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Chapter 26
“You chose. The two of you chose. I don’t get a choice. I get to be taken, raped, becoming an old perverted Alpha’s whore. That is, until I’m used up and provided the number of pups he wants. Then what? My usefulness comes to an end, so does my life? Will I be like our birth mother? Destined to rot in some cell while I give birth? Tortured and then tossed away? Praying every day that someone will save me until I lose all hope and die? I’m not like you at all.”
I shook my head. “You’re the golden boy who will step into the Alpha position and make our father proud. You’re already doing so well. Finally turning into the Alpha he always wanted you to be.”
It sounded like I was praising him, but we all knew better. It was an insult. The ultimate insult to be compared to our father. At one time, Caleb rejected the cruelty.
“We need this treaty, Skylar. Our pack will suffer if we don’t. Your friend
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Heading out to the parking lot and Vince waggled his eyebrows. “Don’t look now but there is a black Mustang with your name on it.”I rolled my eyes. “Yeah. I’ll pass. I did manage to grab some of the good green on Sunday if anyone wants to join.”All three of them exchanged smiles. Henry clapped his hands once before throwing his arms around Steph and my shoulders.“Where to this time? And who’s driving?”“I’ll drive.” Vince was first to pipe up.I hummed, glaring at the beautiful Mustang. “I’ve got just the place. I’m leaving, so it should be passed to the people who will need it. Come on, I’ll direct you.”With Vince driving, I got in the passenger seat with Steph and Henry in the back. Cranking up the music, we peeled out. After a couple of vague directions, Vince nodded to the rearview mirror.“We are being followed.”I chuckled. “Probably to make sure I don’t run away. Here! Turn into the dirt area. It’s a bit of a trek but it’s worth it.”We all got out once Vince parked. Headin
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After Vince and I got out, drying in the small rays of sun that shined in the clearing, I felt whole. This would be our last outing together and it was a good one. One I would cherish. Stomping our way back to the car, Vince dropped off Steph and then Henry.“You want me to help with your grandmother?”He sighed. “No, I’ll deal with her. I have a feeling bringing you home would make it worse.”I chuckled. “You’re not wrong. A block away is fine.”Vince pulled over, far enough from the pack house to not be seen. “Do you need anything? Is there anything I can do to help?”Shaking my head, I opened up the door and got out, but leaned in through the rolled down window. “Today was great. Thanks for driving.”“Skylar.”I just gave him a quick smile. “I want you to be happy, Vince. Use what you have at your fingertips and chase happiness. Don’t let this pack poison you or your mate.”He nodded and I stood, tapping the door.“Get home. Fight the grandmother.”A wide smirk spread onto his face
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Emmett and I got up together in the morning before we separated. I stayed on the bus as he got off and it headed further into town. This was the same bus that would eventually take us to Carl’s shop, but the library wasn’t as far. It took five stops until I finally got off, looking around. There didn’t seem to be the black Mustang following me, but I had seen it when we left this morning from the pack house. I adjusted my backpack and headed up the extensive stairs that were in front of the large library.It was the biggest building in the area, and it held most of the pack’s history from the time the pack was founded. There weren’t just the normal books that you would see in a non-shifter library but a bunch of magical tomes as well. It was still pretty early but the librarian I knew opened at 6:00 a.m. for the local college kids who needed to prep for their early classes. Slipping in, there was a college aged she-wolf sitting at front desk. Leaning forward, I smiled at her.“Shouldn
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Humming for a moment, she got up and this time I followed her as she wove through the rows of books. Stopping near the back, she looked up at the shelf, narrowing her eyes.“What kind of information are you looking for exactly?”“Territory lines, alliances, past Alphas, that kind of stuff.”Her head turned slightly to me, a wry smile on her face. “You mean information a new Alpha would need?”Chuckling, I nodded. She reached up and took a huge book off the shelf. It wasn’t just thick but was also triple the size of a normal book. My eyes widened as I took it.“This one isn’t able to leave the library but you’re welcome to copy down any information. It’s updated every quarter, so it’s due for its next update in December, but it is still pretty much up to date as far as I know.”“Perfect. Thank you.”She turned and headed out of the aisle, and I he
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“Then why not back Emmett? Help Emmett take over. He’s…”“Too weak. He’s a great communicator, a great leader when it comes to certain things. He’s not a fighter though. Emmett can’t back up his decisions wholeheartedly if it leads to death or having to take action. There is a firmness that he needs to be.”Justin’s nostrils flared. “Then help him! Stand next to him!”“As what? His second Alpha? People are going to mow him down if I’m not there. What kind of Alpha needs someone else to back him up and do his dirty work? Or make the hard decisions? No other Alpha is going to take him seriously. He’s too kind and honestly, I don’t want that position to corrupt him. He could eventually become the Alpha he needs to be in order to help the pack survive. But that would be at the cost of his soul, his very essence that makes Emmett, Emmett. So no. I would never put my broth
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Ignoring Raine, I pulled off my sweatshirt and placed it on the bed. The whole room was decorated to be a kids room, where one of his pups would stay. He had done a lot, once he found out Alice was expecting, to make it nice. He hoped that having pups would change her mind. That they deserved a good and peaceful place to grow up. That wasn’t the case. In fact, she seemed to get worse. I’d read about postpartum depression but it seemed to hit her before her first pup was born.Grabbing the bottles, I took the empty ones and threw them in the recycling in the kitchen. The full ones I poured out in the kitchen sink before adding them to the pile of empty ones. I then tossed all the used joints in the little ash tray he’d brought into the room. The whole room would need to get washed and fumigated after this. The unsmoked ones I added to the bag in my backpack. I’d hand them off to my friends at school tomorrow. To hold them over while I was gone until som
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My brother started to say something but I put my hand up. “You could teach him if he wanted to learn. He doesn’t want to learn though. He wants the power and the title to treat people like shit so they can’t talk back to him. So that he can be the ultimate bully all the while doing it in your name. He isn’t good. For you or the pack.”“So what do you suggest, Sky? I just not take him as leadership?”I shrugged. “Honestly, yeah. I wouldn’t. But if you’re set on it, make him a Delta. Put him in charge of something, one thing, and expect perfection from him. Be hard on him if he doesn’t achieve that. He will never learn, otherwise. Never be open to it.”Caleb sighed. “Father wouldn’t allow that.”I raised my eyebrow. “Oh, so Father’s taking Greg as his Beta?”“Well, no but…”“But what, Caleb? You need people aroun
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Locking up the house, I noticed it took him a couple times to get the key into the lock. Throwing the recycling back into the trunk, I put my backpack in the back seat.“You drive. I’m still too hammered to drive. I don’t even know if I could get the buckle in before the sun went down.”“You better avoid our father then. If you’re drunk, you’re just going to piss him off today. I’d at least like to say goodbye.” I grabbed the keys from him as we switched sides. He slipped into the passenger seat and I slipped into the driver’s seat.However, considering how tall he was, I just dropped nearly to the bottom of the car. I couldn’t even look over the steering wheel. He started to laugh and leaned over gripping his stomach. While I had a smile on my face as well, I got started in lifting the seat up and forward. When I could finally reach the pedal comfortably and see outside, I started the engine.
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