He would never touch Melanie again or go near her. Thankfully, EJ turned to leave expecting Robert to follow him. He was taking care of Elise, just like he should. Oden linked, “And we are going to take care of our mate like we should.” I didn’t know if she was ours since we hadn’t actually seen her yet. I did know that I was going to make sure Robert steered clear of her.
She deserved to walk around her pack without being bullied. Especially since she was clearly hiding it was happening. I couldn’t stand the thought of that. Of her suffering in silence. I could even imagine why she did. Oden snorted, “Yeah, no Beta needed for that. I don’t even need to ask Phil myself.”
My dad linked, “Son?” Oden snarled to me, “She doesn’t tell them because they never believe her when she says she didn’t cross. Our mate is SUFFERING because they are lying about her. She doesn’t think they will believe her.” Which pissed me off for her.
The thing was, I knew Peter would believe her. He’d use an Alpha Command on those she said bullied her. It was standard practice. Did she not know that? Oden scoffed, “Obviously not. She doesn’t want them to call her a liar.” I needed to find a way to get that information to her.
I couldn’t stop my growl when Robert took a step to follow my brother. My dad linked, “Ok, seriously are you about to commit murder at a dance? I’m not saying don’t, I’m just wondering why. I can be on cleanup; I just need a heads up here. Also, your mom is going to rage in a second based on your feelings.” EJ and Elise had gotten far enough away they couldn’t stop me.
I was pissed and grateful Robert took that damn long to follow my brother’s order. I’d be more upset if it meant I didn’t get to achieve my own goals. I popped in front of Robert enjoying how terrified he looked.
Oden took over and threw him into the trophy case. I told him, “I assure you Robert, I’m a fucking Alpha.” Then punched him in the face. Cassie sent me her feelings that I was an Alpha and to kick his ass. Oden told me, “I assured Rain that we will.” I spoke our space unheard chant. No one needed to hear what we were going to say.
My dad linked, “Alexander, I need a response of some kind.” I sent him my feelings that I was taking care of shit. He said, “Ok, I’ll take feelings in the bond. Oden could talk to Thor too, that’s also acceptable. Who are you debating whether or not to kill? And why?” I sent him the feeling that I was debating killing an idiot. He groaned.
Phil linked, “Uhhh are you going to kill a grubby title chaser? What did she do?” I snorted, “She grabbed my dick and squeezed it. I worried at one time she’d snap it off. She’s lucky neither EJ nor Cassie spotted it. I’m also not with her.” He hummed, “I’m confused. Explain more.”
I snarled, “Robert IS STILL BULLYING MELANIE! Find out why we don’t know that because the only reason I can ascertain is because she doesn’t think they will believe her.” He sighed, “I hate that you figured that out without me finding the right way to frame it.” Oden shouted, “I KNEW IT!”
I told Robert, “You’ll leave Melanie McAlister alone.” Robert snorted, “What are you going to do about it? It’s not the pack you’ll be an Alpha of.” I slammed him down on the ground hearing ribs crack. I pointed out, “It’s not yours either you little shit. You’ll go back and an Alpha Command will get used on you. Or my sister will make you tell the truth then they will know.You’ll have your every move around Melanie watched.” He paled more than I thought was normal.
Oden reasoned, “We are terrifying, and your eyes are half black and gold right now.” Because he was just as much in control right now as I was. He just wasn’t fully in charge. EJ linked, “Don’t kill him.” Seriously? The world would be better off if I killed him.
I could easily AND Hastein would have my back. Hastein clearly had a hold of our bond because he again sent me the emotion to do what I needed. Everyone else was sending caution. I noted there was a Fairy here recording me.
One day it would stop surprising my Uncle Aiden had people everywhere all the time. I shot the Fairy and annoyed looked, but he simply smiled back at me then flashed his Royal Guard seal. Fuck. He wasn’t going to leave.
Oden asked, “Who cares? GET THIS WHELP!” I asked, “What’s his wolf saying?” He answered, “He’s groggy. Like they are drunk.” I didn’t smell any alcohol on him. Maybe they’d taken drugs. I used my pushing power on him.
He must have been thinking about Melanie because I heard them talking. I also didn’t need anyone to tell me it was her voice; I knew it was. “GET RID OF THAT WOLF! YOU’RE NINE YEARS OLD YOU PATHETIC WIMP!”
Her voice sounded beautiful as she replied, “I’m a wimp who can kick your butt! It’s my stuffed wolf! Peter said I could keep it so you can’t take him!” Robert snorted, “You’re mine to toy with, mine to bully, mine to lie about.”
Melanie snorted, “I’m so beyond not yours… it’s just… no. I am someone else’s. You like Elise anyway… which like everyone knows. literally everyone. Why don’t you just say that out loud so EJ can just kill you, and you’ll leave me alone!”
Robert snarled, “Elise is different from you. I love her. You’re just my possession.” I let him go because my own possessivenessfired. Oden snarled, “MATE IS NOT HIS! ELISE IS OUR SISTER IN LAW! HE CAN’T TAKE ELISE! BRUTUS WOULD KILL HIM! HE’D RIP HIM TO PIECES! HE CANNOT HURT MY BROTHER!” I assured him, “He won’t take either of them.”
I snarled, “MELANIE IS NOT YOURS! DO YOU HEAR ME?!” Robert’s eyes widened. I continued, “Leave her alone!” Robert smirked, “You’ll never know if I do or not. You’ve never even met her. Which means she wouldn’t tell you. I don’t know how EJ knew, but I’ll make sure she’s quiet about it again.”
My dad linked, “Alexander Marcus Nathan Conners, you answer me right now about why you are so upset.” I replied, “Robert thinks Elise is his and she’s not!” It wasn’t a lie; it just wasn’t all of the truth which my dad called me on. He sighed, “I’m begging you to tell me all of it. I know there’s more.” I couldn’t.
My mom linked, “I don’t know what the FUCK is going on at this school dance, but I know you. I don’t give a mother fucking shit if you kill someone. You make your point no matter what that means. I will back you up and have your six. Do you hear me?” I replied, “I hear you.” She replied, “Good. Tell your dad what’s going on. If you need me, I’ll be there.” I grunted, “I knew you would be.”
I pushed at Robert again. This time I heard Melanie scream and hit the ground then I heard ripping. She screamed bloody murder, and I heard punches. She shouted, “NO! HE IS MY WOLF!” Then I heard feet pounding on the ground. She must have run away.
Robert yelled, “You’d better run! That wolf is going to be shredded next time. Don’t you dare tell a soul about this!” I could hear her crying but heard her snarl fairly impressively. I was too angry to hold onto the memory, so I let him go.
I snarled, “DID YOU TOUCH HER?! What was that?!” Robert explained, “I didn’t really touch her the way you mean! I’m not a pervert. I just ripped her shirt off while my friends held her down. It pissed me off and matched that stupid colored stuffed wolf. It was prominently featured on the shirt and I’d already ripped the first one off her. She didn’t learn her lesson! What was I supposed to do?”
I ordered, “LEAVE HER THE FUCK ALONE! YOU REALIZE THAT WOLF LOOKS LIKE MY WOLF!” He blinked several times as if that had not occurred to him. Or that Oden would have the opposite reaction to his wolf being featured and ripped to shreds. Oden snarled, “OFF OUR MATE’S BODY TWICE! HE HURT HER!”
Oden took over and punched him. He snarled, “LEAVE HER ALONE!” Robert was still holding on to consciousness and looked like he was hiding something. So, I pushed at him again. I heard him and his friends planning, “She’ll be dancing in an hour, and T has a big project he’s working on. He won’t be with her. We can split up, destroy the wolf, and watch her cry.”
Oden slammed me forward and we lost the rest of the hold we had pushing at Robert. He was shaking now and a little blood trickled out of his nose that he quickly wiped away. I snarled, “Robert, let me make something clear. if you EVER make Melanie McAlister cry or destroy that wolf, I’ll take you to the Hackura realm where no one will ever bring you back.”
I practically vowed, “I’ll torture you for a decade before I kill you, and I WILL kill you if you touch her again. Are we clear?” He stared at me like I was the crazy one here. Oden scoffed, “He’s a perverted deviant and we should RIP HIS THROAT OUT!” My mom did say I could.
Uncle Bjourn’s feelings told me was leaning towards I should do what I wanted and Hastein’s feelings told me he practicallyon my six. I replied, “EJ said not to kill him.” Oden grumbled, “I could explain this to Brutus, and he’d change the order.”
