Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 67

Sloan’s POV

B***d Rose pack

I am very used to my joy being short-lived. I knew that things were going too smoothly and that a wrench would be thrown in to bring me to a full stop soon. I was glad not to have actual problems at the pack, but my wonderful mother arrived at 8 am the following morning wanting to “speak” to me. I already assumed that she would be coming, as her favored daughter wanted my mate, not just wanted Dawson, but wanted to become the Luna of B***d Rose as well. I know that she was going to give it another shot, as my mother had threatened me on several occasions with, “You will never leave this pack alive.” I just hope that the vicious words that mom is about to spout in front of the gate guards will not be repeated and talked about by the pack over dinner tonight.

The only good thing about this situation was that I was not going to be going to the gate alone. In fact, Dawson told me to stay here at the packhouse when he was linked that we had guests at our gate. My mother was already furious and causing them guards full-blown problems because she and Brandi were not allowed immediate entry into B***d Rose. She insisted as she was the mother of the future Luna that she be allowed in, and with no notice to the resident Alpha and Luna. I knew that she was on the no-access list, along with Brandi, and my father. The only family that now has access to me is Rob and my Grandmother’s side of the family. I am not looking forward to seeing her, with her beautiful face, she can be very deceiving to others. Most people took her side as she is my mother. She always claimed that she had my best interests at heart for the last 8 years as she locked me away, for my protection, of course.

I always believed her, as some were very aggressive towards me after my grandmother Sera died. Now I know that I would have been safe at Golden Moon if they had announced to the pack to leave me alone. I just had to get away from them to see how normal packs operated, to learn that hard lesson. Mom just wanted me to be isolated and without any friends. For me to live by myself, only able to see people living their lives from a distance. If Rob hadn’t come to get me occasionally for lunches or to play games together or watch movies with me when he wasn’t busy, I would have never had anyone with me. I don’t blame Rob at all. He was always nicest to me, and he took his training seriously. It would be only after he took over as Alpha, that he could get me to be released from my lonely prison.

We were at breakfast when Dawson got the mind link, I knew several got it at the same time as Dawson. Because Gabi and Tanner all stopped eating at the same time. Their eyes glazed over, and they all looked over at me. I saw Gabi’s lips press together and I knew she wasn’t happy about something, but I knew I hadn’t done anything to cause her to be upset. Gabi got up and came down to me and said, “We have visitors at our gate that would like to speak to you. We will go down with you, Sloan. You are one of us, you do not have to worry at all about this. We will have them on their way soon.” Yesterday when we arrived the three SUVs were left in front of the packhouse. I don’t know if that is normal, or not, as I just arrived yesterday, but we loaded up silently and headed for the front gate. The packhouse was about 2 miles from the gate, and everyone was silent in the SUV as we headed to the gate. Dawson held my hand and rubbed the back of my hand with his thumb, and I could tell that he was angry. We had left first, but I was not worried at all about going to the gate with my mate and his parents. I knew that they would take care of me, and I also knew that my mother was going to show up sooner or later to try something. She never wanted to see me happy, and she knew that I would be with my true mate.

Tanner was not in a hurry to get there, it was as if he wanted her to know that we were in no hurry. I wanted to warn him that my mother would just be getting madder and madder at me the longer we took. She has no patience and always gave me a matter of seconds to comply with her wishes before she showed me the error of my ways. Even if I did comply with her, she would find a way to blame me for “making” her lose her temper. I finally felt enough pressure to speak, “Alpha Wright, my mother will be even more furious with me if we don’t hurry to get to the gate.”

Tanner smiled at me in the rearview mirror and said, “Sloan, I am counting on that”

I frown as I have no idea why he would ever want to set my mother off, and I shuddered. I know exactly who we are about to deal with, and I am so glad that I am no longer there at Golden Moon for her to be able to hurt anymore. She made it always seem like if I did what she wanted, she would love me. I tried so many times to be obedient to her in order to make her happy. I wanted someone to love me so badly, as I didn’t get a lot of time with Rob. I was with my mother the most, and I craved any kind of affection that I could get. I learned the hard way over the years, as my hopes and prayers were always dashed like a small boat against the rocks of the shore, during a storm. I figured out after 8 long years of abuse, that it didn’t matter what I did, my mother was never going to love me. I feel my eyes filling up with tears and I was struggling to control my breathing. I can feel the familiar burning feeling in my eyes, and I already knew that I was going to lose this battle to contain my tears. I would either be protected, or I would be allowed to go back home with a monster.

Dawson’s head snapped in my direction and he let out a low growl and quickly pulls me into his lap, burying his nose in my neck and taking deep breaths. He calms down, but he is holding me against him as if I would try to escape. He keeps whispering to me, “Do not worry my love. I will take care of you. I will not allow her to harm you again”

I can feel the anger that Tanner and Gabi are trying to keep down rising up in the front seat, and I prayed to the Goddess for my mother not to humiliate me in front of my new family. I know she will, I know she will say anything to embarrass or shame me to come back to Golden Moon, including starting a war. I am not important enough for B***d Rose to start a war over, and I will not allow them to die to try to defend me. If worse comes to worst, I will just go back to my confinement with mom. Better yet, I will have Vincent, Beth, and Moira take me back with them to their coven. I am half-witch, and even though they are not as snobby about “pure” as some wolves are, there will always be some who judge me for being a half-breed. No matter who I am a descendant of, I guess I will never be able to get away from me not belonging in either place for the rest of my life.

I see the gate, and my mother standing there right in the middle, where it would open, and she is fuming. We have gotten there in less than 5 minutes, but she is very agitated right now. She is used to commanding people, and them doing as she asked immediately. I also see my sister in the SUV behind mom, filing her nails as she waits for us to arrive. This is going to be really bad, it always is when they come together after me, and I can’t hold back the whimper that comes out of me, even though I didn’t want to make a sound.

“Dawson, we will handle this. Stay with Sloan and protect her” Tanner says and smoothly slides out of the SUV, with Gabi nodding in agreement and looking back at me with a soft smile on her face. “Do not worry Sloan, you are a member of our family. Never doubt the lengths that we will go to for us to defend you” Gabi tells me and then she exits the vehicle as well. I go to get out as well, and Dawson covers my hand with his on the latch and said, “No baby, stay with me right now, OK? Let me comfort you. If we need to get out, we will, but right now, let mom and dad do this. They have wanted to get your mom straightened out since my mother knocked both your mom and dad out, for me to be able to get you out of your room.”

I let go of the handle and now I wish that Tanner had rolled the windows down, instead of leaving the air in the SUV running. I know that will piss my mom off me not appearing before her as she commanded me to, and knowing how she will react to it, is causing me a lot of stress. I need to warn them to not trust her, she is dangerous, but most people are not aware of that side of her. I know her bad side more than anyone else. I want to hear what she is saying, but I can already tell from her body language that she is more than pissed that I was not brought to her as she instructed them to. I hear another vehicle approaching and I lean forward to look over Dawson’s shoulder to see that the other 2 SUVs are pulling up now. I see Vincent, Beth, and Moira getting out of the first one with Elena, Michelle, and a very buff warrior. I see Alan, Gavin, my brother Rob, Greyson Gavin’s son, Alyssa Gavin’s daughter, and another very large guy, who looks just like Alan, but is clearly close to mine and Dawson’s age, getting out of the second SUV.

They all approach the fence and line up directly behind Gabi and Tanner, and I really want to hear what is said now. My curiosity is killing me, and I already know that my mother is going to lose her mind that I was not there, per her orders. She does not deal very well with disrespect, and I see several warriors get out of SUVs on her side of the gate. I never noticed the additional SUVs and the warriors come and lined up behind my mother. “Are you wanting to go and see the show baby? Dawson asks against my ear, and I shiver at his husky voice in my ear. I nodded and his eyes glazed over to see if we could exit the vehicle. Both of his parents had asked us to stay in the vehicle and were probably wanting me to stay safe. But, I have changed in the last few weeks, and I am not the same person that they had bullied. I wasn’t looking forward to speaking to them, but I needed to tell them to leave, and not come back. I won’t have them causing problems for my pack. Dawson smiled and opened his door, letting me down gently from his lap to the ground and exiting the vehicle behind me. I can hear my mother clearly as Dawson leads me towards the gate, holding my hand in his as we weave through the people standing behind Tanner and Gabi.

“Why didn’t you bring my daughter to the gate? I asked to speak with just her. We don’t need a crowd here for a misunderstanding. I will not leave until I speak to Sloan” I hear my mother’s annoyingly loud voice ring out.

“I am here, mother,” I tell her, and her cold eyes snap straight to me. Dawson pulls me forward into her sight, wrapping his strong arms around my waist and putting his chin on top of my head. He is almost completely wrapped around me like he is giving his strength and full support to me. I see my sister see him and come running up to the gate, with a smile on her face and another new outfit. She looks beautiful if you don’t know the ugliness hiding inside. She is a younger version of mom, and I again feel bad for her mate who might fall for the stunning face, but malicious character.

“Oh, there you are Dawson. I was waiting on you to come. There has been a mistake and mom and I came to fix it. We don’t want you to be upset with getting this mutation as your mate, so mom is wanting me and Sloan to change places” Brandi said as she glanced up at him through her lashes as she tries to throw a seductive glance at my mate.

“He already has a mate, plus you are not worthy of him, Brandi,” I said, as I can’t stop the words from exiting my lips.

“You are not worthy to speak to me, Sloan. You are nothing but a mistake, an embarrassment for our whole family. We are all ashamed of you, but not one has the heart to kill you. Well, at least not yet. But I am sure now that you have been here for a minute, they will be glad to let you leave” Brandi fires back at me.

“Oh, I am so sorry you came all this way to find out that you are wrong. We can clear this up quickly then, and you can pack up and be on your way” Dawson said to them, and then straightened up. Dawson then kissed the top of my head and then slides my hair to the side for them both to see the mark that he had proudly placed on me. “No, you didn’t mark her!” Brandi screams out when she saw it, and I cannot hide my smirk from her reaction.

“I will not be leaving without Sloan. You have not chosen wisely, Dawson, and I will not be allowing her to stay here at the B***d Rose pack” my mother said.