Tangled
Chapter 61
61 Ava: Homecoming (III)
Alpha Renard is someone I have had few encounters with. He’s come by the house many times through my life, but my parents always sent me to my room, not wanting to parade their shame in front of him.
Today is different.
Today, he sits across from me at the dinner table as my mother serves him, apologizing for the dinner- something Phoenix had brought home from a
restaurant in town. Everyone’s gaze seems to center
on me.
I can tell Phoenix and Dad are furious with me, but
there’s little point in looking in their direction. There’s no point ruining what tiny appetite I have.
Alpha Renard is an imposing figure, towering well over six feet with a muscular build that speaks of years of combat training. His brown hair is neatly trimmed and his face shaved; I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in a state of disarray. He likes to show off the deep scars.
clawed across his face.
Shifters don’t scar easily, but it isn’t impossible.
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Like all alphas, he has an intimidating presence and a confident air that demands respect. But his eyes hold a cruel glint that has me cringing from eye contact.
He won’t stop staring at me, even as he talks with the
others.
I keep my gaze fixed on the plate in front of me. Alpha Renard’s intense stare burns into my face, making my skin prickle with unease. His eyes linger on the split in my lip, the abnormal color across my cheeks. They still throb.
gruff voice breaks the tense silence. “What happened to your daughter’s
father clears his throat, his voice strained with
has become willful
the pack. It requires discipline to correct such
over Alpha Renard’s features.
me, his eyes boring into mine with
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he says, his voice laced with a dark edge. “Why has the Aspen pack taken such an interest in
the words
sense the challenge in his
had me. But how much do
they know everything, and I lie, the consequences…
don’t, and I
that be worse?
So I lie.
care of my wounds after that as an apology.” Mostly truth, but I can see by the twitch in Alpha
give off a scent of deception?
I stab at a piece of buttery roasted potato, shoving
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I have to fight to keep from gagging,
maybe he won’t
But he does.
you can regain your freedom. We are all family here. You can talk to us.” Alpha Renard’s words are couched in a
from my lungs. He’d wanted to breed me before I ever left the pack. If they decide I’m a true omega, like Clayton did, I’ll never be able to escape that fate. I shake my head, desperate to deny his claims. “I’ve
on the table, the dishes
flinch, shrinking back in my
seat.
eyes flashing with barely contained rage. “We know all about your heat. How you threw yourself at the Aspen alpha, begging
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cuts through the tension, dripping with disgust. “You’re an
Blackwood Pack, Ava.”
of the truth are not unfamiliar to me. Anger surges through my veins, momentarily overpowering my
my efforts to keep it steady. “You’re saying I threw myself at him, but you also just said Clayton forcefully mated me. So which is it?
he snaps, his voice
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