Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 41

Kai

We’ve collected Kon’s SUV, and now we’re on our way to meet the woman who has been behind everything that has gone wrong with my pack and family. She influenced the witches who helped the Sable Hides take out the Silver Sun pack and hide Caterina from me. She’s the reason Dimitri is now a lost soul with no recollection of what he has done for the last twelve years.

And the main reason we have now lost our trust in him.

After having a long talk with Marle, I already knew what needed to be done; how we’ll finally be rid of the blight on our pack. Kon won’t like it, but fuck it, the entire pack’s safety is at stake, and as Alpha, I need to make the tough decisions.

“We’ve arrived,” I say and stop the SUV. Marle nods at me, then turns to face Kon.

“Both you and Kai will do the exchange; listen to whatever your brother instructs you to do. It’s imperative that you do not object, Konstantin, do you understand?” She says, looking at my brother with fierce eyes.

He frowns but nods anyway. “Okay, fuck, I’ll listen, don’t worry.” He assures her, but I have a feeling he knew something was up. I would tell him if I didn’t think he would interfere, and knowing Kon, he will.

We get out of the SUV, and Marle hands the image of Kaia over to Kon. He’s been instructed to treat the ‘child’ like garbage since it is supposed to be Stefan’s. I don’t know if he will be able to since he’s bonded with her.

I spot her from a distance, dressed in black with a crimson robe, her blonde hair falling down her back in long curls, and I can see the sickly yellow glow of her eyes from where I stand.

Morganna sees us approaching, and with a flick of her wrist, a familiar-looking beast appears at her side: one that looks exactly like the beast Caterina summoned on the night she took out Westcott’s vamp lair.

/“That’s not an image of her or your child, so we can rule that out.”/ Marle says over the link, setting my mind at ease a bit. We were worried she might have planned the same thing, but I feel a bit of confidence returning with Marle’s confirmation.

“Alpha Kai, I’m glad you came to your senses,” she says with a grin, her eyes not leaving the bundle in Kon’s arms but holding tightly onto the one in hers.

I grunt at her words. “I’ll do whatever it takes to get my child back, and if that means trading this filthy spawn for my own, then so be it.” I spit out, then immediately apologise to Kon over the link.

She laughs, then shakes her head and looks at Kon. “I’ve heard of your Beta being heartless, but going so far as to trade your own child? That’s on another level of cruelty.”

She’s baiting him, but luckily Kon is not clueless when it comes to mind fucking.

He grinds his teeth and scoffs. “This is no child of mine. Now let’s get this over with so I can fucking get back to my mate,” he says with rage seeping into his scent at the sight of her. This is the woman responsible for the ruination of his mate; if it were me, I would have torn out her heart by now.

But that will have to wait.

Nodding, she points to the spot in front of the hell beast. “Place the child there; don’t worry, he won’t bite.” She says with a sickly grin and giggles.

I raise an eyebrow at her instruction. “How do we know you won’t run off with both the children?” I ask with my eyes fixed on my daughter in her arms. She has not stirred, but I can hear her heartbeat from here and smell her scent after memorising remnants of it on Caterina’s arms. It seems as if the blonde bitch has decided to trust us, and this alone will be her downfall.

Morganna cackles. “You don’t, but do you really want to risk it with your heir’s life at stake?” she says, extending a long, sharp fingernail at my daughter’s neck.

“Do it,” I growl at my brother, who gives me a worried look but places the image in front of the hell beast.

A look of greed crosses Morganna’s face, and then she beckons me over with her eyes trained firmly on the image. “I’ve confirmed that this is the true vessel of my master; you may take your child, Alpha Kai.” She says.

/“Don’t do anything,”/ I warn Kon over the link and advance towards Morganna. She hands me my child without even looking into my eyes, and my entire body relaxes when I have her in my arms.

A three-second once over of her, and I confirm that nothing has been done to harm her, so I hand her over to Marle, who is at my side as quick as a wink.

“Does this mean we have nothing more to do with one another?” I ask Morganna when she picks up the image in front of the hell beast.