Rejected You Alpha, for A Beast
Chapter 16

JESSICA’S POV

—

The ride over to the Dark Wood Pack was tense. The entire car was silent and when we arrived at the pack, the entire pack is up, the aura’s of the wolves around us makes me uncomfortable, like I want to bow to the first person I see.

The power Lycan’s possess is so unique, it makes the rest of us feel inferior, like they are the alpha’s, all of them.

Real alpha’s won’t feel what I feel, but it the feeling of submission is strong.

“Come.” Nathaniel snakes his arm around my back, his hand resting on the opposite waist and he pulls me into his side. I glance at my parents as they get out of the car and guards surround them.

There’s an entire crowd near the pack house, looking at me. “Relax.” Nathaniel whispers as he leads me toward the large castle-like home. “Where will my parents sleep?” I ask, looking up at him as we walk into the house. “In the spare room until we build them a home.” he glances down at me, ignoring the rest of the pack as they try to pester him with questions.

I could hear murmurs about me, girls being rude as they comment on how my hair is dyed, how unhealthy skinny I am.

I try to shut it all out, but my curiosity has gotten the best of me.

“Hey.” he nudges me and I realized that I have been walking slower. “Sorry.” I mutter as I continue to walk into the house. I could feel the temperature difference as we walk in.

“Wow.” my mother’s voice snaps me out of my own thoughts and I halt to turn to her. “It’s beautiful.” I smile as I take one more glance around. The ceilings are high, there are paintings hung upon the wall, the stairs are more magnificent that what I remembered and the floor is so shiny that I think if I look directly down, I would be able to see my reflection in the tiles.

“It’s fancy.” my father mutters. He hums and I glare at him. He only hums when he’s thinking about something he knows he shouldn’t say.

“Thank you. I work hard for this.” Nathaniel mutters. “Work hard? What do you do?” my father snorts, “Dad!” I bellow. My cheeks heat in embarrassment. He’s questioning a Lycan without a care in the world, it’s humiliating.

“It’s fine Jessica, your father is just curious.” he talks to me, but he’s looking at my dad with a challenge in his eyes.

“I have multiple companies that I run, as well as the pack itself, sir.” he nods to my father and I stare up at my mate in shock.

Did he just call my dad sir?

“Like what?” I father’s tone is making me want to crawl into a hole and stay there until after their fight.

“Butchery, property, internet, electricity and more.” Nathaniel shrugs it off. I’m impressed, but how does he replace enough time in his schedule to do everything and be everywhere? I’m sure he has people working for him, but owners have to show up at their business at some point.

“And how do you get around?” my father in interrogating him.

“Dad, it’s none of your business.” I sneer at him. He’s never been this disrespectful, he’s never humiliated me like this in front of anyone, not even Nick.

“Jessica, go to your room.” he snaps at me and I stare at him in shock, “Don’t act feral father.” I threaten and he glares at me. “Nathaniel welcomed you into this house, into his house and you’re grilling him!” I yell at my father, “It’s disrespectful and humiliating.” I scoff, crossing my arms.

Nate rests his hand on my shoulder, “Your dad doesn’t know me, he’s trying to know me.” Nathaniel breathes out. “What he said.” the knowing smirk on my father’s face makes me want to throw something. “But can I suggest we do this in the morning? I’m sure everyone is tired.” Nathaniel suggests in a demanding sort of tone and I’m caught off guard when my father agrees.

He was so determined on grilling him at this moment and now he just drops it? He’s playing at something.

“Goodnight Jessica.” My father sighs before a guard escorts them to a room on the bottom floor.

I stare and wait until they are gone around the corner and only then do I turn to Nathaniel with an embarrassed look, “I’m sorry.” I confess. He begins to laugh as he cups my cheek, “Don’t be, he’s a dad.” he sighs before taking my hand, “Now tell me what happened.” he slowly blinks. “What do you mean?” I try and ignore the horrible flash backs going through my mind at ultra speed.

“Come on.” he swipes my hair out of my face and I could still feel my bruised face. I haven’t eaten in three days, my body isn’t healing as it should. It’s taking longer and now he’s seen my bruises.

“I have multiple companies that I run, as well as the pack itself, sir.” he nods to my father and I stare up at my mate in shock.

“That.” he points out, “He just threw me into a wall.” I shrug as I roll my eyes. “He did what?” he growls, stepping back. If he gets this angry because I said I was thrown into a wall, what will he do to Nick if I told him the truth?

“Don’t be silly, he was just mad and scared.” , “Scared? Of what?” he snorts, his arched eyebrows furrowing together in a frown. “Of what the pack would say and do without me.” I shrug. Amusement flashes through his eyes, “What do you mean?” , “I mean that I built that pack with Nick. I put my b***d and sweat into that pack , I worked my a*s off to get where I was. I was loved and respected, three guards died to protect me! Three!” I bellow. Tears form in my eyes as I stare at him, he has this stupid look on his face, he looks confused. “It was their job.” he breathes out and I sure as hell hope that’s not his way of comforting.

“No, their job is to listen to me when I told them to stand down, to just let him shoot me instead of them.”, “What?” he frowns, grabbing my arms, “Jessica, you would have been dead by the time I got there. You’re lucky I got there when I did.” , “He wouldn’t have pulled the trigger, don’t you understand?” I yell and I press my lips together when Louis enters the house, staring at us awkwardly.

“Did I interrupt something?” he asks and I turn my face away, wiping my face from the lonely tear that rolled down my cheek. “No, just excuse us.” Nathaniel grits out and I listen to his footsteps going up the stairs, “Look, a soldier makes sure their Luna is always safe, even before the alpha because that is what the alpha would want, even without actually saying it.” he sounds so sincere.

“They died, because of me. They were shot, by their alpha, the person they trusted and they were murdered in cold b***d.” I seethe, “It’s not your fault, you did not pull that trigger. He can be stripped of his title because of what he did.”

An idea pops in my head as I stare at the floor and I glance up at Nathaniel, “Are you willing to take in an entire pack?”