My Mate and Brother's Betrayal

53 What is Going on Here Jayden POV

A heavyweight rests on my chest. My eyes fly open as I start to struggle against it. "Not a word," Waller growls. His hand covers my mouth as I scan the room. Two of his cronies are standing next to my bed. I knew beating his a** today in training wasn't going to go unpunished. Barrett insisted we fight in human form.

I know I made things worse for myself, but honestly, it felt good handing him his a** in front of the pack. "You're going to get your a** up and walk downstairs without saying a word. If you do anything stupid, Jerome is going to break your brother's neck. He is right outside the brat's door waiting for one word from me. You thought you were cute today in front of the pack, but you are going to pay for embarrassing me," Waller says.

When he finally lifts his weight off me, Atlas is trying to push forward, but I remind him about Jacob. "Fine, but one day I'm going to take great pleasure in ripping this little pr*ck apart" he growls. My forearm is roughly grabbed, breaking me out of my conversation with Atlas. "Move your a*** Waller says.

I follow Waller while the other two a**holes follow behind me. Once we step into the hallway, I

realize it has to be in the middle of the night. There is no light shining through the windows. I should have known this coward would wait till the darkness could hide his sh**y behavior. I'm surprised he didn't shoot me up with wolfsbane before he let me out of bed.

The pack house is quiet as we make our way downstairs and through the foyer. Waller pushes open the door that leads to the pack yard. As I step outside, crony number one shoves me hard. I'm able to right my footing to stop myself from hitting the ground. Before I can stop myself, I whirl on the pr*ck. I growl low and, despite his posturing, I see fear in his eyes.

"Enough, keep walking omega" Waller growls at me. "Do you really think I give a sh*t if you cal me an omega, Waller. I will always be an Alpha, but you will never be one."He lands the first punch to my stomach and I hold back the groan. He is nowhere as strong as I am, but he is still of Beta blood. He reaches out, grabbing a fist full of my hair. Twisting my face, so I'm

looking into his eyes.

"I was going to have a little mercy on you tonight by just having two of us pound on you but that bulls*t you just said bought you a ticket to a three-man a** beating" he says with a smirk. He is so full of sh*t. We start walking again, but this time I try to keep pace with Waller so his d*ckhead friend doesn't take another cheap shot.

The path he is leading us down will take us to a clearing near the pack border. He wants us as

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far away from the pack house as possible. I wonder if Corey knows he's doing this. He is going to be pissed if I don't heal by the time I have to meet Barrett for breakfast. As Waller steps into the clearing, the sound of branches breaking has us all freezing in place.

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A chocolate brown wolf steps out of the trees and I recognize he's a pack wolf by his scent. Waller must realize the wolf is on patrol near the border. He shifts, and I fist my hands at my side. The wolf is a man I once considered a friend. "You can continue your patrol, Fredrick. We don't need any help to deal with this poor excuse for a wolf," Waller says. His eyes quickly meet mine.

Something that I can't decipher flashes in his eyes before he turns back to Waller and nods. He shifts back into his brown wolf before he takes off running toward the trees. Waller turns back toward me with a sinister smile on his face. He takes a few steps toward me, trying to intimidate me. "Must feel like sh*t to have no one care about what happens to you. Your own brother left you to suffer because you're worthless," he says.

It takes everything I have in me not to give control over to Atlas. Without warning, a hard kick

to the back of my leg knocks me off my feet. They take the opportunity to land kick after kick

to my back, stomach, and face. I try to get to my feet, but Waller leans down as I take another kick to my stomach. "Stay down, or I'll have Jerome bring that little ba**ard out here to watch his big brother get his a** beat."This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

"What the hell is going on here," a deep voice booms and everyone freezes. I'm sure my eye is swollen, but I can make out Barrett standing near the path. "Councilman," Waller says, fear clearly present in his voice. "I asked a question and I expect an answer" he says, taking a step closer to us. I manage to get to my feet though I'm sure I have a few broken ribs. "We were just getting in some extra training," Waller says. you 

"Do often train three on one" he asks. Before Waller can speak, Barrett steps closer so they are nose to nose. "You know what I think. I think you got your a** handed to you today, and you didn't like it. I think you decided to bring Jayden out here to teach him a lesson. I think you think that you have some power because your daddy is the acting Alpha," Barrett says as

he releases his aura.

Waller and his buddies immediately fall to their knees baring their necks. I'm able to stay on my feet, but I bare my neck to show my respect. "Jayden, I appreciate the respect but rise. You are an Alpha, unlike those that are kneeling before me." I do as he says. "Now, I'm going to take Jayden to the pack hospital to be checked out and you three will report to the Alpha's office now," Barrett says.

"My father is sleeping" Waller says and Barrett growls. "Do you think I give a flying f**k that your daddy is sleeping? Maybe you should have thought about that before you decided to

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attack the future Alpha of this pack. It will not go unpunished. That much I promise you." Barrett motions for me to join him. 20 Point 

I brace my hand against my side as I step toward him. "He is too weak to be Alpha of anything," Waller growls out. Before I know what's happening, Barrett has knocked Waller to the ground. He straddles him, landing three punches to his face. The familiar crunch of his nose breaking brings a smile to my face. Blood pours from his nose. Barrett gets back to his feet and heads toward me.

"Get your a**es to the Alpha's office now" Barrett says. We make our way down the path back toward the pack hospital. "Do you want to tell me what the hell was happening back there?" I'm half tempted to tell him when Waller links me. "You better say that we were training, and it got out of hand, or I'll make sure you never see your brother again" he says breaking the link.

"Jayden, I can help you. I know something isn't right, I can feel it. I just need you to tell me exactly what the hell is going on" Barrett says. "Can I ask you a question?" "Of course, I'm here to help you Jayden," he says. "You spoke about Beckham, but you haven't mentioned Jacob at all." He stops walking and I turn to face him. Sadness flashes in his eyes. "I couldn't imagine losing one brother, but you lost two. I didn't want to bring up Jacob knowing that it would cause you more pain," he says.

What the f**k is he talking about? "I just hope you find peace knowing he's with the Goddess" he says. "I don't mean to be disrespectful, but what exactly were you told about Jacob?" "Corey, informed the council that a few days after your father was killed your brother was so distraught that he ran trying to escape his pain. He wandered too far and was killed by rogues outside the pack territory."

That pr*ck told the council Jacob is dead. If I try to tell him about Jacob, they will do something to make sure he can't be found. I have no choice but to keep my mouth shut no matter how much I want to tell this man every evil thing they have done to me. "It was just a really intense training that got out of hand," I say before I start walking again. I'm grateful when Barrett doesn't ask me anymore questions.