Callie's POV
"We need to sort this out" spoke the lady in the doorway.
She was beautiful, tall, blonde and eyes deep and blue like the ocean.
Kane and Alfie stood beside her, stoic. Alfie gave me a sweet smile that warmed my core.
Kanes eyes refused to meet mine, his hands fisted either side of him.
"What's he doing here?" Jax gritted out, body tensed.
The woman rolled her eyes briefly, tutting-"You are brothers and need to start acting like it" she snipped.
"This is your mate, one you share. If there is to be harmony in our pack you need to learn to settle your differences like the alphas I raised you to be" the woman continued, who I now assumed to be their mother.
I turned my gaze downward, fiddling with my fingers… I hated confrontation, and this definitely seemed like one. Jax and Kane stared directly in each others eyes, their jaws ticked, muscles tense. Alfie came to my side smoothly, settling in on the bed and kissing the top of my head which sent shivers down my spine.
"Kane." Their mother encouraged, pushing his arm slightly to move him further into the room.
He was silent, conflict brewing behind his eyes, he looked pained, unable to look at me.
"I.. I'm sorry" he started as he focused in on me. "I'm truly sorry Callie."
A sinking feeling settled in my stomach. That pain is felt earlier. The pain the doctors said was betrayal. The same pain that felt my heart was being ripped through my chest, weakening and tearing through my whole body.. it was Kane.
A loud growl vibrated through Jax's throat.
Kanes eyes shot to him, panic clear in his eyes.
"You betray the bond and come here with meaningless words!" Jax shouted, jaw clenched as he shot from the bed. Throwing himself at Kane. My hands shot to my mouth a small gasp escaping. Alfie protectively pulled me closer to him, his arm around my shoulders. Jax grabbed Kanes throat and shoved him into the wall.
"I..it..wasn't.. me" Kane struggled getting the words out, Jax's tight grasp depriving him of oxygen.
"ENOUGH!" Their mother shouted. Silence filled the room. Jax stared Kane in the eyes for a moment before stepping back, hands falling to his sides in fists.
"Speak!" Jax thundered.
Kane shot me a pleading look. "I was there but it wasn't me, but..I…I did nothing to stop it" he looked away, pain radiating in his face.
My heart cracked, tears filled my eyes.
"Sweetheart, there's something you need to know" Alfie looked at me and Jax conflicted.
That sinking feeling again, pain threatening to rip my heart. Knowing that Knox was the one who betrayed me, the mate bond and now the way Alfie stared at me, pain in his eyes. It could only mean one thing…
Knox was going to reject me.
Jaz had taught me all about the mate bond during our time together in the hospital. She spoke of how painful rejection could be. How our souls would break. Truthfull I didn't believe how these men, these alphas could have that effect on me. Realistically I had only knows them a few weeks. Knox and Kane only having really seen them once, my first day working at the club. But Jax and Alfie had been by side, checking on me, visiting me and looking after me… I'd felt something. Something in my being told me I was safe with them, protected.
I'd never really felt that way growing up, I'd barely had a home but that's what this felt like… it was like I belonged and these four men would be my home eventually.
"Callie, darling, look at me" Jax said softly, raising my chin with his finger gently. His touch sent every feeling in my body to overdrive.
"We need you to listen carefully" he spoke as he scanned my eyes as if checking I could comprehend the word he was about to speak to me.
I nodded my lips pressed into a line.
Then Alfie spoke.
"Callie, when Knox.. did what he did, he felt that pain too. Kane called a healer" my eyes drifted to Jax.
"A healer is a wolf shifter with extra abilities in magical healing.. a special doctor if you will" Jax confirmed gently.
"The healer knew the pain Knox was experiencing was because he had betrayed the mate bond… but she had a vision while tending to him.." Alfie trailed off.
His hand moved over mine, I glanced around the room, all eyes on me. He cleared his throat quietly as if trying to choose his word's carefully.
"The vision was clear, if Knox rejects you." A sharp pain sliced through my heart. I clenched my eyes trying to stop the tears falling.
Why was I so upset about a man I'd only met once, would it even matter, could I not just stay with Jax and Alfie.
"You'll both die" Kane choked out softly.
My eyes shot to him, horror claiming my face.
"The moon goddess gave my sons, these brothers one mate. A mate to unify them and complete their souls. If one rejects that bond. Each of them will suffer. Those that choose to accept will never forgive and brothers will be no more" their mother spoke softly with a tone of clarity that turned my blood to ice.