Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter Chapter 72

Justin's POV

What a bad start to the night. That town hall was a circus, that was just an excuse by so many. I don't know why they couldn't take Brandon at his word. He is the Alpha, he has never lied to them. I think that they were just so disappointed and jealous of Raven, that they tried to start this whole mess. They didn't have any business talking about her at all. It was disgusting. They tried to flirt with Brandon, and me, but they couldn't with Raven as either I or Brandon, was always with her. We are behind on our time now, from all the people wanting to get a look at the three of us together like we were on display or something. Like we were some kind of old-school circus act that they needed to inspect. It was just so frustrating and disappointing, but hopefully, it was taken care of now and is done with.

I was trying to get us back on track now for our special night. I just hope that for my sake this hasn't absolutely ruined the night I had planned for us. We spent an hour and a half there for the meeting. I could tell that Raven was just as upset by the people who were saying she lied. She is not a liar, she never has been. Reagan got all of the liar genes for the two girls, along with her father, Graham. I was really hoping that since she had forgiven Brandon completely, it would be the same for us tonight. I know that he didn't plan to mess my night up. He became aware of a problem, and he wanted to nip it from becoming a bigger problem and spreading through the pack even worse than it already had been. But with it crossing 5 pm, and onto my time, plus the stress of the meeting, I just don't like my odds tonight.

I am still happy though. I know that she loves me, and I hope that our night together will be something that she loves. I talked with the lead Omega, Helen, first thing this morning. She had made two of Raven's favorites last night, of course, why just have one favorite meal? But she said that Raven had quite a few favorites, and would be glad to help me out too. Hopefully, she will already have put those plans into play before the meeting. I don't think that she will have time now to do anything to be able to make the night magical for us. I am not giving up, I am determined to show Raven that I can make her happy too if she will just give me the chance.

The good news is that I didn't feel any pain last night. None at all, just the feeling of Raven being happy. That was it. I guess since we are both her mates, it isn't cheating to sleep with either one of us. I know that Brandon will be happy to know that, even if tonight won't be when he finds it out. I ran out real quick to go to the city to pick up a few things for her, after lunch, and before the town hall today. I am grasping at straws here, but I am hoping that it will help her be able to relax and have a good time with me tonight too. Stella had been able to give me some great ideas for tonight. I think that she can feel my thoughts on being the odd man out here. Like I am extra, or tag along, the third wheel, and I didn't want that. I want Raven to love and care for me just as much as she cares for Brandon. I know she loves me, but I feel less than Brandon, in her eyes.

I grabbed my shower and got dressed. I want this night to be nice for us. I then mindlinked Raven that I am ready. She was in the office with Brandon to talk for a little while to give me time to get ready. I wanted to get the room ready and get with Helen on a time to deliver our dinner. At 630 Helen would be here with our food, it was ten minutes to 6 pm now, and that would give her time to relax before our dinner. I got her a dress for her to wear, as this is our first date. I am glad that she has items in both my room and his. So she has her own dresser in here, and clothes in my closet. I want her to know how seriously I am taking this. It will be our first date, and I am for one, so very excited about it. I also got her a new nightgown. It is black satin, and I know she will look beautiful in it as well.

I wait anxiously sitting on the end of the bed waiting for her. When her light knock sounded on the door, I jumped up to get the door. I had a lot of nervous energy and I couldn't wait for my chance to get to spend our first real one-on-one time together. She gives me a smile as she comes into the room. I see her look of surprise as she enters the room. I bought some vases, and I got her favorite flowers. One had Ranunculus in varying shades of pink and cream-colored blooms. The second vase had Peonies that filled the room with their sweet scent. The Ranunculus, also known as Persian Buttercups, was similar to her favorite Peonies, but the lady at the shop said that it symbolizes commitment and everlasting love. She also said that they are rumored to hold the power of escape, happiness, joy, and protection. The peonies were a darker pink, with some cream and blush colors mixed in. They are Raven's favorite and the lady at the shop told me good job on picking them as they symbolize good luck, love, and the rebirth of relationships. What a wonderful coincidence. I happened to need that in my life.

"Justin, the room looks beautiful" Raven breathed out, and she seemed happy to see that I had put fairy lights up around the vases, to bring even more attention to the romantic atmosphere I was going for. She went to both vases and looked at the flowers, lingering on the Peonies the longest. She turned back to me with a huge smile on her face and asked, "How did you know?"

"I saw you admiring peonies before, in one of the bouquets at Silver Blade about a year ago. I could tell you liked them, and I wanted to make our first date special. I knew I needed to get some of them for you" I told her, and seeing her smile again took the weight off of me. I was worried about tonight, and feeling a lot of pressure. It helped to know that she was glad to be here with me too. I see she noticed her dress on the bed, and she picked it up. I have never seen her in red, but as soon as I saw this dress on the mannequin, I knew it would look stunning on her. I cannot wait to see her in it.

"I ran you a bath. I bought a few things for you for tonight, check it before you get in, it needs to be warm, and not hot. I also made a milk and honey bath for you, I mixed it myself. I think it will help to relax you. The bath is supposed to do a lot of good for your skin, and it is supposed to be very soothing for you" I told her, and she seemed surprised that I would have run her a bath.

"Thank you, Justin, that is lovely. I would love to try that out" Raven told me and headed into the bathroom. I had run the tub hot because I knew that it would take her a couple of minutes to get here, and some time to check out her flowers too. So it should be perfect by now.

"Take your time, Our food won't be here for 30 minutes," I told her.

"I will be out in 20, I don't want to be late for our date," Raven told me with a smile before heading into the bathroom to take her bath. I heard her gasp in surprise, and I know she saw the tub. I had lit scented candles around it and got her a new loofah and her favorite body wash. I also made a third purchase at the flower shop. The tub had red rose petals floating on it. I hope that she really loves it. With my enhanced hearing I heard her sigh as she sank into the tub. I know she saw the new bamboo bath caddy that now stretched across the bath. I bought one that had a book holder on it, so she can read in the bathtub as she relaxes. She will need to have some relaxation the further along the pregnancy progresses. Right now it too holds a scented candle and her new bath items. I will let her take care of the book purchase. I didn't know what she would like to read, only that she did like to read, it is all I saw her do back at Silver Blade.

This was actually a very special night for me tonight. We are rarely alone. Yes, I escort her everywhere, but I am not always next to her. I give her space to visit with others or train. I hang back and do what I am supposed to do, protect her from harm. But I don't always get to speak to her, especially if she is with Stella and Lanie. I am just her protection detail, there, but not there, until she needs me. I am fine with it. I still get to see her, to catch her scent, it relaxes me, and she makes me happy. I would do anything to make her smile, and I am happy that she has only been here for less than 10 minutes, and she has smiled twice in here, and I am sure she smiled again when she went into the bathroom if that gasp of surprise has anything to do with it.

I think about topics to talk about, and the joking comment about playing 20 questions that Stella had suggested comes back to me. Maybe that would be a nice thing to do. I am glad that I have a little conversation area, with two chairs, and a small round table in front of it. It will work for us to eat off of, and maybe I can get us an actual bistro set or something for in here for the next time. I rarely spend money, but in this case, I wanted to. I have been dreaming of this, getting to be with my mate for over three months now. The time is here, and I am so happy. I let my imagination go and think of helping her out of the tub when she is large with my pup, or with this pup. When she can no longer get herself up out of the tub. I can almost see her coming up out of the cloudy white water, with the water slowly running down her body.

Shit, that was definitely not the right thing to think about. Now I have a problem, and she is about to come in here. I could hear her getting out of the tub, and I look at the clock in surprise, she just got in there. No, she didn't, I guess I have been lost in thought for a lot longer than I meant to be. She comes out with her hair all piled on top of her head in a clip and a towel wrapped around her. She grabs the dress laying on the bed, and stops by the dresser to grab something before stepping into the closet to change. I head into the bathroom to rinse the tub. It is a great idea to do the milk bath, but you need to rinse it well after the fact. It took me more time to get the rose petals out of it than it did to rinse the tub down.

I heard a knock at the door and came out of the bathroom to go grab the door. Helen was there with a rolling cart for us, and it smelled wonderful. I thanked her, and she gave me a slight bow, before leaving. I pulled the cart into the room and started to turn after I heard a noise in the closet. Raven stood there with a smile on her face, and she looked stunning. She had brushed her hair and left it down, it is usually up in a ponytail or bun, but I personally loved it down. The dress had thin straps and hugged her body in the best way. The neckline was high, with a halter. She played along with me wanting to dress up a little for our dinner. She crossed the room and that flash of her leg from the slit on the dress had the problem I had just calmed down, to come raging back with a vengeance. Raven pretended not to notice the problem and I had to focus on calming down. I got her a drink and then served her food.

"I wanted to know if maybe we could ask each other questions to get to know each other better. So I can get better ideas of what you like, and don't like for our next meal, and date" I said to her, and she nodded and she and I went back and forth with the questions. Whoever would ask a question would answer it as well, and we learned a lot about each other. She loved the shrimp alfredo, so I guess the lead Omega knew what she was doing. I had to check and see if shrimp were OK for her to have. She hasn't had any seafood this week, so she is good. I was pleased with how this turned out tonight. We spoke for over an hour about anything and everything, and it was nice, really nice. I was glad at how tonight had turned out, and couldn't wait to wrap my arms around her as we went to sleep.

"Thank you for wanting us to have such a nice dinner. I don't dress up a lot, and this is a nice dress. I will have to wear it again sometime" Raven said to me and I was pleased that she liked it. I nodded at her, I hoped she liked the nightgown too. "I got you a new nightgown too. It is black, and it was pretty so I wanted you to have it" I told her and I put the dinner plates onto the rolling cart and grabbed the last two water bottles for us to have tonight. It was only 8 pm, but I had other plans for her now. I told her where the new nightgown was, and I grabbed some lounge pants to change into in the bathroom and went to go get changed. Soon I will be able to lay next to her in bed and have her to myself. This night has been perfect. She seems happy, and I am ecstatic that she liked what I had picked for her. She especially liked that the tub tray had a stand for a book, and was planning on making use of it soon, as she was excited about using it.

I grabbed the lotion for her and came to sit down at the end of the bed. I saw her come out from her changing in the closet, and she is a vision. The black satin nightgown skims her thighs, and the crisscrossing straps left her back almost completely bare. It was the main reason I bought it. That way we would be skin-to-skin as we sleep tonight. My mouth was dry looking at her. I motioned to the end of the bed, and I sat on the floor to put some lotion on her legs and feet. She enjoys a good leg rub and foot massage. I sat on the floor in front of her and focused on pulling those lovely sounds from her as I helped her relax. I knew that she was going to be nervous. Brandon was not here to be a buffer. It was just us, and I wanted her to be comfortable. I wanted her to be happy, just being with me.

I was glad to hear her low moans as I worked her feet. This wasn't just something that Brandon could do, I can do it too. I even researched pressure points to make sure that I was doing a good job for her. I grabbed a pair of low socks for her to wear. I didn't want her to get hurt, and I asked her if she wanted to talk so more, watch a movie, or go to lie down now, It was still early, but I was OK with anything she wanted to do. She picked a comedy from the selection, and I propped the pillows up for her. I wanted to do everything for her, and I know she will appreciate it when she gets to the end of the pregnancy.

Both Brandon and I will be in the delivery room with her when the baby comes. I honestly cannot wait. The sooner this baby comes, the sooner, I might be able to have her carry my own pup. That was a dream of mine, and I sat next to her and watched her laugh at the antics of the actors as she watched Grown Ups. Her laugh made me happy, and I was content to sit here and watch her laugh. She was much better to look at than anything else that I have ever laid my eyes on. She noticed that she was the only one laughing and glanced over at me. I could see a blush touch her cheeks. She is so beautiful sitting here blushing so charmingly in front of me. I am so glad that the Goddess gave me a second chance.

I am stunned to see her reach over and place her hand on my cheek. I see her lean in towards me and give me a kiss on the lips. I appreciate her doing it, but I didn't need any thanks for trying to take care of her. It is my pleasure to do it. I didn't expect anything at all tonight. I told her as much, and she smiled at me and then turned the TV off. I was excited to get to snuggle up to her, except she didn't turn her back to me. She scooted closer to me and then pulled me forward with her hands on the back of my head to give me a more thorough kiss. I cannot think with her mouth on mine, and her hands in my hair. Wait, does this mean what I think it does? Is she ready for me to complete the mating process? I am too scared to ask for confirmation, as I don't want to upset her. What if she changes her mind?