Alpha William POV
We still had no idea who all participated in the kidnapping, but from the moment Gemma’s father Marvin found out about her mother Mary’s betrayal he’d been asking about her nonstop. After he had learned about her self-harm his check ins became more frequent, and even though I wanted to keep the kidnapping from the rest of the pack it was hard not to tell him.
While we were planning her rescue Marvin had mind-linked me several times to check in on how she was handling everything. He had obviously known about her mother’s heritage, but not about the sacrifice she made to leave the Royal Coven. I had lied to him while we were still unsure if we would be able to rescue her, and I also didn’t know how he would react to me working with the Coven King to do so.
Now that we are all back I knew that he could be trusted, and I had let him in on some of what was happening with her. He was obviously enraged t
Alpha William POVMy nostrils flare and I can’t think of anything but getting to Gemma. My aura is rolling off me trying to suffocate the will of everyone that’s within the room, but the only people that seem to be affected are my pack mates. Jennifer stands her ground as Andy falls to the floor showing me his neck in submission, but as I try to push my aura over her harder she just laughs.“You realize I literally control the minds of animals right, and your little temper tantrum isn’t going to have an affect on me.” She continues to laugh which only makes my rage boil over.“I said to MOVE NOW.” I growl at her as I take a step towards Gemma’s door, but before I can even take another step someone behind me clears they’re throat.“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this little rumpus, but enough is enough sit the fuck down Alpha.” The Coven King is now standing close behind me as I
Gemma POV The days start to blur together with everyone around me trying to figure out what’s wrong with my mind, and why Westley’s memories of everyone besides me seem to be gone. Kade the Coven King has been around a lot, but whenever he seems to pop up Alpha William is never far behind. I haven’t seen Westley sense the other night, and even though I know it was all a lie my minds still being twisted to care about him. The other night I found myself sleep walking in the hallway, and when I was awoken by Kade he told me that I had been murmuring about finding West. I don’t know what was done to me, but it’s making me slowly lose my mind. I’ve talked with Alpha William about some of the other memories that have been tugging me towards his brother, and most of them weren’t about Westley at all. I already felt completely violated after what happened at the cabin, but now even my old memories of my fated mate are violated. In between trying to figure out how to make me normal again Jen
Westley POVI’m finally awoken again, but before I can even have a minute to get my mind in order or even get a fucking drink of water Gemma’s sister is in my face. Her voice is fuzzy, and my vision is shit as I try to blink my eyes at her several times trying to figure out what is going on. I continue to stare at her as she speaks only getting bits and pieces “Gemma …….. Power ……… Idiot ……… Stop staring ……….. Hurry up ……… Now.” She pulls me up as the words she’s saying finally register what the hell is going on with Gemma.I yank my arm away from her as I scent Gemma and head towards the Rose and lavender smell that’s now encased in what smells like a campfire. I begin to panic is she in trouble what the hell happened after they knocked me out. I swear to God if anyone has hurt her I will kill them.&n
Gemma POVEver sense we got back from the cabin everything around me has felt surreal, the more they force how they thought I should feel on me, and what they thought I should do the more it all just felt wrong. Kade and William seemed to be playing a game of tug of war with me that I wasn’t even given the choice in participating in. I had started to enjoy spending time with Kade, but he felt like a wise older friend nothing more. Obviously I felt something for William, but I could tell that he was still hurt and angry about everything that had happened at the cabin no matter how much he said that he was trying to forgive me for him. Like I decided to go they’re of my own free will and betray him which only made me annoyed by his ever looming presence. He sat there in the background like a creepy stalker, that tried to talk to me as little as possible unless I had a question about my memory.William seemed to be adamant about me
Gemma POV I frantically stood up standing between the two Alpha males that wanted nothing more than to kill each other all because of me. “ENOUGH!” I could feel my molten lava powers surfacing as my emotions took over. I tried to take in a deep breath and center myself like Jennifer had taught me. “William it was my fault things got out of hand, and I forgot how this would affect you it was an honest mistake.” All he did was glare at me, “oh you forgot that I was your mate how convenient for you I wish I could do the same.” He spat at him, and I let out a small whimper from his hurt full words. When Westley stood up growling at his brother I knew that this situation was going south quickly, and the fire within me was now at the surface tempting me with its intoxicating pleasure to help solve my problem. I shook my head trying to clear my mind to stay centered, and when Westley’s hand comes to interlace with mine he
Alpha William POVEver sense we rescued Gemma and Westley my life had become a whirlwind of conflicting emotions. One minute I’m ready to forgive Gemma for a betrayal that she wasn’t even in control of, and the next I want to hurt her just as badly as she had unknowingly hurt me.I was walking a fine line between love and hate with Gemma these last few days, but wasn’t that the true nature of passion? Love and hate were so closely similar that one could turn into the other so easily with a few wrong or right choices. If there was enough passion to fuel one or the other they were both possible. I could tell that my hot and cold behavior towards her started to change how she saw me, but it both terrified and relieved me that I might be close to losing her.After West was knocked out and in the care of the Coven King I tried to convince myself that Gemma was still my Rose bud from before the kidnapping, bu
Alpha William POVAs I slowly walked out of her suite it hurt like hell I didn’t understand why, because in my mind I had already came to the conclusion that I needed to let her go. It was time for me to focus on weeding out the traitors within our pack, and I knew that tomorrow was going to be a day of reckoning especially with West and I finally standing united. My father may have gotten his way in having Gemma and West together, but after tonight I know that West isn’t going to be loyal to anyone but his Luna.Everett had ratted out all three council members including my father who had apparently been the mastermind that had implemented his sick plans. His only demand for giving us all the information he had was to promise that we would send him to the same pack where his sister is so he can at least be by family while he serves his punishment. I had talked to Andy’s sister the Luna of the pack where Maddy was before we
Alpha William POVWhy does he keep calling us her boys?“See boys before you were born I had an identical twin brother named Thomson. He was born a couple minutes before me, but there’s never been twin Alpha’s in our pack so they weren’t sure which of us would become Alpha. Then when your mother was born a year they didn’t know which one of us was the future Luna’s mate.” As he keeps talking our mother begins to quietly sob as she drops to the floor obviously distraught by what he’s about to share. I look to West confused trying to see if he has any ideas of what the hell our father is saying, he doesn’t seem to but like me he doesn’t seem as fazed by what my father is sharing. I’m frozen in fear wondering what’s were about to learn oblivious to everything else that’s happening in my office until West mind-links me.‘Go to Mom Will, Gemma is still shaking I can&rsqu