Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Chapter 162

Anton's

POV

I do not think that I have ever been so angry in my life. If I didn't know for a fact that it would have horrified Cheryl and Kevin. I would have leaped over this gate and ripped his throat out, and watched him bleed to death before anyone could have stopped me. I have never wanted to kill someone more than I wanted Blake dead in my long life. Not even Draven has angered me this much, and he took my girlfriend away and ended up killing her. Blake better be glad that Cheryl and Kevin were here, or my fangs would have been one of the last things that he would have seen in his sorry life.

I want to stand with Cheryl. I want to protect and comfort her again, I was so glad she came to me, she knew I would take care of her. If I hadn't been so mad I would have shown him the error of his ways. Instead, I comforted my angel in my arms, proud that she was able to calm down because she trusted me. Her faith was in me now, and I could see by the way Blake clenched his jaw, that he saw it too. He was done, and I was the one in her heart now. I saw what he did, how quickly his words tore her apart. He has torn her down for so long, it is like second nature to him, and he excelled at it. Just for that, he deserved to die today. But I heard the plans that the Goddess had for him, he earned them, and it will really drive home the point he was the one to mess everything up. The very people that he trusted, and put on pedestals are going to be the very ones to bring war and ruin to his pack. He was a good Alpha, at one time. Before he allowed Graham into his head. The very son that he is so proud of, is going to take it out of his hands and run it into the ground. Their Goddess knows what needs to be done. I am sure that she will make sure that he will have the proper amount of time to reflect on just how badly he screwed up. It won't solve anything, but he needs to feel the same pain that he put her through. He needs to look into his heart and see where he messed up, and when, just like Graham had to do over the last year. I hope that the Goddess makes very sure that he gets it, and that he realizes what he did to his family. I hope he sees what he did to Cheryl and Kevin because no one suffered more than them.

If I am honest with myself, Cheryl helped me to calm down too. I wanted his blood on me, I wanted to watch him take his last breath. I wanted his last thought to be of me and Cheryl together. He would know his death would break their bond, and nothing would be there to stop me from taking her as my own in every way possible. That thought calms me, as we are almost there. I see Kevin watching me, and I can see that he is giving me a bright smile, "I am glad you found my mom. She deserves to have a good man like you in her life" Kevin told me. His willingness to accept his mother and me being together is a big thing. Most do not trust vampires, usually because they run into the ones like Draven, and his coven. They destroy, and they do not represent all of us. It will be my pleasure to take care of them both, for the rest of their lives.

"I am glad I found her too. I am so glad that you are willing to accept me as a stand-in for your dad. He doesn't deserve either of you. I will work on getting Robert to come and live with us if he would like to. It may be after this is all over with, but I will have a room built for him at our home, and for Casey too. She is still young and doesn't realize the path that she is on, is not the one that she wants to be on. I will do anything to make your mother happy" I told him and we looked back at the gate. Blake has not accepted the rejection, and his minute is up.

I watched as the timer on her phone goes off to alert her that the time is up. I was glad that she showed him that she was utterly serious about the time limit she gave him. The sound pierced the air around us, and I knew she turned the volume all the way up. She turned around and headed for my car, and both Kevin and I walked around to meet her there. I knew he couldn't leave it, as I planned on making good on what I told him, we didn't even get into the car before he yelled out, "Wait! Just wait a freaking minute will you Cheryl."

I see the small smile on her face before she schooled her features into a neutral look and headed back to the gate. Both Kevin and I went back with her, and she turned to look at me again, she is getting better at letting me know when to read her. She wanted to ask me and Kevin to go back to where we were. I walked Kevin back to where we were standing, I looked to see what she was feeling. She is angry with Blake for drawing it out, she doesn't want to look at him a moment longer. But the extreme love that she has for Kevin and me catches me by surprise. She is more worried for us than she is for her own self. She knows that he won't kill her, but after he accepts the rejection, that may change. I do not believe that is totally correct. I will reach out to read him because I do not trust Blake at all. He really seems like an "if I can't have her, no one will" type of person. The flags are everywhere. I will do what I have to do, to protect my mate. I message Alexei and the team and they are all now on high alert. They knew something was up, and they made sure that they were in a position to help.

Alexei already knew that Cheryl was mine. I had also let him know early this morning while I watched her sleep that she was my mate. I told him as soon as I could that I was going to ask her if she would accept to become one of us. He was thrilled. Alexei knew I was worried about asking her because I didn't want to put pressure on her. I just wanted her to be mine completely, and for us to live out forever, together. I was going to make that happen, I will not let Blake take her away from me. "Cheryl, please, think of all our time together. We have built a family, please, just think about that before you throw it all away, for him. I can give you the world. I don't want to lose you, baby, please. Just tell me what you want and I will give it to you. Whatever it is, I will do it. I want you and Kevin both to come back home with me. I know it won't be perfect at first, but we will work together to get us back to where we used to be. I still remember that time, I dream about it, and I want it back so badly. Things used to be perfect for us. Don't through it all away for a few well-spoken words spoken into your ear. He doesn't love you, he doesn't know you like I do. He will not be able to take care of you like I can. Just come back with me. We will talk this out, and I will make it right. I still want you baby, I need you by my side. I feel like a huge part of me is lost, now that I don't have you. I am not just saying this, I mean it. I will swear to you on the Goddess, that things will be made right for you. I can't make it right, if you won't come back home to me, and your family" Blake said to her.

We all heard the pain in his voice. He is doing a last-ditch effort to get her back, but he was the one to ruin everything. She no longer has him in her heart. I would almost feel sorry for him, and his pain, except I know what he did to them both, on a daily basis. He was ruthless with how he treated them. Our coven had even heard about Graham, we had heard what he did to other packs, the scandal about Raven, and even when they ran away to safety when it was time to pay for their crimes. That was all big news in our supernatural circle. If we knew in the coven about how bad he was, that he could not be trusted at all, then I know for a fact that Blake did too. He knew, but the lure of money overrode his common sense. Even with the heady pull of money, he had a choice to make for himself and his family. He made the wrong choice.

In his head, he knew that she loved him, wholeheartedly, and his love was never at the same level as hers was for him. He took advantage of that, and did what he wanted, and gave her the bare minimum. I saw her face when she went into her closet and came out with the bag. She was so excited and I was so thankful that they had done that for her. I know she told them she was fine, that she didn't need anything, and that it was the first shopping trip for her. She always wore the same clothes, over and over again. I got used to what she wore. She made do with what she had and always did what was needed for Kevin. Even to the extent of putting herself on the back burner, and leaving herself there. She forgave Blake even when she shouldn't have, and he thought she would just keep on forgiving him. That was his plan all along, just keep trying to butter her up. Until she finally forgave him again, he honestly thought that was going to happen, and it was almost laughable. He had the best woman I know, kind and considerate. Willing to do whatever was needed to help her pack, and they all jumped on her the moment he made his claim against her. Despite it not being in her character to do what she was accused of.

The thing that pisses me off the most was that her own parents turned their backs on her too. Distanced themselves to make sure that they were not associated with her at all. I am disgusted by the whole pack, and I look forward to seeing what the Goddess does to them, not just Blake, Forest, and the ranked members. Everyone who had a hand in hurting her, because I will not allow that slight to pass for her. She still needs closure from that event and I plan on getting it for her. I plan on taking her shopping and getting her a ring. I plan on us getting married, and everything that comes with it. I will claim her in every single way I can, to make sure that anyone seeing her knows that she is off-limits to them, and to just keep it moving. Because I claimed her, she accepted, and she is mine

now.

"I don't plan on him taking care of me, Blake. He doesn't have to, you know very well that I don't make frivolous purchases. I only spent money on Kevin when he needed clothes because he outgrew his other ones. He doesn't ask for much either. We don't need stuff, things, or money. What we needed and wanted was love, care, and security. We get that with Anton, his love and care for us shines so brightly that it almost blinds me. It is like day and night with you both, and to be clear here, he is the one winning between you. Would it matter if I spend my money on building our house? No, it won't, because all that is mine, is now Anton's too. I will go to work in the kitchens here gladly, every day for the rest of my life, to be able to come home to him. He is my safe place, the only person besides Kevin that can help me calm down. It is because they both love me, for me, not for what I can give them, but because they both see me. The fact that Anton makes me feel safer than anyone else is just a bonus to me. They see me at my core, my very soul, and they both know that all I need is to be loved. I don't even need to be appreciated anymore, because you stopped doing it years ago. I got used to not having it. I swore to the pack that I would take care of them, at my Luna ceremony. I kept that promise, even when they all turned their backs on me, I still took care of them. I told you a year ago, when I rejected you, that it was over between us. Your crossing that line made it over with for me. You can excuse it however you want. We both knew what Graham was capable of and yet you listened to him and took his advice like he was the only one worth listening to. So go back to your pack and listen to him, because all he says to anyone, are lies. What they want to hear. He is very good and building people up, kissing up to them. That way he can hurt them even more when he strikes" Cheryl told Blake. I can see her fighting back tears, but she still stands strong.

"Baby, I swear to you that those days are over. Remember that I do punish him every day. He begs me to stop, but he earned what he is being given. I will never stop punishing him. He will die at my hands, or yours, he will never be free again" Blake interjected, but Cheryl just went on talking as if he said nothing at all.

"I begged you too, Blake. To you, I was a liar and a cheat. I didn't deserve your grace and forgiveness. You just failed to realize that you had it backward. That you were the one who messed up and continued to mess up. Going over and above each time you wanted to hurt me, or Kevin. YOU broke our hearts, Blake, you did that. There is no one else to blame, because the words that crushed us each and every day, came from your own mouth. Sure, Graham was horrible too, as well as the pack members. I was not mated to them though, was I Blake? I didn't love, care for, and provide them with pups. That was all you. You promised to love and take care of me, and you lied. You let a lie from Graham tear our family and our bond apart. You were willing to accept that I had wronged you without a thought. You ran off with it like you liked all the attention that you got, the sympathy you got. Everyone in the pack wanted to believe it so badly, and that is why I will never come back to Black Moon. You all wanted to think the very worst of me, despite all the evidence to the contrary. You have what you always wanted, your pack loves you, and they all support you. Just go back to them, and be their esteemed leader. You will find another she-wolf to take my place. You already found five to do it, one more surely won't be that hard to find, I am sure you still have your fan club going strong, especially with how wronged you were by me" Cheryl told him. I was proud of her for sticking up for herself, and not falling for his lines.

"You know that I have not touched another since I found out what Graham had done to me. Even before that I had stopped with anyone else, and told all of them, except Kara, that we were done. I was going to catch Kara when she came home. I didn't want to tell her while you were out and her find a way to hurt you. I knew you were suffering, and not happy. I knew that you would have been too weak to fight her off, but I was done. Seeing you tearing up before Kevin went to drive off just before you left me, broke my heart to see it. To know how much pain I caused you both. I was going to make it right, Cheryl. I was, but you ran away before I could. I cannot really blame you for it because I honestly pushed you to do it. But can you look me in the eye and tell me that you feel no love at all for me anymore? That all our years together meant nothing to you? That our children mean nothing to you? If there is even a sliver of love left for me in your heart, I want you to choose me. Not just because we are mates, but because I still love and want you. We are both werewolves. You are not a vampire and do not belong with a vampire. You need to think about this before it is too late" Blake told her.

The way he just phrased that is setting off alarms in my head. I immediately reached out to the coven who were strategically placed in the trees both inside and outside the pack. They went to their positions on the inside quickly and Ivan and Adrik were both outside the walls of the pack. We didn't want them to know that we were here. So when they arrived both men got into position on either side of the gate, before Blake and his men even arrived. They all knew how important Cheryl is to me, and as far as they are concerned, she IS one of us already. They will allow no harm to come to her. I was already looking into his mind when I saw what Blake had planned to do. He had changed his mind. Now that he knew I had claimed her as my mate, he was going to kill her, instead of me. In her effort to protect me and Kevin, she is literally in the line of fire right now. I let everyone in my coven know what was about to happen. As soon as she gave him an answer that he didn't want, he was going to kill her. I cannot let that happen. I motioned inside the guard shack for Kevin and then pointed at Raven and told her to go in there too.

I turned to Brandon, and Justin and made a gun symbol using my fingers and they leaped into action, letting the gate guards know, and getting more warriors en route. They both knew that this threat had just increased a 1000%. Blake had lost his mind, and he was planning on killing her, to keep her from being happy, or me making her my mate. He had clearly lost it, because the pain from it, could seriously make him die too. He also forgot that since they are still bound together in their bond, at a minimum, the pain of it would hit him too. He is so angry right now that he never thought it through. He is just allowing his hurt to override everything right now. We didn't have much time, and this was about to be a me as soon as she told him her answer.