Betrayed By My Fated Mate

10 I'm Angry

George POV

Saying goodbye to my daughter was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I could tell that it was killing Jenna, which only made my anger from a few days ago bubble to the surface. I never expected everything to be such a mess. I don't know who I'm angrier with; Caspian or Marcus. The closer we get to the pack, the harder my emotions are to control.

"I know you are angry, George, because I'm angry too, but you need to stay calm when we reach the pack," Jenna says. "I am angry, but I'm more disappointed in the three of them. What the hell was Abby thinking? I know she probably didn't realize that Caspian and Fina were mates, but why keep such secrets from her? Those two have been closer than siblings since the day they were born. Why not tell her the minute she realized they were mates. Keeping it from her only made it worse."

"I agree it doesn't make sense. I can't imagine how upset her parents must be. I'm sure the whole pack knows what's happened," she says. "I'm just glad Damian didn't fight me on Fina leaving the pack. I know it was hard for him because Fina is meant to be the future Luna, but forcing her to stay would have only made things worse. He is my alpha and best friend and I have always followed his orders, but if I had to choose between him and Fina I would have given up my title." Jenna smiles and squeezes my hand.

"I love you, George. The pups and I are lucky to have you," she says. "I love you, Jenna. The minute you accepted our bond, I knew I would do everything in my power to protect you and our pups. I never expected we would be in this situation, but you and the pups will always come first." "Promise me that when we finally have to talk to Caspian you will not lose your sh*t and kill the boy, George. I can't lose you and if you kill the pack's future alpha, Damian will forget your years of friendship," she says.

"I won't kill him, but I swear to the goddess Jenna, if he tells us he has decided to take Abby as his chosen mate, I don't think I can remain in the pack." "I agree, but let's not get a head of ourselves. I think if that was truly what he wanted he would have accepted Fina's rejection. Based on what Anabel said, he was devastated about her leaving the pack," Jenna says. "He should be. She may never forgive him. Why the hell didn't he think with the head on his shoulders instead of in his pants?" Jenna giggles, but it quickly stops as we approach the pack gate.

The guard bares his neck before he lets us through. I'm glad to see when we park no one is waiting for us. I grab the bags and make our way around the car. It doesn't take us long to reach the cottage I asked Damian to arrange. I know that my wolf and I need to stay away from Caspian and Marcus unless it's absolutely necessary to be around them. The sound of rustling leaves and branches has my steps faltering as Jenna reaches the door.

I turn just as Marcus steps through the trees. I can see the disappointment when he realizes that Fina is not with us. "Where is she? Why isn't she with you? I thought she would come back after a few days of cooling off," he asks. "Marcus, I thought this is what you wanted. Your sister isn't coming back. Your plan to help drive her away worked, so don't act sad about it now. The title was what was important to you, remember? Go back to the pack house because I'm not ready to deal with you yet."

"Dad, I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt her like this," he says. I drop my bag and rush toward him. I'm in his face, but I control my anger because I can feel Jenna's sadness through our bond. "You knew exactly what you were doing. I heard you in the office. You wanted her to hear everything. You may be sorry now, but that sure as f**k won't fix the pain you caused out of jealousy. Now leave. I can't even look at you."

"Dad, please. I'm your son," he says. "Yes, you are and, despite everything that has happened, I love you, but right now I don't like you very much. You let your jealousy hurt one of the people you should have done anything to protect. So, right now until your mother and I have time to process the knowledge that because of you, Caspian, and Abby, we no longer have your sister with us, I can't be around you, Marcus. I'm angry, and I'm angry at you."

I turn away, grab my bag and lead Jenna into the house. As soon as I shut the door she sobs. I wrap her in my arms and press a kiss onto the top of her head. "You know you don't have to agree with me, Jenna. If you want to go out and talk to him, I won't be upset." "No, I'm angry too. I love him but what he did was wrong. I need time. I just feel like I've lost both my pups," she says. "Come, I'm going to run you a bath before I go meet with Damian."

I lead her upstairs and once she is in the tub, I make my way out of the cottage and toward the pack house. As soon as I open the door, I hear the chattering of other pack members. I know exactly what they are talking about, but I don't bother to correct them. I mean don't get me wrong, if anything is said about my pup, there will be hell to pay. Otherwise, Caspian can deal with the fall out of his actions.

When I reach Damian's office, I knock twice. The door opens and I immediately turn to leave. "George, please come in. Caspian was just leaving," Damian calls out. He goes to open his mouth but I growl. I know it's disrespectful, but I'm not feeling much respect for the little a**hole right now. He hurt my baby girl. "Leave Caspian now," Damian orders. Without a word, he steps out of the office. I step inside, closing the door behind me.

I take a seat across from the man I consider my best friend and alpha. "Did Fina get settled," he asks. "She did. The future alpha and beta have gravitated to her. I think they will become good friends." "I know you don't want to hear this, but Caspian and Abby are both sorry for what happened," Damian says. "You're right, I don't want to hear it. Also tell me now if he plans on taking her as a chosen Luna and I will pass the title to Marcus tomorrow. I won't remain in the pack," I start to say, but he cuts me off.

"Enough George, you aren't giving up your position or leaving the pack or me. You are like a brother to me. Do you really think I would ever allow such a thing? Besides, he doesn't want Abby, and she doesn't want him," he says. "Well, that's funny because them wanting each other and f**king around is how this cluster**k happened."

"We both agree what they did was stupid George. Believe me, I am as angry at my son as you are, but I need to tell you something. Caspian only wants Fina. He said something stupid, but it wasn't because he wanted Abby. He knew what he had done would hurt Fina and made a stupid comment, but he never wanted Abby," he says. I go to speak, but he raises his hand to silence me. "As for Abby, apparently she was having some big feelings for her best friend," he says.

"Don't talk in riddles, Damian. What the hell does that mean?" "Apparently she was attracted to Fina. She thought that she could make those feelings go away by being with someone else. She was also worried about her mother's reaction to her being attracted to a girl. She was hoping being with Caspian would make those feelings go away. I'm not condoning what she did because it was stupid. They both were," he says.

"I'm sure when Fina's pain isn't so fresh, I'll be able to move past this Damian, but right now my daughter is devastated. She thought finding her mate would be what we all expect and, instead, she is feeling betrayed." "I know George. I just wanted you to know everything that I know. Do you think she will ever come back, George," he asks. "I'm not sure, Damian, and honestly, I won't force her. It kills me to lose my daughter, but it would kill me more to watch her suffer the pain of what she feels is their betrayal day in and day out. Hopefully she'll heal and move on, but only time will tell."