Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 53 – Father vs. Son

“Lying is done with words, and also with silence.“–Adrienne Rich

Neron

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It wasn’t long until I made my way to my father’s home, pack members avoiding my wrath. I wouldn’t want to deal with myself with how furious I am. The sun was blistering against my flesh, but my rage burned hotter. Discovery upon discovery continued to solidify the future of this pack because this insanity has to stop. I have to stop it. This is not the legacy I want to pass down to my children, and it hurts.

Goddess, it hurts to realize how ignorant I’ve actually been, not just to Kiya’s experience but to my lineage.

“Hey, hey Neron.” Onyx spoke up, a little panicked. “I know you’re angry, but don’t do anything crazy, please.”

“No promises.”

“No, that won’t suffice. Promise me, Neron. You’re hurt and we want answers, but control your anger when you do, okay?”

Stopping at the midway point between Dad’s home and the pack house, I shut my eyes to steady my breathing. My heart hammered against my chest, arduous and deliberate under the rush of fire licking my veins. I heard fluttering and felt talons press against my shoulder; Diana came to me. I petted her head in appreciation. In a short time, this owl has become the being I could lean on for support.

Relatively calmer, I eyed the small white house several meters away from me, questions ricochet around my mind. I didn’t know what I would do or say once I’d face him. I’ve been so sure about the confrontation, but now I worry. Was this the reason he wanted me to learn about our family history?

Slowly, but surely, the image of my Dad, exploded into dust, an accumulation of displaying the truth underneath the floorboards of Zircon Moon. I’ve always looked up to my father, even when he was at his

lowest.

But lying to your son?

Dad, relaxing on his couch, was dismayed at my abrupt intrusion. He didn’t get the chance to speak before I

carelessly tossed the journals on the table for him to see. I didn’t care of the loosened yellowing pages scattering on the table. Diana flew from my shoulder and perched on the fireplace ledge between framed pictures of Mom and Nuria.

Pale blue widened with shock upon acknowledgment of the journals. “Where the hell did you get those from?”

He demanded.

“So you knew about them.” I rebutted, crossing my arms. “When were you going to tell me that Grandpa and Great–Grandpa were tyrants in wolf’s skin? On my deathbed?”

Dad sighed in exasperation, glowering at my transgressions. He never liked it when I rebelled against him; he expected me to be the dutiful son who did as he was told. Of course, his attitude intensified when Mom died,

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Chapter 53 Fasher vs Sen

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and he turned to liquor to cope. No matter how often he’d punished me, I never criticized him. I love him.Bonu never got angry or upset; playing it off as a grieving man who couldn’t handle with his loss.

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be on his good side, constantly. Goddess knows what

Even now, he respects the men who hurt others. Folding his legs and his

think, son.” Dad spoke with a rough sigh. “They were men who knew what they wanted and stopped at nothing to get it. Ambition is in

livelihoods are destroyed? Great–Grandpa took pleasure in

does not favor the weak, Neron.” He frowned. “Your forefathers realized that and did something about it and look at where we are today. You should be thankful that you’re endowed with Alpha blood, notably from two. Not everybody is as fortunate to be a pureblood.”

Is that all you care

Prince Family stable for over

his face, anticipating for a hint of remorse on his aging face…but detected none. Nothing. “You lied to me, Dad. You

I have to do.” He

deserve to know

toward me until we were a few feet apart. When I peered into his eyes, the father I’ve cherished disappeared. Now, it a different person–the father who’d didn’t hesitate to strike me during my Alpha lessons. “You were deviating from your destiny, so I had to reel you in. If you knew the truth at such a young age, you’d walk away from it all. As a child, you

sneered in disbelief of his rigidness. “I understand why you were so hellbent on me studying those specific books. You still

never the most studious boy.”

through your ‘discipline‘, huh?” Suddenly, the look on Dad’s face blackened, eyes flitting to black in his anger. We promised each other to put our past contraventions behind us, but I couldn’t anymore. I felt like a kid all over again, trying hard to appease him

He grumbled. “Can you

you hear yourself, Dad? Hurting Kiya wasn’t enough, so you had to

you

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Bonu

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the foundation of his home. I darted my eyes to Diana to see her gentle, big eyes following our exchange carefully. “There was no other way to make listen. If you weren’t so inattentive, I wouldn’t need to discipline you, Neron! You never took your duties seriously. Your mother was

be a regular kid before becoming Alpha! You wanted to rush! There is more to life than acquiring power. Power shouldn’t be the sole reason we exist. It only makes us monsters in the end…like what

times, to keep her on a tight leash! It’s your fault that she is in the

chest, threatening to pick up volume. Onyx, impulsive and aggravated, is on his paws in my mind, snarling at

father asked,

what happened to Kiya.” With every step he took backwards, I advanced, feeling my claws ready to sprout from my fingertips. “In fact, the only people who know what happened

avoiding my eyes. Growling, I advanced until his back hit the wall. I swear to my Moon Goddess, if Dad had anything to do with Kiya’s kidnapping, I lose it. However, my intuition

and crushing at my resolve. It wanted me to yield; surrender and stop talking. But I didn’t. Standing firm, I glared back, throwing his onslaught back at him. Pictures and images of the passenger van flashed in my vision, pointing out every detail of the impact.

the impressions.

was Dad. The

the man.

I told you that if you touched

violent smack against my cheek accompanied his response. Heat and pain radiated in waves. “You won’t do a damn thing.

of my limbs, controlling me as a puppet as I fought, punching my father in the face. My wolf and I abjured our earlier promise to be

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egregious nightmare.

Bonu

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with Odessa, but I realized th treacherous snake didn’t need to convince people boarding on

our claws. Blood rained from our wounds, dripping onto the carpeted floor. Crashes and shatters created a

what he’s done. No matter what I do, I’ll be nothing but a useless cur in his eyes. Maybe at one point, Dad truly loved and cared for me. But

my healed lips, straightening my shirt and smoothening my hair. An overpowering sense of tranquility pulled me into its embrace as the chaos of this house died down. I looked around to see scattered papers, broken glass and fallen picture frames littering

of

leniency because we’re family, Dad, but you’ve bullied. undermined, and insulted not

be in it. You won’t be in control of my life any

to the Prince name for being a weak–willed

the words of a

them. They shouldn’t plunder and destroy over a grandiose fantasy of power. They guide and lead with respect and kindness, and that is what you lack! I rather

beak against my cheek. I turned around and strode toward the door, inches away from the knob when my

everyone else before him. It’s only a matter of time before you understand you cannot change who you are and where you come from. I may be a monster, but you are too. I wasn’t the only one who