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.”

“I intend on leaving the pack when I turn eighteen” I blurted out unable to hold back anymore, the words just slippiChapter 3

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.

to see if you have any Beta blood flowing through. your

was and feeling particularly hard done by that she didn’t have to come as well. I felt apprehensive, looking towards the small group of pack members that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier

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.

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

her hair over her head, before slowly adopting a defensive position. “Why” don’t you

as I gave a strangled sound, followed by her knee kicking me hard in the face. I dropped to the ground like a sack of

is going to be even easier than I thought” she crowed, laughing out loud. “You’re so weak it’s almost pitiful” she declared, her eyes

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

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

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going to enjoy this,” Tiffany pursed her lips at me and then moved.

through me. Something instinctual took over. I shocked everyone by dodging her next few punches, my head and body moving to 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

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

so sorry” I breathed as she gave another cry, pushing her nose back into position, wincing as she corrected it, and then. glared at me.

out loud, almost hysterical, “You broke my

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 the brunt of

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

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.

the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern though, Xander and Xavier beginning to move forward

Tiffany was shifting into her wolf form, her claws growing. fur 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

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

was forced to stop, falling to her feet and continuing to snarl at me, while Xavier and Xander crossed their arms across their chests,

shifted back to human form, crying softly as she tried to cover herself. Another pack member

“Leave and see the Alpha for your punishment” he roared, sounding disgusted.

looking at anyone,

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

Regan POV

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

wheezed, my voice finally finding itself I know you didn’t have to help

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

thoughtfully. “How come you don’t train with the rest of us?” he asked unexpectedly as I

curiosity or interest. I was taken

doesn’t see the reason for it as Isabelle was the one who was more likely to take over his position, well until, you know”

those who are

in their eyes “Of course not. III continued to stammer, my anxiety increasing as

that nothing I did was by choice? Were they that oblivious to my life and the circumstances in which I was forced

“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

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

Xander merely sneered

troubleniaker you are. You 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

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

of me?” I

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 the Alpha twins thought the same? Since when

the part of the innocent victim” Xander regarded

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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 told. I hope you’re prepared for that he added

away

I began to say and then

you believe I am, I wanted to shout

can’t you see that? It took

there, looking down at mas 1 eyed him uncertainly.

you be following your brother?” My voice was slightly

They weren’t interested in the truth. They only cared about becoming Alpha and leading the pack. I was merely an inconvenience and a burden to them. I could

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 heading after his

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

gasp out loud and turn my

away from any arm, her eyes narrowing “Don’t think I don’t see what you are doing, trying to get

felt the need

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

prove her point and I winced. She dropped my arm, and I grabbed at it,

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and 1 wiped the blood off 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 over deliberately, her gaze lingering on several bruises that were still in the

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 asked, folding her arms across

during training”

Her eyes felt as though they

rib the month before?” her voice was rising as I flushed and looked down at 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 of behavior should not be tolerated in the

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

don’t want to make

can things get worse Regan?” the doctor’s voice was soft, her eyes filled with concern “It might only be one injury here or there for 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?

“Right now, it’s just stupid pranks,” 1 told her quietly “and they’ll get tired

with your father she began, and I hastily held up at hand,

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

The girl of a beta, constantly being hurt and harassed like this” I shook my head “It’s better he doesn’t know” I cried.

stepsister were behind many of my injuries. I saw her bite her lip, debating inwardly with herself and I stared at her, continuing to plead and silently beg

she warned “As the leaders of the pack they have a right to know when one of the members is being