Chapter 122
I knew it though.
They are probably here for Alice. I was expecting them a lot more earlier because I can imagine how hard it was for them when they found out their princess was exposed.
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I looked at them standing there, their faces full of that fake concern they always wore when they wanted something from me. I didn’t even wait for them to open their mouths,
“I don’t want to talk to you,” I said, my voice flat and cold. I would have really appreciated having my wolf at this moment because I would have intimidated them into leaving me alone.
“And yes, I will not be letting Alice free.” I watched the panic flicker in my mom’s eyes. “Alice has to pay for everything she did to me. Every single thing.”
My father stepped forward, trying to use his Alpha tone on me. It didn’t work anymore. I may have temporarily blocked my wolf but I’m still the luna of this pack and most of all Astor’s
mate.
“Faith, this is not about Alice,” he started, his voice low.
That annoyed me so much I almost growled. If it’s not about Alice. It was probably about my new strength, the capability they’d probably known about all along. They saw me as a weapon, not their daughter.
“Look, I’m really having a hard day and week.” I snapped. “And as of right now, I would really like some space from both of you.”
Just then Astor walked in, and right behind him was his father, Alpha Sander.
I saw a look flash across my father’s face, it was sudden like he was just winning a game and someone had moved the finish line. Alpha Sander didn’t look happy to be here, but Astor looked calm and dangerous.
Astor looked right past my parents and straight at me with questions in his eyes. He turned to my parents.
“What are you doing here?” He asked them looking at them with realisation because we all know how protective they are about their daughter. “I assume you’re here because of Alice.”
He didn’t wait for an answer. “Alice is going to die for what she did. She deserves nothing less than that.”
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My father’s control finally snapped. He looked at Asta, eyes blazing. “If anything happens to Alice, I will break the alliance! Immediately.”
Astor actually laughed, a short, sharp sound that hit the air like a whip.
“It’s not the only pack I have an alliance with, Alpha,” He countered smoothly. “So, if you want to break the alliance because your daughter kidnapped a little girl and kept her from her real parents, then you can go right ahead. I have a lot more alliances, and much stronger ones. The truth of the matter is, I don’t need the Eclipse Pack. The Eclipse Pack needs me.”
The tension in the room was so thick I could have cut it with my finger.
My father took a big breath, trying to steady himself. “Our alliance isn’t just about that, son.”
He didn’t look at Astor anymore. He looked right at Alpha Sander, my father–in–law.
“Sander,” my father said, his voice dropping to a barely controlled whisper. “Tell your son to stop. If this alliance breaks, I will have no reason to keep quiet about what we did more than
twenty years ago.”
My blood ran cold. what they did will always follow us like a shadow that we can’t escape because it’s now always coming up in our conversations.
Things were getting totally out of hand. We were standing in the middle of the pack house, and if they kept screaming secrets, everyone would hear.
“STOP!” I shouted, the word ringing out with sharp, White Wolf authority. “We are not having this conversation here. We are taking this to the office. Now.”
We moved quickly upstairs, Astor kept his hand on my back as everybody followed behind us
and the tension was thick.
I don’t like this because for some reason I feel like this conversation is going too far and usually when people start discussing their secrets openly then it’s only a matter of time before they go too far.
We hadn’t even all sat down before Sander spoke. He didn’t look at my father, he glared at
him.
“You’re talking, Connor.” Sander commanded. “You should not forget that I wasn’t alone when we made the decision to do what we did. And most importantly, the person who wanted Alpha Benjamin dead the most is you. Because your mate was having that man’s child.”
Silence.
My head spun. Benjamin? Mate? I didn’t know who Benjamin was, but the way Sander said it,
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the way my parents froze, told me everything I needed to know. I was the only one in the room completely shocked.
My mother jumped up, her face white. “Stop it. Stop it right now. This is not what this is about” I don’t know why it feels like she’s trying to escape something.
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“This is exactly what this is about” Sander shot back looking at her. “And I will not allow anybody to come here and threaten me and my son. It’s time Faith knew the truth about who she is and exactly who her parents are.”
I’ve been shocked a lot. I’ve heard things and experienced a lot and it’s always been hard but
this I was numb to.
Astor stepped forward quickly, putting a hand on his father’s arm. “Father, this is not the time or the place.”
“There is no better place than noe” Sander shook his son off. “All of us are here. And most importantly, Faith is here to hear the truth.”
I looked from Astor to his father, my heart pounding against my ribs. “What truth?” I whispered.
I was unfeeling for a few minutes before everything came rushing back. I need to know if I heard it right.
It has to be some kind of dream or joke.
Astor tried to pull me towards the door. “Come on, Faith. Let’s go. Our parents have something to say to each other, and it’s none of our business.”
But Sander’s voice cut through the air, stopping me in my tracks. “Stop right there, Faith.” I dug my feet to the ground because I couldn’t leave.
Sander looked at my father, who was now staring at the floor, defeated.
“Will you tell her?” Sander asked my dad. “Or will I have to tell her?”
My mother started begging, tears streaming down her face. “Please, Sander! Stop! Don’t do
this!”
The alarms were going off in my head, screaming. I knew it then. Everybody in this room knew the secret, but I was the only one left in the dark.
Astor’s silence and his continuous need to pull me away says a lot.
Sander didn’t even look at my mother. He looked straight into my eyes, and he looked at me
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with pity.
“I won’t stop,” he promised.
He raised his voice just a little, making sure every word sank into my brain.
“Faith,” he said. “The man you are looking at is not your biological father. And he is responsible for the death of your biological father.”
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