Chapter 32 – Betrayed From Birth

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Randolph asked me as he tried to catch his breath. I bet he ran all the way here. He is a good Beta.

“Have you seen Justin today? His mate is worried about him”

I told him.

“Would that be Reagan, or Raven, that you are speaking about Alpha?”

Randolph asked me. OK, he knows, and he isn’t happy. Well, I guess I will do this with the gloves off then.

“Obviously, I am speaking about Reagan, his chosen mate. Raven is no longer a part of this pack.”

I told him as I set a copy of the contract Justin had signed, onto my desk. I slid over it to him and said,

“In an effort to not waste time, and because you have always been a trustworthy Beta, you only need to read page 3. That is where the clause is hidden.”

I sit back and watch until he gets to the good part, about 65% of the way down on the page. I watch as his face pales, and his breath hitches. I always hedge my bet’s. If I get caused a problem, I will, in turn, cause you a bigger problem. Petty, but effective. Justin is young and he will be learning a life lesson from this. Always read the full contract, before signing it. I sent it with Reagan for him to check out before he came to my office to sign it, knowing full well that he was horny and wanted sex. He wasn’t going to read it and would trust me to do the right thing, as he would have been tired from sleeping with Reagan.

“You are going to call him, Randolph. I don’t care what you tell him, the truth is fine. But he needs to be back here tonight. No later than 6 pm. Reagan wants to have dinner with him and just talk. We can talk this out like rational adults, but he has to return here to do it. You are dismissed.”

I told Randolph who is now looking at me like he never knew me at all. He has seen this happening to Raven countless times. I guess it is different when it is happening to you instead of to someone else.

I was going to do the right thing, for my family. Not his. If Justin doesn’t go along with the contract, that was his choice, but his family was going to be the ones suffering for it. I would banish his parents and brother from the pack, as well as Justin. Their family had been in the pack for generations. They wouldn’t really have anywhere to go as I will make sure any pack in a 200 mile radius would know how they were reneging on a contract and probably add a few other things in to guarantee that no one would take them in. I know how to work this spin, they would be outcasts themselves. This isn’t my first go-around. I will do whatever I need to, to get the desired result. I will stay as Alpha for two years until they have at least two pups, then I will hand the reigns over to them. They still had a lot to learn before they can run this pack. Once they have established their family, it will be even harder for him to leave Reagan. He will know after today that his family would be in danger if he ever tried to leave here again. Escape is futile, he wanted to be the next Alpha of the Silver Blade pack, and I am just making it possible for him to achieve his dreams.

Alpha Cole’s POV

Raven was discharged from the hospital at 6 pm. I was glad to hear it as we had just gotten done with our meeting. Olivia, Amanda, and Stella had stayed at the hospital with Raven. Timothy and I needed to deal with the problem children, Carter, and Joshua, head-on in my office. It was the best place for it as I needed them to give us both the respect we deserve, no matter how much they think that they are ready to run this pack. Today showed me that, they went immediately on defense, to protect something that was never in question, or threatened.

I had spoken with Raven in the hospital. She doesn’t want anything to do with the Alpha or Luna position here at Blood Walker. She didn’t want it at Silver Blade either. She just wanted her mate. It upset her that I asked. It upset me too. The fact that she never cared about getting the pack was the worst part of it. Reagan almost killed her over something that Raven didn’t even want. Reagan has done enough damage to Raven, and I wasn’t going to let her hurt my daughter again.

Timothy started off the meeting and pointed out all of Joshua’s mistakes that he made. Including the fact that he asked Joshua who told him that Raven stated that she was my daughter. From the color on his face, it was him, making up lies, to try to get people against Raven. That made me pretty mad. It made Carter mad too because they were best friends and he believed what Joshua had said completely. It was the whole reason that he didn’t treat her well when we met in the Beta’s suite. He was cold and unwelcoming to her, and I didn’t know why. Then I remember what Joshua had said in the SUV on the way back now. Joshua said that so they could gang up on her and drive her out of the pack as quickly as they could. Timothy was furious at what had happened and straightened them both out. I was glad that he did it. I was so angry I could have hurt one, or both, of them.

After determining that she is indeed my daughter and his half-sister, plus the fact that she didn’t want to take the pack from him. Carter wanted to see her and apologize to her for all that happened. He didn’t have a problem with her, he was just scared to death that her whole purpose here was just to come and take the pack out from under him. That was all Joshua’s instigation. Once I had calmed down, we had a lengthy talk about lying to your ranked members. Which then went into his agenda against Raven. He apologized, and he really seemed like he was sorry about it, but only time will tell. I cannot trust him around Raven. I will have to have Stella, Amanda, Olivia, Austin, Timothy, or me with her until I can see that Carter and Joshua are serious about leaving her alone.

I will not warn either of them again. If they do anything else to undermine or hurt Raven, it will cost them dearly. They will not get a heads-up, this was it. If I needed to stay in my position for several more years for me to try to talk Austin into taking over the pack, I will. They might get another chance, five years from now, but they will have to work really hard for it if they mess this up one more time. Even though they both had heard the story, it seemed like this time, it sank into both of my sons that Raven was my child that was kept hidden from me. That I loved her as much as I love them. I prayed to the Goddess that this will work out the way it should. Austin has never wanted to be the Alpha, and it is all that Carter has ever wanted. Not for glory, or money, but because he cares for our pack members. He cares for their safety and well-being, and until today I had never had any doubts about Carter, or Joshua. He trained and helped others train, to be the best that they can be. He learned his Beta duties and would be an excellent Beta, we will just have to see now.

We dismissed them and spoke together for a short time. I know that Timothy wanted to tell me a few things, and I was waiting until he got through warring with himself to decide if he wanted to tell me.

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