Scarred Alphas by Norisha May novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45 

A guard suddenly runs through the door almost 

taking it out of its hinges. 

“Alpha! Our rogues were 

attacked!” 

“Rogues?” I ask. 

“The rogues that work for me. They watch the borders for our pack in exchange for food and money.” Warrick 

starts to walk out. “Let’s see 

what they’ve found.” 

We all rush out to the front 

of the house and see all the 

warriors running to the forest, meeting up with who 

I can only assume are the 

rogues. 

“Alpha Warrick!” The rogue 

leader that I now remember 

seeing at the 

festival–Crow–rushes 

towards us with two other 

rogues behind him. They get close to us carrying bodies 

and then drop them in front 

of us. 

Warrick looks back at Colt. 

“Are these men from your pack?” 

Colt looks at them and he 

and I both nod. I also 

recognize them. 

“There are more of them.” A 

warrior shouts running out 

of the forest. 

“We caught a few others at the border!” Another one 

says. 

“Finally! This is what we 

were waiting for, right? Ezra made a move!” I say. 

Colt and I run after the men 

and wait at the edge of the forest with Warrick, Victor, 

Garret, and the others. 

Everyone waits quietly in 

anticipation to see what 

comes out of all of this. 

We finally see them coming back and suddenly I spot 

very welcoming and familiar 

face. 

“DASH!” I shout. 

Without a second thought, I 

rush in and hug him. 

“Curls!” 

“Well, well, well. Look who’s back.” Warrick says. The way he says it makes me feel 

uneasy. 

“Don’t you dare do anything 

to him. He is my friend.” I quickly say. 

“He could be working with the enemy for all we know,‘ 

Garret says. 

“No. I am not. That’s why I 

am here. I…we, have things 

to tell you. We ran and we 

were being hunted.” 

“We?” I ask and look back to 

where more men come 

holding James and also Colt’s 

younger brother and sister, 

Miles and Bryn. 

Seeing James, my heart swells with happiness and 

sadness at the same time. 

“James!” 

His face is pale and his eyes hold anguish. He looks up at 

me but there is no smile 

there, only sadness. 

I run and hug him. 

“Colt!” Bryn and Miles rush 

to their brother. 

“Miles! Bryn!” 

Bryn immediately hugs him. 

“Colt! Ezra has gone crazy! He killed Dad!” Miles quickly 

says. 

“I know…I know…” 

Colt pulls Miles in making it a group hug between the three of them. 

“James?” I look up at him. He 

finally stares at me. 

“He…he killed her, Cass…he 

killed her. Lauren is…dead.” 

His eyes water and his b*dy 

starts to shake. 

hug him tightly trying to console him as he starts to 

cry. As I do this, I watch 

Warrick walk closer to Dash. 

“You ran…” He tells him. 

Dash slowly nods. “I…I ran.” 

“That was on me. I led him 

and the others.” Colt says. 

“They were following me 

and my actions.” 

“Silence.” Warrick calmly 

says to Colt who quickly 

closes his mouth. 

“Tell me the complete truth, why are you here?” Warrick 

asks Dash. 

I am sure he just used his 

power on him. 

Dash immediately answers. “Ezra was going to kill us 

two.” He motions to James 

and himself. “We were 

hunted by his men until we reached the borders of your pack. They didn’t stand a 

chance here. As for them…” 

He points to the twins. “She 

was scared and didn’t want to 

be left behind and HE has important information.” He points to Miles. 

Warrick turns to Miles and 

gets close to him. “What 

information?” 

“Assassins. He is sending assassins.” Miles quickly says. 

Warrick seems unamused. 

“Oh. We can handle an 

assassin.” 

“Not just one but multiples.” 

Warrick nods uninterested 

and turns around walking 

back to the house. 

“Bring them.” He says to his men but Colt and I walk with 

them making sure that they are not treated like prisoners. I hold James’s hand trying to keep comforting him. This is not something that would fly 

well with a mate but Colt 

understands and I am glad that he doesn’t see it in any other way than just family 

love. He understands that to 

me James is my brother. 

“How is mom?” Colt asks 

Miles as Bryn stays latched to him in a hug while they walk. I understand why too. 

Colt gives that sense of safety. 

Miles shakes his head. “Not 

good. The last time I saw her, she was at the hospital and 

the doctors said that there 

was nothing they could do. She either would come out 

of that dying state herself or 

not.” 

“Damn it. And the others?” 

Colt asks. 

“Ezra killed Dad and 

declared himself Alpha when 

Dad would not give in to his demands of attacking this pack. Kaecy immediately rose up and challenged Ezra 

but Ezra won and as 

punishment, he took Kaecy’s 

eye out. 

“Ezra won?” 

“Yeah, he was in a wild state, 

it is like it wasn’t even him in 

control.” 

“And Kaecy didn’t come with you?” I ask. 

“No.” Miles shakes his head. 

“He said that he would slow 

us down but he was the one 

who planned our escape. He is the one who told me to tell 

you about the assassins.” 

“Damn. I hope he is safe.” 

Colt mutters. 

We follow Warrick, not to his 

office but to the war room. 

“How are our borders 

looking?” Warrick asks 

Victor. 

“All enemies in the vicinity 

have been taken out with the 

exception of two who we 

kept alive. There are no 

 

more threats.” 

Warrick nods and walks over 

to Dash. “What do I do with 

you?” 

Dash lowers his head waiting for judjemen. 

I want to come to his defense but I feel like undermining him right now might not be 

the best thing. So, I wait to see if he makes a good 

decision on his own first. 

Warrick, in a pensive state, 

nods. “Since we are at war…I 

will pardon you but…betray me again and it will be your 

head on a pike.” 

I shake my head and whisper to Dash. “Don’t worry, I 

wouldn’t let him do that.” 

Warrick’s head yanks in my direction and he narrows his 

eyes at me while Dash is stunned in place looking at 

me like I have three heads because of the way I just 

undermined Warrick. 

“He’s my friend.” I tell 

Warrick. 

“I don’t care.” He replies. 

“Well, I do.” I mutter. 

He ignores me now and 

turns to the others. “The rest 

of you are to stay in your 

rooms guarded unless I say 

otherwise. You are not guests 

here. 

Stay here. I’ll have someone come get you when your rooms are ready. Tomorrow 

we can discuss this in more 

detail.” 

He starts to walk out and 

takes Victor with him. “Let’s 

go see these two new 

prisoners and what they 

have to reveal.” 

When they are out of the 

room and the doors are 

closed, Dash speaks. 

“What the hell happened with him? I thought I was 

dead for sure or at least we should be in the dungeon right now. He would never 

let me slide like that.” 

“Cass happened,” Colt says. “He seems to want to keep 

her around and…happy, so 

he’s been acting very 

different.” 

“Cass? Who the hell is she to 

have such an influence on 

him?” Bryn asks with 

attitude. 

“Cass is Alpha Warrick’s 

daughter.” 

She looks at me with 

surprise but her face still 

carries that dislike 

expression. And for a 

moment there I am tempted 

to command her to slap 

herself. 

I almost laugh, thinking 

about it. 

“So it was true then?” Dash 

asks and Colt nods. 

“She is also my mate,” Colt 

says. 

Now they are all surprised. 

I love that he refers to me as 

his mate even though it is not completely official. This man really has my heart. 

“What?! Why?!” Bryn asks with a look of disgust. 

“What do you mean why? 

Because we love each other.” 

Colt snaps at her. 

“You really love her?” She has a condescending tone. 

“Are you really going to start right now?” I look at her ready to start something too. 

“I am not starting anything. I just don’t understand what 

he sees in you.” 

“He sees me. That’s the 

thing. He sees who I really 

1. am. Not just what’s on the 

outside.” 

“Well, that’s a good thing in 

your case since you have nothing else going on for you.” 

“You know what?! SHUT 

THE F**K UP!” I shout. 

She opens her mouth pointing her finger at me but not a single sound comes 

out. Her eyes widen. 

I now realize what I did and 

although I am surprised, I 

am not upset about it one 

bit. 

“Oh, look at that. I don’t have to hear you anymore.” I give a big genuine smile. 

She tries to speak again but 

nothing comes out. 

This power is starting to feel good. 

“Holly shit. You can really do 

that then?” Dash asks, 

surprised. 

“Do what?” Miles asks. 

“She has the same powers 

that Alpha Warrick has. She 

can fully command people.” 

Colt answers. 

“Alpha command?” Miles 

asks. 

Colt briskly shakes his head. 

“No. Alpha Ruling.” 

“What?” They all ask 

confused. 

Colt explains. “It is almost like Alpha command but her power is…stronger. Instead of a suggestion like Alpha command, she can actually make you stop breathing if 

she wants to. She can control 

your mind and b*dy.” 

Hearing him say this, I realize that I really need to learn to control this power and my emotions too. If I say something stupid in a fit of rage, I can kill someone. 

“Or make your heart stop on command,” Dash mutters 

and I know he is thinking 

back on that day in the cell 

with Niles. 

“What? That’s…impossible.” 

Miles says. 

Dahs shakes his head looking 

sure of himself. “Nope. I’ve 

 

seen it.” 

A few guards walk in 

interrupting. “The rooms are 

ready. Follow us.‘ 

Π 

I tap James’s arm. “Rest tonight. I’ll come see you tomorrow. Make sure you get a good meal too.” He nods but he is not listening 

to me. He just stares aimlessly, like a lost child. 

Colt grabs me by the hand and pulls me out. 

I hear clapping behind me. When we stop and look, it is 

Bryn. She has a scowl on her 

face and points to her 

mouth. 

“Oh no. I’m leaving you like 

this for a while. This is a 

lesson for you to learn. If 

you have nothing nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.” 

I turn and walk out with Colt 

who seems to approve. 

We head to our room and 

have dinner there. We are 

tired and have no desire to 

mingle anymore. 

After eating, Colt and I lie in 

bed holding each other. He is 

a comfort to me. When I am 

in his arms, it is like I am 

home. I feel safe and loved. 

Not something I was used to a while ago but I am now and 

I don’t want to lose him ever. 

“What are you thinking?” He 

asks. 

“Nothing. Just how 

comfortable I am here with 

you… and your sister is a bitch.” 

“What?” 

I laugh. “Sorry. I had to get it out of my chest.” 

He chuckles. “You are not 

wrong though.” 

“I know.” 

“But you handled her well.” 

“Mh…I am liking this power.” 

“Yeah? Hopefully not too 

much.” He says. 

“Why do you say that?” 

“Well…I just don’t want you 

to go power–hungry, that’s all.” 

“I am not my father.” 

“But you are his daughter 

and…in many ways…you are 

very much like him.‘ 

“How can you say that?!” 

“No, it’s not a bad thing. You have a tremendous temper 

but you have so much good in you and in your hands, your power can be amazing. Just don’t let it go to your head. That’s all I mean.” 

“I know that, Colt. Not something you have to tell 

me.” I feel irritated now but I 

let it go. I lie down and rest 

but I am unable to sleep.