SWNOVELS Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Colt’s POV.
I watch Cass leave the office.
My stomach turns when she
is near. I can’t believe this girl gives me butterflies when I see her. F**king
butterflies!
“That’s done but what are
you up to? And why?” My
father asks taking me out of
my thoughts.
“You know why, and also I
want to see how well can the
pack adapt to change.”
“Mh….and that girl? Are you
sure?” He asks.
I nod. “I want her close.
“1
“Son, I don’t understand
your need for this woman. You are doing all this just to
have her close?”
“…Yes.”
“But you won’t tell me why she is so important to you.”
I stay quiet. I have told him almost everything but this, this I keep to myself.
Besides the damn butterflies
she keeps giving me, she has
something else that I am
interested in too.
“Hmh. You could have your pick of the pack.” he says.
“And I did pick. I want her.”
“Okay, but then what is the
need for all of this? You can
just take her if you want her. No need to play games or wait.”
“No. I want her to want me
too. I want a genuine bond. Not one based on her being forced and hating me for it.”
He shakes his head. “You are
to be Alpha, no she–wolf in
the pack would pass that opportunity. She won’t hate
you.”
I almost laugh because of
how much he doesn’t know
her. “Oh yes, she would. She
is different than all the other
women in the pack. She doesn’t like being told what to do.”
“That can be easily corrected.” he says.
“Why would I do that? I like
that about her. She has a will
of her own. A defiant little
minx who will not just follow the herd like a sheep.”
“Alright, fine. I don’t really
care if I am honest. All I care
about is you taking over. An Alpha is born, a Luna can
learn her duties.” He then
mutters. “Thank the goddess you are back. Your brother
was never cut out for this.”
“And I will succeed you…if I get what I want.” I say.
He nods. “You will get what
you want. Your mother won’t like it though. Not that girl.”
I couldn’t care less but I don’t
say it.
Mother has always had it in
for Cass but it is our fault.
Mine and my siblings. We targeted her over the years. She fought back and got in
trouble because of this.
I hope she can forgive me. I
know that I wasn’t as bad as
my brothers but I am not
without fault. I realize the part I played in this but I will never hurt her again. It takes a man with an ego to fall
hard into darkness to see the
value of a good woman. And I see it, Cass. I see you.
Dad puts a hand on my
shoulder, startling me from
my thoughts and I almost
jump.
“You are home, son. You are
safe. You don’t have to live in
fear anymore.”
Fear? Maybe not fear but
hatred is another thing. I
hate HIM. I hate them all.
Now that I am free, they will pay for these nine years of
torment.
I stare out of the window as I
think of her.
Cass… Casseopea…
That power she has will be
detrimental to HIM. I want
her, that is no lie. Even
before I knew of her power I
wanted her. The kindness
she showed us…I was blind to
her beauty all those years ago. To be honest, if it wasn’t for what I went through
these nine years, I would not be able to appreciate a
beauty like hers. She is a rare
kind of woman.
The moment I left that
torturing room, I knew I
wanted her but now that I know about her power, I
NEED her by my side. She
will be the one who turns the
tide. They will all pay.
“I’ll be back. Your mom
needs me.” Dad says looking
at his phone and walking
out.
As Dad walks out, Kaecy
pops his head into the office
from the door.
“Hey, meet us in the game
room in a few minutes.” he
says.
“For what?” I ask.
“Just come.”
I give him a nod. “Alright.”
As he leaves, I stand there looking out of the window.
Nothing has changed here.
It’s like everyone is stuck playing their parts. I need to change that. They need to be more aware of the enemy.
“Hey, what you up to?” Dash walks into the office taking me out of my thoughts. I
watch him sit on one of the
chairs and rest his feet on the
coffee table.
“You’re getting comfortable,‘
I mutter.
“Haven’t been this relaxed in
years,” he replies.
“I know what you mean
but-
“Hey! Where is Cass?”
I narrow my eyes at him. “Why?”
“Just wanted to talk to her. Did you find her yesterday?”
“Yeah…I did.”
“Was she really angry?”
“She was…but I made
it…better.” I have to steer
clear of the thoughts that
want to surface.
“YOU made it better?”
“Yes.”
He squints his eyes. “How?”
“You want sweet details of
our lovemaking?”
“Oh shut the hell up. You are lying. Curls wouldn’t have.” He says.
I laugh. “And you know her that well just by the time we spent down there together?”
“Yeah. I’m good at reading
people. And that’s a good girl.”
That makes me like her even
more.
I let my thoughts win and
think about last night. How
her b*dy felt and reacted to
my touch. “Mh…”
Dash shifts uncomfortably in
his spot. “What are you
moaning about, f**ker?”
“Nothing.”
He squints his eyes. “What
did you do?”
“Nothing.” I say again.
“You know what? It doesn’t
matter. It’s not like she can’t
take care of herself. You f**k
with her, you are the one that is risking it.”
He looks up thinking. “Do you really believe she is-
”
“Yeah. Let’s not talk about that here.” I quickly say.
Dad is not stupid. He knows there is more to the story. I don’t think he has anyone
watching us but you never
know. I rather be careful.
“It’s crazy though. When we weren’t looking-”
“I know. Now stop.”
“Fine, fine…” He leans his
head back but then bobs it
back up again. “Hey, that
sister of yours is a b*tch.”
“Yeah…I know.”
“She treats people like they
are the dirt under her shoe and she thinks she is a jewel that walks upon this earth.”
“Yeah…she took after my
mother.”
“Oh…damn. That’s sad.”
“My whole family is sad. A sad excuse for an Alpha family.” I mutter.
“Aint that a bit harsh?”
“No, but I’m not going to lie, I was part of the problem too. I used to be just like all
of them. Entitled. Thought
that I was better than others.
If I can take anything good from what happened to
me…us, it is that it opened my eyes.”
He nods. “Yeah. I am not the
same person I was before I got there either.”
“It changed us all.” I whisper.
“Speaking of all, aren’t these two f**kers supposed to leave any minute now?”
I nod. “Yeah. We should go see them off.”
We get up and head out to
the front of the house.
Quinn and Petter are getting
ready to head home to their packs.
“There you two are. Come to be sappy and say your goodbyes?” Quin asks.
Dash gives him a soft punch
on the shoulder. “Don’t start
with that shit man. Emotions
are normal.”
“You homo sapien,” Quin
says.
Dash’s face crinkles
“Homosepien?”
“Well yeah. I don’t want to be
offensive to Petter here so I
add the “sapien” part.” Quin explains.
“F**ker! I don’t pitch for the same team!” Petter shouts.
Dash, Quin, and I laugh.
“Little b*tchass,” Petter
mutters under his breath.
Dash sighs. “I’m going to
miss you guys.”
“Yeah. We’ve been through a
lot together.” Peter says.
“Again, you guys are-” We interrupt Quinn before he
can finish the sentence.
“Shut up!” We all say at the same time making him laugh.
I put a hand on each of their
shoulders. “Take care. You
guys are like my brothers.” I
lean in. “And remember
what I said.”
Quin nods. “Yeah. We won’t tell anyone. You know you
can trust us.”
I nod. I know they won’t say anything. This benefits us all.
I watch them get in the car
and leave.
I nod at her. “It’s good to be
back.
”
She giggles and I am
confused because I have not
given her cause for it.
“I remember when you used to practice in the fields. But you’ve changed. You look
much different now.” She
says.
“Ah, Bryn’s friend?” I ask.
She nods with a smile. “You
remember me!”
I don’t remember her at all.
All I remember was my sister having a tiny girl follow her
“I’m really going to miss
them.” Dash mumbles.
“I know. Me too.”
“Well, I’m off to cause some
mischief with the ladies of the pack.” He walks away laughing and all I can do is
shake my head.
I walk back inside only to be
stopped by someone.
“Hi, Alpha. I am so glad you are back.”
The girl that stands in front of me has blond wavy hair and green eyes. She looks just a bit familiar.
everywhere.
“Colt, there you are.” Mother
walks down the stairs.
The girl gives me a nod and rushes away.
“We haven’t had some time
together my dear boy.” She cups my face with her hands and pulls me down, then
k*sses me on the cheek.
“Sorry. Dad has been
occupying my time.” I tell
her.
I am really glad to see them all but if I am honest, I
almost feel numb to them.
There is no happiness in me
that comes from seeing
them. I don’t know why
but…it is like I don’t have any
feelings.
“I know. I just had a word with him. You just got home. He can’t work you like this without you getting some good rest. I won’t have it.”
She pulls me into a hug and
for the first time, I feel her frailness. Or maybe it’s
because I have grown. I am
much bigger than when I was last here.
“I am going to have the
cooks cook your favorite
meals all week.”
She gives me a big smile and
heads off to the kitchen.
Even seeing her smile and
watching how happy she was didn’t do anything to make me feel.
I sigh and decide to head to
the game room.
“Let’s see what they want.”
To my surprise, as I walk through the hall, the one I
encounter is Cass. She stands
in front of the billiard room
doors which is what we call
the game room.
I stand here for a few
seconds watching her. She is
unaware that she is being
watched by me.
Thoughts of last night invade my mind again as it has been happening all day and last night after I came back. This girl has no idea of the power she can hold over any man. Underneath that bitterness she holds, there is
beauty, inside and out.
I am also taken by the fact
that I somehow feel. When I
am with her, when I think
about her…I don’t feel numb
anymore. I feel warmth…like
I am alive. I haven’t felt like
that in a long time. This girl is special in so many ways but mostly…she is special to
- me.
This girl deserves a good life. A good mate. I am going to
make her mine.