The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 42

Jack POV

He and Flare were absolutely ropable at Orien and his stupid resistance to the idea that it had been Victor who had hurt both Luci and their boy. How could the man be so bloody blind to the obvious? Victor had always wanted Luci for himself. It seemed nothing had changed.

Luci had not only rejected the offer long before she came here to live with them, had avoided that man at every cost from what he could see. Whenever he was in her home pack, she had used he and Rafe to keep that man away from her, did not ever want anything to do with him, as far as Jack could recall.

f her way to humiliate him that last time he’d showed up, had come for her. At Orien’s order, her own stepfather and Alpha had told Victor he could have her, just to come and get her. To take her as his chosen

unfolding. They’d both been expecting it to get out of control. Not even Addi had been happy that day. She’d been yelling herself at Orien.

re, and the moment Rafe’s hands had landed on Luci’s hips to pull her right up against him, to show them he was going to help her. Victor had stepped right towards th

pleading with them for help. Had been showing clear defiance towards what her stepfather wanted of her.

arousal.

out of the packhouse and left the Nightfall Pack in a fury of screeching tires.

as long as he got her in the end, that was all that mattered. It also seemed that Orien was still likely to try and give her to

Luci off, to that savage. Seen that Orien had never really seemed concerned about wanting her to wait on her Goddess Gifted Mate either. Although he was ticked off that she hadn’t stayed ‘pure, for her Goddess Gifted Mate’ was always on her about that. But he had been happy to Mate her off himself, before she even had a real chance to meet her Mate.

if Victor and Orien had some sort of deal where Luci was concerned. It was clear Orien had always kno

k was buried in his thoughts. They saw many critters out there to hunt, but neither were in the mood to destroy anything. They just really needed to be alone, or Orien’s head was coming off his body. His large white wolf was stalking about, and their roaming patrols stopped and looked at him. He knew Fl

. They all knew a pissed off wolf when they saw one. Weren’t about to get in his way, not that he was looking to harm any of them, they just needed to stalk about till he calmed down.

ut sat and watched as the twins laughed and played, chased each other around the yard. They looked so very happy, sounded happy, and he wondered if they were always this happy?

tch, he wanted to be down there, he couldn’t just shift and stroll down there.

hat. Didn’t think she would be comfortable with it either.

est time, before pulling on shorts and a tee-shirt to hit the dining room. He was hungry.

s chatting about the change of menu for the next month. She always changed things up so there were different foods to eat, and no one got bored with the same old thing every day.

now that it’s not that the boys have allergies or that Luci denies them any sweets. They just eat so very healthily all the time, that they have an adverse reaction to sugar and high fat foods.”

oing to be a problem?”

l likely have to be reintroduced as well.”

ention. “Wolves don’t get sick.” He commented, or not very oft

es stomach pains and frequent runs to the bathroom.”

n a while.”

s can eat. It’s mostly fruit and vegetables. Though they can eat most meats, they just didn’t have the capacity to store it was what I heard. So, lived mostly on fish, from my understanding.”

nough to sustain herself. The boys aren’t thin like she is either.”

n enough Jack, she’s not unhealthy. Just lean muscle is al

n’t eat enough to sustain what she is now.”

Jack? She looks very different.”

e shifter now.” He told her he wasn’t going to hide that. Nadia needed to know to help with the, as she called i

likely misses out on essential fats and sugars. I’ll work on that too. It might take a few weeks to get her sorted out and eating properly.”

iate it, Nadia.”

miled to himself.

ts?”

will not…” he sighed heavily, “go down so well.”

come rushing home all excited to meet their grandbab

he has the most to be mad about, being Luci’s mother, and from what I can tell, is not at all mad at you or Rafe.”

n was outweighing her anger towards them. They might just be on the back burner for her. Could well be itching to deal with them, but needed to sort her and Orien out first.

n often either and he truly didn’t want that for Addison and Orien, or their wolves, Fallon and Rali. But it seems that Orien had pushed too hard and hurt his own Mate, not just the human but the wolf as well.

e bloodied mess her hand would have been in afterwards. He was not likely to ever forget it and that scar it left.

appen. By denying her access to her own child or the finding of her child.

f, that his Mate would forgive him.

e making it up to her, giving her whatever she wanted when she wanted it. Deny her nothing ever again and even then it was possible the strain and memory of it was always going to be with her, brought into every arg

m right now, he realised.

Nadia talk about Luci and the boys that had him feeling calmer, knowing they did eat properly, just purely healthy, made him feel the tiniest bit better about them being thin. That and he’d seen how happy they look