Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 17
Regan POV
My father’s grip was tight. I fought the urge to blanch and tried my best to look innocent as he glared down at me. “Where do you
think you are going?” he growled, as I tried hard not to look back at the forest where I had come from.
“Back to the house” I stammered, as he continued to observe me with a sceptical look on his face. “Luna Jennifer sent me home
for the day” I added, trying to look convincing.
He scowled. “You’re meant to be doing your duties and helping the other omegas. You want me to believe that the Luna simply
let you go for the day?” he scoffed, unconvinced as my spirits sank.
Great. Now what was I supposed to do? “You could mind–link he I suggested brightly “She’ll tell you that I’m telling the truth.”
It was all I had to offer. There was nothing more I could think of to get me out of this situation. I could see him wavering, trying to
debate if what I said might be the truth. A startled voice rang out from the trees. A farmiliar one. It was enough to make my father
halt his actions.
“Johnathon, what are you doing?” she demanded.
Luna Jennifer sounded shocked. I wondered if this was the first time she had expressly seen my father lift a hand to me or if she
was simply embarrassed that he was doing it out in public for other pack members to see. My father released me relictantly, a
scowl on his face.
“Did you give Regan permission to come home?” he growled at the Luna who looked taken aback.
I was stunned at how casually he spoke to Luna Jennifer. That was not the proper way for pack members, even the Beta, to
show respect. If he had done that to Alpha Jackson, he would have been punished immediately. Instead of being angry though,
the Luna simply looked at him with a frown. Strange. She should have put him in his place, I thought surprised and a little miffed
that she hadn’t.
“Yes,” she said defiantly, lifting her chin and regarding my father with flashing eyes “Regan fell off a ladder today, and given the
shock she had, I surmised she would be useless the rest of the day and instructed her to go home.”

Her tone was ice cold. She didn’t even so much as deign to glance at me. My father looked at me and then deliberately looked
back at her.
“You mean you let her go for something as stupid as that?” he said in disgust, wrinkling his brow and regarding her incredulously.
Ouch. He was tearing strips off the luna but what was worse was that she was letting him. This is not how a pack worked or how
one treated their leader. Was he being deliberately obtuse of did he act this way towards her all the time! It was a mystery how
she didn’t immediately correct his behavior. I found myself puzzled by this strange interaction between the two of them. It was
much more casual, instead of a discussion between a Luna and an inferior being. Being a Beta did not rate this much respect
from somebody higher up in the hierarchy.
“Beta Johnathon Luna Jennifer drew herself up, her eyes blazing her shoulders straight and her body stiff.
She looked incensed as she raked her gaze over my father, her nose crinkling.
Finally. She was finally giving my father what for. 1 secretly celebrated, even as I knew this would most likely result in some form
of punishment for me later. It was worth it to see him being put in his place.
“May I remind you that I am the Luna and Lam in charge of what goes on around here, not you” she snarled, moving so that her
face was mere inches from my father’s as he went silent, perhaps sensing that he had seriously overstepped. “The next time you
treat me with such disrespect, or speak to me so casually, I will not hesitate to have your tongue ripped out and
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have you rendered mute” she finished in a deadly voice.
Whoosh. I let out the breath I had been holding, impressed with how easily she had silenced my father who was now cowed. My
father bowed his head remorsefully. “I apologize for the rudeness Luna Jennifer. 1 was not thinking” he managed to utter as she
glared at him “It will not happen again” he added swiftly.
She did not look convinced. There was still a scowl on her face as she turned and eyed me warily. “Regan what are you still
doing out here?” she snapped now focussing her attention on m“I adut you home quite some time ago and was under the
impression you would go straight there to rest.”

Shit. Now I was in trouble. I wracked my brain for some form of believable excuse. “I urn, thought that it would be nice to take a
longer walk to steady my nerves” I stammered.
She was never going to believe that. I could see her looking at me and then glancing back in the direction of my mother’s
gravesite. My mouth went dry. She looked thoughtful for a moment and then nodded slowly. Shit. She knew I was there. 1 braced
myself, waiting to be outed to my father but she surprised me.
“Next time go home straight away” she advised angrily as I nodded vehemently, relieved she didn’t divulge my secret to Father
and confused that she hadn’t. “You never know what you might run into on your own.”
Her eyes met my father’s, some silent form of communication. knew they weren’t mind–linking because their eyes remained
clear instead of going cloudy. I sensed there was something else they were speaking to each other about. I hesitated, my eyes
going between them both, as though I was looking for some sort of clue, which frustrated my father.
“What are you waiting for damnit?” my father roared, seeing me still standing there stupefied “Go home already. You can start on
the laundry and dinner” he added folding his arms across his chest.
The Luna did not move. I paused but then quietly turned on my heel and began to walk in the direction of the house. She could
have tattled on me to my father about the gravesite but she had chosen not to. I knew she knew I was there, but she had kept
silent on the matter, and I was grateful. I still didn’t know why she had chosen to visit, but I wasn’t about to bring it. up in front of
my father. I could sense their eyes on me, the Lun’s practically boring holes into me. My father’s voice began to speak, but it was
so hushed that I could not hear what he was saying as he began to speak to Luna Jennifer, who leaned in close to hear him, a
thoughtful expression on her face.
Heather was not in a good mood when I came home. Naturally. She scowled as I entered. “Why are you home?” she
immediately demanded and then swiftly changed her mind. “You know what, I don’t want to know. Get dinner on and do the
laundry. I have nothing to wear” she complained, flipping her hair over her shoulder and glaring at me “With you being at the
pack house, some of the chores you do around here are starting to get neglected. You’re going to have to start staying up later if
you’re going to get everything done in time” she added viciously.
“Why can’t you or Isabelle put the laundry on?” I asked, without thinking about it.
Smack. My head flung backward, and I tasted blood as her hand made direct contact with my face.
“Don’t be such a smart ass” she snarled “How dare you try and talk back to me. I’ve told you before that I won’t tolerate it You’re
lucky your father wasn’t here to see it” she added glowering as I put a hand to my cheek which was now throbbing.

I swallowed hard. Part of me wanted to scream, to yell at her for being so lazy and for relying on me to do the majority of the
work but I knew that wouldn’t be wise. I forced myself to stare down at the ground, sensing just how volatile Heather’s mood
was.
“I’m sorry” I whispered, “I’ll go start the laundry” I added, turning around dejectedly and beginning to head to the room as she
watched me, her hands on her hips.

The sound of Isabelle’s laughter coming from behind the closed door in her room only made me feel even more
dejected.Sometimes I wished that I lived with another family.
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Chapter 18
Xavier Pov
It’s the night before our eighteenth birthday. Xander and I are watching the décorations being placed up, the omegas moving
frantically back and forth, our arms folded across our chests. It doesn’t occur to either of us to help, not with being the Alpha and
Luna’s children. We’re above all of that. My mother places a gentle hand on our shoulders as we turn to look at her. “Just think
tomorrow morning, my babies are going to be eighteen” she whispers as I roll my eyes and Xander turns to hug her “I can’t
believe how grown up the two of you have jen”
Her voice is shaky, her expression nostalgic
She waves towards Isabelle who comes prancing over. Isabelle ist helping with the decorations, I note, but rather watching and
bossing the omegas around in a blatant overreach of her power and position. My mother, of course, makes no move to correct
her behavior. I suppose she thinks that as future Luna, it well within Isabelle’s prerogative to boss the omega around, including
her sister Regan, who I have not seen, I think with a frown as I try to discreetly scan the surroundings for her with no success.
Maybe she’s inside the pack house?
“Xavier, Xander” Isabelle places a kiss on our cheeks and smiles sweetly at us both.
I feel repulsed, wiping the trace of her kiss away with the back of my hand as my mother shoots me a scolding glance.
“I’m so happy to see you. Look how beautiful the decorations look outside” Isabelle takes Xander’s hand but leaves mine alone,
to my instant relief.

There are fairly lights everywhere, lanterns, tables set up in a marquee, centerpieces, sashes on the chairs you name it, we had
it. Nothing was too good or too expensive for us. I thought I was a bit much, but then, we were expecting other Alphas to attend
from other packs as well, so perhaps it was to be expected. It was not to my taste, but Xander looked impressed as he eyed it
and studied the various bits and pieces.
“It’s beautiful,” he told a beaming Isabelle “I can see how much work you’ve put into it. Thank you, and thank you Mother” he
added, causing my mother to also beam at him.
“Well, at least one of you appreciates my efforts” my mother grumbled good–naturedly, as Isabelle giggled at the expression on
her face and playful manner.
“I appreciate it,” I said absentmindedly “I’m just not prone to sucking up like Xander is.”
Xander shot me a scathing glance in reply. I glared at him. We were both still out of sorts with each other and continued to argue
with one another. He continued to defend Isabelle while continued to have my misgivings about her. Something that was not lost
on our mother as she eyed us both. She sighed
“Isabelle, I’m sure that you will have a wonderful time tomorrow she said warmly, glancing at me warningly “but do you mind if I
have a quick word with my two boys here? I have something that I would like to talk to them about in private. Alpha business”
she added hastily so that Isabelle would not get offended.
Instantly Isabelle looked intrigued but swiftly nodded. “Of course Luna Jennifer. I will go back to helping with the decorations.
Xander, Xavier, I will see you tomorrow at the party She smiled sweetly at us all.
“Thank you for being so understanding Isabelle” My mother complimented her and then smiled as Isabelle left before turning to
the both of us, regarding us silently for a moment as Xander and I glanced uneasily at each other.
I had a feeling that whatever she was about to bring up, it wasn’t anything good.
“What?” I sneered
“Tomorrow there will be several important Alphas at your event Turning eighteen is a big deal. Not only will you get your wolves,
but you may find your mate and it’s imperative that you stick to the agreement and reject her as you have promised.”
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She hesitated “There is something else 1 have decided must be one If you wish to be Alpha. I would like, tomorrow night. in front
of the entire pack, and the visiting Alphas for you to dle are Isabelle as your chosen mate. You will still have the formal ceremony
later, but this is to” she looks meaningfully at the “prevent further mistinderstandings later.”
“In other words, you want the other Alphas to bear witness to our declaration so that we can’t take it back,” I said, knowing full
well what she was up to. It was beyond deceitful but then again, our mother wanted Isabelle as Luna and she was determined to
do what it took to make sure we did what she waited.
She smiled. It was cunning. “Yes, well you have always been bright Xavier. Naturally, if other alphas witness you make that
statement, they will hold you to it as the law insists. Since you have promised to do it anyway, it shouldn’t be too much of a
problem should it?” she asked pointedly.
Xander looks nervous even as he nods his agreement. 1, however have my doubts. The thought of having Isabelle as my mate,
forever, makes me feel sick to my stomach. I can feel it churning and feel bile rising in my throat. I swallow hard, watching as my
mother’s eyes narrow and her voice becomes sharper. “Xavier?” she snaps.
“What Mother?” I stare at her “Would you prefer I lie and pretend that I have no qualms about taking a spoilt Beta’s daughter as
my mate?” I challenged, feeling frustrated and beyond exasperated.
She huffed. “You didn’t have any problems before but now you want to say that she’s spoiled? In what way Xavier? She’s been
groomed for this position, it’s true, but that’s because Beta Johnathon and I always thought that you would make good matches
with each other. It happens in packs. Sometimes a chosen mate is more desirable and has better qualities than a fated mate.
Such as in this case. I do not think that it is a bad compromise for the position of future Alpha, do you?” she demands irritably.
“That’s just it Mother. I’m starting to think that the deal we made with you, or the agreement you insist on, is more for your benefit
than our own.”
My words were blunt and cut straight to the chase. I stared her down, daring her to refute what I had just said.
For a moment she looks stunned. As though unable to believe what I’ve just said to her. I’ve never been this defiant before, this
questioning. But something about this just angers me. 1 can feel myself wanting to strike out as my hands form into fists and my
nails dig into my palms, drawing blood. The pain is a good distraction as my mother slowly inhales and then lets out a large and
loud exhale.
“It is for the benefit of the entire pack,” she says slowly “and if you cannot see that Xavier, then I’m beginning to question if you
are truly fit to lead.”

“Who my mate is has no bearing on my leadership” I snarl, while Xander stands between us, beginning to look slightly panicked.
“I am simply saying that I am not entirely sure that Isabelle is as perfect as you seem to think she is,”
In other words, mother was blind where Isabelle was concerned. She would never see Isabelle as anything but perfect. Isabelle
could do no wrong in my mother’s eyes.
My mother sighed. “Nobody is perfect Xavier, not even you. Civen time, Isabelle will adjust to her role as the Luna, just like I had
to. Her prowess in fighting, her etiquette, and her comportment are all assets as is her popularity. Nobody will question her right
to lead. You can’t ask for more than that” she explained tightly.
She forgets all about love, aChapter 19
Xander POV

Was Xavier trying to intentionally piss off and rile our mother up? The last thing we needed was for her to take away our
positions as the future Alphis, I couldn’t think of anything more humiliating than that happening to us. I had been practicing for
this moment my entire life, from the moment I had been born. I had been the dutiful son my entire life, awaiting the day that I and
my twin brother would be declared e Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. Nothing could compare to that, not even turning eighteen
and gaining our wolves. Xavic was about to mess it all up with his stupidity. I was beyond annoyed with him. Why couldn’t he just
leave well enough alone
“Just play the game” I repeated softly, watching my brother’s facul expressions flit across his face, trying my best to be
persuasive and encouraging. “Please Xavier, don’t mess this up.”
I was almost begging him by now. We were so close to our dreams.
He scowled. “Why do you always have to do what our mother and father tell you to do Xander?” he demands heatedly as T put
my hands in my pockets and stare at him silently. “Why can you just think for yourself for once? Are you telling me that you
would give up everything to have that..that harlot as your mate” he snapped, curling his lip in revulsion as though Isabelle was
some sort of whore.
“Isabelle is not a harlot I shouted, losing my composure, even at a small part of me wondered if I was trying to defend her. or if I
was simply refusing to acknowledge that his words were hitting close to the truth “and it’s a small sacrifice, Xavier.
Maniscule in the grand scheme of things.

“A small sacrifice?” he asks looking at me in disgust “Love isn’t a small sacrifice Xander. I guess I never saw it clearly before, but
now, I think, I want the mate that the moon goddess fully intended for me, for us to have” he amended.
I shifted on my feet. Involuntarily, my mind flashing back to the moment when I had touched and held Regan in my arms,
remembering the tingles I had felt as they ran through my body, Was that how it would feel to touch my mate, or was that even a
hint of what could be expected? I could feel myself becoming intrigued even as I desperately tried to deny that what Xavier was
trying to say wasn’t the way I felt about it all. But why did Regan constantly come to mind even when I tried to push it away? Why
was it when I went to sleep at night, that it wasn’t Isabelle that haunted my dreams, but Regan! Even now, I can feel her soft
strands of hair, see the raven blackness of it, and picture those big pretty doe eyes of hers as she looks up at me and I feel my
body stiffen.
“We don’t even know who our true mate is Xavier I force my voice to remain patient, as my brother exhales and looks at me in
exasperation “What if she’s an omega? Are you going to still want her then?” my voice is deliberately cruel, in an attempt to get
my brother to see sense.
What if it’s Regan? A small voice inside my voice asks and I fight to keep my face expressionless. I know it can’t be Regan.
That’s impossible. The tingles I felt when I touched her were simply aftershocks from the fall, I tried to reassure myself Besides,
somebody of her status, which is nothing, even lower than a pathetic omega’s, due to her killing her mother, would. never be
paired with somebody the likes of Xavier and me, soon to be Alphas.
But if it was Regan, you would want her, wouldn’t you. the voice persisted as I frowned, finding it difficult to ignore.
I couldn’t deny that Regan was attractive, pretty even. But that’s as far as my attraction to her went. Just because I felt odd
sparks when I touched her, didn’t mean anything. But just picturing her in my mind’s eye was enough to cause a reaction in the
lower part of my body and I shifted on my feet, awkwardly trying to hide it from thy brother who luckily, was too busy looking
away from me to notice it. Thank god. I coughed, drawing my brother’s attention back to me.
Why do we put such value on status and hierarchy” my brother’s voice is thoughtful “When did it become undesirable to have a
mate that was of lower status? It used to be that it didn’t matter because the mate bond was sacred and because it was believed
that they increased your strength by being with you.”
“Your mate still does,” I said frowning at him “but I guess as time has gone on, more emphasis has been put on having a
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mate of more desirable qualities, and that happens to be due to their status.”
“It’s wrong” he muttered irritably.
It’s life Xavier” I countered back “No different to royalty who w only marry other royalty from different countries. Look at our pack”
1 gestured wildly at it “We’re one of the larger ones in the country, Is it any wonder that our Mother and Father want to ensure
that it’s properly taken care of and that our leadership is up to their standards? They have helped grow this pack and turned it
into what it is today. Can you blame them for wanting to make sure that their legacy and what they built with their own hands
continues after they are gone?”
The omegas continue their work around us. Xavier still looks deant. I sighed. Even I don’t believe my own words, but I was
prepared to sachlice my own desires in order to become Alpha didn’t understand where his reluctance was coming from. He
couldn’t be falling in love with Regan, could he? Surely, he would not stoop that low? Falling for somebody that the pack would
wholeheartedly despise? There was no way we would be mates with that creature. He was being naive and childish. He needed
to grow the hell up and accept that life didn’t always go the way we expected it to He needed to accept what was important and
do his duty for the good of the pack. The pack was always our main priority. It always would be.
“What is your plan?” I narrowed my eyes. “When we get our wolves tomorrow, what are your planning to do Xavier? I can’t stop
you from feeling the mate bond, no matter how much I want to, because I think you’re being stupid” I said loudly and with heavy
emphasis, “but I will fight you until you reject whoever it is, if there is somebody that we are mates with, in this pack.”
“Then I guess it depends on what happens tomorrow then” he countered with a raised brow. “Perhaps fate will smile on you
brother and the moon goddess will grant you her mercy and nobody will be our mate tomorrow and all will be well” he allowed,
his expression hard and his lips twitching, “and if that’s the case, I will follow your lead and announce Isabelle as our chosen
mate but...” he shrugged.
“If you sense or smell your mate sometime tomorrow, you’re not planning on rejecting her, are you?” I whispered stricken,
coming to the right conclusion as he gazed steadily at me.
“Are you insane? Mother will have you whipped and placed in the dungeon before she will allow you to accept somebody
besides Isabelle as your mate” I snapped, “Don’t do it, Xavier, I’m warning you now.”
“We all have choices to make Xander. Even you. You’re happy to accept what is given to you, without question. That’s your right.
But me. I’m starting to wonder about this pack and what goes on behind closed doors. Not everything is as it seems. Not

everything is as perfect as Mother and Father make it out to be. You can stay with the pack and bury your head in the sand” he
stared at me, his eyes
glinting under the fairy lights “or you can break away from the crowd and start discovering for yourself what’s really important to
you. The choice is yours. ander. I’m going my way, you go yours.”
He turned and walked away, leaving me standing there, bewildered and hurt. I wasn’t used to being estranged from my brother
and the idea that both of us were on opposite sides, made me feel like I might be losing the bond I had with Xavier
forever.
SEND GIFT
s though that is of no importance whatsoever.
“It’s okay Mother, I think that Xavier and I need to talk” Xander interrupts hastily and my mother looks between us and then nods,
turning on her heel and stomping off in a temper.
I’m not in the mood and glower at my twin brother spoiling for a fight when he speaks. “Look, I’m not sure about Isabelle either
okay” he admits in a hushed voice “But right now if we keep fighting against Mother like this, she’s going to take ba our titles.
Don’t be foolish” he hissed “Just play the game. It’s not as though Isabelle is ugly or anything. We could have been given much
worse” he pointed out “at least we know who our mate will be, instead of being given one from a different pack.”
As if that’s anything to be grateful for. My lip curls and I can’t help but stare at him in disbelief. Is that all you can say?”
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