Chapter 43

Angela

He’s supposed to be dead. The one man, the only Alpha who called me just like that was dead.

That man was Luke Darkwood. Darius Darkwood’s father. The former Alpha of the pack. The same man who was supposedly dead along with my father and others.

I attended his burial. Didn’t I? I saw his picture lying there along with others.

“Wh-who are you?” I stuttered, finding it hard to believe that it could possibly be him. Even though it’s been five years since I’ve heard his voice, I could never forget it.

The same voice that addressed us every year at the start of school, held meetings in the town hall while my father sneaked me in. The same voice that had dinner with my family on some nights, I could never forget the first voice to tell me I would regret mating with her son.

The same person who came into the house five minutes after Darius left and told me to leave the pack as I should have and never return because I was a disgrace and embarrassment to my parents.

“Are you doubting who I am?”

“Maybe, I replied. I wasn’t listening to ghosts, right? He was really here.

“You know who I am, Angela daughter of Johnson, you shouldn’t doubt it,”

“What if I do? You’re supposed to be dead.”

I

He laughed, the sound of his voice echoing through the room. “Am I now? Was my funeral a befitting one? Did my son at least throw me a nice funeral like he promised?”

I wanted to tell him the funeral was okay but at the same time, I had a lot of questions. “What are you doing here? Did Darius put you here? Does that mean my father is alive too?”

He hissed this time.

“Too many questions, young girl. I’m just an old, weak wolf. Take it easy on me and yes, Darius threw me here.”

“Why?” I asked.

“Why else? Because he wants to take over my pack,”“

He spat with hatred.

him but by the fifth, I threw my worries into

was brutal, like I’ve been told but now, I’m beginning to see it. He threw his own father into prison and lied about lus death just so he could take over

stopped since the words became too

he was a child. Only you saw the light in him and at the end of the day, you realized it was just darkness disguised is

deep breath and collapsed to the floor. I tried facing the direction where I believed the voice could be

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Chapter 43

lady who just left is Daisy, daughter of

mumbled out a

she is still obsessed with him. They are perfect

I knew

words, a strange and

could almost

how I think her darkness

can’t seem to believe that even though it

than Darius?

he bring you

not sure why I’m here. He

about.

snorted at my

response.

I told you years ago not to ever come back. Why

hair. Why did I come

together. There was no way I was about to tell this man about his grandchild. How would he feel if he heard that? Wouldn’t he feel more terrible about life? Would it give him hope? I doubt that. I didn’t let that sit in my mind for too long befored pushed it to the back

father died, it hadn’t

“Ooh,” he replied.

should ask him the question that was at the tip

about my father? Is he still

beating rapidly with every second that it took for me to get an answer. What if Darius imprison my father somewhere as well? Why would he spare my father if he could get his own father jailed?

“Your father…”

out, hurried footsteps rushed in after the door was thrown open. One by one, I saw the pack’s warriors coming towards my cell room. The door was opened and they held me by the

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