“Of course, I will see you then.” She smiled excitedly, and I could see many faces pressed against the glass peering out at us. I waved at them before following Mitch back to the car. Alpha David walking beside me.
“I would like to speak to the principal here one day if that’s okay. I like the idea of this whole werewolf populated school. The kids look a lot more relaxed when they aren’t surrounded by humans,” I raised an eyebrow, that had to be the most Alpha thing I have heard come out of his mouth. He did seem quite interested when Mitch was explaining the way the school was set up. Mitch answered for me.
” You will have to discuss that with the Alpha assuming Luna Aria is okay with that, I don’t think Alpha Reid will have a problem”: It was weird hearing Mitch address me so formally. I knew he was only doing it out of respect, and because Alpha David was with us. I really hope it doesn’t stick though; I like being myself around everyone back home. But I feel it might change if everyone keeps calling me Luna. I didn’t mind the title, but I also liked just being Aria.
“That’s fine with me, we can discuss it later, now where did you want to have this talk at?”
“We can head back to your Pack house if you would be more comfortable there” Mitches mind-link pushed through to me. “Luna I would prefer if it was done at home, it is a lot safer there with the warriors, and I don’t think Reid would like it very much if we left the territory.”
I nodded in Mitch’s direction. “Yes, we can head back to the Pack house and discuss things.” I told David. Getting back to the car we made the short trip back to the Pack house.
Aria’s POV
Once back at the house, we headed straight towards the kitchen. I brewed coffee while David went and took a seat at the table. Mitch just lingered in the kitchen watching, keeping a watchful eye. David’s whole demeanour changed once I sat across from him. He suddenly became extremely nervous like he didn’t know how to start. I sipped my coffee and watched as he did the same. He kept glancing towards Mitch like he didn’t want to speak in front of him.
“Does your friend need to stay?” he asked. I looked towards Mitch who was sitting at the counter reading the newspaper, having heard David speak, he looked up.
“I’m not going anywhere, so pretend I’m not here,” he confirmed what I already knew. Reid had given him strict orders that under no circumstances I was to be left alone with Alpha David.
David realising this turned back to me while Mitch turned back to his newspaper and coffee.
“So, what did you want to talk about?” I asked, breaking the silence that seemed to be drawing on. I just wanted to get this over with.
“Well first, I wanted to say thank you for allowing me to try and form a relationship with Lily, I know it must be hard considering the past,” I scoffed at his use of words, he was really trying not to mention any details, but at least he was attempting to apologise. Seeing my reaction, he put his head down. “Look Aria, I wasn’t all bad. Before your mother died, I was a good stepfather, a good husband. It was just difficult after your mother died. I couldn’t cope with losing her. I loved your mother, Aria.”
“I know that, David, I do. I understand to a certain point now. I spoke to Reid; his father never recovered from losing his mate either. Now having Reid, I can’t imagine life without him. That’s not my problem though. I know who you are capable of being. I also know what you’re capable of doing. I won’t allow Lily to be put through that again. I know she is your daughter, but I am the one who raised her.”
David seemed to be thinking, I could tell he was uncomfortable with being called out for his shit, and I could also see he really was trying to apologise for his actions.
“I do have a question for you, though,” I said. He lifted his head and looked at me, his face unreadable. “Why didn’t you tell me about Zoe? Why did you stop her from being a part of our lives?”
David sat back in the chair like he was trying to find the words. “If you knew about Zoe, you could have left, and she was a part of your mother’s old life, the life she had with your father. I guess I was jealous that your mother loved someone other than me. I made it no secret that I felt betrayed that she had a child with someone who wasn’t her mate, so I made her cut ties with her family.” I was appalled at his reasoning. He basically made my mother choose her family or her mate, which it’s almost impossible to go against the mate bond.
David seemed to grow tense under my glare. I didn’t even realise I was glaring at him until I saw him look to Mitch, who was already on his feet staring at me. I closed my eyes and took some deep breaths through my nose, I could feel my fangs protruding and taste my own blood in my mouth. Regaining control, I relaxed. That was the first time I had actually managed to gain full control of my emotions and instincts. David’s answer was so selfish it made my blood boil.
Once I was settled down, I grabbed my coffee and let the burn from the scolding liquid distract me from ripping him apart. I had no doubt in my mind now that if it came to that, I could easily overpower and kill him. I couldn’t do that though I had to think of Lily.
“So, after Mum died, what was your excuse for not letting her see us? And don’t say it was me running off because you and I both know I would never leave Lily in your care.” He went to protest but shut his mouth.
“Well after your mother died, I just didn’t see the point in bringing it up. You lived without her, so what’s the point? Then when you started working there, I was quite shocked she didn’t tell.”
“She didn’t say anything because she knew I would never leave Lily behind, and also so you wouldn’t stop us from seeing her. She didn’t care what sort of contact she had with us, she just wanted to be a part of our lives.” David nodded his head in understanding. Listening to my words before speaking again.
“Well… so how do we go about this whole custody agreement?”
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