Their Secret Obsession by Pippa Moon

Lottie POV

I knew I was being rude to my Alpha. A male who had always demanded but more importantly, earned my respect. However, as I stared up into the eyes of the only male role model I had growing up, the only male to have continuously shown me support and encouragement, I waited for him to answer Kane's question. Desperate for him to tell Kane he was wrong, on all accounts.

"Char, tread carefully. You may be angry, and I understand why, but he is still your Alpha." Sage cautioned. Chewing my lip, I considered Sage's warning for a whole five seconds before I shook my head and crossed the room to Knox, who was looking at the parents he once adored. If I could not truly speak my mind, why was I even here?

"Charlotte, it's complicated." Alpha Leigh tried to explain, turning to look back at him. I frowned seeing Kane had stepped in his path, blocking his view of me. "Son." He blurted out, pain tainting his voice. "I would never hurt.."

"No, you would just sell her to the highest bidder, tell my father how you are any better than your Beta?" Knox growled from beside me, his fingers snaking through mine and giving me a gentle squeeze.

"It was part of the marriage contract for your sister," Luna announced with a sigh that felt like it was weighing heavily on her chest. My mind exploded with questions. Why was it on Lilly's marriage contract? Why would either party care who I ended up with? The Alpha and Luna were not my real parents, as much as they had helped raise me, they had their own children to consider and marriages to fight for. And the Royals had never met me, at least not until yesterday. I was not even a spec on their radar. Why would they give a shit who I was? Or who I marry? I was nothing, a nobody to them.

"That is not true." Sage sighed.

"Pardon," I asked, stepping back into the room, with Knox quick on my heels as I ignored Sage, not needing her 'you are important' pep talk right now.

"Baby..." Alpha Leigh cut Luna off, his eyes meeting Laura's with an almost pleading gaze. "We can't."

"We must..." She nodded her hand, stroking her mate's shoulder. I watched as something more than affection and warmth passed between them. "Or we lose the boys and our grandchildren in one fell swoop. No more secrets please." She nodded to her partner as she headed back to the seat she had occupied moments ago and nodded for us to do the same.

"Promise?" I heard Kane ask, his tone laced with youthful hope and optimism that I, unfortunately, did not share and, given the look on Knox's face, I wasn't the only one.

time." Knox scoffed arrogantly. It wasn't his words that had me worried, it was the look in his eyes that concerned me. I could already tell that their relationship was beyond saving, and I got it, I truly did. Having found out that my dad was a traitor working with demons to kill my Alpha was

brother." Kane offered, nodding to the seat beside him.

With a dramatic sigh, he lifted off the wall he had perched against and came to sit with us. Outstretching

Kane slid his hand onto my knee and gave it a reassuring squeeze. Turning to look at him, I frowned, seeing his eyes drifting to his brother, glossed over as in conversation with Rolo.

barked through mind link with the pair

is just panicking." Knox replied

for the worst." Kane grunted, his tone gruff and sexy as

asked with a slight smirk as I looked over at Kane. His handsome face twisted

with the news you are about to hear." He

they are about to tell us?" I asked, pulling my hand from Knox's and

knew something, and it was

a few times over the years." Leigh began to say, his eyes

training, as did your mother Charlotte." I smiled hearing them talk of my mother- it wasn't

had history with them." He nodded to me, the look on his face telling me he was teetering around the truth and the reason

before your

was mated

To Anthony." She

her eyes moving

Kane's