Daddy

Alexandra POV

“Yes, are you bad at hearing, too?” Faye snapped.

I shook my head and struggled to organise my thoughts.

“I-I didn’t know the Supreme Alpha was your father,” I said.

She rolled her eyes painfully. “My family life is none of your business; besides, it only makes sense that the most powerful wolf in the shifter region is my father.”

It was a wicked twist of fate.

Faye flipped her blonde hair and strolled to her father’s side.

“Is she getting kicked out of the region or what?” She demanded.

“Faye,” Enzo growled.

“What? Everyone wants to know. Humans don’t belong in the shifter region. It’s in the name. She’ll settle in well with the humans. Or we could do what our pack’s always done and kill her where she stands. That way our secrets remain safe.”

Blood drained from my face.

“No one’s doing that, Faye,” Enzo snapped. “She has until the next full moon to shift.”

“Daddy, that’s a waste of time. Everyone knows Alexandra is just a wolfless. She reached expiration a long time ago. Besides that, the Onyx pack has always destroyed her kind.”

“That’s in the past,” Enzo said calmly.

Faye frowned. “In the past? Weren’t you the one prepared to kill an army of humans because they got too close to our borders?”

My lips parted, and I gasped.

Enzo’s gaze darted to me for a second.

“Enough. I’m going back to the pack house. I expect you home for dinner. It’s important.”

“Clearly, not as important as my social life.”

While the conversation between them shifted, I saw my opportunity to escape.

Something almost happened there between Alpha Enzo and me. It can’t happen again. I had to avoid Faye’s father at all costs.

***

“I had no idea Faye’s father was the Supreme Alpha! People just said her father was a very highly ranked man in the Onyx pack,” I told Emmie.

“Doesn’t get higher than the Supreme Alpha!” Emmie laughed.

We were in her new store. The walls were white and bare. The only thing she had was her counter. Emmie was the daughter of the Golden Paw pack’s betas. Her parents were second in command to the Alpha. She was their only daughter.

They were extremely important people and very powerful. Which was why it was a shock when their daughter turned out to be an omega. There was a very low population of omegas in the shifter region.

Which was why Emmie and I got along so well. I was the only other person who knew what it felt like to be rejected. At least she had a wolf, so she wasn’t a total outcast.

“I’m not surprised, though. Faye’s extremely strong and arrogant,” Emmie said.

She definitely got the arrogance from her father.

“I would have thought that would be something she’d brag about.”

Emmie chewed her bottom lip and stared out the massive open window.

“Okay, you didn’t hear this from me.”

I frowned. “You’re my only friend. Anyone would suspect you first.”

She snickered. “True.”

Emmie closed the window and locked it as if that would prevent a wolf from eavesdropping.

“My mother had friends over, and they happened to be talking about the mating ball that’s coming up. They were all talking about who they wanted their sons to be paired up with. No surprise, no one wanted me to be mated to their son,” she rolled her eyes on the last part.

 I pouted. “Emmie—”

She waved her hand because she didn’t want my sympathy.

“Anyway, one woman wanted their son to be mated to Faye! But apparently, Faye doesn’t know who her mother is. No one does. That could be why she doesn’t talk about her family much. She’d have to answer questions about who the Supreme Alpha screwed. My mother’s rumour mill claims the Supreme Alpha doesn’t date either.”

“So do you think Faye’s mother was his first love who broke his heart and he’ll never love again?”

“If that were true, Faye would have known who her mother was. Why are you so interested anyway?” Emmie narrowed her eyes at me.

“M-Me? No reason. I was just curious. Never mind. What are you going to sell in here anyway?”

A naughty grin spread on her face. “Sex toys.”

I choked on my saliva. “Are you insane?”

“What’s wrong? It’s a bombing business.”

“Your mother’s going to kill you!” I laughed.

“She’s already disappointed in me. I want you to be my first customer! You need a little… self-love after you break up.”

I sighed. “Self-love won’t hurt. I’ve got to go, Emmie. I’ve got to figure out what to do with the ultimatum I was given.”

“We’ll figure something out, Alex. I could ask around for some help.”

I appreciated Emmie’s help, but the situation felt hopeless. There weren’t many tips or tricks to awaken a wolf. It was supposed to happen naturally. Unfortunately, there was an expiration date for when things like that were supposed to happen.

I’d walked a few blocks from Emmie’s store when I felt a weird warm feeling in my stomach. I shook it off and continued walking. The warmth turned to a boil in my gut.

“Crap,” I muttered.

I was fifteen minutes away from home. I picked up the pace, but the foreign feeling didn’t fade. The feeling travelled lower to my groin. The tender spot between my legs throbbed.

My heart hammered against my chest, and my nipples hardened. My skin felt tight, and my breathing had become laboured.

I paused and panted. “What’s wrong with me?”

A low growl came from behind me. A tall, brooding man flashed his wolf at me. He pinned me to the spot with his intimidating stare.

What’s wrong with him?

Another growl grabbed my attention. A shifter stood in front of a store across the road. His wolf flashed in his eyes, too. It wasn’t even a full moon. Why were they acting this way? Not long after, more male wolves came out of the shadows. There were over a dozen of them.

“You smell so good,” a male hissed.

He licked his lips and advanced, prompting the others to move too.

I backed up. “Stay away from me!”

They didn’t stop. Their eyes and mouths dripped with lust.

I turned around and pushed my legs as fast as I could run. The wolves ran after me.

My studio couldn’t protect me from them. I needed somewhere safe.