60. Caleb

**Caleb**



Having a pack and especially one formed with werewolves that have been abused, is not always easy. Nomad rogues or other packs that want more territory can and would attack smaller or weaker packs. Most tend to avoid territories occupied by rogue Alphas. Even nomads. But even rogue Alphas are attacked if they are not vicious enough to be feared by others.

I knew what was at stake when I created Black Ruby Rogue Pack and accepted only abused werewolves, so I created a name for myself. I made sure everyone knew about Caleb Black, the Rogue Alpha. A few rumors were spread here and there, and the next thing, the Council of Elders called me to tell me that other packs were afraid of me.

“The Rogue Alpha!” a female with dark blonde hair says. I can hear the fear in her voice.

Next to her is another female with long blonde hair. She is cradling her hands to her chest, and the scent of burned flesh comes from her. Both of them were with Red in the bathroom.

**‘Did Red burn her palms?’** Raven asks me.

*‘If she did it is because they did something to her!’* I reply.

In the months she came to live in my pack, I saw the type of person she is. I know Red would never harm someone unless she is defending herself.

I put an arm around Red’s shoulder, claiming her in front of the other werewolves, telling them I would protect my female if necessary.

A male narrows his eyes and looks at the blonde with the burned hands. “What happened to you?” he asks, nodding his head to her.

Tears pool inside the blond’s eyes as she looks at the palms. “Rain hurt me! I was in the bathroom with Honey-Bunny when she entered and attacked me with black magic! No wonder the Goddess cursed her! She is not only a freak, but she is together with—” she waves a hand at me before taking it back to her chest. A tear rolls down her cheek, and I’m tempted to have her nominated for an Oscar for her efforts. “—a rogue! Why hasn’t the Goddess made me the soulmate of Jordy?” she asks in a dramatic tone. “I would have been the best Luna our pack ever had!”

I have never seen a female more full of shit than this one. Not only that, but she is fake as fuck! And I am not referring to her Barbie face and tits.

**‘Do you think she got plastic surgery?’** Raven asks.

*‘How the hell should I know?’*

Ravn sniffs her. **‘Definitely plastic tits!’**

“Who the fuck is Jordy?” I ask no one in particular. *‘Honey-Bunny? Is that even a real name?’*

Raven howls with laughter in my head. **‘By Jordy, I think she means the fucker! But you got me with Honey-Bunny!’**

I look at the blonde. “I don’t know who you are, and frankly, I don’t care! But calling my soulmate a freak and accusing her of using dark magic tells me how evil you are! If you had been a male, I would have ripped your mouth out and shoved it up your ass!” I growl loudly. Some humans eating with their families or friends turn their heads to look at me.

A few more tears roll down the blonde’s cheeks. “Savages like you should not be permitted in places like these! What if you attack someone?”

I put the bag with the food on the floor, turn my nails from my left hand into claws, and admire them for a few seconds. I have to admit they are long, strong, and ready to do some damage. Those at the table eye me, holding their breaths. Fear dances in their eyes. “Who says I won’t attack?” I purr.

I remove my hand from Red’s shoulder and take a step forward, but she grabs my arm. “Caleb!” Red says. “Let’s go!”

“Not before they apologize for what they did to you!” I say, and I point a claw at the blonde. “Starting with you!”

The blonde sucks in a breath. “I will call the Council and tell them you should be dealt with. You and your pack!” She looks at Rain. “I will let the Elders know you use black magic!”

I hit the table with my palm so hard the plates rattle on top of it. “Keep my soulmate and pack out of this!”

“Did you know Rain cheated on Jordy? He even marked her as a cheater! She is a slut!” the blonde says, and Red inhales deeply.

I growl harder than before. “What did you call my soulmate? I dare you to say it again!”

“Ruth! Stop!” a male hisses at her before looking at me. “If we offended you in any way, we are sorry, but could you please leave? You make us feel uncomfortable!”

“Caleb! I want to go!” Red says.

“The fake blonde offended my soulmate!” I say. “Apologize, and we will be on our way!”

The blonde gasps.

“Caleb! Please!” Red insists.

I can sense her distress. *‘Take care of your soulmate!’* my instinct urges me. I look at the werewolves—four males and five females, all of them afraid of me. I am sure Elder Adam will call me in less than an hour, telling me how unworthy I am to be a pack leader and how I should stay away from the others. “Your pack needs a strong Alpha! One that won’t allow Omegas or others to be treated as slaves and be bullied! I am not sure your current Alpha is strong enough!” I say before grabbing the bag. A waitress comes to me, and before she can speak, I stop her. “I am sorry if I scared any of your customers, but I was just defending my wife! We will leave!”

The waitress leaves, and the blonde stares straight into my eyes. “Our Alpha is a better male than you will ever be!”

I laugh. “If Jordan is better than me, what is he doing in my pack trying to learn how to repair what his father destroyed? I might not be perfect, but I would never abuse my soulmate, reject her, and let others beat her. And above all, I will always believe what Red tells me!”

I take Red’s hand in mine, and before we leave, one of the males speaks. “Alpha Jordan is in your pack?”

“What if they are doing something to him?” the blonde asks the others. “We should call the Elders.”

I snicker. “We will do something to him, all right. We will teach him how an Alpha should guide and treat his pack! But please, do call the Elders. I never wanted him in my pack anyways!” I say before leaving.

The blonde says something back, but I stop listening to her.

On the way to the car, Red is awfully quiet. Since we had our mating ceremony, I started catching glimpses of her feelings. Right now, she is projecting the anger she feels at me. I don’t think she is angry with me, but about what had happened in the restaurant.

**‘We should take her back to the hotel and help her relax in her little nest. I don’t think all the anger she is feeling is good for the baby,’** Raven tells me in a worried tone.

When we reach the car, I open the door for Red and help her get in before going over to the driver’s seat and putting the bag with food in the back. Red is staring at her boots. I put my hand on her thigh, and she tenses. “I am sorry. We should have left the moment you said you wanted to return home. What can I do to make you feel better?”

“I just want to go home,” Red says in a low tone.

I put a finger under her chin and force her to meet my gaze. “Where is your fire?” Red shrugs. “Don’t let the fake blonde get under your skin! How about I buy some ice cream, take you to the hotel, and we stay in your nest until you feel better? We can leave in the morning.”

Red gives me a half smile. “I like your plan. Can you get some chocolate as well?”

I start the car. “We should also get some shawarma!”

Red nods fast a few times. I chuckle because I know how much she likes the ones Blade makes. I think she might be addicted to them. “I want two big ones!” Red says.

On the way to the hotel, I make a few stops and get the food  and something to drink for Red. When we are in the hotel room, Red takes a quick shower while I put the food on the table and wait for her to get out so we can eat.

Red gets out of the bathroom in a tiny towel, and fuck! I get hard. Focus, Caleb! First the food, then I will take her to bed, in her little nest, and fuck her until she forgets about her old pack.

I eat the sarmale I ordered back at the restaurant while Red starts directly with the ice cream. Her anger is gone, but now she feels sad.

Red takes a big spoon of ice cream before releasing a big sigh. “Ruth, she is my cousin. We never liked each other, but the night Jordan rejected me, she lied to him about me and... my abuser. She knew what he did to me, yet she told everyone I cheated on Jordan. Goddess! I hate her!” Red pushes the ice cream away. “I can’t believe she keeps spouting the same poison!”

I stand, go over to Red, and put her across my lap. “Listen to me!” I tell her and take her face between my palms. “From what I have seen, your cousin is a bad person. If Jordan chose to believe her lies, he is a bigger idiot than I thought. We will return home, and you won’t have to see her again.”

**‘Or we can go home, make sure Red is in good hands, and go over to Crescent Moon Pack and destroy it! Perhaps bring Red the heads of those that hurt her,’** Raven says.

*‘On a silver tray!’*

I have spent many nights thinking about destroying Red’s old pack. In my opinion, there are two types of werewolves—happy and unhappy. Those who are unhappy will do whatever it takes to make everyone around them feel the same. Take Red’s cousin, for example. From what I could see, she is jealous of Red because she was not the one to be paired with the fucker.

**‘Imagine the couple they would have made—the fucker and the plastic tits!’** Raven says.

*‘The ‘it’ couple,’* I say. Raven howls with laughter.

If the fucker had been paired with the dramatic blonde, maybe he would not have hurt Red the way he did. Oh, I hope she is his second chance soulmate, so they can fuck off and disappear from my life and leave Red alone.

**‘I should send a text to the Goddess and let her know,’** Raven says.

I snort. *‘While you do that, ask her how I got Red pregnant.’*

**‘Well, how do I explain this to you? When you fucked her, you got your jizz in her. The little swimmers met her egg, and voila!’**

*‘Smartass! You know Sinn made sure we couldn’t have pups! And Red was not ovulating! She was not close to her heat, either!’*

**‘Maybe he didn’t do a good job!’** Raven says. **‘Or we have a magic dick! The thing is, Red is pregnant with our baby!’** he says excitedly.

Red grabs the ice cream. I watch her eat, and by the way she is frowning, I know she is thinking hard. My eyes fall on her flat stomach. When I return to the pack, I will ask Tatiana about Red’s pregnancy. There’s something that has been bothering me since the moment I felt her scent changing. There’s a faint smell of magic on Red, and I don’t like it. It smells like light witches’ magic, but different. And not in a good way.

“What’s on your mind?” Red asks me.

“I want Reyes to see you the moment we return home. I want to be sure everything is fine with the baby,” I reply and kiss the top of her head.

Red shoves some ice cream in my mouth. “You need to relax. You are worse than an Omega during her first heat!” she tells me while making me eat more ice cream. I open my mouth, and she shoves more ice cream inside. “The. Baby. Is. Fine!”

“All right!” I say.

We finish eating, and while I gather the table, Red starts packing our things.

My phone vibrates, and I take it out.

*‘Your father told me to say hi!*

*Sinn’*

Another message enters, and it is a photo of the hotel we are staying at.

“Get dressed now!” I bark at Red.

She turns and stares at me with scared eyes. I know she hates when I yell but fuck! Sinn is here! And that piece of shit that is my father told him. How the fuck does he know where I am?

I grab some clothes and start dressing Red fast. When I finish, I drag her out of the room.

“Wait! Our things and the nest!”

“Forget about it!”

I keep walking fast, almost running. Red tries to keep up with me.

“Caleb! What’s going on?” she asks when we get to the elevator.

“Sinn knows we are here!”

I press the button, calling the elevator. Come on! The phone vibrates again, but I ignore it. 

The elevator arrives at our floor, and the doors open. 

“Missed me?”