The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 136

Luci POV

Hearing herself being called a w***e, stopped her footfall instantly. She did not like it, point of fact, she’d never, not once ever been paid for s*x. Had willingly slept with Rafe and Jack at every turn. They’d, as far as she recalled, simply enjoyed s*x with her, looked for her, hunted her and spent many an hour enjoying her.

They had never, not once offered to pay for s*x with her, never bloody had to, just looking at the two of them got her all hot and bothered. Not once had they even used the word concubine either. Which was what Orien had told her to go and be, when hed told her to leave Nightfall.

Her attention moved to the she-wolf in question, Rafe’s previous Mate. Now rejected by him and shed heard him in his office. Was still curious about that statement of ‘not blessed by the Goddess.’ It was an odd thing to state after all this time. Considering, she recalled him announcing he and Jack had both found their Goddess Gifted Mates, the day they had come home with them.

Something else was going on around here. She also recalled Jack telling her that things around the pack were not as they should be. She looked at Jack’s neck, no filagree adorned him, she knew that both of them had rejected their mates just by the fact that there was no longer any filigree upon either one of them.

Looking over at the two of them on the shaming post, wondered if Rafe and Jack had been tricked into mating them ‘not blessed by the Goddess’ rolled through her mind once again as she stared at those two, then suddenly she understood. What those words meant. Those two she wolves were not actually their Goddess Gifted Mates.

That was what Rafe had said, just in a round about way was all.

Those two also wanted to talk to her about it. Had stated they only found out a few days ago themselves. Were still trying to figure it all out. Felt anger rise within her and let it build. Stalked herself over to those two.

It was clear to Luci that this she-wolf had no idea what a shaming post-punishment was for. What the rules were of being on one. She herself understood them very well. Orien liked using the one in Nightfall. Though for her personally, she had enjoyed Orien’s ten-day stint on that shaming post, a great deal.

Looked at the she-wolf, who she now realised had taken Rafe and Jack from her. She could see that she had already taken a few hits, had some nice bruising already on her face, one eye was pretty swollen, and black and blue. She had a split l*p and a nice partial handprint on her face. It was too small a print to be from Rafe or Jack, those two had quite large hands, bruising to her ribcage area as well.

Luci looked at the she-wolf’s neck as she educated them on what being on the shaming post meant, how one was to behave themselves while on it. She saw not only no filigree there, but that there was not even a scar from the bite of being Marked

Luci felt Kali snarl inside her mind as they truly understood what Rafe had told them, was the exact truth, even though he had also tried to keep it from her at the same time.

Could only take from that conversation just now that it meant that they did not know how it came about before trying to explain it to her. That they wanted her to understand what had happened to them, how they’d been tricked exactly.

She took great pleasure in that first hit to that she-wolf.

She understood now, that yes, her Alpha and Beta had been completely tricked into it. Shed seen the filigree on them, everyone had. But this woman had not been felt by anyone in the pack, when she had been rejected as the Luna and severed from it. Understood that was because she wasn’t actually really marked and mated by Rafe himself.

Cracked that she-wolf a second time, a little harder, a little of Kali behind that hit this time, her wolf was ticked off about all of this as much as Luci was. She really wanted to lash her with everything she had right that minute. These despicable she-wolves had taken Rafe and Jack from not only her and Kali, but her boys. She didn’t know why, didn’t really care at this very minute. She just wanted to punish them with all she had for it.

Asked about that cat of three tails and then requested it, she was only going to use it if she didn’t shut the hell up.

Saw the look on her face when Rafe offered to have it brought to her and she stated yes. He was not going to deny her the right to punish this she-wolf, likely not the other one either.

Was she realised happy to offer it up, was going to give it to her and likely stand there and just watch her lash the hell out of the two before her. Wondered if this was why they were not dead already, because they knew she would want to hurt them herself.

Took the moment to stand and stretch, prepare herself for the task of dishing out a punishment which she herself now understood was fully deserved. They were alive partly due to her Alpha and Beta not having all the answers. They had not yet spilled all of the truth about how? When?

Where or why? It had been done to them. Some information they still wanted.

Looked over at the other she-wolf, saw that girl drop her eyes instantly from Luci, wasn’t it seem willing to risk her wrath. Was not of Alpha b***d or she didn’t think so, kind of smelled like Rafe’s mate, but not so much. That was a curiosity to her, thought about that, she’d seen her own mother bleed young orphaned children to others. Not just parents but siblings as well, to create good strong bonds.

They smelled similar enough to that family, but she, as a pure b***d, could pick the slight difference, others wouldn’t.

Looked at the she-wolf’s neck, also no scar. She’d not been able to see that on either Rafe or Jack, they were wearing collared shirts which kept that part of their necks hidden from her. Though they would know it themselves, hadn’t told her, why she didn’t know. They likely had their own reasons, she guessed. Let it go.

Looked at both of them, Rafe had a hold of Jack, they were talking privately via a mind-link. Though it looked like Jack was troubled, and not just a little, and Rafe in all likelihood was trying to console him about something.

She watched as Rafe hugged Jack right into him, not the first time she’d seen that, and realised it wasn’t just her watching them, but both Kali and Alari were also watching both of them, as Rafe pulled Jack’s body right into his.

The boys had told her they’d seen their daddies kissing.

She hadn’t doubted it, was just a little surprised by it was all. Shed never been able to get them to do that and she had tried to on many occasions.

Saw as Rafes eyes moved to her and he smiled just a little,

“I’m going to be late if I don’t get going.” She stated

Neither of the she-wolves on the shaming posts had said another word and seemed to understand if they shut up she’d not lash them. “I’ll leave you two alone.” A slight smile to her own face, she liked seeing them that close to each other. Saw him smile at her tone, which implied she thought they needed some privacy.

Watched as Jack pulled himself from Rafe and stated ” We’re coming, Luci.” Seemed to just pull himself together, whatever had been going on he’d gotten “updated by jobnib.com”passed it. likely used his bloodline as he would in a battle to just ignore the issue in the moment, to come back to it later. “I’ll come back and lash them myself later.” He stated and there it was, his Beta tone shining through.

“Probably should.” She muttered and walked away from the two of them, she might just come back here herself and beat the hell out of them both, for what she had gone through. Was currently undecided on that, but only because she knew if she lost it and let all her anger loose, the boys would feel it.

They would come running right to her all ready for a fight themselves. She couldn’t have that. Didn’t want that, wanted them to grow up normal and happy without feeling like they needed to come and fight if she was in a fight.

‘It’s in their nature. Alari told her ‘All sirens understand they can fight from the moment they can produce a call’

‘I don’t want them too.’ Luci told her and she didn’t. They are just children, they should not go into battle and see all that b***d and horror. Should not be a part of it, not until they are adults, over 16, as wolves do.

‘Not just wolves, Luci. Alari commented.

‘I don’t care, there will be no fighting for them anymore unless it is absolutely a necessity, to defend themselves only.’

“You won’t be able to stop them…Don’t even think I could’ Alari huffed a little.

Then we tell them not to. Make them understand why not.’

You may try, their own nature may win out over everything we want for them.’

We’ll replace a way! Kali interrupted them ‘I don’t want my pups fighting either. A united front we’ll present.’

They walked on to the school in silence, at least it seemed the three of them were on the same page. She could feel it, not even Alari, as proud of them as she was, wanted them to fight at this young age. Though she and Kali could feel Alari’s concern over it. Alari understood that stopping them could be an issue, something they were going to have to sit and figure out, it seemed.

She walked into the school as the bell went, noticed that there weren’t many parents there to pick up their children.

Most children just ran off with their friends, heading home by themselves. Knew where their houses were, and that they were safe here inside the pack. They did not need an escort, their parents had no fear of harm coming to their children inside the pack. That was nice, not something human parents got.

The boys were new to the pack, so dropping off and picking them up was not only something she had to do, it was pure habit, she’d been doing it since they started school a year ago. It had been too far for them to walk alone, from their old house to their human school.

Watched them come out of the classroom and smile up at her, she smiled right back at them and got hugged by them as she always did, “Did you have a good first day?” she asked them.

“Yes mamma.” They told her and looked passed her to their fathers, who were standing just behind her, had come to a stop a few steps back, likely just letting her greet them without interference.

Saw both boys smile and waved them off “Go.” She told them, could sense them wanting to go and say hello.

Wasn’t going to stop them, took the moment to look inside the classroom for their teacher. “Did they behave themselves?” she asked. “They can get a little…boisterous at times.”

Esme chuckled, “All Alpha children can be. Their fathers both barely sat still in my class, and I doubt Luci, you did as well.”

That was true, shed been a ball of energy, had multiple nannies all the time, and ran them ragged as well. She had only ever sat still if on her mother’s lap. “Hmm, I was a bit of a terror.” She agreed.

“They’ll settle into a routine, though not likely before the end of the school term. I’m used to that, don’t worry about it.”

Luci nodded “If they do get too much, just let me know, I’ll come help.”

“Alright.” Esme chuckled once more. “But I handled those two out there, I’m certain I can handle their twins.”

It was nice to hear that the boys had behaved and had a good day.

The boys were no different walking home from here to the house, than they were out in the human world. Though right this minute they were actively talking to both their fathers about their day, how they’d played with all the other kids, got to run around the field and beat everyone in the school.

She shook her head when the boys told her that Astral and Spark could outrun all the other kids. ‘They don’t have their wolves yet.” She told them simply and both boys stopped walking and looked at her questioningly, didn’t seem to understand why not

“May I take that one?” Rafe asked her.

Luci nodded “Be my guest.”

They continued to walk while Rafe explained about wolves to them. How most werewolves got their beasts at 16, not at six, that some got them even later and made mention of Kali not coming until Luci herself was 18.

Both boys turned and looked at her. It wasn’t something she’d ever mentioned to them, never really thought about it and they’d never asked,

, so it just didn’t come up.

Both Rafe and Jack stopped at the door to her house, didn’t attempt to come inside,

, “Luci?”

She looked at Jack.

. “Yes.”

“Please come and have a family dinner with us tonight.

Everyone would like that.”

She stared at him for a minute. She was not ready to do that, she thought. “I’ll bring the boys. What time?” She asked in return.

“Are you staying for dinner?” Jack asked.

“No,” she answered honestly, “You don’t need me there.”

“Luci please, I understand….

She raised her hand and Jack stopped talking. “To be honest with you both, I don’t want to have a family dinner with everyone. But you may have the boys for dinner. I’ll not stop you from seeing them. We’ll need to work out some sort of schedule, I guess.”

“Luci, that won’t be necessary,” Rafe told her. “Jack and I will do whatever suits you best. Just let us know and we’ll accommodate your needs, all of them, whatever they are.”

She raised an eyebrow at his words, but said nothing at all on the subject. “Dinner what time?” She asked.

“Six is good.” Rafe nodded and he tugged Jack away, actually turned the man and looked to be walking him off down the driveway. He’d stopped talking altogether at her words of not wanting to attend dinner with them as a family. Had just stood there kind of staring at her sadly, shed thought. Shook it off, all their lives were different now, they just had to get used to it.