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VINCE Reaching for the doorknob, I lost courage and dropped my hand again. “I really can't do it.” I groaned, dejectedly, itching to run off. “What? Man, shut your ass up and go talk to your daughter.” Leo seemed like he was exhausted by my hesitation. He wasn't even trying to be nice anymore. I am exhausted too. I hate how much I'm overthinking this. She's my daughter. Talking to her should be one of the easiest things for me to do. But here I am, feeling too dirty and unworthy to go close to her. “She's such a beautiful thing. I don't wanna taint her.” God, I sound like a fucking rogue. Which I am. Which I fucking am. “Are you being serious right now? You're her father. She loves you. She's been asking for you. Don't keep her waiting any longer than you already have.”“She's gonna ask why I've been gone for so long.”“Then lie to her. It's not your first time.” I hate how casual he is about this. But it isn't such a deep-ass issue either. I'm the one overthinking this. If I c

VINCE “I'm not. For once, I'm in my fucking mind and thinking clearly.” Declan insisted. “You wouldn't have said something that ridiculous if you were in your fucking mind.”“Be serious, Vince. Don't you see it? Your elders were there to keep you from making peace with me. And these elders are here to stop me from making peace with you. So it's never been about the rogues and you. It's always been these elders and their sick who need to control everyone. We might be Alphas, but these elders hold the real power. They're the puppeteers and we're their damn puppets. They influence our decisions, make us do what they want, and change us when they feel we might revolt against them. You successfully got rid of yours at the detriment of your reputation. Your people are gonna start cussing you out soon. I can't do that, I can't take the villain turn you took. I can't afford to lose the love and devotion of the few people under my care. But I don't wanna die either. And I definitely don't wa

DECLAN “They've been waiting,” Beck said as I got out of my car. He was standing out here, looking all distressed and agitated. It was barely dawn and the atmosphere was misty. He has no logical reason for being out here. But then it seems he's been waiting for me. And it seems pretty urgent. “Who's been waiting for me?”“The elders.” I rolled my eyes, but I can't deny that I feel a pinch of uneasiness about facing them. They said they'd be here today. I never knew they meant so early. Don't they fucking sleep?“I should just pull a Vince on them,” I grunted out, stepping inside. “No, you won't. It's gonna end badly for you.” Beck reprimanded. “It's gonna end badly for me either way.” I retorted. We arrived at the courtroom and they stood and bowed. Fucking hypocrites, fulfilling all righteousness even though they don't regard me in the slightest. “Cut the crap. Get to the point.” I was as impatient as I was jittery. I needed to hear how they planned on crucifying me. “We wan

VINCE “Trent and I had the most horrible father-son relationship, and I'd be lying if I said I never thought about killing him a million times. I was genuinely convinced that I wouldn't feel shit if I did away with him. But when it eventually happened, something cracked inside me. It opened up a pit of agony. An endless pit that I couldn't fill up with anything at all. It's been sitting pretty between my chest.”I paused, trying to breathe through the wave of tears clogging my throat. For a man terrified of being vulnerable, it's fucking unbelievable that I'm bawling my eyes out in front of her. I guess it's safe to say she's the only exception. The only one who makes it secure enough for me to be vulnerable. And she's not even doing much. She's just sitting there. So I guess it isn't about what she does. It's about her. Her presence. “Did you two get to talk before he died?” She asked. She was silently crying too. I guess even she feels some lingering feelings for Trent. “No. Tha

VINCE Declan was making a very wholesome, tantalising, and otherworldly proposal, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't being tempted to accept it. The details are just too sweet to the ears. Talking about being willing to surrender his elders to be eliminated. Also, I am willing to surrender the sorcerers who know about my roots for elimination. And then to top it all, he's willing to keep it a secret. Also, he's gonna evacuate Richard's pack and won't bother us anymore. It all sounds too fucking good to be true. I mean, the thought of it has my nerves buzzing. But I'd hate to get excited so quickly. But then again, if it does work out, if Declan's not trying to play games with me and it turns out he's being serious, then this could solve all my problems. I'll be able to keep my roots a secret from the bigger audience forever. I could peacefully relinquish my Alpha duties to Richard, move to Switzerland, to the human regions, or wherever in the world without bothering about a rogue