Chapter 213
Chapter 213
“Okay,” I sit back, crossing my arms over my chest. “We can’t move forward without forming some form of alliance between the three of us Obviously, I reacted on instinct when I marked you because you were being mean to me,” I point at Ansley. “And I finally understand why you did it the way you did.”
“Thank you,” Knight smirks. I flip him off and turn to her.
“I’m sorry about that. I don’t do well with fear or rejection, and it was a combination of both. That wasn’t fair.”
“I forgive you,” she shrugs.
“How is this going to work if you guys can’t even sit next to each other?” I ask them. “Is this the first time you have addressed the issue?”
“No,” they both answer.
“You’ve talked about this?”
“Yes, twice,” she answers. “The first time was when the two of you met.”
“You knew about me for years?” I ask.
“I did, and I’ve come across you on more than one occasion.”
“What?” both Knight and I say
“on.
“Knight isn’t the only one who had to
“Wait, seriously?” I fall back in my seat.
stay away for obvious reasons. Dad only likes her because she’s so easy to impregnate.”
“Of course, not. He was pissed the contraceptives didn’t work. You’re his best friend,” Knight rolls his eyes. “He told us when he got shit faced the other day. Derek laughed at him. I knew from the moment he let you get away with talking him down’at court.”
“Sure. That man doesn’t love anything. He simply possesses them,” she scoffs.
“When was the second time?”
“You were pregnant. There was this little twink running behind you while you chose some fabric samples. Petite Boutique De Fleur. You had guards, so I figured you were married. You looked very happy,” she pulls out her phone and holds it up. There is a picture of me when I looked
like a baby whale on her phone screen.
“Oh, look how cute she’s going to look,” Knight takes it. “I’ve been thinking about this since day one.”
Shoot me.
“Why did you think I’d hook up with your dad?” ask.
“I’ve seen him do it countless times. I have twenty–three siblings from twenty–two different women. I didn’t know your kids were Knight’s or
that he was still alive. I was at peak strength./Stronger than I had ever been. I figured he’d given up the wolf.”
“That didn’t bother you?” I ask.
“What kind of question is that, Phoebe? she growls–the right side of her lip trembles. Ayrie’s does that. How cute?
“Ans-” Knight starts to protest.
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“Of course it did. It’s a lot of pressure to succeed someone like our father. The only other person who knows that is him,” she throws an annoyed side glance at him. “None of my siblings refer to me as anything other than Alpha.
“I don’t fight with Nate because I hate him. I fought with him because he was lazy and entitled. He had a great childhood. He’s just a fucking crybaby. Boo hoo, my dad doesn’t love me. He never loved any of us, shit for brains.
“We were all just experiments to the old fuck. She’s teaching him how to talk to people, but none of it is sincere. I still flinch when he clears his throat. You don’t get to say sorry for that. You left me with him then, and you were leaving me with him again. How could I not be upset?”
“You’ve tried to kill me,” he growls at her. She laughs, rolling her eyes.
“If I really wanted to kill you, I would have. You piled up forty–six fucking bodies in Florida, Nate, Forty–six! You left a trail of fucking evidence that I needed to clean up because you’re so careless. Yeah, I got upset and took a shot at you.
“Let’s not forget the entire ordeal with Taylor. We are still dealing with the shit show that turned out to be. You owe me money for that still.”
“How? You own the entire pack because of me. And their entire hotel franchise. You’re welcome.”
“Fuck off, Nathan. You’re a little shit. You kind of ruined both our lives. You know what people outside the pack know me as? Knightly Blake’s sister,” she growls. “I never even came face to face with your broke ass stepdad, and People think I’m Ansley Blake.”
“No,” I cover my mouth, trying not to laugh.
“Yeah, well, you’re still one of the strongest and richest alphas because of me. So, you fuck off,” he shrugs. I jump when she turns her entire body to face him.
“You replaced me,” she accuses him.
“What?” he glares at her. “With whom?”
“Pernicious Nelson,” she says Perry’s name as if it were the greatest taboo she’s ever spoken. He stares at her and shakes his head.
“You’re an idiot. You turned your back on me. You knew what Arnold was going to do to me, and you went after Mom,” he reaches forward and pulls her blouse down to reveal a claw scar on her chest. “I never understood why.”
“I knew you wouldn’t. I knew she was going to take you. I told you, I begged you to run away with me, and you chose her. He was going to kill her anyway,” she lets out a heavy sigh and sits back. “Dad has always treated you differently, Nate. He’s always put so much on your shoulders. I just wanted to help you.
“I was the one who would stitch you up when he all but broke your face. I’ve taken the beatings for you. I was there through the worst of it.
She didn’t even care to ask how we were. All she did was party and show up when Dad called for her.
“After you ran away with her, he got bad for a long time. He pushed me with the same strength he had used on you. You can be mad at Dad all
you want; you earned the right to. The same way I earned the right to hate Maria for leaving me. She now has her perfect submissive daughter. And I’m still here, the spare neither of our parents wanted.”
“That’s not what you are to me,” he says quietly. “Perry is a fucking kid. She’s a Hello Kitty girl.”
“You’re kidding,” she says with disgust.
“No,” he laughs. “You’re right, I did leave you there. Maybe killing Mom would have made a difference, but he still would have been a monumental asshole. I’m sorry. I don’t know what else to say. We have to make this work for Phoebe. She’s so soft, it’s squishy, and I can’t look after her on my own. She’s insane.”
“Hey, I’m sitting right here,” I glare at him.
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“The thing inside of her is terrifying,” he adds.
“Yeah, I saw that,” she nods. “It’s like watching someone turn into a zombie in Resident Evil. One second, she was cute, and the next, sh gnawing on my neck. Silver eyes and long ass fucking canines.”
“She’s almost accidentally killed me twice now. Watch your throat,” he smirks.
“You guys are dumb ass hell,” I growl at them.
“You should tell her before I do,” he grins. I look over at Ansley to see her shift uncomfortably.
“What?”
“I’m married.” She says quietly.
I press my lips together and laugh.
“That’s a problem,” I try to look anywhere but at her.
“It’s a contract marriage. He disappeared with twenty–five million dollars about four years ago, and I haven’t heard from him since,” she
adds.
“I say we have a hunting party to celebrate our reunion,”
“First one to find him gets to name the baby,” she points at me.
“Am I included in the bet?” I ask.
“Yeah, you can still shift. Silverbacks are the only wolves in existence to have a ninety–nine point nine percent guarantee hunt success rate,” she smiles. “I want to see what my mate is capable of.”
“You’re insane. She’s not going out there.”
“Has he been like this the whole time?”
“In his defense, I started off human.” I shrug. “He gets a pass.“/
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