The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 35

Rafe POV

Rafe smiled at Jack himself, at those words, it made him happy to hear those words. Then he realised this was the first time they had been alone since replaceing out about Luci and the boys. “Our boys are beautiful Jack.” he smiled, truly smiled, about knowing of them finally. That they were here, how good and strong they were, that they were so very connected and not just to each other but to their mother Luci as well. He really did love that about them.

“I know, amazing aren’t they.” Jack smiled right at him.

Rafe got up and walked over to him and just hugged him. “Congratulations Jack, you’re a dad.”

Jack hugged him back. “Congratulations yourself on that, you are too.”

He could feel their bond with each other, and he felt just that bit more connected to him, pulled back and looked at him ‘I love how connected they are.” He smiled, all his joy and happiness on the surface for the man to see, couldn’t help it, there was no containing it.

“Me too, and their colouring, a full blend of both of us and that shimmer in their fur.” Jack smiled widely now. “they almost glitter in the sunlight. That I bet they get from Alari. Her scales were opalescent.”

“Their eyes, so unique too. All power no one will ever doubt their power. Likely put fear into many.”

“Yes, they have Alari’s eyes with a pure Alpha Wolf eyes blended right in.” Jack smiled.

“Deadly and stunning.” Rafe smiled.

“They have Luci’s personality. I bet they’re going to be a real handful.” Jack laughed. “Just like she was.”

Rafe laughed himself “Goddess help the girls when they come of age.”

“Oh, yes. I can only imagine they’ll be just like us in that department.” Jack nodded.

They were just staring at each other now, smiling at each other, truly happy for the first time in many years, talking excitedly about their children. Somehow, Luci had always been able to bring happiness to them. Even now, with all that was going on and all they had to prepare for. Luci, just being here, had managed to bring joy and happiness to them.

She really did belong inside this pack, there was just something about her, always had been that attracted them to her, likely it was her nature. So very stubborn and so very open about what it was she wanted. It was likely all her needs had come from her Siren bloodline, only no one, bar Addi, had known about it. Why she’d just accepted it and catered to it even.

“I’ll send that email.” Rafe told Jack as he stepped away from the man, looked right at him. He was as lit up as Rafe himself was. Hadn’t slept in the same bed as him inside this pack in years, might just do that tonight. He could feel his connection to Jack really strong right this minute, couldn’t not smile at him. He knew he wanted to be with him, there was no doubt.

“Jack, stay with me tonight.” He stated after only a moment’s thought about it.

“Alright.” Jack answered, without hesitation, could even hear the smile in his voice as he walked to his desk “Luci’s suite?” He asked as he sat down.

It was normally where they would go to feel comfort and relax. But that was not what he wanted. “No, my suite,” Rafe told him. He and Jack used to sleep in there even before Luci came into their lives. They would stay in one or the others room on occasion, and always if there was a girl involved that was willing to let them both have her.

“Really?” he was asked, “If Melissa comes home and replaces me in there with you.”

“She can deal with it. I’m done being denied Jack. She goes off and does her own thing, spends all her time with her twin, but won’t allow us to do that…Not anymore.”

“Alright.” Jack looked right at him, smiled himself, seemed happy with this.

Rafe sat and composed an email to send to both his Allied packs, included the information about Alpha Victor Sampson of the Bloodless Moon Pack, the attack they suffered, then the attempted k********g of Alpha Luci just today, to try and claim her against her will. That they had finally managed to replace her and bring her home, she was currently inside the pack once more. Bradley, Cooper, West and even Terence all knew Luci, they’d been allied for many years.

He also let all of them know that Luci was a mother of two. That they’d just found out today they had a child each to Luci, she’d born them twins. How Victor had injured Jack’s son and the future Heir to their pack without concern, that the boy was just six.

That he and Jack would appreciate a meeting with all of them to talk strategy and what, if any, available assistance they would be able to offer. Seeing as he believed when Victor did come, he wasn’t going to be coming alone. Would likely bring all his allied packs with him and whatever rogues he had under his influence.

They had seen that once before, not very pretty and a whole pack had been destroyed by that man. Any remaining pack members had been split up between the four packs that had been there for assistance. He still had a few here, their Gypsy princess had yet to replace her Mate, she was only now just 18. It would likely take some time yet.

Signed it as always, Alpha Rafe and Beta Jack, The Black Forest Pack.

It was never just his name. Although he was the Alpha, it was he considered their pack. He’d hoped that one day they would Mark and Mate the same woman and he’d raise Jack to that of an Alpha himself. Though they’d never talked about it out loud, it was what he wanted. Might have to Mark that man to do so but he didn’t think Jack or Flare would care about it.

Sent that email off to both of them, with not just his thoughts on the subject of Victor coming back to bring war to the pack, but with his thoughts of him once again coming for Luci even though she had never wanted to go with him. Still didn’t. Both of them were attached to the same email so that they could all see everyone’s responses.

It did not take long for his pack phone to ring. He saw Alpha Westly, flashing up on the caller ID “Here we go Jack, it’s West.”

He answered the phone, put it on speaker phone “Hi West, Terence.” He greeted them, knew that both men would be there, had an office just like this one, two desks for a duel running Alpha pack.

“Rafe, Jack, you have Heirs? Twin boys” West’s voice came right down the line, seemed surprised.

“Yes, one to each of us, unknown to us. As you know, Luci was missing for some time.” Rafe nodded.

“Presumed dead, wasn’t she?” Terence asked him.

“Yes, I did presume that. I was very wrong.” He admitted “Didn’t even go that far, still a pack member even.”

“Where was she?” West asked, “Out of curiosity, if you don’t mind, of course.”

“I don’t mind she was across the other side of the lake, in the human town. Looks very different. I would not have picked her from behind.”

“Changed her look to hide from you? hid the children?” Terence asked him.

“Not exactly. You’ll understand when you see her, I believe.”

“Cryptic like your witches.” Terence chuckled softly.

“How is Luci?” West asked. They’d both seen her here on visits during Allied meetings and mating balls.

“Not so good. Nearly got kidnapped today, and when the twins came to her aid, Victor injured Jacks’ boy.”

“Bloody man is a savage.” Jack grated out “My boy is just six.”

“Six?” West asked, “Sounds like you and Bradley will have a lot in common.”

“We all do.” Jack smiled, each of them had a run away she-wolf, though Luci was not their Mate, as were West and Brads.

He heard both West and Terence chuckle now. “Any day is good for T.J. and I, just let us know when Brads available, we’ll come the same day save you rehashing everything.”

“Got ourselves a helicopter now.” Terence stated. He could hear the excitement in the man “You got somewhere for me to land it.”

“Yeah, there is plenty of room in the training grounds to land a helicopter.” Rafe chuckled and shook his head, those two really did love to fly, wondered if it was just one or if they had themselves a whole fleet at his disposal.

“Alright, that is where I’ll put it.” he heard Terence state, sounded happy.

“Thanks, West, Terence, I’ll send you a message when I know about Brad.”

“No problem, happy to help.” West stated.

He looked at Jack who was sitting on the edge of his desk as the line clicked closed “What type of helicopter do you think those two bought.” Jack asked him.

Rafe smiled. “A big one, likely to fit a dozen of their warriors in it.”

“I’ve never known wolves that love to fly and be off the ground as much as those two do.”

“Me either, but they are happy and that’s all that matters. Get here quicker in a chopper as well, than by road.”

“That they will. Go from a six and a half hour drive, to around a two and a half hour flight time, I’d say. Cut that trip considerably.”

“Yes, and that will be good for us, good for all their allied as well. Wouldn’t surprise me to hear they’ve got more than one, likely got enough to take all their warriors for allied assistance.”

“Mm, that would mean a dozen of them likely.”

“Yes, but they already have an airline. What’s a chopper hanger attached to it?” Rafe smiled and shook his head.

They both looked at each other and chuckled, stated “nothing.” at the same time.