Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 11

Katrina’s POV

Royal Knight Pack

I got to sleep in my childhood room. My bed is so soft. I saw that nothing had changed in it since I had left to go to B***d Claw. I also remember why I had to go there. I am already upset that the problem will arise again, and I don’t want to leave here. I just got back, and I want to spend time with my family. I finally feel safe after all these years. I had the very best sleep last night. I don’t want any more drama, I just want to be happy and safe. Being safe is the most important thing to me now.

I am about to head down to breakfast to eat with my family. I had slept in, and that was a treat too. No more getting up before the sun at 430 to get work done. We ended up staying up talking until midnight until I was about to pass out. I was exhausted. My day had been long, and the rejection had taken some of my energy out of me as well. I may have been hurt by his rejection, but it came with a blessing. My parents had my memories wiped by a warlock who was friends with my parents. He had put a failsafe in with the spell he put on me to lock my memories. Vincent Ash was a powerful warlock and was considered to be a King himself, inside his coven. He was happy to help my parents, and he had put an addition into the original spell, just in case my protector was seriously hurt, or killed.

The situation that I was in was really very dangerous, and so he added that I would get my memories back once I had found my mate. So, even if he was a cruel jerk to me, even with me accepting the rejection, the spell had been broken simply by meeting my mate. By the morning, my memories would have all been restored, but seeing the pack emblem and the familiar surroundings made them come flying back to me. I am so glad to be home, but the problem that caused me to have to be hidden away was still there. Jasper was the problem, Alpha Jasper Kershaw to be precise. He is 32 now, and I am sure he will be coming for me again.

Flashback 7 years ago

“We cannot allow this Bas, I will not allow our daughter to be taken away from us by him. He will kill her, he only wants her for her power, he does not love her. I won’t allow him to do this to her. He is too old for her anyway. She cannot even sense him as a mate, and I wouldn’t want him for her anyway. Look at what just happened to his last Luna”. I heard my mother telling my father as I approached my father’s office, the door was open a little, so the soundproofing wasn’t working.

I didn’t want to eavesdrop, but I did want to know what was happening, as I knew that they were talking about me. My brother Christian came up behind me, followed by Bryson a short time later. We are all listening intently to our parents’ conversation.

“I will not allow it, Deanna, I have already given him my answer, but the problem is, one of the spies we have out gathering information on his pack, came back last night advising me that Alpha Jasper was going to take her from the packhouse.” I heard my mother gasp and then my father’s voice sound out again, “That isn’t the worst part Dee, his plan is to force mark her. He wants to make her his, and although our pack is strong, we can’t keep her a prisoner here forever. We need to figure out a way to take care of her until it is safe for her. I will deal with Jasper, but we need time to keep her safe while we get it done”, I heard my father say to our mom.

“If I may, sir, I have a friend that I have known for 20 years, that lives in a pack about an hour and a half away. I can take Peyton there, under a fake name, and keep her safe while you get this sorted out. It should not take more than a year at the most for you to get this done. I hate to suggest it, but he has a lot of pack funds available to him, and he can get this taken care of by paying the right people off. We need to prove his plan to the werewolf council, and then kill him for even considering it”, I heard another voice in the room say. There was another female in there with my parents, and I had a suspicion of who it was, our head female trainer, Nina.

“That is too far away. How will we be able to keep her safe so far away? This is a nightmare. My poor baby is only thirteen. She is still a child. Bas, I remember that he had taken a young mate the last time too. She was at least 18, he had her as his Luna for two years, and then she died under mysterious circumstances. I can’t allow that to happen to our baby Bas, I can’t. I would rather take Peyton somewhere where she can be safe and still near us. What is wrong with him? He is a 25-year-old man and wants my 13-year-old daughter as his Luna. That is sick, he is almost twice her age” My mother yelled out, and we all gasped from the hallway.

I saw the door open wider and my father looked out at all of us but didn’t say anything. I know he is trying to think of a way to make it better, less scary for us as we are 13, 12, and 11, but there is nothing that could have been said to make it any better. It is absolutely disgusting, and we all thought it was. He looked down at the floor for a minute thinking, and then opened the door wider and said, “Well, you know the worst of it, you all might as well come in here”.

We all walked in slowly because we were ashamed of getting caught, especially when we had been told time and time again, that we were too young to deal with adult matters. They were right. I feel scared and disgusted by what I heard Alpha Jasper wanted me for. I was only 13, I was too young to know who my mate was, he could not have thought that anyone was going to be OK with what he had planned. My mother walked up to me with tears in her eyes and hugged me to her. I can feel my brothers coming up on either side of her and hugging us both. We stood there for a few minutes, and when we broke up, I saw my father leaning on his desk having watched us, and he had tears in his eyes as well.

“Well, let’s think about it and come up with a plan, so we don’t lose Peyton to a madman. I would hate to have to go to war, and my people may perceive it as favoritism, but I would level his pack, to protect our daughter, or our sons. I think Nina had a good idea, about taking her to B***d Claw. I know that pack. It is small, and he would never think of looking for her there. They are not a strong pack, but the Alpha and Luna are good people, and they have a son, who is Peyton’s age. I just don’t want everyone to know what is going on, as you know the Omegas gossip. It will go everywhere, and then us being without Peyton will all be for nothing. He will replace her and take her. So, we need to do this secretly, on a need-to-know basis. Nina, I am good with you telling your friend, but she doesn’t need to tell her family. If it got out, then the whole pack would know, and Jasper would come and get her. We will make up a plan, and hopefully, the year goes by quickly. Nina, go ahead and call your friend and tell her you will be there next week”, my father told her.

Nina nodded at him, and then at me, giving me a small smile, and then exited the office to go call the Luna of B***d Claw. My father is rubbing his forehead with his left hand, and that is what he does when he is really stressed out. I walked to him and took his other hand in mine, and he pulled me to his side, giving me a hug.

“Bas, are you sure about this? I am really worried. I can take her, and we just go somewhere safe until you can get him caught and taken care of. I just have a bad feeling about this. What if he knew you had a spy and is doing this to try to catch her outside of our gates? I don’t want her to go”, my mother said, whispering the last sentence and trailing off, as she looked at my father.

“I am not sure Dee, but what else can we do? We need to let him see she isn’t here, and that we don’t know where she is. He will eventually move on to someone else. He is 25, he is young himself and making bad decisions. He knows that you are a healer, Dee, and he is betting on her being one too, or having another gift. I think it will be easier on her, and keep her from slipping up and mentioning us. If we have a spell put on her, I will also have Nina check in with us each week, so we know that everything is OK with them both. Will that make you feel better Dee?” my father said to my mother.

“I guess I will have to live with it, whether I like it or not, but this is going to cost Jasper. I swear me losing time with my daughter is going to cost him as much as it is going to cost us”, my mother said, and I saw the glint in her eye, she was not playing. Alpha Jasper was going to pay for the plans that he made for me.

End of Flashback

I will ask what happened to Jasper at breakfast. I put my leggings, t-shirt, and sneakers on and headed downstairs to meet my family. I got a few curious looks and a couple of she-wolves that took one look at my clothes and laughed. I guess since I was dressed like an Omega, they figured I was one. Well, no need to correct them. Dad will do it soon enough.

I walked into the dining room and saw my brother Christian locking lips with Amanda, and they were both just glowing as they gazed at each other. I am so glad that they are happy, but hopefully, they can try to reign it in at the breakfast table for a little while. I put my juice on the table and went to see what they had and got an omelet and a strip of bacon. I headed back to the table and ate half the strip of bacon and half my omelet. I am super full and just can’t eat anymore. I am stuffed. I look around the table, as there is no talking going on anymore, and my mother just asks, “Are you done? That is just a two-egg omelet. You can’t be full already?”

“We need to go and talk, if now is a good time for you all? Amanda said gently.

“Actually, can you give us about 15 minutes? I had a meeting that had been requested by a valued Alpha. One that we have had good dealings with for over 20 years. He has helped me on numerous occasions with his people coming in and training packs as needed to protect themselves against rogues. He came in last night and said he needed to speak to me about an emergency situation that he needed my help with. He has never asked me for anything before, so I know that this is very important to him. I have to take that first, as I told him 9 am, and that is in 5 minutes. After that, we can talk. So come up at 915, and we should be done by then. Is that OK with everyone?” my dad said as he looked around the table.

“How about we make it 30 minutes, Bas, I need to get a few things done, but we should be up there by 930. Is that OK with you?” my mother asked him, and he nodded as he rose from his chair and gave her a k**s as he walked away.

“ OK guys, you heard him, 930 at his office. Christian, please take Amanda with you and keep her safe. She is not just Peyton’s only friend, she helped to save her from that awful pack. I need to take Payton with me and get a few things done. We also have an appointment”, my mother said and went over to refill her coffee and then lead me out of the dining room. We head up to her room and when we enter, I see clothes strewn across her bed and even more on a rolling rack next to her bed. There are two ladies standing in the room with us that I have never seen before in my life.

“Peyton, please meet Lynda and Shannon. They are here to help ease you back into being yourself. Lynda will cut your hair and the clothes here are for you to try on and see if they fit. I had to guess at your size, so you could try on a few outfits, to see if we needed to go up or down on the size”, my mom said to me and I nodded eagerly. I was glad to get a pair of jeans again.

I am so glad I washed my hair so well last night now. I finally felt clean, after I washed my hair 4 times. I know you aren’t supposed to, but I washed until I felt clean again, and it took a minute. I wasn’t allowed to get regular showers and I had to make do with what I had. I had a razor in there too, and the best-smelling soap. I am just happy being back here and having cold air in the summer. It helps a lot, as I would burn up in my room overnight, and it is so hard to fall asleep when you are hot.

I sat down in the chair at my mother’s make-up table and looked at my reflection in the mirror, as Lynda started cutting my hair. She worked quickly and my hair needed it. I hadn’t had a haircut since I left the pack 7 years ago. This was much needed and now it was sleek, to just below my shoulders and just a part on the side, it was simple, but I looked 100% better. My hair was now lying properly with no more split ends, it swayed as I walked well. I grabbed a few pairs of jeans and went into the bathroom. I ended up being a size 2, according to the jeans, and I already knew I would get back to my regular size 8 soon. That is what I was aiming for, and I will try to eat at least something at all three meals. Even if it is just a cup, I wouldn’t push it, but I want to have my curves again, and not see my ribs anymore. I am the daughter of the Alpha King and at 5’9”, I need to be strong enough to protect myself. That includes training, in both cardio and weights. I made a mental note to ask Christian and Bryson if they would help me train.

I know one day Alpha James, or Alpha Jasper, will show up, and I want to be ready and able to take care of myself. I want to feel safe again, and even though I am with my parents, I know that precious sense of safety could all be taken away in an instant.