Bryce POV
I can't believe Robert forbade me from going to retrieve Rosie and dealing with her new mate. I would have taken great pleasure in ending his pathetic life right in front of her. Robert should know I want her to come back just so I can watch her suffer as I f**k Reese. He was meant to be mine, not hers. She has ruined everything.
I may have to play nice in order to appease Fallon, but having to share her mate will make her suffer far better than any harsh words. I still hate the thought of her touching him. I'll just have to make sure he doesn't have the energy to bother with her. Once she is pregnant with a pup, he won't have any use for her at all. I can give him everything he needs.
I make my way to the hospital to find out what's happening with my father. Robert insisted that my mother had been claimed, but she would never do that. I know she is angry at him, but she would never take another mate. When Robert finds my b**ch of a sister, my mother will return and forgive my father. Everything will be as it should have been before my sister was so selfish. I make my way into the hospital and the scent of lavender makes me freeze.
As much as I don't want to, my body still reacts to Logan. A few seconds later, he comes around the corner hand in hand with Addie. When she sees me, hatred flashes in her eyes. I need to find a way to get her to forgive me. I know Logan hasn't told anyone I rejected him, so she is still pissed about what Reese and I did to Rosie. I know she is well on her way to forgiving Reese so it shouldn't be hard to get back in her good graces.
I expect her to walk past me without a second glance, but instead they both come to stand directly in front of me. "You know it sickens me that I ever had a crush on you. You are a despicable wolf and I promise that you will get everything you deserve for all the pain you have caused the people I love," she says. "Addie, I wasn't trying to hurt anyone. I love your brother. We can't help who we fall in love with," I say.
I look at Logan expecting a response from him hearing me say I love Reese, but he stays silent. He looks at me with nothing but loathing, which makes my wolf whimper. He still wants his mate, but that won't ever happen. He isn't here for me. He is here to protect Addie. "You are pathetic and selfish. I'm just glad that Reese has realized exactly who you are and wants nothing to do with you," she says before they both stalk off.
She has no idea what she is talking about. Reese is upset, but once Rosie is back, everything will be fine. He loves me and nothing will change that. I take the elevator to the third floor with Addie's words replaying in my head. When the elevator doors open a scent that is familiar tickles my nose, but it fades as I walk toward my father's room. As soon as I'm outside his room, I can hear grunts and the sound of things being smashed inside.
What the hell? I push open the door and my father immediately looks up at me. "Where the f**k have you been" he asks, his bloodshot eyes filled with rage. "She's back and my f**king wolf is gone. Deserted me because she has a new mate. That wh*re actually allowed someone else to mark her." "What the hell are you talking about dad? You are not making any sense." "Your wh*re of a mother is back in the pack with her f**king new mate," he screams.
"Is Rosie with her" I ask, panic flowing through me. Is she back to accept, Reese? "Did you not hear what I said you stupid boy? My wolf is gone, and your mother has a new mate. She betrayed me and all you're worried about is your f**king pathetic sister and Reese." "I'm only asking because Robert will want to know if Rosie is here. The whole point of the trip to the human city was to get her and dispose of her second chance mate."
"I don't know and the only thing I care about right now is making that b**ch suffer for betraying me. You will find her and bring her back to me, Bryce." "Dad, you can't hurt mom." "After all I did for you and after all I've lost, you will f**king do as I say," he roars. "Fine, first we need to find out, if Rosie is even here so we can call Robert. Then I'll bring mom to you." I can't even try to reason with him right now. I need to find out if Rosie is here and if she has talked to Reese.
I make my way toward the Alpha suite a feeling of unease washes over me. The scent from earlier is stronger, and I realize that it's Rosie's scent mixed with someone else's. F**k she is already here. I step closer to the door and I can hear my sister's voice. What makes me freeze in place is when I hear Reese speak. "I, Reese Orick, accept your rejection, Rosalyn Forester."
What the f**k is he thinking? His father is never going to allow him to let Rosalyn go. He will never allow him to take his rightful title without his destined Luna by his side. He can't risk the pack finding out about everything that's happened. I move away from the door and dial Robert. He picks up on the second ring. "What the hell do you want Bryce? We haven't found her and I" he starts to say, but I cut him off.
"That's because Rosie and my mother are here." "Excuse me" he says, not believing what I just said. "She is here and Reese is going to let her go. I heard him accept her rejection using her new mate's name." He growls and yells to someone in the background about needing to return to the pack immediately.
"Bryce, I don't care what you have to do, you do not let her leave the pack. Put them in the cells if you have to. Her f**king mate is human, and I want him dead by the time I arrive. Reese isn't strong enough to stop you from putting her in the cells. Just remember that she is not to be harmed. Are we clear, Bryce?"
"Yes, Alpha, crystal. One more thing, my father's wolf seems to have abandoned him since my mother showed up with a new mate." I pull the phone away from my ear when he growls. "Put her and her new mate in the cells. I will deal with them when I get back. As for Cain, hopefully Mindy can help him. His wolf is probably there but refusing to acknowledge him. We will figure everything out when I return," he says and cuts the line.
I smile because I'm going to enjoy throwing my sister back in the cells. Reese can't be upset because I'll tell him Robert alpha commanded me. As I approach the door, I can hear them speaking in hushed tones. I push the door open without warning. I'm shocked to see Reese standing to his full height. I know he has been pretty weak since my sister marked her new mate. "Bryce, what the f**k do you think you're doing here?"
Rosalyn POV
I wondered how long it would take before Bryce found out we were back in the pack. "Reese, you should still be resting after everything she put you through," he says as he glares at me. "Bryce, I'm perfectly fine. You need to leave." "I'm sorry I can't do that, Reese. Your father has commanded that I deal with Rosalyn's faux-mate and place her in the cells until he returns."
I throw my head back and laugh. He is still just as delusional as when I left. Before I can tell him he can go f**k himself, Reese steps in front of me. "My father will not be Alpha for very much longer, so I'm not concerned about his orders. If you try to put your hands on Rosalyn, I will let her mate deal with you," Reese says.
"Reese, I think you should really get back into bed because you're not making any sense. Your father isn't going to turn over his title to you unless you have Rosie by your side. We can make that happen by getting rid of her pathetic human mate who is no match for a wolf." "Even if my mate was human, which he is not. Reese, has accepted that I am no longer his mate. So, you and a**hat Robert no longer have a say. Not that you ever really did."
Bryce growls and this time Beck comes to stand in front of me. I can feel his aura wash over me, but it feels like a warm blanket, not a heavy weight. I hear a whimper and step around him. Bryce is on his knees and his neck is bared in submission. I step a little closer. "Tell me again how you're going to deal with my mate and put me in a cell," I say sarcastically.