Longing For My Rejected Luna

Chapter 15

*****Erika's POV*****

What was my father doing here?

I thought I had asked Jace to keep any visitors away from my room for the time being.

I didn't want any disturbance.

I pretended I was asleep, maybe if he knocked several times with no response, he would go and leave me be.

But the knock persisted. "Erika Blackwood, open this door right this instant!"

I was going to kill Jace. I swear by the Moon Goddess I was going to end him.

Just one little request and he couldn't successfully carry it out. I knew father was here to offer comfort but I was just not in the mood to answer questions or give explanations.

Having no choice, I sighed, climbed out of bed and went to open the door for him. Head bowed, I greeted my father. "Good day, Alpha." Until I was publicly announced as Alpha, he was still the Alpha.

He suddenly pulled me Into a hug, I fought tears from welling.

Father is hugging me?!

I put my arms around him, reveling in the warmth and parental affection he was dishing out. "hank you, father."

"For what?" He rubbed my back comfortingly.

"For this." I held him tighter.

Cindy also couldn't help it and purred in my head at the kiss my father gave me on my forehead.

I appreciated it greatly, even though I didn't want him to see my vulnerability "We needed this, Cindy"

"Yes, we did" Came her calm response.

"Now, tell me how it went." He pulled away from the hug and led me to the velvet sofa in my room.

as regally as the Alpha

say anything. I watched his patient and expectant expression, studying mine. Waiting for me to begin to tell him how

my mother, he had been there

no

Blackwood of Iron Claw the fourth, was not

both a ruler and a parent. Over the years, he had managed to combine both responsibilities and made it look

because he

and I from the onset, even though he was my mate, father had said he didn't think Alex was prepared to have a mate and because all I had wanted was to be happy with my

was, back

the mate

voice trembled with shame

unable to look

he held my chin so I was looking at him. "You're an Alpha, Erika. Don't

blinked back the tears that shone in my

Jace and I to never show weakness especially in public, but for three years, that was all I'd been

turn me into the version of a werewolf that father would have hung his head in disappointment

over just

realized sooner could

you, I regret not taking your advice." I broke into a loud sob, feeling the weight of past events and even

here" He pulled

to stop the

while before I could pull myself together. I drew back and looked him in the eye. "I am done with the mate bond, father. Alex and Pare

choice, isn't it?" He inquired, studying my face,

It was hard trying to singlehandedly maintain a bond that was

weight has left your

feeling like I should have done more, I don't

is not ready for a mate-bond, and you can't force a grown werewolf Alpha to be ready for

"I guess so, father"

suddenly pulled opened."Erika I'm so sorry, I told

say, but dad

hell out,