9. Welcome party

[Fergus Noah's]

"I will not be attending that party!" I replied as I stood in front of my father, who was sitting on the couch in the living room. "Had I realized that this was the reason you asked me to come down here, I would not have come!"

"Fergus, you need to stop acting like a child! I phoned you earlier and informed you about the party, and you mentioned that you are going to be heading back home shortly. You are expected to be there at Isla's party given that the two of you are planning to get engaged soon."

I did remember him telling me earlier, but I guess I was distracted when I pledged to go to the party. "It makes no difference to me at all! And I still haven't agreed to go through with the engagement!" I became so angry that I yelled at him.

"I'm sorry, Fergus, but I've already told you this: to become the Alpha with the most power, you need Isla Douglas. She is the only person who would leave you with no one else to compete with!" My dad uttered calmly.

"I never had to