Feeling of Guilt

Still Alpha Alvarez's POV

"What?"

Astonished at my father's reaction, I knit my eyebrows together. If I expected him to be overjoyed at my news, it definitely doesn't look that way.

He is now diligently trying to hide his disappointment. A strange expression crosses his face. "Your mate? Are you sure? You are twenty-eight now, too late to have a mate".

"Yes, but fortunately the Moon Goddess has not abandoned me. She is exceptionally beautiful. Her parents are of semi-high rank. Her mother is the head of her pack's college,' I tell him with excitement. His reaction is highly odd, I feel as if he is keeping something from me.

"As soon as I am settled, I will bring her to our pack. I hope I can get my old job back and that you are prepared to release my accounts, Father," I tell him. "I have a mate now and a family to support later."

He loses himself in thought for a moment but quickly recovers. "We'll talk about this when we get to the packhouse and you have rested. Your mother is