Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Chapter 187

Blake's POV

I had killed Garrett, and then Marc, when I see that Graham has changed his mind about getting his "revenge" against Raven and Reagan. I knew it was all bullshit that he came up with just to do his actual plan all along. Graham is just a con man, willing to do whatever he needs to do to convince others to fall for his crap. I am done with him, and since Travis was just killed, and Forest is fighting right now, I am going to go deal with Graham. He is the last one on my list to be paid back for what they did to me at Black Moon. I never knew that my men were low enough to betray my trust like that. Graham used his money to get them to go along with him. I can speak from experience on that, as it happened to me too. Graham conned and bought me as well, and it ended up costing me everything.

I can see what he is about to do, and I cannot allow him to kill Cheryl's husband. Anton made her happy, and she has suffered enough at our hands. I didn't think twice before I lunged in front of him, knocking his body down with my momentum. Anton had just killed a rogue wolf that he had been fighting with. Graham shot the gun as Anton dropped the body to turn and go see if there were any more rogues to fight. The bullet hit me in my side, right under my ribs. The bullet felt like it went through my back, so it was a through-and-through shot, but the burning pain that I felt was tremendous. I have never been shot before, and the level of pain took my breath away. It was unexpected for him to immediately call for help for me, from his own brother. I saw Brandon and Justin also run over to help and they both took up protective stances around us in case anyone came over to attack us.

Anton laid me on the ground as gently as he could, as his brother arrived to check out my injury. I heard another shot ring out again, and I heard Graham cussing and looked over to see him writhing in pain. I can see that he had been shot in the upper arm, in both of his arms. I knew the sound of the shot he took at me was loud, but I thought that it was because he had shot at me and because I was so close to this gun. I see now that an armed warrior was in the nest near us, with his gun still trained on Graham. I am sure if he tried to reach out and grab the gun lying about 5 feet from him again, that it would probably not end well for him. I wasn't positive about when he got shot the first time, but I now suspect that he was shot when he tried to shoot Anton. We were all warned that if they saw a weapon, they would shoot. I am glad he is now disarmed, I didn't want him to shoot anyone else while they were trying to help me.

Anton's brother started trying to heal me, and Anton was next to me trying to keep me calm, but it wasn't working due to what he said to me. "You know my getting shot most likely wouldn't have killed me, Blake, at least not for long. It would have hurt, but it would take more than just a bullet to take me out" Anton told me and I replied through gritted teeth, "Clearly, I did not know that Anton. I just couldn't let him take you away from Cheryl. She is finally happy again, you make her happy. I couldn't let him get away with hurting her like he did before. I also just want to point out that what you said really doesn't sound like a thank you, at all."

Anton laughed and said, "Thank you, Blake. I appreciate you doing that for me. It was noble of you to do it, and we will get you taken care of. Just lay still while Alexei works on you, OK." Anton continued to stay with me as the sounds of fighting got lower and lower as the rouges were defeated. I heard a few more gunshots in the distance, as I gritted my teeth and bore with the pain. I could tell that it wasn't healing as quickly as they wanted it to, and I knew that I had some internal damage that was the real problem here. The burning sensation was actually getting worse, not better for me. I could tell from the looks on their faces, that I was not healing at the rate that they wanted me to. This might end up being a problem, I just hate that I may not have time to speak to Cheryl or my sons. I looked up at Anton and said, "I would like for Kevin to take over the Black Moon pack if he would like to take the position. Tell him that I know that Forest was never going to be a good Alpha. Tell him I knew that he would make an excellent Alpha. Make sure you go to Aaron and get that taken care of. My will is in my safe as well as all the documents for what I wanted to happen in the pack. Kevin was the next in line for Alpha, anyway, and from what I have seen, he will do the job properly. When I sent our Black Moon warriors to surrender at the gate, I told them that Kevin would be their next Alpha, if I died in the battle. Just make sure one of my sons ends up taking over the position of Alpha. Both Kevin and Robert will be a good choice."

"You are not going to die, Blake, Kira is coming to us right now. She has the greatest amount of healing power, and I have faith that she will save you. Alexei has done all that he can for the moment" Anton told me and I just closed my eyes and laid my head back down on the ground. I felt gentle hands touch me and I opened my eyes to see a beautiful redhead hovering over me. She seemed to be surprised by me staring at her, and I can see her blush as she continued to work on me. I could hear Forest taunting Kevin in the background, and Kevin replying back to him. It hurt my heart knowing that I had held Forest in such high regard, all while tearing Kevin down from my jealousy over thinking that he was not mine. I made so many mistakes, and they all ended up biting me in the a*s. I jerked when I heard Cheryl's voice a short time later. I was glad that she was safe. I couldn't find her to protect her during the battle.

"I made sure that Cheryl and the children were kept safe, Blake" I could hear Anton tell me. I was honestly surprised that he was still next to me while the redhead continued to heal me. I could tell that she was tired, but she kept on, and soon the burning pain that I felt, was no longer there causing me extreme pain. I was thankful for it, and as I sat up, she fell over, passing out in exhaustion. I couldn't stop myself from taking her into my arms. I felt something towards her when she placed her hands on me, and it wasn't because of her working on me or my injury. I feel a little tingle like a bond, and I was frankly shocked to have felt it. I held her tighter to me, as I refused to let her go. She helped me, and I will take care of her until she is strong enough to wake up. She needs to be protected right now, and I will be the one to do it for her.

I looked down at her beautiful face and stroked her long hair out of the way. I remember seeing her before, but I never really interacted with her, as I was so focused on trying to get Cheryl to come back to me, it had been my only focus at that time. All of the female vampires that were there to help Aaron were beautiful, but I just paid no attention to any of them. I know now it was because my pride had been so hurt by Cheryl's rejection of me, I was on a crusade to get her back, no matter what just to prove to myself that I could. I was holding on to a pipe dream as we both knew that no matter the reason why, I had gone too far. We both knew that she was never going to accept me again. I had completely fallen for Graham's plan and ruined the love that we had for each other in the process. I am amazed at the feelings that I have right now, they are very faint, but they are there. I will have to ask Cheryl if this is what she felt about Anton. I had heard from Graham when he came to my cell to make a deal with me, that she had claimed him as her mate and marked him. I know it is possible now, I just didn't expect this to happen to me.

I see Anton looking at me, and then at how I am holding her. He nods at me and stands up from where he had been kneeling next to me. I see Alexei is also looking at us quizzically and I see that their realization of the situation hit them at about the same time. They both seem OK with it, but I don't know if this beautiful woman is going to be happy, or not when she wakes up. I have so many questions right now. Is this the reason that I never met my true mate? Because she was not a wolf? I cannot even wrap my head around it yet. I didn't really have problems with vampires before. I only had a problem with Anton because he was taking my chosen mate away from me. Now, Graham, he has a pretty big problem with them. I also know as soon as he realizes what is going on with me and her, that I will be hearing it, and I do not want to hear a word against her.

I noticed a dark-haired female walking up to us and I see her eyebrow arch as she looks down at us. I can see her looking at Alexei to find out what is going on. I see a smile on her face as she looked down at us again. I can only hope that the woman that I am cradling against me will be as happy when she finds out that we have some type of bond together. I am concerned as I know for a fact that they knew about a number of our issues, and they had taken Cheryl's side in it. I cannot blame them, as I was the one to screw everything up between us. But I am not that man anymore. I have made changes, especially in the last 16 months. Being locked up in a cell, that is all you can do is think. I was able to see where it all went wrong, and why. The blinders that I had been wearing were off, and I could finally see everything clearly.

I looked down at her again, and how did I never notice that everything about her is perfect? Her button nose, her full lips, and her face is absolutely beautiful to me. Her long lashes touch her cheeks, and it is dark out here, so I have no idea what color her eyes even are. I am kicking myself for not noticing this pull towards her before, but until she touched me, I didn't feel anything. For wolfs, all you have to do is look into your mate's eyes or scent them. That didn't happen here with my beautiful now mate, I only sensed it with her touch. I have to assume that the bond is muted for us because we are different species. I wish Cheryl would come over here, so I can ask her how she knew, and if what I am feeling was the same as she felt. I lightly touch her cheek with the back of my finger and the feeling is even stronger now. Is it because I was holding her? Allowing whatever bond we have to grow? I see more of her kind coming up as some of them had been fighting further away from our location. The women were pretty interested in the possessive way that I was holding her, and they all seemed to be happy for her. I couldn't help it. I was scared to death that as soon as she woke up, she would take off and leave me. I just found her, I didn't want to lose her.

"How hard up do you have to be to even look twice at a bloodsucker, Blake? You are such a disappointment. Even Cheryl's weak a*s would be better than the leech you are holding in your arms. Goddess, how can you call yourself an Alpha wolf, and think that she could ever be your Luna? The pack would never accept it. What the hell are you even thinking? If you thought that Cheryl had it bad, take this blood demon back with you and see what happens. You must have taken a pretty hard blow to the head during the fight to even be considering it" Graham's voice calls out and then the night ring's out with his laughter. I wanted to rip his head off his shoulders for disrespecting my mate.

My growl could not be contained and I stood up with my mate in my arms and asked Anton's brother to hold her as I still needed to deal with this a*****e. Brandon and Justin both stepped up in front of me, to block Graham from me. Brandon quietly said, "There are a couple of people who also want to deal with him. You know that he has hurt a lot of people and you are not the only one who has an issue with him. Just be patient, you will get your turn. We will decide fairly on who will get to end him."

I turned to walk back to take back my mate from Alexei when I saw that she had just woken up. She was startled to be in Alexei's arms, and he immediately put her on her feet. He held her waist for a minute to make sure that she wasn't going to fall, and I was fighting the growl that wanted to tear out of me. She was mine, and seeing him holding her, however innocently, was getting my wolf, Kona, pissed off. She was swaying a little on her feet, still weak from healing not just Cole, but me as well. I could not stop myself from going over to assist her. I could see the confusion on her face until her hands wrapped around my wrist to push me away. Her eyes flying up to mine let me know that she could feel it too and that I wasn't just imagining things. The brilliant smile on her face as she looks up at me, let my fear that had been knotting my stomach up finally relax. She didn't seem like she had an issue with me right now, and I was very happy about that. I started praying to the Goddess that she wouldn't have one once she realized that I was Cheryl's ex-mate. Some of the knots came back with that thought.

"Goddess, I do not have time for this s**t. Just let me go, Brandon, you have nothing on me, and I swear that I will leave the state. I will never come back if you are willing to let me go now" Graham said. I was glad to hear laughter rise up into the night as Raven, Reagan, Cole, and Cheryl walked up to where he was still lying on the ground.

"Wow that is such a nice offer there, Graham. I have to say that we are going to be passing on it. You will never be leaving Black Adder. I cannot believe that you have the nerve to stand there and say you haven't done anything. You really have a funny way of looking at all the problems that you have caused over the years. There is a reason that the Goddess herself was working against you. Clue in, as you specifically hurt the Luna of Black Adder. You tore them apart and there are some pretty stiff penalties, including death, that can be imposed. If we look at your whole life of cheating and conning people, you deserve the death sentence that you have been given. What you did to Raven alone, in my opinion, warrants it. So save your breath, your sentence has already been decided on by the council. It is my pleasure as a member of the council to pass down your sentence at this time. You are to be put to death, Graham. There is nothing you can do to stop it. We just need to see who the lucky person to carry it out will be, as that is the real question here. You hurt so many people, we may have to have a drawing to see who the lucky candidate will be" Council member Emerson announced to the group.

"I don't have to kill him, as long as it gets done. I just don't want another night to pass with him still in this world. What he did to me was long ago, and my anger is no longer as it was about it. I learned from the Goddess that I went through it, for me to be a better Luna for it. I just want this to be over and done with. I have spent the last 18 years with this battle hanging over my head, and I am just glad that it is over and done now" Raven told the group.

"I should have killed you the second I knew that you were his baby. Cassandra make me spare you and you were the reason that I ended up here. I should have ignored her wishes and dealt with you like I wanted to do. I would have never even been in this mess now if you hadn't run away from Silver Blade like you did" Graham spit out at Raven and the fury in his eyes was obvious. Both Brandon and Justin growled at him and stepped forward to deal with him, but she calmed them both putting her hand on each one of their arms. She shook her head at them and said, "This is the last act of a desperate man." Graham growled out in his anger but stayed silent.

"He only recently showed his issue with me, but I am good with someone else carrying it out. He did far worse to others than he did to me. He actually took very good care of me for a long time. His problem with me arose when I was no longer his "perfect" daughter anymore. After I was scarred up in the attack I had less value in his eyes. He no longer looked at me the same way. I could tell that he wasn't proud of me anymore, but it is his loss. I told him what I wanted to say to him back in the cells at Black Adder. I have nothing else I need to say to him" Reagan said to the group.

"I already disowned you Reagan, you are completely ungrateful. Look at how you repaid my benevolence to you, by stealing my money away from me. You are no longer my daughter. We are nothing to each other" Graham told her.

"I already fought him, and when he was about to lose, he pulled out a knife and stabbed me. I feel like I got my pound of flesh from him, I don't have to end him myself. I am willing to defer to others on this. I feel like Cheryl, or Blake, should decide between them who will get to end him. I am good with either of them, as long as the end result is that he is dead. It will be about damn time too" Cole announced to the group. I gave Graham a smirk, as I hope this is about to play out in my favor.