Zane took a step towards him, his brows were raised. “And? I take it that it didn’t work out very well considering you are only approaching us now with this. Could you not find her? Had she moved away?” Gideon had never seen Zane this animated.
Gideon ran a hand through his hair. “She was with another male…pregnant with his baby.”
Zane’s jaw clenched. His eyes became as dark as a midnight, moonless night. “Why are you wasting your time on a female like this?”
Gideon clenched his hands at his sides reminding himself that this was a normal reaction. Very much in line with his own. “Again, in this, humans can be different from us. Where I struggled to even look at another female, it was easier for Jenna to try and get over me by being with another male. I believe the term is called a rebound fuck. She only planned on seeing him a few times. Unfortunately, the male took advantage of her weakened state. She was greatly hurt when I left. He took over her life, alienated her from her family and friends. Before long he was beating her, threatening to kill her if she tried to leave him. She had no option but to stay. Jenna was always careful with birth control.” Gideon took a few deep breaths. Wishing so badly all over again that he had killed the bastard. “She was on the pill to prevent pregnancy. That bastard male refused to use those human coverings of which you talked of earlier. Even when she fell ill and had to take medication that worked against the anti-pregnancy drugs, that bastard refused to use condoms. Jenna was too afraid to stand up to him and became pregnant.”
There was a tick in Zane’s jaw.
Gideon shoved his own hands into his pockets, mirroring Zane. “That bastard continued to beat her, even though she was pregnant. He would hit her for things like not answering her phone quickly enough or if another male looked at her with interest.”
“The fucker,” Zane growled, the big male bristled. “A person has no control over others. That’s crazy.”
Gideon nodded. His chest tightened. “A male like that looks for any excuse. He enjoyed hurting her. He beat her so badly that she lost the child. Jenna was already seven months pregnant. It cut her up inside.”
Zane growled loudly, baring the full length of his fangs.
Gideon had to pause to gain control of his emotions and by the way Zane’s chest heaved, he could tell that the male was trying to do the same.
Gideon scrubbed a hand over his face. “It took time for her to recover after she lost her baby. She also needed to save enough money to be able to leave. She snuck around, risked her neck to go to the interviews so that she could join the program. By some miracle, she was accepted. It’s how she came to be here. She is mine, Zane. Mine.” He growled. “I was a fool. We both made mistakes but it does not change how we feel about each other.”
Zane’s phone rang. He pulled the device from his pocket and glanced at the caller ID. His face took on an apologetic look. “I need to get this.”
Gideon nodded even though Zane wasn’t looking for his permission.
“Yeah,” his king growled into the phone in his hand.
Gideon could hear that it was Brant on the other end of the line. The male sounded pissed. No fucking wonder. Although Gideon wasn’t trying to listen in, he couldn’t help it. So York had been rather busy this last week, just as he had suspected. He too was in love with a human female. One that he wasn’t allowed to touch. It turned out that the male had asked permission to be able to mate the female. Brant asked Zane’s opinion on the matter.
“I’m kind of busy dealing with an issue,” Zane said. “Whatever you decide is fine with me.”
“Fine.” Brant ended the call. Zane looked pointedly at the phone before shoving it in to his pocket. “You do realize that this complicates things even more.” The male said while palming the device in his pocket to show that he was referring to the conversation.
Gideon sighed loudly. “Send me to the dungeon. Fucking beat me. Do what you have to do. I don’t care. Please just make sure that Jenna stays on our territory until you’re done with me. If anything were to happen to her.”
Zane looked at him, not giving away anything. Not a single emotion was evident.
“I want to stay…be a part of the program. I want my mate at my side. If this is not possible, then we will leave. You will never see me again.”
“Are you sure she is worth it?” Zane narrowed his eyes. “That she speaks the truth?”
“I went and visited with the male. He is exactly as she described him. I do trust her. I didn’t go see the male to verify what she had said. I visited with the prick in order to threaten him…unfortunately, Jenna made me promise not to kill him.” Gideon growled the last.