Saving His Feral Mate
Chapter 43: Could they be related?

Alpha Victor POV

When I first laid eyes on Chloe, my breath caught in my throat. She looked so familiar, but I couldn’t figure out why and I felt a strange pull towards her, that I didn’t understand. I swear she looked so much like me that she could have passed as my daughter. I knew she wasn’t though, since I’ve been with my mate for over 25 years and I’ve never cheated on her.

I was so mesmerized by Chloe, that I didn’t realize I had been staring until Alpha Knox cleared his throat and pulled me out of my trance. I couldn’t stop glancing over at her all throughout lunch. Everyone else was chatting away, but the only thing on my mind, was this young mysterious woman sitting across from me.

I needed to replace out more about her so while everyone ate, I decided to ask her a few questions. I knew I was coming across a little forward, but luckily for me, she didn’t seem to mind. She looked equally curious about me, as I was her.

As soon as she told me her mothers name, everything clicked into place. I knew exactly who she was and why I felt a familiar pull towards her. How was this possible? How did we not know about her until now? I had so many questions running through my mind.

“Are you even listening to me?” Xander snapped from the backseat, bringing me out of my thoughts.

“Sorry, I was thinking. What did you say?” I asked, while shaking my head and trying to focus on him.

I really didn’t want to deal with my son right now. I knew he would of felt the same pull towards her, but how do I explain to him who she is?

“Who was that girl?” He asked pointedly. I looked back at him from the passenger seat and could see the anger in his eyes.

“It’s not important.” I replied with sigh, knowing he wasn’t going to let this go so easily.

“Like hell she’s not important. I saw how much she looked like you. f**k, I even felt a pull towards her. He spat out angrily and before I could replied, he continued his angry rant.

“I swear to the moon goddess, If you cheated on my mother, I’ll f*****g kill you.” He seethed, causing me to let out a defeated sigh.

“Calm down, son. I didn’t cheat on your mother and would never think of hurting her like that.” I replied and looked back to see his anger fade slightly, but the frown on his face deepened as he thought over my words.

“Then who is she?” He asked again, while looking deep in thought.

I watched him carefully for several minutes without saying a word. When all of a sudden, the light bulb went off in his head and I knew he had figured it out.

“No way…” he said, sounding completely shocked.

“She’s my cousin.” He practically whispered.

“She is.” I replied confirming his thoughts.

“Why didn’t you say anything? She doesn’t think she has any family left, but she has us now. You should of told her.” He said and once again was getting angry with me, but for a different reason this time.

“Do you not understand what this means?” I asked, while rubbing my hands down my face in frustration.

“What it means? It means he has a daughter! What else matters? She deserves to know and more importantly HE deserves to know. This could help…” he started, but I quickly cut him off.

“I know, but this changes so much, you do realize she’s the rightful heir to our pack, right? She could take over the Alpha title and there would be nothing either of us could do about it. Is that what you want?” I spat back and saw his face pale.

Anyone who knew my son, knew just how badly he wants the Alpha title. He’s worked hard his entire life to make sure he would be ready when I retire. He sacrificed a lot growing up, between extra training and attending meetings with me, he never had a chance to enjoy his childhood, like other kids did.

“F**k.” He cursed under his breath.

“What are we going to do? He asked defeatedly.

I could see how torn he was. He’s a good man and wears his heart on his sleeve. He wanted to do the right thing, but was he willing to risk his title by doing it?

“I need time to think, this is not exactly something I saw coming.” I replied in frustration.

“Not a word about any of this to anyone.” I commanded everyone in the vehicle.

“Not a word about any of this to anyone.” I commanded everyone in the vehicle.

“Yes, Alpha.” They said in unison.

The rest of the car ride was silent. Everyone was lost in their own thoughts, including myself.

In my heart I knew what I should do, but my brain made me second guess myself. We don’t know anything about her, she could destroy this our pack. She’s been a rogue for two years, living as a lone wolf. I couldn’t help but be proud of her strength at that thought, but I pushed that aside. Yes she’s strong, but knows nothing about running a pack.

What if she takes over our pack and leads us straight into a war against Alpha Cameron?

If anyone found out who her father was, it would change so much and I’m not sure it would be for the better. Her mother unknowingly almost destroyed our pack years ago. Will history repeat it’s self? A shiver ran down my spine at that thought.

I need to think long and hard before making a decision on what to do. I also need to dig deeper and replace out as much as I can about that young woman, starting with why Alpha Cameron wants her so badly. I knew her mother was part of Cameron’s pack, which means she was also part of his pack. How did she become a rogue? Did he banish her or did she runaway?

I’ve never been so conflicted in my life. The only thing that was putting my mind slightly at easy, was knowing that she was safe for now with Alpha Knox.

I might not like his father, but it was clear Knox was nothing like him. I’ve heard nothing but good things from everyone who knows him and he actually seemed like a decent guy. That being said, at one point in time I trusted his father and he betrayed in the worst way. I can’t make the same mistake twice, I won’t allow myself to do that. That’s why I won’t consider forming a new alliance with Alpha Knox.

I did notice how possessive Knox was over Chloe. I even had my suspicions that maybe they were fated mates. If that was the case, she might not even be interested in becoming Alpha of my pack.

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Alpha Knox POV

I really didn’t want to tell Chloe about the threat against our pack. I knew she would feel responsible, but I told her anyway. If I wanted her to fully trust me, I couldn’t keep any secrets from her. She was quiet after hearing the truth and it killed me. I wanted to know what was going through that mind of hers.

In the short time I’ve known Chloe, I’ve seen how loyal she is to the people close to her and how protective she can be. That’s probably why I was so worried. I was glad she promised to talk with me before making any rash decisions, but I still had an uneasy feeling in my gut. What if she leaves because she doesn’t want to put our pack at risk? That would literally kill me. We’ve come so far, I can’t lose her now.

After our conversation, she told me that she was tired and left my office to go to her room. I wanted to go after her, but felt like she needed time alone, so I stayed in my office. It’s probably for the best, I really need to start preparing my pack for what’s coming, who knows when Alpha Cameron and Alpha Alec might try something.

‘I need you and Jo to meet me in my office.’ I mind-linked jag.

‘We’ll be there in 5.’ He quickly replied, before cutting the link.

Not even five minutes later, there was a light knock on the door before it opened. Jag and Jo walked in and sat down across from me. I noticed Jo had a split l*p and a goofy grin on his face.

“What the hell happened to you?” I asked Jo.

“I tried putting my foot down with Max and told her that she needed to start wearing clothes.” He replied with a sigh.

“Oh ya? How did that go?” I asked curiously and he flinched before replying.

“Well… She refused, so I kinda got mad and threatened to mark her without her consent. That was a big mistake.” He said with a nervous chuckle, while scratching the back of his neck.

“Is that why your l*p’s busted?” I asked with an amused smirk on my face. What the hell was he thinking? I don’t feel one bit bad for him, he kinda deserved it after what he just said.

“Yup and I’ll be lucky if I can still have kids.” He replied, while crinkling his nose and cupping his junk in his hands.

“s**t man, then why were you grinning like an i***t when you walked in here?” I asked, as I shook my head in disbelief.

“After she was done “GENTLY” explaining what would happen to me if I ever marked her without her consent. We had makeup s*x and she reluctantly agreed to wear clothes around others.” He replied with victorious grin.

“You guys seriously have a f****d up relationship. ”Jag said with a chuckle, while shaking his head in disbelief.

“Tell me about it, but I f*****g love every minute of it. She’s strong, feisty and all mine.” He said proudly.

“I don’t think anyone else could handle her.” I joked.

“Good. She’s mine.” He growled possessively.

“Settle down big guy, she’s all your.” I said, while chuckling and putting my hands up in mock surrender.

“Why don’t we talk about why you called us here?” Jag suggested, clearly trying to change the subject.

“Right, let’s do that. I wanted to talk about upping our border patrol and coming up with a strategic plan for this threat. I don’t want us to be caught off guard if Alpha Cameron and Alpha Alec attack us. We need to be ready.” I said and they both nodded.

“I can add some extra warriors to the patrol schedule.” Jag replied.

“And I’ll increase the morning training by an extra hour.” Jo added.

“Good. Tomorrow Chloe and I are going to see Betty and Tom, I want you guys to come with us. I’m hoping we can replace the twins. I have a feeling they would consider helping us since they already have beef with Alpha Cameron.” I said and and they both look surprised at first, but then agreed with me.

“This is going to be a hard war win, we need all the help we can get.” I added with a sigh.

“We definitely need the help it’s basically two against one, the odds aren’t in our favour.” Jo replied, while running his fingers through his hair.

“Do you think Alpha Victor might change his mind?” Jo added.

“Honestly, I wouldn’t count on it.” I replied in a defeated tone. I hope he does but after our meeting today, I’m not holding my breath.

“Hey, did you get a weird vibe from Alpha Victor when he met Chloe?” Jag asked with a curious frown.

“Ya, I wasn’t sure what that was all about, it almost seemed like he recognized her.” I replied with my own frown.

“That’s what I was thinking too.” Jag said.

“They have the same blue eyes.” Jo pointed out, drawing our attention to him.

“What? It’s true, they kinda looked alike.” Jo added with a shrug.

“Maybe they’re related? She has no idea who her father is, but she definitely has Alpha b***d.” I said, while mulling it over.

We spent several hours in my office, talking and coming up with a game plan. Once we were done, Jag and Jo left. I decided to call it a day and go replace Chloe. I was anxious to see her, I hoped that she was feeling better.

I went upstairs and knocked on her door, but frowned when she didn’t answer. Where could she be? I wondered. Here scent was fairly strong so I decided to follow it. I was a surprised, but at the same time excited when it lead to my room. I quickly opened the door and found her curled up on my bed asleep. I smiled at the sight.

I walked over the bed and quickly unbuttoned my shirt, before throwing it on the chair. Next I removed my pants, leaving me in only my boxers.

I climb into bed next to her and wrap my arms around her waist, before pulled her body against mine.

“Mmmm…” She m****d, when I brought my lips to her neck and kissed it gently.

“I love you.” I whispered into her ear and I felt her body shiver in response.

It felt so right having her next to me in bed. She was already my whole wold and I would do anything to keep her safe.