Fated to the cursed Alpha

9

Embry

"I'll be ten minutes, I just have something to do then we can head off" Kane informed me as he stood and began to head out of the kitchen closely followed by Ryder. "Thankyou, for whatever you said to Kane" I spoke softly looking across to Blair, I wasn't entirely sure what she had said to him but his mood seemed alot lighter ever since he came back into the kitchen.

"No worries, I'm his sister If I can't tell him when he's being a total ass then who can" she smirked, taking the last gulp of her orange juice, "why does he get angry like that?" She looked down at her hands as she fiddled with her fingers, opening her mouth slightly about to speak she paused and began to backtrack on her actions, she contemplated for a second before she finally had the right words. "He wasn't always like that? He's a good man, it hurts me to know what he's been through and had to sacrifice to keep us all safe, please just don't give up on him" There were so many questions I wanted to ask, I didn't want to overstep any boundaries though, but I had to find out something to give me hope that I could possibly be happy one day, did he even want a mate? there was no way that he was going to let me reject him so what is the purpose of me being here?

"Can you answer me one question then?" I casually asked her trying not to make out I had been what I was asking was a big deal, "I'll try" she answered as she shrugged and straightened herself in her chair.

"Does he even want a mate? I need to know if I'm wasting my time here, I tried to reject him but he.." Her eyes darted straight to mine, "you tried to reject him?" she sounded upset, I nodded at her to confirm what I had said was indeed true, "When he came to get me, he didn't seem happy to find me, he just threatened me and my family, I didn't know anything about him, hell, I still don't, the stories I grew up hearing about him I..." I tried to defend myself, I could see the disappointment on her face, "Look, you don't have to defend your actions I can understand why you did it," She stood from her chair looking around, I could tell there was more she wanted to say, why can't she just come out and say it? What was going on here? Something was going on here and I'm determined to find out what it is, I got up from my seat about to walk away from Blair, if she wasn't going to open up to me maybe someone else would, maybe I would find more out when I'm introduced to the pack. I was just about to walk out of the door when Blair's voice stopped me "you told me you would give him a chance?" I turn to look at her, the sadness in her eyes now she was right I did say that to her but how long do I give him, I was under no illusion that it was going to become hard to even be around him, The mate bond is strong, him being an Alpha the pull should be even stronger for him, this is how I knew deep down he didn't want it, an Alpha craves his Luna, it is the only weakness an Alpha is said to have, I never saw this as a weakness watching my parents and how much they loved each other, I knew they gave each other strength. It's the sort of bond I always wanted with my mate but I had a feeling that it wasn't meant to be. why was he fighting the bond? or was it true he didn't want a mate? his strength to control his wolf must be amazingly strong Unless it was not him but his wolf that didn't want me?.

"I never go back on my word Blair, I said I would give him a chance and I will, but I need to know I'm not wasting my time?" She was about to say something when I heard footsteps approaching I knew it was Kane, she did also as she sealed her lips tight and pretended to be straightening up around the kitchen.

"You ready?" I looked at Kane as he walked past me towards the front door, he had been and showered wearing a fresh black shirt and black jeans, not too tight but tight enough to show he had quite a nice behind. His hair was still damp and had been brushed back roughly a few strands still fell loosely on either side of his face. Not even waiting for my answer he was out the door already I looked back at Blair one last time, she just smiled and nodded her head towards the door for me to follow him, so after taking a deep breath that is exactly what I did.

Kane was stood holding the door to his truck open waiting for me, "thanks" without a response he slammed my door shut and walked around to the driver's side. As we pulled away I noticed another car following "Do we have people coming with us?" I asked as I watch the car trying to work out who the driver was, "yeah, Ansel and Boyed are travelling with us" Kane deadpanned, he was not one to hold a conversation with anyone, "you know nobody is going to attack you in Bluemoon right? your perfectly safe" How embarrassing, heading back home Kane alone was enough to knock my fathers heart out of rhythm let alone with two extra people as well, I only hoped that there weren't many people from the pack around to see them, I really didn't want to scare anyone. A small snigger came from Kane's direction, could my eyes be deceiving me is that a smile I saw forming there, it was soon gone when he noticed me looking at him, "you really think I brought them because I'm scared of your fathers pack"

"I didn't say you were scared, I just simply informed you that you would be safe" the smile came back once again, It was hard to make it out properly as he turned to look out of his window every time it made an appearance, "You forget, I've met your brother if that wimp is taking over, trust me, nobody has anything to worry about" I looked at him horrified at the remark he just passed, how dare he mock my brother like that "why would you say that? my brothers is capable of alot of things" Kane still avoided looking at me, He tried displaying a more serious look on his face sensing I was pissed about what he just said. "Look, im sure he is capable of a hell of a lot, it's just a shame that being an Alpha is not one of those things" If this was the attitude he was going to have the minute we are alone together I would rather just not speak to him at all, crossing my arms I look out of my window giving him the silent treatment, It was roughly an hour until I reached my parent's house, and that hour couldn't go quick enough.

We had been driving for a good fifteen minutes now, you could cut the tension in here with a knife, I sensed Kane look over at me a couple of times now but I kept focus out of my window. "They're for you" He finally caved and broke the silence, I turned to look at him, what on earth was he going on about? what was for me? "what?" I questioned him, "Ansel and Boyed, They're for you" ah I thought to myself for a moment "ow to help move some of my stuff? I can do it just fine I don't have that much"

"No" He cut me off, "They are your guards, normally it would be Ryder and Ansel but Ryder had to stay behind and sort some things for me" I was confused as to why he would think I needed guards, Im going home nobody there would hurt me, "Why would I need guards?" I finally dared to ask him.

"You will always have guards to accompany you wherever you would like to go"

"well, thanks, but I can take care of myself you know, who would I need protecting from anyway, the only threat around Blue moon is rogues and not to be big-headed but I can take them out a dozen at a time, well that's if I don't get drugged and thrown into the back of a vehicle" I joked, his facial expression showed he didn't really care for my jokes at this precise moment "exactly, hence Ansel" he waved his hand to the car behind us sarcastically.

"Im, not some damsel in distress you know" I once again began to scold him, this was becoming a regular occurrence, I took my place again looking out of my window.

"I didn't say you were, look im very well aware of your combat skills I have no reason to believe you cant handle yourself, this is just an extra safety precaution so to speak, ok" He tried to reason with me, but if I was honest I hadn't heard much after he said he was well aware of my combat skills, how did he know I could fight? maybe he had done his research and found out I was the one that trained alot of the men in the pack.

"How do you know that?" I quizzed him.

"know what?" he acted as though he didn't know what I was talking about.

"How did you know about my combat skills?" I made sure I never strayed too far from my pack, for an Alpha to have a daughter that took on a more dominant role than the son was rare, also frowned upon in alot of other packs, If I was any other Alphas daughter I would of probably of been killed if my skills outshone my brothers.

"I have seen you fight, you can handle your own I will give you that" what? how? when?

"When? the first time I saw you were yesterday, I've never met you before" He was quite obviously thinking of some sort of story to get him out of this situation.

"It wasn't the first time I saw you" He was quiet, the amusement he had in his voice since we've been in this car had completely gone, He had me confused, when did he first see me? was it days before? weeks? is that why he came to get me?

"When did you first see me?" I saw his knuckles turn white as he gripped the steering wheel so hard.

"All you need to know is I already knew about you" He wasn't going to let on any more, I could tell by his voice.

"So why didn't you come to me? let me know who you were? I began to raise my voice, why was he so distant, I just wanted him to speak to me, open up about himself instead of getting somewhere and then shutting down.

"Let me guess, you didn't like what you saw? thought maybe I had been killed by the rogues so you came to gloat" I could feel myself about to go on a full-blown rant at him, my self-confidence had never been high So to think that my own mate didn't even want me felt just dandy!

"Please don't start with the shouting again" he whispered to himself as he turned the wheel, I had only just noticed we were minutes away from my parent's house, how had the time gone so quick,

"Shouting, you haven't even seen shouting yet, maybe you've had time to process this s**t in your head but I haven't finding out you're not wanted by your mate is a bit of a kick in the teeth you know!" I didn't want to look at him, I watched as the trees passed us by, counting down the minutes until I could get out of this car.

"You don't know anything, you think that this has been a walk in the park for me, you don't even know me" It was his turn to start the shouting, I had to give it to him this was the most emotion I had seen come from this man since I had come to know him. Before I could throw a remark back at him he continued his verbal assault "You think I didn't want you, you couldn't be further from the truth if you tried, you want to know when I first saw you? It was the day of your 16th birthday, If I had it my way we would have been married and had kids by now but we don't live in a fairy tale universe where everything is unicorns and rainbows. And if you must know I was at your parent's house the day you went missing because I had heard you had been taken, I was ready to take off everyone's head for letting that happen to you, Hell I nearly did Ryder's, I hated every second you were missing, and the moment you came back and I saw you, it wasn't just the bond that sealed it, I knew I couldn't go through that again, I didn't want to upset you be tearing you away from your family but I couldn't leave you behind." I was stunned by his confession, yes it was forced out by anger but im glad he said it, It was alot to process, It made me feel a bit better knowing he wanted me with him to keep me safe, but I sensed there was still alot more I was yet to uncover.

I didn't know how to respond to him, so I did the only thing that came to my mind, something I was fully aware would piss him right off but I did it anyway... I laughed.

"Are you seriously laughing? I opened up to you and your laughing?" He looked at me as though I had grown another head, he didn't seem angry anymore, he seemed intrigued, the more he looked back and forth between myself and the road ahead he began to smile also, it wasn't quite a laugh but he wasn't shouting anymore so it was a bonus.

My laugh began to die down and I knew I had to do the right thing and thank him for opening up, I didn't know him well but I could sense it took alot for him to do that, "Thankyou for telling me all that" I smiled at him showing my gratitude,

"Look, I know you want me to tell you everything and lay everything out on the table but I can't right now ok? I've spent so long battling everything on my own I find it hard" I liked this side to him,

"Ok, I get that"

"can we make a deal?" he offered.

"depends, what is the deal?" I asked him, what deal could he possibly offer me?

"Give me three months, If, after the three months your happy and wish to stay I will tell you everything, but, if you still want to leave and come back here then I will accept your rejection and you can leave and never have to see me again" I paused, considering his deal, realistically there was nothing to consider, I just didn't want to show him I was already invested in giving this a try, so after an acceptable amount of time I gave him his answer "ok, deal" He smiled, I would be lying I said I didn't melt just a little at the sight of it, He really did have the most gorgeous smile. "Yeah? you're sure? You're not just saying that because you feel sorry for me or whatever?

I leant forward and placed my hand on his arm, I could see his muscle tense at the contact, "I agreed didn't I, besides. why would I feel sorry for you? It's me I'm feeling sorry for having to put up with your moody ass for three months" I joked, As soon as he realised I was ok with it he began to relax again.

for the last few minutes, we joked about his mood swings which apparently according to him he doesn't have mood swings, It was actually a nice finish to our journey as we turned the last corner, "Ow s**t!" I gasped as I saw the whole pack stood outside of my father's house, shouting and throwing things, what on earth had we just driven into?