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“Does he know about me?” Valarian cuts me off, and I look at him. His bottom lip quivers and a tear escapes, rolling down his cheek. I reach for him again, but he steps away from me.
“Does my dad know I exist?” he asks again.
“As I said, Valarian, it isn't safe.”
“For you or for me?” he demands. This boy is so much more intelligent than I give him credit for, more observant than I even realized. He's far more advanced than he should be for a child of his age.
“He doesn't, does he? Was everything you said a lie? What about your family?”
I sigh. “My family tossed me away when they found out I was pregnant with you; they threw me away because I was a rogue whore.”
“But the officer, he said this Valen was your mate, that I looked like him.”
Of all the times Valen could mess with me, why did it have to be when my son was present to witness?
“Alpha Valen is your father. He is also my mate,” I admit to him.
“Then why isn't it safe? He has a pack. We could be a real family.”
“We are a real family, Valarian; we don't need him to be a real family. We have Zoe and Macey and everyone here,” I explain.
“It's not the same,” he protests.
“It is. How do you know it would be different?”
“It's not the same!” he screams at me.
“Sometimes family isn't what you expect it to be, Valarian. My family doesn't want me, they don’t want you. You have people here that are family to us. They want us.”
“And my father? Would he want me if he knew about me? Does he want you?”
I drop my head, and my shoulders sag. “It's not safe.”
“Why?” Valarian screams, his face turning red.
“Because he will take you from me!” I yell back at him just as Zoe comes out.
“Everly?” Zoe asks before pointing at the door; five long marks have been gouged deep into the wood. Valarian is looking at me with fear in his eyes for the first time. Startled by his fearful expression, I look down to see my claws have slipped out. Zoe tugs Valarian away from me and he lets her comfort him, something I should be doing, not her.
“Go! Run it off, Everly,” Zoe says, and Valarian rushes off to his room.
“Valarian!” I call after him, but Zoe grips both my arms.
“Go, calm down. You can talk to Valarian tomorrow when everyone is more level-headed.”
* * *
Valen
Officer Richards called just as I was sitting down for dinner. I smile when I see the phone ring, wondering how long it will take before I receive an angry call from Everly, complaining about officers harassing her and her friends.
“Richards,” I answer.
“Alpha, I did what you asked, but no more. I can't do it tomorrow.”
“And why is that?”
“Well, for one, she threatened me with you for starters, and secondly, I don't want to ruin my chances with Zoe.”
