The Alpha's Runaway Mate

Chapter Forty two

Izzy’s POV

I take in everything that my grandmother has just told me, about my great-grandparents to my grandparents and my mother and Pete.

What does Cassius stand to gain by abducting me? That’s obvious, replies Shay. Think about it, Izzy. It’s your powers he wants.

What he doesn’t know is that you’re mated to the most powerful Alpha there is.

He thinks you’re still just that little shy girl that Pete and your mother abused all these years.

He doesn’t know that your father and mother can talk.

Cassius believes they are still under the Alpha command.

True, but honestly, what did my father have to do with all this in the first place? I think it’s time we ask him.

I walk up to my father, and he gives me this sad look. Father, I need you to tell me about Cassius.

James’s POV

Sighing, Cassius Grant is who we all know as Malcolm. He changed his name a while back so your family wouldn’t know who he actually was.

When we met, I had yet to meet Janie. Cassius asked me to help him find his mate. I didn’t think anything about it at first.

He seemed like all he truly wanted was to find his mate, so I helped him.

He said I would be better off if everyone knew me as Warren instead of James.

At the time, it really didn’t matter to me. I was only just helping him find his mate. At least that’s what I thought.

He sent me to the Silver Moon pack, saying I was looking for my mate. Which I was fine with. I had a picture of who I was looking for.

He made me memorize your grandma’s face. But what he wasn’t expecting was that your grandmother’s daughter was my mate.

When we met, I took her back with me, and Cassius accepted her with open arms.

Well, that’s what I thought. We mated, and she got pregnant with your brother.

I was so happy. I had my mate, and she was pregnant with my first child.

Cassius didn’t trust me once he found out Janie was pregnant. At the time, I still had not met Janie’s parents.

We were supposed to leave to go meet them that day.

Cassius drugged me and threw me in the dungeon. That’s when Pete stepped in.

Malcolm forced Janie to marry Pete.

I never got to see my son.

Janie was married to Pete and moved to the Red Moon Pack, where Pete was a doctor, and Janie became a nurse.

Pete would bring Janie once a month after Devin was born.

Everything had to look like Janie and Pete were the perfect couple and family.

Cassius told me with the family bloodline, the only person that could get Janie pregnant was her true mate.

They would bring her to me and have us mate till she was pregnant.

After she got pregnant with Zack, and I didn’t see her again until after Zack was born.

Cassius was angry because it was a boy. He said he needed a girl.

What I didn’t know at the time was Cassius had Pete’s mate also.

Pete was able to see his mate when I saw Janie.

Pete has two boys and two girls. He was never able to see or meet any of them, which made him cruel.

I’m sure there is an alpha command on him too. But his was different than ours.

All I know is when Cassius found out that Janie was pregnant with twins and one was a girl, he changed.

He told Pete to hide you and not let anyone know about you.

That was easy for him. I no longer got to see Janie. And Pete was told to take good care of you.

As far as we knew, Izzy, you were good and treated well.

We didn’t know different until I found out that you all had run away.

Then I found out about everything Pete had done to you.

I wanted to kill him, but Cassius ended up hurting Pete’s mate; he almost killed her.

Where are Pete’s children at? They are at the castle. They are servants to Cassius.

And Pete’s wife? She is locked up in her room.

Cassius sent me to kill Pete and Janie, but when I got there, they both were gone.

I waited for them to come to the dungeon, where I was arrested and sent here. You know the rest after that.

James, you know the castle better than anyone. Is there a way to get inside and get Pete’s children and his wife without being caught?

Yes, there is a way to get in, but it doesn’t come without its risks.

Cassius doesn’t believe I’m aware of the tunnels that run through the castle. To be honest, I’m not certain if he truly knows they exist, and if he does, I’m not sure if he’s aware of how many it truly has.

There are a lot of entrances and exits all leading to different places.

Taylor’s and Izzy’s POV

Taylor, we need to help them. Izzy, are you sure about this? You were the one that Pete hurt all these years.

I know that, but after hearing everything, I can understand why he did what he did.

I think everyone has been punished enough. Pete has had to endure living without his mate all these years. I couldn’t imagine living without you.

Especially since we’re mated. To be without your touch would be madness.

To be forced to live like that. Would make one do what Pete did. Maybe it’s time we take mercy on him.

You know you are too good of a person, Izzy.

No, I’m not. I just want to do what’s right.

I think for the time being, we need to keep a better watch on Pete. Maybe get the doctor to sedate him and try getting him in better health.

Before you use the Alpha command on him. You might be right. Let’s try getting his family back first.

Before we do the Alpha command. Because we have no idea what shape his family is in.

Are you one hundred percent sure this is what you want us to do?

Smiling up at Taylor, it’s the only choice there is. It’s the right thing to do, Taylor.

Shay and Ry, what do you think? We agree with Izzy. It is the right thing to do.

It’s hard not to forgive someone when you find out the reason behind it. I know we were innocent, but in reality, so were they.

Are we all in an agreement to help Pete and his family? Yes, we all reply.

Everyone is looking at us while we have a private conversation. Wondering what we will decide to do.

I look at everyone, and I can see the sadness in their eyes at what my father had told everyone.

Taylor, you want to tell them, or should I? Izzy, it should come from you since you were the one that had to live through all this.

Sighing, okay, let’s get this over with. Then we will handle Pete.