Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Someone scoffed. Then Chris crossed his arms. "Why would you help us become

stronger? You are just making us a bigger threat to you."

I smiled. "Are there big pack wars still I haven't heard about lately?"

The question confused the men. "What?"

"Are there big land disputes that you will kill for?" I tossed another question.

"Of course not."

"Has the king stopped mediating any disputes between clans?" My words sounded confused.

"You know he will still intervene." He sounded exasperated.

"Then why would your growth scare us? Any dispute me might have will be mediated. Land will be assigned by the King. But if we are being really honest here, Chris and I try my best to be honest. Then I will say this. I am descended from the goddess. I have magic, a wolf and a Lycan. No one in your pack has a chance of standing up to me one on one. Pack against pack, our pack is bigger and better trained."

His jaw clenched. "See this is what I was saying." Chris pointed at me. "She thinks she is better than us."

I raised my hands. "I never said I was better than you. I never would have even brought this up, but you pushed it."

Chris."

around and growled at Tim. "They are

Do you really think I have any

room was silent. But I snickered. My father turned to me and lifted a brow. "I'm sorry, daddy. But it

but he swiveled his chair to face the other alphas. "Now, just talk to

Chris sank into

have I ever done anything that made you feel like I thought I was better than you?" My dad leaned his elbows on to his desk.

snapped. "That right

dad looked up at me,

always so fucking perfect. The perfect man, the perfect alpha,

her walk away." His words were threaded with laughter. "I barely raised my pup." His eyes snapped to mine. "I got holidays and some summers." He shook his head. "I'm far from the perfect man. I ruined my pup's life, my mates, because I knew better than anyone else." He turned back to Chris. "I spent years ruining every training program my mate put in place before she left out of spite. I stunted the growth of every female in my pack because it

head.

shook his head. "I wish I was. But you can ask anyone if you want to

and Tim just nodded. "Ainsley

father and me. We all watched as he deflated. My dad knocked on the table. "So tell me what

back at my father. "You always seem to have

like I was letting my

trailed off as he

behind me. The movement felt