*****g-dead!” Anna screamed

“So you so” I replied

“So everyone says!” Anna shouted “Even your own family. If you can’t believe me, then at least believe them!”

“Unbelieveable” I said, throwing up my arms “ You lied, you hid things from me and to top it all of; you’re the daughter of that..that..-”

“Snake. b***h. Evil demon” Anna cut in “I’m sure there are names far worse that I have said and given her that you haven’t even thought about”

Silence

My body heaved as I tried to breathe, trying to create a thought but I couldn’t. I felt suffocated. I had to get away from here….from Anna

“How do you think it makes me feel...knowing that you hate me...hate who I am? Even though we shared….” Shaking her head, Anna continued “I never once blamed you for not telling me about Tasha. It was you who was making me and Tara feel so scared in the time she and I had been traveling around and then scaring us in the cafe on the day we met but not once have I blamed you. I took the time to listen….to understand your feelings and point of view yet you can’t do that for me?”

“I’m not a witch” I said between clenched teeth

“And you’ll never forgive that part of me, will you?” Anna asked

“I...what you did...do” I shake my head, cutting off

“I haven’t done anything” Anna said quietly “But you think I will...you think I’ll become like Celine, don’t you”

I stayed silent, seething in my own mind at how everything had turned out. Lies...so many lies. Where do they stop?

“All this time, it was you” I repeated “And then, when I told you about Tasha...not once did you mention anything”

“I told you!” Anna said in anger “I only found out about being related to Celine and Kelsie-”

“About you being a witch. You knew that you were a witch” I said, folding my arms

“And when was I meant to tell you? When you told me how much you hated witches...or maybe when we had breakfast at the hotel?” Anna sassed

“How about when I told you about being a shifter and about Celine and Tasha” I replied back

“I....We went out and we...I really liked you” Anna stammered, paling again

“I can’t believe...those two days don’t make sense. We f****d like rabbits. It was insane. Wolf mating’s aren’t like that. Yes we mate but we also don’t hole up the way we did. It was like being given a viag….you must h...fuck!” I shout out

“Finish that sentence” Anna whispered

I looked at her before looking away. My mind buzzing, trying to remember everything she and I had ever done or said to each other

“Finish it!” Anna shouted “You think I did something that night don’t you? You think I put a spell on you or mixed something and gave it to you to make you want me because god forbid you had wanted me yourself!” Anna said angrily

“I wouldn’t have touched you had I known you were a witch!” I shouted

SHIT! I didn’t mean that! I did but...not the way it sounded! I was so mad at her for keeping everything from me...for Celine being dead….for not being able to avenge my family...that I didn’t even think before I spoke.

“Anna” I said, taking a step towards her

Anna sobbed and started to walk out of the room. I tried to run out after her when suddenly I bumped into an invisible wall. What the f**k? I tried to push through it, calling out Anna’s name but she didn’t turn around. After a few seconds, Deedee walked by and looked at me; her eyes spitting fire. Suddenly I was free

“You better leave” Deedee said

“Anna-”

“Is no longer your concern” Deedee cut in.

“What do you mean no longer? Don’t make my choices for me!” I shouted at her

“You already choose. You choose to hurt the one girl who is not responsible for anything. Who gave you her heart without thinking” Deedee said in anger “And now, you hurt her in a way that may not be repairable. Leave!”

Flicking her wrist, I felt as if someone pushed me. I looked at Deedee in shock as I kept getting pushed and solved until I was at the door.I couldn’t speak. It was as if my tongue forgot how to move. Deedee opened the door and both she and I were surprised to see Sophie, Simon and Ray standing there, Sophie’s hand raised as if to ring the doorbell.

“Take him and go” Deedee said aggressively

“What?” Sophie asked, wide-eyed

“Leave” Deedee said

With that, she flicked her wrist and I was pushed through the door, almost stumbling out.

“Deedee” Simon began to speak

“Not tonight Alpha. Please do not visit us for two days and allow my Anna some time” Deedee said before closing the door

Suddenly, we felt heat surrounding us and Sophie told us to move back. I didn’t want to move but even I could tell something magickal was going on and I didn’t trust it. We must have taken twelve steps back before the intensity of the heat eased.

“What the f**k was that?” Simon asked

“A protection spell” Sophie answered “We have been barred from coming here. The whole property is protected from us”

“Are you ok kitten?” Simon asked Sophie as he held her close to him

“What the f**k did you do?” Ray asked

“Me?” I asked, “Why do you assume I had anything to do with that?”

“Because I know you. Fffffuuuccckkk! You said or did something to Anna” Ray huffed

“Who she is! Celine...Kelsie...fuck! She ruined my life” I shouted

“No wonder Deedee is mad at you” Sophie gasped “If you are blaming Anna for something that is not her fault”

“You do know it wasn’t Anna who did this don’t you bro?” Ray asked me

“I...she...You don’t f*****g know” I said

“s**t!” Ray said, shaking his head “You really did blame her!”

“Can’t you do something?” I asked Sophie

“Why should i?” Sophie said “When you clearly want to keep hurting her”

Fuck. They were all against me!

“You know what? forget it” I said and walked to my car

“Jason!” Sophie shouted my name

“You grown ass baby” Ray scoffed

I ignored them. I threw the car in reverse and left, seething at how they acted. None of them knew how I felt. How I woke up from nightmares, re-living that scene over and over again...the one about uncovering my dead pup from that filthy cloth. How it felt seeing your dreams ripped away from you. After our pack had been killed, I vowed that when I found my mate; I would create a new pack. It might only be me, Ray and my mate for a while, but then we would have pups and Ray would find his mate and have pups too. Our mates would have siblings and friends who may become part of our pack and it would grow. Ray and I were too young to protect our pack from being murdered, but i’d have made sure we were better prepared for anything like that in the future. My mate...my pup were the start of those dreams. My pup would have been an alpha too and he would have been powerful. The truth was, the second I knew Tasha was pregnant, the moment I smelled it, I was excited to play with my pups and be there every step of the way.

I drove fast, back to the hotel as I tried to concentrate on the road. Ever since I argued with Anna, Tolken kept arguing with me. Telling me I made a mistake. Right now I was too furious. I felt aimless….cold...defeated that I couldn’t avenge my family. That my own brother couldn’t understand my pain.

Parking up at the hotel, I heard my phone ring but I ignored it. Over and over it rang and all I kept thinking was f**k you! Whoever it was. I knew I was being a d**k. Irrational but all I could feel was pain in my heart...pain in my head from all the information that hurt me

What about Anna’s pain that you caused my wolf said

Fuck!

Just like that, all I could see was Anna. How she looked when I said anything hurtful, how I acted with her and how I accused her of things I shouldn’t have. Sighing, I leaned my head back against the headrest and closed my eyes. I needed to shift and run. I had too much inside of me to cope as a human.

Anna...her face...the hurt...the tears...fuck! What did I do? My skin felt itchy and my breathing quickened. I left the car and walked briskly towards the small park across from the hotel. It was still daylight and people were still out so I had to be careful.

Once again, my phone rang and in frustration; I picked it up. Kai

Shit

“Hey kai” I said

I walked passed the trees and further into the park until I saw the other exist and knew if I kept walking for another twenty minutes, I would come to a densely wooded area

“You doomed us all uncle Jason” Kai said

“What? What are you talking about?” I asked

“ You hurt Anna. Now she’s going to hurt bad” Kai said “Then she will change and everything else will change too”

“I know I hurt her. I got mad and I’ll fix it. I didn’t like that she lied” I said

“She didn’t lie” Kai said “But you did”

“I didn’t lie” I spurted

“You did. You lied by saying you wouldn’t have touched her if you knew she was a witch. You would have” Kai stated matter-of-factly

What the f**k? How did he even know I said that? Does he even know what touched meant? s**t! Sophie will kill me if she thinks I’m teaching her three year old about s*x!

“Kai-” I started to speak

“You have changed the future and mine. You made Anna cry so much that she has become empty” Kai said “Why did you do it uncle Jason. Why did you lie and hurt her?”

“I….I” didn’t know what to say

Well s**t! Ain’t that great? Getting shamed by a three year old. I’ve hit a new low!

“I don’t want to die” kai whispered

“What?” I asked, shocked

“Nothing” Kai sighed “I need to talk to grandma”

Saying that, Kai hung up the phone. I stared at mine for a minute before moving forward, my skin itchy; my body cold. Why would Kai say that? Why would he say he didn’t want to die? What three year old thinks like this? Something was up. I could feel it in my bones but I didn’t know what.

I found a secluded area where I couldn’t see anyone walking as I walked further and further towards a bigger area where there were more trees. Before long, I found a quiet park much bigger than the one near the city and I stripped off my clothes, hid them and shifted; making sure no one else saw me. Once I was on all fours; I felt Tolken take over and we ran. We ran and ran...and ran.

Until I finally realised where we were. Where Tolken had taken us. I pawed the ground as I felt the barrier preventing us going further near the cottage or the land and I felt angry. How dare she keep me from Anna!

Didn’t she know the importance of our relationship?

I paced back and forth, angry at the separation until I smelled her...then I saw her. Anna...she looked out her bedroom window and even from here I could see the tears on her pale cheeks. I whined, wanting to go to her. To say I was sorry...to wipe the tears and promise her that I would never make her cry again. That she was my priority.

I whined when I saw her bite her lip, missing her so much! And I felt my balls tighten up when she opened the window slightly before stripping off her cardigan. My wolf growled. What was my mate doing? Didn’t she know someone might see her strip? That it was for my eyes only

Wait, what?

Mate? s**t! I called Anna my mate

That’s because she is Taolken said You would refuse to see it

No. She can’t be I replied. I have a mate, Tasha

Had. We had a mate. But she wasn’t right for us. You know this and yet you have glorified her. Made her to be something she was not. I don’t want to lose our true mate because of your foolishness Tolken said

I shook my head but I couldn’t deny the feeling or the way my heart jumped at scenting her. Or how possessive I am feeling right now.

Shaking my head, I ran towards the woods; howling out a mournful sound at everything clicking into place. Of being unable to accept the truth.

Anna was Celine’s daughter

Anna is the High Witch and a powerful one at that

And she was my mate! My second chance mate

FUCK!