The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 15

Jack POV

Jack was back out by the lake. He had left the packhouse more than annoyed with Maria. Who’d just told him she was going home to her father’s pack for a visit. Didn’t ask about going under the current circumstances. Told him in a matter of fact tone, she was going. He had offered to go with her, and she’d just stared at him, seemed annoyed by this.

“No.” she’d stated, “I want to go on my own, but we should have s*x before I go.” Had looked at him expectantly.

you don’t bother to touch me.”

ly. “I touch you all the time, daily in fact.” he’d grated out, and they did have s*x every day well most days at this moment, even though h

iously, it’s n

all going to be on her and her way.

ing to be like that, just forget it.”

e’d pushed that button to see what would happen. Nothing. Just like he thought. If she had to do it, she wouldn’t.

her goodbye, though he had made sure she had a driver, one completely loyal to him and Rafe for that matter, he would follow their orders without issue. Maria’s orders, however, he could dismiss

gether. He was curious as to which it would be.

of her coming and going from the lake.

and she’d likely be able to detect him long before he could her. Just move around him and stay out of sight. But it was an option.

e’s unease almost instantly, they did not mind swimming, but being fully submerged like that for hour

im insisting on them having a driver. And he knew it was them. One never went without the other.

eaving the pack.”

e Luna at this point. His word was as good as Rafe’s.

able to ignore her Luna Tone, always had been, likely because he was so closely bonded to Rafe, closer than she was. If they would allow them to share, he would be considered a second Alpha to the pack. Out

im, no respect had ever been given once here inside the pack, and nowadays he showed n

snarled right down the mind-link at

im. Not after their altercation, before he left. Always had her sister mind-link him or turn up to have words with him, used the Luna Rank to try and put him in his place.

t, had laughed right in her face, his temper had surfaced and he’d sneered “Go ahead Luna, I’ll banish her in an instant. Toss her a*s out into rogue territory.” hadn’t even known where those words had come from, likely years of her blaming him for them not having a pup, he supposed afterwards. Jack didn’t even know if he wo

how they could spend it so bloody quickly.

lthy pack and they had begged Rafe for assistance, were unaffiliated with them at the time. Rafe and Jack had gone to their aid out of pity, they were a small pack of 400 and had been told they were being attacked too often by rogues to continue to defend the

not really been interested and all drawn to them right away.

few days to even convince them to have dinner, they had been drawn instantly to the twins and only aft

not every Mate Bond was all loved up and happy times, all the time. Their affection towards each other dwindled over the years and only after the girls w

eeks, even that now was getting less, the last time barely a week had passed before she been harping on him about a baby and blaming him.

.

things had turned out between them, the way she’d left, that they had no confirmation if she was dead or alive, till now that was. It had bothered him greatly. Though, even now, knowing she was alive, he was still restless. Even Flare was agitated sometimes and didn’t understand why.

ain Luci was that creature that they had not only seen but had aided them and turned the tide of war for them. If not for her, they’d likely have lost two or three times that many men. Might not have won at all.

had to be, too much of a coincidence in his book for it not to be and now more evidence of her, here still nearby, tracks to the lake. He was not wrong, and he would prove it.

re they knew her, and she’d become pregnant with another. It was possible. This could also explain why Orien never wanted Luci to be the heir to his pack. Always wanted it to be Thatcher instead, had always been at odds with Addison

miscuous and embarrassing him in front of other Alpha’s, he supposed.

that made him smile, defied her father right from the moment she’d gotten Kali. Cheeky she was, or that’s

.

nyone to sate her needs like they could. She was alpha-blooded and had likely just been looking for someone who could, but Orien had not seen it that way.

rassment, a dirty mark on his pack, that shamed him, Jack t

northern edge of the lake. There was nothing, no sign of prints coming out of the lake, human or otherwise, and her scent was no more, to soft and delicate to linger for long out in the open air.

of the humans walking about themselves, didn’t pay much attention to anything that led directly to a human dwelling, humans were not his concern at all today.

sighed as he came back onto pack territory, walked himself back through the forest in no rush to the packhouse, it was lunch time already, had spent the entire

e did not see Maria or Melissa at the table with Raf

hy Titan?” He asked, sounding curious.

t one.” Jack shrugged

l that had gone on around here, but it wasn’t really He was trying to see if any of his theories were true.

d all.

y now and yet some days he felt like he was nothing to her at all.

happy to accept money on a regular basis.

, but till this minute had no legitimate reason to send a guard with her.

ek, he had a real legitimate reason to do so and had used it. They’d not been happy about it either.

you concerned she’s unfaithful?’

safe there, still should be.’

she did do her Luna duties, without complaint and was more than capable of doing so.