The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 44

Rafe POV

He sat in his chair behind his desk, it had been a long morning, and he was still more than annoyed with Orien. He and his unit had gone back to the man’s suite, but had told him before walking up there that he was going to want a meeting in private, and shortly. Rafe had stated “Jack wants you off pack territory and to sever our alliance. I will be taking that into full consideration.”

Orien had glared right at him. “Your Beta is being ridiculous, is all. Needs to take a moment to calm himself down, so we can talk about Luci logically. Not emotionally. It’s why Alpha’s are in charge, not Beta’s.” the man’s own Beta had bristled, but said nothing about Orien’s comment, and didn’t like it himself.

at that man, Orien knew they ran this pack together and that, as far as Rafe was concerned, that statement was a full insult to Jack, who was more than

sit on the lounge. She’d arrived first, had been down with Luci, no real surprise there. Orien had called her for this meeting, and she didn’t particularly look happy about being in here. But then neither did Rafe himself.

her. Not only had Addison glared at him, but from what he and Solar could tell, Fallon had snarled right at him. The man had frowned and moved away to sit in a single chair opposite her.

been over a week.”

ly stared right at him and said nothing, she was really ticked off and likely not going to let it go. Wondered if Orien had even attempted to apologise yet, but only after a moment’s thought, from

upstairs, unwilling, it seemed, to be in the same room as Orien.

, even if it took all day, so be it.

e years that she had been missing either. Showed no concern at all for the girl.

ow he knew that she was a double shifter, with a Siren to boot. He now wanted that for himself.

ther, also knew she got on better with his unit than himself, would have taken their opinions into account, on how they thought that he could get her back into his pack.

ry carefully and he knew it, that’s why it had taken so long to call this meeting. He wanted her to go home to Nightfall. This was not going to be a good thing to discuss. Jack also at this time had no idea the man had tried to lay cla

en she had asked him.

onversation, don’t you?”

ghtfall with Orien, do you?” when she’d not answered after a minute, he’d

. It is what my Luna has always wanted.”

e please, ask Luci to come, for me.” Then he’d seen her eyes glaze over.

rien, his Beta Milton, and her Gamma Chad.

ng without him. As the Heir, he should be here, in this room, but Orien had seen fit not to include him.

was going to be instated as the Heir to Nightfall. Looked from Addi to Orien and realised that it was likely Addi wanted Thatcher to see just how fickle his father was. He had never wanted Luci instated, because she wasn’t his, had instated Thatcher, moments after she left that pack.

once.

against the Alpha. He was curious as to which way Thatcher would jump. He’d always been close to Luci, but he would also want to stay on as the Heir.

unit were getting from Addison, was just as cold as the one Orien himself was getting. Now Addison, it seemed, was willing to pit her son against his father, as well. It wasn’t just the

t to connect to her mind. It felt full to him, knew now that was because he was not only connected to Luci, but also Kali and Alari as well. All of them could hear him.

t for it.’

ck for several seconds, then just two words

and play with the other children in the kid’s entertainment zone?’

to make a decision? It was possible.

before you do at this rate.’ He told him and waited for it, knew he’d feel him be on the move, heading this way quickly knowing Luci was going to be in this room.

, but he was now on his way, could feel that through the tether. He might not want to be in a room with Orien, but would want to be in a room with Luci. Both he and Flare wanted nothing more than to be in a room with her. Despite having a Mate, she was sta

ile she was in a meeting with all of them, actually asked Allen to stay close by the boys. As he wondered if Orien’s Beta and Gamma would have orders to try and collect the children. They wouldn’t get past Allen, wouldn’t even try.

confirmed that. Watched him frown and then go and sit next to his father. Rafe watched as Addison looked at her son, and noted that she didn’t smile at him either. It appeared the two of them were not getting along any better than she and Orien were. Yes, that pack was falling apart.