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I’m annoyed with his family. Outraged at their behaviour. Dismayed that they couldn’t see the brilliance in him. I’m disgusted that he’s lost his life due to his brilliance.
The work he’s done, one day, could’ve helped my daughter, and I hate that he’s been penalised for that.
“Okay, thanks. That gives me something to go on,” Ben says. Alex and Topher glance at each other before gazing at Julie, but their eyes are bright silver and gold, respectively, and I know what that means.
Their wolves are out to play. I just don’t understand why.
“How did Henry find out about the company in the first place?” Ben asks, not looking at anyone as he makes some scribbles on his paper.
The three men exchange looks, but it’s Julie who speaks.
“He claims that he was fed bits and pieces from Ethan, who, as we know, is his only son remaining at the pack,” Julie says, rolling her eyes. “He might be one of the weakest of her lot, but at least he’s not a murderer or a traitor.”
“Ryan was neither of those things,” I snarl as my composure finally breaks. I rise to my feet, looking around the table at each of them, letting the full weight of my disgust show. “What happened to Morgan was terrible, and I’m so, so sorry for your loss. But the four of you were planning on creating a loss like that for me.
“You planned on killing the first love of my life, and that is something I can never move past. I’ll be fighting your brother in court, and believe me, the pair of them will not be getting their hands on Phoebe.
“And honestly, neither will any of you.” I look down at my beautiful little girl, whose bright grey eyes slowly open. She peers up at me, and rather than crying, she just looks. “She’s a special girl, and not just because she’s one of your rare female-born wolves. She’s special just because she exists, and none of you seem to care about that.”
Ben slowly claps as everyone looks at me in shock. There’s a smirk on Seb’s face, his hazel and green eyes lighting up in amusement, but I’m too scared to look at Alex and Topher, or I’ll burst into tears.
Their pride radiates through our bond, though, and that’s all that matters.
Julie jumps to her feet, and I can practically feel the fury radiating off of her. Her face is red, her eyes narrowed into slits, and I truly get the feeling that if I wasn’t holding Phoebe—or more likely, if there wasn’t a table in between us—that she’d have attempted to put hands on me.
“You are a fool,” Julie says, scoffing. “You were given the biggest boon you could ever receive by birthing someone of her calibre. You could get pregnant again and again and help give our pack the standing it deserves. You’re the most selfish and self-centred woman. I regret even trying to drive you closer to us. You’re nothing.”
“Shut your mouth so you don’t imply my mate is only good at popping out babies,” Alex says, standing and coming closer to my side. His hand goes to my waist, and the warmth from him is almost as soothing as the waves of love and pride that he sends through our bond.
“Phoebe is worth more than just her wolf,” Ben adds quietly. He’s serious right now, and his words are backed up with a deeper tone from Fluffy.
“But you won’t ever see her that way,” Topher says, his tone laced with heavy disappointment.
“Stop.” Kane utters the word, and everyone looks at him. His eyes are bright green, and he crosses his arms in front of his chest. “What did you mean when you said that you regret trying to drive my mate closer to us? What did you do?”
“What did you do, Mother?” Topher echoes.
She shrugs, acting like nothing is amiss. “Before I knew she was your mate, I got the Daniel’s twins to go back to her house and terrify her.”
“You messed with the pie,” I whisper, and Seb snarls.
“The pie,” Ben echoes.
“A female wolf is everything,” Julie says. “What else was I meant to do other than scare you enough that you’d trust us?”
“And we’re back to this, huh?” a female voice asks. I turn, spotting either Iris or Talia hovering in the doorway. I can’t tell which one it is, but the expression of hurt on her face is immense. “What did we do today to offend you, Mother?”
Julie rolls her eyes as if the sight of her rightfully upset daughter is an inconvenience for her. “Nothing, Iris, love. You know that I don’t blame you and your sister for not being strong enough to carry a normal wolf.”
I gasp, but nobody pays me any attention. She thinks her children were too weak to have wolves? What?
She herself was a human turned into a wolf. She never had a “normal” wolf. She’s punishing her children, her daughters, for not being the exact same thing that she wasn’t, either.
If they were too weak, then so is she.
I look up at Seb, and he shakes his head once, mouthing the word “later”. I nod slowly as I choke back the frustrated tears.
She got the police officers who helped me to invade my home, to terrify me, to steal from me. I’ve debated whether I was going crazy, whether it was Ethan, or whether there was something worse happening.
