Chapter 6

IRIS.

HAPPY WITH HER TWIN

“Married?” I raised a brow while looking at all of them. “Who came up with this foolish suggestion?”

“Isn’t it enough that you had a child for a man we do not know? It is against the family's rules and I don't see why you should have been made the head of the family in the first place…”

“Do you want to continue with your position as the family head? Because I would gladly take you, if I have to, to get away from this ridiculousness you all are basking in, father-.” I replied sarcastically, obviously livid.

“You need to listen to me, Iris.” He slammed his fist against the table which irritated me more than I already was irritated. “As the family head, you have to sacrifice a lot of things. Whether you like it or not, you have to get married. The advisors would give to you those we have settled the deal with…”

Before he could go any further, I stood up and walked out of the room. I heard them calling after me but I've just had enough. “I'll talk to her.” I heard Helen say to them before I stormed out and left for my office.

Sitting behind my desk, I buried my face in the stack of papers placed on my table. I knew what he meant by I had to sacrifice for the position I was in. Besides, he had to marry my mother because he was asked to and he had a mistress after her. But I was the only child he was able to conceive so I didn't even have a choice in this entire situation if I wanted to give Lyra a better life.

The Green family was just as powerful as any alpha in any of the packs, so they couldn't just be annoyed by anyone. They've built their legacy to be that strong.

“Iris…”

“Do you also think I should get married?” I asked her.

“Well, you never told them you found your mate, they all assume you're mateless, so it's normal for them to want you to get married to one of those big shots in order to further the Green family's influence and affluence.” She shrugged. “But you won't escape their nagging for you to get married any time soon since you haven't found your mate.”

Ignoring her, I focused on what I was doing and was lost in work till I heard my phone ring. Looking down at it, the phone number was an unknown one and I just accepted without thinking.

“Iris here…”

“Iris.” I heard a familiar voice which made a frown appear on my lips.

“What do you want, Gavin?” I snarled.

“Oh, come on. Listen to me for once will you?” He pleaded. “Logan insisted on bringing Lyra over to play after school, so…”

“School? I don't remember them going to the same school since we returned here.” I yelled, standing from my seat.

“Logan changed schools and it was coincidentally…”

“I'll come get her myself.” I snapped before hanging up. The frustration from my family adding to the the one I was feeling towards him felt like they were colliding. “Helen, who ought to take Lyra from school?”

“Jake. Any reason, Iris?” She asked as I dashed past her.

“Tell me a reason why she's with Gavin and not back home?” I snapped. “Get rid of that driver before I return home. And yes, that's an order.”

Getting into my car without any second thought, I drove out of the mansion. The Green's mansion was situated in a very quiet part of the pack and a restricted area so it wasn't easy to get out almost immediately or easy for anyone to just come in since the Green family kept their lifestyle and affairs a secret from the public.

Silver Moon was one of the packs the Green family was able to get maximum security after the Saltburn pack where I had raised Lyra away from Gavin. Now that we had to move back here, what did I expect?

My car soon drove to his mansion which was surprisingly in a desolate part of the pack also, surrounded by forests but soon, I got to the huge gates and a guard came over to check me before I drove in.

The mansion was huge but also simple and I could tell he owned it because it screamed of his cold personality.

As my car stopped in front of the building, I could see him standing outside, casually dressed. As he saw me, he smiled nervously and waved at me. “Hey, Iris.”

“I am not in the mood for this, Gavin. Why will you take my daughter home without letting me know about it first. No matter what she wants, I am still her mother and legal guardian.” I snapped.

“But I am her father.” He said calmly.

I wanted to deny that but it was impossible to deny that. If I did, that meant he also had the right to deny that I was Logan's mother, which I didn't want.

“Maybe I shouldn't have accepted to return here.” I said, walking past him to look for Lyra. Getting into the house, it wasn't as lavish as it looked on the outside, but rather plain.

“She's in his game room.” He grabbed my hand and I wanted to pull away but it was impossible to do that because his grip was so strong and a part of me felt triggered, more like he made I submit and it felt…good. He guided me with a gentle tug, up the stairs.

We stepped into a dimly lit room and I could see Lyra and Logan there. They were playing video games and for the first time in forever, I saw Lyra smile more brightly than when she was with anyone else, even when she was with me. It warmed my heart and I wanted to shed a tear.

“They seem to be busy. Would you like to cut their fun short?” He asked me and I went silent. “In that case, I have something to talk to you about asides the fact that you had twin babies and thought it wise to only tell me about one.”

My heart sank, there was nothing to deny, he must have done a quick DNA test before I got here, I know what he's capable of.

I didn't argue at all nor did I try to drag, I was in a sober mood and I didn't know if it was because I saw Lyra and Logan together or if being around Gavin made me tense, unlike the other day.

He led me out of the room and into a balcony with a pool there. “So what do you want to talk about?” I managed to say, raising a brow as I tried to make myself comfortable.

“Our children's custody.”