Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 112

Brandi’s POV

Near B***d Rose pack, in Greenville, CA

I have been in this cabin for a few days. It is boring, so I have gone out a few times to go shopping in Redding and that helped. It is two hours there, and then two hours back, so it helps to fill a day. I have gone twice, but I needed something to relieve this boredom. Tomorrow will be my fourth day here, and I am out of cash. Plus, I have maxed out the card that mom gave me. I paid for the room for a week, but I didn’t get to pack much, as I had to leave Golden Moon quickly. Mom said that whatever I needed, to just put it on the card. I had over five grand available on it, but she didn’t give me much cash. I blew through the cash pretty quickly. I just used it to get what I wanted to eat, and for my coffee, and snacks.

I have been staying at a little cabin area in Greenville. The view is OK, but my room is way too small for my taste. It is nowhere near as big as my room at the packhouse, and I want to go back home. It is so boring here I feel like I am going to lose my mind. There are no hot guys here, just a bunch of nature lovers, and old people. I wish there was more to do here, but I have at least laid low. It is killing me though. There are no guys worth talking to in this little crap town. I was just trying to distance myself from Golden Moon a little bit, and I figured that B***d Rose wouldn’t think that I would be on their doorstep. Plus, I should be close enough to find out if Anna got the job done or not. She hasn’t texted me yet, and I bet she got scared or lost her nerve, so I am just waiting on her to give me a call here sooner or later. It doesn’t matter when, as long as she gets it done. I guess I can text her tomorrow, to check on her, and encourage her to get it done. I know mom will be happy when we get it finished. I will be glad too, maybe when she is out of the picture, I can maybe get a second try at being Dawson’s mate. I knew it wasn’t going to be Anna, that was just me trying to get her to do what we wanted her to. I was just playing along to try to give her enough incentive to follow through with it because compared to me, she is nothing. Dawson won’t look twice at her, I am way more attractive than she is. He would be a fool to choose Anna, over me.

I am one of the hottest girls in my pack. That is not bragging, that is the Goddess’s honest truth. My long blonde hair and big blue eyes give me an innocent look and I have been compared to a living doll by many. I am selective about who I am with, and I only accept the most attractive men that I can to be with me. I plan on continuing that when I get back to the Golden Moon pack. Maybe after all this plays out, I can get dad to let me visit other packs to see if I can find my mate. I am sure that he will. He will be totally distraught after losing mom. They are true mates, and he may lose his mind after she gets killed. I have to admire mom’s commitment to her goal. I have even encouraged it along. Any time she felt guilt over what she had done to Sloan, I reminded her of why she did it.

Mom was easy to lead and control. I did learn from the best. I will still need to be spoiled and now that I am thinking about it, I need to get in better with Rob. He will be taking the pack over soon and I will still need to be taken care of until I figure out which Alpha I will be mated with. Only an Alpha is good enough for me, as I am Alpha born too. So, I already know that he will be an Alpha when I do find him, I will make sure that I only go to packs with unmated Alphas, or Alphas with chosen mates. They would be willing to drop a chosen to be able to get me as their Luna, I was born to be a Luna. I heard my phone ping and I check it, it is Rob, again. He already texted me earlier today. Usually, he only texts me once a day to ask if I am OK. I don’t know why he sent a second one, he should take a hint I think as I roll my eyes, he just doesn’t get it. Until Sloan is dead, or mom is, I can’t come back home. They will still be looking for me.

Wait, what is this? Rob just told me that mom had been given to the B***d Rose pack to await trial, and that now that she has been delivered that B***d Rose is calling off any further action. I actually really appreciate him checking on me now because I do need money. He is absolutely right about that. I will be texting him back this time because I am in need of the money. I will send a cautious text back to him to test the waters.

“I do need money brother. Thank you. Where do you want to meet?” I reply back in the text.

“I am going to mindlink you, so there isn’t a paper trail,” Rob tells me, and I am glad, that is smart of him, and I use that trick myself. I have been blocking everyone the last few days, both in mindlink, and on my phone. I drop the block and I hear my brother’s voice talking to me, and I am amazed that I actually miss the sound of his voice. “I just wanted to mindlink with you as I wanted you to know that it was me, and not someone trying to find you. Dad and I went with mom to turn her in, and the trial will be tomorrow. Dad thought you might need some more money, and that way you can stay hidden until mom’s trial is complete” Rob told me.

“Is she OK? I mean, with getting turned into B***d Rose?” I asked back, I didn’t really care, but Rob loves both our parents and he cares about that type of thing. He will like that I asked, and that could result in more money for me.

“Dad said that you only had a card and a little money, so he knew you would need more. He got $1,000 out for you. Dad is happy because as soon as mom got turned into a Council member at B***d Rose, they called the war off. Both dad and I are here at B***d Rose, they said that since we had given up the one who caused the problem they would let the issue between us go. I have been hanging out with Percy, and Dawson, all day now. Dawson is at the pack hospital. Sloan is not doing very well, they don’t know what the problem is, but it doesn’t look good for her, she is having issues breathing. Everyone is pretty shaken up here” Rob told me and I couldn’t stop the grin that covered my face. Anna did it, she actually did it. Now I didn’t have to contact her to check, it is done, and only a matter of time before Sloan died a miserable death.

“Oh, I hate to hear Sloan is not feeling well. I hope she gets better soon. I am glad that B***d Rose is no longer mad at us, I don’t think that we could have beaten them if they had actually attacked us” I linked back, acting as if I cared. I have never trained, not the first time. No one looks good all sweaty and gross. It would mess up my hair and makeup. Plus, my mate needs to protect me, why should I have to train? That doesn’t even make sense.

“OK, I was just letting you know because Percy is going to come out with me. He said that he is stir-crazy after being trapped at B***d Rose for the last three days and wants to get out of the pack for a while. You can always meet us somewhere if you want, or I can leave him someplace and come to meet you if you would rather me do that” Rob said to me.

“NO! I mean no, don’t worry about that. I trust you and I agree, I am getting a little stir-crazy myself and need to get out. I can meet you somewhere, like at a restaurant to eat if you want to. It is no problem, just tell me when and where and I will meet you there” I told him, excited about getting to see Percy. Dawson shut me down, and I actually prefer him looks-wise because I love his black hair and those cloudy blue eyes. But Percy is a very close second, with his blue eyes and brown hair. Percy actually has a bigger frame so that could actually work in my favor. Percy is probably even wilder than Dawson is, I shouldn’t just ignore him. I should give Percy a chance, you never know, it could work out perfectly for me. I mean Sloan is Dawson’s mate, I might be Percy’s. Then even if I am not, I could still be able to see Dawson after Sloan dies, to see if we are second-chance mates.

“OK, how does 5 pm at the diner in town sound?” Rob linked back.

“Perfect. I am excited to see you brother” I linked back to him. I am excited, but not to see him, I just want to get my hands on the money, and Percy, I am bored to tears here, he might be a good stress reliever. I go to get ready now, I only have an hour. I shower quickly and wrap my hair in a towel to start it drying while I picked my outfit out. I got changed and it took me 30 minutes to get my makeup done. I needed to make sure that I look great, I won’t get another shot at Percy. I am quite sure that I probably won’t be taken off the no-access list unless I can make a great impression on him tonight, so he can speak to his parents to lift my ban. Then I can go visit him at Ever Green and be able to visit B***d Rose too. You know, to comfort Dawson, because he is about to lose his mate, in case she dies.

I hum to myself while I dry and then curl my hair. I am running a few minutes late, but beauty takes time. I get done about 15 minutes after 5 pm, but I look really good in my new outfit. I head out to my car as I get a link from Rob, “Are you still coming?”

“I will be there in five minutes big brother,” I tell him. I don’t give a reason for my lateness, he can just assume that it was traffic, instead of vanity. Plus, calling him my big brother reminds him that he needs to take care of me, I am his baby sister, and about to be his only sister, I think with a smirk. I take off to get there as quickly as I can, and I notice that I am overdressed when I do arrive. I am wearing a tight club dress to show off my attributes, and everyone in here is wearing jeans, even the other women there. I hate that I didn’t think of that, but I needed Percy to notice me, and my charms, and this is the quickest way to do that. I straighten and pull down my dress before entering the diner, looking around until I see them in a booth in the corner. My brother is against the wall, leaving the seat next to him open for me. But I don’t want to sit with him, I want to sit next to Percy. I step up to Percy who is sitting at the edge of the seat on his side of the booth. He glances up to look questioningly at me, and I said, “Is this seat taken?”

It is weird, he had a grimace on his face for a second before he slid over in the booth to allow me to sit next to him. He has several scents on him and at least two of them are girls, but I am not worried. I am sure they are not as attractive as I am. I can replace a random girl in a heartbeat, I am not going to miss this opportunity that the Goddess gave to me. The waitress comes up to take our orders and goes to put the order in for us in the kitchen. The guys are looking at each other and not talking, so I leaned into Percy’s side and said, “How have you been doing, Percy?”

I see him stiffen up, and gulp, before saying, “I have been fine, thank you, and you?” Percy looks really nervous, but I can tell from his scent that we are not mates. I am still going to let him have a shot at me though. I think that he deserves it, plus it will be good to give him a try and see if he is as good as he looks. I may just be the woman he needs in his life. Our drinks come, and the conversation is stilted like they didn’t know what to talk about. Rob cleared his throat as the food got there and we all started eating. Percy may not be my mate, but his cologne smells delicious, and I can’t wait to get my hands on him. The conversation picked up after we ate and soon, we are all talking and laughing in the booth. Rob pays for dinner and then said, “Brandi, do you want to go back to B***d Rose with us? You can hang out with us or speak to Sloan. She may not pull through, the doctors are saying that they don’t know what to do for her. This might be the last time we get to talk to her. I bet if you ask Gabi or Tanner, they might let you say goodbye to mom in the cells too. I got to, I am glad I did.”

I don’t want to say goodbye to mom, I already did that the other day. She is about to die, so why waste my time? What can she do for me now? But I don’t mind going to B***d Rose as that will give me time with Percy and allow me to be there to comfort Dawson when the worst happens. I am going to start running my play now as I need to get this done anyway. “I would love to Rob, but I am banned from B***d Rose, because of what mom did. I didn’t have any choice, she made me come with her. She just couldn’t be reasoned with, and I couldn’t stop her. I only came to try to be the voice of reason and get her to not lose control. But she didn’t listen to me, and I didn’t know that she was going to do what she did. I was so scared. I didn’t know what to do” I told them and then blinked so my tears would slide down my face as I started to sob. I am milking this for all I can, and Rob is comforting me by putting his hands on mine and giving them a little squeeze. I would rather Percy did it, but I am patient, the night is still young.

“You can ride with me if you want to, you are crying and in no shape to drive. You can spend the night if you want to. Your dad is already there too, so you can see him as well” Percy said in a gentle voice. I smiled, as I am looking down and my hair is hiding the smile. These two are so easy to work.

“I would like to see my father. If that isn’t a problem. I haven’t seen him for days” I tell them in a soft voice. Good, I have them where I want them, eating right out of my hand. Oh, I will be spending the night at B***d Rose. But I won’t be alone, I think Percy is going to have a very good night. We stand and exit the restaurant and Rob tells me, “I can drive your vehicle for you if you want me to. That way you can leave whenever you want to tomorrow.”

Perfect, what a great idea. I thanked him and handed him my keys. Percy leads me to an SUV parked near the door and held the passenger door open for me to get in. He is a nice guy, and I hope I can lure him into being with me tonight. Maybe I will cry again, overcome with grief over my mother about to be sentenced to death, and my sister dying. I grin at the thought and put my hand on Percy’s on the center console. I see his jaw clench, and I am glad. Maybe he is so excited about being alone with me, he is trying to keep himself calm. I grin wider, this is going to be so easy. I sit back and watch as we fly toward B***d Rose. We enter the gate and Percy drives up to the packhouse quickly. I am surprised by the number of people milling around outside the house.

I see Gabi and Tanner, and as we stop, I am shocked to see the Alpha King himself here. Why is he here? I bet he is here because mom is about to be put to death, she is a Luna, so it is probably important enough for him to be here, I tell myself to calm down. I was really happy to see Rob pull my car up behind us. I am a little scared, but I know that Rob will take care of me, I am his younger sister. I smiled at him and then see my dad heading down the steps toward me. I smiled at him because I know that he will take care of me, I am his little princess, and he gives me everything. Before I can say anything, a man steps up to me and said, “Brandi Reynolds, you are under arrest for being an accomplice in attacking the B***d Rose pack. Plotting to help poison your sister, delivering the poison to Anna Campbell, and abusing your sister at Golden Moon.”