Mated 311

Chapter 311

KESTER.

16 YEARS AGO.

"Dad, there's a boy at school. He's always bullying me."

I stood at the doorway of his office, clutching the straps of my backpack. My voice was small, careful, and not too loud. I knew better than to interrupt, but I couldn't help it.

I just returned from school and decided to check his office first before going into the house.

Dad was seated at his heavy desk with papers spread out before him like puzzle pieces. He didn't look up. His fingers kept flipping through the files, his eyes scanning lines of text like I wasn't even there.

What he was doing looked really important, but I was also important right? I was his only son. Even though I overheard Mum say something about another woman and a certain daughter somewhere, which they always argued about, I still refused to believe Dad had another child out there.

And if someone was being mean to me-if someone was bullying his son-then surely that mattered more than whatever was in those papers.

should be able to talk to my father about it and get him to go to school and talk to our teachers.

Or maybe talk to the boy's parents, since they are in our pack. Or maybe punish the boy for daring to bully the Alpha's only son.

But Dad didn't respond.

I stepped further in.

Fine. I'll let the cat out of the bag. Maybe it would get Dad's attention if

told

boy had been saying

be the Alpha family. He says you... always beat Mum up. And that we're unhappy.

but I kept forcing them

yelled at me, stopping

I jumped.

My breath hitched.

against the floor as he stood. Finally, he looked at me-but not

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my bag tighter. My mouth was still open from

I didn't understand

him these things? Wasn't I supposed to trust him

that what

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trying to cause

my Dad to tell me that

say any of

fists at his sides, the veins in

he said, "You're old enough to handle your own

he keeps

saying." He waved a hand like he was swtting my words away. "You want

I swallowed hard. "How?"

not a baby. If someone's pushing you around, push back. You don't need me

like some weak-willed father.

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