Chapter 35
Daniel pov
We are outside town near the shadow pack the border to their territory just on the other side of town. We are all pulled over down an access road alpha Greene and SAM are going over the plan for getting the run-away wolves back. I don’t want any of them back but I have to follow my alpha's orders. The plan is that alpha Greene and alpha SAM will demand the return of the wolves and we will leave without a fight. I don’t want them back but I don’t want to fight either.
We all shift and head out to the border to wait for the alpha who will be notified the second we are spotted. Both myself and Davey, my wolf, do not like this we just want Kari and kade safe. They would have been safe here without the blood moon pack. I hate we have to reject our mates if they don’t fall into the alpha's plans for the pack. And if you are gay well let's not get into what happens if they find out you are gay or bi. Oh, I wish I was bi then I could choose a mate as they would want. I’m sure my father has a nice she-wolf in mind to be the beta female. I have found out recently that my mother is not my father's mate. my father's mate was an omega and he could not water the beta blood so he chooses a high-blood-born she-wolf. A second-born beta daughter from an aligned pack to be his mate. Turns out that this has been going on for generations in the blood moon pack.
I have found out that Lexus is not Sam's mate. I don’t know who Sam's mate was but I did overhear the omegas the other day they can't believe that the alpha rejected his fated mate for the betas cousin's daughter. No one likes Lexus.
At the border, we wait for the alpha. He finally shows up with a handful of warriors and his son. I can smell kade and Kari but I can't see them. They both smell different but that could just be from changing packs. Standing to the right of SAM as he shifts along with alpha Greene to talk to the alpha. I keep my head turned to the shadow pack. Knowing alpha Greene is standing there naked is doing things to me I need it to stop.
I am barely listening to what they are saying because, to be honest, I don’t care what they are saying I’m looking for my brother and sister. One of the shadow wolves shifts growling out staring down alpha Greene. “she is not your mate she is mine.” he says oh this must be Kari's mate. When she appears in shorts and a tank top I see she's marked and I’m so happy for her.
Alpha Greene is far from happy he is roaring and growling about his mate. I couldn’t help it anymore “your mate my ass. You rejected your mate what was it you said you can't be and won't be my mate.” I spit out at him so fed up with this lie I can't take it anymore. Alpha SAM is looking between me and alpha Greene a look of confusion on his face. We all know the lie alpha Greene told about his mate being dead. I'm so not dead. Alpha Greene glares at me and I’m so done I can't live with this bond anymore. “I Daniel William Winters accept your rejection” dropping to the ground and feeling the pain of accepting a rejection that wasn’t fully a rejection.
The next thing I know I'm being beaten. Do I fight back or not? Looking over at Greene who is so mad because he didn’t reject me and he had no plans to I decided death would be better and didn’t fight back. I let SAM beat. Black dots danced in my eyes when SAM links “I alpha Samuel Allen Anderson strip you of your title and banish you from the blood moon pack. I can't believe I trusted you and you are nothing but a fag well you are a rouge now so die as one.” the pain of being beaten and stripped of my bond to the pack and title I fall into darkness.
Beep beep beep
“Kade, what are you doing here? What am I doing here?” I ask as kade shuts the door. “oh your awake finally? How are you feeling?” kade asks is he avoiding the questions? I just stare at him he sighs “I'm here because your my brother and I need to know your side of things. Kari said you kinda stood up for her and let alpha SAM beat you. And beat you he did you been in a coma for almost 2 weeks.” kade tells me making my eyes go wide “two weeks?” he nods. Laying back and looking up at the ceiling “what do you want to know kade?” might as well get this over so they can either kill me or lock me up. “I want to know why stood by Sam's side all those years why you told us to believe in love but you gave up on yours?” he asks me. “I knew I was stuck in the blood moon pack being the future beta. Yes, I started training you to be beta due to me knowing I would have to give up being beta and I wouldn't be able to have an heir. Once I found out you were gay I just wanted you to leave. I never wanted Kari with alpha Greene I had always hoped she would find her mate and leave for someplace better. I didn’t know why our she-wolves always look do zombie-like after a while and I didn’t want Kari to be a zombie. I didn’t want them to find out about you being gay they just beat that poor young warrior for having the same sex mate.” taking a breath looking at my baby brother wanting him to see that I love him and only wanted him to be safe. “I made you both reject your mates to save you all. Kari was going to be taken by Greene the next night which would have killed them both. And how would you and your mate hide your affection for each other from the blood moon kade.” feeling tears gathering in my eyes. I don’t care about being strong anymore I just want kade to know how much I love him and Kari.
“The night you guys disappeared I was so drunk I didn’t grasp what was going on but I knew you were gone and that was the happiest I had ever been.” hoping that kade can see the truth in what I said to him. “I had prayed to the goddess that you two found your way to your mates where you would be happy and free and maybe find out why our she-wolves are the way they are.” sitting up and reaching for the glass of water that is next to my bed. Kade looks deep in thought. Looking at me “but you came here with them to take us back?” he asks “well to be honest I just wanted to make sure you were safe. I wanted to find a way to run away with you and find a way to steal Kari from Greene. But it looks like you guys are well-protected here. I'm so glad you are safe. I can die happy knowing you are safe please let the alpha know I accept my punishment no need to let me heal.
Kade take my hand squeezing it tears running down his cheeks. “why didn’t you ever leave if you were so unhappy in the blood moon?” kade asks me. “you and Kari.” is all I said “but you stayed when we left why?” he asks “well I stayed because it was the only way to know if they were still looking for you or if they found you. If you had both left mated to with the pack's permission I can't say I would have stayed much longer or well, to be honest, I was leaning to end it all once you two were out of the blood moon.” I whisper the last part out looking away from kade not wanting him to see the truth in my words.
