Betrayed by My Pack – Wolfless Hybrids Escape
Chapter 81 –

Paxton's POV Tuesday Morning

My excitement is starting to get to me. I will finally be getting Cara back tomorrow. I was so sick of waiting, but the day was almost here. The house I built for her and her sisters would be complete on Friday. They would only have to be in the cells for a little over twenty-four hours. It was so hard to stay calm right now. I wanted to scream to the rooftops that the woman I cared so much for was returning to me. It didn't matter that she didn't want to return. I wanted her, and I am finally going to have her.

The men were painting the rooms now and doing final touch-ups. I had them use thin but incredibly strong metals to make the bars. I even had them add silver to it when they were melting the metal down. I didn't want Brenna or Luna to be able to bend them in order to escape. I will be doing the final walkthrough tonight to see what needs to be done.

The designer had the furniture coming in this afternoon. The sheets, blankets, comforters, and towels had all been freshly washed and ready to be used. I was even gracious enough to buy them all some clothes to wear. I knew they would not need them for a few months. I had the designer buy some lingerie for them, as well.

Sooner or later, they will be willing to make us happy. They will learn soon enough that they can't escape. I was ecstatic that by Friday afternoon, I would get to spend the entire weekend with Cara. I had left explicit instructions with Rex's father that we were not to be disturbed. He didn't ask me why because he knew I wouldn't answer him.

I had a list made up, and anything short of war didn't need to be brought to my attention. I only told him that my ranked men and I needed a vacation and would take one. I am quite sure that by Monday morning, we will have visitors at our gates, but that is not going to stop me from claiming Cara. I was prepared for this, as I have had my men training daily just to deal with an attack. I was prepared for some blowback. But I knew that I was just as entitled to Cara as that bloodsucker.

No, actually, I was more entitled to her than he was. She was raised around wolves, she is half-wolf, and she belongs to this pack. I was disgusted that the vampire even thought he had any claim to her. I didn't care that he would be upset. He will eventually get over it. Once I get my Cara back, he will never see her again. I was getting more used to having the vampires coming here to live. I didn't want them at first. Knowing that he would be coming for Cara, I needed them to help us fight them. Plus, I already know what their first order of business will be once they arrive.

I wasn't even going to kiss Lisa goodbye. It was just good riddance. I had originally fallen for her tricks when I was younger. She wanted to be Luna so badly that she kept throwing herself at me. Hell, she wasn't even the only one I told I would consider to be my Luna. It was always a lie, a line I use during sex. In the back of my mind, Cara was the only one worthy of the title of my Luna. I just had to wait. Beta James insisted that the girls replace their true mates.

I scoffed at that as I hardly believed that he would be willing to have a leech as his son-in-law. I guess we will never know. I do know he disapproved of me being her chosen mate. I am the Alpha here. If I weren't qualified, who was? Beta James would been absolutely horrified seeing Cara with a parasite for a mate. Good thing he doesn't have a vote in it anymore, does he? It had to be done, but I still felt a little guilty for having ordered it. I am just glad that none of them knew that we had killed their parents. They would hate us forever if they did. We had all decided to never tell them, no matter what. Some things they would never be able to get over, and that would be high on that list. I heard a knock on my door, and when I called out, "Enter," I saw Lisa come in with a tray of food for me. I looked right back down at the new treaty and continued to read. She stood there holding it for about three minutes before I sighed and glanced up at her.

"You can eat that yourself, Lisa. I can't trust you anymore. I won't be eating or drinking anything that you give me from now on. I am busy right now, so please leave," I told her as I returned to reading the contract.

"Paxton, did you ever love me?" Lisa asked tentatively.

"No, I cared for you, but you hid who you were. I never had the opportunity to see the real you. The hateful, violent, devious, and twisted side that you kept hidden these last several years. You are not Luna material at all. I saw what you did with my own eyes, so please don't waste my time trying to deny it," I replied.

"That was just towards Cara, and only because I was jealous," Lisa complained.

"No, it wasn't, Lisa. You didn't always see me, but I saw you. I witnessed with my own eyes how you treat half this pack. You stop your bullying at the warriors, as you are not a strong fighter. I am ashamed that I made you my Luna. You are vicious to your core. I'm sorry, I really tried, Lisa, but you have worsened over the years. After I marked you, you had no reason to hide who you were. I am only sorry I let my doubts about how the pack would react to having Cara as their Luna. They might have balked at first but would have calmed down eventually. Thankfully, you have shown them just how bad you can truly be to our pack members. When I make Cara my Luna, I doubt anyone will have a problem with it anymore," I bluntly told her. She needs to know how difficult she has been to the pack.

"That is where you are wrong, Paxton. Even your mother warned you that you couldn't make Cara your mate. Or did you just conveniently forget about that? My spot as your Luna is set in stone, my love. So don't forget it. You might lure Cara back here, but she doesn't want you. She never has. I had hoped that the new house being built was for us to live in. Now I see that it is just a beautiful prison. I know what you are planning to do, Paxton. I am OK with you screwing around on me, but not with Cara. I won't allow it. Pick someone else to be your breeder, but not her. I swear to the Goddess, if you sleep with Cara, I will make you sorry," Lisa spat out at me.

I got up from my desk quickly and walked around to where Lisa stood. She glared at me defiantly, like I had to listen to her. I grabbed her by her neck and slammed her hard against the door. The tray and all its contents fell from her hands onto the floor. I didn't care because she asked for this. Lisa always tried to push me, and today wasn't the day. I won't be able to calm down until tomorrow when we take off from the airport with Cara and her sisters. I wouldn't allow Lisa to tell me what I would do. Those days are long gone, and she is in no position to threaten me.

"You won't allow me? That is hilarious, Lisa, you are mistaken. I won't be the one who's sorry about this, Lisa. I am the Alpha, and you are nothing. You lied and faked your way into becoming my mate. If I had known that Brenna and Luna were already protecting Cara from you, I would have never made you my mate. You know I only chose you as my mate to keep Cara safe. You were never qualified to be the Luna of Kamaria. Don't forget, I know how many of my warriors you have been with. Don't act jealous now when we both know you only wanted me to be the Luna," I told her as I released her neck and dropped her. Lisa fell onto the floor, landing on the mess that was still all over the floor, trying to catch her breath.

"Get this mess cleaned up, Lisa, and leave me alone. There is no reason for you to come around me again. We are done. You are now my Luna in name only. The only time that I will be around you is when we need to provide a united front in front of our pack members. I want to warn you that you had better think twice about getting to Cara. I swear to the Goddess that if you do anything to Cara, that I will do it back to you, only double. You better look me in my eyes and see if I am lying to you. If Cara does come back, you better stay the hell away from her because she is my bottom line. If you cross it, I swear it will be the last thing you ever do," I told her flatly.

I was resigned to making my words a reality for her. I don't know how she figured out what we were doing, but she did. She needed to know that things could get much worse for her if she pushed any harder. I walked back around my desk and sat down. I saw her watching me apprehensively, but that was not my fault. She was the one who threatened me. I watched as she tried to get up from the mess on the floor, her feet slipping and trying to replace traction.

Her designer outfit was now ruined, well the pants were. The liquids had absorbed in, and changed the ivory color into a mottled mess. Her heels, which she insisted on wearing, were also dirty. Her feet were wet inside her shoes. I could hear it as she went to take a step. She gave me a pained expression as if any of this was my fault. She has been living the good life for almost four years. She spends like the money will boomerang back to her, and I didn't have to work hard to earn it.

She overstepped and I will not feel bad for putting her in her place. She was the one in the wrong, not me. I maybe overreacted when she threatened Cara, but Lisa has already shown what a ruthless bitch she can be. I won't allow her to get to Cara again. Things have changed now. Lisa is just a figurehead for the pack now until she makes her next mistake. When that happens, I will let the vampires play with her before ending her.

If she wants to act pitifully to garner sympathy, she can. But no one who actually knows her will fall for it. Lisa is a snake in designer clothing. I made a mistake by claiming her. I thought I was protecting Cara when I did it. The best thing about making mistakes is the fact that you can always rectify them.