All Chapters of The Alpha's True Love: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

CamilleI can’t believe what I’m hearing. At first, I blame myself for leaving. If we stayed, maybe the council would still exist. But I also realize that if we stayed, humans would have found us. That is evident from the upturned homes we walked into. The humans literally left no stone unturned when they were there. I look at Ben.“Who is running things now?” I’m almost too scared to ask, but if we are going to make a life for ourselves in our own home, I need to know.“Nobody.” Ben looks even more stunned. Almost as though he doesn’t know what to do next. I tilt my head to one side and I know I have my what the f@ck look written all over it. “All the packs signed some kind of treaty. Each pack now decides their own fate within the confines of the agreed treaty, but there is nobody that is completely in charge.” He shrugs, looking almost defeated.All those lives. The weight of it falls squarely on my shoulders as I think about everyone who died for this cause, only for the council t

CamilleMy pack is on high alert. We are expecting an attack at any moment because I didn’t just blindly follow the rest of the idiots in the region. With the old council, they would definitely have attacked if I did that.What is happening now is throwing me for a big loop. A couple of days go by and there is no response from anyone from this new group they have created. They refuse to call it a council, which makes me wonder if they even realize their stupid treaty had made them a council.Just as I’m on the verge of strangling a poor omega out of frustration because they are making me wait, I get the news that Alpha Oliver is at the border. I don’t want to rush there. He made me wait, so it’s only fair that I repay the favour.I’m surprised this time to find that none of the others are with him this time. He introduces me to his beta and the head of his gamma guard and I have to fight the urge to roll my eyes. It doesn’t matter who they are.I don’t intend on seeing them again afte

CamilleBy late afternoon, Ben draws my attention to the fact that it is getting late and reminds me that I don’t want to stay with Oliver’s pack overnight. I sit back and stare at him for a moment. We have been going through all the proof the entire day.Combing through it with a fine-tooth comb, and we haven’t been able to find anything wrong with their calculations or their data. Deep down, I knew they wouldn’t have let us in if anything was wrong. I’m just not ready to admit it yet.“Yeah, have you found anything?” I frown at Ben and he shakes his head.“I’m sorry, Camille, but it seems they are telling us the truth.” He looks just as disturbed by this fact as I am. The council lied, but why? We say goodbye to Oliver and his parents and his mother, out of the blue pulls me into a tight hug.“I know this is hard to believe, but it is the truth. I hope we can find a way to live in peace.” She smiles before letting me go, and I can’t help but get that warm and fuzzy feeling near her.

Camille“What the f@CK?!” I scamper out from under him. I’m furious, but at the same time, I can feel our mate bond pulling at me. I can feel it growing stronger as the wound heals and I don’t have to look to know that his pack mark is now on my shoulder.“I’m sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking. It just happened.” He sounds confused, and I am at a complete loss for words for a second.“Right! You just accidentally marked me and claimed me as yours. Without my permission!” I lose my cool as my arms fly around.“I said that I’m sorry.” He growls. All I can think of is getting out of there. I need to find a way to break this bond! I whip around and run, shifting midair as I take my third step. If I can cross our border before he gets to me, he won’t be able to put his hands on me again.I make it just in time. I can hear him calling, but I ignore it. I have to get back home before anyone sees me. I have to get back to where I am safe. I can’t believe that I was so stupid. That I all

CamilleI don’t care how much my body is screaming to be touched by him. I am not letting him touch me again. Not ever. I know telling everyone that I don’t want to be marked by him isn’t going to do me any good. They would just tell me that I shouldn’t have slept with him in the first place.Basically, sleeping with him gave him the permission he needed. One moment of weakness. That was all it took to completely lose everything. One moment of just giving in to pleasure. One moment of wanting just that one moment.I watch as my people leave our home for a second time, and this time we aren’t coming back. We will come back to help move the houses, which involves a lot of work, but we will never live here again. We will never be the same.We will never be our pack again. It makes me wonder what else Oliver is going to take from us. His pack is clearly more traditional. They still believe in things like the mate bond. Fear grips my heart as I wonder if our child will be okay.I push that