Chapter 7- Scotty
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Scotty POV
Two days had passed since I rejected Zeke.
He betrayed me.
He betrayed his pack.
He broke my heart.
There only being one option; I had to reject him.
Rejection ripped out my very soul, tearing me into small pieces. I just couldn't be betrayed again; the cost too much and I had already paid a hefty price once in my life.
I don't need a mate.
I don't want a mate.
The thought made my stomach churn. Unable to lie to myself.
I wanted Zeke, even though I had rejected him, I still felt the reminiscence of the bond. The pesky thing made my gut swirled but my heart. That had surprised me. It fluttered everytime i thought of him. The small I time I had tried to get to know him before I found out about the betrayal had let me fall for him.
Love.
The thought made me feel sick. It burnt my skin and made my head fuzzy unable to think straight.
We had moments of complete bliss. Small moments where I had said a silly joke and he had roared with laughter. He had told me a story throwing his hands in the air, being so animated, lost in the moment he instantly gone shy when he caught be staring with a goofy smile on my face. When he used to stop I had thought it were because be was shy and I swore I had witnessed him blush. Now I know better. He probably thought he would slip up and tell me of his philandering with the enemy.
Anger poured through my pres and filtered into the air.
"Dude. Seriously. Enough." Ian muttered.
I felt hella mad at him I couldn't even look at him so I conjured up Zekes face to protect my hostility at him but then my aching heart soothed my anger.
The rejection wholly one sided as Zeke seemed reluctant to utter those horrific words. I had been surprised at his reaction.
I felt thankful.
I kept thinking of his words, 'you didn't let me explain. I have to explain.' I refused to listen blinded by the betrayal.
Then I noticed the eyes. Those Amber eyes that had watched me in the forest. They had haunted me since I returned but what followed those eyes in my dreams was a face i had almost forgotten. Her features almost faded but the outline familiar.
A small voice called out "Raaay. Raaay. Play. Play." The words followed by a small cute giggle.
Matilda.
I had hated that gleeful giggle, the one that would always follow me. My baby sister just an annoyance to my young self. I wanted to go off and explore with Gary. Build forts and climb massive trees. I wanted to be the first wolf to fly. My mother always insisting that I take Matilda along with me.
Little Tilly.
How I regretted pushing Tilly away now. Those lost moments never to be reclaimed. How could someone kill an innocent child. Anger flooded me once more.
I had avoided going back to my pack. Always thinking I would be too weak to reclaim my title. The Alpha that had shot down my family. Then it dawned on me. Zeke had made me realise. I didn't need to reclaim what was mine, I just needed to avenge my family. The betrayal should never go unpunished.
It had to be now or never.
Another reason as to why I had to reject Zeke. Probably the only reason. My urge to return home, to get my revenge for my father, mother and Tilly, grew stronger. My life in the balance with the possibility of a one way ticket eminent but Matildas voice mocked me. Her face taunting me. Even when awake.
Zeke would be better off without me anyway. It's too much of a risk to stay together.
I'm ready to face my past.
My path for revenge dangerous and uncertain. Having a mate would distract me. He could move on, he had to accept it even though I truly didn't want him too.
I had to let my fated mate go.
"Why are you so grumpy? Are you hungover or still in a mood about Zeke?" Ian chipped in, his pouty face making me angry.
"Ian!" Justin shouted at him. "Give Scotty a damn break. He's been through... alot."
I knew what Ian was doing; winding me up enough to fight him. He preferred the blow off steam with a brawl then to sit in tense silence. I also knew that he was dead against my choice of rejecting Zeke.
Told me to take it back. To make him.
Deep down I didn't even know if I could reverse the rejection. Would our bond always be tainted? I shock my head and ignored the thought.
The room a little crowded with four of us in one place. The cabin had been owned by Fagin and Nonny. We had helped Caleb clear their stuff yesterday. Keep what he wanted and give out the rest to the MC who truly needed it. Caleb moved into the shared house. He hated the quiet. Now the cabin occupied by three grumpy wolves and a sleeping one.
"But Scotty. While we are on the subject. I happen to agree with Ian. Zeke. He didn't something wrong but a fated mate. That shouldn't be ignored...." Justin tried to reason with me before I interrupted him.
"Its not just the betrayal." I started.
It had to be now or never and I needed to tell Ian and Justin.
"What do you mean?" Ian asked.
Sitting up a little straighter, I looked my best friend, my brother from another mother dead in the eye.
"I have to go, it's time." My voice cracking.
Ians eyes widen. He knew me so well those simple words were like laying out my whole plan in front of him.
Justin looked between us puzzled. Almost jumping out of his skin and growling when Ian shot to his feet.
"Scotty. You can't. We have too much to lose. Let things settle. Zeke. Let him explain. Its too dangerous. I thought we decided on that years ago." Ian flapped his arms.
"Ian. This isn't a 'we' thing." I tried to let him down gently.
"WHAT. THE. HELL. DID. YOU. SAY." Ian shouted.
"This is something I have to do. By myself. I need to go home and face him." I looked down at my hands unable to hold Ians eye.
"You are home, dickface. This is your home. We are your home." Ian sounding a little hurt.
"You know what I mean. I can't keep on going. My past is haunting me. I can't let it go. It's always there, Ian. Always hanging over me." I tried to be gentle with the giant Eclipse wolf.
"You need to fix it with Zeke, Scotty. He done something shitty. I should be mad at him. The maddest. I should want to rip his head off but he wasn't in control. Cameron. He was the ring leader. Zeke is... a victim." Ian waved his hand around, almost sounding convincing.
"He is more than a victim." I whined. "Look if it's that important to you, I'll fix it. OK? I can't have the bond or Zeke follow me. I need to do recon and then kill the Alpha. It could take month. I might not..."
"Don't you dare say it, Scotty." Ian warned.
"Look Scotty. I'm not going to pretend I know your past or that if I was in your position I'd let it go. Hell. I had my own revenge but don't make a hasty decision based on the last few weeks. It just seems to me you're running away." Justin sounded sincere.
His way of looking out for me.
"Its not just what happened or Zeke. I can't let it go anymore. She keeps haunting me. I need to do it now or l regret it for the rest of my life." I explained.
"Fine. We can take Caleb." Ian sat down heavily on the chair.
"Wait. You're not coming either." I pointed at Ian.
"Yes, I forking am." Ian crossed his arms over his chest.
"One, No. Two, Forking?" I almost let the laugh slip but once I laughed Ian would be off the hook and at the moment I was mad at him.
"Everyone thinks I swear too much and the little kiddies are sponges apparently. I mean all the do is shit... shit... poop and eat. They are cute sponges though." Ians face dropped.
He had agreed to look after his little brothers triplets after the battle. Jack, their father disappeared. Ian keeps on going out to look for him in the middle of the night. He thinks that none of us notice. The dark circles under his eyes told me everything. I had started to join him at a distance until I realised that his mate had always been following him.
Their love pure and being around them sickening. I felt happy for him but it also mad me so sad.
"You do swear too much and you're a liability at the moment." I pointed at Ian again and then to the sleeping wolf.
"Oh. Come. On." Ian looked flabbergasted.
I held in my laugh once again.
I love Ian. A true brother. No matter how bad things had gotten, he had always made me laugh. Life always better with him in it. Of course I would never tell him that, he would tattoo it on me as a reminder I said it when drunk. Thats how I managed to get winnie the pooh on arse. Well that's the story I stick with, Ian tells everyone otherwise.
Justin laughed at Ians jib, but I held out, he could be so dramatic when he was comfortable. Even more so now he found his mate. The big guy had turned all soppy.
"I'm still the best fighter out of both of us." Ian stated with confidence.
"Pfft. Keep tell yourself that big guy." I felt like winding him up a little.
"I will. Because I'm right. Remeber that time you got scared of a goat?" Ian roared with laughter and Justin's left eyebrow shoot up to his head.
"Dickhead." I ignored him.
"Please tell me that one?" Justin pleaded.
"Oh it was f*****g hil..." Ian started.
"Swearing? Anyway it's not as ad as that time you got so drunk you thought that dog was actually a she wolf and asked her to change so you could show her how you flirted." A smile curled on my face.
Justin beloved out a deep belly laugh.
"Hey. It was a big dog." Ian tried to justify it but dug a bigger hole.
Justin laughed louder tears forming and I snickered, hoping to cover it with Justin's laugh but I knew the instant I looked at Ian he had heard it.
He lifted up his finger slowly pointing it directly at me.
"You laughed." A hint of cheekiness there.
"Nope." We had always played this game.
"Yes. You did. That's its I'm off the hook." Ian looked smug as his eyes wandered over to the sleeping wolf.
"Ian, man. You electrocuted the damn wolf. The damn bugger has been out for two days." I looked between the sleeping wolf and Ian.
Amber eyes had stumbled out of the club after I alerted Ian that I had been tracked by a pack wolf. We didn't need the extra agro at the moment so we needed to question the little wolf. Ian thought he'd show off but when a little too hard with his power. I couldn't speak to him the first night after he carried to wolf back to the pack, much to Justin annoyance. We had a fancy Doctor from the City come to check up on the wolf. He had said that he was unconscious. That there was nothing to do but wait.
I was good at waiting.
It gave me time to study the wolf in human form. The face somewhat feminine but the wolfs stance and clothing more masculine. Young but there were signs of a hard life, maybe the pack had gone through some hardships.
The wolf an expert at tracking. I had been extra careful after being caught and never tracked succesdfully in my life.
Those Amber eyes. They bugged me. They were not common among wolves. Yet they felt familiar. Strangley familiar but I couldn't recall ever seeing a pack or wolf with Amber eyes before.
Being around the wolf made me feel strange. My wolf on edge at the though of the little olf being hurt.
I couldn't be mad at Ian, he thought he was protecting me. The MC and his pack.
I just hoped he had fried the wolfs brain. I needed to know why i had been tracked me so far. I didn't pose a threat to the wolfs pack anymore.
"She wolf right. That's what Dr Red said?" Ian asked also studying the wolf.
"Hhhhmmm." I answered.
"Kinda looks like a pretty dude." Ian stated as I rolled my eyes.
"Maybe little wolf wants to be a guy." I shrugged.
Justin clicked his tongue.
"What? Don't tell me you have an issue with that?" I c****d my eyebrow up almost getting defensive.
"No. Umm. Scotty. The boys have contacted me. Nate says that Zeke is with them in Camerons old pack territory. He... um... went there voluntarily." I couldn't hear the pity in Justin's voice.
I knew Zeke was still close. I had guessed the he had moved to the human town. I knew he would be safe there but this. The knowledge of him returning to his old lover pack. That shattered my heart. It felt as though a thousand needles pricked me all at once.
I shouldn't care. I rejected him.
Why did it still hurt?
"Argh. Ouch. My head." A croaky voice groaned. "What the hell happened?"
The little wolfs amber eyes fluttered open and search the room. Widden in realisation that they were trapped by the very Rogue that had been tracked.
"Who are you?" Justin demanded.
The little wolf not even flinching just stared at me.
"Who are you!" Justin pushed his Alpha power out again.
Amber eyes scowled at him.
"None of your business, jackass. Who are you?" The amber eyes landing on me.
Ian burst out laughing. "Oh this should be fun."
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