The Rogue King & His Lune (The Hybrid Series) Book 14

Chapter 13: Unforgivable Acts

(Trigger Warnign, SA)

Needles

I needed to contact Esmerelda and let her know the fish boy would be off-pack lands, going to the movies with his sister Rikaa, and we could take them then. I had hoped to be part of the protection detail, but they chose others, so I needed to do it inside the theater and have a car ready out back with other rogues. This should be easy; he is just a shy kid, and Rikaa is too young to fight off anyone. After getting the go-ahead from the Rogue Queen and her mate Jerrod, I headed out to get the others and wait for the best time to take them. According to the Queen, we are closer to finding the immortality spell and the things that anchor them once our spy gets the information from Sheila. This way, we can end the Supremes for good, no one should have that much power, and the Kingdoms were better run without them; there are too many restrictions.

I headed out to meet with the rogues Esmerelda had sent to get the fishboy and take him back to Rogueland; we needed to do this quickly so that his father wouldn't notice until he was gone. They were going to see a movie with other kids, so it would be easy to snatch them without alerting their guards. The fishboy had his sister with him, and we surrounded the area until we were told their father was there, so we needed to move quickly. I watched from a distance as my men were slaughtered; the kid was a lot stronger than we thought because he was tranquilized and still fighting. I turned to head out to give the Queen the news of a failed mission, but ended up in Gamma Ty's arms; I panicked, but he said, "Tell Esmerelda we are coming for her," before he let me go and killed all the other men.

I picked up the phone and contacted Esmerelda; my cover was blown, so I couldn't go back there if I wanted to live, but she was angry as I explained everything. I told her, "Someone in your camp is a traitor because they knew we were coming," and she hung up furiously. I was near the border when two gray wolves blocked my entry to Rogueland; I got out of the car and tried to convince them I was a rogue. They changed back to human form and magically had pants on, so I knew they were not like us, and they were the Renegade twins. I backed away and one said, "We are here to kill you, thanks for giving Esmerelda the heads-up," I turned to run, and they watched me before I turned around, scared shitless and ran into something sharp while hitting a hard chest. I looked up to see another man with a knife in his hand; he twisted it and whispered, "Beta Ryker sends you his love." It was the Gamma of the Renegade pack; no one ever interacts with him because of who he is, and then I saw black.

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The Day Before the Attack on Prince Tibbs

Jerrod

I couldn't stop thinking about Geoff; he made me smile every time he popped into my head, I had been attending meetings with the rebels, hoping to meet with the Rebel leaders. However, I never met them; only their higher-ranking generals, who had a plan to take us out. I could warn Esmi, but I was tired of her bullshit, I had also been thinking of having a child of my own if we survived this. I had spoken to her about it, and she decided we would discuss it. However, something came up, and she contacted me about meeting her at one of her prison sites, which was unusual. I drove up to the location and walked into screams of women in cages; I wanted to free them somehow, but I couldn't if I planned to survive Esmi's rule and save Geoff. I walked into a room that had three other men and a young girl chained to a bed, and I was confused.

Esmi walked up behind me and asked, "Are you going to inform the Supremes of my plans to end them?" I was still confused and turned to see her bloodshot eyes; her aura was making my wolf uneasy. I said, "No, I won't do that to you, I am with you to the end, I love you and will never betray you." She said, "Good, now prove it and f**k that w***e so we can send her to the w***e house," I looked at the young scared girl on the bed and said, "I would do no such thing, I would do anything but that." Two of the men raised their guns at my head, and the other pointed his gun at the girl's head. I yelled, "Esmi, are you crazy? I would never hurt a girl or woman in this way, you know this." She slapped me in the face and said, "I don't care, you will prove your love for me, or I will end you right here, along with her."

I saw the panic on the girl's face and said, "Fine, don't shoot," knowing she just needed to calm down and hopefully come to her senses. The guard shot the girl in the leg anyway, and she screamed in pain; Esmi laughed and said, "You would do as I asked, because if I came back here in the next half hour and nothing is done, my men would do it and it would be ten times worse for her, so you choose," and she walked out with the men leaving me there shocked. I took some bandages from a drawer and took my blade out to take the bullet out; it was a silver bullet, so it wouldn't heal like it should unless it was out. The girl backed away from me, her heart pounding out of her chest, and I raised my arm to show her I wouldn't harm her; I was willing to die on that hill. I cleaned the wound up and sat next to her; she said, "Please do it, or they will kill me," and I looked at her and asked, "How old are you?"

She told me what her age was, and let's say a teenager, and I teared up, refusing, and said, "I can't do this, you are a baby." I closed my eyes when she reminded me that Esmi's men would do her worse if I didn't, so I asked her for forgiveness and did as she asked. Esmi returned just as I was finishing up and smiled; I looked at her in disgust, took my clothes off the floor, and watched the girl, whose name was Bibby, wipe her tears. I was her first, and I did this to her; I felt sick and didn't look at Esmi before I walked out, and I hated myself; I should have just chosen to die instead, and I rushed over to my truck and started to bring my stomach contents up. I hated myself for doing this, and nothing Esmi says would make me forgive her for this; I was done and needed to talk to Geoff, and maybe find a truce between us so we could take her out.

I reached home and I went straight to my room and showered; I felt dirty and started crying as the warm water hit my body, and I wondered what damage I had done to Bibby mentally. I did not sign up for this, but now I was in too deep; I was a coward and should have stood up to Esmerelda. I hurt a kid in the worst way possible, and I will never forgive myself for the damage I did to that innocent girl who was taken from her family. I got a bottle of whiskey from my sidebar and put the bottle to my head; I wanted to be numb and fall asleep in my sorrows. Days later, rumors spread about how heartless I was and what I did to the girl and I knew this was Esmi's doings, she had her head on my chest after feeding and f*****g me. My resentment grew, and I was on edge because Geoff avoided me after the rumor broke; I hated my life and wanted everything to end, and I was this close to asking the Supremes to end me.

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Geoff

I met Rex for breakfast, I had heard Esmi and Jerrod f*****g earlier, I was avoiding him, but it felt like I had lost part of me, I missed him and I snapped out of it. He was a traitor, and what he did to that young girl was unforgivable; I saw the empty bottles of whiskey in the garbage. He had been drinking heavily since the rumors started, and I almost felt for him; however, he would die with Esmi, they are evil together. Rex took me out of my thoughts and asked, "Do you want to talk about it?" I looked at him and said, "Not here, wait until the meeting later this week," he said, "No, I mean about Jerrod." I was shocked, and he said, "I heard rumors about you two, I won't judge if you go that route, you are still and will always be my best friend." I looked at him and sighed, I said, "Nothing is happening between us, we love hanging out, that's all, now since he did what he did, he can suck rocks," and I changed the topic of discussion because I had confused feelings about the times we had spent together because I knew I wasn't gay.