Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha novel Chapter 12

Rowena forced a smile. It’s been eight years, and somehow, she felt like a coward. Now, it was time to face her horrible pack again, even if it was going to be a short time. On the brighter side, she would get to see and hear her wolf again, but then, she did not have a best friend in the pack, and it would be quite boring without Gracie. With a still heart, gearing for a no, she asked seriously, “Are you coming with me?”

“If you will go back, then I will be with you all the way,” Gracie said, making Rowena’s smile broaden. She pulled Tracy in for a tight hug before Tracy recalled something and asked, “What about our work here?”

“What if we died? Will the hospital close down because of us?” Rowena shrugged and asked rhetorically.

At the Snow Mountain Pack

Two weeks ago, Alice received a letter from the pack’s mailman.

‘Mom! You won’t believe this. I just realized today that throughout my two years of practicing medicine, I have never had a patient die on me. All my patients heal faster than the average, and I have already been promoted twice. I am so happy, and to respond to your previous letter, no, I don’t intend to return to the pack any longer. I found what I wanted with the humans, and that is respect. I can arrange for you to join me here. I also sent some medications and vitamins for you. They will help you to recover very fast. Love, from your only daughter.’

A tear slipped down Alice’s cheeks recalling how Jaxon had become so cold and ruthless. He only smiled when he was with her, and she knew that he longed for his mate. Jaxon was now the most feared Alpha in North America, but he was so grumpy and easily irritated. Now, the old Alpha was also sick. He was just 58 and could live if he got the right help.

None of the pack doctors could detect his ailments. When Alice informed Rowena in the letter that she was sick, she listed the symptoms Jaxon told her the old Alpha was having. Sadly, even after giving the medications Rowena sent, his health was still deteriorating. Alice sent the letter to get her daughter to come and take care of the old Alpha.

It was a selfish and painful thing for her to do after all that her daughter had gone through at the hands of Charles and Clara. However, Jaxon had wiped the pain Alice felt, for which reason she could not watch him suffer so much for his father.

It was clear that Jaxon was not ready to lose his father, and his death might kill him. Without a Luna, Jaxon was already a dead man walking. There was no life in him. Surprisingly, Charles had not married Clara as everyone had expected. Clara insisted when she turned eighteen that Charles was her destined mate, but everyone knew it was not true.

Alice realized that Jaxon might be here any moment, so she went to prepare brunch since he only came after their morning training sessions. He even renovated Alice’s small house and expanded it. Sometimes, he spent the night there when Alice was not well or when he was too tired to return to the pack house. Jaxon found a mother, but she could never replace the mate he longed for.

“Mom, how are you today?” Jaxon asked with his signature smile which only belonged to Alice for now, yet still, she could see the hidden pain in his eyes. The pain that came through his hopeless wait for his second chance mate. A pain as a result of seeing his father’s health deteriorate and not being able to do anything about it. A pain that no one detected except Alice because she was the only one he opened up to every day.

“I am fine. How is the old Alpha?” Alice returned his smile and asked. Jaxon’s expression dulled. He was still in his training outfit and looked stronger, even more handsome than when he arrived eight years ago. For the time he got to spend in the human world, he never trained like this and he never let out his wolf. Now that he did more of both, it was as if his years were being extended.

“Not getting better,” he said honestly, making himself comfortable in front of Alice at the dining table. Alice wanted to take the pain away but did not know how. While she served the dishes, she felt that talking about Rowena would help. Every time Jaxon heard about her, his mood would greatly improve.