Chapter 53: Chapter 53

Three days later

Alexander

Have you decided yet what to do with Derrick, Kai asked me during our morning workout.

Kai was the one looking for me alongside his soldiers the other night in the woods that Ashley heard movement. He said he got worried after waiting tirelessly for me to return, and when I didn't, he mobilized his men to come to look for me, because he felt I was in some sort of trouble.

It's been three days since we came back home and up till now, I am yet to decide what to do with Derrick.

The truth is that I have been thinking about how to address Derrick's issue as it is very delicate.

Even though I know very well that for all the atrocities he has committed, death should be the only option available on the table.

But at the same time, I can't just get past the fact that hurting Derrick indirectly means hurting Oliver.

He may have been a monster to us all but he is still her father, will she ever forgive me by the time she is grown up and gets to find that I murdered her father?

Will she understand his crimes or will she allow herself down in her wrong sentiment of my actions?

Honestly, I am confused about what to do with him, I intend to leave him to rot in the prison fir the rest of his pathetic life,” I said to Kai, as I stood up from my push-up position.

“Do you think your pack members would like that, especially those that lost someone during his reign of terror?” Kai questioned.

“My hands are tied, I have a little niece to consider in all of these,” I said in my defense.

Kai seems to have reservations about my decisions but he doesn't push the subject any further.

“What about Jessica?” He asked after some time.

I am still trying to understand how Jessica allowed herself to be manipulated by Derrick.

From what I have gathered so far, it is true that she indeed was part of Derrick's plans to take over the throne, but in the long run, she also became a victim of Derrick's betrayal.

This was someone I thought I knew, someone that we grew up together and even called ourselves best friends.

Honestly, I feel more betrayed by Jessica than Derrick. While derrick was a ticking time bomb waiting to happen, Jessica was someone I thought had my back.

I was going to make her my beta not paying attention to the fact that she was a girl.

She has betrayed my trust and I honestly do not wish to be anywhere close to her.

If anything I would rather want to banish her from this pack so she never steps foot back here again

“Now that you have brought up her name, tell me, what's going on between you two,” I asked Kai who seem to have been waiting patiently to hear what I had to say.

“If I told you you wouldn't believe it,” he said with a shrug as he open a bottle of water to sip a little.

“Try me,” I said, urging him to let out whatever secret he has been keeping from me.

“Jessica is my mate,” he said calmly.

I almost thought I did not hear him well but looking at his sad demeanor made me realize that I may have heard him well.

“What!” I exclaimed in total shock.

“Yeap, she has been my mate now for over four years,”

“Four years? how is that possible, she never told me anything about having a mate,” I said as I felt a fresh wave of betrayal from Jessica.

“That is because she rejected me on the night she found out that we were both mates,”

“omg, That must have hurt badly,” I said without thinking of the words because it silently echoes my inner emotions.

Aside from my bravery and strength one thing I dread the most is been rejected by my mate, I am afraid of the monster I would become should that happen.

“Yes it did hurt me very badly, especially since I was born an omega,” he said casually as if it was the most normal thing in the world while I stared at him in total awe.

“You were an omega?” I asked as I couldn't help the surprised look on my face.

If indeed Kai was born an omega it means that he must have gone through hell in other to become an alpha male.

“Yes, but after my rejection, I had to work on myself, I wanted to be a better person for her, I felt she rejected me because I did not meet up with her expectations, so I broke my omega wolf and remade him into an alpha wolf,” Kai said sadly.

While he spoke I couldn't help but imagine the type of pain he must have gone through just because he wanted to become what his mate expects of him.

“So what you want me to do to her?” I asked him as I was already too lost for words to express how bad I felt for him.

“You remember when you asked me what I wanted from helping you,” he questioned.

“Yes of course I remember,” I said waiting to hear what his demands would be.

“I want Jessica to go with me to my pack,” he said.

To say that I was shocked to hear that he still wants Jessica despite all that he has come to know of her would be an understatement. Does this mean that he still loves her despite all her wrongdoings toward him?

“As your mate?” I questioned, as my curiosity got a better part of me.

“No,” he said swiftly without thinking about his answer.

“As your mistress then,” I said, looking at him to know his reaction.

“Honestly, I do not know what I want with her, if I want anything from her this moment, it would be that she becomes my slave,” he said as he stood up to run his hand over his head a couple of times.

One can tell that he is still struggling with his decisions, and I may be wrong but I think he still loves her, and at the same time, he is doing his best to hate her.

It all makes sense now, no wonder Kai has always been protective of Jessica right from the moment he first saw her in Derrick's room.

He even brought in a personal doctor to take care of her after he rescued her. He even secretly left behind three of his men to watch her before we went to Jason's pack.

“Okay, if you want her, she is all yours, I can't stop you from being with your mate,” I said as I picked up a towel to wipe the beads of sweat on my face.

“She is not yet my mate,” he refuted quickly. Almost too quickly like a teenage girl denying her crush in the presence of her very strict dad.

“Ok, I mean I can't stop you from being with your slave,” I said trying hard to suppress the little chuckles that were hanging on my lips.

“What about ashley, how is she?” he asked.

I sighed exhaustedly, as I thought about my Ashley, things are yet to get back to the way they use to be. She insisted for reason best known to her that Grace should start leaving us in our apartment.

Which I don't have a problem with, but every time I want us to talk or get intimate she uses the excuse of wanting to check on the baby or having something to do with Grace to run away from me.

“She is doing fine, though there is still this bit of tension between the both of us,” I said, as I tried pushing my frustration to the back of my head.

“You Give her some time, I'm sure she would come around,” Kai said.

“Yeah, I'm sure she will, till then I am patiently waiting for her,”

“Just to let you know, I will be leaving for my pack in a week,”

“Why so soon?” I inquired as I have come to love being around Kai.

He has this strong personality that just makes you want to hang around him. My friendship with him just came naturally with almost no strings attached.

“I have been away from my pack for a long time now and perhaps you can always call me whenever the need arises,” he said.

“Thank you so much for all you have done for me, and if you ever change your mind about uniting our packs you know how to reach me,” I said stretching my hand towards him for a handshake.

“Sure,” he said and starts walking but stops abruptly as if he forgot to say something.

“Can I ask you for one last favor,” he said.

“Yeah, sure, anything,” I said

“I want you to demote Jessica to omega,” he said.

“do you mind mine asking why?” I questioned.

“She is going to be my slave, she wouldn't need her alpha strength anymore,” he said.

“Sure, if that is what you want,” I said to him.

“Thanks,” he said before walking away.

I couldn't help but imagine the type of relationship Kai and Oliver are going to have when they finally leave for Kai's pack.