Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Xavier POV

“Regan, will you let us in?” I knocked softly on the bedroom do but there was no answer.

Not that I had expected there to be but there was always the fai lingering hope that she might decide to answer me or Xander. I was growing frustrated by her lack of response and feeling helpless as I tried to decide where to go from here.

I tried the door, but as usual, it was locked. I gave a frustrated growl, feeling on edge. Regan had been avoiding us since she had been brought back to the pack house, aligry that we had marked her without consent. We had been trying to give her space, but this was becoming beyond ridiculous. How long was die going to remain there, without speaking to us? We had tried apologizing, but she wasn’t ready to hear it. Who knew if she would ever feel ready or prepared enough to hear it?

“Regan” I shouted again, my voice louder than before.

Frustrated, I slaumed my hand on the door and knocked it off its hinges, with my Alpha strength. My eyes widened and then I moved the door aside and stepped inside, ignoring the chilly glance that Regan shot my way. She was seated on the bed, staring blankly out the window, her gaze directed at the forest that surrounded our property. Her lips were flattened and there was nothing but a bleakness in her eyes. She had looked like that back at the hospital, after the sedation. I put my hands in my pockets, uncertain how to begin now that 1 had made it into her bedroom.

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“Regan,” I said, my tone a lot softer, and she didn’t move from her spot, let alone move her head.

Damnit, this was infuriating. I could feel my jaw twitching as my anger began to rise. She was acting as though what we had done was the end of the world when Xander and I had no choice if we wanted to save her life. I reached out and grabbed her by the shoulders, violently shaking her in my frustration. I could hear her teeth chattering together but it didn’t stop me.

“Damnit Regan. You can be angry, you can hate us, but for fuck sake, talk to us. We did this” I motioned to her neck. watching her blink in shock, “to save your life. We didn’t want to see you die” I roared, feeling myself lose control of my temper.

To see her die would have made us want to die along with her. Couldn’t she understand that?

She looked at me and I inhaled sharply at the look of betrayal on her face, mixed in with devastation. “You marked me” she whispered, while I nodded, standing over her, feeling more miserable than I had in my entire life, my wolf devastated by h mate’s continual refusal to talk to us. “You.” She trailed off, her eyes widening as her body suddenly fell to the ground and she brought her knees up in pain

Something was wrong. I could feel a sense of dread inside me as moved to be by her side.

“Regan” my voice was sharp as I bent down, feeling her forehead as her cheeks grew flushed.

She was hot, so hot. Like she had a fever. Now that I looked more closely, I could see that she had a fever as well. Shit. This was bad. Xander ran in, alerted by my shouts, his foar palpable on his face as Regan groaned, her face contorting into an expression of pain as she clutched at her stomach in desperation

“She needs the hospital” I began to say, when her leg jerked and then broke, eliciting a scream from Regan as I gritted my teeth at the sound.

The other consequence of us marking her. An early transformation. It wasn’t her birthday yet, but it didn’t matter because we had intentionally marked her before her time. She was shifting, whether she wanted to or not. I glanced at Xander and both of us knelt down, putting our hands on her head, and stroking her hair as we fought to keep her calm. There was very little we could do, but we could touch her and take some of the pain, but she would still feel the majority of it.

“It’s going to be okay Regan” I whispered, knowing full well how painful the shift could be.

Just breathe okay” Xander whispered, as Regan began to whimper, “don’t fight it, it will only make it worse” he added.

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She opened her mouth and let out a bloodcurdling scream. I wined, wishing I could take her place and take all of the pain from her. I knew it would be worse if we weren’t touching her, or if we weren’t so close to her. My hand shook slightly as 1 stroked her head, Regan’s eyes closed in pain. I could hear the sounds of her bones adjusting and breaking and I could feel nothing but sympathy for our mate. This was agonizing to listen to

“She’s shifting fast but not as fast as we did” Xander murmured beside me.

Ours had only taken minutes. This was taking much longer.

“She’s not an Alpha wolf. Naturally, she’s going to be slower” I warned him “not to mention we brought the shift on early. Who knows what kind of effect that has on the amount of time?

He looked grim as we watched in silence, murmuring in our mate’s ear and doing our best to soothe her as she cried out and screamed. It was nerve–wracking. Soon she had almost shifted and Xander and I were forced to move away, in case we got injured by her claws. I could see the desperation in her eyes, and bowed my head, feeling guilt–stricken. This was all our fault.

Another blood–curdling scream. I flinched. Then silence. Xander and I shot each other uneasy glances and then turned our heads, looking at Regan’s wolf in astonishment. She was beautiful. Her wolf was a gorgeous white color, her fur pure as the driven snow, her eyes a clear crystal blue that reminded me of the blue lakes around here and there was a mark on the middle of her forehead. A crescent moon. The marking on her neck now made sense. She was a white wolf. Such wolves were extraordinarily rare. I remembered Regan’s mother and knew she hadn’t had a white wolf, but such wolves were said to be blessed by the moon goddess themselves and had nothing to do with lineage or bloodline. I swallowed hard, feeling myself overcome with a myriad of emotions, even as Xander slowly and cautiously moved forward, his hand reaching out to touch her. The wolf snarled and he hurriedly brought his hand back before she bit it off. Xander chuckled softly.

“I guess our mate has not forgiven us just yet” he murmured sounding slightly saddened by it.

I shook my head, my eyes still on the white wolf, awed by its presence and its sheer magnificence. No but she’s beautiful,” I said softly, as the wolf sat down on its hind legs, glaring at the both of us.

“Beautiful and rare” Xander frowned “If other packs get wind of this, they might want to claim her for themselves.”

I shrugged. “She’s already claimed” I pointed out nonchalantly,

“Not fully” Xander pointed out as I stiffened, realization dawning

we will be careful and keep a close eye on her. Nobody has to know she is a white wolf just yet. We’ll keep her safe and bide our time until Regan forgives us for what we’ve done.”

“What if she never does?” Xander pointed out dryly.

“She can’t remain partially claimed,” I said, feeling disheartened and Regan knows that too. What happens next will be her decision though. I think we’ve already done enough and caused her enough suffering for a lifetime. Don’t you?” I asked quietly.

Xander nodded before we heard the sound of shifting, our glances automatically going to our mate. To our surprise, Regan lay there, collapsed on the floor, her clothes still intact.

powers” Xander breathed as I strode over

or the amount of energy shifting had taken. I placed her carefully on the bed and put her bedcovers back over her. I met my brother’s eyes. “Nobody knows what she is, not even Father”

Regan’s safety was paramount. As angry as she was with us, we would still do our best to keep her away from

tightening “I wish she would just let us in.”

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also eyeing her “Just give her time)

I briefly wondered how much time we could afford to give her and if she would ever change her mind

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Chapter 46

Regan POV

on the ground in my room, quickly doing my business and then washing my hands. As my eyes rose to look at myself in the mirror my eyes widened in shock as I looked at my hair.

for my mate’s prefence as they took some of the pain from me, doing their best to calm me as I shifted before my birthday. My wolf had been pure white, I remembered distantly, a crease in my forehead as I

“Snow.”

a white wolf, I thought slightly amused by it.

I did lately was blame them for my unfortunate circumstances. The more they tried to get close to me,

so bad to shift back into wolf form and go for a run solo? Isn’t that normal once you’ve shifted? It was everybody else did when they changed. Usually, it wasn’t because they had been

what

yourself. Your anger is driving you to cast distance between yourself and your mates. What they did was not the kindest thing, but it saved your life and it saved mine. Snow’s voice was quiet but also firm. I jolted, not used to hearing another voice inside my head and feeling unaccustomedly warmed by the thought of having a friend, one that I could reach

I’m being too harsh on them? I asked her, feeling curious and also wondering what she might say from her

that you’re letting your anger get the best of you. Your shift was unavoidable, and your birthday is in two days. You shifted only a few days early. Your mates are suffering from the coldness that you continue

I accepted them as mates I told her silently, even as Snow

hell and back for you. It would not kill you to just let them in, even a little. Put down your

lifting in the air as I smelled the delicious. scent of chocolate and mint. One of my favorite smells. My mouth began to water as I turned, meeting their eyes and feeling as though I had been struck hard with something in the chest. Mate. I felt the bond for the first time ever. I could feel the desire 1 had to be with them, as well as the longing from Snow to be with their wolves. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced

began to light up in hope that

as he fights his natural instinct to go to me, his breathing shaky. “We got worried when you left the pack house

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even though I have never had to tell them my whereabouts before. Was I expected to now

thought I might go for a run” I whispered, even as my gaze cut to Xander, taking in how handsome he looked, the darkness

were handsome. Annoyingly so. It made it so much harder

these two for so long without going insane? My feet remained firmly planted on the ground even as I felt

shifters want to go for a run when they’ve shifted but Regan…” He trails off and glances

towards them, but the anger has faded away with the happiness of feeling the bond of my mates. I

is it?” I asked confused.

Xavier said

didn’t understand their trepidation. Snow would be able to keep

wolf Regan Xander’s voice is quiet

comprehending what he’s trying to get at. “I know that my wolf is white” I

perked right up, swishing her tail excitedly. “But we have to ask

brother bring about my shift and now he’s trying to take that very ability away from me. I could feel myself beginning to seethe. What on earth is he or

I asked, glaring at them. “You just said it’s normal

your

want anybody in the pack to know that

marked

Regan” Xavier agreed with a slow look at Xander but

What

Navier POV

news” My fuber is nervously adjusting the rollar on his shirr as we stand there,

” I

that means important I glance at my brother who has evidently come to the same conclusion

death of your mother, Luna Jennifer be confessed

her from killing us. What right do the elders have to interfere

the elders to interfere in business that was not any of theirs. It was infuriating to think of how much time they would waste, doing a trial for something that

on their way here to hear about the mistreatment of certain pack members as well.” “Mistreatment” my gaze swung to an equally stymied Xander. As far as we know, nobody else besides Regan was ever maistreated

No other pack member has suffered at anybody else’s hands though, we have ensured that. We’ve carefully kept a close watch on every pack member and even set up a hotline for anonymous tips. My father gives a grim smile.

and Heather behind this? I had a sneaking suspicion they were behind the trial the elders would

they did) but they certainly didn’t defend her either. Regan could have died because of their silence” I

claiming to have been abused by Beta Johnathon as well, leaving them too fearful to alert the Alpha and Luna about what was happening and claiming that they

low whistle, his expression one of admiration. “I’m impressed,” he said lowly. “They’ve come with a sure way for the elders to feel sympathy towards them and to explain their behavior towards Regan and a way

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certainly didn’t look afraid of her husband and neither did Isabelle. Neither one of them has hospital

to be” Xander shrugged looking nonchalant

Heather were hit physically by her

could see that this was just another way to manipulate us all into giving them what they wanted? Isabelle and Heather Ramona were smarter than I had given

has Regan ever

angry