Brandon Taylor
I can't believe I'm lying on Michael's floor with my ass bare, bleeding and screaming in pain. That's not what I had planned for today. The plan was simple. I will " eat" a pice of my terrible and incompetent mate, then I will invite my friends to enjoy it. Michael confirmed to me that he would not stop me. She is his sister but he hates her with all his might. They had a wonderful relationship until the death of his parents, but after that he could not look her in the eye. Karen and Neill Parker died defending her, they died under Michael's desperate gaze, while his sister was crouched on the ground, completely lost. After such a scene, things can't be the same.
The plan for this day was simple. I rejected Elle Parker a year ago. Under any circumstances I will never accept her as my luna. The whole pack would pity me and that is unacceptable. My mother would never forgive me if I accepted her. I don't even want to think about how my father, the current alpha, would react. The only ones who know Elle is my mate are Michael, Jacob and Jake. And so it seems to me that too many people know. The plan was simple. I reject her, she accepts my rejection and I will be able to see my life further, and I will find a second chance mate. But what to see! This idiot doesn't have a wolf. Her pathetic and poor being can't even accept my rejection. I'm connected to her whether I want to or not. Because of her, I am denied the chance to be happy.
I set out to get her to pay for it. In the last year, I've done everything I could to hurt her. I know she suffers even though she always tries to look like she has dignity. The last time I beat her, she was in the hospital. my father found out and had to give me lectures about the character of an alpha, that I must to be impartial and show respect to all members of the pack. Elle Parker is not a member of this pack! Elle Parker stopped being part of this pack when we lost two of the most valuable people I've ever met because of her. My poor dad thinks I am treating her like that because of Michael. Beyond that, she has to pay because I can't hold a mate in my arms because of her.
So the plan is simple. Today we will take care to hurt her so much that she will either choose to die or find a way to reject me. I don't care what she chooses, but my connection with her must stop today. I feel her pathetic emotions, I feel her pain ... although I rejected her I still feel her. I've had enough. I want to be happy.
But the plan from home does not match the plan of the fair. I know I am worthy of all contempt for the way I have chosen to make her suffer. I would never do such a thing to a woman, but in this situation I really have no choice. I don't want to live like this my whole life. The fear from her eyes almost made me stop but I know what the stakes are. I only owned her for a few seconds. I felt like I was losing my soul the moment I mated with her. It all took less than a minute, and those seconds where the happiest seconds of my life, my wolf was purring in my head when she suddenly hit me with extraordinary force. I'm an alpha for the name of the goddess! I'm the strongest man in the pack, I train for hours every day. How is it possible that such a weak being can throw me like a straw doll ?! I felt all the bones crack when I touched the ground.
I can't see because of pain, I just can't open my eyes. I can not breathe. I lie on my bare ass with my pants down on Michael's floor. I hear screams around but they are the screams of Jake and Jacob.
What happens?
"You better help him, I don't think the doctors want to find him in the naked ass." I hear Elle say and then everything turns black and I feel the darkness completely envelop me.
After two days in a coma, I recovered only to find out that the whole pack knew that we had been attacked by 50 rogues while we were in Michael's house, which is located at the edge of the forest. Who the hell can believe that? Couldn't Michael and Jake just think of an better excuse?
"Son ..." I hear my father say calmly. "I want to know what happened in Michael's house."
"Michael has already told you what happened. I have nothing more to add." I tell him without looking into his eyes.
"When rogues attack you, they don't let you knock out, Brandon! When rogues attack, people die. They can't let you stand and go. I want to know what happened."
"I have nothing to add, Dad, to what my friends have already told you." I say calmly, looking him in the eye this time.
"I don't know what you did, I just hope that the your act will not turn against you. You are an alpha for the name of the goddess! Assume the deeds committed if you did something wrong. Assume success and mistake. Be worthy!"
How can I be worthy when I know that I raped a woman under the amused eyes of my friends? How can I confess to my father that I've rejected my mate in the last year? I know that even though he probably doesn't like her, he wouldn't agree with my actions. He has been pressuring me for a while to look for my mate and he has already announced that he will not let me take over the pack without a mate near me. Being an alfa without a luna is dangerous and difficult to control.
Suddenly the door opens and I see Michael entering.
"I'll let you talk. Maybe you'll decide what happened two days ago."
"I told you what happened two days ago, don't worry," I say, already slightly annoyed.
"Goodbye, alpha," Michael says respectfully.
My father nods and walks to the door when he suddenly stops and looks at Michael.
"Did you find your sister?" he asks seriously and worries.
"No, alpha. I'm still looking for her." I feel how my blood begin to boil in my veins.
"What do you mean you're looking for her, where is she?" I ask visibly agitated.
"I think the rogues took her with them ... two days ago." says Michael, stammering. "When the doctors came, Elle was missing."
No, no, no ... she can't be missing ! My plan was different. Where did she disappear? I need to know where she is. I need to always know where she is. if something happened? What if she really was attacked rogues? What if she dies? I feel my air disappear from my lungs and I choke.
"Brandon, are you okay?" my father asks me slightly panicked.
"Brandon!" Michael shouted, but it's too late. I fainted again.
When I woke up my parents were sitting next to me. I can't look them in the eye. I know they have a lot of questions. The way I reacted to the news of Elle's disappearance is not normal.
"Are you ready to talk?" my father asks me.
"Brandon ..." I hear my mother whispering as she strokes my forehead. "You know we're with you no matter what happened in Michael's house. You're our son and we love you. You know you can tell us anything." my mother says lightly.
"I'm not so sure, Mom ... some things are beyond acceptance." I tell her, closing my eyes.
"Brandon, I don't want to use my alpha command on you or your friends. Elle Parker has been missing for more than two days, Michael's livingroom was in ruins, and you and the boys look like a plane crashed on you. What happened there has nothing to do with any rogues attack. Do I really have to tell you to talk? " he says so angrily.
I close my eyes and begin to tell them what happened. I can't look them in the eye. I tell them everything from the moment I found out that Elle was my mate until two days ago. Nobody says a word. Only my mother's sobs can be heard. I know she's crying. I don't know why she's crying. She hates Elle just like the rest of the pack.
"Are you telling me that you found your mate a year ago and didn't say anything? Are you saying that you rejected her without giving her a chance? Are you really telling me now that for a year you have abused your mate? Are you telling me you raped your mate two days ago? " my father asks angrily. I've never seen him so nervous. My mother grabs his hand and tries to calm him down, but he pushes her away from him.
"Brandon, are you stupid or are you pretending? Oh my goddess, I raised a fool! Fix it, Brandon!" says my father punching the wall." No son of mine can be so depraved as to do the things you just told me. Fix all!. I don't care what you do or how you do it, but things can't stay that way. If you're ever going to be the alpha of this pack, even though I doubt after everything you've told me you've been able to do, you're going to have to do what I've been trying to teach you since your first day of life. Be worthy! Be impartial! Respect your pack and last but not least do not disregard the ways that the Moon Goddess has prepared for you. No matter who your friends are and what personal feelings you have, first of all you are a leader, a model! Shame on you! Fix it or you can say goodbye to the alpha position in this pack. "
"Love ..." I hear my mother say.
"Shut up, Thalia! I grew up a rascal! If Elle Parker had been our daughter, and you were Karen Parker,and you would have known that her mate abused her for years, rejected her, raped her. ... what would you do? Congratulate the guy and tell him he did the right thing?"
Dad comes out of the room slamming the door, and Mom comes out after him, but not before she whispers, "I know your dad is right. I know you were wrong, but this girl is ... she's too much to bear." and goes out crying.
I'm angry, I'm panicking ... I feel so much contradictory feelings about Elle right now. I mindlink Michael and call him urgently.
"You found her?" I ask him as soon as he enters the door.
"No, you can say the earth swallowed her. Your wish has come true .Elle is completely out of your way .There's no sign of her. She took some clothes with her and left with absolutely nothing. She has no money, no food, absolutely nothing. Brandon, do you think she is in trouble? ”Michael asks me, slightly puzzled.
"What are you doing, Michael? Why do you look at me as I am the only culprit here? You agreed with everything I did to her. . "
"I know ... I'm just as guilty as you of what happened. As long as she was silent and submissive and keep her mouth close, I had no problem making her suffer. I don't know how to explain it to you, but when she told me that she hates me , at that moment I felt something broke in me, I felt like my hatred for her seemed to never exist and I remembered all the moments from my childhood when we loved each other and I protected her. My parents died for her and I made fun of their sacrifice. I don't know.I didn't believe it for a second for her to tell me in front of me that she hates me. I always believed that my sister would always love me, no matter what happened. "
"Michael ..." I say slowly, "We'll find her. She's alive because our bond is still intact. That's for sure. That's all I need to know. If she's not with us, she's safe. What can be worst for her than being my mate? " I say bitterly.
"We must find her, Brandon! Oh my goddess! What have I done?"
I took my little luggage and left the pack. I'm still in the Golden Moon pack, but far away enough that my presence isn't detected. The unfortunate event of my birthday hurt me deeply and I admit that I was on the verge of making of killing myself, but I know that beyond the anger I feel now there must be something else left in this world for me.Athena is with me. I just can't believe I have a wolf. The shock from my birthday made her come to the surface, much earlier than she had planned, but now she's with me. My first transformation will be fixed when she wants it. It's enough for me to know she's with me. I learned a lot from her. How to hide my smell and make my presence undetectable, how to hunt to survive, practically in the last four months we were just the two of us, alone in the heart of the mountains. I live like a hermit but that's all I need now to find myself. I lived for so many years in noise, in anger, that I came to believe that it is normal to live like that. The p
After donating enough blood for Brandon, I was overwhelmed. His parents are stealthily looking at me. They would like to talk to me but they don't dare . As soon as the blood was ready, the doctors returned to the room and began preparing Brandon for the transfusion."Do you still need me or can I leave?" I asked before retiring."Where are you going?" Michael jumped up in a panic."Exactly where I came from. If my presence is no longer needed, I will retire." I said and got up from my chair to get out of this place faster.Seeing Brandon on the verge of death was not as comforting as I thought. Damn bond mate! As soon as he recovers, I will accept the rejection. I will return especially to break this last connection I have with the Golden Moon pack wich is the mate bond with the future alfa."Luna, Alpha Brandon still needs you. Your mere presence near him will help his wolf to recover. Can't you stay?" the doctor asks slightly confused."I'am not the luna of this pack. I don't want
"Where are we going, Athena?" I ask with a slight enthusiasm as soon as I severed ties with the Golden Moon pack and left their territory."I want to see the ocean ..." Athena laughs at me."Really, Athena? The ocean? Imagine the fear of the people when they will see a huge black wolf running like crazy on the beach. Now, really ... where are we going?""Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you, not that I have anything to say on this matter" she says with a laugh, "but I don't want anything specific.""I wish to be far enough away from Golden Moon pack that no one would find me," I say in a low voice."In that case, my dear human, it's time to start thinking like a sock and no one will find you," Athena says with a laugh. "Now we're on Crescent Moon territory, let's see how we manage to cross it without being spotted and then see what we do."For two days we crossed the Crescent Moon territory without making our presence felt. Everything went according to plan, but today we approach
"Let me show you the surroundings," Lily tells me while holding my arm. "I hope you would like the pack house. I don't know how big your old house was, but in Crescent Moon pack, all of my brother's worriors and our relatives live in the pack house.""But I'm not close to your family to live with you" I tell her, looking at her seriously."Elle, you're my friend and if you're my friend you're close to the family. So we have nothing to comment on.""If you put it that way, I can't refuse you," I tell Lily, visibly amused.Wow, just wow ... The pack house is huge. O my goddess ... it's a castle, not a pack house. I honestly didn't expect that. It has 3 floors and is built in gothic style. It's the most beautiful pack house I've ever seen."And we will live in it!" I hear Athena chirping in my mind and I imagine her dancing a dance of happiness."Lily ... this house is wonderful.""Come on, let's see where you will live." She tells me gently.And the surprise can't be bigger when Alpha K
"Did you find out anything about her? Did she really never contact you at all?" I ask Michael."Fuck me if I understand what happened, brother!" Jake says, looking at me slightly upset. "She stood by you for two weeks. She donated blood for you, she took care of you, she made sure your wounds healed quickly. What the hell! She sat next to you and as soon as you opened your eyes she took off, Michael, do you really don't know anything about her? Don't you know what happened? " Jake asks, staring blankly."I don't know anything. I know what you know too. Last time we saw her, she didn't even have a wolf. Looks like we were all wrong about her.""And what a wolf ..." Jake says. "Your sister is scary, Michael.""Let her be ... I'm glad to know she can defend herself wherever she is." Michael says with a sad look.Michael was no longer the same after Elle broke up with the pack. I see him living with regret. It seems that everyone thought that after she saved us she would stay in the pack.
I look at myself in the mirror carefully and I can't believe that the image I see is mine. Lily made a daily schedule of changing my wardrobe which contained neither more nor less than 2 pairs of leggings and 3 T-shirts. Everyone in the Crescent Moon pack knows that in the next period we will claim that I am their future luna but the culmination is that no one has anything against it. On the contrary, they seem terribly pleased with this possibility. What's wrong with these people? It's a funny game, I can't deny it. I was born to be a luna , but not to this pack. Fate makes me the lead actor in Crescent Moon, but that's it only acting. Dominic helped me and it's my turn to support him."Are you ready?" Dominic asks me from behind the door."Immediate!" I say as I apply a delicate lipstick on my lips. I take one last look in the mirror and run to the door.As soon as I open the door I see Dominic with his mouth open looking at me and analyzing me from head to toe."It's something wron
All the way to our room was quiet. Neither Dominic nor I made a sound. The whole night was a total fiasco. Lots of ex-pain in our asses spoiled our mood. Camille first, then Brandon. I don't understand why I still feel tingling when Brandon touches me. I rejected him. Why does it seem like my words were in vain? I could swear we're still mates, but this is pointless. He rejected me, I accepted his rejection. Why do I still feel connected to him?"Elle, are you okay?" Dominic asks, looking at me intently."I am just upset, Dom. I don't understand why my rejection doesn't seem to have had any effect on Brandon. But it does not matter anyway. To me, it's a closed chapter. " I tell him, looking him in the eye."Are you sure? Are you sure iti doesn’t matter? That you don’t love him""I have never been more certain, Dom. Do you know what I have been dreaming about for the last few years and especially for the last year? ” I ask him, closing my eyes and leaning on his arm as we walk lightly
( Brandons Taylor )His mate and future luna my ass! If I didn't know that Elle was still my mate, I could swear Dominic Kyle was serious. The way he looked at Elle and held her in his arms seemed so real that I could swear that idiot really loves her, but Elle is mine. I made a mistake by rejecting her. I realize now how strong she is, I realize now how appropriate she is to be my mate and luna of my pack.I said it and I repeat it. Nobody rejects me, nobody gives up on me. I'm the one who says stop in a relationship and what I do know is that I want Elle back. Elle was created for me, Elle is my fated mate. I want her back, and even if it's the last thing I do, I'll get her back from Dominic Kyle's arms.His mate and future luna… Never!I am angry, I am hurt, I am shocked, I am rejected… I am all that can be a man who has reached the brink of despair.As soon as I left the gala room I headed to the castle bar. I need to drink. I need to get on my nerves and what could be better than