Forgiving the Alpha

Half Moon flashback

Cami

I walked to the town center and headed to the coffee shop to find Stephanie working, we catch up and she updates me on meeting her mate, he is a warrior and I update her on my new job, law school and then I we say our good byes. I find my bench in the square next to the patch of Aspen trees, this has always been my favorite spot in town, I pull a book out of my bag and start reading.

Cami Flashback

I have been in Half moon for week now and today is the first day I ventured out of the house. I decided to walk to the downtown area as I was starting to get bored in the house. Once I reached the square I found a bench sitting next to beautiful aspen trees. They are my favorite tree, the roots are all connected to each other and they help each other grow and spread. I sat on the bench while I watched a group of boys play football.

One of them kept looking over at me but I was so uncomfortable I wrapped arms around myself and looked down at the ground. I was broke out of my staring with someone cleared there throat, “hey, I just wanted to say hi I haven’t seen you here before, are you new or just visiting” I only looked him in the eye briefly before I looked away and thought about what to say “I just moved here, my aunt and uncle are Rachel and Travis they are warriors”, I continued to not look directly at him but I knew he was looking right at my eyes.

“Oh cool, I know them they are really good warriors, well I am Brian and I hope to see you around more” I briefly looked at him again and nodded ending the conversation and watched him walked back to his group.

After sitting there a while Uncle Travis came and sat next to me “Hey Cam, I am glad to see you out and getting to know the pack a little” I smiled and nodded my head but did not want to speak “I know you have been through something really terrible but I’m glad you’re here. I think it would be good for you to train with me. I want you to know how to protect yourself and never be put in the position you were”. I looked at him with tears in my eyes and start to sob while he embraces me in a hug.

The next morning he woke me up at 6am, and we walked over to the training grounds. He started with teaching me some blocks and then simple stances for punching. We ended with a 2 mile run and then stretching. We did this routine for the rest of the week. Then on the 6th day he put me in front of a bag and told me to start punching it. I punched my heart out and sobbed until I couldn’t punch anymore, falling to the floor and letting my sorrow leave my body.

While I laid there I felt a hand touch my shoulder, when I looked up it was the boy Brian who I met in the park. I sat up and he helped me stand, this time I had no problem looking him in the eyes while he asked if I was okay. I didn’t respond right away looking at the punching bag I just went to town on “No, but I will be”. He nodded and asked if he could walk me home. I agreed and he had no issue with walking me quietly home. Before I walked through the front door I turned to him “thank you, also I’m Camie”, he smiled and asked if he could walk me to school on Monday since that was the first day I was starting, I nodded in agreement and smiled before closing the door.

Daxton- Present

I walked down into the coffee area of the pack house to find Delilah sitting with Jeremiah, my new Beta, I walked over to the table and nodded to my Beta. Delilah looks toward me and bows her head before speaking “Alpha, good to see you”. I nod back, giving her a slight smile “It’s good to see you Delilah are you returning for the summer”, she nods and gestures to the empty chair inviting me to sit.

“Yes Alpha, I was just catching up with Jay about whats happened” She drops her eyes “its really sad all the pack members that were killed” she looks up again “but you are going to make a great Alpha”

I slightly smile but am also still grieving the loss of my friends “thank you, I never really imagined we would all be in this position but I will always do what is best for the pack”

Before she responds her phone sitting on the table rings and a contact picture for Camie pops up of her standing next to a hanging boxing bag, wearing black leggings, a bright purple sports bra with her cleavage busting out and hair in a messy bun. She looks good and I can’t help but groan inside. She answers the phone and I pretend I am not listening but I am close enough with wolf hearing I can hear everything Camie says.

When she mentions f*****g some guy named Brian I immediately tensed up and saw red, I growled loudly and threw by chair back and stormed off, silencing the room and all eyes on me till I was out of sight.

What is wrong with me, that shouldn’t bother me I haven’t seen or talked to her since she was 15, I can’t stop thinking is this guy her boyfriend, does she have a mate? I slam my office door closed and grab a glass off the bar cart and throw it at the wall. I never wanted to lose her, I had wanted to win her back before she just left, and I still don’t understand why she left. I slumped down in the leather chair next to the bar cart trying to breathe deep to calm myself down.

I know she is at the half moon pack, maybe I should reach out and connect with the Alpha. They sent some flowers like the other packs did for the Alpha’s funeral, it would make since for me to thank them.

I pulled out my phone and sent Alpha Connor a text.