Reject Me Again, My Alpha
Chapter 111

I held Devon’s hand as we walked down into the cells. My heart was beating out of my chest. The last thing I wanted was to upset anyone. I just wanted to protect them. My legs felt a bit shaky as we made our way down the steps. ” Hey, they’re not going to burn you at the stake , why are you so nervous ? ” Devon asked me , looking at me with concern. I licked my dry lips and shook my head. ” I don’t know , I just don’t want them to hate me. I know I tried to go , but it is not because I don’t like it here, I do , and I love your family here too ” I told him. A fleeting look of frustration crossed his features. ” Our family Violet , ours ” he said firmly. I wanted to believe that , but they are more than likely to give me my marching orders.

As we neared the room , Anthea and Enzo’s mum and dad were in. We heard chatter. I squeezed his hand as we turned the corner into the cell , and saw pretty much most of us were gathered in there. I looked at Anthea and she was sitting talking quietly with her mum. Her brothers stood around and for big brawly men , they looked teary. Her mum had tears running down her face and so did Anthea. My eyes went over to Enzo. He was sitting with his father but his eyes were on his mate. The previous alpha looked loads better , full of colour. He was talking to his mate. Abigail was sitting on the bed hugging him , but her eyes were across the room and on her future mate.

Anthea looked up and saw me. ” The rest are next door ” was all she said simply. I felt my heart clench at how direct she was. Devon gave a curt nod , and I felt his hand tighten on mine. He had noticed it too. Devon backed us back out and we found the rest in the next cell. There was a huge whiteboard , Willow and Shira and their mates were in there, as well as the lead warrior of this pack and some of the dragons.

” What’s going on ? ” Devon asked as we walked in. Ryken looked up from where he was looking at what looked like maps. ” We are organizing a recon mission ” he said simply. ” What for ? “Devon asked. But my eyes were on Shira and Willow , who both looked at me with unreadable expressions. This is what I had feared they hated me. ” To gather information about these dark witches ” Enzo’s voice came from behind us , forcing us further into the cell as they piled in too.

Then the room fell into an uncomfortable silence. All eyes seemed to be on me. ” WHAT “, Devon snapped when it continued to get more and more uncomfortable. Anthea stood forward , she looked at me. ” We are waiting for Violet ” she said. ” Violet to do what exactly ? ” Devon said, keeping his tone a little more respectful now he was talking to Anthea. ” She knows ” was all she said, looking at me. Taking a deep breath, I tugged on Devon’s hand when he went to say something else. I shook my head at him , to stay quiet.

” I am sorry that I am bringing this danger to you all. I didn’t want to do that. I don;t want anyone hurt ” I said shaklily. Anthea c****d her head to the side looking pissed. ” You think that is what we are mad about ? ” she asked, shocking me. Well , what else could they be mad about ? I had no idea so I nodded my head.

She rolled her eyes at me, shaking her head in disapproval. ” Violet , we are not angry that you have a crazy family. You used your magic and put yourself in danger to save us. You lost a brother in our fight. That fight was not yours or the dragons or anyone else really, but mine. Yea , she camped out in your body. But once she got out , you could have bolted. No one would have blamed you , after all she had put you through. But you and Rion stayed and fought for us. I once expressed my guilt to you about feeling like I was angering people, and you said. People love me , they fight because they care for you. Well , people love you Violet. We would not have beaten Yianna without your help and now you are in danger because of it. We are mad because you leaving. Was you not thinking highly enough of us to help you? You honestly thought we would cast you out ? ” she asked me.

I looked at Devon , he had a small smile on his face now. But how could I answer that ? Without hurting their feelings. ” I just . . . I didn’t want anyone hurt for me. We just got rid of Yianna , your carrying babies. I just .. I “I fell over my words. I didn’t want to say I thought you’d kick me out. I didn’t want to insult them. Anthea walked forward and put her hands on my shoulder and looked into my eyes. ” You will just accept our help with no more silly notions of running off to do this by yourself “, she stated matter of factly. I felt tears start to stream down my face as I was engulfed in a hug so tight , I could hardly breathe and then more arms came around me.

The last hug that I wasn’t expecting was the one off of Enzo. He pulled me in his mouth and went near my ear. ” My brother would literally go off the rails without you now he has found you. The last thing I need is to have to look after his sour a*s. Welcome to the Family Violet “, he pulled back, smiling. And I felt myself truly believing I was wanted here. If the big burly alpha had stated I belonged here, then who was I to question that?

For the next hour, they got me to tell them where our camp was , how many people were there, who they were, everything I could possibly remember. And when I had to tell them about Wallace , I saw how everyone’s eyes slid towards Devon. To see how he was handling that tidbit of information. His jaw clenched , his muscles of his arms going rigid in the positions he was in. Leaning back against the wall, arms crossed , taking everything in and adding and asking things himself.

This time we were not going in blind , they wanted to be fully prepared for what we were up against. I also put forward the idea I had . To go use my magic elsewhere to throw them off the scent that I was still here. But Devon was the one that threw out a shocking suggestion. ” Why not just take your black magic out of you , like Sienna had done ? Is this just not the same story as what we have just had , someone after your magic ? ” he said. I shook my head no. ” I can not get rid of it , even if I tried they would still want me back ” I told him.

” But when you overloaded Yianna to make her pop,. It was you getting rid of it. Just do that. ” he said, not really understanding. ” Yianna took my magic, yes , but the darkness no. Dark magic isn’t dark because of the magic, it’s the person. I was born into darkness , from darkness. They could still use me. Dark witches usually don’t have much magic at all really. They use the earth , dark energy, all of that stuff to pull magic from it. It is the energy resource we use. Think of dark witches as having a mini demon, so to speak, in them. That is what makes me powerful. Mine apparently is strong and extra-f*****g evil. They don’t need my magic , they just need me to pull from. It is not something I can rid of , it is just a part of who I am that I have to fight daily with to keep under control. The fact I was blessed with you must mean I am doing a good job of doing it ” I smiled at him to soften the blow. It wasn’t as easy as he thought.

” So the stronger this darkness is in dark witches , makes for how strong your magic is because you pull from yourself ? That was why your eyes went black ? ” Enzo asked. I nodded that would be my mini evil demon coming out to play “, I told him, trying to lighten the mood. He smiled a little bit. ” My parents and coven , their eyes are mostly always black , they have let their darker selves take control so many times that now they mostly run the show “, I told them.

The former Luna appeared at the cell door. ” It’s time ” she said. ” Yea, we are coming. We will resume back here later. All business regarding this will be discussed down here. I am not taking any chances of we are being watched or listened to when we make our plans. Devon , instruct the guards to double back up quietly. Let us give the pack a few days to recuperate before we make them aware of the next battle we face. ” We all agreed and then made our way up. Enzo headed us towards the opening we faced our battle on and I was shocked at the amount of caskets lining the ground. The realization of the hit we had taken almost brought me to my knees. The panthers were standing on one side. I had over heard they would then move their own and bury them near the lands that Enzo had gifted them. We would be neighbors with the panthers, not one whole pack. Given they had their own leader and traditions , they had decided we would remain separate , but allies. They could come onto our land when needed and vice versa. We would also group together if any attacks were to happen. Shira walked with her partner over to his people and we stayed our way.

” Violet , this one is Rion ” Anthea said quietly. She pointed to one directly in front of us that already had lots of flowers on it. Then Enzo stepped forward and gave a speech about the sacrifice and bravery everyone had shown. He gave his respect to all of the families and offered condolences. And offered his support if needed. He then handed it over to Usif to address his own pride. He offered us their apologies for their involvement. He gave thanks for our generosity to them. And then spoke highly of those they had lost. I looked at Anthea and saw her struggling. I could only imagine what might be running through her mind. Was she blaming herself for all of those losses ? When it was in front of your face it would be hard not to. I did not blame her for Rion. The only person to blame was Yianna. But the mind was a tricky b***h and no matter how many times she may have told herself that , she would carry this guilt with her now. This was what I had wanted to avoid , to have to stand here and see the destruction from something that would be my fault. That was why I wanted to run. I know I can not now. I just hoped when this was over it didn’t have the same ending. Walking over to Rion , I placed my hand on the hard wood. ” I need you more now than I ever have had brother, I need you here “, I whispered, and grief finally took hold. I would have dropped to my knees if not for the strong arms that circled my waste.