Chapter 283

Chapter 283

Cyra

When we arrived back at the packhouse, Warren was waiting for us. He wasn’t the only one. Yana stood or one side of her father with flade and Yvonne standing on the other. It felt like the Hill family showed up to prove a point. ‘She doesn’t need you, she has us

I feel warmth spread through my chest at their silent pronouncement of love and acceptance of me. They’re right. I don’t need anyone else

when I have them.

Warren comes down the steps, he nods at Arman, but his gaze remains fixed on Ramin. He’s making a point that no one hurts his family and

Ramin hurt me.

“I’m Alpha Warren Hill, Cyra’s father–in–law.”

Not Yorick’s father. MY father–in–law.

“Alpha Warren, I’m Alpha Ramin,” my uncle says.

“Yes. So I gathered.”

There’s a tense moment of silence as Warren continues to stare my uncle down in some sort of Alpha display of aggression.

“Alpha Warren, I am Alpha Arman, Alpha Cyra’s cousin. As we mentioned to Alpha Cyra, my father and I are here to make amends and to speak to Alpha Cyra.”

“Apparently one of you has some good sense, then,” Warren says. It’s an obvious insult to Alpha Ramin and a threat. He won’t tolerate him hurting me again.

My uncle growls at the threat, but Warren just continues to stare him down. Arman, however, gives his father a warning growl of his own, quieting my uncle.

“My father was wrong in how he treated my cousin. As I mentioned to Alpha Cyra, my father and hers have a lot of bad blood. But we are here to make amends.”

Finally, Warren looks at Arman. “Cyra is my family, and I take family very seriously. You would be wise to tread lightly.”

“Understood.”

“Where

seen Warren do this with his family, go from an angry discussion with one person, then turning his warmth onto one of his family members, flipping like a light switch. It’s what he does with me now and my love for my father–in–law and the entire Hill family grows even stronger. It’s a wonderful and powerful feeling being engulfed in

to live without it.

in the conference room,” I

to walk/inside. Without any discussion on their part, the Hill children surround me. Yorick is already between me and my cousin, but Wade takes point

physical show of protection by their entire family does not go unnoticed by my uncle and

quiet as we walk inside, the pack watching as we basically parade through the packhouse to the conference room. When we reach it, Warren opens the door and gestures for my uncle and cousin to step inside ahead of

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Chapter 283

behind me. The Hill

have some privacy,‘ he says in the

You’re our interim Alpha. You should be here,‘ I tell

I sit down across from my uncle and cousin flanked on either side by my

clasped on the table in front

helpful if we start with my father telling you why he and your father have such animosity between them. I think it will help you to better

Ramin. Arman sits back, letting

his hands over his face before

just like you. She was the pack’s darling, but she never let that stop her from becoming a strong and powerful warrior. If anything, the pack adored her more because she didn’t expect their admiration, she earned it. She

assuming it’s the same one that Yorick and I are attending,” I say,

look surprised that we’re at the Academy. Then Ramin looks down, shaking his head.

me. “That’s where she met your father, at the Academy. They weren’t fated mates, but they became close very

the Academy,” Yorick says, thinking of

taking classes together, I’m not surprised. What did surprise me was her coming home one weekend to tell me that she and Arden had

of it.”

an alliance bond,” I say. That’s

I don’t know what he did to make Soraya think that he loved her, but all he really wanted was money. Did you

the Academy before that,” I say. “I

façade to the real person he was. He came asking for

dragged into his nefarious activities. So, I paid for the best attorneys and got him off. He didn’t get back into the Academy and Soraya dropped out to return to his

collects himself. Arman puts a hand on his shoulder as

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