The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[SICARIO]

[Fifty-six months ago]

"Lilies for my warrior princess," Jer said as he handed her white lilies. They were bright like her eyes, and he loved the reflection of the flowers there too. He loved seeing her happy, because then everyone was happy.

"Thank you… They're so pretty," an excited Awuor said as she took a whiff of the flowers. She looked like a normal girl, whose greatest worry was her brother finding her with a boyfriend and not an alpha who had an entire pack to run and an army to train.

"Have you eaten?" Jer asked, even though he knew that she always came to the gym and mostly forgot to eat. It wasn't new to him, but he was always there to remind her and make sure she took care of herself.

He was always helping her, always being the perfect mate. He had pretended with her for so long that everything strangely came to him naturally. The love, the smiles, the hug, and the way he looked at her.

All of that was well rehearsed, but she was genuinely in love with him. She adored him and always wished they would have lived together longer.

There were times when they would joke about starting a family now that they had taken over from the former alpha and Awuor was always up for it. She didn't mind. Besides, she didn't have anything to worry about.

If ever they got pups, the Sicario army would always be there to protect their kids. If anything, she had made sure Sicario was impenetrable to anyone. Many who knew of them knew that this was the land of murder.

She had made Sicario a fortress and everyone respected her for it.

"Does eight hours ago count?" Awuor asked sheepishly as she hugged Jer, staying in the little hug while he held onto her tighter. She could feel him kiss her hair and she almost melted at the gestures.

Jer was always sweet and genuine with her. He always gave her what she wanted and sometimes he didn't understand the dynamics, he always found a way to make her feel like she was safe with him.

She was the protector of Sicario and he was her protector… At least that's what he had sworn to her. But would it stick after the Eniola plan?

"We need to get some food for you if we're going to have pups someday. I wouldn't want them to think I neglected my precious warrior princess for anything. Come along love, the kitchens are waiting for us," Jer said as he pulled back from the hug, and kissed her forehead, and her cheeks before he settled on her lips.

Awuor didn't fight him; she had no reason to. She trusted this man with her life. So much so that if the walls came crashing down on her, she was sure he would always be there to save her from it all.

She loved him and loved the way he loved her. Maybe she trusted him a little too much, but wasn't that what mate binds were about? Having to rely on someone without feeling like your burdens were yours alone?

So, she willingly gave into the kiss, the kiss that meant everything to her, but nothing to the man who had practiced so much for her.

Or maybe it meant something to him, but even if it did, would he reign in the emotions he was feeling or would he remind himself of the hardest of all the tasks he had been given, huh?

Jer knew this was cruel, but if this was the last day he would be able to see her happy, he would try and make it the best for her. He loved her, or maybe it was the mate bond, but then he had been with her for almost ten years.

Surely that had to count for something right? If anything, she loved and protected him with all of her. Was it really too much for her to mentally hope for the same?

"Or we can just disappear and go to our chambers… or my suite. It's fortified so no one will hear anything," Awuor said when they pulled back from the kiss, their lips swollen and their eyes filled with desire for each other.

There was a lust in both her eyes and Jer was tempted to give in.

He was tempted to screw the plan with Razia and take care of the girl in his arms but he couldn't. He had a family that depended on him so he wouldn't do that. He had to be very careful either way.

"If we do that, we might trigger your heat, since the mating season is close, and who knows, we might have pups for real this time," Jer said and Awuor ignored his words, instead, she began to pepper kisses on his end, knowing he was sensitive.

"You sure you don't want this?" Awuor asked and Jer groaned. He knew he would never win against her, but then what else could he do?

"Well, we're in the gym, and you're covered in blood… Well, now we're both covered in blood. Dom might stone us, and your mother might curse me for real this time. You know how she always glares at me all the time," Jer said and Hawi snickered.

It was no lie that Luna Eniola had been giving Jer the stink eye from the first day that Jer was introduced as her daughter's mate. It was almost like she had some doubts about the man and even on Awuor and Jer's first night together Luna was sneaking in the hallways.

She was like a predator when it came to her daughter and Jer knew she was doing that to keep her safe.

Of course, over the years, Jer hadn't done anything that could get Luna suspicious, but then Eniola was a mother and she was the mother of a white wolf. Not to mention she had her suspicions and her guts were against Jer from the beginning.

"I can deal with my mother and brother. Don't worry too much… but if Elodie finds us here, she will definitely kill the both of us. So, no more talking, let's go!" Awuor said as she grabbed her mate's hands, and together they ran to her suite.

They were happy and giggling like they weren't covered in blood.

Their happiness was something that Sicario was always used to. If anything, the Sicario wolves were happy that their dangerous beast of an alpha was with someone who understood her.

The wolves were glad that there was a balance in her personal and work life. Eventually, they would have pups running around and that was even more motivation for the wolves to make sure Sicario was safe by training harder.

They knew their alpha had sacrificed so much for them and they would make sure their alpha could take a break and now have to worry about the pack coming down, right?

"Awuor Sicario!!" Luna Eniola's voice came through and Jer tensed while Awuor insisted they keep running.

By the time the Luna reached them, they were already in the safety of Awuor's suite. They could do what the Luna cursed them for giving the pack ideas, but eventually, the Luna left, leaving the two mates to their own agenda. Read latest chapters at m_v-l'e|m,p| y- r

They looked so crazy, but at least they were crazy together, right?

"That was close," Jer said as he breathed heavily. He looked like he had been running a marathon for the entire week. When it had just been a run. However, Awuor on the other hand looked like she hadn't even run.

Her breathing was straight, if anything she was standing in front of Her, watching as her mate caught his breath. She was aware of how unfit he was, but that didn't bother her. She was okay with being the muscle in their relationship anyway.

"Oh, yeah? How close?" Awuor asked as she closed the distance between her and Her, breathing each other in.

"So so close, baby," Jer said as he kissed her nose, before he switched their positions and she was suddenly pinned on the door. Awuor never wanted to be in control when they were beyond these doors, and Jer knew that.

"We—" Awuor began, but Jer shut her up with another kiss, before he carried her to her bed and made love to her for one last time.