Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 10

The feeling of waking up next to your mate for the first time is absolute bliss.

Seeing a sleep ridden Axe holding his droopy eyes open just to keep a watchful eye on me sent a

thrill through my body. One that I wasn't sure what to do with.

Axe had given me a deep drawn out good morning kiss before jumping up to get ready and

saying he'd send his guys up for my boxes. It only took another minute for me to get up too and

after eating breakfast, I decided it was time to say my goodbyes. I only had two hours to do so.

Running across the pack, I knock on Reece's door rapidly until she opens with her usual dark

Halo of bed head.

"Wait... It's true!?"

I roll my eyes. Only she would think the best news on the planet is gossip. Poor Reece always

did have trouble finding the truth in rumors. I explained everything in summary to her before she

squealed in total excitement.

"You have a second chance mate! Wait... You've gotten two and I haven't even gotten one! Now

I'm jealous," she jokes. "How often will you visit?"

I shrug. "Maybe every month or every other month. Depends I guess."

She begrudgingly agrees that it's a good deal since our friend Macal only visits two or three

times a year.

"I expect you to call all the time and don't forget to invite me over!"

I agree and we say goodbye before she has to get to the new pack kids center that she's helping

paint. I stop by Leeland's one last time, just to give him a hug. He accepts and wishes me luck,

telling me to keep in touch.

Other than those two, I only do odds and ends, hugging whoever comes up to me to say goodbye.

After getting those over with, I go back to my dad's where two big black SUVs are parked. I can

see Mason loading the boxes from my room in and Axe types away on his phone.

Departing Into the house, I catch my dad on his way to the training grounds and give him his

final goodbye.

"You'd better come see me within the month okay?"

I promise I will before he attacks my cheeks and forehead with kisses. I giggle before giving him

another tight hug and sending him off. He doesn't seem so torn up anymore, so I'm glad we had

that talk yesterday.

I head back outside and watch Mason load the last of the boxes into the trunk before closing it.

"Done!" He cheers.

Axe looks up from his phone and walks over to me with a smile.

"Are you ready?"

I nod and accept his quick peck before he throws and arm around me and walks us towards the

other side of the car.

"The drive isn't that far, but I bet we could-"

"Look who it is! My naughty mate!"

My whole-body tenses under Axe's arm and panic shoots through me.

No.

"Ex mate," I spit with disgust.

Turning around, I face the boy that almost ruined my life.

Jackson.

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Axe looks at me with confusion while Jackson stares with a taunting persona.

"I heard someone made the mistake of accepting you. I though I'd set a good example for anyone

with a brain that you aren't good enough to be anyone's mate. I see that's changed though.

Somehow you've gone from being a prude, to a f*****g slut," Jackson spits eyeing Axe's arm

around me.

The realization that this was my mate hits Axe like a train and his whole body tenses as a growl

rips through his throat.

Letting his arm drop, he steps in front of me and moves me back a couple steps with his hand.

"So, you're the little pup who thought you could rape MY mate?!"

Jackson's face contorts into a sneer from where I can see under Axe's arm.

"She's my mate! Mates provide s*x! That b***h owes me a spot between her legs!"

I nearly gag in disgust.

"MY mate," Axe growls. "There was a rejection in there somewhere and she belongs to ME

now! Now, before I rip your goddamn balls off your body, I suggest you leave!"

Axe's voice seems to have dropped several octaves and I'm sure his eyes are black by now. Even

my body has shivers running through it at his tone.

"Of course, of course..." Jackson says in a mocking tone. Then he shoves his hands in his pockets

and shrugs a bit. "I just thought you'd want these back."

He eyes me with a dark humor as he pulls out my ripped black panties that he tore off me that

night.

The limp fabric causes my throat to tighten as memories of what he did rush back to me. The

wall, the door handle, the screaming, the begging...

Axe lets the most vicious growl I've ever heard tear out of his throat as he partially shifts and

lunges at Jackson. My body reels back in surprise watching my mate knock Jackson to the

ground, but that's not what shocks me most.

In a split second, Jackson is in a chokehold with one arm twisted behind his back and my mate

whispers something in his ear before Mason and Ian come to his side and yank Jackson up.

They... Pull out hand cuffs. Silver handcuffs!

Jackson is soon locked up and groaning in pain from the metal touching his skin before he's

surprisingly thrown in the back of one of the black SUVs.

Axe takes a couple deep breaths before picking up my torn panties and pulling a lighter out of his

pocket before setting them on fire. He throws the torn material onto the dirt and watches it burn

before coming back to me and wordlessly leading me to the SUV that Jackson isn't in.

After being lifted in, I scan the small crowd of people who watched the little show my ex mate

put on. Out of the middle of the crowd, beta Rootox comes barreling towards the car and I see

Axe step in front of the old man.

Feeling curious and concerned, I roll the tinted windows down to get a whiff of their

conversation.

"-ts my son! Release him Immediately or risk war!"

Axe crosses his arms.

"Your b***h of a son tried to rape my mate and came here today specifically to threaten and taunt

her! He is to suffer at my hand on my terms! He's coming with me, but don't worry...I'll probably

return him. I don't accept rapists in my pack. As for the threat of war, it isn't in your power to

threaten such things. Good day."

Axe turns, leaving a fuming Rootox holding his middle finger up. Such a human thing to do.

Axe jumps in the car and sighs before leaning over and kissing me quickly.

"We'll be home soon."

It's a fact. An assurance, but I can't help but feel he said that more for his own benefit than mine.