Rejected You Alpha, for A Beast
Chapter 59

NATHANIEL’S POV

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“Here.” Nick murmurs under his breath and my foot immediately hits the brakes, the car slowing down, “Right here?” I ask through gritted teeth as I glance around. I notice some wheel marks on the road going to the side as they glow beneath the headlights of my car.

I clear my throat and I hear one hard jab and then smile when Nick grunts, “Yes.” he growls and I pull over, coming to a slow halt before I turn the engine off and get out of the car.

“Bring him.” I demand before slamming the door shut. I get the things out of the trunk, handing it to the two others and I take Nick’s arm as he stares at the ground.

I focus and activate my night vision as I glance around. There’s a thick dent in the long grass, as if someone slid down there and my grip on Nick’s arm gets tighter, “Watch it man.” he tries to rip free, but he can’t escape my hold.

My head slowly turns to him, “You better watch it.” I seethe. I could smell her anxiety and fear lingering in the air, almost like when the smell of the sea travels through the sky when it’s carried by the wind.

I adjust my black turtle neck as I swing my bag with warm clothes over my head before we walk down the small hill that leads to the flat surface of the ground. I snort when Nick slips and I let go of him, watching him slide. He curses as he falls onto his front, his face hitting the ground. He turns, huffing and his warm breath blows out a fog.

“Get up.” I put my weight in my upper body as I lean back, slowly sliding the last bit of the hill before I stop next to Nick’s head. I hover over him, my hands resting on my knees, “Or are you too pathetic?” I tease and his eyes narrow in slits before he grunts and sits up.

I grin as I watch him struggle to stand with his hands tied behind him. I don’t know what I enjoy more, seeing him struggle or knowing that he’s going to be dead when the sun rises.

“Lead the way, mr. Takes what is mine.” I gesture my hands into the dark woods and he scowls at me before walking.

“I didn’t know she was still alive.” he mumbles ten minutes into the walk. I dismiss his words as if I didn’t hear them, “I wouldn’t have left if I knew…” he stops and I just punch him.

I shake my hand as the cold makes my knuckles pain. I watch as his head slowly turns back towards me, his eyes narrowing before he spits out crimson and I mentally give myself a pat on the back for making him bleed.

I did not plan to hit him, but hearing his so called sad voice and him wanting to explain how he didn’t leave her here on purpose just made me snap.

She wouldn’t be in this situation if it weren’t for him and he is going to learn how to keep his bloody hands to himself.

“If you say one more thing about her, I will punch you again, this time…I will hit you for every f*****g letter that will leave your idiotic mouth.” I step into his personal bubble, getting in his face, “I do not like you, I never did and I honestly wish that I killed you the night I saved her.” I seethe and he just blankly stares at me, as if my words are going into the one ear and flying out the other.

“Are we clear?” I shove him back and he nods, “Excuse me?”, “Yes.” he grits and I nod, “Now don’t speak unless spoken to and move. It’s cold and if she dies…” I start to laugh while my heart feels like it’s being pulled in every direction, “You won’t even need to blink before you’re dead.”

He glares at me before turning and he marches off.

I glance at Louis and he’s looking at me with his disappointed look, as if silently lecturing me about my manners, a lecture I have heard a hundred time in his life span and I normally don’t care, but tonight is not the night to lecture me.

“Don’t.” I scoff, shaking my head as we continue to walk.

We walk until there is no more ground to go further…

I glance down the edge of the cliff we’re standing on and turn to see Nick staring a little more down the side, “Spill it.” I snap and he glances at me, “She jumped around that bush.” His jaw ticks to the side and I slip the flashlight out of my pocket, turning it on, shining it onto him. Nick’s face scrunches up as his eyes narrow, “Come on.” he whines like a little b***h.

“If you are lying, remember…”, “Yeah yeah, then I’m dead.” he scoffs and turns his back to me, walking past a bush before halting in front of the cliff.

“This is where she jumped.” his head hangs low, his eyes looking up, making his gaze look demonic.

“Are you sure?”, “Yes.” he seethes and I nod at Louis.

One nod and Louis grabs him, pulling him back before tying him to a tree.

“The anchor.” I demand, replaceing a bigger tree and put it behind it, tying one rope to it and I tie it all together to the tree before wrapping the end around me and I walk to the edge of the cliff, turning to look at my men.

“Hold the rope and if you let me fall, I will haunt you even after I am dead, understood?” I grit out and they nod, fear clear in their eyes, but I don’t necessarily care about myself, I am worried that Jessica might get hurt.

I turn my backs to them and jump down, landing on my feet on the edge. I turn, facing her limp body laying shivering.

I immediately rush over to her, thanking the Moon Goddess that she’s still alive and I scoop her up, backing up.

“Hold the rope!” I yell as I use all of my strength and jump up to the top, landing on the ground with a hard thud.

I lower to my knees, loosening the rope around me that I actually didn’t need before laying her down.

“My bag!” I demand, pointing at the camouflaged bag sitting against the tree.

The bag drops beside me and I pull out a heated blanket, tossing it over her to keep her warm as I search for a thick jacket.

She g****s a bit as her head falls to the opposite side and I cup her cheeks, “Jess baby, wake up.” I try my best to stay calm even though my heart feels like it’s breaking and I could feel my eyes sting.

She has to wake up, she’s fine. She’s breathing, she’s getting warmer…She just needs to open her eyes.

“Baby, come up.” I rub my thumb gently over her cheek and her eyeballs move under her shut eyelids.

I smile as her lashes start to move and her eyes slowly goes open, the one side of her mouth twitching up, “You found me.” she mutters under her breath and I lift her head off the ground, holding her up as I hug her body to mine.

“I will always replace you.” I mutter and my cheeks feel wet.

“Oh…” the tilts her head up, color showing in her perfect cheeks. She worms her hand out from under the heated blanket, wiping my tears from my cheeks, “I’m fine.” she pouts, the sadness and concern in her eyes making my heart feel better, beating faster.

“Can you let me go now?” Nick’s voice breaks the heart felt moment between us and I glare up at him. Jessica’s head snaps into his direction, her body stiffening at the sight of him tied to the tree, “What are you doing here?” she seethes with hatred. Nick rolls his eyes disrespectfully, “Ask your b***d sucker.” he scoffs and she turns to me with a confused look.

“It was the only way to replace you and well, he wasn’t about to just jump in and help.” I shrug and she tosses the blanket off her as she stands up. I grab the thick jacket from the bag, standing and pull the material over her shoulders, “Put it on.” I demand and she slips her arms through the sleeves.

“Leave him here to rot.” she deadpans and my eyes widen, and so does Nick’s.

“What? No. You can’t be serious.” he snorts, looking directly into her eyes.

“You kidnapped me! Again! After I trusted you.” she steps forward with every grit out word, hatred and anger clear in her voice.

“You don’t deserve to go home, you don’t deserve anything.” she shakes her head at him.

“Come on Jess, you know I was just trying to protect you! He is going to kill you!” Nick pulls forward, but the rope snaps his body back into the tree, “Then let him!” she yells, sounding so broken and scared.

“Let me just kill him.” I stand slightly behind her, whispering into her ear and her body just relaxes.

“No, let the cold and nature deal with him. He’s already a disgrace,” she murmurs before storming off into the woods.

I give Nick one last glance as I pick up my bag and throw it over my shoulder, “To be fair, I think you are getting off way to easy. I had plans for you Nicholas.” I tut, “It’s Nick.” he corrects me, trying to act tough, but how tough can someone tied to a tree be?

“Right, well um…Goodluck and I hope I never see you again.” I beam, winking at him before I run after my mate.

“Jessica, wait up!” I jog after her as she struts towards the road, her tiny hands fisted at her side.

“Jessica!” I bellow and she turns around, her raven hair whipping through the air. “What?” she snaps angrily.

“Why are you mad at me?” I c**k my head, stopping when I catch up to her.

“Oh, I don’t know…” she smiles, her head swaying to the side before her smile falls and she glares at me, “Maybe because when I needed you, you told me not right now, blocked our link and didn’t even think twice about it!” she bellows, her voice echoing, the birds in the trees flying away.

“I didn’t know you were in trouble.” I point out, “But you didn’t ask.” she seethes.

“I thought you were at the hotel.” I raise my voice, but she just scoffs, turning her back on me.

“Whatever.” she murmurs before slowly walking off.