The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 128

Rafe POV

He could tell she was mad at him, by the tone she used to draw the boys’ attention back to her. Even the boys knew she was mad, there little smiling faces at seeing them, faulted at the sound of her voice, and then there were no smiles at all, as they looked at her.

Though he heard no gravel in her voice, to indicate it was Alari on the surface or Kali for that matter, no, that was all Luci before them, and she was out to let them know she herself was mad at them. Hell right this minute she was letting everyone around her know she was ticked off.

as looked at either one of them, he let her go. She needed a minute by the look of it. They spent a few minutes with the boys to give her that time. Saw them into the classroom, and a few of the other children who’d no

eir Alpha and Beta, and would understand the meaning beh

.” He announced proudly, smiled down at the boys and motioned for them to go and find a seat. He saw many shocked little faces, but several smiling ones as the boys went to sit.

, either of them could understand. They’d not done anything, as far as he knew, to warrant her sudden anger with them.

likely be no stopping him or Flare from racing off to try and complete the bond. Marking her out of nowhere in her books. Likely wouldn’t go down so well.

er, Flare loved her and when those two both realised there was a half-realised, actual Mate Bond between them and Luci, s**t was going to hit the fan.

her. It surprised him that she was headed for the packhouse, or at least that’s what he thought, she was going in the right direction. Latched a hand right onto Jack, the moment

She’s angry with us,” He blurte

ive her a few minutes to calm down.”

hear it in his voice.

n his face, the focus he was showing.

They both got to see her stop and look at Melissa and Maria on the shaming posts. He sighed, had wanted to sit her down and tell her in person the reason why. Had been going to do it yesterday when th

s Gifted Mates. How that mark had been on them the whole time? Though both he and Jack had memories of scenting them and marking and mating them.

be able to tell her all the answers so she could understand and hopefully realise they had not hurt her or abandoned her of their own free will.

k away from those she-wolves after only a minute and then headed right in the open front doors of the packhouse, w

as they walked to the front door themselves. The man was actually starting to freak out. Rafe could feel it, even understand it more than Jack did himself. This was like when Luci was in their office with just Addison and Jack had hated

the better of him, if he couldn’t calm down.

s, it rarely happened. Both the man and his wolf were getting distressed over Luci’s emotional state.

irst hit and not seen it coming. Maria had tried to get herself out of the way and been struck while on the move. She’d been tossed over by the force of it, and rolled around the post she was attached to. He could see that her left shoulder was now dislocated.

t” Flare snarled at her, “and I’ll rip your head off.”

can’t hurt Luci anymore.” He tried to calm him. “Release buddy.”

’t dare to look at anyone here.” He snarled out, “Or I’ll personally gouge your eyes out.”

aggressive, never had he ever threatened something like that before. Turned and steered him away before he did do that. He did see the way that She-wolf’s eyes snapped right to the ground. She understood he had meant it, that whatever hold she’d once had over Jack, was gone completely.

een him in a full rage until right that very minute, he was generally calm, only ever raised his voice if necessary. Jack was starting to loose it and she was the reason he was in pain. Likely realised it was only a matter of time before her head was coming off, as they had told the

r her’, he didn’t think Luci was going to get the chance. Jack and Flare were likely to do it in a fit of pure rage, which it did look like they were building to. Not something this pack had ever seen.

her end of the packhouse. Stopped Jack.

his own neck, “Breathe.” He murmured, “I’m right here.” He told him, stood there uncaring of who saw them.

members watching, they understood what he was doing. He was trying to calm Jack with not just his presence but his touch and his own scent as well.

ut what they could see, none of them looked all that shocked by what they were seeing or hearing

on’t like it.” Jack murmured “Her mad at us.”

with her or around her. We don’t want her thinking we’re angry at her, even if she is us.”

off.”

ad Jack, and for once Alari is letting her show it.”

never once been mad at us ever.”

eaded off down the hall. She was in the indoor pool room.

actually gotten in the water, saw her look right at him, and she didn’t look all that happy to see him standing there. Did not get the response he was expecting to his question, the salt wate

r her, sort that out, and have all the pools here in the pack changed over, so Alari could swim anywhere she liked in the pack. Wouldn’t always have to go to the lake.

.

oked at his neck as well, then just state ‘you lied to me.’ And turned and stalked away, heading for the mudroom.

at she meant, sighed internally, obviously she’d tried to feel for those two out there, and hadn’t been able to. Though she should have felt them sever from her as a pack memb

ened, they weren’t actually Mates, so likely not, he’d not thought of it at the time. He had other things to deal with.

to Jack, who he knew was on the move once more, sna

“NO.”

on’t think she felt Melissa sever from the pack. Maybe no one did.” His mind was racing now, turned and called out to the first pack member he saw, “Did you feel Melissa sever from the pack, when I rejected

formed.

annoyance. “She didn’t feel them get severed.”

minute to calm down, was pissed off about that, them not being punished. She now knows the truth, Jack.”

nished them as punishment. Would have seen their state, the bruises from our mothers, her own mother. How cold and uncomfortable they are out there, is tr

t cut from her end, not ready to talk to him yet.