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?”

She sighed. “Well, 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 perfect solution” she declared, while I felt my heart turn as hard as stone.

The perfect solution. A slave to my sister’s every whim, like I already was. I could feel bitterness beginning to consume 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 all over.

“You know, that could work,” he said, giving me a sidelong glance. “Regan is going to be 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 time comes, as pany and weak as you are.”

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Regan POV

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I felt betrayed 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 than they already were.

“You’re coming with me to the training grounds today” he snarled without hesitation.

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

Whomp. I barely ducked the 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 it.

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

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

wolves just yet” my father 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 wolfsbane. It’s an important lesson to learn. I want

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 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 about

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

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 me hard in the face. I dropped to the ground like

laughing out loud.

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 or a way for him to manipulate me into agreeing to become Isabelle’s omega without continuing to argue about it. “Are you ready for more?” Tiffany hissed, her fists up as she

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

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this,” Tiffany pursed her lips at me and

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.

to. I had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt contrite as Tiffany

wincing as she

out loud, almost hysterical, “You broke my

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 the brunt of it. I looked on

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

think I’m going

of him. I could see the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern though, Xander and Xavier beginning to

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

putting themselves between me and Tiffany

was forced to stop, falling to her feet and continuing to snarl at me, while Xavier and Xander

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 shirt to

father’s voice boomed out; “Leave and see the

at anyone, her cheeks

as they turned 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 not. In the future, leave the disciplining and the interventions to me” he ordered.

Regan POV

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

to help me back there but..” my voice trailed off, at the expressions on both their faces.

a glance at his brother, “She broke pack rules and only a

the rest of us?” he asked unexpectedly as I

was the first time, they had asked me anything, out of curiosity or interest. I was taken aback. Did this mean

it as Isabelle was the one who was more likely to take over his position, well until, you know” I gestured to them both, blushing bright pink, Until you decided to become

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

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 as they

and the circumstances in which I was forced to live? I should have known better than to chase after them

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

my fault protested, even as I knew it wouldn’t make

Xander

think you’re above 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 true nature and how much of a bitch

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. For some unfathomable reason, I felt hurt by their opinions of me.

what you think of me?” I asked, my heart giving

a murderer or a weakling. but why did it hurt so much to think that

the innocent

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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

away

not” I began to say and

this evil person that you believe I am, I wanted to shout

can’t you see that? It took me a moment

was still standing there, looking down

your brother?” My voice was slightly

was merely an inconvenience and a burden to them. I could feel myself fighting back tears and digging my nails into the palms of my hands as I breathed in and out, regaining my

for somebody who hasn’t attended a single training session” Xavier offered at last, a small smile on his lips before it faded and he turned away, resolutely

Surely had to have misheard him. But I had heard him with my own ears. He had praised me, reluctantly, but it still made me feel a tiny spark of happiness inside. I watched the back of them, unable to drag my eyes away from them, marveling at what a handsome pair they made and grateful that nobody was here to see me looking at the

felt a hand pinch my arm, causing me to gasp out loud

my mates again” she snarled, as tried to pull her hand away from any arm, her eyes narrowing “Don’t think I don’t see what you are doing, trying to get their sympathy so that they will show you attention” she hissed

sure why I felt the need to defend

the pain “Those are my mates Regan, mine” she emphasized, as pack members walked past without stopping to offer help “and if you so much as look at them the wrong way again, you’ll be very

as though to prove her point and I winced. She dropped my arm,

Regan POV

my face with the washcloth she provided with a grateful smile. Dr Sarah was not pleased as she studied me. Her blue eyes were narrowed in displeasure as she looked me

you’ve ended up at the clinic, he said, pursing her lips “With so–called injuries you’ve sustained Regan. Is there something you would like to tell me?” he

was an accident, during training” 1 stammered “Nobody’s

terrible liar. Her eyes felt as though they

the ground “It’s blatantly obvious that somebody or several someone’s” she amended with a growl “are intentionally hurting you. Why don’t you tell the Alpha and Luna?” she demanded “this kind

didn’t seem to regard me as a monster or somebody who didn’t belong in the pack. She seemed to genuinely care about me. But the Alpha and Luna were allowing this to happen. Whether it was by remaining oblivious to their pack member’s behavior or openly encouraging it. I didn’t know. But telling them about the abuse I suffered would only make things worse for me, especially since I knew that they wouldn’t care. Considering that Luna Jennifer used to be a close friend of my mother’s that particularly caused me to feel hurt. She

you, Dr. Sarah, but I don’t want to make

now, but you don’t have a wolf and that means your healing ability is more slow and painful. What happens if it begins to escalate? If it becomes

forced smile. “Right now, it’s just stupid pranks,” 1 told her quietly “and

look convinced by my lies. “Maybe I should have a word with your father she began, and I

last thing in the world that I needed. My father would be furious with me and would want to know what I was doing in the

of a beta, constantly being hurt and harassed

tell her that my father and my stepsister were behind many of my injuries. I saw her bite her lip, debating inwardly with herself and I stared at her, continuing to

choice but to inform Alpha Jackson and Luna Jennifer” she warned “As the leaders of the pack they have a right to know when one of the members is being abused like this.