The Alpha Enforcer and His Dancing Warrior

White Hot Rage Pt. 2

            Lux and Alpha Theo snarled, “WHO is Mae?” I shook myself, “Right...sorry...I’m twenty one here….Mae is your youngest daughter. She just turned two. You do have another one on the way, but Anne wants to be surprised about the gender.”  Lux laughed, “This is just trippy.” Drake snarled, “Let’s go find Melanie.” I nodded, “We will start at the mother f*****g punishing field. Mom, you’re probably going to have to perform our space unheard chant if they are there. I’ll snarl my head off along….with the other me.” The other me snarled, “Why?” I winced, “Because nothing good happened between Melanie and Trevor McCann in this time period after her birthday. I don’t know what it was, but I know it was bad.” Chase Daniels snarled, “MCCANN?” I nodded, “Yes. We need to go.” I opened a portal because I didn’t know if I could pop To Black Path at all since their Melanie had the fake wedding rings around her neck. I pointed, “It’s this way.” We walked to the edge. My mom chanted space unheard. I told Corbin, “There’s something up so that we can’t see inside or get inside. Darius figured out how to take it down when Spencer called him. There’s another one around the pack so no one can see it’s true state and uhh...Jason, Dalton, Dakota, and Julian….your mates are around here. Three wolves and Julian….your mate is a demon. She’s one of Melanie’s friends.” Cayden said, “Valentina.” I nodded, “Sure. Do you know Crush?” Levi answered, “I know Crush. He’s given me tips on occasion. I haven’t heard from him in a while...fuck me.” I sighed, “He’s around here. He appears to be with Melanie’s other demon friend...I believe his name is Virgil. We need to find Crush. Melanie probably knows him. The Luna and Beta Female are under the and I cringe calling him this but Alpha Command’s and a spell.” Everyone gaped at me. My dad said, “His own Luna and mate?” I nodded, “His fated mate….and she hates him...a lot.”

            We all stopped talking when we heard voices. I heard Melanie’s soft cries. I heard a snarl, “Sleep with me and this all ends.” Drake, Tristan, Jason, and I snarled in anger. My mom said, “Good f*****g thing he told me to enchant the area….I will RIP that man’s d**k off….with tongs….Mrs. Blanch uses those...right? With the food? I’m sure I can conjure silver ones especially for this f*****g asshole.” Melanie cried, “No. Just leave me alone, Trevor.” Trevor snarled, “This doesn’t end until you have s*x with me.” I could hear them fighting. She screamed in pain, but then he did too. She was breathing hard. He hissed, “b***h! HE DOESN’T EVEN WANT YOU! YOU’RE DELUSIONAL! ALEXANDER CONNERS WILL NEVER WANT YOU!” The other me growled in anger. My heart pinged in pain. Melanie sobbed softly, “He’s an Alpha you wannabe! Don’t you dare say his name! He’s actually worthy of his title unlike the people here! He’s a real Alpha you’re not even a worthy Gamma let alone Alpha. You’re just jealous of him!” I heard the sound of whipping. Melanie was crying out in pain. The other me and I were pacing and snarling. Suddenly I heard another voice, “Mr. Trevor….you called for a spell to help you.” Melanie cried, “NO! You can’t make me sleep with you because of a spell! I’ll die first!” My heart broke. Trevor laughed, “No, I don’t need a spell, you’ll give in. I need to make sure my artwork can’t be seen by the Alpha or Beta….Also I want to remove the duct tape and I don’t want your future whippings to interfere with my words.” 

            I snarled, “WORDS?!” The warlock answered, “I can do that. Remove the duct tape.” Melanie was sobbing in pain. She cried out, “Jase….Jase please…..help me!” Trevor snorted, “Your brother hates you! Your old pack asked for this. Your brother, the man you called Grandpa...the Alpha, the man you thought of as family. This is what they asked for.” She sobbed harder, “No...Alpha….Kyle doesn’t hurt his pack members like this. That isn’t what he meant! I’m not a traitor!” Jason was crying. I hissed, “Corbin!” He watched the other pace and offered, “We will be able to see inside there in a second. You powerful fairies need to make sure they can’t see us. They are not currently looking at us, but if they weren’t so damn cocky they’d have noticed us.” 

            A pop sounded. I nodded to my Uncle Aiden who had arrived with Fae warriors. He looked proudly at me then worriedly at his me. He grabbed my mom and started chanting. Melanie cried again, “Xander….please….help me.” Pain like I’d never known hit me. She cried out for me, and I didn’t know. Trevor hissed, “You need another reminder! You ARE NOT HIS!” Melanie screamed, “YES I AM! JUST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT ME DOESN’T MEAN I’M NOT HIS! I WILL NEVER BE YOURS!” The barrier came down and we could see in. Trevor smirked, but my eyes went to my mate. My mom gasped, “Oh my god.” The other me declared, “MINE!” The warlock was chanting. He told Trevor, “You can carve more words into her back. Nothing will affect them.” My mom hissed, “Aiden….tell me I can f*****g fix that!” Uncle Aiden nodded, “Once a witch reverses the spell….you can heal those wounds, sister.” Cayden said, “Melanie has a witch friend. She met her a few weeks after Addison and Sierra turned sixteen. Paige will do it.” I whispered, “That’s Dalton’s mate...Paige.” The warlock moved and Melanie’s full back came into view. 

            Fury lit into me and burned in my veins. Her back was covered in whip injuries along with the words written down  her back. They said: Curse, Family Killer, Freak, Ice Queen, and Unwanted.” Trevor laughed, “Thank you Yuri. I have found carving doesn’t look as good….I had some letter’s welded specifically for my final word.” He nodded to the fire. He grabbed a branding iron. I snarled, “f**k NO!” His name was emblazoned on it. Melanie tried to crawl away, but her hands were bound. Sam sobbed, “Someone get us in there.” Uncle Logan cringed, “They are going as fast as they can.” Trevor callously walked over to Melanie and said, “Now you’ll have a reminder b***h….you’re mine and no one else’s.” He rammed the hot iron rod into her low back just above her butt and branded her. She cried out in pain. I couldn’t contain the pain anymore. Me and the other me went to our knees in pain screaming. My mom popped to both of us with Uncle Aiden. He touched me, “Let go of the anger, Alexander. Feel it. We will get in there and you will avenge your mate.” Melanie’s screams of pain were searing through my heart. I let the fury consume me. I yelled and began to fly up into the air. It didn’t seem to take long at all. I looked across and asked the other me, “Do my wings look like yours?” He snorted, “I can’t see mine.” Valid point. EJ answered me, “They do.” Our wings had Oden’s eyes, one on each wing with black, white, with hints of gold. This realities Phil touched my ankle. He said, “We will get them.” I told him, “Your mate is the Beta’s daughter, Sierra.” His eyes sparkled. I knew he’d been waiting like the other me for his mate.

                Corbin said, “We are seconds away.” Melanie was sobbing in pain. My eyes were fiercely gold. The other me spoke, “This Trevor is mine. You can have your realities Trevor.” I snarled, “Agreed. I would like to punch him as we haven’t gotten a hold of ours yet. f**k! There is a plot to kidnap Elise. Toby has the name of a coven that’s watching her. The goal is to kidnap Angela. She was briefly tricked and taken until Melanie found her….well both of them actually. We came in here hot and heavy to save Mel after we got Angela and Elise back.” EJ snarled along with my siblings. Corbin said, “We are in.” Drake screamed, “MELANIE!” Melanie looked over and started crying. She asked, “Am I dead? Is it finally over?” Trevor tried to run along with the warlock. The other me used his pushing power. I went and grabbed the warlock and knocked him unconscious with one punch to the face. I told Corbin, “Melanie has powerful rings around her neck. We don’t know all about what they do….but don’t pull them off.” Corbin cringed, “I see that.” Katie approached Melanie and slowly took them off over her neck. Sam held onto Melanie. The other me walked over and began to heal her. The whip marks went away but the words remained. Melanie looked up into his eyes. f**k!

            She began to scream. I looked at Brody, “Give her medicine!” He nodded and quickly got out his kit. The other me was in shock. Brody gave Melanie a dose of medicine but nothing changed. The other me yelled, “What is happening to her? Why didn’t that help?” I frowned, “The pack doctor in Switzerland gave her morphine when she was screaming. The only thing that can unlock a suppressed wolf is looking into the eyes of their fated mate.” Brody asked, “And you were there….when the pack doctor in your reality administered morphine in Switzerland?” I snorted, “Of course I was there.” Brody snorted, “I see.” He tripled the dose and Melanie calmed down. Uncle Bjourn said, “She should be unconscious…..not still whimpering.” The other me said, “Find a witch to undo that magic! NOW! MY MATE IS NONE OF THOSE DESPICABLE WORDS! SHE SURE AS f**k IS NOT HIS!” Agreed. Melanie startled and jumped up. She recovered much faster than mine. She looked at the other me and gaped, “You’re here! I asked for you….and you came.” She ran into his open arms. The other me said, “Of course I did. You are mine.” She smiled then frowned, “I know...but….you’re mad at me…..please don’t reject me! I just got my wolf. WAIT! My wolf...that means….everything can be different! Beta Jason will let me come home….” Jason said, “Jason thought you were in New York, and I sure as s**t wouldn’t have sent you here. To Nashville of all places. If anything happened to mom, dad, or T….your ass would be firmly planted at my side at all times. I am also NOT the beta….T is.” 

            Melanie whirled around. Her eyes went wide, “Daddy? Mom? T?” She fell to her knees sobbing. She cried, “I don’t understand.” Caine showed up, “What in GOD’S Name is going on here?! OH MY GOD! TREVOR WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!” The other me snarled. I said, “It’s fine. He’ll be the future Alpha here. He’s a good guy….also mated with a member of Yellow Hills in our reality.” Caine stared at us all. His eyes landed on me since I’d spoken. He said, “I f*****g knew it! I knew that letter from her brother was bullshit! Of course you want her!” Jason said, “I also didn’t send a letter.” Caine paled, “What?” I said, “Let’s go take over this shitty pack. I need to kill someone.” My mom popped to me, “No you need to sit down. You are fading Alexander.” I suddenly felt exhausted. I cried, “She suffered so much here, mom.” She held my face, “They will all f*****g pay. In every goddamn reality Alexander. I promise you that. Everyone you go into and I go into…..or your father...they pay.” I told the other me, “She should shift before she turns eighteen….but that’s why I haven’t marked her yet. She hasn’t shifted. Freya should be strong enough soon since she was only suppressed for a week and half here.” Sam was sobbing holding onto Melanie. I whispered to the other me, “She loves our hoodies.” He instantly snapped one on her. My eyes faded closed.

            I landed with a thud in the backyard outside my home. I roared in anger. EJ popped out to me, “Brother….damn...your eyes are gold.” Phil said, “I’m out. Totally one hundred percent….out as f**k….nope….no...no...I may be his Beta...but HELL NO. No siree….Phil is not touching this kind of anger. I’ll just be finding Melanie scented things for the foreseeable future.” I hissed, “I’ll tear Trevor to pieces! I WILL HUNT HIM TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! HE IS f*****g DEAD!” I blocked a hit coming from the side. I began to blindly fight those around me. I was yelling that I would kill Trevor. I would. He was so beyond dead for that. That’s why she never showed her back. She thought I would think less of her because of her back. He put his goddamn name on her against her will because she wouldn’t sleep with him. He’d written VILE untrue things on her body and he would f*****g PAY! I took a few hits then someone hit me full force slamming their body into mine. The tingles and smell made me come back to awareness. It was Melanie. She was sobbing saying how sorry she was. She had nothing to be sorry about. We needed to talk. Oden linked, “And we can show off our wings to mate.” Not a bad idea. I took off into the air. 

            EJ linked me, “Are you in control?” I linked back, “I won’t hurt her.” EJ replied, “That’s not what I asked. Come back.” I replied, “I need to talk to her. She calms me down. I’ll be fine. Later….we might have to….have the Hackura army fight me; however, right now….I WILL hold it together to take care of her. This isn’t her fault.” EJ linked, “She’s tracking you somehow. She was terrified when she found your tracker showed you were in Nashville for a second before it flickered out. She was TERRIFIED when mom said you were in the ribbon. She was practically hyperventilating about when you were there and what you would see.” I winced, “I’m sure she was worried about exactly what I saw.” EJ linked, “Which was….?” I told him, “Both versions of me got their wings. Does that tell you enough? Trevor is f*****g mine, and he is so beyond f*****g dead.” EJ linked, “Sure….the McAlister’s are flipping out. Did he really carve words into her back?” I linked, “And branded words...because….and I quote CARVING WAS TOO SLOPPY!” EJ linked, “Yeah...I’m not going to share that. That seems like a horrible idea.” I linked, “Don’t. It’s her call. I shouldn’t have told you; I’m just f****d up over this right now. He branded her while she cried out for me and I was helplessly watching through a barrier. That one wasn’t even mine. Mine didn’t get rescued, and I didn’t come to her when she needed me.” EJ linked, “Alexander….you had no way of knowing.” He was right, but it didn’t help.

             I flew to my treehouse that only myself, dad, and Uncle Bjourn could find. They would know not to come in right now, but I imagine they’d be waiting for me until I came out. Fowler linked me, “The muffin Luna’s friend...the Luna Glenda Good witch of Red Run has a portal on our border. We cannot get through it...but based on the muffins Luna’s conversation with Alpha EJ...it leads to Nashville.” I linked, “Thank you, Fowler.” I sat down with Melanie on the couch. My fairy side was ready to go crazy and devour her, but I called my Hackura side forward instead. My mom couldn’t resist that need to mate when she got her wings. She could delay it, but I could put it off completely. I whispered, “Wings ina  actin  put me simy own  tendtoe (wings of mine be hidden in me as you always were).” My wings were now hidden.

            I rubbed Melanie’s back and said, “Don’t say you’re sorry. You did nothing wrong.” She hiccupped, “I was trying to protect you...I didn’t want you to see that in person. Or see my back at all.” I held her tight and whispered, “You don’t need to protect me.” She shook her head, “You’d protect me too.” I had nothing to say back to that because I knew she was right. I whispered, “There’s an us who was just introduced. Freya was only locked away for a week and half.” Melanie cried, “Hopefully she can shift soon then. I’m….I really didn’t want you to see that.” I held her tight, “Do you have all those words on your back?” She flinched. I just rubbed her back. I told her, “You are not a curse, you are my everything. You are NOT a family killer either. Even if what you thought happened was true….that wouldn’t have been your fault, but it’s not true. Your family is here and alive. You are NOT a freak. You are beautiful, talented, smart, a warrior, a dancer, and a DAMN good cook. You are NOT an Ice Queen because you didn’t want to f**k an asshole. Any woman or man in any realm has the right to refuse s*x with anyfuckingone. That does not make them an Ice Queen. That’s so sexist and said by someone with a fragile ego. You are so far from unwanted it makes me want to curse and beat the s**t out of everything I can get my hands on. I want you. I have wanted you since I was fourteen years old. I wanted to meet you even before I smelled your hoodie. Your name has always given me a thrill. Even when…..I was completely convinced your pack made you up. Lastly, you are so far from Trevor’s it’s insane. You are mine, and he can’t have you. Even if you weren’t mine, he couldn’t have you. No one should ever take a branding iron and brand a person against their will that is so beyond f*****g wrong. He’s sick. He’s any horrible adjective you want to come up with. That’s him.” 

            Melanie cried, “They won’t come off. I tried….with my concealers….but it doesn’t come off.” I frowned, “Makeup can cover a lot but….” Melanie laughed a little, “No, I call them concealers...I  gave some of them to Cayden. They hide your mark. I wanted them to hide my scars, but they didn't hide them all.” I told her, “My Uncle Aiden in the other reality said that the spell just needs to be undone then my mom and I can heal them.” Melanie pulled back and looked into my eyes, “Really?” I nodded, “Yes. We will get rid of them if that’s what you want.” Melanie cried, “They will all ask questions now.” I titled up her chin, “I’ll take care of it.” She cried, “I just wanted to protect everyone from my past. It will kill them Xander. You were in so much pain….it burned.” I gaped, “What?” She buried her head in my chest. I linked EJ, “Me again. Important question. Melanie is telling me my pain burned her. She felt me getting my wings?” EJ linked, “Yeah...about that. WHAT THE f**k?! If you had your Hackura ceremony and didn’t invite any of us….I’ll go fairy hijinks on your ass.” I snorted, “We didn’t. I can feel her emotions sometimes from the tattoo.” EJ replied, “The tattoo she gave to you through electricity that may or may not be a Fae weird power you gave her?” I linked, “Yes, that tattoo.” EJ sighed, “The tattoo of the moon and stars….that I plan to give you s**t about….once everything calms down.” I rolled my eyes, “Of course you do, but yes that tattoo.”

            Melanie began to calm down. She whispered, “Your wings are beautiful.” I smiled, “Thank you. I like that they represent Oden as well as me He is a very large part of me.” I just kept rubbing her back. She said, “I’m supposed to be comforting you.” I held her tighter, “I’m so sorry you went through that alone. That never should’ve happened. I’ll find that warlock Yuri and Trevor. They will suffer for what they did to you. I can promise you that.” Melanie clung tightly to me. She whispered, “It will kill my parents.” I sighed, “It will hurt them….it won’t kill them. Telling them is up to you. I told you….I will handle them. My anger...though I suppose rage is a better word...is why they know. I’ll fix it.” Melanie shook her head, “It’s not your fault. Even before that happened they all wanted to know why I was scared and saying you being in pain was my fault.” I snorted, “Yes, how do you have a GPS tracker on me?” Melanie flushed and held up my right hand. I laughed, “The ring you gave me? Oh my god. EJ is chipped too.” She blushed bright red. I linked EJ, “Our rings have GPS in them.” EJ linked, “SON OF A b***h! She’s too smart...I can’t even do anything about it. This is my wedding ring!” I managed not to laugh. 

            Melanie started kissing up my neck. I groaned, “Mel...we don’t have to do anything.” She whispered, “I don’t want to remember what Trevor did. I don’t want to remember what he said….I locked it away inside myself for a long time. Take it away. Make me forget for now.” I studied her. Her lips tentatively touched mine. She’d never seemed more unsure of her movements before. I gently cupped the back of her neck and kissed her back. I linked her, “I love you, Melanie McAlister.” She pulled back and put her forehead on mine, “I love you, Xander Conners.” I studied my eyes. I don’t know what she saw there, but her lips moved back to mine. I picked her up and took her back to the bedroom. She took off my shirt as I laid her down. She ran her hands up and down my body. She flipped us so she was on top. She grabbed the bottom of her shirt. Her hands were shaking. I told her, “You don’t have to take off your shirt, Lovebug. It’s ok.” She whispered, “I know.” Her hands were still shaking. Her eyes showed panic, revulsion, and there was some trust in there. She closed her eyes. She was probably talking to Freya. In one quick moment she ripped the shirt off. I touched her sides. My fingers touched her back. I could feel the scars beneath my fingertips. I called my fairy side forward so I wouldn’t have my eyes turn gold. I leaned up and kissed her again. 

            I gently ran my hands up her back. My fury was on the edge, but right now….it wasn’t time for that. That’s not what Melanie needed from me. I unclasped her bra. I flipped her and snapped my fingers removing her pants. I studied her for the first time completely naked. I kissed her neck, “You’re beautiful.” I could feel her tears on my face. I wiped her tears, “None of that.” She said, “You haven’t seen it.” I told her, “I saw it….” She flipped onto her stomach. White hot rage surged through me. She had more scars on her back than the sixteen year old version of her. She cried, “I’m not beautiful….he mutilated my body. He carved into my back and branded me. He…” I kissed the scars on her back. One by one. I linked her, “You are the most beautiful woman in the world. You are my mate, my Luna, my one day wife, and my everything. If you want these gone...they will be gone. I kissed down to where all her scars were stopping right above her butt. Fury lit through me again at seeing Trevor's name branded into her skin. I kissed each letter. I flipped her over, “I see a warrior. I see a leader who got up every day and protected others. I see a true Luna and a fighter. I see someone who persevered. I see someone who never gave in, and I’m more than proud that I can call you mine.” 

            Melanie crashed her lips into mine. I didn’t rush us though. I slowly made love to her. A few more tears left her eyes as I whispered how much I loved her and how perfect she was to me. Her eyes drifted shut. I kissed the top of her head as her eyes drifted shut. I told her, “Sleep, Mel. I’ll be back.” I wrote her a note just in case she woke up while I was gone. I was unsurprised to find my dad, Uncle Bjourn, and EJ waiting for me outside my treehouse. EJ said, “That was some intense rage…. We all felt...multiple times.” I simply popped to the gym and started to beat the crap out of the heavy bags. Fowler linked me, “Chason and I are where Alpha EJ was….I assume the muffin Luna is around here.” I linked back, “Yes. Stay there with her.” Eventually I turned to the group that had gathered in the gym. I looked at EJ, “Where is that motherfucking asshole?!” EJ sighed, “We are trying to find him.” I growled, “He needs to be found...NOW! Because as all the gods and goddesses as my witness….he will pay. From this moment on, NO ONE calls Selene a goddess in my presence.” Uncle Bjourn raised an eyebrow. Jason’s broken whisper reached my ears, “Why?” I snorted, “Why? Selene let a wolf be suppressed. She has turned her backs on she wolves being forcibly marked to save their damn families. She has turned a blind eye on horrible alphas…..do you know the ONLY way for that to happen and us not here a SINGLE word of it….or get a whiff of something fishy….other than...hey we suspect Nashville is up to shitty things….but we can’t prove it?” 

            No one answered. I looked at my dad, “You HAD to have already reviewed what Melanie gave you.” My dad nodded. I looked into his eyes. I said, “You know. You KNOW the only way for all that to go unnoticed is by DIVINE intervention. Selene hid this from us. From the good Alpha’s. She’s allowed hundreds of her children to be sacrificed because she’s hiding the evil ones from us. She did this. This is HER fault, and she’s no goddess of mine. Not after what she allowed to happen to my mate….after HELPING facilitate my mate being kept from me all these years. Letting Mel suffer what she did…...it’s barbaric and a true goddess of any race wouldn’t have allowed it.” I heard a crunch of popcorn. I turned. Dylan smiled and offered, “I almost went to Blue Moon for the night…..how sad that would’ve been. I would’ve missed your roaring return from the Ribbon with your wings….and I’d have missed you just casually declaring a goddess to no longer be a goddess. Me, myself, I agree with you….so does my wolf….and that’s just a whole barrel of fun. He’s ever so conflicted. You, though, are quickly just inching up to your father’s title….because….don’t you just know everyone is going to agree with moody mini king Alpha Prick over there…..” I stared at him. He sighed, “Don’t look at me that way. You have to work your way to Saint God Alpha Prick status. It’s a ladder….you are moving on up it though...have you no fear.”