My Promised Rejection (Olivia) novel Chapter 83

83 We’re Home

Connor POV

The sound of distant voices replaces my father’s. A sense of peace that I haven’t felt since I sat outside that hospital room the night he died washes over me. I know I need to wake up, but I allow myself a moment so that I can enjoy the calm before I reach out to Cosmo. “I’m here, Connor. I just needed a minute. It took all my énergy to fight against the vampire venom coursing through our veins,” he says. “I understand Cosmo, but we need to wake up now. Goddess only knows what’s been happening while we lay here and recovered.”

I feel his strength flow through me and we shift. I’m grateful for the pants that Liam shoves my way, but I don’t understand the smile he has on his face. That is until I turn to look at the ground around us. It’s littered with the bodies of the hybrids. All of them, including Roger, are dead. How is this possible? Not that I’m not grateful, but what the hell happened while I was unconscious?

I look back at Liam for an explanation. “I’ll explain everything in your office. For now, let’s deal with locking up those four ba**ards,” he says, pointing behind him. I look past him at a scene I didn’t expect to see. The three pr*cks from the council are on their knees with our warriors standing behind them. Not far from them, Candace is screaming Roman’s name as she is restrained by two warriors. “Take them to the cells.”

“We were wrong, Alpha Connor,” Augustus says as he is yanked up by the warrior behind him. “Please have mercy” he begs as I approach him. “Why should I?” He looks shocked by my question, but his expression quickly turns to downright fear. “Would you have had mercy if that ba**ard lying dead on the ground have gotten the upper hand? Would you have spared my pack?” I see the moment my words truly sink in.

“I’m sorry. You are a better man. A man that can show mercy to his enemies,” Augustus pleads. “I could, but I won’t. Take them to cells until Hudson returns.” The minute I mention Hudson’s name, Augustus starts to sob. The pathetic coward thought he would come here today and stand behind the hybrids while they destroyed the Red Moon. The warriors drag the men away before they can say another word.

I turn my attention to Candace, who is still screaming for a man who very evidently abandoned her. If he thinks this is over because he ran like a coward, he is dead wrong. “Shut up,” I growl using my alpha command. She immediately quiets. Her eyes meet mine, and she falls to her knees. The warriors let her go but don’t move away from her. She scrambles to get close to me but a growl from behind me has her freezing in place.

“Touch my mate and my sister–in–law won’t have the pleasure of ending your pathetic life because I’ll kill you right here and now,” Becca says. I turn smiling at my beautiful mate. “I thought you were going to stay on the Alpha floor until I came for you.” “Liam linked to tell Ebony it was safe. Besides, I wouldn’t want to miss watching that b**ch beg for her life after she hurt my best friend and sister,” Becca says. For the first time, I notice Amber standing next to Becca and Ebony.

Candace must notice her too, because she screams for her mother to help her. Amber starts to walk toward us but her unreadable expression/never changes. She comes to stand next to me and Candace reaches out for her. “Mom, please. You have to help me. I’m your daughter, You can’t let them kill me. I’m your pup,” she pleads, grabbing Amber’s legs.

“Was I your mother while you, your sister, and father abused me? Was I your mother while you took your father’s side when he called me worthless? Was I your mother while you stood by and watched your father

83 We’re Home

drug me so he could f**k anything that didn’t move,” she screams. The shock on Candace’s face would be funny if it not for everything that Amber had just said. How could a daughter treat her mother with such

cruelty?

“Mom, I didn’t know. I swear I didn’t,” Candace says, but her words are empty. “Bring her,” Amber says. I look around and watch as one of the omegas, Lila I think is her name, is dragged toward us by a warrior. Candace looks at her and drops her gaze to the ground in defeat. “Alpha Connor, this is the woman that let Roman’s pack know when Hudson, Ace, and Olivia were gone so they could attack. One of Bart’s many wh*res. I caught her on the phone with Bart, and she admitted to everything when I threatened to snap her neck,” Amber says.

“Take her to the f**king cells now.” “No, Alpha please. I’m sorry. I was blinded by my love for Bart. I’ll never do anything like this again,” she cries. Before I can say a word, Amber walks towards her and slaps her hard enough to knock her off her feet. “You betrayed the pack and Alpha Connor for that piece of sh*t who used you for nothing more than a hole to wet his d*ck in. He doesn’t love you and he never will. You will die for your stupidity,” she says.

She starts to walk back toward Becca and Ebony. “Mom, please. I’m still your daughter. I was wrong for siding with dad. Please don’t let them kill me,” Candace says between sobs. “You are not my daughter. You are an evil b**ch who only cares about your own wants and needs. My only daughter is Olivia Morris,” she says just as Becca and Ebony wrap their arms around her. I turn to look at the pathetic woman on the ground who looks shocked by Amber’s words.

Olivia POV

“I thought we had lost you. I was so scared. I love you, mom.” She sobs and buries her head in his chest. The sound of heavy footsteps has me looking toward the pack house door. Xavier steps out and as soon as he sees my mother, he falls to his knees. His sobs make my heart ache for him. I reach down and help him to his feet. When the initial shock of me helping him wears off, he rushes toward my mother. Once he reaches her, they collapse into a heap on the ground.

We all stand in silence watching their moment and I realize that I’m happy for them. Happy that everything

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