“I want names.” Denny growled as alpha Scott walked into the room. I looked up at Scott and shook my head slowly.
“Names don’t matter. That is what I am saying.” I turned back to look at Denny. “The whole Sulfur pack wants me dead. They told me to stay away from the alpha. And planned to kill me. This isn’t something you can fix. I think there is a realization here that needs to be had.” I looked back at alpha Scott to see him already nodding his head knowing exactly what I was about to say.
“You can no longer be the delta of this pack.” Alpha Scott’s voice was quiet as his sad eyes looked at mine.
“Not just that… I don’t think I have a place among this pack anymore. What life can there be? I’ll be walking around just waiting for the next attack to happen.”
“NO!” Denny snarled loudly. “I will give them an alpha order to follow. I will subject them to my will.”
“Denny, she is right. This is no life for her. She could never raise a family here. I am so sorry my dear. I never realized how much hatred the pack would hold towards you.” Alpha Scott was a wise man. And he understood when difficult decisions had to be made; like the one, I was making now.
“Come with us as the delta to the pack treaty meeting. Maybe we can find a pack among them that will take you in.”
Wow. That was exactly what I was going to ask next. I gave him a small smile and nodded my head.
“This is ridiculous!” Joey finally growled out angrily. “I don’t want to be part of a pack like this.”
“Joey, she will have a much easier time finding a pack to join solo. I know you want to watch out for her, but you can’t. Besides, maybe she will meet her fated mate among them.” Alpha Scott said not realizing he just kicked me in the gut. I immediately averted my gaze down at my hands. There was no fated mate for me out there. I have already been rejected.
“There isn’t a fated mate out there waiting for her. I don’t want her going where who knows how she will be treated.” Denny snorted out angrily.
“No fated mate? What do you mean? Did you already meet your fated me?”
I could feel alpha Scott’s gaze on me, but I couldn’t look up at him. But it was Denny who had me choking on my spit as he answered, “No, she was my fated mate, but we rejected each other.”
I buried my head into my hands. Whatever happened to keeping this secret between us? And yet 24 hours later and motor mouth blurted it out. I finally peered through my fingers to glance out. I could see Joey’s shell-shocked face glancing between me and Denny. I looked at alpha Scott who looked… sad. He looked hurt and wounded as a frown formed over his face.
“Geez, Clover… are you alright? This all happened yesterday…” Joey looked at me and it was like a light bulb lit up. “That’s why you two were acting so weird yesterday. Damn…” I gave him a weak smile and nodded. What was I supposed to say here? Yep, I am perfect? I was hardly perfect.
“I’m terribly sorry to the both of you. I understand why. You had to, my son. Even though Clover would have made an excellent luna… it is the pack’s fault. However…” Alpha Scott straightened up and glared at his son. “There is still no way you are taking Andrea as your luna. We will arrange a mate from one of the other packs. One of the alpha’s daughters. It will solidify an alliance and she will be a much stronger choice as a luna.”
Oh, gods… I looked up to see Denny’s face turn beet red. s**t was about to hit the fan.
I imagine that this is sort of what a volcano must look like right before it erupts. I could see the vein on Denny’s forehead pulsating and protruding forward. His face began to glow red and I braced myself for the explosion. But at the last second, I watched him take a few deep calming breaths before he said, “Dad, I am going to need for you to explain to me exactly why she isn’t a good option. I’ve already been sleeping with her. I have always planned on making her my luna, so I am going to need a pretty good reason not to.”
Wow. I was surprised at how cool and collected Denny was there. Looking at him now, I felt proud of him. That was when I realized that my emotional connection I had with him yesterday was gone. It must have just taken some time for it to wear out of my system. It was still a bit weird looking at him, like looking at an old crush even though he had never been one. But the intense feelings were gone much to my relief.
Alpha Scott let out a small groan and shook his head. “It’s not that you can’t take her as your mate. It’s that it will be a bit weird for you to take her as your mate. I have been seeing her mother secretly for years. After her mate died, we just sort of happened. I was planning to announce our relationship AFTER I stepped down as the alpha. Are you certain she is the right person for you? Without a doubt?”
“Damn dad…” Denny turned and looked at me and Joey shook his head in disbelief. “I’ve been in love with her forever. I’m sure. It’s her. Especially now that I have met my fated mate and… it couldn’t work out.” His eyes met with mine and he gave me a small smile. “I would have accepted you though, Clover.”
“Even more reason for me not to stay in this pack. That would be an awkward conversation to have with your luna on how your fated mate is your delta.” I let out a dry laugh to which alpha Scott chuckled at as well.
“Clover, we will not let you go to just any pack. We want to make sure you are taken care of. We want things to be better for you than they were here. We don’t want any of your future pack members plotting to kill you.” Alpha Scott sighed and I watched as he looked at me. “I don’t know how the other packs will receive you. Clover, as a baby the other packs had wanted to kill you. It was only by order of Alpha King Wyatt that you were spared.”
My mouth parted in shock as I stared at him. They wanted to kill me? But I was just a baby. Why kill me? This didn’t add up at all.
“We didn’t know enough about you. Not only are you from the ominous Chaos pack but you are their alpha’s daughter. They were the strongest northern pack, but they were also a pack that had secrets.. The thing is-I can’t tell if you are full werewolf or part… something else-a sheya.”
I swallowed hard. I am an alpha’s daughter? And there is a chance I am part sheya. It was a species from the Dark War that was thought to be eliminated; a very special species that could communicate telepathically with the power of suggestion. Just having them around was dangerous because you never knew if you were being manipulated. So this is why the pack wanted me away from Denny. They thought I was manipulating him. I shook my head and looked up Alpha Scott. “I’m just a werewolf, aren’t I?”
“We don’t know. You were part of the Chaos pack. It was the strongest pack around. They were known to have sheyas in their pack. But there is no way to tell. Sheya don’t have a scent or an energy that can be sensed. Your wolf should be able to tell you though.” Alpha Scott looked at me expectantly.
My eyes suddenly widened as a realization came over me. Sheena. I couldn’t feel Sheena. It was different than the block from before. Before I could still sense her, and she was just withholding her healing. But now it was like she was locked away. I felt myself starting to breathe heavily as I grabbed my head. ‘SHEENA, ANSWER ME!’ Silence. There was no link there. Sometimes a wolf would shield itself after a traumatic event. So many traumatic things happened to us yesterday. We were rejected and then our pack tried to kill us. Some wolves never return after experiencing the loss of their mate. What if Sheena had left me for good?
“Clover?” I felt Denny’s hand land on my shoulder as I began shaking my head. It felt so empty. It was so quiet.
‘Don’t leave me alone, Sheena. Not you too-‘
“Easy Clover. You’re going to hurt yourself.” Alpha Scott came forward bending down in front of me.
“I can’t feel her.” I said in a high pitched voice. I tried to shift and nothing. My mind states racing, oh gods… I couldn’t shift. I couldn’t protect myself. I am living in a pack that wants to kill me. Fear began to seize me at that realization. I was like a rabbit thrown among starving wolves. I was as good as dead. I felt alpha Scott’s strong hands grip my shoulders as he stared into my eyes.
“It is going to be okay Clover. She will be back. She took the time to heal you first, right? That means she waited before going dormant. She is just protecting herself. It took a lot out of her to heal you and yesterday was very traumatic. Give her some time.” Alpha Scott was trying to reassure me but I couldn’t relax.
Time, I didn’t have time. I was living in a pack that wanted to murder me. It was as if he was reading my mind because I watched as he slowly nodded his head.
“From here on out you are not to be alone. Denny, Jude, and Joey will alternate being by your side at all times. Tomorrow the packs come for the meeting…” Alpha Scott sighed. “It may be harder for you to find a pack without your wolf… The other packs don’t know what we named you. They don’t have to know you were the baby we took in. I think we shouldn’t mention this. We need to get you out of our pack and your best chance will be tomorrow. Tomorrow you will just be our delta Clover who has temporarily lost her wolf after being rejected.”
I felt… I don’t know what I felt. Vulnerable. Scared. Confused. Like a freak? I didn’t know much about the sheya. Was I one? Right now I was a werewolf with a wolf. So what was I? Just a human? I went from being a strong kickass delta to now needing an escort. No, I am not okay. But I have to act like I am. I hate seeing their sympathy. And their eyes were filled with it. Deep breaths. Strong face. I need to act like everything is okay.
I straightened up and held my chin up high. “What is the plan for tomorrow?” I watched as alpha Scott smiled and nodded his head taking a step back from me.
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