Thoth was silent, but my father looked like he might puke. âSo youâre saying you have three powerful lines-ââYeah. Lycan, witch and wolf. My size, my aura, my power, all from the goddess herself.â I shrugged because I didnât know what else to do, then nodded. âThat actually makes sense.â Thoth finally broke his silence. âIâve always wondered why you were so large in wolf form.âI lifted a brow. âYouâve never seen me before.âMy dad chuckled. âYeah, he has.â I looked at him and he shrugged. âI sent pictures.â He lifted a shoulder. âIâm proud of you, so I boasted a little about how big Nix was. Thoth didnât believe me.âI shook my head. âAnyway, I only brought this up because of Brandon.ââWhat?â Thoth sounded confused. âBrandon was Meganâs mate. But she rejected him in the first year of college. But even with a broken bond, he can still scent me.ââWait a minuteâŚhow does he not already know?â Thoth asked. âAnd why did you reject him?âI looked at my dad and he nodded. âBecause. My f
âLYCAN!â My father shit to his feet and there was a thud that came from Thothâs side. Nix stood there in all her glory. âDid you not find it weird that I was almost twice the size of a normal wolf?âMy dad bent at his waist to look at the camera. âYou are my pup. You are strong. I expected you to be big.â I shifted back to my body. His eyes widened, and he pointed a finger. âHow did I never notice you keep your clothes? What the hell.âI laughed. âItâs a Lycan thing. It has nothing to do with power, or strength, like we were led to believe.â I sat back down and pulled the laptop to my lap. My father dropped into the chair. âAre you okay?ââWaitâŚâ His eyes grew hazy for a minute. âYou get your witchâs power from me, and your Lycan power from your mother?â His eyes snapped to mine and I nodded. âSon of a biscuit. Thatâs why she never told me.ââWhat, why?â I was confused. My dad sat back. âThe same reason my mom never told my dad that her line was the first family. He was obsessed wit
I went back to the stairs and hurried to my room. Then I jumped onto my bed, pulling my laptop onto my lap. I hit answer, then next time the call rang through. The screen lit up with my fatherâs face, one I havenât seen in years, and I felt the tears jump to my eyes. âDaddy.â I smiled. âIâve missed you so much.â I wanted to be on the other side of the screen in his arms. I felt my breathing stop for a second as his face broke in to a smile.âIâve missed you too, baby girl.â A black box jumped into the call. âThoth. Happy you could join us.â He smirked.A deep voice chuckled, but it was warped. âI was here exactly at nine, but someone was late.â I couldnât see his face, but I knew he was staring at me. âWhy were you late?ââBrandon.â All three of us growled. âWhy was he there?â Thoth questioned.I rolled my eyes. âHe came with flowers and a picnic. Said he wanted to âhave dinnerâ when in reality all he wqanted to do was keep me from this call.â I sighed as I sat back. I pulled my com
I spent three hours sorting through the papers in the box. My mind was full of codes of line and the random scribbled ideas that Rick had while building the security system. I groaned when my alarm went off. I was nowhere near done sorting through everything and I had zero clue what I was even looking for. I sat back on my heels and sighed. I jumped up from my bed and ran downstairs to grab a drink when there was a knock at the door. I glanced at the time and saw I had three minutes to get back to my room for the call. The knock sounded again, louder, impatient, and annoying. I sighed as I made my way to the front door. I opened it to see Brandon standing there with a basket of food and flower.âHelloâŚâ I stood in the doorway as he took a step to come in. âBrandon, what are you doing here?â He smiled and tried to shove the flowers into my hands. âHey baby, I came for dinner. I brought everything for us to have a picnic under the stars.â Something felt off.I looked down at my watch
I walked out of the office with an exhausted grin on my face.âDid you do it?â Alannah stood at her desk with a grin on her face. âI did. Got it just as the counter was counting down.â Alannah jumped as the door swung open and Vince walked in. âAmy!â He yelled as soon as he walked in. Alannah swung around me as naturally as she could. âYes Alpha Vibce. What can I do for you?â Alannah stepped into Rickâs office, creating more space between them. Vince looked at her retreating, but I turned away from him and grabbed my purse from my hook, pulling his attention back to me. âYou canât call off the mating ceremony.â His face was smiling, but I saw the glint in his eye. He sounded like he was begging, but he meant it as an order. âBrandon loves you.âI nodded. âAnd I love him, but I love him enough to respect him and his reputation.âVince furrowed his brow. âWhat do you mean by that?âI sighed as I stepped out of my office, pulling my door shut. âAlpha Vince, I know rumors donât get ba
I covered my face with my hands. He doesnât want me. My wolves laid down and I knew they were sad. We know how you feel about Rowan. How you feel about Thoth if you are ever going to admit it? We already told you we wonât interfere, but Erubus just snuck up on us. Megan huffed out a breath as she flopped over. Nix nodded. We thought we were just getting past the anger and the hurt that the two of them caused us. So that we could all learn to work together. And we did. Nix sighed as she laid her head down on her paws. Okay. I can understand that. I sat back. But what happened?He wasâŚjust himself. No interruption. No human getting in the way with his emotions. Rowan talks himself out of a lot. Nix shook her head. He takes a lot onto himself, more than needed. He thinks that his mate will make or break the realm. Nix sighed. I feel bad for the weight he forces on himself. He must be exhausted all the time. Megan nodded. He never pushed us, never made me feel excluded or uncomfortabl
I started in on the first firewall, which I breeched with no issue. But the second firewall blared the alarm. âAmy!â I sighed. âGot it.â I fixed my breech and tried again. And again. And again. I wanted to bang my head off the screen by mid day. I groaned in frustration when I heard Alannah call out again. âAmy.â âSeriously?â I slammed my keyboard in anger. I had made it halfway to the mainframe undetected, but I was stuck around the ninth firewall. I stood up and started to pace.Alannah came to the door. âWhy donât you take lunch? Take thirty minutes to regroup and then come back and attack. You will still have three hours to get rid of the virus once you settle.â She smiled and handed me the menu. âMaybe your hangry.âI huffed out a breath and then nodded. âYou are probably right.â I sighed and dropped back into my chair. I looked over the menu and decided I needed meat. A lot of meat.Is everything okay? I called back to my wolves.Nix looked at me with wide eyes. I think we a
I watched his face go through a barrage of emotions and settled on anger. âNeither the pack nor Shannon can tell me who I can or canât mate with.â He grabbed my face. âI want you, Amy.â He kissed me again and I had to hold myself back from puking. I couldnât hold in the shudder, which made Brandon smile. He thought it was from need and not utter disgust. âYou will be my mate. Promise me you will give me time to fix it.âI looked off to the side. âYou have less than two weeks.â I turned back. âIf Shannon hasnât retracted everythingâŚif she hasnât stepped back, then she can take my place. I wonât be second place in my bond.â I slid out from in front of him and walked to the door. âUntil then, I donât want to be put in a situation where I would be considered the other woman.âBrandon watched me from behind y desk before he finally nodded and then walked back towards me at the door. âI respect that.â He leaned over and kissed me again. âIâll handle it. Give me some time.âI just nodded and
I sat back, watching the grey curser flashing on the screen. I needed to answer him, but I was still a little lost on how to approach him. Itâs still weird knowing that Thoth is a man. When my dad introduced us, it was just vague information. Thoth will help you. No gender. No name other than user name. I asked over and over, but he stayed quiet. We talked about computers at first. But then our conversations grew deeper. He asked about my day, complained about his own. It wasnât until I joked with him about telling Brandon that he was a human female that he finally cracked and told me he was a man. Another alpha my father was friends with. One he had grown close to from overseas. I shook my head to clear it. Whatever feelings I did or didnât have for Thoth would have to wait. I wouldnât approach any relationship until everything had been handled.NixtheGoddess: Hey. Iâm alive. Vince had captured me for a few days, but I got out. Iâm at work. I have a full day, but I will do a full d