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?”

if Isabelle is going to be Luna, then she’s going to need an omega to tend to her every need” she explained as I sat there in shock. “Why shouldn’t it be Regan? It would be beneficial for her sister to have somebody she could trust to take care of her, and we could still see Regan at the pack house. It’s the

to consume me. looked towards my father, hoping he would make some sort of objection or protest,

It’s an honor to work for your Luna;” he told me frostily as I began to shake my head, “and god knows you

leaving the pack when I turn eighteen” I blurted out unable to hold back anymore, the words just slippiChapter

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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

the training grounds today” he snarled without

hell I was. I can’t fight remember. I’m puny and weak”

dodged it at

you have any Beta blood flowing through. your veins” he snapped. “Do not test me. Next time you won’t doige

pack members that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier and Xander were amongst them, preparing

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

her sizing me up. We moved over 10) a corner of the ring. Tiffany’s mouth was already beginning to curve into a vicious smile. I swallowed hard. I looked over my shoulder but could see that everybody had already begun to spar, the twins

head, before slowly adopting a defensive position. “Why” don’t you show me what you’ve

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

going to be even easier than I thought” she crowed, laughing out loud.

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

put 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

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Tiffany pursed her lips at me and then

I threw out a punch of my own and watched stunned, as though it was

to. I had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt contrite as Tiffany kept a hand to her nose, her eyes

she gave another cry, pushing her nose back into position, wincing as she corrected it, and then. glared at me. “I didn’t mean to break your nose” I

bitch” she shouted out loud, almost hysterical, “You broke my nose” she

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 watering slowly. I had kicked out hard, out of fear and she had gotten

was a dead woman, and I knew it. Tiffany’s eyes were slowly darkening, and I could

eyes; “You think I’m going to let some little bitch like you defeat me?” her tone was incredulous.

over my shoulder but saw no sign of him. I could see the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern though, Xander and Xavier beginning to move forward and push their way through the crowd.

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

putting themselves between me

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

back” Xavier ordered with a growl and within moments Tiffany had shifted back to human form, crying softly as she tried to cover herself. Another pack member quickly handed her a

“Leave and see

looking at anyone, her cheeks a bright

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 the interventions to

Regan POV

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

I wheezed, 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

train with the rest of us?” he asked

or interest. I was taken aback. Did this mean they

more likely to take over his position, well until, you know” I gestured to them both, blushing bright pink, Until you decided to

train” Xander’s voice was cold, and his expression was unforgiving. “Even those who

blurted out, looking between the two of them and seeing nothing but judgment in their eyes “Of course not. III continued to stammer, my anxiety increasing

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

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?” he

weak, “It wasn’t my fault protested, even as I knew it

uncomfortable, but Xander

the rules, that none of them apply to you” he made a rude motion at me, his eyes beginning to blaze “Do you think that Isabelle hasn’t told us about your

only these two knew what her true nature was like, but like everybody else, she had them completely fooled. I blinked back tears, looking at Xavier who merely avoided my gaze.

me?” I asked, my heart

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

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

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around” he smiled, the smile chilling me to the core, “and what it’s like to have to do everything you’re told. I hope you’re prepared for that he added before turning his back on me and deliberately walking

away