Unrejected Mates (Black Moon Book Two)

Chapter 29: "Mating bond's curse"

Hank POV

Mikkeli is so worried I literally feel tension pouring out of him.

The milk was spilled this morning when Patrick called and informed me that Kyle had disappeared for almost three days and later was found when Roseanne reported that Rob had found him in heat, and they both took him into my cabin to ensure his safety.

Mikkeli almost broke the chair when he heard about that. Driving here, with all of them, including Hannah and Hayden, was extremely nervous. But I also had to come to make sure Mikkeli won't kill anybody.

When I park in front of my previous house, I see Patrick, Dalton, and Roseanne sitting on the porch. Patrick is formal, as always, and Dalton and Roseanne are a little nervous.

"Why is he still here?" Mikkeli screams as we all leave the car.

"He was still in heat when we came here; we didn't want to move him; he seemed weak. We couldn't ask the doctor to check on him yet since the doctor of the second territory is an unmated male," Patrick says. "But Kyle is okay, Alpha."

As we all go inside the house, we instantly see Kyle sitting on the bed; he looks drained and pale. The stench in this place is evident; that was very intense heat. Rob is sitting in my only armchair with baby Carson in his arms. He doesn't look well either; dark circles are under his eyes.

"Kyle, are you okay?" Hannah goes in his direction and hugs him. "You alright?"

He nods and snuggles more into her, and Rob stands up. Mikkeli growls when he comes closer to his mate and brother and gently puts the baby in Hannah's arms.

"Kyle will only need a warm bath, some painkillers, and a long sleep," Rob says, and Kyle manages to smile faintly at him.

"What the hell happened?" Mikkeli growls again; if the look could kill, Rob would be dead by now.

"I started my heat, so I locked myself in my room. But the packhouse was empty when somebody came in, took me, and dumped me close to the training grounds. My smell was intensifying, and he said that all unmated wolves would soon come. Sometime later, the patrol wolves arrived, they smelled me, and they wanted to... Rob came before they could do it, made them bleed, and took me here."

"Why were you here with him? What the hell happened after?" Mikkeli keeps pushing.

"Nothing happened," Rob answers.

I wonder why he seems challenging and tries to push Alpha's buttons?

"That was a mating heat, so I had to stay here with him because Kyle is my mate," he says in a stern voice.

"O shit!" I can't stop myself, and everybody looks at me, totally confused. And I know I just know that Mikkeli will make me accountable for that.

Sometimes later, we all sit in one of the rooms in the packhouse on the second territory; tension is clear. Mikkeli keeps sending me and Rob death glares; honestly, I understand him. I want to choke Rob myself for keeping something so important away from me.

When Hannah enters the office after taking care of Kyle, we all sit with gloomy faces. Rob, Mikkeli, Hayden, Dalton, Patrick, Roseanne, and I.

"Clearly, I will lead this conversation," she says. "I expect Alpha and Beta of Black Moon to fulfill what they promised me some time ago. Kyle is alright, he is just exhausted, and he needs sleep. So Rob, care to explain to us why you have kept your mating bond secret from everyone?"

I see Rob squeezing his fist, but his eyes are full of sorrow.

"Roseanne and I had a younger brother," he says slowly, "who was killed a couple of months ago because he was among those who had raped Kyle."