Before I could answer anything, Alpha Fred dragged me away from Lisa and punched my stomach. I didn’t fight back because he was Lisa’s father. I fell to the floor, and Lisa screamed.“Father, leave him alone!”Alpha Fred looked around and shook his head. “I should have known better. It is unacceptable!”“Father, listen to me first!”But before Lisa could explain anything, Alpha Fred raised his hand and hissed, “Put on your clothes! I will kill this man.”“Father, no! He did nothing wrong!” Lisa wrapped a blanket around her body. “Guards!” Alpha Fred shoved me out of the room. It would be difficult to explain what we had done when Alpha Fred didn’t want to listen. So I took my trousers and shirt, wearing them, and walked outside to give us time to cool down. In a minute, Alpha Fred joined me in the hall. Two guards stood behind me. Then Bill came, and he frowned on seeing Alpha Fred and two guards in the hall with me. “What’s wrong, Father?”“Go to your sister’s room. You can get
Lisa bent her head forward. “Do you remember what I said to you?”“Which ones?” I asked.“When we said our pledges ….”I nodded. Realizing that she couldn’t see my nodding, as I was behind her, I said, “Yes.”“I promised you I would love and care for you. I also said you were my life.”I kissed her shoulder. “Yes, I won’t forget your words. They are beautiful.”“That’s why I must ask you to leave and forget me.” Then she walked away. “Lisa! Lisa! Why?”She stopped walking. “My promise means everything to me. It will never change for me. You are my life. If letting you go is the only way for you to live, it’s what I must do.”“No! We can fight together. Eventually, your father will accept me. Bill believed me.”Lisa bit her lower lip and then shook her head. “It’s no use. Father is the one who makes all decisions.”“Then will you leave with me? We can find somewhere else to live. Only the two of us. Maybe with our pups. What do you think?”Lisa lifted her head and stared at me. She le
It made sense, but after what Lisa told Alpha Fred, why didn’t he consider it? I let out a long sigh. I didn’t know how to win Lisa back. “Don’t worry. I will send Cameron to have Lisa if everything doesn’t work out.”I wanted to protest, but I was merely a foster son. Alpha Horace appointed me as his son to manage the problem with Lisa. I failed …. I didn’t think I had any right to ask him to consider another way. So, I bowed my head. “Father, I will go now. I’m sorry to let you down.”“No, you don’t let me down. I’m only disappointed in how Fred handled this.” He patted my shoulder. I walked to Cam’s house. I knocked on the door, but he didn’t open it. So I contacted him through the mind link. ‘Cam, are you at home?’‘Yeah, why?’‘I need to talk to you. It’s important.’‘Okay, you can come here.’‘I’ve been at your door.’‘Oh, sorry. I didn’t hear you knocking. I’ll be there in a minute.’After a few minutes, Cam opened the door for me. His hair was messy, and he was sweaty. He di
~ Victoria/Anna ~ After Nate left, I gazed at Constantine. “What happened?” Constantine told me everything, and I could only clench my hands together. My chest was heavy. How could I lose Constantine again? He held my hand and kissed it. “Don’t worry. Everything will be okay.” “How?” I wanted to weep because even after a lifetime, the second time might not be enough for us to be together. “Even if I am pushed to the corner, I won’t mate with Lisa.” Constantine shrugged. “I may have to mark her and have her as my mate, but it’s only in the name. I won’t touch her.” “Are you sure? She is pretty too.” “Victoria, can you trust me?” Bending my head so I didn’t need to look into his eyes, I could only whisper, “I don’t know.” Yet he lifted me and brought me to the couch. He sat me on his lap and held my face with both hands. “Look at me.” I had no choice other than to stare at him. My hand trembled, but I wanted to touch his handsome face. I shed tears instantly. “Oh, my darlin
“Alpha Fred, if Lisa has already had Nate’s pup, surely you don’t think it’s a good idea to mate Cameron with her, right?” My father said. “Surely you want to see your grandpup raised by their parents.”“If there is a pup, it is illegitimate. Nathanael raped Lisa. How can you possibly be so cruel as to let her have the one who raped her as her mate?” Alpha Fred said. Lisa shook her head. “Father, I told you repeatedly. Nate didn’t rape me! I asked him to mate with her.”Alpha Fred’s face was crimson, and his forehead furrowed. “Why? It makes little sense! Did he threaten you?” “No!” Lisa clenched both hands. “Father, why didn’t you listen to me? I told you I loved Nate. I asked him to mate with me to chase away the ghost of my past. Can’t you see it?” I took a deep breath. It would be hard if Alpha Fred insisted on his wishes without considering what had happened.“I don’t care! I know what I saw. The rope and blindfold were on the floor. It was just exactly as ten years ago. Don’t
Lisa returned to my father’s working room. Her face was pale. Nate didn’t follow her. I immediately contacted him through the mind link. ‘Nate, how was it going?’‘Lisa asked me to stay away from her. She is afraid Alpha Fred will kill me if I keep approaching her.’I touched my nape. ‘So, Lisa didn’t want to be your mate anymore?’‘She said we didn’t mean to be together and asked me to forget her.’ Nate’s voice was rough. ‘I can’t do that. She’s my mate! I will fight for her.’‘Calm down, Nate. After Alpha Fred and Lisa return to their pack, let’s talk.’ Then I closed the mind link. “Lisa, do you agree to have Cameron as your mate?” Alpha Fred asked. Lisa clenched her hands together. “On two conditions. First, if I’m pregnant with Nate’s pup, Cameron will acknowledge the pup as his. Second, we will be mates in name only. He won’t touch me or mate with me.”Alpha Fred glared at Lisa, but she didn’t cower. Instead, she challenged his father with her eyes. “Cameron, what do you think?
~ Lisa ~ It hurt me to see Nate again. I wanted to hug him and tell him I loved him and everything would be okay. But I was also afraid Father would see us. The trauma cost me ten years of my life. I lived as a shell, a doll waiting to shown up. I was alive only when I met Nate. I couldn’t let anything hurt him. I couldn’t risk his life! My father’s threat was like a silver bullet pointed at him. It was better for me to let him go as long as he was still alive. I said nothing when we were in the car. It hurt too much to see Nate again. I wished everything would change. But it was only a dream and never would come true. “You did the right thing. Cameron will make you happy,” my father said. “No, Father. What happiness is to live as strangers to him? He won’t touch me or treat me as his mate. I will only be a fake one.” “You can persuade him, as you are pretty, my daughter. You have more power than you have ever thought.” I frowned. “What do you mean?” “As long as you are dete
Susanne returned with our Theta. He bowed and said, “Miss Lisa, do you have regular eating?”I nodded. “I do.”“Let me check, then.” After a while, he stared at me. “From my checking, it looks like you are pregnant. It’s still early. My diagnosis may be wrong. Yet if you keep nauseating for a few days ahead, it may be right.”I touched my stomach. “Can you help reduce the nausea?”“Sure. It’s easy. Drinking lemon or ginger tea is good for you.”“Anything else?”“Don’t drink alcohol and coffee. Don’t eat raw food either.”“Thank you. Susanne, please send our Theta to the door.”Susanne did what I asked. But before he could leave my room, the door snapped open. My father was there, looking at our Theta. “What’s wrong with her?”The Theta glanced at me and then nodded at my father. “Let’s talk outside.” After a few minutes, my father entered my room. “Leave us alone,” he said to Susanne.Susanne bowed and left the room with no words. She was afraid of my father. “I expected better fr