Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 64

Sloan’s POV

B***d Rose Pack

I woke to Dawson unwrapping his arms from around me, to turn over to silence his alarm. I needed that nap, I had been stressed about my arrival here, and I hadn’t been sleeping well for days. I felt better, and a lot more rested than before. Most of my stress was gone, as I hadn’t had any issues with my arrival at B***d Rose. It was beautiful here, and I believed Dawson when he said that he hadn’t been with any of the girls here, because he had waited on me. I had known that he had dated a little, but only before his 18th birthday, and not very many women. He had been looking for me since he turned 18 and would be able to sense me at that time. I was not upset with him, as he didn’t know me, and whatever happened before me was not that important to me, but I probably felt that way because he didn’t do what Percy had done.

Percy didn’t want to wait for his mate, and that was entirely his prerogative. I am sure that after the fiasco that had occurred with Stephanie, I know that in hindsight he wished that hadn’t happened at all. There was a time that he was very concerned about losing Peyton and was still showing her that he is fully committed to their relationship. I am just glad that Gabi and Tanner had both warned them about the dangers of being with someone who wasn’t their mate, as they had lived it. There were so many women just wanting the twins for their titles and because they were both so attractive, it could have been a whole lot worse than it was. With Dawson living here at their pack, he would have been less likely to be able to really get out there to see what kind of choices he had, and I will always be thankful to them for that. It was just for me, they didn’t even know me, but they knew that the bond with a true mate was a wonderful thing, and would only serve to make you stronger as an Alpha.

Dawson moved back to me and pulled me right back up to him and hugged me tightly sniffing my neck and giving a low hum of happiness. I am so glad that he is happy and satisfied with me, I know I was with him as well. Dawson kissed my cheek and said, “We have to get dressed baby, but we can come back tonight after the town hall and go right back to bed.” Dawson then winked at me as he headed to the closet to grab some clothes, and then headed to the bathroom. I can’t stop the smile that blooms across my face. His emotions have been clear since we first slept together. He wants me to bear his pups, and that makes me smile even bigger. He is so happy, he is just beaming, and he is serious about me becoming pregnant as soon as we can. I wanted us to have some time together, but we will still be able to have that. Dawson has a “plan” that he had mentioned to me several times.

He said between all our relatives, they would be able to take turns watching the babies for us, while we try again, and again to make more pups. I love that he wants a big family, and even more so because he wants me to be their mother. I got up and head to the closet to get dressed. I don’t even know what I need to wear.

“Dawson, what are you wearing for the town hall meeting? I don’t know if I can wear jeans or not” I asked him.

“I am wearing my jeans and a button-down shirt, so not dressy, but not joggers” Dawson called back. I grabbed my jeans and my favorite violet t-shirt out of the closet. I don’t have a lot of clothes to choose from, and this was something that Gabi had bought me while we were at the mall. I love this color and it makes my eyes really stand out. No sense in hiding it, as I am a hybrid, and I am their soon-to-be Luna too. The quicker they find out about me being half-witch, the sooner they can get over it, or not. The fact is, the more my power grew, the less I cared about others’ opinions of me. I was not at all concerned about what anyone else thought of me anymore, and that had been freeing to me. I only cared about what Dawson thought of me, as well as his family and my newly found family, whom I also love. Only their opinion matters to me, and they all loved and accepted me. I was perfectly content right now, and I have never felt happier than when I was with Dawson. Just thinking about my mate brings a large smile to my face.

Dawson comes out of the bathroom and he had just shaved, with his black hair he gets a 5 o’clock shadow, the same as Tanner. He takes my breath away every time I look at him. I can’t resist putting my hands on his freshly shaved jaw and pulling his head down towards mine. I want to k**s him, and I see his grin getting bigger as he leans down for me to be able to give him a thorough k**s. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer to him, and then gives a low growl in his throat. He then k****s my mark before releasing me and said, “We need to go down to the dining room, we are already a few minutes late for dinner already. We will revisit this when we come back to our room.”

We exit the room hand in hand and headed to the elevator to go down to eat dinner. Dawson gave me another k**s on the way down and then kissed the back of my hand as we exited the elevator to cross the entry for dinner. I see Anna and the four other girls with her glance over at Dawson and then look over at me, before turning their backs to us both. I see several of them shake their head before going back to talking in a low tone. I am quite sure who the topic of discussion is without having to hear them. Dawson smiles at his family as we walked by, and Moira hops up to follow us to grab a plate and check out the buffet. Moira stays with me as we make our selections. I feel someone come up right next to me and block my path. I glanced over and I see that it is Anna with a dark-haired girl standing next to her.

“Excuse me, I am trying to get some food, did you need something?” I asked her.

“Yea, you to leave, that is what I need. You are a mutt, and not even pure. You will not be a good Luna, so run on along now, I would hate for you to get hurt staying her” Anna tells me and then flips her long hair over her shoulder as she turns to leave.

“Sorry, to disappoint you, but I am not going anywhere. Dawson is my mate, and we love each other. Your opinion of me doesn’t factor in, or matter to either of us. I don’t care if you like me or not, your opinion is your problem, not mine. Please move. I don’t care to look at or speak to you anymore. Have a nice night” I told Anna and slide past her as I go to get my food.

“You b***h. You need to respect me, as you are just a half-breed and not worthy to bear Dawson’s pups. I am not only beautiful, but I am strong, and already prepared to be the Luna for B***d Rose. Don’t cross me, or you will be sorry” Anna said and turns to walk away with her sidekick. I stare after her shocked by her nerve. I almost want to laugh, but she seems pretty confident that she is a good fighter, and I am still training. I was too stunned to react with a good come-back, but Moira had no such qualms. I had just turned back to get some food when I heard a cry from behind me and turned back around to see Anna lying on the floor. A few people laugh at her, as she tripped for no reason, there was literally nothing in her path. Moira was still facing the buffet laughing low and wearing a big grin.

“Did you just trip her? With magic?” I asked her impressed. I keep the smile off my face, as Anna is embarrassed and is looking at me like she wants to take my head off. I turn back to the buffet and get my food with Moira, and we head to the table. Dawson comes up a short time later with his two plates and said, “I will grab our drinks. I will be right back.” I nod my head at him and watch him walk over to get our drinks. I see Anna noticing where he is headed and she scurries over towards him to intersect with him. I see her speaking to him and he nods at her while he grabs our drinks, but when she lays her hand on his arm, he shakes her hand off.

“Please, do not place your hands on me. We are not mates, and that is unacceptable to disrespect me and my mate by doing that. Please refrain from approaching me unless it is a pack matter in the future” I hear Dawson say to her, and I see her shocked look before she lowers her head and nods in acceptance. The whole dining room heard what he had just said to her, as he was pretty loud when he did it. The four girls that had previously been smiling as Anna headed over to Dawson all now have shocked looks on their faces like they could not believe what he had said to her. I watch her walk back to the table and they are all speaking together as Dawson comes back to me with our drinks. I see them glaring over at me several times, Dawson notices them as well and he is frowning at them. When they see that they have caught his eye, they all decide to get up and leave the dining room together. I guess to go to get their seats at the town hall meeting, as it will be starting in 20 minutes.

Dawson pulled me closer to his side, k****s the top of my head, and said, “Baby, I am about to get this taken care of, you don’t have to worry about a thing.” I smiled up at him, and I know he means what he is saying, and I wish it could be that simple, but it won’t be. Anna won’t be letting this go, I already know who she is, she is just like my sister. She also thinks that she can call “dibs” on someone like that is all they need to do to claim someone, and they would be incorrect. The mate bond is given by the Moon Goddess Selene herself. I know that Anna will be stirring up discord in the pack as far as me not being fully a wolf, and therefore not good enough to be Dawson’s mate or the pack’s Luna. These days, hybrids are actually way more accepted than they used to be, but there are always some who will discriminate and think that they are better for having “pure bloodlines.” Who are they to judge me? Is my being mixed keeping me from being a good person? No, it doesn’t. I am proud of who I am, this was who I was born to be, and I won’t apologize to anyone who thinks less of me based on my outward appearance. It is going to be their problem, not mine. I am not bending for anyone who hates me solely for being a hybrid anymore. I am embracing both sides of my heritage and if anyone can’t accept that then screw them. I really don’t need or want someone like that in my life anyway. To me as long as people are mates, and in love with one another, who is anyone to judge the child produced from their love? I wince as I think of my own parents, although they didn’t love me, they were mates, and they did love one another. I know mom would have accepted me if I was just a werewolf, just like she did for my brother and sister, but I have a family that loves and accepts me now. I also have Dawson’s family that loves and accepts me as well.

I see someone approaching our table out of the corner of my eye and turn my head to see my brother heading for me with a big smile on his face. I turn to Dawson with tears in my eyes as I knew this was all him and gave Dawson a k**s before jumping up to hug my brother as he gets to our table. Rob gives me a spin as he hugs me and sets me down on my feet. I can’t stop the tears running down my face because I have missed him so much. The calls and texts were not enough, I missed getting to see him, and I quickly look him over to make sure that my mother hadn’t hurt him. He had disobeyed her, and helped me escape, and she won’t take that lightly. He knows what I am doing and said, “I am fine. I don’t have a mark on me anymore. Yes, they were both furious, but they can’t hurt you again. They just aren’t turning the pack over to me any time soon anymore. I can wait, I still don’t have my Luna yet, so I am not in any hurry. Plus, you know mom likes to be the Luna and doesn’t want to give that up yet, even if dad is ready to pass it on. I am just praying that my Luna is strong because mom will be running right over her if she isn’t.”

I am so happy that he is here, and I quickly take him to meet Vincent, Beth, and Moira to introduce them all to my brother. He already know the Wright family, so they just greeted him after I introduced our great-Grands to him, as well as our cousin. He was surprised to meet them, he didn’t think that we had family on Sera’s side anymore. We both now realized that mom had probably blocked them from finding out about us, as Sera had just kind of left her Coven and the witch’s community. I am a lot less worried about this town hall meeting now that one of my favorite people in the world is here. He is the only person that has been in my life that I could depend on at all until I met my mate and his family. I can’t keep the smile off my face as we all exit the dining room and head over to the town hall meeting.

The meeting room is actually a huge structure that was almost the size of the pack house. Dawson said that they had to build it about 5 years back when the pack got to about a thousand members. It needed to have the space for them to grow, and it could seat about 1,500 wolves. Dawson told me that we were at 1238 members now counting me and that the way they built it, we could add onto it, as we needed to, as the B***d Rose pack continues to grow. I was glad to be between Rob and Dawson when we got there, as the room seemed almost full. I was getting nervous again at everyone turning to look at us entering and all of the talking coming to a standstill. Well, I guess we are going to see if this works out for me or not real soon.