Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 54

Xavier POV

As we walk onto the grounds, Regan’s eyes are lit with wonder, taking in the fairy lights, the large bonfire, the tables and chairs, and the refreshments and food. Pack members are everywhere socializing; some are dancing with each other, while others eat and drink. The omegas are walking around, and 1 quickly grab two glasses of champagne, one for me and one for her, while Xander grabs one for himself. I hand Regan a glass she screws up her nose, looking down at the glass doubtfully. I remember that she hadn’t had champagne before, let alone alcohol, and gave a small smile to myself.

“Try it I urged, and she willingly parted her luscious pink lips, sipping delicately at the liquid and letting it trickle down her

throat.

1 gulped at the seductive picture she made, willing my lower body not to react as I watched.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at me and Xander with a wide smile, “It’s fruity,” she exclaimed.

“We figured you were more of the sweet kind” I teased, and she grinned, taking another sip and looking around, her eyes appreciative and her excitement continuing to grow.

“It’s so beautiful” she whispers, glancing around everywhere.

“May I have this dance?” I asked her, giving a small bow as she giggled and Xander glared at me, causing Regan to study us both thoughtfully, her eyes twinkling as she considered what to do.

“You both may have this dance she corrects us with a grin, as Xander puts hers and his glass aside and I put mine down ona nearby table.

We move a little closer to the bonfire, putting our hands on her waist, my body pressing up against the front of her, Xanders, against the back, wedging her between the both of us. It’s insting, putting our mate in the middle, protecting her while also being possessive at the same time.

God, she smells so good. My mouth is salivating while my wolf growling and groaning inside of my mind. Just being near Regan is enough to make my wolf feel like it’s going insane. My hand moves up and down her ribs, lightly stroking them. causing her to suck in a breath, while I can see Xander touching her hips and the small of her back with his hands. I nibble on one earlobe, causing her to moan and Xander begins to kiss the nape of her neck, causing Regan to fling her head back slightly, granting us easier access as our hands roam over her body, our desire for her surging to the surface, along with our wolves. It’s the first time she’s let us touch her so freely and we are cautious, not wanting to take too much advantage, but enjoying the feel of our mate and the trust she’s showing in the both of us. I meet Xander’s eyes, knowing he feels the same way. I grab her chin and kiss her lips, moving my hand to pull her body in against me before moving back slightly, Xander pulling her so that she turns her head to the side before he claims her lip as well in a possessive manner. She writhes against us, making me hard. I inwardly groan, my eyes feasting hungrily on my mate. I want to do so much more to her, but I’m also very aware of the crowd that is watching intently from the sidelines as we make certain everybody knows that Regan is ours without having to say it in words

She looks divine in the white dress she’s wearing. Her breasts are like perfect circular orbs, straining against the fabric and begging to be kissed. Her skin looks as though it’s glowing underneath the moonlight and her hair lightly sways in the breeze. She’s so beautiful. Like a goddess. I worship her, my mase, continuing to dance, the pack members watching from afar, my gaze on her and only her. Her hands begin to roam on my chest, doing her own exploration and surprising me. I hitch in a breath, as my wolf groans, enjoying the feel of her touch, as gentle and uncertain as it is. Not to be outdone, she stops and puts a hand on Xander’s chest, touching him as his eyes widen in shock. We’re no longer dancing, but our mate is touching us willingly and we’re not about to interrupt whatever spell she’s under. We’ve been waiting for this, for her to take some sort of initiative and show us some affection rather than the continual rejection that she’s exhibited towards us. For once, Regan is acting like a mate, like the Luna we have been dreaming of and it’s all we can do not to push her too far, even as we inwardly celebrate the change in her behavior regarding u

“Slut” a voice interrupts and we all stiffen at the blatant insult.

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Who has the nerve to call our mate a slut, right to our faces? I grow furious, watching with disappointment as Regan’s hand drops, stopping her exploration of my body. Damnit. My frustration is evident as I meet Xander’s eyes and turn to see none other than Isabelle’s friend Claudia, standing there with her arms folded across her chest and glaring at Regan who looks taken aback.

“What did you just call our mate?” I growled, my eyes beginning to darken, along with Xanders.

chosen mate, and you Isabelle was meant to be your She folds her arms across her chest and glares. “Slut. Because she is one. rejected her for this piece of trash” she growled, motioning at Regan. “Now she’s in the hospital and you act like this, for everyone to see? Have you no shame? No consideration for Isabelle’s feelings? Why am I not surprised” she spat.

Regan’s eyes go is.

bleak. “Isabelle is not our fated mate and Regan Who we decide to take as our mate is none of your damn business” I growled, clenching my hands into fists and facing the girl who seemed determined to make trouble “Isabelle ending up in the hospital had nothing to do with us” I denied.

the pack-listens; some of them beginning to murmur beneath their breaths. “She tried to “Didn’t it?” Claudia’s voice rises commit suicide because of what you did to her. What you both did to her she accused, “once you found out Regan was your mate, you cast Isabelle aside as though she was just a piece of garbage or trash to throw away. You didn’t care about her anymore, because you had her she gestures at Regan who is silent, staring down at the ground, her pallor pale “what kind of Alpha does that? You didn’t even have the decency to at least try and find another match for Isabelle to spare her the humiliation she snapped.

“Claudia, 1” Regan began to say but Isabelle’s friend interrupted her.

“Save it, Regan. Isabelle deserved to be the Luna of the pack, not you. You could still make this right you know” she added, folding her arms across her chest and staring Regan right in the eyes while Regan stared at her confused.

“Make it right?” she asked slowly, “how?”

I already knew what Claudia was about to suggest. I was not going to even contemplate such a ridiculous suggestion. “Don’t even think about it. Regan’s not going to reject us” I hissed “and we are not going to take Isabelle back as our chosen mate. Get that through your thick skull.”

Regan blanched. Claudia opened her mouth but another voice interrupted.

“Are you happy now Regan? Or will you only be happy once you have caused my death” the voice asked, low but clearly heard across the ground as we all looked towards the source, only to see none other than Isabelle herself, being wheeled across the grass in a wheelchair, looking pale and exhausted.

“Isabelle” breathed Claudia, springing forward to greet her friend and hugging her tight as the pack watched the scene unfold with interest. “Look at you” she exclaimed, looking down and screwing up her nose “You’re so weak” she cried.

“I lost a lot of blood” Isabelle rasped, “and I still have to recover ask again Regan, will you be happy once I’m dead?” she repeated, bringing everybody’s attention back to her “because I Gunnot keep living this miserable existence that you and your mates continue to subject me to, simply out of a pathetic jealousy that no longer applies

She had everyone’s attention now. I stepped in front of Regan protectively, glaring down at Isabelle who looked as though she was thoroughly enjoying herself.

“No one cares what you have to say, Isabelle, you are still banned from being near Regan and the pack house“I warned.

She was here to stir up trouble and I was going to make sure that nipped that in the bud right now, so that Regan could still enjoy her birthday party, but fate intervened.

“We care what she has to say a voice cut out and our eyes swung up to see clearing.

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Isabelle looks pitiful in the wheelchair. The elders stand there, looking at the girl, some with sympathy, while Xander and Navier cast scathing glances at her. I can feel myself beginning to tremble, as the elders wait for the Alpha twins to speak. The elders are earlier than anybody expected them to be. We tight we might have a few more days at best, but that looks as though we were wrong. Dead wrong. Had Isabelle had some knowledge they were here and that’s why she had started to stir up trouble?

“Elders” Xavier bows his head respectfully thwards the small group that are clustered together in front of us. “Forgive our rudeness. We were not expecting you to tum up quite so soon.”

“That is evident,” the man at the front, with a large bushy beard and white hair said with a snort and a look of disapproval on his face. However, that is no excuse for how this girl is now being treated. It’s obvious that she is unable to cause any trouble. in the condition she is currently in and yet you are treating her with hostility, as though she is some sort of enemy. What exactly are you celebrating?” he asked, tilting his head and regarding the Alpha twins silently, a questioning expression on

his face.

I can feel myself glancing at the twins as my anxiety begins to grow. I am afraid of the elders. They intimidate me. They have the power to abolish packs if they choose to. The pack is silent as everybody waits for the twins to speak up. Alpha Jackson, or rather the twins’s father is silent, watching his sons as they are officially in charge of the pack now and he won’t interfere unless he deems it necessary. He trusts his sons to take care of this.

“We are celebrating our mate’s eighteenth birthday party sir” Xander speaks up respectfully, even as they continue to stand. in front of me protectively.

This of course, only makes the elders even more curious, their heads craning as they try to look at me more closely.

“Who is your mate?” one of the elder women asks, their voices tinged with curiosity.

“I am,” I said quietly, shocking myself and the twins.

This was the first time I had openly acknowledged it out loud and to another group of people no less. I swallowed nervously as the elders glanced at me, some of them looking at my neck and taking note of the twin’s mark on me that was visible to their eyes.

“You are marked,” The first man said and then looked at the Alpha twins. “But neither of you are?” he raised a brow, looking thoughtful.

Shit. That hadn’t occurred to me that could be a problem. While the twins had marked me without my consent, I was not about to mark them until I felt like I was ready to. I clutched both of my hands together, wringing them, while Isabelle smiled viciously in the background, a look of triumph on her face. She was enjoying this, enjoying our discomfort as the. elders continued to press us for information

decide, Xavier said steadily, refusing to be

to the first man, her tone surprisingly gentle, “does it matter that the Alphas

hear Isabelle Ramona’s case against the Alpha twine. If she has been wronged, there is every chance that she could

growing wider and wider. Xavier looked at the elders angrily. “You have

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on their feet. “It is why we are the elders and why we are here. Not to mention oversering your father’s trial as well” he concluded. “However, that is all something that can wait until the morrow” he added, glancing around at the park members

anything. Dominick looked pleased with the reaction he was

everyone.

think that is an excellent idea” Alpha Jackson strode forward, Leaking up the tension and speaking quietly. “My sons are celebrating with their mate right now. Please, allow me to

elders and the so–called trials tomorrow as the Alpha shot a glance at his sons, warning them to behave.

I expect to see you and elle Ramona in the study tomorrow morning to discuss this matter, as well as Regan Lourdes. For now, Isabelle remains at this party, like any other pack member, until this matter is resolved” he added as Xavier and

Alpha Dominick,” Isabelle’s voice is gleeful as we glare at her and Heather. “I

able to recover fully Miss Ramona,” he said gravely, glancing at Isabelle and shaking his head “and that you get a good night’s rest in

smiling cunningly at us as the elders began to silently follow behind Alpha

looked fit to be tied, their frustration evident by the

I put a hand on his arm and then turned to Xavier “Xavier, the elders can’t do that, can

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to begin with but if they rule that we broke some sort of contract illegally, or wronged Isabelle in a way that is deemed to make it detrimental for her to ever be able to make a match or pairing in this pack or subjects her to what they deem a threat to her existence, then they may make us do just that” he said as my

to sound reassuring “We were careful with the contract and how we worded it. Even though we broke it. Isabelle knew the possibility that we would find our mate. Not only that but there are other ways to make things right if

sink as I looked at the glint in Isabelle’s eyes. She looked smug, as did Claudia. As though she

I asked, my voice barely above a

other. “We can offer reparations, such as money, property, and stocks in our

stepsister though, I had my doubts that she would go for that. She wanted my mates, I

Xavier POV

Thank goodness the study is so large and capable of housing all of us, with chairs placed along the back for everybody to sit, although most of the elders remain standing, along

us blandly as we sit down and regard him.

our father on my behind her, holding onto the handles, causing both to look quite pitiful. None

Isabelle’s case, glee

anger

fazed in the slightest as he calmly sits down and regards us all.

one who’s in charge by the way the other elders listen and bow down to him. He exhales and then begins, not mincing words. “Let’s first discuss the charges against Alpha Jackson shall we” he says turning to our father who nods Lightly. “It’s been suggested that

indicates to our mate who solemnly nods in agreement, “for years. We have the hospital records if you desire to look them over as visible proof” he gestures to a folder that is sitting on the desk, which I have to hazard the elders have already looked through as none of them make a move. “I felt that as the Alpha of the pack, it was my duty to ensure the safety of my pack

the elders behind Elder Dominick. Evidently, that information had not been divulged to the elders or they were sturned at hearing it

a result of that and of committing adultery, I could not allow Beta Johnathon to remain in the pack. I banished him and made him a rogue, along with my wife as punishment for their transgressions” my father admitted in a low tone, staring at the Elder stonily,

“I am struggling to see how it could be murder as you would have been justified in killing her

different account of what happened? I thought they would have interviewed pack members for the answers but maybe they wanted to hear the truth from

to kill one of my sons and Regan got in her way. Regan almost died as a result. I killed her, for daring to try and touch a hair on one of our sons. I do not believe that would constitute

was growing angry now at all the pointless questions and this farce of a trial that was unnecessary. I did not blame him. Me and Xander were just as angry. There was no need for them to have come here. Somebody had summoned them, I had

telling the truth?” Elder Dominick looks at Regan for confirmation and

Alpha Jackson killed his wife to save his son’s life that day. The fact she

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him in what must have been an extremely difficult

is slightly shaking at the end.

felt guilty for our mother’s death, but our mother had chosen her fate when she did what she did. We could not blame. Regan for it. We did not blame Regan for it. I wish she

metering under their breath. They all looked convinced by my father’s testimony, none of them looked as though they were questioning what he had

happened. We have already interviewed several pack members and all of them have given the same account that you just did. We had to discern if they were simply being loyal or if they were speaking the truth, with the account you just gave, everything matches exactly what they told us. We have also used the Alpha tone on them” he admitted “but it was unnecessary, I happen to have the opinion” he glanced over his shoulder and the other elders fixed their eyes on him, their gazes intent “that what you did, was justifiable. Your punishment was more than fair for the,adultery that was committed against you. You left the option for your wife to remain alive. Her own actions led to her death, you protected your children, as is your right as both a

almost sacred. Heirs were to be protected at all costs. I wanted to roll my eyes as the

been nothing but a waste of ours and their time. Elder Dominick

fixed a weary look on her face and slumped in her wheelchair, adopting a pitiful and weak look that the elders seemed to be eating up I fought back the urge to stranger her with my bare hands,

his wife and unfairly dismissing Beta Jackson have been dismissed, there is still the other case to be heard, regarding both of your sons Alpha Jackson Elder Dominick declared, clearing his throat. “It has been stipulated that both Alpha Xander and Alpha Xavier broke a

Xander POV

He turns to Isabelle who is continuing to adopt a pitiful figure and his voice changes to a softer, gentler tone, making me scowl at

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of talking. She was milking her suicide attempt for

whenever she wasn’t the house or when she was locked away in her bedroom. He was always careful to never leave marks where they could beeen, because I was due to become

is the better choice for Luna and Regan losing control is not beneficial to that goal. She would be playing into Isabelle’s hands. She exhales and grits her teeth as Isabelle carefully continues. “He would beat my mother in front of me if I didn’t do as he asked. He never hit us as much as he hit Regan she admitted “but that didn’t mean we weren’t victims too. He would

Regan interrupts, causing the elders to look at her sharply. “If you were abused so much, you would have

Isabelle’s act at all. Neither

father ordered they be destroyed. Yours was meant to be too” Isabelle sniffed and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. “I guess you got lucky that yours were saved while mine and mothers weren’t.”

this up. I couldn’t believe it. One elder was patting Isabelle on the back and

and I watched, certain that he was about to get the truth out of her now. “Is it

suddenly like this? I stared in disbelief and then heard Isabelle’s answer

“Yes sir.”

that was between the three of you, I looked it over.” He grabbed the papers off the desk, handing them to the rest of the elders, “and you did leave a stipulation that you did have some time before you took Isabelle as your mate as you turned eighteen first and it left a window open where you. might have found your

to look anxious, I began to wonder if Elder Dominick had heard that Regan had rejected as initially, seeing a strange glint in his eyes and feeling uncomfortable as I saw it. Shit. He had found something, some sort of loophole that he was going to question, I

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you, it’s been stipulater! that you had a verbal agreciment that you would automatically reject your mate if you found her and take Tabelle as your chosen mate,

love with her and naive about the mate bond. I regret that now. I had been a moron. I

Isabelle as our mate now that we had Regin. We knew how manipulative Isabelle was and neither of

Dominick, a verbal agreement is not a legal document,”

“Perhaps, but to a teenage girl it can feel the same way,” he

so closely? I could feel resentment brimming through me. Regan made a choking sound but remained

gleam. “She knew the possibility we might find our fated mate. What if she had done the same?” I

that Regan initially rejected the two of you?” he asked directly, and I inwardly groaned at the question, feeling cornered.

smiling now, tilting her head and there was a gleam in her eyes. Fuck. Who had told them? Regan was looking slightly panicked

at the start”

and her own stepsister is banished from the packhouse?” he asked as the other! elders fell silent. “That almost smells like revenge against her, wouldn’t you say?” he continued pointedly.

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one thing that I’d been dreading. “Why don’t one

open, spoken about casually as though it was nothing, by Elder Dominick who stared at the three of us with a challenging glint in his eyes. He made it seem as though it was a simple matter, that rejecting one of the wins and sharing them with Isabelle was a matter of compromise and wouldn’t result in heartbreak or devastation or loss. Had he never felt the mate bond for himself? Did he not know how it worked or how utterly heartbreaking it would be to do something as unspeakable as that? He was mistaken. 1 could feel myself bristling at the very

my voice is loud, carrying through the room and startling the elders who are not expecting resistance, least of all from me. “I refuse.”

falling for both of them, and I knew how they felt about me. Isabelle

what the elders were trying to pull. They would have to come up one was not going to go ahead. I would resort to

say in a huff,

said in unison “Regan is the

what is best,” Elder Dominick said sharply, while the other elders glanced uneasily between each other. “For somebody who was so eager to reject her mates initially, you certainly don’t seem so keen on the idea now,”