The defiant mate by Fennifer Francis novel Chapter 30

Jay-la POV

She walked into the pack hospital, just as Abbey the Alpha’s sister was leaving it. She smiled right at Jay-la Welcome back’ she said through the mind-link, a slight smirk on her face, and then continued on her way past her.

Kora pushed forward and turned to look at her, smelled her scent and almost growled at her.

What is it Kora?

Don’t like her. Something is wrong. Go to Vera now.

Jay-la would not ignore Kora’s instincts, but they could come back to it later, she guessed, they both wanted to see her mother. Vera was still sleeping, as expected.

Jay-la questioned the evening nurse, a girl she’d actually gone to school with, Rebecca, a pretty red head, very tall and athletic. She had been completely shocked to see Jay-la. She guessed the wide-eyed stares were going to have to be something she would have to get used to for now.

The whole pack Would have been aware of her banishment, and likely the reason as well. She didn’t really need that attention at all but was probably going to be stared at a lot.

They were indeed expecting her mother to wake up tomorrow at some point, possibly during the early hours of the morning, they would inform her father the minute Vera was awake. Her wounds were being treated as per wound protocol due to lvy not being present, and there were no signs of infection in any of the wounds. Which was good.

Jay-la returned to her mother’s side. Kora pushed forward right away to the very surface and peered down at her through their shared eyes, then leaned down and smelled her, a growl came from her and she shoved Jay-la to the back of her own mind in full control of her human body, shocking Jay-la.

‘What is it?’ she asked, but didn’t try to take back control, she knew Kora’s instincts had kicked in and she could sense something that Jay-la could not, something that Kora was obviously not happy about.

Kora leaned right down and smelled Vera’s wounds, several of them. Her head whipped around as the door opened and Jackson appeared before her, he was carrying two cups of steaming coffee, his whole body stilled at the sight of Kora being in full control of Jay-la’s body.

Kora didn’t perceive him as a threat to her and turned her attention back to Vera, ignoring him completely. The scent was itching at her, very faint, woodsy, definitely female, the scent was old and, seeing as the wounds had been cleaned, already distorted.

“What are you doing?” Jackson asked out loud.

Kora ignored him, pulled off a dressing on Vera’s chest and pressed herself close to it closing her eyes to block out everything other than her sense of smell and inhaled deeply, to try and catch the actual scent. It took only a few seconds before her eyes snapped open anda very aggressive snarl erupted from her.

‘Alpha scent in the wound…’

Jay-la was completely shocked by this Kora.. did the Alpha… do this?’ Anger was tinging her thoughts, if he hurt her mother, he would pay.

Female Alpha scent…Abbey. she growled loudly, finally recognising the scent. Vera had been injured by one of her own pack members, by the Alpha family themselves, the very people who were in-charge of protecting the pack members.

Jay-la? Jackson’s voice queried through the mind-link, worry lacing his voice.

Kora turned and glared at him, then shot past him at full wolf speed. He was knocked completely out of the way with the full force of her strength, not something he would have been expecting. She heard him swear and get up yelling after her. He was going to be giving chase, but he would never catch Kora, never could and she was much stronger and faster now.

He was using the mind-link to tell her to calm down, to tell him what was wrong, asking what was going on. She ignored him, Kora and her mind were in sync. Abbey had nearly killed her mother. For whatever reason she didn’t know, was she as pissed off with her as the current Alpha was. Is that what that smirk had been about?

Did Abbey think that Kora wouldn’t be able to pick up her scent? Did Abbey think it was okay to attack a pack member and severely injure them, nearly kill them? Kora and she were not going to stand for that, no matter what she herself had done in the past her family was off limits. Her family should not be punished for her actions.

Kora was in complete control of their human body. running through the heaving falling snow, heading for the pack house. Rage filled her, her claws were already out. Their family was off limits. Jackson, she knew, was still giving chase, but they were much faster than him and Kora was running at full speed. Only an Alpha could catch her now. And apparently he wasn’t here.

Alpha blood or not, Kora and Jay-la were going to make Abbey pay for what she had done, if the woman wanted a fight. She could have one. How dare she take on a pack wolf with no warrior standing? Her mother ran the pack crèche and would not be a match for Abbey, who had alpha blood coursing through her veins. But Jay-la and Kora, were a bloody good match for the female alpha.

Let’s see you pick on someone who can fight back, someone who trained all their lives with the Alpha Unit, was once the head warrior’s daughter. Oh Abbey was going to pay.

She could hear not only Jackson now through the mind-link, but Stephen and Ethan were all pushing thoughts at her, yelling at her to calm down. She ignored all of them, severing the link to them altogether with a violent tearing feeling. Her rage was not going to be dissolved by them, Kora’s blood lust and need for revenge at this time was the same as Jay-la’s.

They were in complete agreement over what needed to happen, what they were about to do. Kora shot through the pack house front door, an enormous growl ripped out of her as she smelled Abbey’s scent fresh and strong, she was close by. They caught movement on their left and her eyes shot to it.

Abbey was running up the stairs, Kora was off at once after her. The girl at least knew that she was in trouble, running Scared and she was scared Kora could smell the woman’s fear. She should be scared, and was about to be taught a lesson, one she would not forget in a long time. One that would make her think twice before acting next time.

Kora was gaining rapidly on Abbey. She could hear Abbey screaming in fear, for Jackson, for Johnny, her mate, both Beta-blooded wolves, to come and help her.

She ran onto the Beta floor landing and Kora was in hot pursuit, snarling and growling, her intent fully on display for the woman fleeing for her life before her. They were almost on her just a few more seconds and they would have her, dragging her down to punish her.

Johnny appeared from a doorway just down the hallway and shot forward with all his Beta strength and speed to protect his Mate, Kora and Jay-la in complete sync when it came to fighting in human form, let him come at his top speed and dropped into a slide as he was about to launch himself at her, taking him by complete surprise, and took out his legs, he tumbled over the top of her and landed on the floor behind her.

They were up instantly, not deterred from their prey, they hadn’t even taken their eyes off of Abbey. No-one else mattered to them at this point. She could hear actual yelling.

The Alpha Unit was coming, but it would be too late. Kora’s body slammed Abbey into the wall, bringing the both of them to a stop. They both hit the wall and bounced off. Abbey screamed in pain and staggered about, clutching at her abdomen. Kora was up instantly and on her, a hand around her throat and squeezing as their other hand struck out at her, slashing at her all claws out, ripping through the skin on her upper arms. Abbey wasn’t even trying to fight back and was using her arms to cover her body. Did she think not fighting back was going to save her, she was very wrong.

Kora had Abbey pinned up against the Beta hallway wall with one hand around her throat, not trying to strangle her, just keep her in place for her beating, she would suffer as many wounds that she had inflicted upon their mother. Kora slashed again, tearing through the skin on her chest. The wounds were not deep enough to cause permanent injury but enough for her to know her lesson.

She could see tears welling up in Abbey’s eyes, fear was pouring out of the girl, and well it should be. Please, I’m sorry’ she begged.

Jay-la and Kora didn’t care, their pain and anger over their mothers current state was all they could feel You’ll pay.

Kora and Jay-la snarled at her in union, allowing Abbey to know that she and her wolf were both of the same mind, and in-sync.

“I’m pregnant. Abbey screamed out “please don’t.”

Kora halted the savage blow they were about to land across the girls abdomen. Her breathing was heavy and fast, they could not hurt an unborn child, they too were a mother.

Before she could react to the news and back away she was violently slammed into the ground and Kora reacted on instinct and shifted completely to her massive wolf form and retaliated without much thought, biting down on the man who had attacked her. It was Johnny, he’d gotten up and had come to the aid of his injured mate. His grey and black wolf burst out of him in response and turned to attack her back.