The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 139

Victor POV

It shocked him more than a bit to have Zoe mind-link to him. The woman had not done that since the day she had rejected him; actively opened a link of her free will to him.

He did it to her, but not the other way around.

Bane was up instantly at the sound of her voice inside their mind, he knew who it was right away, though there was clear amusement in her voice, it was not something that he thought was funny at all, Victor, your little Siren is about to lose it and use that call on my new roommate. I’ll make sure to stand right behind her, when it happens.’

What?’ he’d roared and shot to his feet, he’d dropped the phone in his hand and heard it clatter to the desk, uncaring that he was on the phone to the wolfen council, trying to replace out why they wanted to move those rogues.

‘I’m going to be free of you.’ Zoe laughed at him down the mind-link.

Bane had moved him on the spot at her words, taken full control of his body and shot him out of his office. When she cut that link to him, he felt fear roll off of his beast, not fear for Addison but fear for Zoe and her wolf Halo.

They’d shot down the stairs still at full wolfen speed. Bane was not having a bar of losing Halo. His wolf had never been able to mate Halo, not even once, and she did not push forward even on a full moon, when he was with Zoe.

They’d not even seen her eyes flicker one in the past seven years. Not once looked at his beast, it was only ever Zoe on the surface.

She was still in there. He could feel her, but had never once seen her since shed broken her own arm as a threat to them that she would kill herself if they touched her mother.

That was the only time he’d seen her since locking

Zoe up.

She’d not once shifted to her wolf form in that cell either, seven years was a long time since seeing her wolf, and she was a pretty wolf, with her mother being a red wolf and her father a grey wolf, she had gotten a true hybridisation of the two species colouring, had a white muzzle and neck fur, with a dark grey face and two pretty orange markings above her eyes. The inside of her ears were filled with white fur that had dark grey around the edges and then the back of her ears were dark orange, her underbelly was mostly a light orange and brindled through with white, as were her legs; the standard red wolf colouring, but her back was a full brindle of the three colours, orange, dark grey and then had white markings that ran down and around behind her shoulders. So very pretty and her fur was twice as thick as other wolves. Bane only got to look at her from their pack file of her, the day they’d photographed her wolf once it had emerged when she was sixteen. Which he did every month. Bane wanted her wolf, his Mate.

He burst through into the cells and saw Silla’s beast on the surface, and above the water, could see the water in the tank was spilling over the side and splashing to the floor. It was clear that her tail was flicking furiously about in that tank causing those waves. Yes, she was angry.

Then she just stilled and stared at the cell across from her as he yelled out to her, and he knew why. Addison had tormented her into surfacing, had clearly wanted her too, so that she could do what she’d done out on that lake. To call to Luci, couldn’t reach Silla in the water, so had antagonised her to the surface.

He heard the deep low sound of a whistle coming from down that end and saw Silla’s reaction to it. It was instantaneous. Knew right then that Addison was trying to bond with Silla, she had that Siren Venom in her veins and was trying to get Silla to recognise it.

Was more than fuming about it, even more so when Silla’s beast hissed right at him, and he had to reprimand her for it, threaten to drain that tank as punishment. Turned and looked at Addison, if he didn’t actually bloody need her in one piece, she’d be getting a beating or more right this minute.

Threatened all the others down there for every infraction she might consider making from this point forward, and he would follow through, put them in front of her, so she had to watch him punish them. Made sure all his women knew it too. None of them would help her, he could be a real cruel man when punishment was to be dished out.

Removed Silla, she needed to be calmed down and taken away from Addison, only to hear her speak softly to Silla and mention Sirens directly was not something he wanted, but he knew what Addison was doing. He had to get the girl to stay focused on him and, although he was completely furious with Silla herself, because she knew better than to try and attack one of his women, he needed to remain calm and in control, gain her focus, bring it back to him and keep it on him.

Though hed not introduced Silla to Addison and not told her to stay away or leave her be, she should still know better.

Sat her in his office on the lounge, put one of his shirts on her and was just frowning down at her, she wouldn’t look up at him, had gone all quiet and he knew why. Addison’s words about not seeing a Siren in a while were bothering her.

Silla had already had an emotional day today, had suffered the memory of her pack being destroyed, the loss of her family and then likely the miss-treatment she’d suffered at the hands of her captures, before he’d seen her and saved her. Only to have Addison mention Sirens again.

“Silla?”

“She threw books at me.” Silla huffed.

“I understand, but Silla, you know better. You can’t harm them, they are my women. Some of them are the mothers of my children even, you know this.”

“She’s not.”

“No,” he agreed, “but I need her alive.”

“What for?” she asked, her eyes finally moving to meet his.

“Is a bargaining chip is all. I’m not going to have s*x with her” he told her. Couldn’t it would tick Luci off. If he thought he could get away with it, he would tie that woman to his bed and take her for as long as he saw fit. But couldn’t and he knew it.

“She’s very pretty,” Silla stated and turned her eyes away.

“She is…” he smiled to himself, knelt down in front of her. ” Are you jealous Silla?” he tilted her face up to his, “You’re much more beautiful a creature than any I’ve ever seen.”

Saw her smile just a little, knew she was vain about her looks. “Don’t you ever worry about how beautiful you are.” He told her.

She nodded.

“Good, now can I trust you to behave if I let you go back to your tank.”

He got nothing from her, which only told him that her beast was still upset or angry. “Don’t listen to anything that she-wolf has to say, please don’t fall for her tricks either.

She was trying to get you to kill her on purpose, Silla.

Doesn’t want to be here, doesn’t want to be a bargaining chip for me to get what I want.”

“What do you want from her?” She asked him. Looked right at him now, wanted an answer to that question, it seemed.

He thought about that, he couldn’t very well tell her that he was trying to pull in another Siren, one that was much more beautiful than she was. “I need something and when I get it, guess what will happen. It’s good and you’ll love it.”

He smiled right at her.

“What?”

“I need this one thing, it’s precious to me, but you will also be happy about it too.”

“What is it?” she asked, full of curiosity now

“Hmm, that will ruin the surprise, I know you like surprises.” He smiled at her, knew she actually did.

“Yes.’

“You’d have me spoil it?” he asked right back.

Saw her really think about it, and then shook her head ‘no.

“That’s my girl, but I’ll give you a clue if you promise me not to let that she-wolf antagonise you or your beast into harming her.”

Watched her nod her head now “We promise.”

“Let’s see…” he teased her a little and she pouted up at him.

He chuckled softy, “Alright, it will hold more water than the tank you’re in now.” Saw her eyes light up instantly, knew she would love that “Ah, Silla. You’re just so full of happiness now, how can I not just tell you and make you fill with joy…/ want to see you all happy and excited. I’m going to build you a massive lake.”

Saw her eyes widen now “Fish?”

“I’ll put fish in it, and crustaceans, whatever you want in there, you can have it.”

Laughed when she launched herself at him and wrapped her arms around his neck, a happy squeal coming from her, he knew how to cheer her up and there was nothing more than she liked than water. Though that lake was not for her, once Luci was here, he wasn’t going to be able to keep them apart. They’d likely bond quickly, being sirens and both alone all their lives. Attach right to each other, they were only five years apart too, so they would be like sisters and they’d swim in the lake together. Once it was built.

He stood up and took her with him, “Come on, let’s look at the pack map, see where the lake will go.”

She smiled right at him now and he knew all her anger was gone. Knew even her beast was placated right this minute.

Showed her the map and touched the area he was going to dig out for that lake to go in. “It won’t be very big, and will take some effort to get water into it. I’ll have to put in lots of piping from Snake River” He touched the river and traced a line from it to the eastern part of the pack. “But it will be deep and much larger than that tank you have now.

What do you think?”

“How big?” she asked.

Victor smiled at her and fished a pencil from his pocket, ” Hmm.” He drew a rough circle on the map “This big enough for you?” he murmured a little teasingly, knew it was only small and saw her pout up at him, knew she would, drew another circle around that one “This big?” saw her pout deepen “Alright.” He chuckled and handed her the pen ” Show me Silla, what do you want.” He smiled right at her as she grinned right at him.

Watched her draw on his pack map a massive circle and laughed softly “Now Silla, I won’t have room for all my wolves, if it’s nearly half the size of the pack.”

Watched her pout again at him “How about a compromise, what about half that but really deep, and I can put in some man made tunnels and caverns for you to play in.”

She smiled and nodded, was more than happy now and he knew it. Ran a hand through her hair “Now about Addison, the new she-wolf, you won’t hurt her right, or listen to anything she has to say.” Saw that pout once more. “Silla?” he tapped the map “I can’t get the lake without the use of that she-wolf. I need her alive and unharmed. Do you understand?”

Watched her look at the lake and sigh but then nodded her head. “Don’t be jealous of her. I’m not interested in that she-wolf at all. You’re perfect, not her.” he leaned his mouth right to her ear and murmured “What say I let you celebrate about the lake, I’m going to build you.” dropped his voice to a softer huskier tone “The way you like.” He bit her neck softly “Hmm,” knew she would want to, a happy Siren was a frisky Siren.