Alexander's POV

The tapping sound of her nails on the table creaked through the silence of the office. Irritating the fucking living crap out of me. The sunlight crept through the closed blind of the office as I watched the light dance on the floor.

"Stop that!" I finally snapped, growling. Her head snapped up as she gave me a death stare, challenging Zane, and me. In my world respect is earned, not forced upon. For that very reason, we will never see eye to eye.

"Is that any way to talk to your mother, Alexander?" she asked. Well fuck.. here we go again. She just knows how to push my buttons.

"You lost that privilege the day you walked out of my life, leaving me with my younger sister so that you and him-" I said pointing to the man that calls himself my father. "-could go traveling the world and live your life. Leaving this Kingdom in a time where it needed you, their leaders. Those are the words you used? Correct?" I spat out.

My father growled, challenging me and Zane once again. He did not like the fact that I disrespected him and pointed out, once again, how much I actually despise them. 

"I am the former King and your mother the former Queen, Alexander. Show respect to us, as Royalty and your parents." He said growling, eyes flashing as he tried to scare me. He always did that. Even as a 10-year-old boy he terrified me with his eyes and growls. Not even to mention the way he used to snap, grinding his teeth at me.

"I am not a little boy anymore. YOU don't scare me!" I said back at him. I may have been scared of him as a child, but there is no way that he will ever hold that power over me. Not anymore.

Never again.

The brief moment of silence was once again interrupted by my mother, as she started to fiddle with her hands again. "So.." She said, looking from my father to me with an unknown expression on her face "We heard you have a new mate," she finally said. 

The elephant in the room has finally made its appearance. 

"That is none of your business." I snapped back. 

"Oh, it is, it's our business to protect this kingdom from your idiotic, dick mistakes, Alexander. Remember your last mate? What happened here?" My father decided to act like a concerned king. The funny thing is. He is the most pathetic king that has ruled this kingdom. Fuck he did more damage than Cecile herself.

"Strange that the two of you care now? After leaving this place, taking all the packs money and disappearing for years? Now you care?" I said, standing from my chair. 

"The only time this kingdom suffered was when you slept with a whore of a woman, getting her pregnant and allowing her to ruin this place, then you had the audacity to keep the fucken demon-child alive! Don't test me today, Alexander. I am not in the mood!" He snapped at me. 

How dare he? How dare he call my daughter that. Who the hell does he think he is? 

I could feel my blood boil as we stared daggers into each other. "And now. You have another whore lined up for this place. Another slut to bring this place down, do you have no respect for your ancestors?"

I don't know at which moment I snapped, at which moment I lost it. A loud growl echoed through the office as I felt Zane push me backward, losing all control to my human side.

I was too pissed at him to even care what Zane does at this moment. There are times in life when people overstep their boundaries, and he just did. Monica meant the world to me, there is no way I'm letting him and her judge her! 

"Your not even mated to the slut, Alexander! Get rid of her while you can." He spat out again.

My teeth pressed into my lips as it draws little droplets of blood, I could feel myself losing control of the last grip on myself.

"Shut your fucken mouth!" Zane said through me, growling in anger. His dominance was overwhelming, even frightening me. 

'Zane, remember.. what would Monica think if you do this.' I told him

'Did you hear what he fucken said?' He snapped back

'Oh yeah, I did. I am also pissed, Zane, more than you know.' I reasoned 'but if we kill him, and she finds out, will she ever look at us the same way? You heard what she told us tonight... we can't break her heart or let her know how bad we really are.'

'We're not bad, Alexander. Everything you have done, everything we have done, was done to protect this pack, the people we love.'

The door of the office crept open and there she stood.

My little girl. 

She was wearing a bright yellow dress, with black leggings and yellow shoes. Her hair was tied in two braids and her smile filled her face, enhancing her beautiful little eyes. 

If that was not melting my heart enough, Monica walked in, standing behind Lily. Her face held so much worry as she stared at us. Zane was still in full control. I could not fight him. He wants blood.

"Daddy!" Lily squealed running up to us, launching her little body onto my leg. Holding on for dear life.

Monica walked slowly towards us, she was afraid, but why?

"Zane?" She said softly, reaching for my arm.

Her touch sent a spark throughout my body, filling me with desire. "It's okay, sweet cheeks," Zane said through my body.

"Give Alexander back control, please," she asked, cupping my face. "I love you, Zane," she said again, kissing my cheek.

It would have worked if my fucking father didn't decide to open his big trap! "So, this is the demon-child? and the whore? I presume?" He spat out, hate dripping from every word.

"OUT! NOW!" I growled!

"Zane, please, I'm begging you," Monica asked again.

"What's a demon?" Lily asked, staring at Monica with wide eyes.

"Something evil." My mother and father said at the same time.

"Will you shut up!"  Monica shouted at them.

There was total chaos in the room once my father stormed for Monica. I blocked his path, stopping him in his tracks. "Think very carefully what your about to do, father." Zane spat out.

A warm hand touched my back, calming Zane in that heated moment. 

"Zane, common, give Alexander back control," she asked again

Zane's tension faded as he took in the touch of Monica, he was absolutely submissive towards her.  He would do anything and everything for his mate.

My soul shifted places with Zane and finally, I was back in control. Pissed was not the word I would use to describe my current mood, but I can handle myself. 

A tiny sob caused Monica to take her hand away from my body, I turned around and she was already kneeling down, holding Lily closely.

"Why does he say I'm evil," she said sobbing. 

"Because-" my father started, but he was stopped by a loud grown, coming from Monica

The look on her face as she stared at my father was the most hateful I've ever seen her be. She was pissed.

"Leave, now!" I snapped at them again, making both of them head for the door of the office.

"This is not the end Alexander. This is only the beginning," my father said, slamming the door behind him.

"William. Escort my 'parents' out of the pack territory. Tell the guards they are banned from the grounds." I mind linked William.

"What the hell happened?" He responded

"I'll tell you later. Just do as your told, please." I linked him back, closing the mind link.

My eyes drifted to my mate, who was holding Lily's tiny body.

"Listen to me, princess," she told Lily, taking her hands in hers.

"In life, there are mean people, people who only want to make us sad.  The secret is, to always remember, that you are better in here-" she pointed to her heart. "No matter how people treat us, we should always be kind, even if they make us sad."

Lily just nodded and threw her arms around Monica's neck. 

Watching them, in this moment was bittersweet. There comes a time in your life when you realize that this is how it's supposed to be. That there will never be anything that will compare... that's where I am now.

My parents may have taken everything away from me, they may have pushed me to be the mean and hard man I am today, but she... she has changed me in so many ways, that it scares me. 

A loud slamming on the door pulled me out of my thoughts. "Yes," I said firmly.

The door flew open and Cole was standing there with Nicola by his side. "Your back?" I asked her

"Yes, Alpha King. I'm ready to join the pack if your offer still stands," she said. Her eyes fell on Monica and before I knew it they embraced each other in a tight hug, crying...

'Woman' Zane commented.

"Where were you?" Monica asked, picking Lily up in her arms. 

"The Alpha King sent me to a few people, to help me deal with the.. you know," she said

"Oh, I did not know," Monica responded, giving me a strange look. 

"Well. I just wanted to say that I will join the pack. I'll be off now, I'll see you another time, M." She said, walking out of the office.

"Alexander... there is something else..." Cole said, looking at me then to Monica.

"Yes? Talk, Cole." I demanded. "I can't, not in front of small ears," he commented. I immediately knew he was talking about Lily and gave Monica a nod. She knew what it meant and took Lily out of the office, closing the door behind her.

My gaze fell to Cole again. He seemed nervous, more than usual. "What is it?" I asked.

"Katy, she escaped." He blurted out

"HOW THE FUCK?!" I growled. I kept the bitch alive, only for info, then I would have had her killed.

Fucken great! 

Just fucken wonderful!

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