Chapter 24

Draven Fox

"Is there a particular reason why you didn't show up while we combed the areas for those fuckers?" My father asked. I knew he meant rogues; he had always loathed them since they took his mother from him. I could feel the resentment in his rough voice and see it through his blazing eyes.

"I was on my way to the southern border when I found Nova and her friends attacking Melody." I muttered, squirming in my father's office chair. He leaned back on his own behind his desk and quietly observed me.

"I told you to stop sleeping around, but you wouldn't listen. Your mate has a list of attackers waiting to pounce just because you couldn't keep it in your pants." He reminded, shrugging his left shoulder when my fist came down on the table with a bang.

"You were no different when you and Mom met. Or do you think I forgot what she told me? that she was attacked in your own bedroom by your fling?" I challenged.

"I know, and that is why I kept on telling you to stop. Is Melody okay?" He