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Chapter 44 Jordan My stay with my mate had been shorter than | had intended, and my mind had not been as on

her as much | would have liked. As terrible as it may sound, my mind has been on my sister for a great portion of

the time. The conversation we had had before | left had been replaying within my mind. The things | had learned

tortured me. How can we not have known the pain she was in? All of us had failed Bailey as a family, yet she

never once complained.... Not only that, | had put my friend first far too many times. Like so many others in the

pack did, as the upcoming Alpha, it was an easy mistake to make. He knew the control he had. | should have

known better, but | had looked up to my best friend. Saw him as quite the lad. The womanizer. Never realizing

that in the things he was doing he was hurting my sister. They seemed such an unlikely pairing. Tales of

matebonds always seem to suggest that matebonds of fated mates are with couples that are well-matched.

Perfect couples. But, with Miles and Bailey, they were far from that. Miles had found. Bailey an irritation since she

began high school. Looking back, it was likely because she was more intelligent than him... not that that was

difficult. But, she made him feel s**d, | guess. And, even when he tried to belittle her, she seemed to have a way

with words that made him look like the fool. So, he turned to vile words. Bullying words to attempt to break her..

And, looking back. | know now that it was nasty, | was a terrible brother. But, Miles was my best friend. He and |

were due to be the next Alpha and Beta. We were meant to be close. Like brothers. So s**dly, | allowed my

loyalty to lie with him. And it had done until | learned of this. And that only got worse when | spoke to my Dad.

The shock at the things | had learned was overbearing. How could I not have known that this was the Miles | had

grown up alongside? Hearing that Miles would hurt one of our own pack altered the way | looked at him. Hurting

that warrior because of the things he knew and the fact he was close to Bailey was not right no matter how he

may want to twist it, and it madeconcerned about the state of mind Miles was in. But, deep down, | know

that it is the power of his role as the upcoming Alpha that has gone to his head. | have heard him speak of the

things he planned to do as Alpha many times, and he saw

himself in that role as a** | *most g**d-like figure. He saw himself as untouchable as the next Alpha. Too

powerful. And that made him dangerous.... When Dad toldthat Bailey had found a job and had finally got

away, | was relieved, she needed to, but | knew that the difficult thing was what was to cafter that. Dealing

with Miles, and ensuring he stayed away from her. Because, | am not so sure that our current Alpha, and my

Uncle, would believe his son was capable of all the things we were saying he was. And, if he didn’t take our word

for it, then we were going to have a fight upon our hands. But, it was a fight we were willing to battle out. This

needed dealing with.... “Hey handsome.” Gia wrapped her arms around my waist, the scent of her filling my s

senses and instantly soothingand my wolf. Being with my mate was truly wonderful, and | cannot believe |

had ever coped without her. She has filled a void within my life; so much so, that | cannot contemplate being

without her now. So, that in itself has madefind it hard to understand how Miles could ever have considered

rejecting the mate fate had chosen for him. The draw to her was so powerful. The need for her overpowering.. |

turned to look at the beautiful girl | was able to call mine, and smiled. “Hey you. We all sorted to ge | asked,

knowing my Dad would be expecting us soon. | had told him we would collect him from my sister's new pack,

which had allowed him to travel there with her to ensure she had arrived safely. Yes it meant my stay with Gia in

her pack was shortened, but in truth. with everything that was happening 1/2 Chapter 44 Jordan Finished within

my pack. | was needed there now. | needed to step up for both my family and my pack now. And, thankfully, Gia

had understood. “Everything is sorted. | have said my goodbyes.” She kissed my shoulder softly. “Are you ready

for the troubles ahead?” she asked, sensing my worries, “I am not sure, baby. This is not going to be easy. Miles

is not going to take this lying down.” | explained to her, but she knows all of this. | had not held back in confiding

everything to her. She is

my mate, and | have held nothing back from her, and she has been a wonderful listener, and a wonderful

support. | wanted her to understand the situation she would be arriving into when we arrived, so she was not

shocked by it, especially if | was suddenly not to becBeta, as | knew there stood a big possibility of that if

Miles was to have his title taken away from him. “We will take things as they come.” She reached for my hand,

and squeezed it reassuringly, resting her head upon my shoulder. “Now, had we best not get on the road? | think

your Dad will be waiting for us, will he not?” “Yes, he likely will. Though it will give him another opportunity to

chat to his friend, the former Alpha, there so | doubt he will have any complaints, or he will be spending some

twith Bailey.” | told her as we left the room we had been staying in, and moved toward the stairs. Our things

already having been placed in the car. This was going to be a long day. One | am not entirely sure that | was

ready for. But, | knew these coming weeks were going to be a challenge. A challenge | needed to face, and

hopefully, | could prove myself as both a leader for my family and as an upcoming Beta, so that even if Miles

does have his title taken away. | may still be considered for mine...

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