Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 87

Xander POV

I knew that Malcolm would come through for us. There was never any doubt in my mind. I lowered my eyes to rest upon Regan whose breathing had become increasingly steadier over the last hour, her injuries beginning to heal so that her back was no longer as bloody, even though she continued to wear the ripped shirt and clothes from before. She looked almost peaceful while sleeping, her eyes closed, and her head turned to the side. Her small whimpers of pain had ceased, heard even while she was unconscious, and her thrashing had also stopped suddenly. I was glad, kneeling beside her and trailing my fingers along her bare arm, wishing I had managed to escape sooner, that we had both escaped sooner in order to prevent her from feeling such pain.

Then there was the question of what to do with Isabelle. Part of me wanted to kill her for what she had done to Regan, to my mate, but another part of me was torn and felt as though I was being pulled in two different directions. How could I kill the woman who continued to bear, if it was to be believed, my child in her womb? Could I kill that child knowing that I was incidentally its biological father? It had done no wrong but its mother on the other hand was a different story…. I shook my head, confused and wishing that I had an answer that solved all of my problems. Right now, I needed to focus on how we would get the vial to our father, anxiously waiting for Malcolm to mind–link us. If he didn’t, Xavier had stated he was going to leave and I glanced out the window, recognizing that the time would come sooner than anticipated. I didn’t want Xavier to put

himself in danger but at the same time I knew that there was no other choice and that eventually one of us was going to have to do what was necessary if we were to get this pack back under our leadership.

“She’s getting better” Xavier’s voice is low so as not to disturb Regan while she’s continuing to recover.

I nod tightly. “She should never have been whipped let alone hurt in the first place. This is all our fault for failing to protect her.”

It was a mistake that we would not make again. We would never leave her side this time.

Xavier exhaled. “Those who touched her will pay the price. First we get father back” he said gravely.

But was father even capable of turning back into the man he had been before or was he already lost, I thought to myself?

I opened my mouth to answer Xavier but was interrupted by the mind–link as Malcolm’s voice filled my mind, causing my eyes to go cloudy as I began to listen intently.

Alpha’s, something is going on. They have discovered that you are both missing and have already sent the men out to go looking for you. Isabelle is particularly angry to find that Regan is no longer locked up at that post. But there is something strange going on as well…. he added sounding mystified.

Do they know that it was you who helped us? I asked him tersely.

I would rather keep him out of danger if it could be avoided. He had done enough for us already. He didn’t need to die on our behalf. Not when this involved our family.

this might

you managed to lay eyes on our father? Is he safe? Is he

daze. Not himself at all Malcolm reported grimly and he

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lost to us and that antidote will no longer work 1 thought to both Xavier and Malcolm, who reluctantly agreed on of us is going to have to risk it. It should be me or Xavier as

drop it into a drink or something? That way nobody gets suspicious and

tried to get hold of Malcolm desperately but to no avail. He wasn’t answering I tried again and again, only to be met with silence. Had he put up a block? But why? Was it to keep himself

is dark “and I don’t sense a block. Something’s happened” he added moodily “We should have known it was

suspected him. Maybe he’s had to cut it off before he was seen” I argued back softly, refusing to believe Xavier.

during this whole thing. Without Malcolm…I didn’t even want to think about how I would feel without him, I was under the assumption he’d been forced to cut off

“We should move,” he said, getting straight

Nobody knows we’re here” I hissed in denial, but he was shaking his head adamantly. “Malcolm simply had to shut us out, it’s not a big deal.”

would sense it. Or he would have spat that out before something happened.

was all that had happened? But Xavier looked on the verge of panic as he began to kneel and gently waken a sleeping, Regan. He was careful as he gently began to shake her, not wanting to cause her further pain, aware that

move pet. Come on” he urged.

through me. The only person who knew of our exact location was Malcolm. He was the one who had led us directly here and unless he had divulged that to another party, that had

it tightly in warning. “Are you stupid?” he snarled “I still can’t reach him; his mind is like

They know I helped you escape, and they want blood. Let me in before it’s too

owed him. I glanced at Xavier and saw that he had flattened his lips. A glance at Regan showed she had gone back to sleep. I pushed the furniture aside and prayed I hadn’t made a mistake. Slowly the door creaked open, and Xavier and I took a giant step back. Just in time too.

fought back the urge to vomit. The door barged wide open, causing us both to flinch. Malcolm was on the other side, or at least part of him was. I stared in disbelief at his severed head, held in

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