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Adam POV Jenna’s father was brought back into the courtroom. Her mother, Luna Ashley, was also brought in for her husband’s sentencing. She sits directly behind Alpha Gordon, with warriors on either side of her. Everyone was required to stand as the judges returned to their seats. They looked solemnly at those of us present. “There is no winning side in today’s proceedings,” the judge starts to say. “There is only room for justice. The atrocities committed by Alpha Gordon Frasier in the case of trying to kidnap his own daughter, in return assisting with the kidnapping of someone else, plus supporting the development of a rogue army leave us little wiggle room for sentencing anything less than life in prison,” the judge concludes his spiel. Jenna’s mother screams and the warriors must grab her to keep her from lunging toward the judges. Alpha Gordon slams his fist down on the table, breaking it in half as he stands also threatening the judg
Adam POV It felt great to have Sam back again. I am sure there is some story behind his mystery woman, but that would be a conversation over a cold beer once we cleared out the rogue situation. I shifted midstride, destroying my clothes but there was no time to stop and change. Our warriors were updating us that the numbers of rogues entering our territory were higher than we had seen before. They might be an army, but they were not a healed army so there would be disorganization amongst them. They would fight for so long before their own goals would shadow what the current head rogue wanted. And it concerned me that the head rogue could be Tim. He knew more about Jenna because of his connection to the Rogue King and Wendy. Clearly it put him at an advantage we would have preferred he not have. As I broke through the clearing, Sam and Jack were close on my heels. I could not believe what I saw. There were at least thirty rogues fighting o
Adam POV As I come through the forest and come upon the scene in front of me my heart sinks as I see yet another ring of rogues surrounding Jenna. I can see the two warriors in front of her being destroyed as Tim makes his way towards her. I roar my anger as Jake pounces forward destroying all rogues in his path. My only goal is to get to Jenna. When I heard from her it was Elder Fred who had betrayed us, I was filled with rage. I wanted to destroy him myself, but I see someone beat me to it as his insides are spilled out on the ground in front of Jenna. I know, from Jenna, that the Pack members present are unable to shift as they were affected by the wolfsbane. It also explains why they could not communicate with me. Fortunately, the rogues were not bothering with them, and I could see the women were pushing the children away as best they could without drawing attention to themselves. I make my way through the crowd of rogues along with th
Sam POV I sat back in my chair in my office at the Pack House, as Jack filled me in on everything that had happened since I had been gone. Josie was trying to get healed so we could have had a chance. I could not believe that she had not felt herself worthy of me. I understood being a rogue had its challenges, but it never occurred to me she would see herself as less than. She was a powerful woman on her own. Jack continued to talk as I listened. He caught me up on everything that had happened with Jenna. Jenna was like a sister to us, and I was pissed that she had to go through everything she has. It blew me away that Jenna and Josie were half-sisters. Jenna would be devastated to know we had lost track of Josie in the attack by Tim and his gang of rogues. The truth was I had mixed feelings on Josie. I still held the pain of her rejecting me. However, it had gotten a little easier with Lana coming into the picture. Until Lana di
Josie POV As Tim walked away, I could hear someone weeping in the dungeons. I had to strain my ears to hear them. “Hello?” I ask waiting to see if they responded. Nothing. “Hello,” I repeat a little louder. I knew my own voice had been weakened by the poison in my system. I heard sniffling, “Hello?” the woman replied. I shuffle trying to sit up. Realizing I was still too weak I laid on my side, asking, “Who are you?” I ask. The woman replies, “We shouldn’t be talking, we will get in trouble,” she says in a forced whisper. I pause for a moment. The woman sounds terrified. “I will take my chances,” I reply to her. “I am not sure I will,” she replies softly. “What is your name?” I ask her softly so as not to draw attention from the guards. “Sarah,” she replies. “My name is Josie; how long have you been here?” I ask her afraid to hear the answer. “A month by my calculations,” she replies. A month. What the hell has she been doing her
Jenna POV The day had arrived. The Packs were starting to arrive. The excitement among the various Packs and their guests was infectious. Adam and I had the responsibility, and pleasure, of greeting each Alpha and Luna of the Packs who were attending. We had a couple Alphas attending who were single. I knew one was bringing a guest with him. I only hoped they did not encounter challenges if either found their mates tonight. There was some tension among the Alphas with the current rogue situation. With the hit Tim took in his army of rogues, we were not certain he would be able to gather enough rogues and organize them for another attack. I knew we were well prepared, and I had never seen so many warriors present in once place with the additional support from the ten Packs. It was quite incredible to experience. I was most proud of our own Pack members. Our Omegas had planned an amazing dining experience for tonight. As we had discussed
Josie POV I was so warm inside my body. The healing power of Jenna has been incredible to experience. I had always been cold, although I was a wolf. Wolves were traditionally warm and rarely cold. Being a rogue and the daughter of the Rogue King meant I was in a perpetual state of pain and cold. As Jenna worked on my stomach, I felt the ebb and flow of pain. I knew she was struggling and had taken many breaks trying to cleanse me. I had suggested we stop. I did not want her to experience the pain I had endured this long. I was used to it and could handle it. I knew she had almost died when she had worked on healing my brother Eric. I felt a closeness to her during this time. A closeness I had never felt to another. Including my brother. He may have been my twin, but we were never close. He endured me, and killed for me when he killed our father, but I had no disillusion that he cared for me. I did not know if he was even capable of
Lana POV As we walked into the Mate Gala, I had a sense of trepidation roll over me. I could not figure out this ominous feeling I had since arriving at the Red Pine Pack. I had assumed it was because it was my first real duty as Luna of the Harvest Moon Pack. A role I did not want to play, I never wanted to be Luna. However, I had a responsibility to Lucas. I had made promises to him, that I could not break. I would not break them. He had worked hard to become Alpha of the Harvest Moon Pack, and I had supported him along that journey. Being an Alpha myself, I had helped him by sharing the knowledge I had. He was an Alpha, but he was spoiled and never really took being the Alpha seriously. Until his father died unexpectedly. Then Lucas had to step up and take over. Earning the trust of our Pack was hard for him. My support tilted the scales in his favour. We are not fated mates. We are chosen mates. But that came with complications.