Her Reign

Chapter 45

JAXSON
When Isis commanded me to get out, I had no choice but to leave. I stood on the other side of the door. I’m angry, frustrated and upset. I couldn’t walk away so I hung my head.
“Hey.” Jessica whispered.
I couldn’t even respond back. She’s sitting in the chair across the hall, so I walked over and sat next to her. I rested my elbows on my knees and held my face in my hands. I know she heard everything and I’m wondering what she is going to say. She may be my sister and I consider us remarkably close, but she usually stands behind Alessia. Even though Alessia and I don’t usually argue often and when we do, it's minor. I’m the one who is usually wrong but in this case, I don’t feel that I am.
“Do you want to talk about it?” She asked.
“I’m not wrong.”
“I wouldn’t say you were wrong for feeling the way you do but I do believe you could have gone about it in a different way. Jaxson, Isis is an Alpha Queen, and your choice of words challenged her. You demanded things instead of talking to her. Yes, she is your mate and I know you were scared, so was I but you can’t go in there and lay down the law and not give her any say. You need to communicate with her, and both produce the best solution.” She said.
“She is my Goddamn wife, my mate, and mother of my children. She almost died because of what Isis did. I know Alessia has been just as pissed with everything going on and it makes me wonder how much control she really had yesterday. She’s so fucking stubborn.” I yelled then got up and walked away before I said anything else. I know Alessia heard me.
I made it to my room and took a shower. I need to take a quick nap before I figure out what to do next. I killed this pack's alpha and I need to replace him. Alessia will be getting out of the hospital soon and I can’t think straight when I’m this damn exhausted.
I finally get to sleep after being restless and there is a knock on the door. I get up and put a pair of jeans on with a black T-shirt and answer the door.
“Sorry to wake you but I just wanted to let you know that Alessia was discharged from the hospital. Alessia went to her parents’ house with Alena, Jessica, and Breyson. I sent a detail with them to make sure they were safe.” Lucas said.
“FUCK!”
Is she kidding me right now? I can’t believe she’s acting like this. I know I may have acted like an ass but I’m not wrong. I’m fucking livid. I know picking this phone up and calling her right now when I’m so angry isn’t a good idea because I know I’m going to make it worse but at this point I don’t give a fuck. My son has just been born and she has taken him from me. Fuck that. I searched for her contact and hit the call button. She sent me to voicemail, so I called again. Nope. I called Jessica. After it rang five times, she answered.
“Hey.” She answered.
“Put Alessia on the phone.”
“Jax, she needs time to think. You said she needs to figure out things between Isis and herself and that’s what she’s trying to do. Give her some time and I’ll have her call you.”
“NO! She snuck out and took my children from me! Put her on the phone or I’m coming there right now.” I yelled and she huffed out a breath. I can hear voices, but she covered the phone, so everything is muffled.
“Jaxson, I don’t want to argue with you. Please calm down. I just need a little time.” Alessia said softly through the phone.
“Time? Why didn’t you tell me? Why sneak out? Alessia, I’m angry but we have never been like this, you have never not been able to talk to me.” I said.
“I know but Isis isn’t talking to me. She is still silent, and I think if I can get away for a little while then maybe I can get her to open up.”
“Oh, she had no issues opening up to me this morning.”
“Jaxson. I really don’t want to do this right now. We will talk later.” She said then hung up.
I threw my phone on the bed and went in search of something to relieve my frustration. I walked my way down the hallway and into the gym. I immediately headed to the punching bag. Without wrapping my hands, I start punching. I don’t know how long I’m hitting it but before I know it, I’ve busted a whole in it. I shifted to the other side and continued to assault the bag until it finally broke off the beam and hit the floor.
I still have too much built up frustration. Without thinking, I shifted into my wolf, shredding my clothes and ran through the pack house. Everyone knew to stay out of my way. By the time I reached the front door, I contemplated breaking the door down but advised myself against it. I stopped at it and let out a low growl. Damon slowly approached, his head down, tilting it to the side, baring his neck in submission. I got to give the kid credit because I don’t think anyone else would have the nerve to do what he’s doing. I’m a ticking time bomb right now and everyone is scared shitless.
He slowly reached for the handle and opened the door, stepping out of my way. My wolf is so wide that my sides scraped against the framing. I jumped down the steps and took off, running as fast as possible. I quickly made it into the woods. I’m running so fast that everything is flashing by. I can’t seem to focus on anything. I just keep going. As I came toward the border patrol, they moved out of my way, they knew better to try and stop me.
The sun has fallen and I’m not sure how far I’ve run but I’m exhausted. It’s almost dark. The anger in me has faded for the time being. I know I’ve run through two different territories. Once crossing over, I vaguely heard wolves approaching and growling but I was never confronted. They didn’t know who I was, but they could sense I’m my power, but I wasn’t posing a threat to their pack, so they let me be.
While traveling back, I’m not sure passing through would be the best choice but it would be the easiest because I can track my scent. Without my power radiating from me due to how pissed I was, I will be stopped and questioned. As a King, I’d be foolish to enter a pack without the protection of my guards. I may be strong but if I were attacked by multiple high-ranking wolves or weapons, there is nothing I could do to protect myself.
Now that I’m thinking straight, I carefully traveled through the woods. I know this run helped me mentally decompress but now I realize I wasn’t fully thinking it through. It’s going to be a pain in the ass to get back. I need to be careful. I could mind link someone, but I don’t know where the hell I am and walking up to humans naked, asking for directions or a phone wouldn’t be the greatest idea.
Traveling through the woods, I came across a cottage. The smell is weird but oddly familiar. I don’t sense that I’m close to a pack, it’s not a rogue but where have I smelled that scent before?
I walked around the cottage trying to catch a glimpse of the person who resides here. I know they are home because I can hear someone moving around inside. Someone is in the kitchen because I can hear pots rattling and a woman is singing.
I snuck around back. There is a low window with light shining through. My wolf stayed close to the framing of the house so it would be hard for anyone to see me. As I edged closer, I was able to look inside. There was a woman standing at the counter, chopping vegetables. She’s facing me and she looks familiar. Her voice is soft and angelic. She’s older than me but not too old.
Oh, this is driving me crazy. Who the hell is she? I’m racking my brain to remember where the hell I’ve seen this woman before. Ugh. Shit. Then it hit me.
I saw this woman at the restaurant when we first got into town to meet Alessia’s parents. She was sitting with that God forsaken woman who hates Alessia and wants to lay claim to Alena.