The Heart of The Pack

chapter 4

Ashley pov

Amara looks so cute in her outfit today, zan and I both kept stealing glances at her during breakfast. And when all the kids jumped on her I couldn’t help but giggle it was adorable, I jumped at the chance to be with her. But I also didn’t give her the chance to refuse, I needed to apologise and get the record straight. And we’re leaving at lunch she should be coming with us, I hope she will. Gosh she makes me nervous I got my apologies out but her response is not one I expected. I nod and wait for her to continue “could maybe one of you reject me today and then allow me to heal for a while, then continue with the second rejection later on down the road. One is going to hurt but two will kill me and I don’t want to die, please.” She chokes out.

Wow what.. I’m too shocked to speak she thinks we’re going to reject her, I really stuffed up last night. She gets up and I reach out to explain to her but she stops me. “I get that I am a bump in your road that needs dealing with. I just want to be dealt with humanely, you’re established mates. I get that I don’t have much of a say, it is two against one. You don’t need to explain why or anything, I just want to move on. I don’t want to hurt for longer then I need to,” she says walking off with the children.

‘Zan she thinks we’re rejecting her and leaving her here.’ I mindlink him, while Ally whines in my mind.

‘what did you say to her?’ he sounds angry.

‘I apologised, that’s all. When she started talking about rejection I tried to explain that we can’t just leave here without her and that things are jus a little complicated but we will work it out all together, but she cut me off. She won’t listen, I don’t know what to do Zan, we have to leave soon.’

‘Meet me in the foyer’ with that he cut the link.

Reaching the packhouse, I wait where Zan told me and Amara continues upstairs, once all the kids disperse.

“Babe, where is she?” zan comes running behind me.

“upstairs I think she went to her room.” Grabbing my arm he drags me along and we run to her room together, he knocks loud and she opens the door. He doesn’t wait, he pulls me into the room stepping around Amara. She looks sad, she probably thinks we are here to reject her. “Why aren’t you packing?” Zan says walking around her room looking at her things. She looks confused and it’s cute she turns her head to the side about to speak but zan continues. “you’re our mate and we are leaving at lunch, you’re meant to be coming with us. I don’t know how this is going to work, but the three of us are equals and we need to do this together. No more rejection talk please, now pack you don’t have much time.”

Amara looks at her feet and whispers “ok” but Zan walks over to her lifting her chin.

“I have to go back to training, but Ash will help you. Please don’t take anymore of her words the wrong way, she has good intentions but gets flustered when she’s nervous.” I growled at him and he just grinned at me.

“Zan I do not get flustered” I huff across the room. He kisses Amara’s head and comes over and kisses mine too, “yes you do baby, now quick help our girl pack.” With that he walks out leaving a shocked Amara behind.

I walk over to her grabbing her hand again, her wide eyes land on me. “ok so maybe I do get flustered and my words come out wrong, but you make me very nervous and Zan is very blunt and straight forward. You’ll get used to us, now come on honey, where are your suitcases, let’s pack.” She gives me a small smile, and even tho it’s small it’s still a smile. Yes victory she smiled, I can’t help but internally squeal like a school girl.

Alexander pov

As training winds down, ash mindlinked me that Amara’s bags and ours are ready and in the car. I sent my beta Jayden back early this morning, figure we could use him as an excuse, if Amara doesn’t want to explain our situation to her family just yet. I'll let her take the lead it’s her choice what she chooses to tell her family.

We walk into lunch after everyone showers and changes, and to my absolute amazement I see Amara giggle at ash. “hi lovely ladies” I say sitting down, all the women at the table chuckle, but I know my girls know I mean them. After eating packs slowly start heading home and now it’s our turn, I waited until last to make sure Amara has the chance to say goodbye to her family properly.

“mum, dad I’m going with alpha Alexander and Luna Ashley to their pack, I found my mate.” They look happy and sad at the same time, which is expected their little girl is leaving.

“Who is this man, where is he and why isn’t he here to introduce himself.” Amaras father turns sour and Amara looks unsure how to respond.

“its my beta Jayden” I knew this would come in handy “ he wanted to stay and do things properly but as you know, I had to send him back ahead of us to deal with a pack issue.” Amaras parents look sceptical but give in, they can’t really keep her from her mate. Saying their goodbyes the girls jump in the car, Amara sits in the back while I drive and Ash is in the passenger seat next to me. I drive fir a while until we get off the pack grounds, I feel bad Amara is sitting alone, she pulls her legs up on the seat next to her and rests her head back.

‘Babe, do you want climb through and keep her company back there’ Ash looks at me when I mind link her, she smiles and gets out of her seat. Sitting at the opposite side of the car as Amara, she pulls her legs on her lap and stretches hers out on the seat between them as well. ‘I think she’s asleep she didn’t even react to you touching her.’ I lock eyes with Ash in the mirror and she smiles again and leans back to relax like Amara.

Reaching home almost 3 hours later the girls are asleep curled up together in the back seat. I hop out only to find my mother standing on the steps waiting for me, “hey we have a guest staying with us do you think you could help get her bags to my floor. Preferably the room next to mine.”

“oh are you sure, usually...” she stops when she approaches the car and sees the girls asleep together in the back.

“Yea ma, I’m sure, they’re really good friends it’s the best place for her to be for now.” She tares her eyes away from my girls in the back and just nods taking the bags with an omega.