Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter Chapter 70

Justin's POV

I appreciated Raven thinking of me and wanting me to be distracted tonight. It was going to be hard knowing that she was going to most likely sleep with Brandon tonight. As much as I am trying to fight the jealousy of her being with him. I can't. It is impossible for me to deny it. I know that Brandon will be feeling the same way as I am when it comes to his turn to experience this. I just hope she is willing to complete the bond with me soon. That is what I am dreaming of, and I pray that it will be happening soon. I am also a little concerned about the pain that I could potentially experience tonight. The pain of my mate being with someone else. It is not that I fear physical pain. That is not that pain that I dread, it is the fact that my mate is happy being with someone else, and not me. That will be the part that hurts, and even though I understand that we are both her mates, I know Brandon will get what I am thinking about too.

I ache to have Raven. I want her lying against me, and see the look on her face when she is about to come undone. I want to experience the kind of closeness that only lovers know. I want to feel her body against mine, with nothing between us, as I show her just how much I truly love her. She has no idea how much I pining I have done for her in the last 3 months since I found out that she was mine. How much I have suffered at not being able to be fully mated. She has no idea how much I want to be with her, to touch her, to hold her. The bond has only strengthened with the time that I have been able to spend with her in the last month. But until we complete the mating process, I know it will not be complete.

Getting to I dream of the time when she will be fully mine and I wake up snuggled into her, and we are alone. It has been hard sharing a bed with her, and Brandon, her scent surrounds me, and each morning I wake up with the normal morning problem that men have to deal with. Brandon has been having the same problem as well. She has been very understanding of it, and I know she loves me, it is the forgiving part that I hope will happen soon. I know how much she was hurt, I saw it in her eyes after she woke up after her fall from the tree. I was very close to her when she awoke, and there was no way for her to hide the hurt, and pain, that she felt. The bond just kept getting stronger for me from then on, I could even feel it after Reagan marked me. Like a phantom residing deep within me, telling me what a horrible mistake I had made. I should have slammed the door in Reagan's face the first time she came to visit me at training.

But I was homesick and was glad to see someone I knew. I had never been away from Silver Blade, and my family, my whole life. The guys there were jealous of me, I had a target on my back, as they felt I made it look too easy. It was easy for me, and I never knew why until I found out last month that I was a Sigma. I was built to be stronger than them, that wasn't my fault. It was just so weird being there by myself for that training. I was already trained, my father had taught me more than I learned at that training. I learned nothing new, except how petty people can be when you are more successful than they are. I was missing my family so badly the night she showed up. I was glad to see a familiar face and catch up with what was going on in the pack. But the whole thing was just weird, I went from being totally committed to finding my mate. The one I had been waiting for the last few years. Only to end up ravishing Reagan, who I never had an interest in before. That night was hazy and weird. I just know how disappointed I was in myself, and how upset dad was in me too. He and mom are true mates, and they make each other stronger. I always wanted that kind of love myself. I had been patiently waiting for her, until that fateful night. I don't know what happened, but I did it. I had to account for my actions, of not waiting for my mate.

Reagan was hard to live with from the get-go. When she drugged me and tricked us into marking her, Lorne was furious and wanted to kill her. I did too, I knew what she had done to get us to that point. I never wanted to mark her as mine, to be forced to do that, was the worst day of my life. She is a terrible she-wolf, and after that, I poured over the contract. They might be able to make me her chosen mate for the 5 years I signed for. But there was no way that I was going to make it the happily ever after that Reagan wanted it to be. The look on her face when I told her that I was just following the contract to the letter. That day was the best part of our whole time together.

I headed downstairs to eat with Stella and Truett when he linked me that they were heading down, so I headed to go down with them. I usually stayed with Raven and Brandon, so I hadn't had any issues yet after those other girls got banished. I can see some of the she-wolves from the table in the corner looking at me as I grabbed my food. I made sure to hurry up my pace, to get away from them. They know that I am Raven's mate too, I have got no idea why they would even try it. I was at the town hall, and I know what he told them. I am as off-limits, as he is, and they know this. I have no idea why they keep trying, anytime that I am alone. Like when Raven has to go to the restroom when I am escorting her, which is getting to be more and more these days.

The problem that arises is the last plan that Reagan had because I also starred in it. It was embarrassing to know that so many people have seen me at my most vulnerable. Seen by many in this pack, my previous pack, and at Blood Walker. I have heard more times than I can count, "you don't have anything to be ashamed of". I see some of them in my little fan club starting to follow me and then stopping, after seeing that I am heading to Stella and Truett. Yes, that wouldn't be a smart move, I would have witnesses to whatever they said to me. I see them head back off toward their table, and I am glad that Raven thought about me. I am glad that I dodged getting propositioned tonight. I need to make sure to go upstairs with Stella and Truett too, I do not want to get cornered by any of these girls. Hopefully, they will soon get over whatever interests them in me, or they find their mate. Either way, I do not want any of them to have anything to do with me. I am here for Raven, that is it.

"Hey, please don't go back upstairs without me," I asked them earnestly. Stella nods at me and then glances over at their table, she already saw them, and I figured that she did. They all try to turn away from her, they know she is looking to see who all tried to approach me. Stella will tell on them in a heartbeat.

"Yes, we would never leave you. Clearly, Brandon has some more work cut out for him" Stella tells Truett, and motions towards the group with her fork. I know she wants him to look as she doesn't know everyone, and he will. He is pretty smooth and doesn't make it as obvious as she did. They keep looking over at me, so it is easy for him to figure out who they are.

"They can't help it. They saw him in action and would like to take him for a spin too now Stella" Truett tried to make a joke. It failed, as Raven is her best friend and I am her mate.

"Would you think it is as funny if one of the warriors wanted to take me "for a spin" Truett?" I can see him getting angry at the question and started asking her who had approached her. He would tear them apart with her being pregnant, he is even more possessive about her.

"No one approached me, Truett, I am just pointing out that although it is not the norm to have two mates, it doesn't mean that Justin is the odd man out. Raven loves him as much as she loves Brandon. They are the same to her, she values them both. Those girls do not need to approach him if Raven saw it, it would cause her stress. Stress is bad for her, and she is carrying the next Alpha. We need to nip this in the bud. Never mind Truett, I will do it myself" Stella said and got up throwing her fork on her plate, and headed over to the she-wolves. Now I am concerned. She is Raven's best friend and pregnant, she doesn't need to put herself in a position to get hurt. I hopped up, as did Truett and we were hot on her heels to stop her from engaging with them.

"Excuse me, yes, I am talking to you. Yea, all of you, if you could pay attention. My name is Stella in case you don't who I am. Raven is my best friend, and this man," Stella stopped talking to grab my arm and pull me forward to the table to stand next to her. "Justin here is off limits to ALL of you. Please try to remember that, he is marked, and not available for whatever dirty deeds that you girls might be thinking of doing to him or with him. When you see him, you need to think of him just like Brandon, not for YOU" Stella told them and then turned to walk away.

"Excuse me, you can't come over here and tell us that. You don't run the pack, and Raven is not with him right now. We just wanted to talk to him, he can decide what he wants to do. He is a big boy" one of the she-wolves said, and she glanced at my zipper when she said big boy. That really creeped me out. She was very bold, and I stepped back away from their table. I did not feel comfortable anywhere around her.

"Yea, we just wanted to get to know him a little better. Looks like Raven is busy tonight with the Alpha. What is wrong with us wanting to keep him company? We don't want him to be lonely, and she won't miss him tonight anyway" another one of the she-wolves said and winked at me. It was a really bad idea to come over here, and I took another step back from the table.

"Are you all crazy? Because the road you are going down leads to banishment. If that is what you want, I can guarantee you that I can make it happen. Do not disrespect our Luna, and our Alpha by continuing to speak stupid comments. Alpha Brandon advised you all to leave him alone and to leave Justin alone too. Four girls have been booted, we can easily make it another 4 girls if you want. I surely won't miss you" Stella told them and she is pissed. These girls are really disrespectful to her as the Beta female. I guess they think she can't fight pregnant. I have seen her train, they do need to worry, she is a great fighter.

"Look whoever you are, you came over here, but you need to mind your own business. This whole thing about her having two mates. I have seen her, and she is not special at all. I do not know how in the world she got not 1, but 2, hot mates. It isn't fair to the rest of us. She is clearly ignoring him tonight, and I was just going to offer to keep him company. That was it, no harm in it. So b**t out of it, OK," the first girl told her and gave me a smile. Her offer still stands, but I will not be encouraging her at all. I have no interest in anyone other than Raven.

"Look dumbass, I am going to speak slower so you and your friends here can be sure to understand me. He......is......not......available......for....you. Not for any of you, he HAS a mate, he is marked, do you know that the Luna would kill you for it? Raven and Justin belong together, just like Brandon belongs to Raven too. Just because you are too slow to understand it, doesn't make it any less true" Stella tells them, and I can see Truett having to press his lips together to keep from laughing.

"b***h, you need to shut up and keep moving, go on back to your table, and stay over there. You do not need to make an enemy out of me" the girl fires back at Stella.

"Who are you calling a b***h, stupid? I was trying to help you, but since you know everything, I am good. I will go back over there. I will finish my dinner and then we will all go upstairs. You do not have a chance in the world with this man, I was trying to save you some time, and some embarrassment too. But you do whatever your little pea brain tells you to do. It is your funeral" Stella said and gave a half laugh as we turned to walk away.

"Just because you believe what Raven said, doesn't make it true. None of us believe her. The Goddess gives you one mate. Everyone knows that. She is just a greedy b***h that just wants to monopolize them both and is using that as an excuse. She had Brandon first, so he is her true mate. She has just brainwashed Brandon into thinking that Justin is hers too, so she could get to sleep with them both. But the whole pack knows the truth, she is a liar, and they are playing along because they both want to f**k her" she said, and we all stopped.

"What the f**k did you just say?" Stella said and she fought against Truett to get loose, but he held her carefully in his arms. He is furious himself, but he has to protect his mate. That is fine, and I will protect mine as well. I will take care of this, this b***h went too far and she will have to pay for what she said. I linked two warriors to come to the dining room. I stepped back up to the table while we waited for the warriors. When I gave them a smile, they all smiled back at me waiting to hear what I was going to say. Their clear desire for me was obvious, the scent of it getting stronger and stronger at the table.

"I do not have to show you, but I will", I said to them as I unbuttoned some of the buttons on my shirt. They all stared intently at me as with each button that was undone more skin was exposed. I undid three of them because my body was not for their eyes, only for Raven. I pulled the collar over and exposed my neck with Raven's mark proudly showing on my neck. "I am marked, Raven IS my mate, even if you do not wish it to be so. Let me clear something else up for you all. I was her true mate. She belonged to me first, Brandon is her second chance mate. The Goddess herself bound us all together, herself. Nothing that you have said is correct. Raven does have two simultaneous mates. That can only happen when the Goddess herself wants it to happen. SHE did this on purpose, deliberately, and with foresight in her actions. To deny it is to tell the Goddess herself that she made a mistake, and she didn't. Do not ever approach me again, any of you. I would never cheat on my mate, for any reason. I would never betray her, for anyone, certainly not any of you."

The warriors approached, and I had them escort the she-wolf who had spoken badly about Raven and me down to the cells. She is an instigator and screamed out threats all the way across the dining room and the entry before the door shutting drowned her out. I will not allow anyone to speak ill of my mate. She deserves to be thrown out of the pack, but that is not my call. I will let Truett relay what happened to Brandon, and he can decide what happens to his pack member. I looked at the rest of the group and walked off buttoning my shirt back up to where it was only 1 button undone again. I headed back to my room as I was no longer hungry anymore. I was going to go ahead and start making plans for our special night tomorrow night.

I wish I knew more about Raven, but I did know a few things, and I was hoping that the lead Omega would be willing to help me out as well, just like she did Brandon. I know her friends and family are more accepting of me these days, but I do not know if they would like to help me win her over to allow me to finally mate her. She was a year behind me in school, and she had to stay in her room, except for meals, so I really don't know much about her. The only thing I know about her is that she likes to read. I hope that since Stella is her best friend, she will have mercy on me, and help me out with this. She is my one chance here, as I get to learn what my mate likes and dislikes. I doubt Raven would think a dream date is a book date with a massage, but you know what, maybe she would.