Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 39

The twins were waiting in the meeting room alone with King Charles, Erin, Jackson, Matilda, Draco, and Allie when Duncan, Brittany, and I walked in. Most of their faces were serious but I did notice Matilda looking a bit smug before correcting herself. Yea, she was going to be bad news and that was not going to happen on my watch.

"Hey, Beautiful." Leo said smiling at me.

I ran across the room throwing myself in his lap and wrapping him in my arms before sniffing his neck. The perfect scent to calm myself. I wasn't used to being away from them for so long even though it had only been a few hours. "What about me, Princess? Lucas whined throwing his arms out. "I need some lovin too."

I giggle fighting against Leo's arms. "Leo let me see my other mate so we can get this meeting started."

He relented long enough for Lucas to pull me from him and gather me in his lap. "Now let's get this meeting started."

"I am not sitting here during this, geez." I licked his cheek and ran to my own seat beside him before he could finish acting disgusted.

My sister was in the other seat laughing. "Yup, I want three mates too!"

"Forget it. My heart can't take it." Jackson growled.

"Oh hush, darling. You know she will only get one warrior as her mate." Matilda chided with a mocking tone.

I lifted an eyebrow at her and looked her up and down. I was still undecided if she knew she sounded like a bitch, or it was all natural now. I turned back to my sister to see her shoulders had fallen and her smile had turned into a frown.

"Hey, don't listen to her." I jerked my thumb at Matilda getting a gasp from her. "You may have four or five. Shit, if the first one is worthless reject his a*s and take you three chosen who see you for you. If I hadn't met these guys here, I would be looking for a chosen after I had taken care of myself."

"Hey, now." Jackson shouted sternly. "Don't fill her head with that crap. Second chance mates happen."

"Yea, sometimes. It is rare." I shrugged looking at Matilda. "Now that we have that situation fixed let's move on. Charles, why did you call this meeting?"

Charles wasn't expecting me to ask him anything yet so the only sound he made was a gagging noise. He had just taken a bite of his snack when I surprised him. "Oh umm.. Yes." He cleaned off his shirt before continuing. "I got a phone call this morning from your old pack. It was the Alpha telling me he wants a hostage exchange for Alpha Alex and wanted to do it asap."

"What prisoner did he want to exchange for that pile of dung?" I asked speaking of the Duncan's shout of 'Hell No'.

"Well, that's the thing that made me pause on telling how far to shove it. He said he wanted to trade him for..." He started laughing. "He wants to trade him for you. He says he saved you a few years back and wants to give you back."

My mouth dropped open. Me? But I am already here. What the heck is he smoking to have that kind of delusion?

"Is he stupid?" Brittany asked. "She is clearly with us and you are here too so that doesn't make any damn sense."

"Language!" Jackson growled at her. "But she makes a point."

"He doesn't know we are here. I made a point to put us at a different pack in the records and I haven't mentioned Gemma to anyone back home." Charles explained. "I told him I would think on it so he is going to call here in just a few minutes on a conference call with himself, his Luna, and your fake parents. I told him only I, Erin, and Jackson would be speaking with him."

"So keep our mouths shut?" I huffed. "I'll wait as long as I can but I make no promises if they start spouting off lies about me and my character."

"Just long enough that we can get some information from them. I also send a few more warriors to watch the pack and a few of the pack members are turning against their alpha from what they said so we might try to turn them to get even more information." Charles laughed. "I think in their anger and haste from you leaving plus replaceing Alpha mates they are losing their head."

We all chuckled except Matilda who looked shocked and angry. I had a gut feeling she was going to try something. Maybe even to warn them about what was happening.

Matilda leaned over and whispered something to Jackson which he nodded too. She quickly stood and turned to leave.

"Matilda, where are you going? Don't you want to replace out information about the pack who wants to cause harm to the royal pack and turn females into their whores, willing or not, of age or not?"

"Oh, just the little ladies room." She gave a small fake as shit laugh.

"That is a great idea. Allie, Brittany, let's go as well." I nodded at them and walked over to Matilda. "Don't want my new step-mommy to get lost, do we?"

Allie and Brittany nodded slowly looking a bit confused. The guys were just staring like I had asked them to go too.

"That is ok. I know where it is." She tried to step closer to the door but I threw my arm around her shoulders.

"Awe, come on. We know the rule is women don't pee alone. We go in a group to gossip and catch up." I waved at the guys. "We won't be but a minute. Be warned, if you touch my freaking cookies, I'll get my revenge."

I let Allie lead the way to the closer bathroom. Since it was the pack house it was more a public one so a few stalls in a big room which worked out great for me. I wasn't here to go pee.

Allie and Matilda were the only ones to actually go to the restroom. I pulled Brittany to the corner to let her know I just wanted a talk with shittest stepparent of the year and having witnesses covers my a*s if she tries to hurt herself and then blame me. I saw it in a movie the other night with the guys.

"So, Matilda, what pack are you from?" I turned on the sink and let the water run. "Where did you meet my dad?"

"Oh umm, I am from The Red Fang pack." She flushed and walked out. "I met your dad when he was visiting our pack to help with some training."

'Leo, ask my dad when he visited the red fang pack recently?' I linked him.

"Awe. What did your family think of him when you found out he was your mate?"

Matilda stopped in the middle of the room and looked at the sink confused. "Oh, they didn't meet him until we had already mated." She took a few quick looks at the door Brittany now stood in front of with her arms crossed.

'He said about six months back. He was a bit confused on why.' Leo replied.

"So you and my dad found each other how long ago?" I took a step closer to her. I could feel Moonlight push forward.

'She has been lying. She growled.

'I know. I can feel it.'

"They met each other three weeks ago and instantly marked each other and moved her in." Brittany answered for her.

"So tell me Matilda..." Allie walked over and washed her hands keeping her glare focused on our prey. "When did you come up with the plan to whore yourself out to get info on the royal or was it an order from your pack?" "What?" She threw her hands up to her chest in shock. "I... that's not..."

"Enough!" Moonlight roared pushing forward. "You have lied almost the whole time here. Tell the truth!"

She backed up to the wall shivering and acting scared. "I've linked your father. He is going to be so disappointed in you girls."

I stomped forward throwing my arm out beside her head blocking her in. I leaned closer so only she could hear my words. "I am an Alpha, your ignorant bitch. You are done here. No more secret sharing or using your privates to get what you want. This is my pack and my family." I ripped her phone out of her pocket and broke it in half. "No warnings for you to give out now."

There was a knock at the door, "Matilda, Brittany. What is going on?"

I walked over and opened the door. "Just practicing my lie detector skills on Matilda. Sorry, pops, she didn't pass." I walked past him with Brittany and Allie behind me. "Duncan can you please take Matilda down to the dungeons with a few warriors. She likes to try to use her body as a bribe."

"What is going on?" Jackson roared grabbing my shoulder. "You aren't taking my mate anywhere. Just tell me what happened and then we can all talk it out."

Leo and Lucas shoved him off me. "She is the Luna of this pack and what she says goes."

Duncan nodded and opened the bathroom door only to get shoved down with Matilda landing on top of him looking crazy. She leapt up looking side to side before realizing she was trapped. Everyone had joined us and blocked all her exits.

"Go willingly and I might not have you killed." I growled. I turned to grandpa. "She has met Jackson before. About six months ago when he visited the Red fang pack to help train them. They are one of the packs siding with my old pack. Not only did she replace a way to feel like a mate but she has also been shitty to my sister and making her feel worthless. I'd rather her dead but I will leave it up to you."

He nodded and had Draco go with Duncan to take Matilda to the dungeons. Jackson looked pissed and confused but before I could explain anything further the phone rang.

"Let's handle this after." Erin commanded and went back to the meeting room. We followed.