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With a huff, I turn, opening the door and slamming it behind me. Fucking Alphas!
I catch a taxi home before trying to sneak into the house like a thief in the night. However, nothing escapes my father, and the moment I step through the door and into the foyer, I spot him sitting in an armchair in the living room, glaring at me.
“Where were you?” he demands, and I cringe at the rough sound of his voice grating through my head.
“Out!” I answer while rubbing my temples, about to walk off when he rises from his chair. I gasp, attempting to pick up my pace but am not quick enough. His huge hand seizes my arm, twirling me around to face him.
“I asked, where were you?” he growls before sniffing me. “Whose scent is that?” His grip tightens on my arm.
“Nobody’s. Alisha and I went out,” I tell him.
“Why can I smell a male scent on you? Who did you spend the night with?” he snaps, and I gulp, thinking of the first name that pops into my head.
“Jake’s. We went to a club,” I lie.
He sniffs me again, his nose almost in my hair, and I pray to the moon goddess that he doesn’t recognize the scent of Alpha Axton.
“That isn’t a human scent,” he snaps.
Jake is human—my father knows that—and gay. Despite his disgust for humans, Jake is the only man my father lets me be around because he is safe and not a threat. Every boyfriend or man that steps near me, Dad will scare off, eventually.
“You’re lying. I know Jake’s scent. Who were you with?” he growls, his claws slipping out and into my arm.
I hiss and try to jerk my arm out of his grasp.
“It’s probably someone from the club. I was wearing Alisha’s jumper earlier,” I tell him, knowing that, if put on the spot, she will lie for me as she has done in the past.
He lets go, eyeing me suspiciously. “You don’t miss pack meetings. You are an Alpha’s daughter.”
“Yet never to be an Alpha,” I retort. “Therefore, fuck your meetings. Take Luke with you. Apparently, being the eldest and rightful heir means nothing. He is the one you chose in my place. Make him attend and do your job for you!”
Not that I want that for Luke, but I am hungover, angry, and my wolf has not stopped howling since rejecting Axton.
Dad raises his hand as if to slap me, but I harden my glare when Mom walks out in her robe and slippers, her blonde hair a mess.
“Everything alright?” she asks.
Dad looks over at her. His eyes soften, and his shoulders drop slightly. “Everything is fine, love,” he tells her, walking over to her.
Mom looks at me with worry, and Dad shoots me a glare. I watch them leave before heading to my room.
Chapter
Four
Axton
Three weeks later
I can barely contain my wolf. He wants to drag Elena back here, mark, and punish her. It has been three weeks, and my wolf is becoming extremely restless. I am not sure how much longer I can hold him off from hunting her down.
This was never supposed to happen. We meant to find her at the club, get provocative photos I could use to blackmail her father or destroy him with if he didn’t agree to my demands. Instead, I learned his daughter was my mate, and Khan wanted her.
“You aren’t still pining over her, are you?” Eli, my Beta, asks me as he plops onto the lounge beside my feet.
Once again, I’ve lost track of time. How long have I been staring at the light fixture on the ceiling? Probably for some time because my eyes are aching. I watch Eli fix his cuff links, and I remember we are supposed to be meeting the developer across the city to go over plans.
“Axton!” Eli calls, snapping his fingers in front of my face. “Pull yourself together,” he snaps, and I sit up. “What about our plans? This was your idea all along. Find her. Take some scandalous pictures. Destroy her father, and get him off the council. You should be rejoicing that she rejected you,” he says, slapping my leg.
