Page 12 of Silence Falls a New Alpha
Something seems weird yet familiar about Jace, and I can't put my finger on it, so I want him close. I don't know why but I just can't place why his scent seems somewhat familiar, I've never met this man before, have I?His scent seems to be that of one from long ago.
Sighing, my father looks at me in complete defeat. "Very well." He softened his voice with me and everyone, even Alexander who had stopped growling at this point, stared in shock.
I honestly expected him to fight me on this, yet he didn't. Is he trying to make up for the fact that he hit me yesterday? I looked at the men and they smiled kindly at me as if to say thank you. Alexander is just looking at me as if he wants to say something to me, yet he doesn't speak up. I wonder what is bothering him minus Dylan simply being in the room with us. Maybe I could catch Alexander alone and ask him what’s going on in his mind. I went to move closer to Alexander, something about him just screams to me that I’ll always be safe and it’s not even the fact he is the beta. Yet my father’s eyes locked on me and I froze, unable to even inch closer to Alexander.
"Katie, show Dylan to his new room, it's directly across from yours." My father blurted out randomly to break the awkward silence we were all in.
A silence was caused between jealous men and pack ranks. "He doesn't have a role at this time in the pack as he is arranged to marry you. Once you two wed he will also become an heir of this pack due to being your husband."
Alexander was not happy, and everyone could tell. The look on Alexander’s face was that of a jealous lover who wanted to kill anyone looking in the same direction as his lover. A look that I didn’t understand as there was nothing between me and Alexander, there never had been. He ended up storming out of the office with Jace on his heels. Jace was almost running after him to try and keep up with Alexander’s pace due to his anger.
"Alpha, I apologize for making such a request." Bradley said to my father before leaving to find Maxwell leaving my father alone with Dylan and me in his office.
I could tell my father was torn on this arranged marriage, yet he couldn’t stop it. What’s done is done thanks to him signing that contract. A blood contract. He sold off his only child for the sake of revenge. For that, I will never forgive my father. From this day on I must learn to face my fears and stand my ground.
"Katie, you and Dylan are dismissed for the day." He said and turned his back to us as we both left the office. Normally he would have more to say or would even give a warning, but he wasn't acting like himself. It was as if just maybe my father was upset that he argued with a close friend of his and was forced to pick between Bradley and Alexander.
Alexander's POV
I'm not happy with these wolves and that brat needs to stop staring Katie down. She isn't eighteen yet she doesn't know who her mate will be, I growl. I'm done. I just want to kill them and be done with this. I have a special bond with Katie as if she was already my mate and I just need her to turn eighteen so she can feel it too. I’ve never felt this way about anyone else before.
Suddenly Katie jumps into the conversation taking all of us by surprise. "Father, if I might offer a suggestion." She isn't showing fear after hitting her, good I'm proud of her for hiding that fear I saw in her eyes yesterday. So, help me if the alpha hits his daughter for speaking up today, I won't be able to stop myself, fuck I barely could yesterday. I froze waiting to see if he was going to harm her again in front of everyone forcing me to fight him or what he would do.In my mind, it was as if I knew she meant more than my best friend did and so she is who I would defend.
My eyes widened. My alpha, my fierce alpha. He just smiled and spoke softly to her in front of everyone. He must realize that he hurt her, his only child. I feel a calm come over me as I knew she was safe as if a weight was lifted off my chest. I unclenched my fist seeing that my alpha had a change of heart and wasn't going to be rough with her again. This calming feeling of Kate being safe was strange yet warming, I care about her, no I love her and the thought of her getting hurt breaks me.I would show her how a woman is supposed to be treated. Oh, how I would be so gentle with Katie if she would just let me.
I zoned out just thinking about Katie and how I should have told her when I'm pulled back to reality with the sound of her father. "Katie, show Dylan to his new room, it's directly across from you." Hearing the alpha say that my blood boiled, and I felt my wolf coming out.
I was so angry I was going to shift right then and there to attack that kid before me then possibly even my alpha. I can't believe he put that guy’s room right across from her, the fucking nerve of doing that. I left the office and went to the training area in a dead sprint. I need to get this anger out. I don't care what I have to do.
Maxwell saw me and his expression was all-knowing, he rushed to me and punched me square in the jaw. I grin and we start fighting, not to kill each other but to blow off steam. He could tell simply just from being around me so much that I needed this, I needed an outlet for my rage and that outlet was fighting him. We attacked each other, not even holding back in terms of harming each other. It felt good to just let it all out without restraint. Maxwell was close to my level of combat wise so I knew we wouldn’t kill each other. He landed a blow on my stomach knocking the breath out of me. I smirked and uppercut him forcing him into the air and then his back as he slammed into the ground.
The new members stood in shock seeing us just go at each other without a care in the world in terms of injuries. I was so into this spar that I completely missed when Bradley and Derrick walked up to the training area.
Bradley stood there debating on if he should get involved or not as the alpha in him told him to break us up but since he isn't an alpha anymore, he stood there and watched. Derrick walked up to introduce himself to Jace, yet he kept it brief due to the fight going on. I however was in full-on fight mode; blood flew from both of us as we fought and collided with each other. If I hadn’t walked out to Maxwell this would have been between me fighting Dylan and I can promise that he would have died today. Dylan comes off as a fucking man whore and I know he is going to try and fuck Katie. Growling, I hit Maxwell harder than I should have. He slammed to the ground and yet I was on top of him viciously attacking him as if he was Dylan. Rage was in complete control of my body. I was seeing pure red as this went from a venting spar to attempted murder.
"Enough, both of you!" Derrick yelled. "Alexander, that's some way to act like a beta." I growled at him trying to scold me.
He just stood there shaking his head in disappointment, he could tell I was upset but he didn't agree with my anger outlet. "We are training doc." I grinned as Maxwell walked off to meet Bradley gripping his ribs with one hand. Derrick grabs me by the wrist and drags me to the pack infirmary. Jace was dead on his heelsas he didn't want to get lost and that's when I caught his scent clearer than before. It was just so familiar, yet I couldn't place it. It was a scent I've been around before but only briefly. How could I know this scent when I’ve never seen this guy until today? Odd I thought to myself. I wonder if Katie picked up on his scent and that’s why she suddenly got involved with the new ranks. I needed to talk to her about this, maybe she could remember where his scent was from.
