Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
“Yes, boss.”
I roll my eyes again.
“I’m not your boss, idiot.”
He chuckles and pats me on the shoulder.
“You keep telling yourself that Midge, whatever makes you sleep at night.”I slam the door on his laughing face.
“Why not use our office, Smalls? You wouldn’t have to kick him out.”
This time I do let my anger show. “Are you f*cking kidding me?”
“Uh, no. What did we do this time? The list is getting kind of long and I’m losing track.”
Dakota actually looks sad, not like he’s making a joke.
I close my eyes a laugh a bit to myself and then move to sit behind the desk, putting some space between us and fiddling with buttons to give my hands something productive to do. “I will probably never step foot in that office again in my life. You called me a traitor accused me of betraying my pack, took Kaley’s side without even asking me for mine. The one person who literally wants me dead, but can’t seem to do the job correctly. I don’t owe either of you anything. It’s the last place I had a conversation with the only people who treated me like parents should and when real lines were drawn, even they chose to believe lies. That is all that office will be to me.”
“We’re sorry Tiny. That’s all I can say right now. That night is kind of a blur and the more we talk to Nathaniel and Wyatt and the rest of your team, the more we are beginning to understand why. We will be apologizing for the rest of our lives I’m pretty sure.”
Cameron scrubs his face, then looks at me again. “At the risk of sounding like a d*ck once again though, can we talk about this after you tell us how to help Mateo and Jena? Our Beta needs his mate.”
I just nod, because this is how it has always been. I am never at the forefront of anyone’s mind except Oliver, who according to Lucas and Ava, is bound by the Moon Goddess to do so. My sadness and anger is growing again. Why can’t someone just want me for me? Not because I have a talent or skill that they need. I clear my throat and go into business mode.
“Alright, let’s make this quick. These are not my details to share, so I will only tell you what I think you need to know as the Alphas of this pack. Jena was r*ped repeatedly the whole time she was being held, I have told you this, but I don’t know if you have the mental capacity to remember. Yes, I had to witness her daily attacks while I was there. It’s not something either of us care to talk about. Please don’t ask.”
I can feel their anger radiating, but they show no other signs of losing control. “She had an IUD in before she was taken and no one thought to look, even when she never got pregnant. Mike was very rough and did some damage to her internally. When Doc Sylvia removed the IUD, she said there might be a possibility that Jena can’t have kids. It’s why she didn’t want to be the Alpha of her pack or have a mate. It wouldn’t be right if she couldn’t produce an heir.”
I am proud of myself for making it through that.
“We are going to circle back to some of that story, Tiny. What can we do to help Mateo? He needs his mate and Jena is perfect for him. He needs her to accept him.”
“I don’t know. I was kind of hoping when she found her mate it would help her heal. There is nothing normal about any of us, so I couldn’t even begin to guess at what to do. She needs time. We both do. Patience from all of you would be helpful.”
They both look at each other and then nod their heads.
“I’m going to ask another question, and I know we don’t deserve an answer, but we really need and want to know. I’m sure you’ve already told Oliver,” He grumbles jealously, “but I want you to choose to talk to us too.”
I raise an eyebrow in question. He takes a deep breath. I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard Cam ramble before, but I’m pretty sure I know what’s coming. “You seemed friendly with that Robbie guy. Like there was more with him and Tyler and Mike.”
He runs his fingers through his raven black hair. “Did he… or Mike… Did any of them touch you? Were you with any of them as a part of your mission or when you were captured.”
He’s vibrating with anger just at the thought, same as Oliver and Mateo.
“Yes, I did tell Oliver and my brother and your dad, some of the details. Some I’ll take to my grave.”
I let that just sit there. He’s right, they don’t deserve any answers from me. “I’m tired, I need to sleep and hopefully Jena doesn’t need me in the middle of the night. Big changes like this set off her nightmares.”
“Let Mateo handle it, that’s his responsibility now.”
“Oh, so you would have me turn my back on people I care about, just because someone else is capable of doing the job too? Great leadership skills.”
I don’t even care that I am being a b*tch, they deserve so much more.
I walk past them into the hallway where Wyatt is leaning against the wall. “You good boss?”
“Yeah. Who’s on after you? You’ve been up far longer than necessary.”
“It was supposed to be Jena, but for obvious reasons, we covered her shift. I’m good Midge, Nathaniel will adjust the rounds for the next couple days. Go get some sleep, we need you on point for this magic sh*t. You now have both your witches here and once Gentry’s all healed up, assuming Nikolas will let her, the three of you can figure out this pentagram bullsh*t so we can take on Mike. That asshole has a beating coming his way.”
“Get in line warrior. There are several of us who have dibs on that beatdown.”
Dakota says from far too close behind me.
“With all due respect, Alpha, handled your Barbie b*tch problem yet? No? Good to know. Just so we’re clear, Midge’s whole team is aware of the things she went through before arriving at Warrior camp. And obviously the bullsh*t that is still going on, because that skank is still here f*cking with her. Neither of you were there when we found Midge and Jena after THEY SAVED THEMSELVES. If anyone has dibs on Mike’s beatdown it’s them. Handle your pack first.”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.