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?”

shock. “Why shouldn’t it be Regan? It would be beneficial for her sister to have

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 nodding slowly, a thoughtful look on his face. I began to feel cold

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

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as 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 to happen, although I couldn’t imagine things getting any worse

to the training grounds today” he

remember. I’m puny and weak”

fist coming towards me in time. In fact, I was surprised to have dodged it at all. Even my father looked slightly impressed, even as he tried not to show

else today, want to see if you have any Beta blood flowing through. your veins” he snapped. “Do not test me. Next time you won’t doige

felt apprehensive, looking towards the small group of pack members that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier and Xander were amongst them, preparing to fight and hone their

growled, you can suiding into the middle of everyone and pointedly looking at the twins and myself as 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

into a vicious smile. I swallowed hard. I looked over my shoulder but could see that everybody had already begun to spar, the twins going

Tiffany giggled and flipped her hair over her head, before slowly adopting a defensive position. “Why” don’t you show me what you’ve got?” she challenged, smirking, certain that I was no

slowly shook my head and then was forced to move as Tiffany began to launch her attack, catching me by surprise, her fist landing squarely in my stomach as I gave a strangled sound, followed by her knee kicking

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

an average fighter at best, 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 a lesson

my 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 an idiot, I thought, closing my eyes for a moment and then reopening them, but there was nothing I could do about it, except do my best and hope that Tiffany didn’t beat

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her lips at

the side in 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 happening in slow motion, as it connected with Tiffany’s nose, a sickening cracking noise sounding as blood spurted everywhere. I listened to the sound she made

I had broken her nose without intending to. I had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt contrite as Tiffany kept a hand to her nose,

back into position, wincing as she corrected it, and then. glared at

out loud, almost hysterical, “You

to protest but she launched herself at me, her eyes flashing. I put my arms up to block her attack and then kicked out, landing one in her stomach as she doubled over, wheezing and coughing, her eyes

it. Tiffany’s eyes were slowly darkening, and I could see

hatred glittering in her eyes; “You think I’m going to let some little

the hell was my father? I glanced over my shoulder but saw no sign of him. I could see the twin Alphas beginning to

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. I waited, anticipating flooding through me, for

in unison, two bodies putting themselves between me and Tiffany as I blinked, feeling dazed

the one that could not be ignored by any pack member. Tiffany was forced to stop, falling to her feet

had shifted back to human form, crying softly as she tried to cover herself. Another pack member quickly handed her a shirt to cover up.

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

looking at anyone, her

to face him “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

Regan POV

glance, walking away from the training grounds, and leaving me there alone. I hesitated and then hurried, rushing in the direction of the Alpha twins, practically sprinting after them. They paused, hearing the sound of my footsteps, turning around, both of them raising a brow in question. I put a hand

my voice finally finding itself I know you didn’t have to help me back there

“She broke pack rules and only a coward would shift and attack somebody in human form” he added

thoughtfully. “How come you don’t train with the rest of

or interest. I was taken aback. Did this mean

take over his position, well until, you

that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn to defend yourself or make the effort to train” Xander’s 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

seeing nothing but judgment in their eyes “Of course not. III continued to stammer, my anxiety

understand that nothing I did was by choice? Were they that oblivious to my life and the circumstances in which I was forced to live? I should have known better than to chase after them

Xavier’s voice was lower but no less cruel “You’ll be required to attend mandatory training and most likely extra sessions to make up for all the ones you’ve missed. You’re already the reason for one of our most beloved pack members being killed, do you really want to be responsible for the death of another?”

didn’t kill my mother” my voice was weak, “It wasn’t my fault protested, even as I knew it wouldn’t make a difference. It

but Xander merely sneered at me.

you’re above the rules, that none of them apply to you” he made a rude motion at me, his

Of course, she would make it sound as though I was the problem. If only these two knew what her true nature was like, but like everybody else, she had them completely fooled. I blinked back tears,

think of me?” I asked, my heart giving a pang.

me to be a murderer or a weakling. but why did it hurt so much

no point trying to act the part of the innocent victim” Xander regarded

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of a sister. When we make her our mate, you’re going to find out very quickly what 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

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