His Rejection, page 17
“Promise me that you three will be there within the hour,” I told three of them but was looking directly at Nova.
Promise me you will be there within the hour.
“Get off it, Maxon. We'll be fine. We are full-grown wolves here, not some pups. Give us some breathing room please,” Noni joked. I just looked at her sternly. This was no joke, and I wasn't kidding.
Babe. I promise we will be there. I promise I will be there, Nova swore.
I nodded and kissed her deeply. I swiped my tongue along the length of her bottom asking for entrance. She immediately granted it and moaned as soon as I slipped my tongue in her mouth. I groaned and ground my body into hers. I wanted to drag it out longer, but she pulled back and pushed me towards the direction of the packhouse. I smiled at her one last time before I shifted to my wolf and sprinted back to Marc's packhouse. The only thought on my mind was Nova and if she was going to make it back...
chapter 27
Nova
“I thought we were going to have to remove him from the area at the rate he was going... jeez. Talk about paranoid,” Noni joked walking closer to my left side. I watched as Maxon shifted to his wolf and ran away.
Goddess, I love that wolf, my wolf mused. I nodded my head.
And I love that man.
“Earth to Nova, hello... Are you in there,” Noni asked waving her hand in front of my face. I let my eyes focus on her. I had to wait until I knew that Maxon was out of earshot.
Something told me that Maxon didn't buy the whole we need girl time ploy, but I needed to get him to leave in order to go through with my plan. This wasn't something that Maxon could help me with and it wasn't something that could be put off any longer. I was sick of running and now was the time I decided to fight back and show these sons of bitches that I am not to be fucked with.
I closed my eyes and felt around for Maxons' presence in my mind. I couldn't feel anything, therefore I opened my eyes and sealed off the link between Maxon and I. Turning to Noni and the other girl, I nodded.
“OK, so what was so important that you had to rush your mate away from here? What's wrong? Are you pregnant? Oh God, I'm going to be an Auntie!! Yay,” Noni rambled.
I didn't even open my mouth to speak, I just decided to wait until she was done. I loved the girl but Noni sure did know how to ruin the moment.
“OK first off, Maxon and I have yet to mate so there is no way I could be pregnant. And the reason why I needed Maxon to leave is that when I tell you what we are going to do, then you're going to understand why he had to leave,” I explained. They nodded in understanding as I began to break down my plan.
“Wait, you want to go back,” asked the femme wolf.
“I'm sorry, what is your name?”
“Jezebel. But my friends call me Jezzy,” she said.
“OK Jezzy,” I said. She smiled widely.
“I want us to go back and kill them. Kill them all. Maxon was right when he said that they would never stop, and I don't want to have to run for the rest of our lives. What about when I have kids? I want them to be able to live freely without worry of being kidnapped and taken for ransom.”
“I can understand that Nova but why not let Maxon help,” Noni asked. For the first time since Maxon left she had become serious.
“I can't have him kill his own father. That would eat him alive for the rest of his life. I wanted to be the one to do it.”
“OK well you know I'm with you, but Goddess will Alex and Maxon be mad at us,” she said pulling me into a hug. We both looked over at Jezzy. She looked like she was having an internal war going on in her.
Probably between her and her wolf, my wolf commented.
I nodded and looked on. If I really wanted her to come, I could use the Alpha mate authority that Maxon gave me, but I wanted her to come willingly. I knew what it was like to be forced to do things you didn't want to do...
“Jezzy? Are you coming,” I asked.
“I can't. My mate... I must see him. I haven’t been able to because of Marc but now that your mate has declared the fight with him, I'll be able to see him. Please... You must understand,” she said with pleading eyes. I looked at her and nodded.
“Go to him,” I told her. She nodded quickly and shifted back to her wolf and ran towards the packhouse.
“Looks like it’s just me and you,” I told Noni as I turned to face her. She nodded and grabbed me.
“Let's go.”
Maxon
Alex is he still there, I asked him.
I had opened the link to him since I felt Nova close off her side of the bond. I wanted to know if he could feel Noni's. It was no surprise to me that he couldn't.
I knew they were up to something, I thought to myself.
Yes, he's here Maxon but I'm more worried about finding my mate, he said angrily.
But not your little sister? That shut him up immediately.
Ever since he had found out that Nova hadn't died; he had been acting weird if someone brought up her name. It seemed as if he wanted her to be dead. Just the thought of that being true made me want to hurt him, but I knew that Nova would skin me alive if I did anything to him. Besides, he was my best friend, right? He wouldn't do anything to hurt the girl I loved, hell, she was his little sister. The girl he had been taking care of for years. I wanted to know what was up with those two. I wanted to know what happened...
What happened between the two of you Alex? You two have always been thicker than thieves... What happened, I asked him.
I let my worry for the two, leak through to make sure he knew that I wasn't just worried about Nova, he was my friend, I cared about him too.
Maxon seriously I do not want to talk about this right now. I must find Noni! His tone angered my wolf and caused him to rip a howl that I'm sure Alex heard from where he was.
So much for trying the nice method with him... if I wanted to know what happened I needed to be firm.
I am not asking Alex! Now spill it or so help me I will save some of this anger for you. Talk!
It was a long moment before he decided to speak. I could feel his sadness and regret through the link. I instantly began to feel his emotions tenfold like he was forcing them on me.
Just remember how I feel when I finish OK? Just remember that I was doing this as a friend.
He began projecting the scenes of the argument they had. The words that they had exchanged. The things he said to her. I couldn't see what she was doing or even what she looked like, I could only see Alex's raw anger. He was seriously upset about the whole thing then.
I watched as he cried thinking that his sister was going to die and those being the last words they spoke together. Destroying his room at Marc's' packhouse. The walls were riddled with holes and the bed was nothing but a mass of wooden splinters. Then he suddenly changed the images in my head, projected scenes of the conversation he and Noni had. She yelled at him blaming him for what happened between him and Nova. He didn't know that Marc was just using Nova for sex... that he bragged about it later...
What the hell Alex!
I'm sorry Maxon. I didn't mean for it to get that heated. I just wanted to know what she was thinking. It went from zero to ten in nothing flat. Then when you told me she was fine I was relieved but then I was scared because how could I apologize for all the horrible things I said to her? I panicked and decided to focus more on Noni thinking she'd be able to help me. I am so sorry, he said speaking fast. I waited for him to finish his rant before I decided to speak again.
Alex, I know that you are sorry and that you didn't mean to say that stuff to her. Hell, how can I judge you when I nearly killed her my damn self. Nova would never forgive me if I did or said anything to you that would remotely hurt you. Besides you were doing it as a friend to me. I'm not mad about that, I explained to him. I could literally see him breathing out a sigh of relief.
Then what are you mad about?
Why didn't you tell me that that ass took advantage of my baby?
You haven’t really been giving the time to tell you much, Maxon. This is the first time that we have had a long conversation since you left the truck, he said. Sadly, I knew he was right. I had jumped to conclusions about the whole situation and I didn't know how to talk to him if it was true. I didn't think I could handle the truth.
I'm sorry, bro... It was just all that stuff with Nova had me a little overprotective. I looked ahead and I could see that I was coming up on the packhouse.
My wolf howled within, he was ready for a fight that he was guaranteed to win. He was fueled by raw rage, and he wanted to unleash it on the sole owner. We would deal with everyone else later, right now he wanted Marc.
Make sure Marc is outside Alex. I am like a minute away.
What about the girls?
They promised me they would be here in the next hour. If not, then we are going to go look for them. But first I have a wolf to kill...
chapter 28
Maxon
I shifted back into my human form, racing through the field trying to close the space between Marc and me. Everything I ran past would flash past in a blur, making it look like smudges on a painting.
By now Marc must know about my challenge. I sent Alex to get him at least five minutes ago, so as I jumped the fence to get to the main part of the packhouse all I could think about was how he touched her and how he made love to something that was mine! It was my way of amping myself up for the fight. I wanted to make sure I had no pent-up anger left. I wanted to leave it all here with him.
“Is this really about me fucking Nova? He cheated and rejected her so why should he care,” I heard Marc ask. I was walking up to them knowing that none of them had heard my approach yet.
“She was still his mate Marc... you should know how shitty it would be to lose a mate or worse have somebody do something to your mate. The pain is unbearable,” Alex explained. I could see him shudder at the thought.
Mates to a male wolf are like our lifelines to life and sanity. When someone does something that would hurt or compromise our bond with them, we snap, especially Alpha wolves. We tend to be unpredictable. The love we carry for our mates are ten times stronger than just an average wolf, and the same goes for Betas and Gammas.
“You don't know a thing about pain Alex,” Marc spat. “My mate is gone and will forever be. I will forever be alone and unhappy. You don't know that pain, but I will show you. You and that worthless sack of shit you call an Alpha. By the way, is your bitch of a sister dead yet?”
“Did you just threaten my mate,” Alex growled.
“Not only her, but your precious sister too. They only pawns in my plans for revenge. And I will do whatever is necessary to have my revenge, even if that meant killing them.”
The growled that ripped through me was fierce and completely animal-like. I think my wolf had heard enough of the disrespect and threats that he was sending my mate and my best friends' mate. They all turned their attention to me.
Here I was in front of them standing completely naked and seething with rage. My chest was heaving heavily up and down. My wolf was only seconds away from breaking free and destroying everything Marc has ever touched.
I knew my eyes had to be the deepest color of black that the world would have ever seen. I could see the fear in Marcs' eyes as I continue to advance on him. The fear in Marc excited my wolf. This was what my wolf wanted, purely unadulterated fear from Marc. The kind of fear that let him know that his life was almost over.
“Did you just threaten our mates?” I didn't even recognize my voice. My talking must have snapped him out of his trance because his smug expression returned.
“I did and if I'm not mistaken this stare down means that you are challenging me for my position as Alpha here,” he said.
“I am going to kill you,” I said to him slowly ignoring him completely. I watched as he shuddered. “Then when you are dead, I will make sure you never rest in peace with your mate. I will make it my personal mission to make your afterlife hell too.”
“Is this before or after I kill Nova,” he asked. Then as an afterthought, he looked at Alex. “And Noni.” Alex growled and tried to jump at him. I grabbed him just before he was able to make contact.
“Alex, the girls are on their way,” I reminded him.
“Are you sure,” Marc asked taking out his phone.
He showed us a video of the girls naked on the floor unconscious. By the blood that poured down their wrists and ankles, I knew that the chains that held them there were silver. I was silently thankful that they were unconscious and couldn't feel the pain of the silver.
“Where are they, Marc?”
My teeth were clenched so tight that I struggled for the words to break through them. My wolf was reaching his limit. There was just too much going on and he couldn't take the fact that yet again we had let Nova fall into the wrong hands. I couldn't even pull myself to look at Alex. He was shaking, and I knew he was losing control. I knew as his Alpha I should have tried to control him but who was I to do that when I couldn't even control myself.
“Oh, that's the easy part. They are at the cabin in the woods. The hard part would be actually getting there in the first place.” As soon as Marc spoke those words men poured into the back yard looking ready for a fight. Ready to protect their Alpha at all costs...
“It was nice to meet you two finally. Don't worry I'll take care of your girls. Until I kill them, of course,” Marc called walking away from us.
I looked at each of the wolves that stayed behind as Marc left. It was almost about twenty. Each of them looked poised and trained. They stood at the face of an Alpha without fear or worry of being cut down. Loyal, that's exactly what they were.
Alex and I stood back to back looking each of them in the eyes. I knew that Alex and I couldn't take on twenty wolves by ourselves, even with the anger and determination we have running through us. I had to even the odds a little.
“How many of you are willing to die and leave your mates and children for one man,” I asked.
Many of them instantly went rigid at the mention of death. I guess Marc didn't tell them that some of them would most likely be killed.
“Our mates are in danger and we are not aiming to disable you,” Alex spoke angrily. “We are aiming to kill. I will kill anyone who stands between my mate and me!”
The group of men looked from one to another for a moment and stood there, contemplating. You could see in their faces that for the first time their deaths were an actual possibility. Marc didn’t understand that mated wolves weren’t just going to march to their deaths knowing their families were home waiting on them… he lost that understanding when he lost his mate.
“I am going to give you 10 seconds to leave if you have a mate and children. We do not want to kill a mated man or a father, but we will do so for our mates' safety. You have starting now to leave.”
I looked over the crowd as Alex did the same. Quietly men began walking back into the shadows from when they came, while others walked back into the house. Hopefully to be with their mates. When 10 seconds were up, there were only seven men left.
Marc is an idiot, Alex sent me. Using mated men and fathers wasn't the best idea.
He probably threatened their mates. I don't blame them for putting their mates first. I'm sorry I let them go, Alex. I should've known that Nova had an ulterior motive for not coming back with me, I apologized.
Don't worry about that Maxon. If they didn't get them there, they would've just gotten them here in front of us and I don't think I would have been able to handle that. We'll get them back Maxon, he said trying to cheer me up. But for now, let’s just kick these guys asses and get our mates.
Don't kill them though Alex. I know that regardless I am going to have to kill Marc and take over this pack. I don't want to kill them for their loyalty.
Alex nodded and ran at one of the guys punching him in his face instantly knocking him out. Men began charging at me with heightened speed. I dodged the attacks and landed some of my own.
The only thing that was on my mind was Nova. I wanted this to be done with so I could get to her before she woke up. Before the pain of the silver ripped through her. If they woke up before we were not only would they be in pain, but we would be too...
chapter 29
Nova
My eyes fluttered open as I heard someone calling my name. I couldn’t more nor could I feel anything. My brain beat against my skull every time I blinked which made me want to close my eyes again and try this again later. It seemed like the only reasonable thing to do because I couldn’t focus on anything. Everything was just a mass on noise and light to me. My brain couldn’t process anything thing.
I just want to sleep, I thought in my head.
Just as I decided to relax and try sleeping again I felt the worse pain of my life. It was burning the skin on my ankles and wrists making me writhe and twist in pain. It was like the more I moved against the pain the more it hurt. I let out a weak whimper.
“Nova,” the voice asked. It was the same voice I had heard calling my name before, but now that I could hear clearly it sounded as if the voice was in pain.
“Noni,” I called hopefully. My voice mirrored the exact pain that the other voice was in.
“Yeah. What happened?”
“I don’t know. I can’t remember. Can you remember anything?”
“Nothing after Jezzy left. We are back at the cabin though,” she said.
“How do you know?”
“You can’t smell it,” she asked sounding shocked.
“No. All I can smell is the burning of my flesh. Fates, I hate silver.”
