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We stayed for another half an hour before heading back to the car. The drive on our way home was silent, seemingly eerie, and somewhat scary. For the first time, Alex refused to speak to me. Did I slap him too hard? I wasn't sure. But, all of a sudden, he's gone cold on me. Was it because of something I said? I just wanted to lift his spirits up, maybe encourage both of us to keep on moving forward because I lost my dad too. He wasn't the perfect father. Always neglecting his child and throwing himself to work as the alpha, trying to find the perfect solutions to all of the pack issues at the same time looking for a way to practically conquer the world and make his pack rise to the top. He was ambitious, my father. Too thirsty for power, too desperate for a glory he so desires as an alpha. So much so that everything he had just wasn't enough. But then again, no parent in this world is. At the very least, he gave me a roof over my head, food to fill my belly, and a warm bed to s