Chapter 11

POV LANCE

I hate talking to my Dad. He is a ruthless Alpha and he is heartless. He is cruel and cold. My brother isn't any better. They are everything I don't want to be or associated with. I have found that I just need to tell him what he wants to hear so he doesn't come out here. His visit would be a disaster and I didn't want him to meet my mate until she was officially mine. He would scare her and try to mistreat her.

I was relieved when this position was offered to me by the council. I wanted to get away from my father and his ways. That was no way to run a pack. I had always taken more after my mother. She was a wonderful woman and I missed her terribly. My father and brother were always awful to her and I vowed to never make my mate feel like that. Ever. Mate's were a gift and should be treated with love and respect. I would never harm my mate or make her feel bad if I could help it.

I felt guilty about the things I had to say to my father about my lovely mate. I would never st