Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 29

Regan POV

“How dare you” Luna Jennifer hissed, storming over to me as the crowd went wild, several pack members hooing and hissing as I stood there, turning to walk away. “Do you have any len what you’ve just done you little bitch” she sneered. “Mother” Xavier interrupts, grabbing her hand as she raises it to lap me “Regari didn’t do anything wrong. She has a point,” he said tightly, as Alpha Jackson joined us and Xauler, my father standing in the background, listening intently with narrowed eyes.

“We haven’t treated her nicely. You’re angry now because she had the guts to call it out?” Xander asked his mother incredulously, who blinked, slowly lowering her hand and looking slightly perplexed by their continued defense of me. “But…but she’s a murderer” spluttered Heather, indignantly, string forward “Why would you want her as Luna anyway?” she asked in disbelief.

“We’re not doing this again” Xavier’s voice is dangerously quiet. We fought for the right to choose our Luna, and we choose Regan. Nobody will call her a murderer again in our presence, d unless they want to find themselves visiting the dungeon downstairs

Heather blanched and quickly shut her mouth at that threat. I rased a brow, Impressed by how quickly Xavier jumped in to defend me, but still standing there motionless. Isabelle let out a Mud shriek, causing all of us to turn our heads at the ear- piercing sound.

“Are you kidding me” she screamed, losing control of herself, “that bitch shouldn’t be anywhere near the pack. I deserve to be the Luna” she added with a hiss, striding forward and attempting to slap me across the face.

Before anybody could so much as blink or move to help me, I grabbed her hand, wincing at the pain in my arm, and shoved her hard, causing her to stagger backwards. She screamed in delance but Xander moved to step between us, protecting me from retaliation. She glared at him, furious beyond words.

“You are no longer welcome in the pack house Isabelle,” he said silly. “That was the agreement. Try and lay a hand on our mate again, I won’t be so merciful” he warned in a low tone of voice.

“She’s not your mate” Isabelle screeched, stamping her foot and eyeing him with rage.

“She will be” Xavier’s voice was confident as he shot me a look, narrowing his eyes “and will be the future Luna of the pack. You will treat her with the appropriate amount of respect. Beta Johnathon” he addressed my father who was glowering at us all “I suggest you grab your daughter and your wife and head home, before she causes further embarrassment to you all.”

It was not a request but a demand.

My father stiffened, recognizing a dismissal when he heard one. He glanced at Alpha Jackson and Luna Jennifer but they both avoided his eyes, agreeing with their son. He gave a snarl and then gripped Isabelle by the arm, roughly, causing her to wince in pain. He was in a temper, for usually, he would treat his stepdaughter far more gently than that.

“With all due respect, but Regan will also need to come home with us,” he said, resting his eyes on me, a small smile curved on his lips.

I could not help but flinch, thinking about what going home might entail for me, considering I had deliberately disobeyed his orders. Pain shot through me and I struggled to maintain a calm façade, while underneath my heart was beating dangerously fast at the prospect of being left alone with my father and the possibility of what he, or Isabelle might do to me.

Xander frowned, looking at his twin brother and then back at my father. “Actually, Regan will be residing in the pack house until we come to a decision regarding her status” he drawled, causing my father’s chin to drop and his cheeks to flush in disappointment. “Heather” he addressed my stepmother who flushed and bowed her head respectfully, “I would appreciate it if you gathered all of Regan’s things and had them brought here to save Regan a trip from going back and forth. She looks

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tired” he said eyeing me as I fought back my smile, “and I would like for her to get some decent rest immediately.”

Heather had no choice but to comply with Xander’s request as he was almost an Alpha himself now. She bowed her head again. “Yes, Alpha Xander. 1 will take care of it immediately she humbled, shooting me a dirty look.

Before she could be asked to do anything else, she grabbed Isabelle by the hard and yanked her away from my father, dragging her along behind her, while my father began to follow along behind, scowling viciously. I had never been so glad to be out of his reach, then I was right now. I knew it couldn’t last forever, but for today, I could relax, even just slightly.

Whew. I let out a sigh of relief, grateful for Xander’s intervention, even if I had no desire to say it. They were still unaware of what went on between me and my father and I intended to keep it that way for now.

Luna Jennifer glanced at her mate and made a subtle motion. “We will leave you three to it then,” she said quietly, heading towards the pack house, her mate, Alpha Jackson, in pursuit.

left, resting their eyes on me. I swallowed nervously as Xavier moved closer, resting his hand on my neck, and tilting my head to look up at him. “Nothing to say?” he

was highly amused by all

lips. I inhaled sharply, trying to

make

did: I forced myself to remain calm “Prove that you want to be true mates with me and I will accept you both. I’m not going to fall for the usual crap either” I warned them both as Xander gave a low chuckle “I want to see you changes. Inside and out of the pack. Until then…” I trailed off meaningfully as Xavier sighed and let go of my chin, stepping back and regarding me

then, hands off” Xander mumbled as I

wide grin on his face. “I will bet you anything that your wolf won’t be able to resist us. Then

level of confidence? I just shook my head wryly at both of them, trying to maintain the slowness of the

the meantime why don’t you show me to a room, preferably not yours that I can stay in for the meantime?” I asked. desperate to

Xander grumbled as I shot him a look.

just know you too well,” I said brightly “I’d like a room with

with no lumpy mattress. It sounded like heaven. I almost groaned out loud. My footsteps got faster 2 Xavier reluctantly began to lead me toward the

stairs.

may enter. Just you won’t be in the same room, doesn’t mean you won’t be

I said, fixing my keep the two of

our

because

make full use of the lock on

looked as though things were going

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be. It felt like I was playing a game of chess and they were the pawns. Righ now I had them exactly where I wanted them, but that didn’t mean the couldn’t surprise me with

Chapter 30

Xavier POV

admire her tenacity to see things change and her unwillingness to simply submit to us even as the pack pressured her to do just that. She was unlike any other female in the pack and I could feel a small

attempting to get clarification from me, even though I was reasonably sure that he already suspected how I was going to

her that she’s going to be treated differently. I mean, she’s not even gone on a date before, has she?” I

his head, a frown on his face. “See,” I said nonchalantly “we take her out, we show her a nice time, we try and establish a relationship

not our normal custom”

comparison to what Regan could have asked for. “Maybe the expectation that we simply just accept each other without putting in any effort is wrong?” I countered

It was unusual

best way to put it. She was screaming

would no longer be allowed at the pack house. I don’t blame her for being

in the grand scheme of

he tried to tread lightly. “She tried to hit her Xavier. Right in front of us. That doesn’t scream entitlement to you? We’ve allowed her to do that to Regan before” he pointed out and

mate. All of

that was wrong, not to mention harming our that stops now. We have to make sure that the pack understands that if anybody lays a hand on our

best friends with Celeste Lourdes, wasn’t she?” Xander murmured thoughtfully. “Yet when she died, she blamed Regan along with the rest of the pack and condemned her just as much as everyone else

rather than damning or

“Father just went along with her because as his mate he didn’t want to upset her. He’s never laid a hand on Regan, but he’s never attempted to intervene either. I don’t know whether he’s been blind to what’s happening to

Xander pointed out, “we’re not innocent of the harm she’s endured. It’s a miracle she didn’t reject us outright again. I know she wanted to”