Scarred Alphas

Chapter 42

“And he is going to be fine, right?” I ask the pack doctor

as I watch Serge rest on the

infirmary bed.

“Yes. He is going to be good as new in a few days.”

I’m glad he’s okay. I don’t

know him at all but he seems

like an upstanding man.

Plus, he got hurt protecting

1. me.

I look at Serge as he lies on

the bed. He is conscious and

awake but he has his eyes

closed, resting.

“Thank you. If not for you…” I sigh. “Thank you.”

I walk out, leaving him to rest, and clap at Victor.

“Alright! Let’s get to training!”

“It almost seems like you are

going to take it seriously

now.” He says.

“I am. I need to learn how to

fight. I am an Alpha but Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

without training that means nothing.”

He smiles, approving of my

words.

I spend the morning training and putting in all I have to it. Victor is working with me to grow my stamina first. It is exhausting but I know I need to do this.

The early afternoon, I spend it with Garret closely paying

attention to what he has to

say. Mid–afternoon I spend it vexing my father.

“I told you! No killing! Or I

am not doing it!”

“You are insufrable you brat!”

“I am not the brat! You are

the one who is scared of

change and is soooo DAMN

stubborn!”

“I’M stubborn?”

“Yeah.”

He looks at his Beta with

wide eyes. “This little…”

The beta seems like he

doesn’t know how to react

and honestly, he looks a bit

uncomfortable.

“Punch him.” I say to Archie,

the beta.

Archie looks at me with

shock. “What?” He asks.

“Aww damn it. I thought it

would work.”

“You horrible girl! You were

commanding him to punch

me?”

“Yeah, well…it didn’t work. But it will someday. And hey, that is all the motivation I

need. No need to kill anyone

‘cause that is not going to

motivate me at all.”

“I have gotten way over my head here with you. I can’t handle you.”

“Well…too late now.”

“You are really making me

regret this shit.”

I shrug and immediately ask him what is really on my mind. “So, where is Colt?”

“I am not telling you.”

He hid him from me after

my little sizzling rendezvous with him and the fight with Ezra. It has been two days.

“Well if you don’t, I’ll still

find him. And once I do, I am going to grab that dick and give it a good-” He immediately interrupts me.

“YOU KNOW WHAT? Go

away. We are done for today.

You are draining my damn

lifeforce!”

I laugh as I walk out.

“You really enjoyed that, didn’t you?” Victor says. He was behind me watching everything since he has taken over Serge’s duties.

“You did too. Admit it.”

He laughs. “Yeah. He was out

of his element. Never seen

him like that.”

As we walk downstairs, we pass by the space that has the sunroom. Lotus and Poppy are there sitting around a small table having tea.

“Hey, beautiful. Come sit

with us.” Lotus shouts across

the room, patting the chair

next to her.

I walk over with Victor

behind.

“Here we have the girl that is causing all types of changes and commotion.” Poppy says

with a smile.

I laugh with a little

embarrassment.

“Well according to father, I am being a brat.” I sit with

them and join them in

conversation.

Poppy smiles. “I have never

seen him like this, you

know.”

“Like what?”

“So…lost.”

“Lost?”

She nods. “It’s like he doesn’t

know how to handle you.

He’s always been very strict. Would punish any of us

without giving it a second

thought if we broke any

rules.”

“That’s because after you’ve been punished, you obey

him immediately and fall in

line.” I say. “He is not going to get me with that. And look, I am not stupid. I know that there are punishments

that he has done to others

that are… appalling. I get that

at any moment he could choose to do something like that but I am definitely taking advantage of the fact

that he needs me. He wants

my power and that is why I am able to get away with so

much. Because of his

obsession with it.”

“You are wrong. He doesn’t suffer you because of your

power. It is because of your

mother.” Poppy says.

“My mother?!”

“Yes. You are her daughter. The daughter of his one true love. He doesn’t love us. He

cares very much for Lotus

because she has been with

him the longest after your

mother but he doesn’t love

us.”

“He…loved her?”

“Very much.” Lotus nods.

“Then why did she run from

him?”

“Don’t get it wrong, she loved

him as much as he loved her.

But she loved you the most. She was scared of the place

that he had created. This

place. She didn’t want you to grow up knowing such

cruelty. She begged him to stop it all. To let his

ambitions go. But he couldn’t. Without warning,

she found a way out.

Unfortunately, it caused her

death. He became even more

cruel after her death.”

Poppy nods. “Yeah. After she

died, that’s when all this hell really started.”

“But he doesn’t hurt you two,

does he?” I ask.

“No. He has never hurt us

like that.”

I nod. “And Skye…Jasmin? What happened to her? I saw her with a bag the other day.”

“Oh, she got kicked out of

the main house. She is no longer a bride and was taken

to the pack house.”

“And she has been quiet all

this time now?”

“Yeah, surprisingly. She got

knocked down from that

pedestal she put herself in.”

“Oh! Well. It was her own

doing.”

“Yes but…just be careful.”

“Why?”

“Well, now that she has been

removed as one of Warrick’s

brides, she might just try to

go

back to Alexis–I mean

Colt.”

“You think so?”

“Could be a possibility.”

Then she’s going to have to go through me…but…what

if…what if Colt wants her

back?… Stop it! Cass! Don’t be

stupid! This man loves you!

And he is mine! I marked

him!

I take my mind away from those thoughts. “Anyway, neither of you would know where Colt is being held, would you?”

They both shake their heads.

I sigh. “Okay, thanks for the chat. See you guys later.”

I walk out thinking that I am going to have to try and find him myself. I have been trying to feel him, I should

feel him now but it is not

strong enough.

Suddenly I spot Garret.

With a mischievous smile, I

walk up to him.

“Hey!”

He looks at me, stopping the

conversation he had with

another pack member.

“Yeah?”

“Where is Colt?”

“Oh no! No! Don’t!”

“Don’t what?”

“Don’t ask me.”

“Why?”

“You know why!”

“No, I don’t.”

“You are going to use your

power on me.”

“Well, I won’t if you just tell

me.”

He opens his mouth but

quickly closes it. Then he

closes his eyes and shakes his

head.

“Come on little brother. You

can tell me.” I say in a sweet

tone.

“Little-” He closes his eyes

and sighs. “The cells

downstairs. Now let me be.”

He says.

I turn to Victor. “Oh? This

house has cells?”

“Yeah.”

“Lead me to them.”

Victor leans to the side and

looks at Garret who is

behind me.

Garret shakes his head.

“Don’t look at me. She is

your problem.”

Victor sighs and then

without hesitating, he leads

me to the cells, leaving an

irritated Garret behind.

He takes me to a door in the

back that seems to be a bit

hidden at the end of one of

the halls.

We open it and go down a flight of stairs and

immediately there are cells

on each side of the walls. But

they are all empty.

“Where is he?”

“He…must have been

moved?” Victor says.

“Moved? Are you sure that is

it?” I panic.

Victor looks at me but he

can’t really reassure me.

I run up the stairs like a

demon ready to cause some

hell.

I barge into Warrick’s office.

“Where is he?!” I shout.

Everyone looks at

me…including Colt who

stands in front of Warrick’s

desk.

“Oh…there you are…” I feel just a bit embarrassed but I was ready to raise some real

demons out of hell.

“You really have no manners,

do you?” Warrick asks.

“Uhm…well…”

I look at Colt and see that he

has no cuffs.

“We are having an important conversation,” Warrick says.

I nod. “Okay.”

“A private one.” He adds.

“Oh…I see.” I say as I look

down at my pants and pat

them to clean them.

“You are not leaving, are

you?” He asks.

I give him a big smile.

“Nope.”

He takes in a deep breath looking exasperated.

“He will no longer be treated as a prisoner. He will be your responsibility now.” Warrick

looks at Colt. “And she will

be yours. Victor has other

responsibilities so you are to protect her from now on.”

Colt nods. “I will. Always.”

“I trust that you want to be with her more than you want

to return to your pack.”

Colt nods agian. “Yes. If she stays, I stay. I’ll follow her

anywhere.”

“Good. Now leave. Both of

you.” Warrick says.

I take Colt’s hand and turn

around but Warrick speaks again. “I am not soft, girl.

Don’t think that for one

second. I will kill everyone around you if you betray me. So mind yourself.”

I look at him before I walk

out. “I know. I believe every word you are saying. But I have no reason to betray

you…unless you give me

one.”

I can see him grinding his

teeth as I say this.

“And I still mean it! Don’t

finish the mate bond! I warn

you! You will never see him

again.”

“Yeah yeah, but also, stop killing people. Now that’s an idea, eh? It’s so overrated

already.” I smile at him and walk out leaving him cursing

under his breath.

Immediately after closing the door behind us, I grab Colt and give him a big hug.

“I…I couldn’t sleep the last

few nights.” I say. “I missed you too much.”

His warmth encases me and

I almost melt into his arms.

“I know. Me too. It felt like I

needed you.” He says.

I nod and look up at him.

“Let’s got to my room…our

room.”

He smiles. “Are you asking me to live with you?”

I laugh. “I guess I am.”

“Then that is a yes.” His grin

almost reaches his ears. “Let’s

go.”

We sprint all the way up to my room. We lock the door and I push him on the bed.

He falls back and lies down

on it while I climb on him.

I k*ss him. His hands grab my butt cheeks and he squeezes as we deepen the

k*ss.

“Mh…I missed you, Angel.”

I smile and dip my head to his neck. I softly k*ss him and lick the mark I gave him. It is pure pleasure just to see

this mark on him. He is

mine…well…almost

completely mine.

Even though we are not officially mates, it still feels

much more different than it

did before. It is not just intensity. I feel…so much

calm here with him. Inner

peace. I feel…safe and his scent kills me. It is so good.

I pull away and look into his eyes. “I could stare at you all day.” I say.

“We should stay right here

like this for the rest of our

lives.” He adds.

I laugh and he laughs.

My nose crinkles. “Too

much.”

“Yeah.”

He clears hair from my face and looks into my eyes with intensity. “I love you, Cass. I love you so much. I can’t wait for the day that you are completely mine.”

“Mark or not, I am already completely yours, Colt. I

love you. I am glad it is us together.”

He nods. “All that I have been

through, it is all worth it now that I have you.”

“All of it?”

“Yes, all of it. I’d go through

all of it again if I knew it would lead me to you.”

I give him that face where I

am about to make fun of

him but he narrows his eyes

before I can say anything

else. “Don’t you dare ruin

this moment.”

I laugh. “Okay okay.” I look to the side, thinking. “I’d do the same too. If I knew that I

had to go through it all to get to you, I would.”

“Good thing we don’t have

to.”

“Yes! We are where we are

supposed to be!”

“No. I don’t agree.” He says.

“What? Why?”

He gives me a devilish smile.

“Because where you are

supposed to be is under me right now.”

“Under you?”

“Yep.” He twirls us around

and makes me straddle him

while he presses his hips

against my core. “See, just

like this.”

“Oh! Yes, much better.” I say

agreeing and then he locks his l*ps with mine in a

passionate k*ss.