The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 26

Luci POV

Luci woke up to find those deep dark blue eyes of Alpha Rafe looking right down at her, not Victor as she’d expected, her heart was hammering inside of her chest. She did not know if it was because she was in his lap and he was holding her, or if it was because she was suddenly super wired and wide awake. She felt really weird inside of her own body, everything about her felt jacked up and as if she was moving super fast.

Her attention was drawn by her son Rafe’s voice “Mamma, Jack.” It was so filled with concern and pain, her head snapped around and she saw Rafe standing at the end of a gurney-type bed. A hand on his twin brother. He was filled with worry, she could see it and Alari could feel it. Her eyes moved to little Jack and they could tell he was unconscious from the slackness of his body, he was all limp and his little mouth was open. Alari shot forward in an instant.

ed it, to the left side of his head, could see the bruising to his face where someone had struck him, had hurt their precious child.

He had mild swelling and likely a concussion. She had healed little wounds on the boys before, used this very frequency to bring about reduced pain levels and inflammation.

red and then leaned back to see his beautiful dark green eyes open and look right at her. Felt relief flood through all three of them at seeing him wake up, then to hear his voice; a blessing, he was going to be alright.

wearing some sort of hearing protection to protect himself from Alari’s Siren call. Which meant he now not only knew who Luci was, and where she was, but what she was as well. Not a good thing, likely now also knew about the twins.

d them.

en form.

nted to go home.

at all, none of them were feeling themselves when she thought about it. Knew that they had been injected with something to bring them around and counteract that tranquilliser, Victor had shot them with. Their heart rate was rapid and Alari was feeling anxious and irritable. She did

est path and felt her eyes not hurt so much, as they walked from full morning sunlight into the dappled light of the forest.

was following along behind them, turned and looked right at her, the woman stopped walking, smiled at her gently, friendly it seemed ‘Petra.’

lpha Rafe and Beta Jack were walking this way as well. Both were watching her, hissed at them all, the

, to wake you up.’ She was

alked off up the woodland path, both her boys with her all the way to their hut and ushered them inside, stalked around until the effects of the adrenaline fully wore off.

ght at them, touched both their faces and then just hugged them to her. “I’m sorry boys.” She murmured.

happened mamma?” they both asked her.

t man, a long time ago, and that he still believed she was his, had come to take her away, sighed heavily “That man,” she knew they had seen him seeing as little Rafe had saved her “He wants me to be the Luna to his pack. I didn’t want that.” She answered instead.

templation.

s moved from one to the other. “What did happen out there with the two of you today?” she asked.

ck just looked at little Rafe and huffed, annoyed it seemed “Astral emerged when Jack got hit by that man.”

?”

it.

probably would have if not for being struck by Victor, and rendered unconscious by him. Her eyes moved to the bruis

d too, for you to use your Siren call. He just didn’t shift is all.” She reassured h

ut it, then stated a mi

re no longer safe here outside the pack, not now that Victor knew who and what she was. Had seen her boys too. He would want all three of them for his own sick twisted needs.

ally meant they were born as pack members.

own fathers were. Probably going to grow up just like them.

h, perhaps they weren’t like her, and able to handle both the Alpha and Beta’s s****l needs.

ant to know anything about their mates or what they did with them either, for that matter, if she wa

she?” sounded very worried to Luci.

en to her mother often after leaving. All the time over the phone, they’d still be very close.

er “My beautiful girl.” She whispered, “Look at you, all grown up now.”

ou’re so short.” She murmured.

lled back to look right up at her, touche

d.

both half whispered up at her.

addressed.

d both boys giggled, as she wiggled her fingers in a happy come get a cuddle fashion.

ged them both when they stepped over to her. “You sound just like your Pappy when you laugh.”

ed in unison.

e’s passed now boys, but you laugh just like he used to, so sweetly.”

e expect? Her mother was now, and had been for all of Luci’s life, Mated to Orien.

“Make’s mamma shiver.”

e shiver. It’s so beautiful.” Addison stood up and looked at Luci, then sighed softly “This is why you never came home to me.”

at all, not with their heirs to their pack right here and unprotected, with Victor on the loose out there somewhere.

left, she supposed.

ps or anything when they had come home that day. So technically, other than staying away and not coming forward, it was not considered a lie, or at least she didn’t think so. She had just safe guarded them from the Luna’s to their pack. She knew they would not take kindly to bastard heirs, to their pack.

same room as her and them. Waved her mother towards the door, she had no choice but to go out there. They both knew there would be no hiding or keeping the boys from their fathers, not anymore. Luci h

her eyes away from them, felt her own mother’s hand touch her arm. “Come on, you can walk with me.”

t them and felt both of them squeeze her hands.

She told them softly.

It surprised her a little, she squatted down. “It’s okay, we’re okay with that.” Touched both their little faces, Kali even pushed forward and

happy enough to walk between her and their Grammy. Little Jack was holding her hand and little Rafe

as well.

hat’s your name, daughter?” her mother asked after the

Was all she answered.

ou can call me either if you like my child.” Then they continue