Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 2

Regan POV

I heard the front door shut and knew that meant the Alpha twin clothes and iron them in the laundry room. Moments later, my Isabelle’s, her green eyes blazing as she glared at me.

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were gone, breathing a sigh of relief as I continued to fold. epmother’s face appeared, a more mature version of

“What on earth was that?” she snarled, putting her hands on her hips and eyeing me fiercely.

1 paused, putting the washing down, and looked at her questiongly

“I’m sorry, what was what?” I asked dumbly,

I had made certain to remain out of the way while Isabelle visite with Xander and Xavier, keeping upstairs and out of their sight. As far as I knew, I hadn’t done anything wrong.

“The way you’ve been acting” she hissed, looking down her nose at me, “Isabelle told me how you insulted her and then you almost ran into the twins because you weren’t looking.”

“I didn’t insult” I began heatedly, but she held up a hand silencing me and my protests.

I bit the inside of my lip and fumed. It wouldn’t matter what I said, she would always defend her daughter and find something to complain about in regards to me.

“Don’t bother” she interrupted fiercely. “Go and get dinner ready Your father will be home soon, and he’ll be hungry.”

I scurried past her, down to the kitchen, and began to cook, keeping my head lowered, aware that my stepmother was looking for any excuse to grow angry with me. There was no sign of Isabelle but that wasn’t unusual, considering that she often went to eat with her friends. By the time I had finished, my stepmother and father were sitting at the table, waiting with frowns on their faces. I carefully put a plate in front of each of them and then sat down at the end of the table alone. Just like I did every night. I stared down at my food, moving my fork around listlessly.

“How was work sweetheart?” my stepmother cooed, smiling brilliantly at my father.

My father grunted. “There’s been a few sightings of rogues. We’ve had to increase patrol and secure the perimeter extra tight. More men are patrolling the grounds, and we’ve started training some of the younger males so that they can learn to defend the pack” he sighed. “The work is never–ending” he shotine a glance of disapproval, “But the fewer that are killed during rogue attacks the better,” he said icily as the blood drained from my face..

I knew that was a deliberate shot at me. A reminder of what I had done.

Heather shot an uncomfortable look at me and then reached over and touched my father’s hand, drawing his attention back to her, and thankfully taking his focus off of me. I kept my head down, playing with my food, my appetite now gone. I could feel my chest tightening as I struggled to keep my breathing even.

“Honey, guess what” Heather said excitedly, as my father looked at her and raised a brow, his eyes softening as he gazed upon his mate.

“Hmm, I’m guessing it has something to do with Isabelle” he guessed, making Heather laugh out loud and throw her head back, her eyes dancing in amusement.

Aander and Xavier come to speak to her today. Am I right in guessing that negotiations have been concluded?” she leaned forward, spearing my father with a fierce gaze, “Is my daughter to be the official Luna of the pack?” she asked, her voice rising in excitement.

My father grinned. There was a gleam in his eyes as he looked at his wife, his hand gently squeezing hers. Neither of them so much as spared me a glance or paid a whit of attention to me. I might as well have been invisible for all they cared. Isabelle

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was always at the forefront of their minds. It was a triumph for both of them, to have organized such a huge deal for the family and to be able to elevate their status with Isabelle’s becoming Luna. My father was glowing with pride.

“Negotiations have been concluded,” my father said, leaning back in his chair and sipping at his glass of wine. “Alpha Jackson has agreed to the twins taking Isabelle as their chosen mate. However, they must wait until Isabelle is officially eighteen and she must agree with rejecting her fated mate, should she ever find them.”

My stepmother waved a dismissive hand “Isabelle will have no probleins with those conditions. She’s always wanted to be the Luna of the pack, ever since she can remember” she said being. “But what if the twins find their fated mate?” she frowned.

“The same conditions Apply to them. They are to reject their fail mare. Since the boys turn eighteen first, they will have a short window in which they might find their mate before they take Isabelle and make her Luna but the odds of their mates being in this pack is practically nil” my father said shrugging, “ey would have started to have feelings towards a pack member by now or their wolf would have started to sense their mate with how close their birthday is. Since the twins are acting normally, I would hazard that nobody here is fated to be with them.”

“For all we know Isabelle could be their fated mate” my stepmother clapped her hands, looking excited. “Wouldn’t that solve all of our problems” she giggled with happiness.

“It would certainly make things easier” my father grumbled and then looked at me, raising a brow.

“Now all we have to do is decide what to do with Regan,” he said bluntly.

I looked at him, surprised that he was even bothering to acknowledge I was at the table.

“Well, I was thinking” my stepmother broke in, causing me to look at her sharply; “Since Regan and Isabelle have practically grown up together and are about the same age.” she trailed off, an expectant expression on her face.

“I don’t quite follow you;” my father said with narrowed eyes “What does that have to do with anything?”

I sat there in shock. “Why shouldn’t it be Regan? It would be beneficial for her sister to have somebody she could trust

me. looked towards my father, hoping he would make some sort of objection or protest, perhaps even deny Heather this one. request, but he was

eighteen soon as is Isabelle. It’s an honor to work for your Luna;” he told me frostily as I began to shake my head, “and god knows you don’t possess the strength to take over my role as Beta when the

I turn eighteen” I blurted out unable to hold

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I got up the next day, making my way woodenly down to the kitchen, only to be greeted by the scowl on my father’s face. Great. I sensed that something even worse than yesterday was about

with me to the training grounds today” he snarled without hesitation.

can’t fight remember.

ducked the fist coming towards me in time. In fact, I was surprised to have dodged it

everyone else today, want to see if you have any Beta blood flowing through. your veins” he snapped. “Do not test me.

that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier and Xander were amongst them, preparing to fight and

I flushed. “It’s important defend yourself in case you, for some reason are unable to shift into your wolf form, whether it’s because you are severely injured, or you have been dosed with wolfsbane. It’s an important lesson to learn. I want you to split up into groups” he began and pointed at Xander and Xavier. “Naturally you two will face off against each other. Regan,

I swallowed hard. I looked over my shoulder but could see that everybody had already begun to spar, the twins going full throttle at each other, so fast they were almost blurs. It was impressive. My hands went clammy as I looked back at Tiffany, knowing I was

over her head, before slowly adopting a defensive position. “Why”

squarely in my stomach as I gave a strangled sound, followed by her knee kicking me hard in the face. I dropped

than I thought” she crowed, laughing out loud. “You’re so weak it’s almost pitiful” she declared,

found me pitiful, I could already see the disappointment and pure contempt on my father’s face as I slowly climbed back to my feet, wiping my swollen lip and wincing from the pain. I knew the basic fighting positions, but my father hadn’t prepared me for this kind of fighting Probably because he didn’t want me capable of defending myself against this kind of treatment. I wondered if this was

own fists up. I could see several groups had halted their sparring to stare at me and Tiffany, no doubt so they could point and laugh together. Even the twins were glancing over in interest I was going to look like

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her lips at

graceful movements. I saw Tiffany’s eyes widen in shock, even as she renewed her efforts. I threw out a punch of my own and watched stunned, as though it was

I had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt

as she corrected it, and then. glared at me. “I didn’t mean to break

almost hysterical, “You broke

arms up to block her attack and then kicked out, landing one in her stomach as she doubled over, wheezing and coughing, her eyes

I knew it. Tiffany’s eyes were slowly darkening, and I could see the menace in them.

think that you can beat me” she straightened up, hatred glittering in her eyes; “You think I’m going to let some little bitch like you defeat me?” her tone was incredulous.

saw no sign of him. I could see the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern though, Xander and

appearing on her limbs, her eyes darkening. As she transformed into her wolf, I stood there, unable to move as she jumped directly towards me, a snarl on her lips. I braced myself, waiting for the inevitable, certain that she was about to rip my throat out. She wasn’t supposed to shift, none of us were, but she wasn’t letting that stop her. She hadn’t liked being humiliated in front of everyone and she was getting her revenge.

unison, two bodies putting themselves between me

their Alpha voices, the one that could not be ignored by any pack member. Tiffany was forced to stop, falling to her feet and continuing to snarl at me, while Xavier and Xander crossed their

back” Xavier ordered with a growl and within moments Tiffany had shifted back to human form, crying softly as she

is prohibited” my father’s voice boomed out; “Leave and see the Alpha for your punishment” he roared, sounding disgusted.

at anyone, her

“But don’t put yourself in danger for the likes of somebody like this. Regan is dispensable, he said coldly, as they listened. “Whereas you two, being future Alphas are not. In the future, leave the disciplining and

Regan POV

then hurried, rushing in the direction of the Alpha twins, practically sprinting after them. They paused, hearing the sound

didn’t have to help me back there but..” my voice trailed off,

casting a glance at his brother, “She broke pack rules and only a coward would shift and attack somebody in human form” he added

with the rest of us?” he asked unexpectedly as I blinked

was the first time, they had asked me anything, out of curiosity or interest. I

to take over his position, well until,

voice was cold, and his expression was unforgiving. “Even those who are in a low ranking in the pack need to be able to help protect it. Do you think you are above everyone else?” he

looking between the two of them and seeing nothing but judgment in their eyes “Of course not. III continued

they that oblivious to my life and the circumstances in which

for all the ones you’ve missed. You’re already the reason for one of our most beloved pack members

didn’t kill my mother” my voice was weak, “It wasn’t my fault protested, even

uncomfortable, but Xander merely sneered at

a rude motion at me, his eyes beginning to blaze “Do you think that Isabelle hasn’t

like everybody else, she had them completely fooled. I blinked back tears, looking at Xavier

what you think of me?” I asked,

much what they thought? Why did I care? Everybody considered me to be a murderer or a weakling. but why did it hurt so much to think that

point trying to act the part of the innocent victim” Xander

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it’s like to be ordered around” he smiled, the smile chilling me to the core, “and what it’s like to have to do everything you’re told.

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