The Alpha's Rejected Heir
Chapter Twenty-Four

Ke'shaun's POV

For the past couple of weeks my life has been nothing but absolute hell, first it was my debacle withAlessandro and Rosalyn then with Jermaine my dad and Rosalyn and now this. I honestly don't knowhow to feel, sometimes I wish I wasn't an alpha what happened to the good old days when youwake up, train, do paperwork then relax; what I wouldn't give for those peaceful days.

Now my brother and my ex-mate are dating my beta's is loosing his mind because his father is sickhis fiancée keeps fainting which is putting her pregnancy at risk and to top it all off my dadkidnapped my beta's sister and my brother.

Who the hell kidnaps his own son I knew my dad was messed up in the head but this is way beyondeverything I ever expected, and I don't even want to think about how Alessandro must be feelingright now, his wolf has been in control ever since Rosalyn was taken. the way I saw him torturingthat rogue the other day left me speechless I have never seen an interrogation end so fast andsuccessfully the way he swiftly broke that rogues bones with precision made everything the counciltold me about him believable, I can't believe my son was an assassin.

I remember a few years ago the other alphas would talk about an assassin in Italy called the ripperor as he was previously known Il Mostro di Firenze (the monster of Florence). He was called themonster of Florence because according to the council he was the reason for the destruction of threeof the largest packs in Italy.

Apparently some pervert alpha and his friends who thought he could get anything he wanted, hadhis eye on Rosalyn since he first saw her at her newly opened café, he made advances to her but shedeclined him every time, he started getting more aggressive in his advances until he set Rosalyn’scafé on fire one day after closing time as a threat unaware that she was still inside, if not for thequick actions of the fire department she would have died. she suffered burns all over her body andhad to undergo major surgeries to get back to the beauty she is today, however what causedAlessandro to loose control was the fact that the idiot alpha and his friends attempted to kidnap herfrom the hospital after all that was done.

After replaceing this out Alessandro went on a rampage and killed all three alphas then massacred theirpacks in such gruesome ways if not for their dental structure being intact they would not have beenable to be identified hence Alessandro earning the name monster of Florence.

His blood lust was still high he was like a rogue and so he behaved as such until the council tookhim away for three years and made him an assassin as a means to quell his lust for blood, that'swhen he was renamed as the ripper because he had a tendency of dismembering his victims, he was13 years old at the time and had only shifted a year before. Now it has been two days since Rosalynand Jermaine was taken I'm surprised he hasn't lost control as yet.

His identity was never released to the public if not for my connections I wouldn't have been able toknow all this, and to say micheal was shocked when I told him was beyond an under statement.Now I have to be keeping a close watch on him as the three of us work nonstop to replace Rose andJermaine. As much as my brother and I may have our differences and I may have been a jerk to himthe last time we spoke he's still my baby brother and I love him no matter what and when I replace ourfather I'm gonna make him pay for all the pain he's caused us all over the years, assumingAlessandro doesn't get to him first.

Right now I'm sitting in my office waiting on my mom she went to stay with a friend because ofwhat dad had done to her but came back when she found out Jermaine was kidnapped. I'm stillpondering how to tell her that her husband kidnapped her son and his girlfriend, even though Iknow mom doesn't love dad anymore it'll still break her heart to know he would do such things. Ihate seeing my mom so miserable and it's all my fault because I allowed dad to manipulate her allthese years I myself am guilty of the same sin and I sometimes replace it hard to look her in the eyebecause I can see and feel her pain and I know it's all my fault, I'm a horrible son a horrible brothera horrible mate and an even worst father.

I know deep down that our mother loves Isabelle and Jermaine more than she does me andhonestly I can't blame her I allowed our father to reek havoc in our lives for years and I sided withhim after he betrayed our mother and for that I will never forgive myself however this time around Iwon't let him hurt my family.

Warriors and trackers are now gearing up, we are heading out to the location Alessandro retrievedfrom the rogue hopefully he wasn't lying and we can actually replace them it's already been two dayssince they were taken and we have no idea what is happening to them, the mind link isn't workingand both their wolves are unresponsive.

Sitting in my office I sense mom at the door there's a light knock then the door opens and walks in,her eyes are red and puffy it's obvious she's been crying she looks up at me and breaks out in a sob"Please tell me it's not true, tell me he didn't take my baby" she cried

"Wha- wait how did you know? I haven't even said anything yet" I say in shock

"It's all over the pack ke'shaun everyone knows, I heard them talking so I went to Isabelle and shetold me it was the truth that bastard took my son” she broke down at the end

I got up from my chair quickly and took her in my arms as I led her over to the couch consoling heras she cried her eyes out.

"We're gonna replace them mom don't worry I'll make sure he pays for all this" I cooed

"I really hope so because when you do I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch myself" she yelled gettingangry all of a sudden

"Calm down mo-" I started, getting interrupted through the mind link

"Alpha squads one and two are ready what are your orders" Daniel one of my top warriors informedme

"Ok gather at the front of the pack house I'll be there in a minute"

Cutting off the mind link I say "mom I have to go now but I promise you I will bring Jermaine home""I'm counting on you son" she replied

Placing a kiss on her forehead I got up from the couch and head out to meet with the others, thisends today.

Alessandro's pov

Today is the day I replace my mom even if that place isn't where she's at I'm not turning back I will replaceher even it kills me. It's now midday and the warriors and trackers that alpha Xander sent yesterdaymorning now we're gathered in two groups.

One of the warriors of this pack informed us that he mind linked ke'shaun and he's on his way, a fewminutes later he immerged from the house stopping to look us over, I on the other hand ignoredhim.

"Ok everyone seeing as were split in groups of two I will be in charge of one group and Alessandrothe other assume your formations, we'll follow the trail until it stops then we search the area untilwe replace that house" he said as we all shifted in our wolf forms, when everyone shifted we started ourjourney.

As we ran through the woods my mind went over what I learnt this morning. Apparently this Evansperson that hired the rogues is in cahoots with Kevin he's supposed to be some badass boss of theunderground world in the werewolf community and as such every one is afraid of him, heapparently has a mate and they've both been reeking havoc for months now I heard his mate is ascruel as he is if not worse.

In no time we reach the lake where I apprehended the rogue, we stopped for a water break then weresumed our formations and continued on. My group containing the warriors and trackers from mypack plus uncle Michael.

We searched for hours but came up empty handed, how hard is it to replace a freaking mansion in thewoods. I'm so frustrated and angry right now I can feel myself slipping away but I have to hold on Ican't loose control not yet not until i replace my mom. We continue on our path when I smeltsomething, I stopped and sniffed the air it smelt like cherry blossom, the scent was so intoxicating Iunconsciously started following it which diverted me from the course we were on but I continuedfollowing that scent anyway; the others trailed behind in confusion.

The scent got stronger with every step, I walked into a clearing where the scent seemed to be thestrongest and that's when she appeared, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen "MATE!" Xaviergrowled as she turned to look at us with her breathtaking aquamarine eyes.

Her face turned to shock as she saw me then she turned and bolted away, I was so mesmerized byher eyes it took me a moment to realize what was happening. I just found my mate and then sheran from me; Realizing that, I ran after her at full speed the rest of the group in tow, she ran into thewoods infront the clearing and I chased her until we came up to the back of a gigantic manor andmy mate disappeared.

How the heck is something this big so far in theses woods then realization struck, this is the manorwe were looking for. As soon as the thought crossed my mind I smelt the one thing I never wantedto smell ever again the scent of my mother's blood. It seemed everyone else smelt it as well becausethey all turned rigid instantly then the last thing i remember before I lost consciousness was ascream.

Xavier's pov

I laid on my paws at the back of Alessandro’s mind whimpering whilst trying to control my angerand blood lust. I'm trying very hard not to let Alessandro feel my bloodlust as it affects him inhorrible ways the last time that happened we nearly became rogues if it wasn't for the council Idon't know where we'd be right now. I'm an ancient warrior wolf and as such my anger and bloodlust is worst than normal wolves and to top it off I have alpha blood so in short I'm a bomb waitingto go off. Mom keeps me calm she knows how to help me when I'm loosing control, right nowAlessandro and I are both hanging by a thread and we need her more than ever.

As I'm fighting my urges I caught a scent that made a sudden calmness wash over me I looked upand saw through Alessandro's eyes the most beautiful human ever; apart from mom of course, sheturned to look at us and I immediately growled mate. I was so ecstatic we found our mate but themoment she saw us she ran, I felt a jolt in of pain in my heart and I howled, my howling must havebrought Alessandro back to earth because he immediately started chasing her.

We followed her across the clearing until we reach some more woods then we came up to a hugehouse, the first thing I smelt was the scent of our mother's blood. It was everywhere, my mindbecame foggy as her blood invaded my nostrils, anger and fear washed over me in waves as the lastshred of self control I had flew out the window all I saw was red.

I felt my bloodlust overwhelming Alessandro so I quickly took control then I heard a scream and iknew it was our mom, it was filled with so much loss, agony and misery I couldn't stop the howl thattore out of my throat. The moment it left my mouth rogues gathered around us in an instantassuming a battle formation, a Wolfy smirk etched on my lips as I thought of ways i could kill themall.

I shifted back to human form in control of Alessandro’s body then I extended my fangs and claws,everyone else stayed in there wolf forms as the rogues started attacking, there formation wasflawless making it clear they have a leader who is great in battle, I could care less as I planned onripping through them like pieces of cloth.

Two rogues attacked me at once lunging at me heading for the kill, I grab them by their throats andsqueezed then I threw one to the ground and tore open the other one’s belly with my claws andpulled out his inside, blood splashing all over me. I quickly grabbed his companion and just startedclawing and biting at him trying to let out all my pent up anger. Afterwards I continued killing rogueafter rogue ripping off their heads or their hearts or just dismembering them shifting occasionallydepending on how I decide to kill them.

Making a path through the rogues I head to the front door, kicking it off its hinges I ran insidefollowing the scent of my mother's blood I ran down a long hallway that had a blood trail likesomeone was being dragged, I search each room I see, hearing crying coming from the end of thehallway and I ran towards it.

The closer I got I see silhouettes of body parts however I pay them no mind, at the doorway of thelast room I saw the head of an unknown man his eyes wide open in shock. Entering the room I sawthe most horrific scene I have ever gazed upon. The room was filled with blood and goo all over mymom's scent standing out the most, then there's a woman sitting in what looks like a torture chairincapacitated, she looks dead but I can hear her faint heart beat indicating that she's alive.

Of all those sights the one that gave me chills the most was my mom cradling Jermaine in her armson the floor both their bodies battered bloodied and bruised but for some reason Jermaine isn'tbreathing even though i can't see any fatal wounds.

Mom's eyes are swollen and completely red which means she has gone feral, I took a step towardsher but the ferocious growl that left her lips made me halt my steps. I tried talking to her but shewouldn't listen to me she was too far gone I couldn't get her to calm down or allow me to look atJermaine every time I tried she would snap at me.

I heard a noise behind me then saw mom's eyes go wide like she was surprised at something then itchanged to rage. At the sound of a clicking noise I turned to see Kevin standing behind me with agun, he was shaking like a leaf and he looked terrified out of his mind an evil grin came up to hisface as he said

"You took everything thing from me Rosalyn now I'm gonna return the favour"

I heard a gunshot go off and I fell to the floor with a heavy force weighing down on me then I sawKevin run off. I knew he fired the gun and it was pointing at me but i wasn't feeling any pain, thatwas until I heard my mom croaked out

"Alessandro I-im so sorry"

I looked up to see my mom laying over me with a bullet lodged in her chest. Waves of pain flaredthrough my heart as I looked into my mother's eyes they were back to their beautiful hazel colourhowever they were filled with tears.

"Momma no no no please no you can't die you can't leave us” I cried out as she started loosingconsciousness

"I love you mi bambino but I don't think I can hold on when Jermaine wakes up tell him I said I lovehim"

Then she closed her eyes as her breathing shallowed.

"Mom no!!!" I yelled but her eyes still closed

I howled in pain and loss, agony filling my entire being. I heard footsteps then I saw uncle Michaelrush into the room he looked at the room first then at me his eyes going wide as saucers, at first iwas confused as to why he looked that way then I turned to face a mirror and I saw it. My eyes werecompletely black, and I could feel myself slip into the darkness.

I knew what was about to happen next and not wanting to kill my uncle I jumped out the window inthe far corner of the room and sprinted into the forest my last non violent thought being

"I love you mom."