The Mark of Betrayal (Samara and Roman) novel Chapter 2

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Sloane

Friday night I could tell my grandparents wanted to talk to me, but since Will was here, I really wanted to see him.

Of course, the moment Scarlet found out he was in my pack, she made arrangements to join us as well.

When Uncle Roman and Aunt Samara realized that my mother and Sawyer were responsible for the horrible attack that killed my uncle, the Alpha heir, and my grandparents, they got their revenge, killing my mother and Sawyer.

Uncle Roman asked Scarlet’s father, his Beta at the time, to take over my mother’s pack for him until their second son was old enough to take over. Scarlet’s brother, Luca, was raised to be the Beta. He is due to step into his role as Beta when he turns eighteen, but he’s already been acting the part under his father’s guidance. I thought they might become angry about Uncle Roman not giving them the Alpha position permanently, but Luca seems thrilled to be the Beta to a pack that his family has rebuilt.

Unlike me, Scarlet has wondered which Alpha she would be mated to and what pack she’d end up in. I never realized that was all a cover. Scariet has been in love with Will her entire life. At first, I thought it was a crush, but as boy crazy as Scarlet comes across, as flirtatious as she is, she’s saved herself.I asked her about it once and that’s when I realized the true depth of her feelings for Will. She has been saving herself for him all her life. So, I wasn’t at all surprised when she showed up in our pack Friday night.

After that, Grandpa Waylon and Grandma Judith told me that we’d talk in the morning. They want Uncle Roman and Aunt Samara to be there, so I begged Will to be there too.

“Sloane, you don’t need me there,” he says.

” want you there, Will. Please.”

“Ypur aunt and uncle will look out for your best interests.”

I look down. I’m not used to begging and I don’t want to start now.

“What is this about, Sloane?” he asks gently.

“She’s afraid that her aunt and uncle have already agreed to whatever Alpha Waylon and Luna Judith want to talk to you about, right Sloane?” Scarlet asks.

I nod. “I need someone on my side, Will. Someone with clout.”

“You don’t think you have clout? You don’t think you have a say in your own life, Sloane?”

I look at Will and I don’t bother to hide the sadness in my eyes. Will is like a brother to me and I trust him as much as I trust Scarlet and Slade.”When have I ever had a say in my life, Will?”

He sighs. “Alright. I’ll be there. For you.”

“Thank you!” I say, throwing my arms around him. “I knew I could count on you.”

The next morning, after sparring training and breakfast, I joined my grandparents, my aunt and uncle, and Will in my uncle’s office.

“Alpha Will, I’m unsure why you are here,” Grandpa Waylon says.

“I’ve asked him to be here. It’s important to me that he’s here,” I say, leaving no room for argument.

“This is really a family matter, Sloane,” Grandpa Waylon says.

“And Will is like a brother to me, just like he is to Aunt Samara,” I say, pulling my ace in the hole. No one can deny that Aunt Samara was hidden and raised by Will’s father Alpha William. Since Alpha William adopted Samara, they are technically brother and sister, but Will is between our ages, so he’s always felt like an older brother to me.

“m just here to support Sloane, Alpha Waylon,” Will says.

Grandpa Waylon looks at Uncle Roman and Aunt Samara, then sighs and turns back to me.

“Sloane, you know the story of your father, your biological father, and that he was my son born outside the mate bond.

“Yes.”

“You also know that I renounced my ties to my son Kaelin, my son with my chosen mate, and denied him the opportunity to become my heir,” he says.

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