After Your Rejection

Chapter 24 The Morning After

Sebastian

I'm tossing and turning in my bed. I can't sleep. I can't even close my eyes because all I see is Alexis with her tear-streaked face and a huge wound on her arm. Five stitches. Five stitches were needed to close the wound inflicted by my brother's rogues. And that's not even the worst part. The worst part is that she lost her wolf and was left completely vulnerable because of me. It was like another stab to my heart when she admitted it. I'm the cause of her suffering, of her losing her wolf. I can't even imagine what she went through. Hell, I can't imagine how she can live like this. I now know why my wolf was on edge. Despite all she went through, she's standing on her feet, trying to move on with her life. Not that I'm happy with the way she was dealing with the pain. But still, she's so strong. And I'm the biggest a*shole in the universe.

I'm the cause of all this mess. Of her being wolfless and of her sleeping with my brother. The pain I was in was because of my brother having s*x with my mate. Seth was marking his territory. F*cking bastard! I'm livid with him, and I'm angry at myself. I saw all the hickeys and 'love' bites on her perfect body when she was treated by the doctor. I was nearby because I wanted to know how she was. I didn't dare to get closer to her. She hates me.

I bet Seth targeted her because he knew who she was. But something about the way he was trying hard to persuade her to give him a chance tells me he has feelings for her. I should have killed him during the challenge. I was soft on him back then. I just banished him from the pack. If I had killed him, none of this would have happened. But I can't put all the blame on my brother. I'm the one to blame.

I give up the idea of sleep and get up from bed. I need to go for a run before I go insane.

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The run didn't help one bit. I'm still mad at myself and at Seth at the same time. I'm sitting in my pack's conference room with other Alphas, trying to make a new plan on how to deal with the rogues. Every one of them now knows the truth. The ball was postponed since the findings from yesterday need to be addressed quickly.

'Now we know why Seth was nowhere to be found for the last three months. Despite the fact we didn't face any attack, I must admit, I'm not happy about this situation. Seth found out the whereabouts of my daughter and was seeing her without me knowing. She didn't know who he was, because he hid his true identity from her. We don't know what he's planning, but from what he told us yesterday, he changed his plans after he met her, and now he wants her as his chosen mate. To say I'm pissed is an underestimation.' Right after Kieran completes the last sentence of his speech, Damian enters the conference room. Darius glares at him, but Damian doesn't mind. He never does.

'Sorry I'm late, I had a sh*t to take care of.' Damian says unbothered. I bet he was flirting with she-wolves or something like that. I haven't seen him doing anything serious. Ever. The future Alpha of one of the strongest packs. I don't understand how his father can be so cool about his behavior.

'Something urgent I assume, since you are late for the meeting.' Darius looks angry. So, he's not that cool.

'Of course, what do you think of me?' Damian asks and when he sees our expression, he smiles to himself and shakes his head.

'As I was saying, we don't know Seth's plans for now. The attacks stopped at the same time he met Alexis. I don't know if we should be thankful or start worrying about what will come, but I need to secure the safety of my daughter, just to be sure that she will not end up in his clutch again.' Kieran continues his speech.

'No need to worry, I already took care of her.' Damian interrupts while typing on his phone. The way he phrased it made my blood boil.

'Excuse me, what?' Kieran asks him, not liking the interruption.

'Alexis is safe, you don't have to worry about her anymore.' Damian says while typing something on his phone. When we are just staring at him without saying anything, he puts down his phone and elaborates more.

'Last night, I found her sneaking away. She wanted to go to some random human city or whatever, so I offered her she could stay in our pack, so she could train with our warriors. You know, she always wanted to be strong, to be able to protect herself. Since she is vulnerable now, I talked to Dad's Gamma, Tommy, and discussed what we could do to help her with her training. You know Tommy is the best one. He was more than helpful. He's studying different techniques for self-defense for those who do not possess the wolf's power, right now... Oh, and I talked with the dean at her college in the morning and managed to persuade him to let her complete her degree online. Like I said, everything is taken care of, we can continue with a different issue now.' Damian goes back to typing. We are still all staring at him dumbfounded. I can't believe he managed to do all this in just less than 12 hours.

'Damian, I don't know what to tell you.' Kieran tells him after a while, still in shock.

'Thank you will be enough.' Damian says with a smirk.

'You let her leave the pack in the night? What if something happened to her?' Dorian asks, or more like yells.

'Do you think I'm stupid? Do not answer that! I sent her with all the warriors that came with us. And contacted your Beta so he would send more warriors to meet them halfway. And also, she was hiding in the backseat during the whole ride. I split the warriors into two groups. One was the scouts and the second was to ensure her safety. They took off at different times so it wouldn't be conspicuous.' Damian elaborates. Again, we are all left speechless. I still can't believe Damian pulled the whole plan. I think I might have underestimated him. Probably like everybody in the room.

'You all thought I was just a handsome face with a mouthwatering body, didn't you? That I was not serious about anything. You were all f*cking wrong. I'm very serious about the people I love. And I love Alexis like a sister I never had. By the way, thank you, Dad, for not giving me a sibling. But I'm good now, I have Alexis and Axel... and hey, Finn, I didn't forget about you, big brother.' Damian looks at Finn with a huge grin on his face. The old Damian is back. I was scared for a while!

'Thank you, Dame. For making my sister safe and for taking care of her when she needed it.' Axel stands up and hugs Damian, who hugs him back and pats him on his back.

'No problem, Ax, anytime… Speaking of the devil. This ringtone is reserved for only one person.' Damian says when his phone starts to ring. It's an obnoxious sound.

'Do you call me to tell me I'm the best and there will be nobody like me ever again?' Damian says. I can totally see Alexis rolling her eyes at him.