Reject Me Again, My Alpha
Chapter 120

Sitting up on the bed , I wiped my bleeding l*p. My mother was sneering at me while dad just stood looking at me like I was a stranger. ” I will not cave , no matter what you do “, I told them. My mother went to lunge at me again , but my dad stopped her. ” Violet , this is all your fault. You ran away and look at what happened to us. We are not respected anymore. Everyone became non-believing in our cause. ” My father said , like I was meant to feel guilty about that. ” Maybe if what you wanted wasn’t so crazy , then people would still respect you ” I said, standing up.

” It isn’t crazy , it is to protect ourselves ” my mother said, affronted. I huffed a laugh and crossed my arms over my chest. ” From who ? The only people that has ever gone attacking other people is you. You made yourself enemies. You went after people. This isn’t about protection, so stop kidding yourself. This is you trying to stay relevant , be feared and, more importantly, stay young. Face it mum , the only thing you fear is death “. I rolled my eyes at her.

For as long as I remember, I knew mum feared death. She used to wake up from nightmares in cold sweats and there had always been nightmares about her demise. A sharp slap across the face made my eyes water. ” Do not speak to me that way “, she snapped. I looked at her , really looked at her. And what I saw I laughed at. Something happened at that moment that made me realize something. My mother was just a shadow of her old self , and this shadow I didn’t fear. Not like I had when I was a child. I literally laughed at the realization.

” What, ” she snapped, “What are you laughing at ? ” I went to walk past them and my father blocked my path out of the tent. ” Just where do you think you are going ? ” my mother said behind me, I turned back to look at her and smiled. ” I have just realized that I have been scared of you my whole life , but not no more. If you lay one hand on me , I will stop your heart. You’re nothing, both of you are nothing and, as Wallace has just said , you have no back up. And me and my family could easily beat you. So , I am going to go out there and tell them that the enemy we have feared the last few days is not to be feared at all “. I smiled at her. Turning, I went to move my father with magic , when I felt an awful pain at the back of my head. A thud that blinded my vision for a second and sent me dizzy. I fell forward. My father put out his hands to grasp me as my balance went.

He slowly placed me on the floor and turned me around to face upwards. My mother stood there with a candle holder in her hand. She went blurry again as my vision darkened , like an echo. I heard her order my dad to take me to their tent. I felt my body get lifted off of the floor like I weighted nothing. Then nothing , until a low buzzing pain woke me back up again. It took a while to pull myself out of the darkness into which I had fallen into.

But when I did , I noticed my hands were up in the air and I was slumped against something. Blinking slowly, I opened my eyes and saw myself in a tent I knew from my childhood. They had brought me back to my tent. The same bed sheets , the same desk. Everything was dusty and mucky though. A candle was burning, lighting up the space and sitting on a chair watching me was my father. ” So you are tasked to keep an eye on me ? Where’s she gone to try and get back on Wallace’s good side ? “I g*****d as I blinked, trying to focus.

” What happened to Rion Violet ? ” he asked me instead of answering. I felt the stab of pain hit my chest , the same as it always did when I heard his name these days. ” Why do you want to know ? ” I asked, dodging the question. My father’s stare that had sent chills down my spine as a kid when we had been naughty , apparently still did the same trick. ” Because he was my son Violet , like you are my daughter. I want to know what happened to you both all of these years. And I want to know how he . . . ” the word got stuck in his throat. He couldn’t even say it.

I looked away , my father had always been indifferent , my mother’s number one supporter. I still say she brainwashed him years ago. To say my mother didn’t believe in mates , she sure stayed with my dad all of those years. He just always went along with her latest idea , he wasn’t an innocent bystander. He was just as obsessed, but his angle was more the power of the beats he wanted to be. ” You have no idea what we went through for all of those years ” I spat at him. ” If Rion was here now , he wouldn’t be on your side. He would be fighting against this poisonous coven just like I am ” I told him.

” Of that I have no doubt ” he says, shocking me. Rion had always been his favourite. Maybe because Rion only had the ability to shift like my father did. I don’t know. ” Then what does it matter “, I told him. ” he would be tied up just like I am , and don’t think I do not know what these shackles are. You have made it so I can not do magic “. He nodded ” We know you could have gotten out if not , and I have a right to know what happened to my children for all of these years “. He used the authorative tone he used to use.

But I wasn’t a child. But holding onto the information didn’t help my case any. Nor did it help their case. ” We were captured by two warlock princesses. One took over my body, leaving me a prisoner in my own skin, and they both mind warped Rion to where he was nothing but a puppet. They were after a magic source not meant for this earth and we were just instruments in their plan. And before you get any ideas, the magic is gone , back to the goddess of the moon herself. That is how we meant my family out there though , they saved us. And in a bid to stop the crazy princesses , Rion was captured by them and tortured. My family out there did everything they could to try and save him , but it was of no use. But do not worry, we won eventually. Both the princesses are dead. His death was avenged “, I told him.

But when I did , I noticed my hands were up in the air and I was slumped against something. Blinking slowly, I opened my eyes and saw myself in a tent I knew from my childhood. They had brought me back to my tent. The same bed sheets , the same desk. Everything was dusty and mucky though. A candle was burning, lighting up the space and sitting on a chair watching me was my father. ” So you are tasked to keep an eye on me ? Where’s she gone to try and get back on Wallace’s good side ? “I g*****d as I blinked, trying to focus.

” So , you escaped from what you used to call a prison that is here , and were captured to where you were still not free like you wanted ? ” He asked me. I kept my mouth shut, not giving him the satisfaction of gloating. ” We are now ” I said instead. ” You are what ? ” he asked. I looked at him: ” Free , both of us. We are free now, we have found what a real family is , what a reef family does for one another. Rion sadly just didn’t get to experience love the way I am now. My mate, Devon, makes me feel the freest I have ever been. You though your still trapped , under illusions and a woman that has dragged you down with her. A woman that has never admitted love for you because that is a weakness. You could have had better than all of this, dad , your shifter that has stayed among dark witches. You could have found your mate , you could have left all of this behind . But you didn’t your prison is falling in love with a crazy woman “, I told him.

His eyes blazed , I thought for sure I was about to get another hit or something. But instead , he looked down. Away from me. ” You are just as naive as you were as a child Violet. You dragged your brother along with you and now he is dead. That blame is on you. I had a mate. I met her long before your mother. And she took one look at me and said I was dark inside , that she could never be with someone so dark. You see it as your mother is the villain all of the time. I killed her, Violet. I killed my mate because she rejected me. What me and your mother have may not be a mate bond , but what it is. Well, it is much more an understanding that we must succumb to who we are , and fight to be the ones on top. Mate bonds are nothing but a hindrance to make you someone you are not. The fates have no clue what they are doing. Even the paranormal that you say is good, they war among themselves for land or other things. It is only a matter of time before it becomes a war of species. All me and your mother ever wanted to do was to make sure as a family we survived that . Me and your mother share a vision of survival, Violet. That is all we have ever needed. ” he stood up and walked out of the tent. I dropped my head back against the beam. Go figure dad was just as messed up in the head , he just hid it better than she did.