Scarred Alphas

Chapter 45

A guard suddenly runs through the door almost

taking it out of its hinges.

“Alpha! Our rogues were

attacked!”

“Rogues?” I ask.

“The rogues that work for me. They watch the borders for our pack in exchange for food and money.” Warrick

starts to walk out. “Let’s see

what they’ve found.”

We all rush out to the front

of the house and see all the

warriors running to the forest, meeting up with who

I can only assume are the

rogues.

“Alpha Warrick!” The rogue

leader that I now remember

seeing at the

festival–Crow–rushes

towards us with two other

rogues behind him. They get close to us carrying bodies

and then drop them in front

of us.

Warrick looks back at Colt.

“Are these men from your pack?”

Colt looks at them and he

and I both nod. I also

recognize them.

“There are more of them.” A

warrior shouts running out

of the forest.

“We caught a few others at the border!” Another one

says.

“Finally! This is what we

were waiting for, right? Ezra made a move!” I say.

Colt and I run after the men

and wait at the edge of the forest with Warrick, Victor,

Garret, and the others.

Everyone waits quietly in

anticipation to see what

comes out of all of this.

We finally see them coming back and suddenly I spot

very welcoming and familiar

face.

“DASH!” I shout.

Without a second thought, I

rush in and hug him.

“Curls!”

“Well, well, well. Look who’s back.” Warrick says. The way he says it makes me feel

uneasy.

“Don’t you dare do anything

to him. He is my friend.” I quickly say.

“He could be working with the enemy for all we know,‘

Garret says.

“No. I am not. That’s why I

am here. I…we, have things

to tell you. We ran and we

were being hunted.”

“We?” I ask and look back to

where more men come

holding James and also Colt’s

younger brother and sister,

Miles and Bryn.

Seeing James, my heart swells with happiness and

sadness at the same time.

“James!”

His face is pale and his eyes hold anguish. He looks up at

me but there is no smile

there, only sadness.

I run and hug him.

“Colt!” Bryn and Miles rush

to their brother.

“Miles! Bryn!”

Bryn immediately hugs him.

“Colt! Ezra has gone crazy! He killed Dad!” Miles quickly

says.

“I know…I know…”

Colt pulls Miles in making it a group hug between the three of them.

“James?” I look up at him. He

finally stares at me.

“He…he killed her, Cass…he

killed her. Lauren is…dead.”

His eyes water and his b*dy

starts to shake.

hug him tightly trying to console him as he starts to

cry. As I do this, I watch

Warrick walk closer to Dash.

“You ran…” He tells him.

Dash slowly nods. “I…I ran.”

“That was on me. I led him

and the others.” Colt says.

“They were following me

and my actions.”

“Silence.” Warrick calmly

says to Colt who quickly

closes his mouth.

“Tell me the complete truth, why are you here?” Warrick

asks Dash.

I am sure he just used his

power on him.

Dash immediately answers. “Ezra was going to kill us

two.” He motions to James

and himself. “We were

hunted by his men until we reached the borders of your pack. They didn’t stand a

chance here. As for them…”

He points to the twins. “She

was scared and didn’t want to

be left behind and HE has important information.” He points to Miles.

Warrick turns to Miles and

gets close to him. “What

information?”

“Assassins. He is sending assassins.” Miles quickly says.

Warrick seems unamused.

“Oh. We can handle an

assassin.”

“Not just one but multiples.”

Warrick nods uninterested

and turns around walking

back to the house.

“Bring them.” He says to his men but Colt and I walk with

them making sure that they are not treated like prisoners. I hold James’s hand trying to keep comforting him. This is not something that would fly

well with a mate but Colt

understands and I am glad that he doesn’t see it in any other way than just family

love. He understands that to

me James is my brother.

“How is mom?” Colt asks

Miles as Bryn stays latched to him in a hug while they walk. I understand why too.

Colt gives that sense of safety.

Miles shakes his head. “Not

good. The last time I saw her, she was at the hospital and

the doctors said that there

was nothing they could do. She either would come out

of that dying state herself or

not.”

“Damn it. And the others?”

Colt asks.

“Ezra killed Dad and

declared himself Alpha when

Dad would not give in to his demands of attacking this pack. Kaecy immediately rose up and challenged Ezra

but Ezra won and as

punishment, he took Kaecy’s

eye out.

“Ezra won?”

“Yeah, he was in a wild state,

it is like it wasn’t even him in

control.”

“And Kaecy didn’t come with you?” I ask.

“No.” Miles shakes his head.

“He said that he would slow

us down but he was the one

who planned our escape. He is the one who told me to tell

you about the assassins.”

“Damn. I hope he is safe.”

Colt mutters.

We follow Warrick, not to his

office but to the war room.

“How are our borders

looking?” Warrick asks

Victor.

“All enemies in the vicinity

have been taken out with the

exception of two who we

kept alive. There are no

more threats.”

Warrick nods and walks over

to Dash. “What do I do with

you?”

Dash lowers his head waiting for judjemen.

I want to come to his defense but I feel like undermining him right now might not be

the best thing. So, I wait to see if he makes a good

decision on his own first.

Warrick, in a pensive state,

nods. “Since we are at war…I

will pardon you but…betray me again and it will be your

head on a pike.”

I shake my head and whisper to Dash. “Don’t worry, I

wouldn’t let him do that.”

Warrick’s head yanks in my direction and he narrows his

eyes at me while Dash is stunned in place looking at

me like I have three heads because of the way I just

undermined Warrick.

“He’s my friend.” I tell

Warrick.

“I don’t care.” He replies.

“Well, I do.” I mutter.

He ignores me now and

turns to the others. “The rest

of you are to stay in your

rooms guarded unless I say

otherwise. You are not guests

here.

Stay here. I’ll have someone come get you when your rooms are ready. Tomorrow

we can discuss this in more

detail.”

He starts to walk out and

takes Victor with him. “Let’s

go see these two new

prisoners and what they

have to reveal.”

When they are out of the

room and the doors are

closed, Dash speaks.

“What the hell happened with him? I thought I was

dead for sure or at least we should be in the dungeon right now. He would never

let me slide like that.”

“Cass happened,” Colt says. “He seems to want to keep

her around and…happy, so

he’s been acting very

different.”

“Cass? Who the hell is she to

have such an influence on

him?” Bryn asks with

attitude.

“Cass is Alpha Warrick’s

daughter.”

She looks at me with

surprise but her face still

carries that dislike

expression. And for a

moment there I am tempted

to command her to slap

herself.

I almost laugh, thinking

about it.

“So it was true then?” Dash

asks and Colt nods.

“She is also my mate,” Colt

says.

Now they are all surprised.

I love that he refers to me as

his mate even though it is not completely official. This man really has my heart.

“What?! Why?!” Bryn asks with a look of disgust.

“What do you mean why?

Because we love each other.”

Colt snaps at her.

“You really love her?” She has a condescending tone.

“Are you really going to start right now?” I look at her ready to start something too.

“I am not starting anything. I just don’t understand what

he sees in you.”

“He sees me. That’s the

thing. He sees who I really

1. am. Not just what’s on the

outside.”

“Well, that’s a good thing in

your case since you have nothing else going on for you.”

“You know what?! SHUT

THE F**K UP!” I shout.

She opens her mouth pointing her finger at me but not a single sound comes

out. Her eyes widen.

I now realize what I did and

although I am surprised, I

am not upset about it one

bit.

“Oh, look at that. I don’t have to hear you anymore.” I give a big genuine smile.

She tries to speak again but

nothing comes out.

This power is starting to feel good.

“Holly shit. You can really do

that then?” Dash asks,

surprised.

“Do what?” Miles asks.

“She has the same powers

that Alpha Warrick has. She

can fully command people.”

Colt answers.

“Alpha command?” Miles

asks.

Colt briskly shakes his head.

“No. Alpha Ruling.”

“What?” They all ask

confused.

Colt explains. “It is almost like Alpha command but her power is…stronger. Instead of a suggestion like Alpha command, she can actually make you stop breathing if

she wants to. She can control

your mind and b*dy.”

Hearing him say this, I realize that I really need to learn to control this power and my emotions too. If I say something stupid in a fit of rage, I can kill someone.

“Or make your heart stop on command,” Dash mutters

and I know he is thinking

back on that day in the cell

with Niles.

“What? That’s…impossible.”

Miles says.

Dahs shakes his head looking

sure of himself. “Nope. I’ve

seen it.”

A few guards walk in

interrupting. “The rooms are

ready. Follow us.‘

Π

I tap James’s arm. “Rest tonight. I’ll come see you tomorrow. Make sure you get a good meal too.” He nods but he is not listening

to me. He just stares aimlessly, like a lost child.

Colt grabs me by the hand and pulls me out.

I hear clapping behind me. When we stop and look, it is

Bryn. She has a scowl on her

face and points to her

mouth.

“Oh no. I’m leaving you like

this for a while. This is a

lesson for you to learn. If

you have nothing nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.”

I turn and walk out with Colt

who seems to approve.

We head to our room and

have dinner there. We are

tired and have no desire to

mingle anymore.

After eating, Colt and I lie in

bed holding each other. He is

a comfort to me. When I am

in his arms, it is like I am

home. I feel safe and loved.

Not something I was used to a while ago but I am now and

I don’t want to lose him ever.

“What are you thinking?” He

asks.

“Nothing. Just how

comfortable I am here with

you… and your sister is a bitch.”

“What?”

I laugh. “Sorry. I had to get it out of my chest.”

He chuckles. “You are not

wrong though.”

“I know.”

“But you handled her well.”

“Mh…I am liking this power.”

“Yeah? Hopefully not too

much.” He says.

“Why do you say that?”

“Well…I just don’t want you

to go power–hungry, that’s all.”

“I am not my father.”

“But you are his daughter

and…in many ways…you are

very much like him.‘

“How can you say that?!”

“No, it’s not a bad thing. You have a tremendous temper

but you have so much good in you and in your hands, your power can be amazing. Just don’t let it go to your head. That’s all I mean.”

“I know that, Colt. Not something you have to tell

me.” I feel irritated now but I

let it go. I lie down and rest

but I am unable to sleep.