Lottie POVDeciding to ignore my Father, no matter how much it killed me, I turned my attention to the Alphas before me and watched them process the information. I wasn't sure what way this was all going to go; I had basically given them the rope to hang me and my pack with if they wanted to. "Your pack?" Sage asked with a proud bite to her voice that had me shifting uncomfortably. "You know what I mean!" I barked, ignoring her. "I do... I am just glad YOU know now!" She remarked smugly, making me groan and focus back on the Alphas, realising I was missing one; Chase was standing between Mikes's legs, eyeing him like he was a nice juicy pork chop, while Liam was staring at me with an unsettling look hiding behind his eyes. "Where is Adam?" I asked as an almighty scream ripped through the room, spinning. I turned to see my Father on his knees before Adam, his cuffed hands pulled up painfully in the air, the metal chain held tightly in Adam's large hand. It took me a moment to proce
Lottie POV Pulling the door open with my eyes glued to the guys behind me, I watched as they circled their prey and chuckled to myself and stepped through the door, expecting to step out into the hallway. But I found myself blinded by a white light so pure and unformidable I needed to reach for the doorframe to steady myself, but it was gone. "What?" I inhaled as I looked back for the office door, only to see it was no longer there, nothing was, just a never-ending mass of pristine white light. "Am I dead?" I whispered to Sage, who remained deathly silent. I could sense her and her disbelief. I knew from the feelings washing down our bond that she knew where we were but struggled to process it. "No, Charlotte." A lovely voice laughed; my eyes shot to the source of the sound, knowing before my eyes fell on the beautiful silhouette who it was. "Selene!" I gasped, swallowing the lump that stuck in my throat as she approached, her skin flawless and untainted by the hardships we m
Lottie POV "We are talking hypothetically, right?" I asked Selene, still feeling astounded that I was even conversing with the Moon goddess at all. "Oh, of course." She smiled, her eyes watching me as I rose from the stone table and paced back and forth in front of her, feeling a little weirded out by the fact there was no floor under me, just pure white light dancing around my feet like smoke. "What sort of significant cost are we talking about?" I asked, pursing my lips. I let her words sink in because it was the polite thing to do, but I already knew what I wanted to say; I simply didn't want to come across as flippant. "Does it matter?" She smiled, and I shook my head, coming to a stop in front of her. "No. I would pay it." I nodded without hesitation. "Kane and Knox, they loved their father, they need him, they are not ready! As much as I have faith in them and Selene, believe me, I do." I started to say as I began pacing again. Needing to justify myself."My father is righ
Lottie POV"Thank you!" I nodded to Selene."Charlotte." She called to me, her voice soft and angelic. I paused mid-way to pull the door open, turning to look at her sitting elegantly by the fountain. I made a mental note of how breathtakingly beautiful she was so I could tell the twins about her later. Her pink, rosy lips twitched at the sides, and I knew she was reading my mind, coursing a blush to dance across my cheeks."I know the offer I have given you might not seem fair right now, but it is better than the alternative." She warned, her image fading along with my question on what she meant because I got the distinct feeling she was not referring to Alpha Leigh or Sebastian dying. "With the door swinging open, I was not sure what I expected but not to walk straight through the door like I thought I would when I left the office earlier. Pushing the door open again only to be met with the panicked face of my father as Adam pulled him from the floor, just like he was seconds ago.
Lottie POV"I mean, your mates are broken." This fucker tailing me announced, like he knew anything about me or my mates. "And I have just left Luna Laura!" My feet slowly stalled until I was no longer walking away but stood staring at him, my eyes filled with a mixture of confusion and concern. Wanting to ask questions, but Sage's need to punch him in the face felt compelling, too. "You were with Luna?" I asked, deciding violence was a last resort, but I was ready to open a link up to my mates to rush to my side and check on her if necessary."Yes, but I guess she is just Laura now that her mate is dead. You are Luna! But yeah, she is inconsolable; I mean, I had to give her something to help her sleep." The coldness of the way he announced Leigh's death had my back straightening and teeth clenching."You what?" I snapped my eyes wide with disbelief. "Yeah, I had to! She was just crazed.. saying things that had me worried for your mate's safety, if I am honest. I was trying to help!
Kane POV Walking into my room, I felt the full force of the day crash down on me as the door closed behind me, my legs buckled, and I slid down the door to my ass, knees tucked up against me as I surrendered, allowing the emotions I had been holding at bay wipe out any barriers I had up. The tears came quick and fast in heart-wrenching sobs that made me feel like a child. But fuck, the idea of not having my father around any more crippled me; I had lost so much time travelling when I could have been here with him. he didn't even know half of what I had accomplished; Knox had wanted to call with every joyful detail but me being the control freak I wanted to tell him and watch the pride wash over his face! Yet when I got home for Lilly's bug day, I hadn't had the time to tell him; I had returned and fell into bed with Charlotte, not that I blamed her, of course, but fuck, this sucked! I had hoped to feel my dad's arms around me as he told me he was proud of me and the things I had do
Kane POV I was still pulling the shirt over my head when I pushed open the door to Charlotte's room, knowing instantly the scent hit my nose that Knox had been in here."The room stinks of him," Rolo grunted, and I couldn't help but smile at his jealousy. "It will smell of her in a minute!" I reassured my wolf, knowing Charlotte was on her way; I could sense her getting closer. "Knox?" I called out, stepping into the room, frowning when I didn't get a reply. I glanced around, but I couldn't see him. Strolling around the room, I checked behind the bed in case, like me, he had given into the day's stress and slipped down the side of the bed for a moment of peace. When I couldn't see him or any signs of him, I rushed into the bathroom, only to find it empty. Not like the feeling of panic that was already creeping into my bones. "Knox?" I asked through our brotherly bond as I sat on Charlotte's bed, fighting the urge to throw myself back on it and let sleep consume me. Waiting for him
Knox POV "Are you sure you want to do this?" The stranger beside me asked, but I kept silent, looking down at the blood-red stain on the floor. I could sense him growing irritable. "Do you think having your brother and mate come to you is wise? You're not in the right frame of mind, sport!" He added with a sigh. "My father is a good man!" I confessed, unsure why it was important that this man heard me acknowledge that. "Was, he WAS a good man, Knox. He is dead." The stranger corrected me bluntly. I should be upset, and perhaps I was, but he was right. And I understood why he was angry; he had come here to see my father and catch up with a beer after a few years, and instead of getting that beer together, he would be attending my father's funeral, instead. "Yeah, I know." I uttered sadly. "And you know why he is dead?" He questioned me like I was a damn child! "Because of me!" I repeated bluntly, my eyes trying to make heads or tails of the blood on the floor. He and I had been c