"There is no way I'm showing my father those tapes." 

"Show me what?" I turned around and my father was standing at the doorway of the den with arms folded and once again those cold gray eyes on me. It froze my heart and curdled my blood. Does he have like parent sense or something? 

I tried to give a nonchalant smile and chuckled, "Nothing, Father. Was simply asking Rufus a question." I was pretty good at lying, but I don't think I could get myself out of this one. 

I watched his eyes survey my body up and down once and then turn towards Rufus, "Rufus." I looked back at him, pleading with my eyes he wouldn't say anything, "Is there something you need to tell me?" Even though he phrased it as a question, it was more of a command. And who could ever go against Alpha Zane's command? 

"Actually, sir, I do believe your son has something to tell you." I internally groaned. My stomach was churning. I'd rather have Rufus tell it. 

Father stepped closer towards me in intimidation. I submitted and put my head down and sighed. "I talked to Tavyra like you asked." 

I could tell my father had the satisfaction of winning over me. "Great." He said, slightly sarcastic, "Meet in my office in five minutes with the audio tapes." He started exiting the room before turning back with a growl, "All three of them." 

Even though he was my father, he never acted like it. I turned to Rufus, almost in defeat, "How'd he know about them? Did you tell him?" 

Rufus shook his head and put his hand on my shoulder as he led me out the den, "The military tech officer probably told him. You know everything go through the Alpha." 

I sighed. I must've missed that important detail or something because now, he's going to find out and who knows what he's gonna do. I simply kept my head hung, "He's gonna kick her out." 

Rufus lowered his voice and asked, "She's a rouge." 

"Yes....but no. Not anymore..." I tried to explain. 

"That's impossible, Zannic, you know that."

"I know..." I ran my hand through my hair and was trying to not think so negatively. It didn't seem to be working. 

Rufus led me upstairs and into my room, "Let's hurry before your father has a fit." I agreed and started taking down the audio recorders hidden throughout my room. 

I held the audio tapes in my hand, looking down at them. Rufus was trying to comfort me, saying it was the best for the pack, but it simply made my bile rise higher. I don't know what Father's gonna do. What am I gonna do? "Zan, do you need me to take these away?" I didn't want him to touch them, but I didn't want to show them to Alpha. I sighed and closed my eyes hard, shoving them away from me. Rufus took them from my hand and he started towards Father's office. I couldn't move my legs after him just yet. I ran to the bathroom to vomit first. I flushed the toilet and tried to avoid my face in the mirror. I didn't even know who I was anymore. 

"Zan!" 

My father yelled for my and I hurried downstairs to his office as I dried my hands. I had to admit, right now, my father was scaring me just like his pack. As I walked in, the tapes were already playing, "I was born to the Alpha and Luna of the Tyler pack..." My heart dropped. I didn't know if I was gonna vomit again or not. I already knew Father was glaring at me with knives in his eyes. I sighed. I didn't want her to leave me. I don't think I could take it. 

The tape continued to play and I couldn't stand it. I tried to ignore it, but this might be the last time I heard her voice. I was visibly shaking at this point. Rufus simply sat in the corner, his head down, slightly shaking his head. The tape was near it's end, "And from that day forth, I just called myself a human." Father pressed stopped and leaned back in his chair, glaring me down. The silence between us was deafening and I could only hear the sound of my heart beating against my chest. I almost thought being shot would feel better than standing in his office right now. 

"Where is she?" He asked. 

I looked down in submission, I was scared he could kill me with his eyes, "I dunno, sir." I addressed him. 

He smashed his hand against the desk, causing a dent to form around his fist, "What do you mean you don't know!?" I jumped, speechless on what to say next, "You're telling me I have a lying, disgusting rouge loose in my pack and you don't know where she is!?" 

Today might be the day I die, "Dad, she's not just any rouge! She doesn't plan to cause this pack any harm! You heard the tape! She just considers herself human!" I yelled back. 

He stood up from his seat, his grey eyes turning into midnight black. My mouth felt dry as his shoulders grew broader and his hands simply got bigger, his teeth growing and sharpening as a deep growl erupted from him. As I thought he was going to finish transformation, he stopped and used his bigger statue against mine. "I don't care who she is to you!" His voice reminded me of what the devil would sound like, "She is a threat to this pack and she either leaves or she dies!" 

The words hit me like a truck. He would actually kill my mate. My wolf was not happy about it and neither was I. I let him take over and in almost record time, I transformed, the same size as Dad, but with much more anger and aggression that I let through, "HOW DARE YOU THREATEN HER!"My chest heaved up and down, my thoughts and colors blurred together, everything had the tent of blood red, nothing was right anymore, but I was too angry to care. 

"Every rouge is still a rouge. Whether they attack tomorrow, next week or ten years from now. They're all disgusting scum that need to be wiped off from this earth as soon as possible."' 

I couldn't distinguish anymore clear thoughts. They simply became one words. Mate. Threat. Kill.  "She might be a rouge, but she didn't kill Mom!" 

The look of anger vanished from his face, it was almost disbelieve that I'd saw something like that to his face. There was a moment of silence before he pounced over the desk and tackled me to the ground, yelling in pure anger. His weight held me down not to mention I hadn't seen it coming. I tried clawing at his stomach with my back legs to get him off. The blood was coming out, but he stay his position on top of me. Almost like quickfire, I felt three hard cracks against the jaw. My own father was punching the crap out of me. 

After the third punch, I felt a bit dizzy and like my head was spinning, but I was able to get my hands on his shoulders and throw him off. All I was able to do was sit up from the floor and bare my teeth before Father picked me up and held me by my collar bone, slamming me against the wall twice. I felt the wall gave way behind me, I knew I broke it on the second hit. Before he stopped, left me in the air, my back aching, my jaw throbbing and the wind knocked out of me. 

For an older guy, he was kicking my ass. He held my slightly higher than he stood, still able to stare me in the eye and I saw the fire in his teeth. His muscles were bulging, almost like they couldn't contain the anger inside of him. I saw nothing but a dark void where his eyes were suppose to be. "If you ever--EVER!--" He slammed me against the wall once more. I couldn't help the whine that escaped my lips when he did, "--ever forgive a rouge for killing your mother, I will strip you of your title of Alpha and throw you out of this pack." I was slowly transforming back into my human state, my wolf was done. "IS THAT CLEAR?!" He yelled in my face. 

I nodded, in too much pain to say anything and I was ready to be let go. But before he did, he landed one more punch to my right eye. I groaned in pain and he finally let me go. I slid down the wall, covering my eye and trying to take in deep breaths. I think he broke a rib. I simply sat on the floor in agony, trying to get to a position where something didn't hurt, but that seemed impossible. Father seemed to calm down as well as he stood towering over me in his victory. "Come on, Rufus," he commanded, "We're gonna go round up pack officials." 

I couldn't see Rufus, but I could hear the hesitation in his voice, "Y-yes sir." The last thing I heard was the door open and closed before I slipped into darkness.