Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 84

Peyton’s POV

Hotel near B***d Claw pack

I was so happy to be freed from the rogue camp, but I was upset to find out that Percy had to stay behind and was not able to come with me. I needed him with me, but I realize that he needed to stay behind so he could take care of business with the rouges. Bryson told me the main reason why Percy had stayed behind, and I have to say that the world losing Terry today would not be suffering because of it. He was a heartless man, and he had no problems or issues hurting Jasmine and me. He didn’t pull his punch when he hit us, or when he took me down. He enjoyed it, and he is not a good person at all. He hit us with his full force, and he really had some issues in dealing with women.

I was glad to be able to get to safety, I did feel better with my parents hugging me and comforting me. But the more I thought about it, the madder I got. That piece of s**t had hired people to take me away from my own mate. He had obviously been planning it for weeks, and the scariest part was that they were already in place to be able to take me at their convenience. I know he lied to them about the mate thing, but them not believing me was upsetting. I was marked for Goddess sake, the two men in the pack knew that I was mated to Percy, that I was the soon-to-be Luna of Ever Green. I know that they were being paid to do a job, and I was glad that I was able to convince the leader of the group of who I was, but two of them KNEW who I was already. They just didn’t know that I was the only daughter of the Alpha King. I am quite sure that that had come as a real surprise to them. That was probably what struck fear into their hearts. They may not act like they are scared of Heath and Percy, but most Alphas are, so I think they are just trying to save face by trying to act tough now. Knowing that they will be having to deal with my father has upped the game, and they no longer want to play anymore. I don’t blame them, my father will take this seriously. My parents have only had me back a matter of weeks, so dad will be very serious about getting me back, and quickly. The fact that Timothy is getting away with doing this, infuriates me to death. He will try again, and again, and I won’t just be standing around twiddling my thumbs waiting for the next attack. I charged my phone while I went to shower. I wanted all the other scents off me, especially Terry’s. His scent was fresher than Percy’s and very strong, I didn’t want it on me at all, it was creeping me out, and I need to be clean from this.

I wish Percy had a bag of clothing here, I would totally take one of his shirts. As a matter of fact, I will be sleeping in the shirt that he is wearing right now tonight. I will need his scent all around even sleeping in his arms. I am very aware that the possibility of me having nightmares from what happened with Terry may invade my sleep tonight. I knew that he didn’t have time to pack when he came back so quickly to try to help me. I will help him out when I go back to my parents in their room. Mom had an additional guard, and I will see if someone can go to the local shopping center and get him some clothes for him to change into after he gets here tonight. I know we have another stop, and I fully plan on entering with him and getting his scent back on me. I will need him to get through tonight. This was going to be very hard for me, going back there, and seeing him. Just knowing that Timothy was willing to try to force me to mate with him to try to take me away from Percy was disgusting, and turned my stomach once again just thinking about it. Mom had ordered me some clothes again, so she had come here to the hotel with them packed up and in a brand new suitcase for me. She was proud of me for being able to gain some of my weight back, so they went up a size for me. The waist of the pants was a little loose, but the fit was perfect for my h**s and butt. The fitted blue shirt fits me well and it was one of the first items I pulled from the suitcase. I had three pairs of shoes in it, and I slid my new tennis shoes on after I got dressed. I had new underthings too, including socks, my mom is just so thoughtful to have brought this with her here for me. She knew that I was going to need it, as I had nothing here.

I grabbed my phone, pleased to see that I had 75% already, and left it plugged in while I sent my text out. I am testing the waters here, and I don’t know what is going to happen, but I was going to see if what Alpha James had told me was true or not. This is going to test his limits, but there had to be consequences for his son’s actions. Sure enough, a little over a minute after I sent the text out, I got a callback.

“Peyton, what are you saying? You were kidnapped? What the hell is going on?” Alpha James said to me.

“Are you alone, Alpha James?” I asked him.

“Yes, you said alone, so I am in my office right now, and I am alone,” Alpha James told me.

“I am going to tell you something, and I can prove it, but I need to you believe what I am about to tell you. Timothy has hired a group of rogues and he had me taken from Ever Green this morning” I told him. I was fully expecting to hear his sharp intake of breath from what I had just told him. I knew that he would be shocked because it IS shocking. I was waiting for his next response as that would be telling me what I needed to do next. Would he do what he said, and help me? Or will he circle the wagons, and protect his son?

“Peyton, are you absolutely sure?” Alpha James asked me in a low tone, and I had to applaud how calm he was right now.

“I am, but if you allow us to come onto your packland tonight, I can prove it, Alpha James. But you cannot let Timothy know that I have escaped, or that I will be coming there tonight. I was taken today, so he is still expecting me to be held there, by his men. He thinks he has gotten away with it, but I managed to convince the leader of the rogues of who I am. A team was sent in to free me, but the leader had said that he was going to be taking me to safety tomorrow” I told him and waited to hear what he was going to say next he will either believe me, or he will stand behind Timothy.

“He was acting strange today when we arrived, but I thought it was because he didn’t like the fact that I had gotten a second chance mate and a new son. I couldn’t get in touch with him until we arrived back at B***d Claw. But he has been acting very strange for a while now, and now that I am actually able to think about it, for the last few weeks now. Ever since you accepted his rejection at the gate before we found out that Fallon escaped he has been off. I knew he regretted having to let you go, and a large part of that was because of me. I have felt terrible about making him reject you. I was still out of my mind with grief at the time. I failed you, Peyton, and I failed Timothy too” Alpha James said in a sad tone. He already knows the truth, and I know that it is breaking his heart to know what needs to be done now.

He didn’t reject the idea, and I know that he already knows what the penalty is probably going to be for Timothy’s actions. I am sure standing with me will be a terrible slap in Timothy’s face. Finding Fallon was something different, as she had led him to start doing all those horrible things to me. She planted the seeds in his head and started the abuse that almost ended me several times. Whenever he started backing off my punishment and getting past his grief, she got him riled up again at me. Either by making stuff up that I did, or holding me up in my duties and implying that I was disrespecting him but not doing my work. I know it was easier for him to follow through on having dealt with Fallon than dealing with this will be. Someone had to be punished for him losing Luna Tori, and that punishment fell on me. But he still didn’t argue or insist that I was wrong about what I said. I already know that dad had contacted the Werewolf Council about this earlier today. There were already two members of the Council here at the hotel that will be going there with us. I needed to get them in there first, so they, as well as Alpha James, would be able to gauge Timothy’s reaction when he sees me come in there, that will be damning evidence against him. We will also need access for a group of us to enter B***d Claw, and for Timothy NOT to be notified of our arrival. That was the most important part of it.

“What do you need me to do Peyton?” I can hear the sadness and great sorrow that he is feeling in his voice. He already knew where this was going, and it was already breaking his heart. Timothy was the very last connection that he had to Luna Tori. He may not have spent a lot of time with him after losing his Luna. Timothy was left to his own devices most of the time. He did what he wanted, and no one wanted to piss off Alpha James, because the whole pack knew that he was struggling to just hold on, by telling on Timothy. Timothy literally got away with whatever he wanted to do. That was the downside of it, Timothy was a good guy at 14, but he is not a good guy now. He is spoiled and shallow, as well as greedy, and manipulative. I am glad that Alpha James was granted a second chance mate, and that his new stepson could be trained for him to be able to take over B***d Claw when the time came, or another option was that Alpha James was still young enough to have another child with his second chance mate. But losing Timothy was going to be a very hard shock to have to deal with on his part. This was probably going to be his biggest regret, helping me with this.

“We will need to be allowed access into your packland. There will be about 30 of us, some from my father’s pack, some from Ever Green, and some from B***d Rose. There are already two members of the Council here already, and they will need access as well as they are here to determine if Timothy was behind taking me, or not. I need to have you speak to my father about how we need to set this up, but we need to catch Timothy unaware. The council needs to see how he reacts to seeing me there, and you will need to see that too, Alpha James. I want you to be able to use your own discretion and judgment on his innocence or guilt. We will need to be able to get into B***d Claw and be allowed to get to the meeting hall, without Timothy being notified of our arrival. He can know about the Council member’s arrival, and maybe one other person, potentially Heath, as a representative of the group. He is probably expecting it, but since he will not know that I have been found and saved, we need him to be caught unaware so his reaction will be pure. We will need the Council members and Heath set up close to the stage so if you can have three chairs saved on the first, or second row, that would be best. If you want, you can complain about Heath being there at B***d Claw, so it seems like you were made by the council to allow him to come onto your packlands. The notification that I was taken has already been running through the packs. Timothy and Jasper will naturally be the only 2 suspects now that Fallon is dead. I just don’t want him to see me, or Percy until everyone has come into the meeting hall and been seated. If you lower the lights in the seated area a little earlier than you usually do it, then they should all be able to enter and take seats. The main thing is that Timothy is on the stage, and facing the crowd, so we will all see his reaction when he sees me standing there in the middle of the aisle. You can use this meeting to introduce the pack to your second chance mate, and her son.” I told him.

This is the moment of truth. This is where Alpha James has to decide on whether he will protect his son, who had done so much wrong, or protect me, and help to punish Timothy. He is in a really bad spot, and I hate it for him. I do, I know that he blames himself for Timothy getting into the situation that he is in. Timothy had no repercussions for his actions, and kind of raised himself for almost the last 7 years. He has had no consequences for his actions, and to say that he become even more spoiled than he was, is not a lie. Alpha James knew that he had no loyalty to me in this other than that he appreciated that I had stood up for him with the Werewolf Council when he had been sentenced to death. I know he appreciated that, but taking his only b***d relative away from him, I cannot imagine the struggle that he is feeling while he tries to figure this out. I just hope that it isn’t too much pressure on him, and he goes mad from losing Timothy tonight. He also knows that while he allowed himself to become mired in his grief, it was on him what Timothy has done. He missed a lot of time that he could have trained and taught Timothy, instead he decided, with help from Fallon, to focus on me instead. This is another problem that Fallon caused, and I know he is probably wishing that he had punished her more than he did when he carried out her sentence.

“I will do as you have asked me to, Peyton. Text me when you anticipate getting here, and I will speak to my head guard to run everything through me, and not to contact Timothy on any of it. When the word gets out, others may hear of it, so you need to wait until you are all together and near B***d Claw for you to come as a group. I will start the meeting at 7, so if you get here by 705, I will have you immediately brought into the meeting hall. I will handle this myself. Since they need to be escorted, let Heath and the Council members get here first at 655, and give it 5 to 10 minutes before the rest of you get here. I will have anyone who might leak the information just be tied up with Heath and the Council members, and I will have them stay with them as a full escort too. That way, he will know about the ones up front, as you asked, and you can be with my more trusted men. I know that Timothy has been messing around with one of the female warriors, so I will see if she can do the first escort with Heath and the Council members. I will comply with what the council wants to do for his actions, especially after I see the proof with my own eyes. I am so sorry Peyton, for all the pain that my son and I have given you over the years. If I could go back in time and change it all, I would” Alpha James told me in a low tone. I believe him. He sounds absolutely sincere, and I know that he means it. He is making sure that we have the element of surprise with us, and I need to go and let my parents know. I know that they wanted me to stay here, but there will be no greater tell on his face, than when he looks up and sees me walking up the aisle to him to confront him. He thinks that he is in the clear, but I plan on having him tip his hand to all present when I walk up with Percy to the stage.

“Thank you, Alpha James. I know that this is a horrible situation. I am truly sorry that it has happened. You need to remind yourself that it isn’t your fault. Timothy made his choices, and he knew right from wrong. He still chose to have me taken so he could mark me as his when he knew I was already marked and mated. All wolves know what kind of pain that will cause. I am assuming that he thinks because I am a healer I will survive it, but without my mate, I wouldn’t even want to. It could have killed me doing what he was planning for me. He doesn’t care for me, he doesn’t truly want me for me. He wants me because he wants to hurt Percy and to get me back for not being as hurt as he was when I accepted his rejection. He did this all for pettiness because his pride was injured. None of it is your burden to carry, he will be judged fairly by the committee. I will go with whatever they decide to do, even if it is just imprisonment for a few years” I tell Alpha James. I am also calm and speak gently to him. If I could help him through this at all, I will do whatever he needs me to do. He shouldn’t even have had to go through this, and yet Timothy making bad choices and not letting me go has led us all here.