Betrayed by My Beta Mate

Chapter 55

55 Battle

John POV

I’m heading to the warrior’s barracks after Lily came to tell me everything that is happening regarding Lucas’s attack. I’m glad Leland is doing the right thing. I want to be there to see that ba**ard suffer after what he did to my aunt and his mother. As I walk down the path that winds through the cottages and leads to the barracks, a white wolf runs across in front of me. The wolf stops and starts to sniff the air before it runs toward the cottages. I don’t know all the wolves in the pack, but if I remember correctly, white wolves aren’t common. I watch as the wolf comes to stop in front of one of the cottages. When the wolf shifts, I can see it’s a beautiful woman even though I some distance away. I don’t want to act like a pervert, but I can’t bring myself to look away. She notices me but before she can say anything, a little girl comes running outside. “Mama, I want to ride Clarice”, I hear the little girl say. Another woman comes out onto the porch and stares in my direction. If looks could kill, I would be dead. The woman shifts again into the white wolf and the little girl climbs on her back before she takes off. I watch her weave through the trees until I can’t see her anymore. “The show is over, get lost” the woman yells from the porch. I say nothing and finish the walk to the barracks.

When I arrive, I speak with Michael and the warriors about our plan when Lucas makes his move to attack the pack. Lucas has no idea what he is about to walk into. “Get some rest, everyone needs to be at their best tomorrow so we don’t lose any warriors”, Michael says to the men. We start the walk back from the barracks toward my cottage and the pack house. “Michael, the white wolf I saw tonight, who is she?” He stops and looks at me like I’m crazy. “There is no white wolf in the pack. I would know about a white wolf if we had one. They are blessed by the goddess herself and very special.” “Michael, I am telling you that the woman in the cottage up ahead is a white wolf. I watched her shift.” “Show me what cottage you’re talking about” he says and we walk farther up the path. I point to the cottage and he smiles. “That is the place we gave to Maureen, Penny, and Judith. They were rogues that Atlas had

locked up and Walker helped free them. She was part of a collective but ran because its leader is nuts and was trying to force her to mate. I haven’t seen her wolf yet.” “Well, I assure you that she is white as snow.” “That’s amazing, I’ll let Lincoln and Amelia know before I head home. Don’t say anything to anyone else, John. There has to be a reason she kept that fact to herself.” “Of course, I won’t say a word.” Michael starts to walk toward the pack house as I walk toward my cottage. We have only taken about ten steps when we hear growling and screaming. Michael rushes toward me, “we are under attack, I guess the a**hole changed his mind about when he was coming.” We both rush toward the border. I see him linking as we run. He shifts and I can’t keep up, so I teleport to the trees near the border.

Lincoln POV

As soon as the patrol guard cuts the link, I’m on my feet. “Lucas is here, its time Leland.” I know this is hard for him to leave Teresa, but we will need all the help we can get if we have any hope of keeping our pack safe and saving his brother. “Leland, I have my powers, I’ll be fine. Go help make things right once and for all, please.” He bends down and kisses her before we rush from the room. I link Amelia to meet me outside the pack house. I shift and Leland disappears. As soon as I reach the pack house Star is waiting. We take off toward the border. I say a prayer to the goddess to keep Amelia and everyone safe. Once we arrive, there must be a hundred warlocks standing across the border. I shift as does Amelia, pulling on shorts and a t-shirt. “Well, aren’t you a pretty mutt”, Lucas says. I growl and Talon is ready to rip him to shreds. We have to be smart about this. After all, he is a warlock with powers.

“Don’t speak to my Luna you pathetic excuse for a warlock.” He laughs and that pisses me off more. “I assume you’re the Alpha of this worthless pack.” “I am the Alpha of this pack that is about to end your existence.” He rolls his eyes before he looks around. “Where is my little sister hiding herself?” I hear Michael growl from behind me. I turn and Pheobe appears next to him. They join hands and I smile. I turn back and a look of disgust passes over the ba**ards face. They come to stand next to us. “Oh, I’m

sorry, let me introduce you to Pheobe’s mate, Michael. The Beta of this pack. “You have accepted a disgusting wolf as your beloved. You are no sister of mine and will die today for your betrayal of your kind.” “No, I am not a sister to you. You are a monster and not worthy of being anything to anyone”, Pheobe says. A noise draws our attention from the woods and Leland walks over and stands next to Lucas. I hear gasps all around me. Pheobe looks like her heart is breaking, but right now I can’t explain what’s happening. “How could you betray my mother,” Pheobe says. “Don’t worry, Pheobe, mother won’t be alive long enough to be disappointed that her beloved follows my orders.”

Pheobe POV

I feel like I can’t breath, as I watch Leland come to stand next to Lucas. How could he do this after all he said? I ball my fist with the anger that I feel at Leland’s actions. I expected my brother to be a snake, but I had really hoped that Leland loved my mother enough to be a man of his word. “I think it’s time that you all learned exactly what we are capable of.” He raises his hand and without a thought, I do the same. I deflect every energy ball he throws. I hear him give the order and all hell breaks loose. He starts toward me, but honestly, I am not afraid of him anymore. I am strong enough and with the support of the people around me, I can do this. Lily comes to stand on my left side and Iris on my right. I smile when I see Lucas stop about twenty feet from us. “Isn’t this perfect, my pet and my new beloved?” “I am nothing to you. That is my beloved”, Lily says, pointing at Neal, who is fighting in wolf form. Again, a look of disgust crosses my brother’s face. “The only thing that you will be receiving today, Lucas, is a one-way trip to the goddess for your real punishment”, Iris says. He laughs before he starts to chant. I watch a large blue ball start to swirl around him. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

He raises his hand and I prepare to block whatever comes toward us. The sick smile on his face makes a pit form in my stomach. He turns throwing the energy ball toward warlocks and wolves that are fighting. He doesn’t care about his own coven members. Neal and Michael are among them. Before I can even react, I watch as the energy ball breaks into a millions, of tiny pieces. I let go of the breath I didn’t even realize I was holding. That’s when I realize that John is coming out of the trees. He and

Leland are the reason the ball was destroyed. Lucas screams and throws an energy ball at John, knocking him back into a tree. Leland disappears before Lucas can do anything to him. He turns back to us with rage on his face. Lily rushes toward him, fueled by anger about what he just did to John. Iris and I walk toward him, following behind her. For the first time, I see fear in my brother’s eyes. Lily begins to chant and this time when he goes to throw the energy ball at her, I raise the purple haze like a shield. The energy bursts the minute it touches the haze. As she continues to chant, he grips his chest, falling to his knees. After a few moments, she turns to me. “You can drop the shield, Pheobe.” I look at her like she is crazy. “I won’t let him hurt you.” She smiles “he can’t hurt anyone anymore. He has no powers.” I do as she asks, but I’m still nervous.

Lily POV

When I see John hit the tree after he saved our beloveds, I feel the anger consume me. I begin to chant a spell to make him human. He will die today but he will do it with no power. He is just like my father and being powerless is worse than death. When Pheobe drops the shield he smiles, not realizing that he is in a world of trouble. He raises his hands to conjure and nothing happens. “What’s the matter, Lucas, feeling a bit human?” He tries again but still can’t cast. “What the f**k did you do to me you b**ch?” “I gave you exactly what you deserved. I stripped you of your powers and now you will know what it is to be helpless.” He starts to look around at his men, but unfortunately for him, despite their powers, they aren’t doing very well against the wolves. They are no help to him. I notice that Walker’s wolf, Rowan, is stalking toward him. I’m sure my mother told her mate everything that this ba**ard did to her. As much as I would love to be the one to end him, I think Walker and my mother should have the pleasure. I turn to Pheobe and she nods at me already knowing my question.

I turn to my mother. “I believe your beloved is ready to have his pound of flesh mom.” She smiles “me too.” Walker’s wolf comes to stand next to her. “For all you did to my mother, you die today.” He turns like the coward he is and takes off like he can really out run a wolf. My mother appears on Rowan’s back and they stalk toward him. As soon as they reach him, my mother lifts him off the ground. I watch

as his skin begins to turn red. She is boiling him from the inside out. It suddenly stops and he screams. My mother tosses him with her powers like a chew toy before Rowan jumps up taking him in his mouth. Rowan begins to shake him as his screams echo the field. Everything stops, all the warlocks freeze, realizing that the leader is on the brink of death. Rowan turns with Lucas in his mouth. He bites down and his body falls to the ground in two pieces. My mother throws a fire ball, striking both pieces and they burst into flames. It’s over, he’s dead. I think about John, I turn to rush over to the tree but he’s gone. What the hell could have happened to him?