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I glanced over and saw her father, instantly my blood boiled and I wanted to rip his throat out.
Can I talk to her ? He asked politely, yet it only irritated me.
Now you care about her ? I snapped, feeling her body tighten against mine and guilt punched me, so my next words came out calmer, she’s ill, I’m taking her home.
She’s drunk, Alpha. I know what that means, he replied bitterly, assuming that I won’t do anything with my mate laying in my arms.
Unfortunately, he’d be right with that.
She shifted in my hold and lifted her head, her cute little nose scrunching up at the sight of her father and she suddenly grimaced. Her face becoming even more red and she simply glared at him.
‘Mate is about to go off, I know that look all too well,’ my wolf warned, and before I had time to even consider the low possibility, or so I thought, she shoved herself out of my hold and threw herself at him.
She started saying incoherent things and throwing her hands at him. I was stunned, moving to my feet in shock as she shrieked and beat on him, choking on tears.
He raised his arms and blocked her hits, seemingly baffled, Angelica, I’m sorry ! He said, grabbing onto her wrists to stop her and I folded my arms, watching her struggle then rip her hands free and continue to hit him wherever she could.
You left ! She wailed, grunting in frustration and landing a perfect blow to his face, you ruined our family ! You ruined my life ! You had a child with someone else and for what ? Was I really nothing but a demon sent to ruin your lives ? Why ? How could you do this to us-to me ? She gasped for air, sobbing hysterically, why ?
The pain in her tone hurt me deeply and I clenched my jaw, more hate for this man rising within me due to just how much pain he’s caused.
I stayed back and watched her land another hit to his face. A loud pop snapped through the air and he covered his nose just as blood came flowing. That’s when I decided to intervene.
My arms wrapped around her and I pulled her away from him, putting a lot more effort into it than I believed I needed to.
Holy shit, she’s a lot stronger than I expected.
Angel ! I growled in strain, and her body relaxed enough to let me get a better grip around her waist.
I don’t know why I let the girls help her find an outfit. I should’ve known they’d choose something with no friction, like this silk body-hugging dress.
It was a lot slicker and thinner than I expected and I was afraid I was going to rip it clean off, which is something I didn’t want to do.
‘At least not yet.’
‘Shut up !’ I growled.
She squirmed in my hold, flailing her arms and screaming as if I was hurting her-I knew I wasn’t. My hold around her waist was firm but light, so light that she effortlessly spun around and gripped onto my shirt until her knuckles turned white.
I stroked her hair and held her tightly, no longer giving her the free range to move, not that she even continued to try.
Her crying never slowed as she soaked my shirt and mumbled randomly into my chest. Her words were muffled and I wasn’t sure what to say, so I merely left a small kiss over the top of her head. It instantly quieted her rambles, but she proceeded to sob.
I’m so sorry, I heard Ray whisper.
My eyes snapped up and I glared. He just needed to be taught a lesson, now I think it’s been taught. It had to be from her in order for it to stick. Judging by his face, it definitely will.
You’re only sorry now that she got out, otherwise you wouldn’t have even remembered she existed, I replied coldly, just leave her alone. You’re harassing her because you’re guilty, if you truly cared about her well-being you wouldn’t keep coming around. Can’t you see you’ve done enough ? She doesn’t want to see you, so until she does, I suggest you stay the fuck away.
He looked down at the blood over his shaking hand, the muscles in his face tightening like he wanted to say something, however, he stayed quiet and nodded. His face went neutral, but it was clear he’s in shock over what she did.
Saying nothing else, he turned to the door and prepared to go in.
And Ray, I stopped him in his tracks, except he didn’t turn back around to face me.
Keep your wife in line or I will, got that ?
He stood frozen in the doorway, the seconds of his silence lasting a lot longer than I was comfortable with due to her already loud cries sounding much louder because of it.
Does he really feel no compassion for his daughter ? Taking a moment of silence to listen to her agonized sobs after she begged him for an explanation as though he was basking in her anguish like a fucking sadist.
Fuck, I want to rip his fucking throat out so damn bad.
I must control myself.
‘Do it, do it, do it, d-‘
Yes, Alpha.
With that, he walked inside and shut the door behind him.
My anger quickly ceased once we were alone and I inhaled the scent of her hair, hearing her mumbling again but this time with more intensity.
She then pushed out of my hold and hardly made it down the stairs, stumbling her way to the grass and crashing to her knees.
I joined her side hastily and held her hair upon seeing her gagging between her hiccups, coughs, ragged breaths, and chokes. My other hand reached down and held hers, rubbing my thumb over the top of it while she embedded her nails into mine.
It’s okay. I’m here for you, just try to calm down and catch your breath, I said gently. She coughed, groaning softly and instantly taking deep, slow breaths with only a lingering cough here and there.
She sniffled, swallowing repeatedly, and the red covering her face darkened. I gently scooped her up in my arms and stood, watching her reaction closely to ensure I didn’t make her feel any worse.
Her head fell back and she whimpered, laying her cheek against my shoulder as I carried her toward our house.
Whoever gave her alcohol is dead.
She could’ve gotten hurt. And if I didn’t get there when I did, she could’ve been approached by the wrong man who would’ve easily snagged her away without anybody noticing until it was too late.
I wanted to rip that fucker’s eyes out for just thinking he can lustfully look at my girl and undress her in his mind.
I can’t begin to fathom what I would’ve done if I caught a mateless male touching her-hell, I nearly lost my mind and ripped Blaine to shreds for holding her hand and he has a mate.
If only she was aware of just how much I’ve been holding back, whether it’s my anger when she’s around literally any other men and captures their attention, my arousal when she’s simply just existing and being her adorable self, my worry when the most minor issues occur, my desire to constantly shower her with affection and keep her close without ever letting go…
I could go on for hours about her.
She is my weakness.
I never knew there would be a time where I’d become utterly obsessed with a delicate human girl, yet here it is.
‘And if she tries to leave, it’s not because she actually wants to, it’s because she knows how much I love playing fetch !’ Dax yipped gleefully.
‘You sound psychotic,’ I replied, cutting off our conversation with no other comment to his sentence.