“Max, what happened to Reginald?” I asked.
“He’s still locked up. Had nothing useful for me so I’ll let him go when your mate leaves.” He says to me.
“How can such a weak man scare Blue Moon so much?” I ask Max.
“I wish I knew Kim. I would’ve just snapped his neck if he forced me to take a mate of his choosing.” He says to me… “How I wish he could try the same thing to me. My pack would love nothing more than to kill him and his followers.” He voices out.
It just didn’t make sense to me. How can the 3rd most feared pack crumble under a rogue alpha!? What was I missing? Did he have a special weapon?
“He mentioned your mother…” I trail off.
“Yeah, she’s on her way. She called me. I know she will explain everything when she gets here. She’s never been one to lie. I just don’t know how my father is going to react to her arrival. She did break his heart after all.” Max says.
Scarlett and Uncle Deacon were an item once. Although uncle is unable to stick to one female, the pack knew what Scarlett meant to Deacon. For her to give him a son, a strong one at that put her on the number one spot.
Many might think they broke up because of Uncle Deacon’s infidelity but even Scarlett didn’t like to be tied down. She ran away when there were talks about Deacon making her his Luna or so they say. Some even believed she killed herself due to Uncle Deacon’s inability to keep it in his pants. Some say she was killed by rogues when she ran.
It only makes sense she’s still alive though. She was one tough cookie that one.
We walk back to the house through the woods. I grab Max’s hand to stop him at the clearing.
“Thank you, Max., For everything. Even though you’ve got shit to deal with, you took me in.” I say honestly. I was really grateful to him. He’s been really amazing with me only to find out he’s got a shitty mate too. I stand on my tippy toes to give him a kiss on the cheek.
We hear a growl coming from behind me and I see Percy staring at Max. If looks could kill, I wouldn’t want to be Max.
Ralyn is shocked but she tries to pull Percy back, he doesn’t budge. Instead, he yanks his hand out of Ralyn’s grip and he walks towards us still glaring at Max and I knew where this was going.
“Percy calm your wolf down. You don’t need to do this.” I say to him still holding onto Max’s hand.
“You are mine Sabrina. You don’t get to kiss this mutt!” He says to me still staring at Max. Ok look, who is he? Trying to control me? Ships sailed off. Never coming back.
“Oh, get over yourself! I don’t belong to you anymore. YOU MADE SURE OF THAT! Who I choose to spend my time with or kiss is not your concern anymore.” I scream at him.
I have had it with this entitled pig.
“You think you can come at me with demands? You think you have the right to feel so entitled??” I ask him. He stops looking at Max and turns to me.
“I don’t owe you shit! I let you walk all over me once, but not again.” I say to him. Anger clear and evident in my tone.
People are coming out one by one curious to see what the commotion is all about. I don’t even give him a chance to speak. I’m so livid, I just keep blabbering on.
“How dare you tell me who I get to kiss! Who do you think you are?” I say to him.
“I am your mate.” He says to me and I laugh. I laugh in his face.
“You WERE my mate. The gift of the moon to me. The air I was supposed to breath. I do not belong to you anymore though. You are nothing to me but an error on the moons part.” I say to him. Looking up at him because he’s so tall.
“Come on Percy. Let it go. You made your decision to bed the rogue princess.” Max says to him.
“Baby you have to believe me when I say I had no choice. Father said we had no choice. I had to do right by the pack” Percy says to me.
“No pack will follow a coward. You chose to hide between Ralyn’s legs and not fight like a man! I can’t believe the moon thought you could be my mate. What man kneels before rogues? We detest them and yet you lie in bed with one. You are no better!” I say to him disgust evident in my tone.
Alpha Charley comes charging at me and then he slaps me. This old fuzz ball just slapped me! Athena was mad.
Hell hath no fury type of mad. Athena was scorned. Livid. Fuming.
“You do not speak to your alpha that way. He is not your mate anymore girl, know your place!” He shouts at me in his alpha tone which would make any ordinary wolf submit. Max and Percy growl at Charley.
Athena looks up into his eyes instead of submitting… a challenge in wolf terms. Then I look at Percy.
“He is NOT my alpha anymore. I do not recognize him.” She says then Athena turns to look at Charley… “You have the nerve to touch me?” I say to him releasing Athena’s power to its full capacity.
“YOU DARE TOUCH ME?? Nobody told you about me but with good reason. I could end you right now within seconds! Don’t try that again… you and your family have tested my emotions enough. ENOUGH!! I’ve about had it with the Woods family. You want to be cowards fine but be grown about it and accept it. To every pack here, you are cowards. I’ve lost all respect for you Charley and if he’s not my mate anymore then tell your son to accept my rejection. Tell him to let me go.” I say as he staggers back clearly scared of me now.
My family standing, watching it all happen.
Max comes to stand by me, taking my hand in his. My family does the same as Josey releases her power too. Charley and Natalie look at us with their eyes bulged out. Max steps in front of Charley and says…
“We are no longer allies. You broke that treaty when you slapped my pack member trying to enforce submission and forming an alliance with a rogue through the breaking of sacred law. Sabrina is part of my pack now. I AM HER ALPHA; SHE SUBMITS ONLY TO ME” Max’s wolf lashes out as he circles Charley.
“I give you 1 hour to leave my territory or so help me goddess…. ” He says to them. “GO!!!!!” He screams at them.
“Damon, make sure they take their little rogue with them. Make sure they leave within the hour.” Max says to Damon who nods in understanding.
Damon runs off to do as he was told while Josey and I reel in our power.
What a night. Now people know how strong Josey and I are. We were also sure that more and more pack members will leave Blue Moon because of the pact it made with a rogue alpha. Whatever allies Blue Moon had, well after tonight I doubt, they’ll have any. No thanks to Charley and his spineless son.
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After I’ve showered and changed into my pajamas, I make my way into Max’s room. I get in to find him in his bed shirtless. Maybe this was a bad idea but before I could turn around, “Come in Kimberley. I can feel you checking me out” he jokes.
I sit on his bed and look at him.
“I just wanted to say thank you. You’ve stuck by me and I appreciate it. Percy finally accepted the rejection. I felt it before I went into the shower. Did you have something to do with that?” I say to him with one eyebrow raised.
“Are you okay? Does it hurt?” He asks me. Ignoring my question which proves me right that he probably got Percy to do the right thing by me.
“I think it hurt him more than it hurt me. Although it feels like there’s something missing inside of me.” I say honestly. It feels like I’m missing a puzzle piece.
“It will feel like that for a while but soon you’ll be back to your old self again.” He says smiling at me. I get up and kiss his cheek and wish him good night.
Tomorrow, I move in to Lakeside manor. We have school on Monday, in human territory.
“Hey Kimberley?” He calls out to me before I close the door.
“When you’re 18, I’m coming for you. You will be my Luna.” Max says… I smile at him.
“I’m counting on it.” I say and wink at him.
Such a gentleman. I know I’ll probably find a human boyfriend as life takes over but I’m keeping my virginity, no doubt about that. I will give it to my next wolf mate. I hope it’s Max… if the moon goddess allows, I will wait for Max because I think I may be falling for him.
I get into bed and before I could even think about anything, sleep engulfs me and I’m a goner.