“Aria, shut up,” warned Michael. Looking back over at the Alpha, his face was red with anger, veins sticking out along his arms like he was a ticking time bomb. But that no longer scared me.
“Listen to Michael, Aria. You know nothing of what you’re talking about. You can’t sympathise with me.”
“You think I don’t know what it’s like to lose her? You lost your mate. I LOST MY FUCKING MOTHER,” I screamed. “I was thirteen, and you threw Lily in my lap. I couldn’t even attend her funeral because you were too gutless to be around your own daughter. Mum’s flesh and blood. You didn’t just lose her. I lost her too. Then I lost my childhood. I threw everything away to raise her. ME, not you. I took care of her, and now you expect me to hand her over to you.”
“She is my daughter, Aria.”
“Yes, you’re right, she is, but she doesn’t know you. She knows only to fear you. You spent so much time hating her, but did you ever think of what Mum would have wanted? I know she wouldn’t have wanted you to abandon her flesh and blood. She would have wanted you to be the father you promised her you would be. Now after six fucking years you want to claim her back.”
Alpha David walked back to his desk and took a seat. He knew I was right. Lily doesn’t know him the way she should, and he doesn’t know her. “So, what do you suggest then, Aria? You think you’re calling the shots? You think you have all the answers?” Michael relaxed a bit before sitting on the edge of the desk. I sat back understanding the Alpha was willing to compromise.
Looking at the clock, it was a little after 8pm. The Blood Moon Pack was already at the border, but why haven’t they crossed over yet? Reid would know I’m here by now.
“I am only here because of Lily. Despite the hell you have put her through, she still feared Reid was going to kill you. She wanted me to stop this. You and I still have unfinished business, but for now, this is about Lily, so I suggest you prove you deserve to be a part of her life. Maybe visit, get to know her, but she remains a part of my Pack.” The Alpha growled at me about to disagree and argue back. I held my finger up at him, motioning him to let me finish.
“When she turns 18, we let her decide if she wants to take over the Black Moon Pack. For now, until I can trust you, you can get to know her and then maybe down the track if Lily decides she wants you in her life we can sort out custody agreements.”
“Shared custody, she is my daughter,”
“Listen to her, Alpha. She has a point. You can’t just rip Aria away from Lily and expect Lily to be okay with that. Aria is all she has ever known.”
The Alpha seemed to think about it. I heard Michael start to mind link him and blocked him out, giving them some privacy to speak. Pushing through the bond, I could tell Reid was close.
“Reid you there?”
“Where the fuck are you, Aria? Do you have any idea of the damage you have caused?”
“Calm down, I’m with Alpha David. I will be back at the border soon.” I could tell he was using the bond to find my location.
“No, I’m coming to get you. Tell David to tell his warriors to let us through or it will be a bloodbath.”
“Just wait there, I will be there soon,” I argued back.
“No, you went against me. This could have been avoided, but you had to defy me. I’m coming to get you, and that’s final.” He cut off the mind link. I could feel his anger pouring through the link.
“Reid is on his way. Tell your warriors to stand down.” They both stopped talking and looked at me. Alpha David raised an eyebrow at me. “I tried to stop him, but he is coming anyway. Tell them to stand down. I don’t want our people hurt.”
“Our people?”
“Yes, I might not be a part of this Pack anymore, but they are still family to me, despite what you may think. I don’t wish any harm to anyone here. Please.”
“Very well. I will tell them to let them through, and as for Lily, we have a deal for now.”
I smiled, genuinely excited for Lily. She may just get the father she wanted, after all. I always had that hope for her that this monster would eventually come to his senses and see what a great little girl she was and how much like Mum she is.
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