Rejecting, Your Broken Promises
Chapter 94

Gabi’s POV

Dark Savage pack

Well, we know now for a fact that Jasper was not the one who killed his first two Luna’s. He, and Stephanie, are both showing the same symptoms that both of the Luna’s had exhibited, it was all noted in their medical records. I was glad that King Sebastian had shut Stephanie up, and quickly. I almost wished that she had told her dad when she found out that Percy had a girlfriend, but no one knew what Stephanie had planned to do until she started confronting Peyton. But I think it would have gone quicker if the Alpha King had shown up, and taken care of her, instead of her deciding to leave. We did want her out of there at the time, no one wanted her to stay, but her being arrested for embezzlement would have been a choice that I could have supported.

She has been sullen ever since. There is nothing she can do, and if she verbally attacks Peyton again, I just hope that I am there to see what happens. Jasper has already said that he will not help her. It will not end well for her, at all. I needed to ask some hard questions now, and I entered Jasper’s room. They didn’t want to have to pump his stomach, they used the older method to make him throw up until he couldn’t anymore, to clear the poisons from his stomach. The room had been cleared of the nasty bucket that he had to use to do that. It still smelled bad in here, the stomach acid that had come up smelled terrible, and even after cleaning the room, and changing out his blanket that sour smell still lingered. Jasper was still weakened by all he had gone through and was lying back weakly on his pillows. I have my suspicions on how I want to question him, and Heath knew that sending me to ask, would be the best route. I believe I know what has happened here, as a woman, I can see the big picture. The Luna’s were targeted, but he was never targeted until recently. Thankfully, we got here in time, or it might be thought that the guilt he felt over killing his former Luna’s had driven him over the brink, and so he committed suicide. They might have assumed that he killed himself and his current lover, but from the shock on his face, I knew he didn’t know what was going on here, and neither did Stephanie.

Council member, Teresa Phillips, had come in here with me, both as a witness and to record the conversation in a recorder hidden in the side of her purse. The Council knows that in these types of incidents sometimes the Alpha will refuse to testify or refuses to admit what happened in the original conversation. Tanner wanted to come with me, but with Jasper still being such a lady’s man, and having a lesser opinion of women, it was best that we do this. He will never suspect us as quickly as he would if King Sebastian, or Council Leader Miller, came in here. He also wouldn’t be telling Heath, Percy, or Tanner anything either.

So, it really fell into our laps to try to figure this whole mess out, as I will not be letting Peyton anywhere near him while we are here. I could see him perk up at seeing her here, in his pack. I also know that as soon as he feels better, or at least stronger, he will be making a mistake and will want to try to keep her here, but she will not be staying here with him. I had spoken to Teresa in the hallway, and she agreed with my thought process on what had happened here at Dark Savage. We will have to go the long way around, if we just go straight into it, he will dig in, and not answer our questions. It is best to lead him where we want him to go, instead of showing our hand first. He is not a complete i***t, and he will not want to incriminate himself or a pack member either and it will be someone from his pack. We had given him four hours to rest and had not applied any pressure at all on him.

“Jasper, how are you feeling this afternoon? Do you have time to answer a few questions for us?” I asked him in a gentle tone. He already has heard of me and my reputation, but he also knows that sometimes people embellish sometimes. Me acting gently toward him may convince him that I have been built up by rumors instead of actually being a threat. He has never really seen me in action except in the ambush, and he was more focused on Peyton at that time than me. A lot of people underestimate me, usually men, and I can work with this. I see him looking at us both, sizing us up, and with a smirk on his face he answers, “Sure, I am always glad to speak to lovely women,”

His words of flattery are not going to work on me, but I see a flush on Teresa’s cheeks. He is a very handsome man and in great shape. I may very well think him to be a good man too, if I hadn’t seen him shoot at my dad with the intention to kill, with my own eyes, I would also think he is redeemable. But I am willing to play along with him, he wants to play fake, then let’s do this. “I am so sorry that you are having to go through this. We are all hoping that the doctors are able to get you back to 100% quickly. I know that you run a tight ship here and want to get back to your paperwork and be able to train again” I told him, and he nods at me in acknowledgment of my compliment of both him and his pack. A lot of Alphas are easy to lead, you compliment them, and they just assume that you are just another woman that is easy to control because you want the Luna position, or are impressed by them. I already have my Alpha, and I wouldn’t trade him for anything. I will say that I look at anyone that I don’t know coming at me with compliments is always considered a threat to me. They have an agenda, and I just needed to figure out what exactly it was.

“Thank you, we do a lot here at my pack to be sustainable, that includes growing our own food, as well as recycling. I have people here that I can trust to help me achieve my goals and it helps us to be able to be successful in many different ways. Mainly using food waste as compost, we reduce the amount of trash that we have, and it helps our garden grow with the nutrients we are putting back into the soil. Plus, it helps as we can increase our meat order more, by using the fruits and vegetables from our garden thus allowing our pack to eat well, and of course, coming from the garden the food is organic” Jasper tells us proudly. I smiled bigger at him, showing how impressed I am with what he is doing. We do that as well at my pack, we also make clothes in all sizes for our pack members, as well as for refugees that need them. I believe in reducing waste as well, and I think what he is doing is a good thing. Plus, this opens the door to talk about the garden now.

“I did see the beautiful garden on the way to the hospital. It is clearly well-tended and loved. Someone obviously takes great care of that, and I saw the fruit trees nearby too. I can tell that a lot of work goes into it, as we have one as well at B***d Rose. It is a noble thing to be self-sustaining like that. I also thought that the flower bed that follows the length of the kitchen. It looks like it wraps around to the back door of the kitchen was also gorgeous. I think that was a brilliant idea as that wall has windows all the way down it and it truly brings the beauty from outside, indoors. Seeing something so lovely like that must make the workers in the kitchen love their jobs even more. I love the color purple and those blooms against the white wall are stunning and eye-catching. I want to ask what type of flower they are. I would love to incorporate them into my pack as well. They are unusual and I have never seen them before but the tall shoots with the large flowers on them, and the smaller bell-shaped ones are the ones that I really love. Do you happen to know the name of them that is if you don’t mind me duplicating it in my pack” I asked him. He is preening in his pride of me wanting to duplicate what he has here, at my pack. He is not thinking anything other than the fact that I am jealous of something in his pack, and that makes him happy.

“I do not know the name of them, but my Lead Omega, Cassidy, runs everything that has to do with the garden, flower bed, and fruit trees. She chose all of them by picking my favorite vegetables that I like to eat most, and my favorite pies too. The flowerbeds were built for her to have a nice view from the kitchen, as they work in there so often. She had a hand in the design of the kitchen as well, so she could keep an eye on her flowers. She hand-picked every flower in that bed, so she would be able to tell you exactly what is in it” Jasper tells us, and I can hear the pride in his voice when talking about Cassidy. I went ahead and mindlinked Heath to tell him. We needed to know who did that garden as the plants that I loved were the poisonous ones. Belladonna, with the beautiful bell-shaped purple blooms, and Wolfsbane with the large, gorgeous flowers on the stalks. Both are beautiful but deadly to ingest.

Heath is with King Sebastian, Leader Miller, Percy, and Peyton. We used the soundproof meeting room to discuss my idea, and after I told them what I thought, they unanimously agreed with me. Someone was jealous and had killed off Jasper’s Luna’s. They had deliberately kept him alive, but something had happened recently that caused whoever it was to snap. Because she went after Stephanie, AND Jasper this time. This tells me that she was at the end of her plan, and she might try to hurt others in an effort to get away. I had made up a plan to pull her out of hiding, I just needed more context in this situation. Even with it just being hours since they started to be treated, they both have already shown a marked improvement already. Jasper was sitting up in bed and already seems stronger. The doctor said Stephanie is better too, and that she will fully recover since we caught it in time. Apparently, whoever was behind it wanted them both to suffer, a lot, by giving it to them in low doses, to prolong their illness. She had gotten away with it twice, she has no reason to suspect that she has been discovered, as it had been several years since she had last done it.

They will start the second half of the plan now that they know who is behind it. Percy and King Sebastian were NOT happy about the plan at all, because Peyton will have to be directly in the line of fire. It had to be done though. We needed proof of what was going on, and for it to be documented. We need to know where her stash is of poisons and for her to give it to Peyton. Then we would be able to end this properly. I feel bad for her, and I believe that I already know why this happened. I hate that I am so upset for her, but memories of it happening to me, and for the same reason come crashing back to me and those memories were hard to get past. I close my eyes and take a deep breath before proceeding with the harder questions. I looked at Jasper in his smug face and decide that he needs to tell us the whole story now.

“So, Jasper, when did you find your mate?” I asked him with a smile on my face.

“You mean my first Luna, Carrie?” Jasper asked me with a frown on his face.

“No, your mate,” I said in a stronger tone.

“You mean my second Luna, Jasmine?” Jasper asked me, as he sits up straighter in his bed. He is now getting upset, and he wanted to intimidate me by sitting up higher in his bed, and now he is flexing. He is clearly feeling better, but his attempt to intimidate me is not going to work for him.

“No Alpha Jasper, I mean your mate, Cassidy,” I told him, and he can’t keep the stunned look off his face. He was caught off guard and the myriad of expressions that cross his face before he forces himself to relax and lay back on his bed has already told the story, despite what is about to come out of his mouth.

“Cassidy is not my mate” Jasper tells me in a whisper, but there was pain in his voice. He must have been holding himself back away from her for years for him to be so upset about this. I already know what this poor woman has been through this whole time at Dark Savage. She loved and cared for him, and he rejected her because he doesn’t realize that the Goddess puts her children together for a reason. He doesn’t even realize what she does for him, even after all these years. I will have to clue him in, as I believe that he needs this wake-up call.

“When did you find her Jasper? Was it eight years ago? I bet it was about 9 or ten years ago, right Jasper? What you did to her, rejecting her, hurt her more than you will ever know. She does a lot in this pack, and you spoke about her with pride. She runs things here for you and acts as the Luna, even with the low title of your lead Omega. She loves this pack as much as she loves you. She grows all your favorite things here, for her to cook for you and keep you happy. She saves money for the pack to be more prosperous. Because she wants you happy. Have you ever done anything at all, since you found out that you were mates, to make her happy? You don’t have to answer me because I already know the answer. She wasn’t “good enough” for you and what you wanted in life, so you rejected her. She has been living here, in pain, but loving you so much that she bears it. You destroyed her over the years and now you are getting your payback for it. Unfortunately for your Luna’s, they were both collateral damage. In her mind, you forced her into doing this. With your track record, I imagine the pain of your betrayal drove her crazy. I can think of no other reason why she wouldn’t have left your sorry a*s. You might have kept her here to keep you strong, what did you do? Alpha Command her to stay? Or did she stay because you were her whole world, and had nowhere else to go? I almost wish we didn’t get here in time as far as I am concerned, you deserve to die for all you have done to her” I told him. I am worked up, as I knew in my heart what had happened when we got here. She finally realized that he was never going to accept their bond, and if she couldn’t finally have him, she was going to take him with her.

“How do you know this? Did she tell you? Is that where you have been, talking to my people? I did not agree with my pack members being questioned. I want you all to leave, now” Jasper tells me and starts to try to mindlink. I am sure that he is attempting to contact his Beta, but the Beta was already told what was going on. He was also instructed to hold a brief 20-minute meeting and to keep Cassidy there for the whole time. One of our warriors went with them so he could link Tanner when they were leaving the meeting. We had to set up some cameras to document what Cassidy was about to do. We have to have proof, even if I completely understand why she did what she did.

“Don’t bother to try to link your Beta, he is in the middle of a meeting right now, as we needed to get the proof that we need for her to have her trial by the Werewolf Council. She will have to atone for her crimes. She has hurt a lot of people with her actions, and she will probably end up being put to death for it. Do I have to spell it out for you Jasper? Seriously, you are an Alpha, how did you not know that she killed your first two Luna’s? They died from the same thing, as a matter of fact, you had been investigated for the deaths, but there was no proof. Both Carrie and Jasmine’s families have suffered all these years knowing that their daughters had been killed and they wanted justice for them. Stephanie is now suffering from it, and now you are too. Isn’t that a surprise? I really have to wonder what happened here to cause her to finally want to kill you this time. I am going to go out on a limb and say it was because you let Stephanie do something that really pissed her off, well that is besides sleeping with Stephanie. She waited until about three weeks ago. Can you think of a reason that she would be finally be triggered enough for her to finally, after all this time, want to kill you?” I asked him in a mocking tone, and I can see it all over his face when he finally figured out what tipped her over the edge.

“Cassidy is trying to kill me?” Jasper asked with shock in his voice. I am quite sure he is shocked, he has punished her for a decade with no retribution, no pushback. I imagine he thought he could do this for the rest of his life. My stomach turns in disgust at all I imagine he has done to her. I don’t condone the murder of innocents, but I would have totally been ok with her taking Jasper out first, instead of his two innocent Luna’s. I imagine it would have saved her a lot of pain too.

“Yes Jasper, those flowers in the flower bed that I was asking you about, are actually two highly poisonous plants. Now that you are being poisoned, I am sure she is just done with the whole thing, and is either poisoning herself at a slower rate, or has a plan to take it after you die. Either way, she will be put out of her misery, and I am 100 percent sure that she has been punished greatly all these years having you as a mate. But we will have what we need soon. Don’t bother trying to link again Jasper because it is a waste of time. I have no idea how long you have been badly ill, but your Beta has been at your side the whole time, right? You have been poisoned with Belladonna, and Wolfsbane, so you won’t be able to mindlink until you are healed. It is still in your system and will be for a few days, so you won’t be able to warn Cassidy either” I tell him and watch as his face gets whiter and whiter. He is worried about Cassidy now. What an a*s, where was this concern for her the last decade. I stand up with disgust all over my face. I am trying to calm myself, but it is hard.

“We will be back later after we speak to Cassidy. We need her to go on record with her own story. After that, we will see what charges we can tack onto you. You are culpable in your Luna’s deaths too, in certain circumstances. I have to say that I am praying to the Goddess that we can make sure that you get stripped of your title that you care so much about. You could have done the right thing, but you didn’t want to. In your attempt to be more than the high position of Alpha that you were already given, you wanted more. You didn’t care who you hurt to do it and then set your sights on the prize you wanted. Now I need to go and make sure that Peyton doesn’t get hurt as she is the one who has to stick her neck out to get Cassidy to tip her hand. I will be angry if something happens to her here. I told him before turning on my heel and leaving the room with Teresa.

We told the four warriors outside the door to make sure he doesn’t leave the room. Two of them were from B***d Rose, and the other two were the King’s personal guards. We needed Jasper to be secured while we get this finished. I will take no chances on her getting hurt, but we need this to play out as we planned it to. I will be glad to get this over with, for Peyton’s sake, because she has suffered enough.