Before Kahn could answer, his mother’s phone rang. Picking it up, he grinned, handing it to her. “It’s Patty.”
Smiling nervously, Elenor answered, “Hi Patty, any news?”
“Who’s Patty?” CeCe asked her brother.
“An agent,” Kahn replied distractedly, trying to listen to his mother’s conversation.
“Uh uh…yes, that would be perfect! I’ll transfer the money to the escrow account immediately,” Elenor said, smiling at her son. “See you soon…and thank you Patty, so much. I’m sure we’ll be very happy there.”
“He accepted your offer?” asked Kahn.
“What offer?” asked CeCe.
“Yes! Can you believe it? I’m so excited,” Elenor said, practically vibrating with happiness. “Once the money has been received, she’ll bring the documents I need to sign along with the keys to our new home.”
“What are you talking about?” CeCe demanded, her voice rising. “We have a home…remember?”
“You can’t live there anymore,” Kahn said. “It now belongs to the new Alpha.”
“And that’syou! So why won’t you let me and Suzie live with you? All our stuff is there.”
“Calm down,” Elenor ordered. “Your brother had nothing to do with it. I decided we needed a fresh start, away from the pack, so I bought a condo in San Francisco this morning.”
Aghast, CeCe stared at her mother. “You did this without asking Suzie and me whether we wanted to leave the pack? How could you?” Without waiting for her mother’s answer, CeCe burst into tears and ran from the room.
When Elenor started to follow her daughter, Kahn grabbed her arm. “Let her go, Mom. She’s not gonna listen to anything you have to say right now.”
“I should have taken them with me this morning,” Elenor murmured.
“Absolutely not,” Kahn said. “I love my sisters, but honestly, they are two of the most self-absorbed beings I have ever met and a lot of that is my fault. If I hadn’t shielded them from the realities of life and the true nature of our father, they wouldn’t be this way now.”
Cupping Kahn’s cheek, Elenor murmured, “It’s my fault, not yours. I’m their mother and it was my responsibility. I shouldn’t have overcompensated for the lack of attention their father gave them because it gave them an unrealistic view of the world.”
“Well, whoever’s to blame, what’s done is done,” Kahn murmured, squeezing his mother’s hand. “Why don’t you go ahead and send Patty the money while I go have a big brother talk with my sisters?”
Nodding, Elenor picked up her phone. “What are you going to say to them?”
“I’m not gonna read the riot act to them, if that’s what you think,” Kahn smirked. “If I tried that, CeCe would dig in her heels and play the victim. So, I’ve decided to appeal to her love of shopping by showing her and Suzie their new bedrooms that need decorating.”
“That’s a wonderful idea,” Elenor agreed, laughing.
“Of course it is,” Kahn said chuckling. “Now, go buy yourself an absolute dream of a home.” Leaving his mother in the kitchen, he climbed the stairs slowly, dreading what was waiting for himupstairs. But he was determined not to let his sisters ruin his mother’s excitement about her new home. She deserved that, and more, after all the years she’d spent putting up with Josiah and having to make excuses for him every time he neglected her children. It was time he had a heart-to-heart talk with his sisters about their father’s true colors and why it was now impossible for any of them to return to their previous home.
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Reeve was not having a good day. Ending his phone call with Logan, he let out a stream of curses before slamming his fists on the desk in his office at the Silver Point Pack. He was back to square one. Jackson had been right; none of his brothers was interested in the Alpha position.Damn!
Sticking his head in the door, Eddie said, “Hey Boss…there’s someone who wants to talk to you.”
“Who is it?” Reeve asked, grouchily.
“I dunno…some kid who’s demanding to see the Alpha.”
“What about?”
“I dunno…he won’t say.”
“Did you ask him?” Reeve asked, impatiently.
