The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 16

Luci POV

Her days had gone back to normal, the boys were back in school and she was back at work. There were more border patrols around the pack than usual. And she’d seen a few roaming patrols on the northern side of the lake, where there were fewer human homes. No more rogues had been scented by Kali over the past week, either.

Alari stayed out of the water because it was now clear they were watching the lake and she was certain that Victor would also be trying to find out about Alari as well. Likely why those wolves were wearing camera’s, trying to catch Alari and what interaction she had with the pack.

nd alert them to her presence.

y that these wolves were in town on an order to

night. The boys did have that pinecone scent of the pack, so it was likely so did she.

lake, at this point. She was still hidden from her own pack. Had sat the boys down and reminded them, what to do if there was trouble, they had nodded and told her “go to our pack around the other side of the lake.”

r out completely, the way he had looked right at her and laughed. Then mind-link to someone. It made her wonder if he had been looking for her. What if Victor still wanted her for his Mate, shuddered at the thought, did not want that man touching her ever again.

alked away from him.

ust been young and stupid at the time. Thought being that he was an Alpha male, he could help the itch she needed scratching. It had not. She had not liked being held down by that man, so he could have what he wanted for as long as he wanted, without a care for her needs.

never be touching her again and she’d

at man’s Mate. Pitied the poor creature that was his Mate if he had one. If not, hoped he wo

balls. Even though Victor had specifically written her name on each and every invite he sent. She had told her father “He’s not my Mate, I’ll stay and watch over the pack.”

y Alpha Rafe and his Beta Jack, when they had been there. A good pair to sit and talk with, made it always look like business talk, talked pack related things, her father had hated it, knew better. But to all others it looked completely normal.

aim the Heir title that she was born into. It did get her plenty of time with Alpha’s.

n sit herself between them, though that was mostly to stop Victor from sitting next to her. Luci had never minded being between them. They knew that, and so did her father, unfortunately. It irked him to no end. He’d always mind-linked to her to remind her of the rules. Of which he knew deep down she was going to ignore the minute everyone went to bed.

t that. She herself, didn’t see the need for those rules, had always known that Thatcher was going to take over, not her. It was what her father wanted, only her mother was pushing for her to take over.

him.” Also knew that Victor wanted her to be his chosen Mate. He’d expressed that to her father as well when she’d turned 20 and was still unmated herself. Had not agreed to that at all.

, that he was a good strong Alpha male and was a very reliable allied pack. Not even her mother had agreed with him on this.

ught it up with her mother, about Mating her off to Victor, had turned into a yelling match between her mother and father, in the end, her own mother had been the one to put a stop to her father’s pla

to leave and take both Heirs away. Luci had been sent out of the offi

ather had come and apologised and promised he’d not Mate Luci off to Victor. Even then she’d stayed put for four more days. A full week and a half and she

would not bow down to him and he needed to learn she meant what she said. Though the man should have known that by then.

ad caused pain for her to be separated from her Mate, she’d stood her ground. Orien had actually come and begged her to come back. Looked as tired and worn out as her mother had, their bond had been in trouble, Luci had thought.

her mother that they were getting along, that everything was all good and their fight had been all patched up.

r do it again.

Thatcher and they were eight years apar

three of them. She went outside and collected vegetables she was going to make with dinner, washed and prepared them. Left them in a pot of cold water, while she walked into town to get the boys from their school.

iting to pick up their children. Chatted casually with the ones that she knew, so

it away instantly. ‘Orien 1’ there was also another following it. Likely his whole unit was with him, she was mildly curious as to why he was here, but not so much she was going to concern herself with it. They were allied packs it could be for anything at all.

hair was much lighter now, a golden brown in colour. They would not pick her from behind. Kept her back to the road till they passed and were gone.

e to where she lived.