Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Regan POV

It’s dark. The torches are lit, lighting the dark dungeon as I slowly make my way down, assisted by Xavier, while Xander waits patiently down by the cell. Alpha Jackson is behind me, Insouth flat, a look of anxiety all over his face. I feel sorry for him. He’s gone through so much, the least of all which is the knowledge that Luna Jennifer slept with another man and betrayed him all those years ago. It’s a miracle he hasn’t broken down or lost control of himself or his wolf. I admire that because it shows just how much inner strength he possesses. No doubt Xavier and Xander take, after him in that respect.

The time has come. I have spent sleepless nights, tossing, turning, trying to come up with the perfect solution, only to realize that there isn’t one. I can’t try and please everybody, It will not work and part of me hurts at that realization, as Xavier begins to lead me to the first cell, where my father is waiting, hanging on the wall by silver restraints, his eyes murderous as he looks upon me. I try not to flinch as I rake my gaze over him, feeling the inner turmoil that often accompanies me whenever I get even remotely close to him. I could already feel myself starting to tense, in preparation for this confrontation, my body was used to the beatings he would foist on me for every little transgression. Even though he can’t touch me. J can’t help my body reacting automatically to his presence.

“You little bitch” he spits, pulling on the cuffs and wincing as the silver burns him “Release me from this cell so that I might get my revenge” he roars.

His anger towards Luna Jennifer and what she did, to him, and to us, is evident by the fury on his face and his blatant attempts to get free. He’s been stewing for days.

“Beta Johnathon, you have been stripped of your title, and I must ask you to remain silent as your daughter Regan gives us her ruling in regard to your punishment” Alpha Jackson’s tone is sharp as he reprimands my father.

My father gives an incredulous laugh while I stiffen, and the Alpha twins shoot him looks filled with daggers. “You’re going to let this useless bitch choose how to punish me?” he snorts. “Cowards, the lot of you” he shouts giving a little girl such power, I don’t believe it.”

I study him. For so long, I have fearell him. Feared his hand, the pain that always accompanies it as it connects with my bare flesh. He looks tired now. Weary. There are cuts on his skin from struggling with the restraints. He is pale and withdrawn. I study him even more closely. The Alpha twins and their father are silent, watching me. I give a small smile, feeling sad for some inexplicable reason.

“For the repeated physical abuse that I have suffered at your hands I sentence you to be lashed no less than thirty times.” I said quietly as his eyes widened in alarm and the Alpha twins nodded, a look of satisfaction on their faces. “I think it’s time you found out just how painful a whipping across your back can feel Father” I concluded, feeling a little morose.

As punishments went, it was certainly justified, but it did little to make me feel better.

“Bitch” he roared “No good, little whore. You think that I’m afraid of a little whipping?” he snarled “That’s nothing. I’ll kill you for this” he hissed.

I shook my head in resignation. “I think you don’t have the faintest concept of what a whipping will feel like. Once the first ten have been established, the pain becomes more excruciating. But I digress” I murmur as the twin’s jaws clench at my statement and their eyes begin to blaze in anger. “There is but one more thing of which you must be punished and condemned for.”

Had he forgotten the crime that had landed him in here, to begin with? He looked at me in dread and I knew that he hadn’t as he began to pale.

“When I get out of here” my father began to furiously shout and interrupted him, looking him directly in the eyes. This time, I would not let him interrupt me. I would make him sten. It was my time to speak and speak up 1 did. For the crime of adultery and sleeping with somebody else’s fated mate, that which happens to be the Alpha of the packs.

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the consequent lying and subterfuge and blatant attempt to cover it up, I sentence you…” I trailed off as my father glared and began to spit curse words at me.

“You don’t have the right he roared, trying to refute my claims

“On the contrary, I have given her that right” Alpha Jackson interrupts, staring at my father with hatred “and I will abide by whatever decision she has come to and support her. I did not trit myself with your punishment, for I feared that I might kill your with my bare hands” he growled, causing my father to silent, glowering at all of us.

“Go ahead Regan” Xander urged quietly “finish what you started

He made it sound so simple, but my heart felt like it was being smped over as I forced myself to repeat the words and stare my father in the face.

“For the crime of adultery and the lies, conspiracy to cover it up sentence you to become banished from the pack forevermore, destined to become a rogue and forbidden to step foot back in this territory ever again unless you want to forfeit your life” I finished, staring at my father, my body trembling slightly as his eyes widened in shock.

I had

He had betrayed his Alpha. This punishment would indirectly lead to his death unless he learned to survive as a rogue. He would never get to see Isabelle or Heather again. They would feel the

father shouted, staring at me wildly “What

see them again. Maybe, without your influence,

and Heather only encouraged her daughter’s antics, but

needs me” he shouted, and

me. I have no love for you anymore Father I told him honestly. “You beat that out of me a long time ago,

ahead “I’m coming back for you” he

who began to move in order to

Xander grab my hand and squeeze it, reassuring me. I smiled tightly to myself, even as my body began to still, the trembling beginning to subside. Xavier moved to the other side of me, placing a hand on my shoulder,

punishment Alpha Jackson murhured, eyeing me closely and nodding in approval, even as his tone was filled with grief.

him in the eyes, I knew full well who the other prisoner was and who we were about to face. I had it on good authority that Alpha Jackson had not ventured down here since she had been placed in the cell and down here in this dungeon, I looked at him, taking note of the crease in his smile, the bleakness of his eyes, and the sudden stiffness of his demeanor. Perhaps he should not be asking me that

asked, deciding to be

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the cell we were approaching “I don’t know” his answer was brutally honest as we headed down the lengthy hallway toward the very last cell that she was

showtime and we were about my father? I was about to find

face to face with the main

the show. But

harder to face

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Chapter 39

Xavier POV

found ourselves in front of the cell that had mine and Xander’s mother in it. Regan had dealt tremendously well with the punishment she had doled out to Beta Johnathon, her father, but I wondered how she would go now, my

mother smiled

the persona of a Luna, althought would do her little good to act this way now. She could not escape what was about to happen,

to the front of the cell door staring down at her as she blinked at him in surprise. I could see Regan’s face drain of color while I and my brother stared down at the ground, knowing instinctively what our father was about to do. We would do the same in his shoes. I had dreaded this moment and now that it had come, there was nothing that I could realistically do to

Dominion as my mate now and forevermore” my father growled the words out, causing all of us to flinch, my mother’s face going white as snow as she gave a scream that was bloodcurdling, dropping to her knees as she felt the bond

in constant pain until she chose to accept it and I doubted she would be foolish or najve enough not to. My father was not about to change his mind this time. His expression was deadly serious as

her neck, and we all watched as the mark

without a mate. This had to be killing him inside and yet,

he was alright. My mother glared at us, forcing herself to stand back upright, stiffening her spine as she

of a real mate anyway” she sneered at my father, as I clenched my jaw and Xander shot me a that spoke

to witness your punishment” my father’s voice is terse

Jook

you gave the decision to her” she said gesturing with her hands,

remains silent which further provokes