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Chapter 6- I Love You.

Five Years Later…

“Asher, drop it”, I yelled, running after my five-year-old son who was full of energy, “Please, baby”, I breathed out, chasing him out of the house and into the spacious backyard- now how was I going to catch him? “Asher, please drop the scissors, they could hurt you”,

“Not for long, momma”, he yelled and ran over to the tree line, dread washed over me as he made an attempt to run into the forest,

“Asher, don’t! There are scary monsters in there”, using my wolf speed this time, I was able to meet up with him and drag the sharp object out of his hands. I picked him up and placed him on my hip before staring into his light green orbs which reminded me so much of his father, “Promise me Asher, you will never go into that forest alone”,

His eyes began to shine and his lower lip jolted out- great, now he wants to cry, “I promise momma, I won’t go in there, never ever”, he placed a sloppy kiss on my cheek and I did the same to him.

“I believe you”, I grinned at him and began walking away from the line, I looked back a few times staring warily at the forest- why did it feel like I was being watched? Was I just paranoid? Not that anyone could blame me for that seeing as there had been multiple rogue sightings over the past few months. The rogues hadn’t attacked anyone yet but it was still getting hard to remain calm, it was only a matter of time before they did…

I pushed the back door open and slipped inside, making sure to lock it firmly before placing Asher on the ground. He was extremely heavy for his age so it actually hurt whenever I had to carry him for a long time- that, you could blame on my weak Omega blood and his strong Alpha genes.

Just as I was dropping the scissors in the cabinet, I heard the front door open and I smile immediately found its way to my face, “Dada!”, Asher screamed as he ran out of the kitchen to meet the man I had grown in love with over the years. Yes, I knew he wasn’t Asher’s father and he knew it as well but when Asher decided to refer to him as his father, we decided not to stop him. After all, he was the only male figure that could fill out that roll perfectly.

I followed Asher into the living room and my smile grew wider when I watched him throw himself at Brennon in excitement, “I missed you buddy”, Brennon said as he carried Asher, “Woah, big boy, what has your mummy been feeding you?”, he laughed. Our eyes met for a brief second, “I missed you too, love”, I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around his neck and placed a sensual kiss on his lips,

“I missed you”. The last week had been very hard for me, especially since Brennon had been away on ‘pack business’; he had been gathering up allies for the brewing war with the rogues. “How was your trip?”, I asked him as he placed Asher back on his feet,

“Uneventful really, most of the other Alphas gave me the cold shoulder but I eventually got an Alpha that was willing to help- although, I was very reluctant to go to him since he is a bit… much but he agreed to help and I need all the help I can get”, he took my hand and led me to the sitting area before sitting us down on the couch and pulling me closer to him,

“I’m sure you can deal with him, I believe in you”, my hand went to his chin and I stroked the light stubble on his chin, “You need a shave”, I pointed out. I had no problem with him keeping beards but he hated it; he claimed they were scratchy and uncomfortable.

He sighed and stood up from the couch, “Maybe when we get back from the pack house”, I looked at him in confusion, “I forgot to mention it, the Alpha is here and he demanded and audience with the pack”,

“Can he do that?”, I asked, standing up as well. This Alpha seemed like a jerk from the little I had heard,

“Technically, no but I have to stay on his good side to meet the ends of our alliance”, he spoke, “He has the numbers and strength to help us get rid of these rogues”,

“So, you would put up with him even though he is a complete asshole?”, I cocked up an eyebrow and folded my arms over my chest,

“Please don’t judge me, Brea. I am a desperate man in need of help and this is the only way. Please, try to be nice to the Alpha, he is doing us a great deed”, I noticed the way he hadn’t said the Alpha’s name yet, not that I thought it mattered.

“What’s the Alpha’s name?”, something told me that he wasn’t going to tell me, that was confirmed when he took my hand in his and looked me in the eyes with a solemn expression,

“I can’t tell you that, not yet at least. But you can meet him for yourself”, I nodded in understanding. Brennon never kept secrets from me but if he did, he had sworn on his life to the person that he wouldn’t tell and I respected that about him.

“Asher, put on your shoes, we’re going out!”, I called out, hoping he would hear me from wherever he was in the house. Five minutes later, he rushed down the stairs and we were on our way to the pack house.

As we got closer to the building, my wolf became restless which was odd since she was usually dormant unless I summoned her. Soon, I myself became extremely uncomfortable and there was no doubt that Brennon hadn’t noticed, “Are okay, babe?”, he asked, stepping in front of me,

“I’m fine”, I said quickly, he raised his eyebrows up and I sighed knowing I had to tell him the truth, “I don’t know, Bren, my wolf is restless- she is never like that and it’s making me uncomfortable”,

“Do you want to go back?”, my brain told me ‘yes’ but a tiny part of my heart was screaming ‘no!’ over and over again, but why?

“No”, I placed a small kiss on his cheek, “I’ll be fine”, I shrugged and we continued the short journey. Once we stepped into the house, a familiar, distant scent that had been just a memory wafted through my nose- pinewood and sweet pine apple. Shit! “On second thought, I think I will go home”, Holy shit!

Brennon gave me a confused look and I was a hundred percent sure that dread was clearly written on my face, “Is everything okay?”, I didn’t want to lie to him but I had no choice, or did I?

It was too late to decide that as the scent became closer and unbearable. I was about to make a run for it when a loud growl shook the room, “Brea!”, his green eyes were shinning brightly and they reminded me so much of my son’s eyes. Honestly, he had found away to become ten times handsomer and irresistible over the years and it hurt to look at him, especially with Addilyn, Keelan and the rest of my childhood bullies behind him.

I quickly hid behind Brennon, hoping he would offer me some kind of protection, “Brennon, help”, I whispered, wrapping my arms around his waist from the back,

“What’s wrong babe?”, he held unto my arms securely, “You know the Alpha I was talking about? Well, meet Alpha Jax Montero…”, I sensed Jax coming closer to us and I tried to break free from Brennon’s clasp on my hand, was it possible that the ground could just open and swallow me whole?

“I believe we’ve already met, haven’t we Brea?”, that voice- that annoyingly sweet voice that did wonders to my body, the hatred I had for that voice was out of this world.

Brennon turned around to face me with a look confusion on his face, “You’ve met before?”, I decided to stay mute and I turned my head to the other side, I didn’t want him to see the tears coating my eyes or the disappointment in his as he figured out what was going on,

“Of course, we have and I do not appreciate that you have hoarded a pack member of mine in your pack for this long”, here it was, “Now, it is in your best interest that you hand my mate over at once”, I melted, I swear. I was not expecting him to say that in front of everyone- especially not my old pack members.

I could feel the anger rolling off of Brennon’s back and I knew within me that most of the anger was directed at me but also at Jax. He let out a loud growl and pulled me closer towards him, “So you’re the bastard who put her through hell?”, Brennon accused, “No! I am not going to let her go, not like you did because I love her and she loves me”, Jax laugher- the asshole fucking laughed like the dick he was,

“I find it hilarious how you make yourself believe that. We all know that Brea would never eyes for any male other than me”, he said that with so much confidence, it was sickening,

“No, don’t believe him Brennon, I love you, not him”, I found the strength and courage to leave his back and come face-to-face with him, “I love you”, I brought his head down and placed a long, reassuring kiss on his lips but something within me told me that I wasn’t reassuring only him but I had added myself to the mix- I was trying to reassure myself that I loved Brennon and Jax’s appearance wasn’t going to change a thing.

As I was kissing Brennon, a loud growl vibrated the room and I was dragged away from him in an instant, a thousand electrical sparks shot up my body and I almost fainted right there and then. His touch was overwhelming in the best way possible and I had to hold myself back form jumping him right there and then, “Keelan, Henry, hold Alpha Brennon until I get back”,

“Are you crazy? My pack members are here, you are starting a war”, Brennon yelled as Jax dragged me away, “Unhand my girlfriend you fucking bastard”, something told me that Brennon just wasn’t angry enough because if he was, taking down a Beta and an overzealous Gamma wouldn’t have been a problem for him. That was one of Brennon’s weaknesses, he only ever showed his real strength when he was genuinely angry- did this mean he wasn’t angry that I was being dragged away by Jax?

He led us into the lounge which was conveniently empty at that exact moment and let go of my arm, leaving me to crave his touch instantly but I was not going to let him in on that. I decided that from then on, I would no longer act like that scared little girl I once was, I had changed and things were different now, “I would like to go back to Brennon”, I folded my arms over my chest and raised my head up high- he had seen my weaker side enough.

He tilted his head to the side, his eyes glistening in amusement, “Well, I am not holding you, Brea”, he pointed out and I felt so stupid for not even trying to escape him. I was about to leave when he pulled me back and I noticed his sudden change of mood,

"You are mine!", he screamed at me with a scowl on his handsome face,

"I wasn't yours when you rejected me that morning", I tried my best to mirror his features but I failed miserably. He placed a small smirk on his face, his scowl leaving as he closed the gap between us and placed his hand on my waist, making a shiver run up my spine,

"You were always mine, Brea", he pulled me closer to him and buried his head in my neck, inhaling my scent and defying my personal space, "And you will always be mine". I felt his teeth scraping my shoulder blade- he was going to mark me and I didn't have the willpower to stop him...

"Mummy!", my son's voice snapped me out of my intoxicated trance and I took a quick step away from the man who had always been a stranger to me. I gathered my boy into my hands and placed him on my hip before looking towards the man again. He had shock written all over his face as he blinked vigorously,

"Is that...", he drew off,

"Ours? Yes", I wanted to lie to him, tell him the child in my arms wasn't his, maybe he would feel the same pain I felt the day he rejected me...

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