Breed by Alpha Jaxton

Chapter 41

“I think I’m going to look for Jeremy.” I say out loud to no one in particular.

Wandering about I see all these people some I know some I don’t know so I assume they must be from the visiting pack. A lot of unmated wolves. I can tell by the way some of the visiting wolves are looking at the ladies that they are hoping they find their mates here too. It is not unheard of. One time after the mating season a group of visitors were wandering around as they came here on a peace treaty and in the Alpha’s house one the representatives found his Mate who happened to be one of the women in the Luna’s court. Daphne I think was her name, the guys name was Kish. He took her to his own pack because when you mate you join with the man go with his people, you become his own. Except the man wants to stay with you and your people which is very rare.

I have always been fascinated with the concept of finding my mate.

The whole mating things works like this, at least according to what Emily and Mama told me. That it is like your whole body is pulling you in one direction, to someone and all you have to do is to follow the voice. It is leading you to your future and that when the feeling comes I am going to know.

I find Jeremy behind the field at a fountain. As I approach i notice his mother leave. I get there and I see his face. He looks angry and reconciled.

“Hi, what are you doing here? I have been looking all over for you where did you go?” I ask.

He finally looks at me. It is as if his eyes clear up and he is seeing me for the first time.

“Lils? Wow.” He says with wonder in his eyes.

“You look ......” he stutters.

“Say something mean and I am going to beat your ass.” I threaten him.

“I was going to say beautiful.” He breathes out.

“Nice nice. Thank you. You don’t look bad too yourself.” I tell him.

He doesn’t look bad at all. His hair is coiled to perfection, framing his face in an array of ringlets. His eyes fill up with light and his lips, his beautiful are stretched in a wide smile. He is wearing this dress shirt, the off white of it compliments his tan skin and makes his green eyes pop, his thick muscular legs are enclosed in this brown pants and they make his ass look great. Arrrrgghhh. My best friend is literally so hot, I just want to gobble him up is all.

“Thank you.” He says smiling but it doesn’t reach his eyes.

“What was that about?” I ask him.

“What?” he asks.

“Your mother? Is something wrong?” I ask him.

“No no. Nothing is wrong. She was just talking to me about something private is all.” He says shrugging his shoulders.

“Okay then. Come let’s get you a drink so you can at least loosen up a bit and then we can dance into the night.” I tell him already pulling him in the direction of the party. The music is blaring and the atmosphere is groovy.

Teens are dressed in pretty dresses and for once the guys are dressed in slacks and dress shirts. Nothing too stuffy but not to causal. This is a formal event till the full moon comes up that is.

“Okay. Let’s go through this one more time, Alpha Jaxton is related to you?” I ask him.

He nods and I wait for him to finish downing the shot in his hand.

“Yes. He actually is. But like a distant relative. The dynamic of my family blood line is very complicated. Anyways they never really talk about it so I guess nobody knows about it outside my family except you now.” He says smiling.

“Wow. Thanks for entrusting with your family’s secret I will make sure to take it to my grave." I say with a serious face and he bursts into laughter. It has been a while I have seen him this relaxed and content with just both of us hanging out without so much responsibilities on his shoulders choking him down. This is nice and I relish it. The sun is setting which means very soon the mating ceremony will start and at the rise of the full moon our lives will change forever.

13

"You can't take me. You can't take me." She sobs.

All my life I have been called hard, stoic, impenetrable and untouched. But why are the tears of this young girl affecting me so much like this? I want to reach to her and lift her and wipe her tears. Her sobs are gut wrenching. I look at the cause of her heart ache. He is standing there with pain etched on his face. It is obvious he is fighting all the instinct in him to reach for her. He is a fool. But she is mine. She is mine too and I hate that she’s feeling pain but some dark twisted part of me is grateful that she said no to him. That means she can be mine. I have never been so sure of anything in my life. She belongs to me and I am going to take her to where she rightfully belongs.

“What are you doing??” She says crying but she doesn’t resist. I feel the life drain out of her as she goes limp in my arms. She’s looking at the betrayal of her family. Especially her sister. Her heart is breaking into tiny piece and the people that were once laughing are all watching her disintegrate before their very eyes. It’s like watching the spark go out of her eyes.

She has no fight in her anymore and that much is aparent.

My best friend moves to help me lift her up but I give him a look that says he should stay put. I don’t want anybody’s hand on her right now. I want to hold her and take away her pain. I want to stop the hurt but I don’t know how to. It’s like I can feel every throb and every s***h to her soft innocent heart.

Her sister clings to the brown haired guy which I now know they call Jeremy. For a man that is supposed to lead his people he is much of a p***y than a leader. If he can disobey the order of nature and let his mate down then he can desert his people. They might not realize it now but a mate makes the male stronger. Fills them with purpose and give their souls completion. Males wander the world, the plains and the fields looking for their other half empty and lonely but when they find their love it’s like their life has purpose again. That’s how it is.

He just let go his purpose.

“Why are you touching her??” He asks getting rilled up. His wolf is getting agitated. What was he expecting. The man may be weak but the wolf is fighting for supremacy. He wants to claim his woman.

He growls and moves to come to me. I smirk because I am looking for a reason to land him flat on his back and give him a whopping or two.

He stands there held back by his new bride.

She steps forward and looks at me with open speculation.

“Lily, you are clearly not thinking properly, you are causing a scene and embarrassing yourself. Let’s get you home so you can sleep this off.” She says breezily like she didn’t trust destroy her sister. Her mother is standing there sobbing but she’s not actively trying to do anything or stop this. Sobbing into the chest of who I assume is her husband because he looks like his Daughter the b***h one who stole her sisters mate.

“Did you just tell me to go home and sleep it off?” Lily asks in a quiet voice but since the whole place is quiet you can hear everything clearly.

“Yes. You are being irrational right now and I think you need to rest and you will see reason in the morning.” She says again coming closer to Lily where she is crouched on the floor.

Lily moves so fast that i who is holding did not even anticipate it. She reaches her and slaps her so hard across the face that it sends her sister flying.

The mother and father both scream and hurry towards their precious daughter where she is in more shock than pain.

“There shall be no show of violence here.” The alpha says but i for one have decided to ignore him.

I gather her back into my arms where she is crying but the tears are silent and those are the kind that tells you she is in more pain than she can say.

“Lily hunny, this has to stop. Let’s get you home and we can talk about it in the morning...” her mother says between sobs.

“You knew didn’t you?” Lily asks silently.

“What?” Her mother asks confused or she is just feigning confusion.

“You knew that she was going to be mated to Jeremy and you didn’t tell me... you knew.” She says this with more certainty and less of a question.

“I did. Hunny I’m sorry. I didn’t know he would be your mate. I didn’t.” She begs.

“But when you knew you didn’t stop it did you?? Did you!!!!!!! You knew when I saw him. You have always known. We were bonded. We were close all these years. You should have suspected that it was the bond. The mate bond that drew us together when everyone was mean to me all my life. But you didn’t stop it.” She says looking at her mother with betrayed eyes.

“I’m so sorry.” She begs trying to reach for her but lily steps back to evade her hands which drives her further into mine.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know.” She cries harder and her tears are starting to piss me the f**k off. She is not a child. She made her decisions and she shouldn’t act like she couldn’t have made the right one.

She Shifts her eyes to her father.

“Dad tell me you didn’t Know too?!” She begs him with her eyes.

Her father everts his gaze from her face.

“You knew too.” She says resigned.

“We always have to amen tough decisions for the sake of the pack. We have to do what’s good for the pack. Jeremy is going to take over from his afternoon soon and he needs a strong Luna. One who will be by his side and will not be a liability.” He says looking grim.

“Jenny is strong willed and can led alongside him and when the Luna asked her to step up she was more than happy to step Into those shoes. You should be happy for your sister not angry or hateful.” The father says.

I feel the urge to lunge at him and rip out his throat then watch him bleed to death before the very eyes of all his friends and family.

“So you took my mate away from me and you are telling me to accept it because it is for the good of the pack?? My mate?? Did anyone try to take your mate from you??” She asks .

Her father eyes go hooded.

“You see how hypocritical you are being?? How wicked and mean you are being to me? Why do I always have to sacrifice my happiness for others? Do your even care how I feel and how this will affect me for the rest of my life I am going to be alone!!!!!! I am going to be by myself without my mate and you are telling me to just roll over and be happy with it?? You are despicable.” She says to her father and turns to her mother.

Her mother shrinks back into the arms of her husband.

“ I always knew deep down I always knew you when you told me not to worry and it was just all in my head. Each time you let me give up my toys for Jenny each time you told me to apologize even when I was right each time you let her insult me and get away with it each time you knew I was being abused in school and you did nothing each time I walked into the door of the house and you saw me bruised and aching And you acted like it was nothing are you ignored the problem. I knew. I knew. You never loved me as much as you loved Jenny and I don’t know why but I am done with you guys. What you have done is Unforgivable and justifying it with the pack who have never loved me will never be it for me. You are all dead to me.” She says calmly.

She pauses and looks at all of them. She meets the eyes of members of the pack. Two boys are standing right behind Jeremy and I note that they were the ones laughing when she started to cry initially. She passes over them and looks at two girls, one is openly crying and the other looks broken. Like she might fall and shatter.