Scarred Alphas by Norisha May novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29 

“Maybe…this IS love.” 

Colt’s eyes feel like they pierce through my soul. He leans in, his warm lips 

touching mine. It is a tender 

sweet soft k*ss that ends too 

soon. 

He pulls back and hugs me. 

“You are…the bravest person I know, you know that?” He whispers. 

I laugh. “I am scared shitless, Colt. I am just trying to do 

what you told me and keep 

 

calm.” 

“Well, you are doing a good job.” 

I pull back and look up at 

him. He caresses my arms as 

he stares back. 

“I am the daughter of your enemy. Do you still want me even when you know this?” 

He smiles. “I have known 

you 

since we were children. 

You are not like him. You 

showed me this when we 

were imprisoned together. I 

see you.” 

I lean my head on his chest 

 

and hug him. He hugs me back and k*sses my head. “I 

will keep you safe and I will get us out of this.” 

“Colt…” 

“Mhm?” 

“I can only assume that this 

was all for show. Things are 

worse in this pack, aren’t they?” 

He stays quiet for a few 

seconds. “This is how this 

side of the pack lives. Those who originally belong to the pack are treated as pack 

members but those who 

 

don’t…those who were 

prisoners once and were forced to become part of the pack…they are the ones that suffer. But you will see all of this eventually. I’ve only 

been a general for three 

years. The first six I spent on the other side of this place. The reforming camp.” 

“It’s really bad, isn’t it?” 

“…Yeah.” 

“How long do you think we 

will have to stay here?” 

“I’m not going to lie here, getting out of here will not 

 

be easy. Especially because you probably will not be allowed to leave at all or to 

be on your own.” 

I look down feeling disappointed. “Will it even be possible?” 

“Cass, whatever happens, I am not leaving you. I will 

stay with you until we both 

can leave.” 

I don’t doubt him at all. 

“Colt… would you sleep with 

me?” 

“Angel, Someone could come 

in.” 

 

“Then just for a little while. I 

don’t think I’ll be able to 

sleep tonight.” 

He k*sses my head and nods. “Okay. Just for a little while.” 

He takes the suit jacket off and lies with me on the huge bed, holding me. 

“Hey…who was that woman 

that greeted you when we arrived?” I ask him, 

remembering. 

” 

“Colt?” 

I hear him taking a breath. “A 

 

friend.” 

“Friend? You mean lover?” 

“No. Friend. I was never 

intimate with her in that 

way. She is someone I could 

talk to at times and I care 

about her but I never took it 

to that level. Just a friend. 

However…I know of her 

feelings for me. Feelings I do 

not share.” 

“She tried to k*ss you.” 

“And I pulled away.” He says as a matter of fact. “I can 

only assume she did that out 

of shock and excitement to 

 

see me again.” 

“Mh…okay.” 

He squeezes me. “You are the 

one I want.” 

I smile and close my eyes. 

This man came into my life 

out of nowhere and 

completely turned it upside 

down. But even with 

everything that is 

happening, I choose to keep him in my life. I want to believe that he truly does 

care about me. 

I am surprised that it feels so peaceful and immediately, 

 

my eyes close and I drift off to sleep. 

When I wake up, I am alone. Dawn light slips through the window. With a sigh, I feel the empty bed where he lay last night. 

“Could this really be love?” I mutter. “So soon and easy?” 

Someone suddenly knocks 

on the door but before I can 

respond, Poppy walks in. 

“Time to wake up. We have a lot to do today.” She 

announces. 

After getting ready–and this 

 

time I dress more casually, jeans and a T–shirt–we head for breakfast. In the dining 

room this time it is not just the generals but their 

families who are also here 

having breakfast. It is a bit 

intimidating having to walk 

in a full room like this. 

Poppy walks up to 

Lotus–Warrick’s other bride 

who I met yesterday. Poppy sits next to her and pats the 

other chair next to her that is 

empty looking at me. 

I sit and soon after, breakfast is brought to me. I don’t see 

Warrick anywhere or Colt. 

“How was your first night?” 

Lotus asks with eagerness. 

She stares at me with a 

smile. 

I think on the questions. 

With Colt’s arms around me, 

I slept like a baby. 

“Uhm…it was good,” I reply. 

“Good…” Lotus continues to 

stare at me but now her 

smile seems strained. “To 

think…that you ended up 

back here…” 

Poppy looks at her. “Lotus… 

” 

 

“I am just saying…it’s a…shame…” 

“Lotus, not now,” Poppy 

warns her. 

“Dahlia risked her life and 

even died trying to get her 

away from here but here she 

is-” 

“Lotus!” Poppy whispers 

angrily and holds her hand, stopping her from 

continuing. 

“Fine…fine…” 

My attention is taken by the girl who tried to k*ss Colt 

when we arrived. She walks 

 

in and takes a seat at the end 

of the table. 

A brown hair girl with dark 

eyes. 

“Who is that?” I ask Poppy 

since Colt barely gave me 

anything last night when I 

asked him about her. 

“That’s Julia. Rodrick’s 

youngest daughter.” 

“The general old man with a 

scar?” 

She nods. 

Suddenly, right in front of 

us, Skye sits. 

She crosses her arms as she 

stares at Poppy and Lotus, 

and then her eyes land on 

1. me. 

“Good morning…Casseopea.” 

She says but in no way does that sound genuine. 

“Morning,” I say. 

“It is nice to see you again.” 

She softly mutters. 

With the way she says it, I 

doubt that she actually 

means it. 

The whole time she is here, 

she is mean to the servers 

and people around her. She 

has gotten worse than I 

remember her to be. Seems 

very entitled. 

When I am almost done with 

my food, Colt walks in 

through the doors. My heart wants to start jumping out of 

excitement when I see him. 

He looks so handsome 

dressed so sharply in a blue suit. He sees me and quickly looks away. He then sits a few chairs away facing me but he 

does not look at me once. 

When Skye sees him, she 

just rolls her eyes and goes 

back to her food. 

If I am honest, it is kind of 

weird for me to see them like 

this. Like they were strangers 

which I can see that now 

they are. 

I watch as Julia takes her tray of food and slides next to 

Colt. 

I 

get what he told me but it still makes my blood boil. 

“Come. Alpha Warrick has instructed me to bring you 

to his office after breakfast.” 

Poppy says and with that my demeanor changes. Now my nerves have rattled again. The last thing I want to see is 

him especially this early. 

I get up as she does, leaving our trays on the table. A server quickly scurries over and takes the dishes away. 

I give Colt one last 

look–which he does not 

return—before walking out 

and following Poopy 

through the hall. 

We approach a door and she opens it for me. 

Immediately we see Victor 

and Garret inside but no one 

else is there. The desk in the 

middle of the room is 

empty. 

“Wait here,” Poppy says. 

I slowly walk in and she 

closes the door behind me. I 

start to feel like I am 

trapped. 

Both guys stare at me and 

the silence stretches until 

Garret moves closer. 

“So you are our sister…” he says and looks me up and 

down. I can see a bit of 

distaste in his expression. 

“Yes,” I say trying not to 

sound doubtful. 

“And you have the gift.” He now starts slowly walking 

around me as if he was 

examining me. 

“So it seems.” 

“You are not sure then?” he 

asks. 

I shrug my shoulders. 

“Dad tested her. She has it.” 

Victor says. 

“He tested me?” I ask. 

“Yes, when he asked you to kill Alexis. He used his power on you. You refused. The power only works on those who do not have the power. 

Garret and I couldn’t resist a 

command like that.‘ 

“Maybe it was a trick. Maybe she is a phony trying to infiltrate the pack. You can 

see it, she is not sure.” 

I feel like these accusations 

could be dangerous for me and he is getting on my last 

nerve now. 

“I am sure that I killed a 

man, his heart stopped just 

because I wanted him to die. 

I have no control over this 

power but it seems that my emotions…or anger, trigger it. Care to test it?” 

I look straight into his eyes and he immediately looks away, purposely avoiding 

eye contact. 

Suddenly the door opens 

and Warrick walks in. 

“Good. You are all here.” He 

walks around us and sits on 

the edge of his desk in front 

of us. 

“All of my children together at last.” He gives a quick point at Victor. “Victor here will be teaching you how to fight. How to properly 

defend yourself.” He looks at 

Garret. “From Garret, you 

will learn war.” 

Warrick does not waste any 

time. 

“War?” 

“He is an excellent strategist. 

You will convene in the war 

room for counseling. Garret leads those meetings when I 

am not there. I don’t want you to talk, just listen and 

take it all in. Learn from 

your brothers. You might be the one taking over one day 

but they are the ones who 

know more about this world 

than you do.” 

“So we are teachers now?” 

Garret asks and he doesn’t 

sound happy at all. 

Warrick crosses his arms and 

gives him a look. “I’ll make it clear just this once, son…she is all that matters now. My legacy lives through her. So I expect everyone to give their life for the cause, even you 

two.” 

I hate that he says this. It sounds so wrong. How can he say this to his sons who have grown up with him? How can he be so cruel 

towards them? 

 

“Is that understood?” he asks. 

“Yes, Alpha.” they both say. 

He walks closer and even 

though I want to back away, I don’t. He suddenly moves my hair toward my back and gently places a hand on my 

n*ck. I do not find this s*xual 

in any way, he just seems 

curious. 

“Not mated…” he mutters. 

“Good.” He turns around. 

“Nothing to distract you.” 

I beg to differ on that. Colt is a huge distraction because all 

I do is think about him. 

 

Oh my gosh! What happens if he finds out who my mate 

is? Will I be in trouble? But 

then again, there is no way 

he can find out. I am sure of 

that. 

A knock suddenly comes on 

the door. 

“Enter,” Warrick says with 

command. 

Serge walks in with Colt behind him and my heart jumps. 

I am surprised at how much this is happening with him. Maybe he is right. Maybe…it 

is love. 

“Serge, Alexis, good. Listen 

1. up. You both will be my daughter’s personal 

b*dyguards from now on. 

I could cheer right now from the happiness that I get to 

see Colt more now but 

obviously, I don’t. 

“While in the pack, you will 

be scheduled to a rotation 

but if ever outside of the 

pack, you both will perform 

your guarding duties 

together. Should something ever happen to her, it will be your heads.” 

He almost seems like an 

overprotective parent but I know it is not out of fatherly 

love. He only cares about this power of mine. If I didn’t 

have it, I am sure he’d had 

me sweeping the mud outside or something like 

that. 

Warrick waves a hand at 

them. “Figure out your schedules.” 

Both Serge and Colt give a 

bow and walk back out. 

“Now if you all would excuse me, I have my morning destressing routine to do.” 

Warrick walks out leaving us 

there in brutal silence until I 

get the courage to speak. 

“Uhm…I am sorry…what he said to you both was cruel…” 

I say. 

Both Victor and Garret look 

surprised. 

“He is a cruel man. We don’t 

expect anything less.” Victor 

says. 

“And you are too soft for this. You are going to have to grow a pair if you want to 

survive here.” Garret says as 

he walks out. 

I am about to walk out too 

but I feel a bit paralyzed 

when I feel Victor staring at 

1. me. 

“…What?” I ask. 

He shakes his head. 

“You…took away my 

position. I was angry at first 

but now…I don’t think I 

really care that much about it anymore…and I feel sorry for you.” 

“S–sorry for me? Why?” 

“You’ll see. Father expects great things from you. He 

can be a cruel man and not 

even his children are 

immune to his wrath so…I 

wish you luck.” He says now also walking away. 

I don’t know how to take 

that. He really does not seem to be angry and neither is he 

concerned. 

Poppy pops her head in. “Done? Time to see your 

home.” 

My…home…is that what this 

is now?