Betrayed by My Beta Mate

Chapter 87

21 No Permission Needed

Bradford POV

I return to the pack and I pray that Mateo believes me when I tell him we haven’t located the Luna and Calliope. I will be happy when my family is far from his pack. Thankfully, my cousin is Beta for the Blue Moon pack. He has spoken with his Alpha and he agreed to allow us to join them. I told my cousin that I could no longer stay Beta for Alpha Mateo. I was grateful he didn’t ask me for more of an explanation. I reach Mateo’s office and I can hear a female voice along with his. I knock and the voices go quiet. The door is thrown open and I’m confused when the office is empty. “Come in Bradford”, Mateo says. His pleasant demeanor does nothing to ease my nerves. “So what progress have you made on locating that treacherous b**ch and my ungrateful daughter?” There is the Mateo I know. “We have searched everywhere both in the human city and the surrounding packs. There is no trace of either of them, Alpha.” He doesn’t speak for a long moment and I pray my heart doesn’t give me away. Before he speaks again, a woman appears next to him. I can tell by her scent she is a witch. I growl as she has my mate by the wrist. My wolf is pushing to the surface, but I know that I am no match for them. I won’t risk Julie being hurt.

“Bradford, I told you there would be consequences for failing me.” “Punish me, she is innocent in all this. I’m the one that is to blame. I am the one that failed you. Please Alpha, I have been a good Beta all these years. Please spare my mate.” I hate the fear I see in her eyes. “Bradford, where are my manners? Do you remember Simone?” My heart clenches in my chest. She leaves my mate and comes to stand in front of me. Without warning, she places her hand on my forehead. The pain I feel is unimaginable. My wolf howls and I scream. After a few minutes, she removes her hand and the pain is gone as quickly as it came. The smile on her face makes my skin crawl. “It seems he is not as loyal as you had hoped, Mateo” she says over her shoulder. A growl that shakes the office makes me drop my head. “What the f**k did you see?” “He knows where they are and he is planning on fleeing the pack with his mate and pup.” I’m gripped by the shirt and pinned to the wall. “You f**king piece of sh*t. How dare you betray your Alpha? Find their pup and put all three of them in the cells until I decide what to do with them.” I don’t even try to plead with him because I know our lives don’t matter to him. If his daughter means nothing to him, then we have no hope.

your mate a widow right now.” Julie squeezes me tighter. “Now where is

Alpha Mateo POV

to shift and rip this whole f**king pack house down. I can’t believe he would betray me. I have trusted him all these years. I’m ready to go down to the cells and torture Bradford in the worst way possible. After he watches me take his mate, he can feel the pain of the bond breaking when I rip the head from her body. Before I can leave my office, Simone reappears. “Did you find Anthony?” “No, but we have other things to deal with” she says, and I hate having to play nice with this witch. “I give the orders. I am the Alpha and you work for me.” “Get over it Mateo. You may be an Alpha, but without me you won’t get what you want.” I

my office disappears. We are surrounded by trees. It is dusk but I can hear people speaking and laughing. We change our position and I can see children playing. “I’ve never seen a collective that seemed so much like a pack”, she whispers. “We can move closer

what the f**k that was about?” “Those two women are my mates.” She looks at me confused. I explain what happened with Abigale all those years ago. How did they end up with each other and who were those people that appeared? She laughs and I swear she is testing all the control I have. “The goddess surely has a

Calliope POV

seen a red wolf before.” “A red wolf and she is dressed even though she just shifted”, Michael says. I laugh before I remember why I rushed back. “Who entered the collective?” “They are gone. The spell was effective but Pheobe and I are going to see if we can determine what type of supernatural tried to make it into the territory.” “I’ll come with you. Aurora can tell from the scent