Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter Chapter 131

Raven's

POV

I was so proud of Cheryl for standing her ground with Blake. We could all tell that she still loved him. I could see it all over her face when she finally looked up at him. He was her world, for the last 15 years, and her love for him has still survived all the trauma that he has put her through these last several years. I could see that he was desperate to get her back. It was obvious that he was pining away for her, and that he still loved her as well. Despite all the crap, he put her through, at the root of it, was jealousy. He was angry at even the thought of her with another man. It was driving him mad, and that was why he wanted her to ask for his forgiveness, to beg him for another chance. He wanted her to feel bad for doing him wrong. Graham is a real piece of s**t. I am glad that Blake finally stopped his pity party and listened to what I was saying to him.

When the lightbulb went off, he could not leave fast enough, which was good for all of us. Cheryl was exhausted, but I knew she needed to do this. I am glad that although Blake was an i***t, he refused to accept her rejection to break them up. His love for her was all over his face. Even I was moved by this strong Alpha, who loved her so much that he was willing to get down on his knees for his mate. He was begging for her to come back. I will not encourage her either way, not for him, or for doctor Max. This is only her decision, she left Black Moon for a reason. But if he can rectify it, and prove his love for both her and Kevin, I think that would be best for all of them. They have four children together, and they have loved each other for over 15 years. That is a long time together, and it needs to be celebrated. I know Kevin is mad too, I hated that he and my children heard this conversation. I hated that their children heard it. There were things mentioned, that although their own pups were well aware of the issues they faced, ours certainly weren't privy to the same information.

I was glad to see them stand with Kevin and show Blake and Kevin's siblings that they stood with him. That he was not alone anymore. That is going to be Blake's biggest obstacle, the hurt that he gave Kevin. As women, we can overcome almost anything. We are stronger and more resilient than our men are even aware of. We love our mates, and we will fight for them. But the love we have for our pups is a different kind of love. We will battle to the death to protect them. They are so special to us, and I do not want anything bad to happen to them. Even with our Jax almost 15, I would do anything to protect him, and yet he is already a force to be reckoned with. He is almost my height, and he is an excellent fighter. He is the best leader for his brothers and sisters, and he amazes me every day. They all amaze me, for a variety of different reasons, because they all have something special that applies to only them.

They have all been trained to fight, they will need to know how to do that. I doubt that will be rescinded by the Goddess after what I saw today. Kevin would have been a great Alpha, but Forest will not. He didn't care about his mom having left, or why she did it. He only came because he was made to do so, that was clear to all of us. That is so disappointing to see. She is his mother, but he is a slacker. He wants things handed to him, and I bet that she was the only one to ever impose rules on him. He is probably glad she is gone, and that she took his main competition away from Black Moon when she left. We all heard that recording of the conversation between her and Graham. He was grooming Forest to do that very thing, to kill his own brother. He could care less about them being gone. We all saw Forest standing there and he was looking with that stupid smirk of his like he was glad that Kevin was no longer a thorn in his side. I bet I know why he is so glad that Kevin left. I knew Graham well. As a child, I stayed quiet, and in the background, so it was normal for him to forget that I was even present sometimes. I know him for who he is, a backstabbing a*****e that will make any deal, as long as he comes out on top with it. I already know that he had Forest scared to death to lose being the Alpha heir to Kevin, but he needs to. He does not deserve the title of Alpha, and he will drive the pack straight into the ground when he does take it over.

I can see him being in charge of Black Moon when the war starts. I can also see where he would attack us, just to get at Kevin to kill him so he will never be a threat to him again. I am again thankful that the Goddess protected us so much in this. Getting the warning now, of a potential issue, would not have helped us to be able to defeat them in the long run. I can see that we will have less than the 20 years that the Goddess advised us of. I think it will be more like 18 years, but certainly no more than 19. Especially if Cheryl refuses to leave here and come back to him. If he steps down and proves that he is no longer a threat. We might let him stay here with her, and Kevin. We would allow them to build a home here if they wanted to. I could see it showing in Blake's eyes. He is willing to do absolutely anything, to get her back in his arms.

But Forest is going to be a problem, I know that I was not the only one to notice it either. Forest was glaring a hole through Kevin, and Kevin didn't back down. Kevin knows that Forest is not a threat to him, he is a threat to Forest. Kevin has completely changed his training, and he loves the obstacle course. He runs the adult one all the time. Justin started training him on the hand-to-hand that we do, and Kevin is a natural. He is absorbing it as fast as Justin can teach it. Kevin learns quickly and his form is excellent. He listens to the instructions being given and asks questions about what he needs to clarify. Justin, and Brandon, both are greatly impressed by him. I know that Brandon didn't like seeing Forest glaring at Kevin, so after a few minutes he stepped in between them. Forest's eyes glanced up at Brandon before he gave a smirk. He really thought Brandon was concerned for Kevin's safety. That was almost laughable to all of us. Our sons would have dealt Forest a hard lesson today, and Brandon was trying to prevent it. We could all tell that the boys were getting angry at what Forest was doing.

They were not worried about Kevin getting hurt at all. They were all well aware that Kevin could beat Forest in a fight. They just didn't like the disrespect that he was giving to Kevin. That smug look on his face was infuriating to look at. I bet he knew the whole story now. I know after hearing what Graham wanted to do he was probably getting a big head thinking that Kevin left to keep Forest from killing him. Forest was probably now thinking that he could beat Kevin, at the very least. Kevin may be younger than Forest, but Forest couldn't beat him even with his friends trying to hold Kevin for him. If he couldn't do it then, then what hope did Forest have against Kevin in a fair fight? That would not be happening, even more so now that Kevin is being trained in our fighting methods. Also, I know that Graham could not have predicted that Kevin was going to be so gung-ho in trying to impress his father into loving him. Kevin knew that Blake valued a strong fighter, so he became one to try to earn his love. I can imagine the pain that Kevin endured. All because his father refused to acknowledge him, no matter what he did. I know it is true because I lived it myself with Graham.

I believe that this was all in the Goddess's plan. I believe that when we fight them, the strength and power of our pack will come out. That was the real reason for Brandon stepping in front of Kevin. He was defusing the situation before there was an altercation between our sons, well one of our sons, and Forest. It would only take one of them, and I already knew who they were going to send. The youngest one of the group, Dexter. Dex spars with his father daily, all four of them do actually. Now with Kevin here, it is the five of them. The insult would be the fact that Dex is two weeks younger than Kevin and therefore the youngest of their group. But Dex would have wiped the floor with Forest. Forest is more of a threat in his own mind, than in person. I am sure that Graham had thought that Forest would have more of a willingness to train. Forest does not feel compelled to try to train hard like his father. He doesn't want the respect and admiration of his men either. To Forest, the title of Alpha is enough to warrant the respect that he wants. Forest doesn't feel the pressure to be the best in his pack, he could care less about training, I think that it is hilarious that Graham ended up with another Reagan.

It is actually pretty funny when you think about it. He put all his faith and hope in Forest when Kevin is the one who should be the true Alpha for Black Moon. I wish I was a fly on the wall of that cell. I wish I got to see Graham's face when Blake drops the bomb on him. As fast as Blake got out of here, he clearly realized that since he wouldn't bend on his own. That Graham gave him a little help with it. I swear Graham is the biggest piece of s**t that I know, on a list that includes Reagan. It blows my mind, but she is a close second. I have to say that I am glad that she is a good mother. I admit I was scared when I heard that she was being used as a breeder. I wish I felt more upset about the loss of Cassandra, but she really was never a mother to me. I heard what she had said to Cheryl about her regrets. I wish she would have called and told me herself. She could have called from a burner phone and done it, but she never thought to do it, for either of us to have that closure.

It seems like she definitely had a visit from the Goddess in her dreams recently. I wonder if the Goddess showed Cassandra what her fate was. I also wonder if Cassandra even knew she was descended from the Goddess herself. I really don't think she was aware of it. I know for a fact if she had been aware of it, she would have been telling everyone she met about it. She would have wanted the admiration and respect that she got from others because of it. It does explain how striking her appearance was. Mom was always so beautiful. But I guess with her bloodline getting mixed through the generations, she ended up being blonde, as did Reagan. I know that the Goddess has long dark hair like mine, I was stunned to think that Reagan's children would have a greater strength as well, from them being descended from the Goddess too. Will that cancel out our upper hand? Did Reagan's children end up blessed too? I would love another visit to the Goddess, but I have no idea how I can make that come about. But I have questions and concerns right now, and no answers for any of them. That is very frustrating to me.

I am about to exit the shower when Justin slips up to me and shakes his head no as he pulls the shower door closed behind him. "We could tell you were upset, we both felt it. It has been a stressful week, and Brandon got to shower with you yesterday. It is my turn tonight." It doesn't matter who gets shower time usually. We all get together most nights unless we are exhausted. Justin gets the loofah out again, as I had just put it up. Justin is very soothing to me. Getting me soapy, and then gliding his hands on me felt wonderful. I leaned back into his chest as he pinched my n*****s and I reached my arm behind his head to pull him down to give me a kiss. He was all in for the kiss, and I turned around to face him so he could deepen it. I needed this, I need gentleness. Just thinking about Graham and all that he allowed the pack member to do to me as a child was so hard to remember. To know that he was back at it again. I am realizing that he was willing to allow an innocent child to be killed because he was a petty bastard, which was inconceivable to me. I just couldn't wrap my head around it.

Justin rinsed me off and sat down on the tiled bench and pulled me to him. He turned me to face away from him and helped lower me onto him. This was good for two reasons it allowed me to control the speed, and my knees wouldn't hurt pressing into the tile if I was faced towards him. He always seems to know what I needed, without me telling him. I kept an agonizingly slow pace but he kept himself busy with stroking my breasts, pinching my n*****s, and peppering kisses on my back. When I sat down fully on him and had him to the hilt, he groaned and then nipped my mark. He pulled me tightly into his chest and said, "You never have to worry about anything sweetness. We love you and we will both keep you safe." He already knew without me saying it, what had gotten me so upset. I don't know why, or how, he is able to do it. I don't know if it was because he was my true mate. Or if it was because the Goddess reinstated our bond. She may have given him that extra connection for him to be able to find me.

I stood up and bent over to put my arms on the tiled bench to hold me as still as I can and he was already getting into position behind me. He knew what I needed now, and it wasn't gentle and soothing anymore. He slid in and started a hard pace. My legs were already shaking with the pleasure of it. I was pushing myself back towards him as he continued to keep his hands on my waist and keep going. Justin knew I was getting close and pulled my body up against his. He started to nip my mark and then start rubbing my clit. I screamed out my release when he bit down hard on my mark and I swear I saw stars as the next few thrusts he made kept my c****x going, as he finally found his release too. My legs were like jelly now, and I would have fallen if he didn't have such a tight hold of me.

"Raven, seriously, you do not have to worry about anything. We are always here for you. Brandon was concerned because he is positive that the little prick at the gate is going to willingly go to war with us. He wants to kill Kevin and will do anything to get it done because he knows that Kevin is a threat to him getting the Alpha title. He wanted to go speak with the boys. Kevin is having a sleepover tonight with our boys tonight, and Brandon knows that they have questions for him. He didn't want you to get more stressed about speaking about it, so he took them all down to the dining room to get ice cream. He won't be long, but he wanted you to be taken care of, and I just happened to have lucked out to be the one here to do it. Although I am sure if it was his night, he would have insisted on it being me that took the boys down. I understand what Brandon means. Kevin is a good kid, he got dealt a bad hand with all that has happened to him. We both feel sorry for him and will do what we can to help him get past this" Justin told me. "I just hate that I missed the ice cream, that sounds like a great idea," I told him.

He helped me dry off and then said, "Well, let's get dressed and go get you that ice cream."

We were almost dressed when I told him, "I was just upset about all Cheryl and Kevin had to deal with at Black Moon. Graham is completely vicious and needs to be put down. I am glad that Blake has him in a cell now. I know for a fact that Graham will be in a world of hurt soon if he isn't already. Blake really seems to love Cheryl, and he was very upset at losing her. I just had to let him know that it wasn't necessarily his decision to cheat on Cheryl. She needed to hear that too. She was very upset with him, and I knew why. I am glad that Dr. Max is interested in her, he seems like he really likes her. It is always a good thing to have options. But I can see that she is still in love with Alpha Blake. I have never seen an Alpha go down on his knees and humble himself for his mate before. Alpha's are usually too prideful. Most would never lower themselves to show their love and respect for others to see. I know his children and the warriors with him, were all stunned to see it. He needed to do it though. If he doesn't show her exactly how he feels about her, he could lose her. After what I heard about what he has done to them both, he may already have lost her."

"I don't know about that Raven, I happen to know for a fact that you have seen an Alpha on his knees before. Seemed to me that you liked it too." Justin teases me as we exited our bedroom and I feel my face blush. He is right, I have, and I look forward to seeing it again. That was a great night, and now that he has mentioned it, I would like to mention it to them both so we can do it again. That was a wonderful night and I remember that Justin held my upper body against his chest while Brandon made me scream over and over again. My blush deepens and I said, "I really did like that, I think we should do it together again soon." I shiver in anticipation, and Justin gave me a smirk. "Your wish is our command, Raven. I believe that we can make that happen" Justin said to me. He raised our joined hands up to his mouth, to kiss the back of my hand as we headed downstairs to the dining room. I can't hide my smile as I think about the fun night ahead.