Alpha Bloodlines (21 page)

"Brook, I need to kill him before he comes after you, there's nothing else I can do, I won't let him near you and therefore I need to kill him before he tries" he said shrugging.

"I'll come with you" Scott said his eyes still black and angry looking, Jayden looked at him gratefully.

"That's what I was hoping you'd say man thanks" he said smiling.

I gasped "No! Please! Don't do this please!" I begged a tear forcing it's way out.

Jayden groaned and wiped it away quickly, "Please don't cry shortie, I can't stand it" he said pleadingly as he pulled me closer to his side.

I willed myself to calm down as he continued to talk to Scott, "It turns out that Brook's not entirely human" he said excitedly.

Scott gasped and looked at me accusingly, "Why the hell didn't you say Brooklyn?" he asked looking a little hurt.

"She didn't know man, she's just found out today, her father's a shifter and got her human mother pregnant after he had mated with someone else" he said still trying to make sense of it himself.

Scott shook his head "He can't have" he said sternly.

"He did, that's why I could mark her" Jayden said nodding reassuringly, Scott looked shocked as hell. "Her father's Alpha Logan of Banes creak" Jayden continued.

Scott's eyes snapped back to me, "Alpha female" he whispered.

Jayden nodded "Bloodline Alpha female, my father thinks that's why I had to claim her, he says her blood was calling for my bloodline" he said giving me a reassuring smile.

"Holy shit" Scott whispered still staring at me.

"I think Trey wanted to be Alpha of Banes creak, he tried to mate her" Jayden growled angrily.

"That fucker!" Scott said just as angry, "When do we go?" Scott asked looking at Jayden again now for guidance.

Jayden shook his head, "I'm not sure, we'll see what my father says at the meeting tonight, I guess I need to speak to her father, this concerns him too if Newton wants his pack" he said glancing me.

Oh shit he wanted to meet my father? I didn't know how to feel about that, I mean I really liked Dom, he was a really good guy and when I was younger I always wished that he would get with my Mom. But now I know he's my father, jeez I just don't understand how he couldn't have told me!

"The meetings been called for nine" Scott said still watching me closely, "What happened to your face?" he asked tenderly. I felt Jayden stiffen next to me and his hands went into tight fists.

"Trey" I whispered rubbing Jayden's leg reassuringly as his teeth snapped together sharply.

I heard Scott curse under his breath, "Scott?" my Mom said excitedly from behind me.

He smiled and jumped up, "Hey Beth, long time no see" he said hugging her tight.

"I haven't seen you in about a year and a half, still a heartbreaker huh?" she said teasingly patting his cheek making him laugh.

"I guess so" he said grinning.

They started chatting about Scott's college and I took the opportunity to look at Jayden. He pulled me closer to his side his fingers trailing over my sore cheek and lip, god I bet I look a right state!

"This sore?" he asked quietly.

I nodded "A little, it's not too bad though" I said honestly, I'd definitely had worse!

He sighed "Beth, do you think you could have a look at Brook and see if there's anything you could do for her face?" he asked not taking his eyes from mine.

"Yeah of course, come on honey" she said standing up holding her hand out for me. I stood and let her lead me to the kitchen area, she grabbed a bowl and went to the freezer grabbing some ice and putting it in the bowl.

She dragged over a stool, "Sit down, is it just your face?" she asked grabbing a tea towel from the side and filling the bowl with cold water so the ice would melt slightly. I groaned internally, I had to tell the truth, Jayden would probably see later anyway, I already knew there would be wicked bruises there tomorrow.

"Um no, my back and side" I said quietly.

"Take your top off honey" she said trying to appear professional even though I could see she was trying not to cry. I sighed pulled my top off over my head holding it close to my chest covering myself, I didn't want her to have to look at me. I closed my eyes as she gasped, ok maybe I wouldn't have to wait until tomorrow for the bruises. "Oh god Brook" she groaned, I knew she was crying now but I couldn't look, I didn't want to see her face while her heart broke. She loved Trey, they were close, it was probably hard for her to see this knowing that this was going on under her nose.

She applied the damp towel to my back as she prodded my side gently, there was no broken bones, I could tell, I'd had broken ribs before and that was definitely a lot worse than this. I knew it was only bruises but if it made Jayden feel better then I guess I could get checked out. "I don't think there are any broken bones honey" my Mom said through her tears.

I nodded "Yeah, it's just bruises, it'll be fine, I'll take some painkillers, it'll be fine in a couple of days" I said honestly. She sniffed and swiped at her face as Jayden came in, I knew he was watching from the doorway trying to go unnoticed.

"Everything ok?" he asked leaning on the counter next to me taking my hand.

"Yeah, nothing's broken" Beth said nodding.

"Good" he said looking into my eyes, his eyes were tight with worry and concern so I squeezed his hand reassuringly. "Beth I need you to do something for me" Jayden said dragging his eyes from mine, she nodded looking at him curiously. "Would you call Alpha Logan and ask him to come here? I need to talk to him, before the meeting tonight if possible" he asked.

She nodded "Yeah ok, what time shall I ask him to come?" she asked grabbing her phone from her bag.

"I don't know, whenever he can, the meetings at nine" he said rubbing circles in the back of my hand, "Scott can give you the address and directions" he said nodding to the living room.

"Ok" she said walking out to the living room quickly.

Jayden turned to me looking at me sadly, "This looks bad shortie" he said tracing his fingers down my side.

I smiled "It's fine I promise, I've had worse" I said sighing, his body stiffened and he squeezed his eyes shut tightly. I raised his hand and kissed it gently rubbing the back of his hand across my sore cheek. It felt so nice to have him touching me, he relaxed slightly and bent down next to me moving my arm and planting little kisses across my sore ribs as if he was trying to kiss the pain away.

I closed my eyes enjoying the sensation of his lips on my skin as he moved round kissing over my back gently. "It hurts here too Jay" I said pointing to my neck, he chuckled quietly and I felt him kissing up my neck, "And here" I said pointing to my cheek. I couldn't help but smile as he moved to kiss me there, "Here" I said pointing to my nose, "And here, it hurts a lot right here" I said teasingly pointing to my mouth. He groaned and crashed his lips to mine with such a force that it almost knocked me off of the stool I was sitting on.

He wrapped his arms around me holding me against him as he kissed me deeply. I wrapped my legs around his waist clinging to him tightly, god I was totally crazy about this boy. I had known him exactly a week but I knew I couldn't be apart from him now. Now that there was nothing in our way I needed to be with him. By the time he pulled away to kiss down my neck I was totally breathless and I was more than up for heading upstairs to his room.

"Oops, sorry" my Mom said from the doorway, Jayden stopped immediately and turned to look at her smiling a little sheepishly.

"Sorry, my bad" he said looking at her guiltily making me laugh.

She grinned and rolled her eyes, "I've phoned Dom, he'll be in an hour, that ok?" she asked changing the subject.

"That's great Beth, thank you" he said smiling affectionately at her. Shit I can't believe I'm gonna be seeing Dom again knowing that he's my father and that he's a shifter, I always thought my father didn't want me as I was the product of a one night stand and now I find out he's been in my life the whole time. Wow this is gonna be awkward!

Jayden

After we had a quick bite to eat I grabbed all the plates and started stacking the dishwasher. This was going to be hard seeing Brook's father, he was an Alpha and I had broken a rule by mating his daughter without asking his permission. I mean he was supposed to asses me and see if I was worthy of an Alpha female, but hopefully he'll understand once I explain about the bloodlines and my need to claim her. If not then this was probably going to end in a fight and I couldn't afford to lose, I had to kill Trey first.

Brook hovered behind me looking stunningly beautiful even with her bruised face, she was watching me with a lustful expression on her face so I tried not to breathe through my nose. I couldn't cope with smelling her raging hormones again, not today. God I can't believe she agreed to be my mate, I was honestly so happy I could do a little happy dance but I didn't want to embarrass myself. When I was done with the dishes I wrapped her in my arms being extra careful of her back and side, shit those bruises looked bad they must have been painful. I felt my blood start to boil again as I thought about that asshole hurting her, I glanced at the clock, it was only seven thirty and I was so impatient to get to the meeting. I needed to have a plan in place to finish this, I didn't like sitting around and waiting, it felt like I wasn't doing anything about it.

"You ok shortie?" I asked kissing the side of her head and trying my best to ignore the blast of desire I felt for her. This was just crazy, the feeling of pure need, it wasn't want, I literally needed her like I needed air to breathe and my body was yearning for hers. All I could think about other than killing that asshole, was ripping her clothes off of her perfect body and making her scream.

"I'm fine Jay, I'm just a little nervous about seeing Dom, I mean all this time I always thought he was just a family friend" she said shaking her head frowning.

I smiled and pulled back cupping her face in my hands, "Shortie, just do me a favour and remember he was there for you when you were growing up even though his mate died, when your mate dies it's supposed to feel like your insides die too, the fact that he still cared for you after that means he's a really good guy, so cut him some slack ok?" I asked quietly. She looked at me curiously and I knew I needed to explain more, "I've had first hand experience with this, when my Mom died my father just abandoned me, he wasn't in my life like your father was, just try to think about this from his point of view ok? I know it's hard shortie but just keep that in your mind and let him explain ok?" I asked looking into her beautiful hazel eyes.

She smiled and pulled me closer, "Wow you're a wise one huh?" she said rolling her eyes.

I nodded grinning at her playfully, "Oh yeah I'm the wisest that there is, and as your mate you need to do everything that I say" I said trying to look stern. Wow if she knew that our mating made that the other way around I would be in seriously deep shit!

"Oh really, and what if I don't? You going to spank me or something?" she asked raising one brow looking so unbelievably sexy that I almost lost control of my wolf and took her on the kitchen counter in front of her mother and my best friend. I gritted my teeth and didn't say anything.

Luckily the doorbell rang snapping me out of my horny wolf state, she gasped and looked towards the door. I turned her away from the door, as I kissed her softly, "Everything's ok, I need to get the door" I said as I pulled away kissing her forehead. She nodded so I reluctantly let her go and went to meet the man who technically had every right to rip my throat out.

I quickly opened the door to see two men standing there, I knew the one at the front was Brook's father, I'd met him once, at my mothers funeral. He had come to pay his respects and the respects of his pack. He actually looked a little like Brook, he had the exact same colour hair and eyes as hers but Brook's features were her mothers. The guy behind him was taller than me, probably about six foot five, he had light brown hair and blue eyes, both of them wore the same expressions, confusion, curiosity and annoyance.

"Alpha Logan, thank you for coming" I said nodding respectfully.

He put out his hand and I shook it quickly, "What's all this about? Your Jayden, Alpha Philips son right?" he asked frowning slightly.

I nodded "Yes sir, come on in, I'll explain" I said opening the door wider.

The guy at the back held his hand out to me as he walked in, "Pete Jacobs" he said nodding, this must be the Alpha's second in command if he's brought him along too.

"Nice to meet you" I said closing the door and motioning for them to go into the lounge. I followed them in and introduced them to Scott who insisted on staying here to meet Brook's father in case he was angry about the mating, maybe he thought I'd need help taking down and Alpha if it came to that.

Beth was standing there looking uncomfortable, "Hey Beth, what's going on? Why the cryptic phone call?" he asked smiling warmly at her. She looked at me.

"I asked Beth to call you, I need to talk to you about a few things which your not going to like" I said frowning hoping he would hear me out before he tried to kill me.

Brook walked in and Dom's face snapped in her direction, "What the hell happened to your face Brook?" he asked angrily as he stepped closer to her.

"Jayden will explain everything" she said quietly looking at me for help, Alpha Logan's face was so angry as he looked at me that I had to fight with my wolf who wanted to challenge him for dominance. Wow did he think I did that to her?

"I didn't do that" I said quickly, his face relaxed slightly as he turned back to her.

"You got a hug for your Uncle Dom?" he said holding his arms out to her.

She laughed and shook her head amused, "Sure Uncle Dom why not" she said sarcastically as she hugged him.

"I missed you kid, haven't seen you in a month" he said kissing the top of her head, she pulled away and came to stand next to me taking my hand.

"Ok let's get this done" I said nodding for him to sit on the sofa, I waited until he sat down before sitting opposite and pulling Brook down next to me. I tried my best to ignore the glare I was getting from her dad at our close proximity. "Ok so I'll just start at the beginning I guess" I said running a hand through my hair, he nodded looking at me curiously. "Well Brook and I have mated" I said.