Jacob and his Luna were sitting at the head of the table, while we sat on their left side. On the other side of the table in front of us was his Beta Couple, and beside them was the Gamma Couple. Sebastian and Jenny were beside Nadia and me.
The omegas entered and assisted with the meal, and it didn’t slip my eyes the way some of the younger omegas threw glances at Sebastian and me.
‘I’m surprised that even if this packhouse is overflowing with handsome ranked wolves, the omegas are still taken by you and Sebastian.’Nadia’s words dug into my head as she thanked the omega female assisting her with food.
‘Should I be concerned that you find them attractive?’
‘No. All I’m saying...’Nadia’s words were cut short when a voice erupted in the air.
“Veronica?”
Chapter 98
LUNA CLAIR.
‘Princess?’Jake’s voice rangin my head.
‘Jake?’I answered him right away.
‘They’re in the territory. They’ll be here soon. Are you ready?’
‘I think I am. Just let me get my head together and prepare myself a bit more.’ I excused myself from Janna and Alia and went into the bathroom.
‘I love you. No matter what happens today, you will let your father explain. No running away.’
‘I promise.’
‘Or I will chain you up around my body.’
‘That doesn’t sound bad. I might just reconsider running away then...’ I bit my lower lip as I rested my hands on the bathroom counter.
‘I love you, you know that? And I will just be here for you.’
‘I love you too. And thank you.’
‘We’re a team, princess. I will always have your back.’
I smiled as the mindlink closed while I looked at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. Alia and Janna were outside doing a final touch on Janna’s curls. I excused myself so I could gather myself before facing Nadia.
A week ago, Jake came to me and confessed what Alpha Riley told him. He said he didn’t want to leave me unaware or catch me off guard, so he laid out everything the Alpha told him about Nadia.
Nadia’s mother was Veronica Morrison. She belonged to the Dark Forest Pack, which was ruled by my grandfather, the late Alpha Carlos Montrell, before it was taken over by another Alpha. My grandparents died that day, and the only living survivors in the lineage were my father and his brother, Uncle Theodore.
They were both away that day when the pack was attacked, and they were not able to come back. They were both banished but accepted by another pack. My Uncle Theodore was planning to take the pack that rightfully belonged to him. He was the firstborn Alpha. My father was the second son. But my uncle met his mate, Laura, a human. Since my father had moved on with my mother, Camilla, to the Black Shadow Pack territory, he decided to just give up and live among the humans.
I heard nothing about their will to take back their pack as we grew up. Maybe my uncle and my father had given up and were satisfied with the life they had.
I shouldn’t be this bothered about Nadia’s mother, because Nadia could be anyone’s daughter. But Jake showed a picture of Veronica that Alpha Riley’s men found in the house where Veronica lived together with her fated mate. The house was abandoned, but there were still things inside, and they found something important—a photo of Veronica with my father.
Veronica’s mate was an ordinary wolf, of no rank, and Alpha Riley insisted that Nadia’s wolf was emitting an Alpha aura, not strong but enough to be felt. Something that could only be produced by a firstborn Alpha Female. You can not sense their Alpha aura in human form, but very evident in their wolf forms.
Because Nadia was a few months older than Aaron, it was possible that Veronica became pregnant before Mom. If Nadia turned out to be my half-sibling, I would be, of course, happy to have a sister. I always wanted one. Janna and Alia were like my sisters, but one of the same blood would be something else.
But the thought of my father cheating or spending a night with someone after he met my mother was something I couldn’t take. They were always so perfect. It made me believe that no one could break the mate bond. And that was what was eating my heart.
“Luna?” A soft knock on the bathroom door snapped me out of my thoughts. “Alpha Riley and his Luna have arrived. Gavin just sent me a mindlink.”
I opened the door and nodded at Alia, flashing her a grin as my eyes darted to Janna, who had her forehead creased as she looked at her reflection in the vanity mirror. “She’s still not satisfied with her curls?”
