“You had a choice when you decided to sleep with HER!!! When you did what you did over and over without thinking what it was doing to me. You didn’t even think of what I would go through when you decided to sleep with her. No amount of ‘I’m sorry’s will ever make it right. You made the decision to be with her when you slept with her and broke sacred law.” I said to him.
“Sabrina….” he tried to hold my hand but I jerked it away.
“I Sabrina Kimberley Trent, reject you alpha Percy Woods of the Blue Moon Pack as my mate.” I say looking him in the eye.
“Accept it Percy because I will never forgive you for what you’ve done. Athena will never forgive your wolf for allowing you to do what you did. I want nothing to do with you. You’re a sorry excuse of a man.” I spat out.
“I won’t accept it Sabrina because one day I’ll win you back. I don’t care what you say to me. You’re angry I get it.” He says to me.
“You can try Percival. You can bring the moon to my knees and I will never forgive you mate. I want nothing to do with you. I rejected you, it us up to you to accept it or not but I will not be held liable for my actions.” I say to him.
“What’s that supposed to mean? Are you going to sleep with that mutt Max?” Percy asks his tone changing. “Over my dead body Sab. He will not be touching you!” He says out loud.
“I don’t need your permission. Do I need to remind you that you’re mated to someone else? You don’t get to tell me what to do. Now fuck off. I don’t even know why I wasted my time with you” I say back to him. He yanks my arm roughly, pulling me to his chest.
“If I have to keep you to myself all night little mate, I can and I will.” He says to me. Athena snapped and released her power making Percy stumble back letting go of my arm too shocked to say anything.
“DON’T YOU EVER PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME LITTLE MATE. YOU DON’T OWN ME. I AM NOT YOURS ANYMORE. I WILL HURT YOU! AND IF YOU EVER THREATEN ME AGAIN, I WILL END YOU” Athena growls at him. I shake it off and shrug in front of Percy. Well, the cat’s out of the bag now.
“I guess the secrets out. Yes, that was my wolf and if you couldn’t tell, she’s not your biggest fan right now.” I say looking at him. “I agree with her on one thing though. Don’t ever think you can put your hands on me and live to see the next day. You have been warned, Alpha” I say walking away back into the house. I left him outside to compose himself and lick his wounds.
Tonight, he was going to learn.
I made my way back to Maximus as he was still talking to Cane. I grabbed a flute filled with champagne and chugged it all down then taking another. I stood next to him. He looked at me making Cane stop his chattering, “Are you ok? You’ve been gone a while” he asks in front of the king of patriarchy.
“She looks fine, as I was saying.” Cane said before Max interrupted him again “I was asking my girl Cane. Answer me Kimberley” Max says to me turning his whole body to face me and giving Cane his back.
“I’m okay Maximus. Ran into some trouble but I put an end to it fast” I say to him. That seems to help him relax as he turns around to give Cane some attention.
“You listen here boy, you do not turn your back on me while I’m talking. Especially for a woman who calls you by your name!” Cane says to Max clearly upset over it.
“This is my woman, Cane. Her needs come first. You seem to forget you are on my pack lands and we do things differently here. She is my equal and my job is to keep her safe. You will not disrespect her especially in front of me. Now I have entertained you long enough. Enjoy your evening, go to the bar and order your hearts content. It’s on the house” Max says to Cane with that serious alpha tone.
He takes my hand and we walk away. We find a table and he pulls out a chair for me. After I sit, he pulls one out next to me and sits. I tell him about what happened with Ralyn and then with Percy. He squeezes my hand to comfort me and I’m glad all he does is listen. In that moment that’s all I needed.
Uncle Deacon announces that it’s time for the first dance. People move away from the dancefloor to make space and Max looks at me. He stands up, holding his hand out and asks if I’d like to dance with him. I smile and stand up putting my hand in his as we make our way to the middle of the dancefloor.
Glenn Lewis-Fall Again starts to play as I place my one hand in his, my other on his shoulder and he places the other on my back. We start to dance for a little bit as the other alphas join us on the dancefloor. I notice Ralyn standing by herself without Percy. Her eyes are red and puffy. Oh well… I see my dad and Remi dancing together. Josey with one of her mates and even Cj was dancing with some girl.
I rested my head on Max’s chest to listen to his heartbeat so it can calm mine. I was still reeling from my word exchange with Percy. “Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight, Kimberley?” Max asks me.
“About the 100th time Maxxy boy” I giggle looking up to him. He grins at me. A mischievous glint in his eyes as if he’s thinking about something.
“Let’s get out of here. My wolf needs a run and I’m sure Athena does too…” He says to me which has Athena perk up in the back of my mind. I smile back at him and nod in agreement.
We stop dancing and make our way-out hand in hand. As soon as we’re outside we run for the woods.
I go behind a tree to take my dress off and he does the same in the opposite direction. I know Lycans spend most of their time training in both forms making the human side naked but this is Max. I get a little self-conscious with him because it’s more than just training with him, so this is the only way to do it.
I shift into my wolf and come out of hiding. I find Xander already waiting for me. That’s Max’s wolf. I walk up to him and nod, signaling that I want to race him. He nods back at me and we take position. 3;2;1 I count down through the link as we sped off. When Max and I race we play dirty. You can push, trip or throw things at the other to win. The plan was just to win.
Xander ran in front of me and tried to get soil in my eyes but he’s pulled this trick before and this time I was ready for him. I jumped and landed on him as he lost his balance while I jumped off and ran past him. We did this for a good hour until I won. We ran back to where we started and shifted back to human. I put on my dress and rush out to rub his face in. We teased and laughed so hard. This was a great escape. Max mind linked Tristan to bring two bottles of champagne to the woods. One for each of us. I had my shoes in one hand while waiting for Tristan.
He arrived in no time and gave Max the bottles and left us alone. Max popped one bottle, handed it to me and popped the other. We walked through the woods to get to the beach and walked some more. We reminisced about our childhood days and how we used to swim in the ocean. He told me how Elise tried to talk to him at the ball but he shut it down immediately which led to Bella swearing at him.
We agreed that our mates were going to be a problem. At least my mate was leaving tomorrow. We weren’t so sure about Elise. We finished our drinks and decided to head back.