Chapter 21
Alpha Jackson
Alpha Greene leaped at me I was ready dropping to a defensive stance ready for impact. Alpha Anderson slammed into him knocking him off course. “not now look around man” with that they all turned and ran. “what the hell” Damien yells. He starts to head towards them but I grabbed him holding him back and linking them all “triple the patrol. Let them go for now we have enough to call the elders. Zane helps your mate with her brother. I want all head in my office in twenty minutes.” Cutting the link I turn to my son you need to find your mate and finish the bond before he comes back for her again. She is not safe. He looks at Brendon and I see both of their eyes glaze over. They both have been acting odd since back at the blood moon and I’m done with this. “ Damien and Brendon walk with me.” It was not a request and they knew it.
Once we were out of earshot of the others I stopped and stared them down “spill” again bot a request. They look at each other shifting from foot to foot. I growl losing patience. Damien squares his shoulders and looks me in the eye “well the thing is aria isn't just my mate.” “so I know she's a Mani I get that bit for fuck sa..” but I’m cut off by my Damien “fudge brownies dad listen this has nothing to do with her being a Mani. Or well it kinda does but not how you think.” Damien stumbles. I look over and Brendon looks like he's swallowed something “if one of you don’t talk right this damn minute I’m gonna lose my shit now talk” I growl out when Brendon mumbles “thethreeofusaremates” looking very much like a tomato. “what?” fuck I’m about to slap them both.
“Well aria is my mate as you know but she is Brendon's mate as well, and well Brendon and I are mates. Aria has been freaked out about having two mates so completing the bond is up in the air and we don’t know what to do.” Damien finally lets out as both boy's shoulder drop. I see it now they both are feeling rejected by their mate. They are both in pain. “why have you two not completed the bond?” I know that they would accept each other we believe the goddess does t male mistakes. This time Brendon says “ we couldn't at blood moon you saw how they are. Then we found aria and we decided to wait until she was ready wanting it to be special with us all.” I see tears in both of their eyes I need to do something. “come on boys we have a meeting to get to.” As we walk to the packhouse I link lady Olivia something I don’t like doing she has enough in her head but I think she's the only one who can fix this. “ lady Olivia are you busy?” “no alpha just spending time with aria is there something I can help you with?” she answers right away “well we sorta have a problem turns out aria is mated to Damien and Brendon and has yet to complete the bond.” “yes I have been poking at the subject with her.” “could you poke harder the boys are feeling rejected and in limbo. And her old aloha was here wanting to take her back. If he takes her without their marks and marks her we can not get her back.” I tell her “WHAT?” she tells growling. It was so powerful it scared me a little. “I will deal with this alpha.” And she cuts the link.
“well I don’t know if I made things better or worse but lady Olivia is not happy right now,” I tell the boys both their heads snapping to me with wide scared eyes “dad I’ve seemed her made it scary and we figured telling her would upset her now you go and tell lady Olivia. Oh, skittles we are dead DEAD I tell you.” Throwing his hands in the air Brendon looks green. What have I unleashed?
Lady Olivia pov
After cutting the link with the alpha I look at my granddaughter. “child why have you not completed the bond with your mates? Are you rejecting them?” I ask trying to sound neutral. She sighs “I don’t know wouldn’t things be better for everyone if I just reject them?” she asks “WHAT?” I can't hold back the surprise from my voice. “do you not want a mate is that the problem I can guarantee you either accept the two you have or risk that alpha that wants you as a slave it's your choice child but I can only support one of those.” Her head snaps to mine “what are you talking about?” “ that alarm you heard earlier was your old alpha coming to take you back if he gets his hands on you he will mark you as his and he will gain the title alpha of alphas through you. Is that your wish to ruin us all because that is what you will do? Not to mention the two men you are mated to who have been nothing but supportive of you. Saved you from being that horrible alpha. You have made them both feel rejected and have caused them pain do you know that?” I can't keep the anger from my raised voice as I pace my small hut. “they have waited for you to accept them but you're rejecting them slowly breaking their hearts and souls. I never thought you to be a selfish brat but that's what you are being.” I can't stand to look at her right now “ please leave me I need to be alone and you need to figure yourself out.”
I can hear her crying quietly to herself but she needed to hear this she needs to stop thinking of just herself she is the future of all wolves and now all I see is black for our futures.
Aria pov
Running from my grandmother's hut tears streamed down my face. Is that what she thinks of me? A selfish brat? Why does she think ill ruin things? Cant I rule over the wolves alone? All these questions and I have no answers. Am I causing Damien and Brendon pain? “yes she feels that you are being a selfish brat and she's not the only one I do as well. I want my mates. If you are marked by anyone other than your mates that will be the end of your way of life. Alpha Samuel wants to mark us as his slave if he does he becomes the alpha of alphas he will rule all wolves and do you think he will rule fairly? Cause I don’t. Our mates don’t want your power they have always wanted to support and protect you. You cannot rule alone it's too much power to much work for one wolf. There is a reason you have two strong mates.” Ava says startling me cause she's been so quiet for days. “yes they feel rejected how could they not have you not pushed them away at every turn? Are they in pain are you kidding me with that? I can't explain how they feel but I can show you” Ava growls out. As the last word leaves her mouth I feel like my heart is breaking my soul splitting apart. I feel empty and cold. Dropping to the ground feeling like I’m dying. “please stop it hurts Ava.” I beg but she's not listening to me I can't move it hurts so bad when she finally says “ this is how being rejected feels like both our mates feel like this Ll the time now but they are not crying out for it to stop are they no they are letting you hurt them more and more. They will never show how they hurt do you know why?” she asks shaking her head in too much pain to think or talk all I can do is listen to her. “they don’t show anyone how much pain they are in because wolves count on them. Tell me do you think they can fight like this?”
“fight what are you talking about?” “do you think our mates stayed back and hid when the alarms went off? Do you think they would stand aside and let others fight if we are attacked? Or will they fight and get killed because of this pain.” She says I can feel how devastated she is and how mad she is with me then she shows me an image of what it might look like for them to fight. I've seen them train before and what she is showing me is nowhere near what I know they can do. She shows me alpha Samuel killing them because I was selfish. They are all right I’m selfish. I have to fix this I can't lose them. How could I have thought to reject them I love them both I need them both. I have to find them “Ava please help me find them.”
