Scarred Alphas by Norisha May
Chapter 29

"Maybe...this IS love."

Colt's eyes feel like they pierce through my soul. He leans in, his warm lips touching mine. It is a tender sweet soft k*ss that ends too soon.

He pulls back and hugs me. "You are...the bravest person I know, you know that?" He whispers.

I laugh. "I am scared shitless, Colt. I am just trying to do what you told me and keep calm."

"Well, you are doing a good job." I pull back and look up at him. He caresses my arms as he stares back.

"I am the daughter of your enemy. Do you still want me even when you know this?"

He smiles. "I have known you since we were children.

You are not like him. You showed me this when we were imprisoned together. I see you."

I lean my head on his chest and hug him. He hugs me back and kisses my head. "I will keep you safe and I will get us out of this."

"Colt..." "Mhm?"

"I can only assume that this was all for show. Things are worse in this pack, aren't they?"

He stays quiet for a few seconds. "This is how this side of the pack lives. Those who originally belong to the pack are treated as pack members but those who don't....those who were prisoners once and were forced to become part of the pack...they are the ones that suffer. But you will see all of this eventually. I've only been a general for three years. The first six I spent on the other side of this place. The reforming camp."

"It's really bad, isn't it?"

"...Yeah."

"How long do you think we will have to stay here?"

"I'm not going to lie here, getting out of here will not be easy. Especially because you probably will not be allowed to leave at all or to be on your own."

I look down feeling disappointed. "Will it even be possible?"

"Cass, whatever happens, I am not leaving you. I will stay with you until we both can leave."

I don't doubt him at all. "Colt... would you sleep with me?"

"Angel, Someone could come in."

"Then just for a little while. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight."

He kisses my head and nods. "Okay. Just for a little while." He takes the suit jacket off and lies with me on the huge bed, holding me.

"Hey...who was that woman that greeted you when we arrived?" I ask him, remembering."

"Colt?"

I hear him taking a breath. "A friend."

"Friend? You mean lover?"

"No. Friend. I was never intimate with her in that way. She is someone I could talk to at times and I care about her but I never took it to that level. Just a friend. However...I know of her feelings for me. Feelings I do not share."

"She tried to kiss you."

"And I pulled away." He says as a matter of fact. "I can only assume she did that out of shock and excitement to see me again."

"Mh...okay."

He squeezes me. "You are the one I want."

I smile and close my eyes. This man came into my life out of nowhere and completely turned it upside down. But even with everything that is happening, I choose to keep him in my life. I want to believe that he truly does care about me.

I am surprised that it feels so peaceful and immediately, my eyes close and I drift off to sleep.

When I wake up, I am alone. Dawn light slips through the window. With a sigh, I feel the empty bed where he lay last night.

"Could this really be love?" I mutter. "So soon and easy?"

Someone suddenly knocks on the door but before I can respond, Poppy walks in.

"Time to wake up. We have a lot to do today." She announces.

After getting ready-and this time I dress more casually, jeans and a T-shirt-we head for breakfast. In the dining room this time it is not just the generals but their families who are also here having breakfast. It is a bit intimidating having to walk in a full room like this. Poppy walks up to Lotus-Warrick's other bride who I met yesterday. Poppy sits next to her and pats the other chair next to her that is empty looking at me.

I sit and soon after, breakfast is brought to me. I don't see Warrick anywhere or Colt.

"How was your first night?" Lotus asks with eagerness.

She stares at me with a smile. I think on the questions. With Colt's arms around me, I slept like a baby.

"Uhm...it was good," I reply.

"Good..." Lotus continues to stare at me but now her smile seems strained. "To think...that you ended up back here..."

Poppy looks at her. "Lotus..."

"I am just saying...it's a...shame..."

"Lotus, not now," Poppy warns her.

"Dahlia risked her life and even died trying to get her away from here but here she is-"

"Lotus!" Poppy whispers angrily and holds her hand, stopping her from continuing.

"Fine...fine..."

My attention is taken by the girl who tried to kiss Colt when we arrived. She walks in and takes a seat at the end of the table.

A brown hair girl with dark eyes.

"Who is that?" I ask Poppy since Colt barely gave me anything last night when I asked him about her.

"That's Julia. Rodrick's youngest daughter."

"The general old man with a scar?" She nods.

Suddenly, right in front of us, Skye sits.

She crosses her arms as she stares at Poppy and Lotus, and then her eyes land on me.

"Good morning...Casseopea." She says but in no way does that sound genuine.

"Morning," I say.

"It is nice to see you again." She softly mutters.

With the way she says it, I doubt that she actually means it.

The whole time she is here, she is mean to the servers and people around her. She has gotten worse than I remember her to be. Seems very entitled.

When I am almost done with my food, Colt walks in through the doors. My heart wants to start jumping out of excitement when I see him.

He looks so handsome dressed so sharply in a blue suit. He sees me and quickly looks away. He then sits a few chairs away, facing me, but he does not look at me once. When Skye sees him, she just rolls her eyes and goes back to her food.

If I am honest, it is kind of weird for me to see them like this. Like they were strangers which I can see that now they are.

I watch as Julia takes her tray of food and slides next to Colt.

I get what he told me but it still makes my blood boil.

"Come. Alpha Warrick has instructed me to bring you to his office after breakfast."

Poppy says and with that my demeanor changes. Now my nerves have rattled again. The last thing I want to see is him especially this early.

I get up as she does, leaving our trays on the table. A server quickly scurries over and takes the dishes away.

I give Colt one last look-which he does not return-before walking out and following Poopy through the hall. We approach a door and she opens it for me.

Immediately we see Victor and Garret inside but no one else is there. The desk in the middle of the room is empty.

"Wait here," Poppy says.

I slowly walk in and she closes the door behind me. I start to feel like I am trapped.

Both guys stare at me and the silence stretches until Garret moves closer.

"So you are our sister..." he says and looks me up and down. I can see a bit of distaste in his expression.

"Yes," I say trying not to sound doubtful.

"And you have the gift." He now starts slowly walking around me as if he was examining me.

"So it seems."

"You are not sure then?" he asks.

I shrug my shoulders.

"Dad tested her. She has it." Victor says.

"He tested me?" I ask.

"Yes, when he asked you to kill Alexis. He used his power on you. You refused. The power only works on those who do not have the power. Garret and I couldn't resist a command like that." "Maybe it was a trick. Maybe she is a phony trying to infiltrate the pack. You can see it, she is not sure."

I feel like these accusations could be dangerous for me and he is getting on my last nerve now.

"I am sure that I killed a man, his heart stopped just because I wanted him to die. I have no control over this power but it seems that my emotions...or anger, trigger it. Care to test it?"

I look straight into his eyes and he immediately looks away, purposely avoiding eye contact.

Suddenly the door opens and Warrick walks in.

"Good. You are all here." He walks around us and sits on the edge of his desk in front of us.

"All of my children together at last." He gives a quick point at Victor. "Victor here will be teaching you how to fight. How to properly defend yourself." He looks at Garret. "From Garret, you will learn war." Warrick does not waste any time.

"War?"

"He is an excellent strategist. You will convene in the war room for counseling. Garret leads those meetings when I am not there. I don't want you to talk, just listen and take it all in. Learn from your brothers. You might be the one taking over one day but they are the ones who know more about this world than you do."

"So we are teachers now?" Garret asks and he doesn't sound happy at all.

Warrick crosses his arms and gives him a look. "I'll make it clear just this once, son...she is all that matters now. My legacy lives through her. So I expect everyone to give their life for the cause, even you two."

I hate that he says this. It sounds so wrong. How can he say this to his sons who have grown up with him? How can he be so cruel towards them?

"Is that understood?" he asks.

"Yes, Alpha." they both say.

He walks closer and even though I want to back away, I don't. He suddenly moves my hair toward my back and gently places a hand on my neck. I do not replace this s****l in any way, he just seems curious. "Not mated..." he mutters.

"Good." He turns around.

"Nothing to distract you."

I beg to differ on that. Colt is a huge distraction because all I do is think about him.

Oh my gosh! What happens if he replaces out who my mate is? Will I be in trouble? But then again, there is no way he can replace out. I am sure of that.

A knock suddenly comes on the door.

"Enter," Warrick says with command.

Serge walks in with Colt behind him and my heart jumps.

I am surprised at how much this is happening with him. Maybe he is right. Maybe...it is love.

"Serge, Alexis, good. Listen up. You both will be my daughter's personal bodyguards from now on.

I could cheer right now from the happiness that I get to see Colt more now but obviously, I don't.

"While in the pack, you will be scheduled to a rotation but if ever outside of the pack, you both will perform your guarding duties together. Should something ever happen to her, it will be your heads."

He almost seems like an overprotective parent but I know it is not out of fatherly love. He only cares about this power of mine. If I didn't have it, I am sure he'd had me sweeping the mud outside or something like that.

Warrick waves a hand at them. "Figure out your schedules." Both Serge and Colt give a bow and walk back out.

"Now if you all would excuse me, I have my morning destressing routine to do."

Warrick walks out leaving us there in brutal silence until I get the courage to speak.

"Uhm...I am sorry...what he said to you both was cruel..." I say.

Both Victor and Garret look surprised.

"He is a cruel man. We don't expect anything less." Victor says.

"And you are too soft for this. You are going to have to grow a pair if you want to survive here." Garret says as he walks out.

I am about to walk out too but I feel a bit paralyzed when I feel Victor staring at me.

"...What?" I ask.

He shakes his head.

"You...took away my position. I was angry at first but now...I don't think I really care that much about it anymore...and I feel sorry for you."

"S-sorry for me? Why?"

"You'll see. Father expects great things from you. He can be a cruel man and not even his children are immune to his wrath so...I wish you luck." He says now also walking away. Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on Narugi.com. Visit Narugi.com to read the complete chapters for free.I don't know how to take that. He really does not seem to be angry and neither is he concerned.

Poppy pops her head in. "Done? Time to see your home."

My...home...is that what this is now?