Knightly
“You’re dad is a pimp. He got the princess and her auntie. Fucking legend, Roman says as if it were the most impressive shit he’s ever heard. I mean, he’s not wrong. For a wolf his rank, the man got around. My dad is wealthy, and he doesn’t have much of a personality outside of that.
“Dude, you’re mated to her sister. This could have ended insanely different,” Violet points from me to Perry,
“I’ve never wanted to do anything with Perry. She reminds me of Arabella. They even smile the same,” I say for the hundredth time.
“I’ve seen Knight naked, and I can’t say it did much for me. He’s a little short compared to both Darren and the King.”
“Ooof,” Roman laughs. I just roll my eyes. Perry’s been mated to two Lycans. It’s not really a fair comparison.
“I think Perry is definitely related to that man. She rizzed a King. We should have them studied. Wait. Your mate rizzed your dad. Not in a weird way. To me, it just kind of sounds like he’s impressed by her. Like respectfully,” Baby says.
“I kind of agree with the nineteen–year–old,” Violetta smacks my arm. “They should be studied.”
“Maybe ask Phoebe why she stops herself. We’re doing this communication training with the pack, and my partner is a pothead.” Baby clears her throat. “She’s really getting me to try and see shit from all the angles in a positive way. I mostly want to punch her in the throat because she doesn’t apply herself as much as she has the potential to. But sometimes I go home thinking about all the shit she says. People who have parents think about the weirdest shit,”
“That one was on us,” Violetta laughs. “Ten points to Roman for giving us a toddler when we were teenagers. Let’s get the fuck out of here. Work is done.”
We drop Violetta, Roman, and Baby off where we left their cars when we started. Perry is very silent, and I’m not sure how to address the elephant in the room. I know this is a big deal for her and that it will also be a huge deal to Phoebe. I can’t help the smile on my face because I know they’ve both wanted something like this their entire lives.
“Your smile is creeping me out. You never smile.” she breaks the silence.
“Are you okay?” I ask her. “Have you at least told someone other than us about Phoebe?”
“No one. Not even Jonas.” she shakes her head.
“Why not?”
“You know why. Because putting it out there is just another thing to take from us, Knight. I already love her and the twins. This fear is never going to go away. I’m never going to stop thinking about all of this. It just sits there in the darkness waiting for me to trip on it, and I do it all the time.” She rushes out. I reach over, putting my hand over hers.
“I’d die before she does.”
“I don’t want anyone to die. That’s the problem. We’re out, but we’re not out. You know it’s never going to stop. We stop, and it’s over.” She pulls away. “This is one of those things I don’t need to be comforted about. I need it. It needs to be bottled up. It’s the only way I can keep going. Strange how I find myself agreeing with her. “This is a win for us, and we can‘ t even be happy about it.”
“We need to stay on our toes. Savage is really good at striking back. While he deals with the pack fallout, we need to get into the dungeons. The main house is going to be understaffed starting tomorrow when the names of each alpha will be announced. We have a two–week window.”
“I already have the name on each file and their location. We’re going to need a distraction.”
“We have one. Baby is going to start some shit during a school meet. Phoebe will be called in to get her since Roman and I will be in a council meeting. He added her as their emergency contact. Phoebe insisted.”
“Of course she did,” she smirks. “Why did you ask Tiny to go in for you?”
“Because you’re big as fuck. We need stealth, not Goliath. And you’re also going to be at the meeting with Jonas on Thursday. If you haven’t already, send that information to Vy,”
“I already sent it to her. She asked me to see it. She didn’t say she was going in.”
“You know how she is about this stuff.” I shrug.
“Knight.” she changes her tone back to the nagninn little asshole she is
“You know, I did you the courtesy of steering tl Successfully unlocked! at was upsetting you. I’d like for that to be reciprocated.”
“Yes, but there is nothing you can do about my insanity. This is fixable. I think the nineteen–year–old is right. Talk to her about it. It might not even be about her not wanting to mark you. You know she thought she was human all this time. It could just be super fucking weird for her and she doesn’t know how to explain that to you.”
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That’s the only reason why I feel so dumb about getting upset”
When we pull up to the building, I see my father’s Rolls Royce parked up front. A car brakes in front of us, bringing the car to a halt. I watch as my mate gets out of the car, followed by my father. She turns around, giving him a big smile before she wraps her arms around him to give him a kiss on the cheek. He pats her head and motions her to go inside.
In no way do i feel like there’s more to their affection than what it is. At least where it concerned her. He’s been there in moments that have been a very big deal to her. My siblings are just as fucked as Ilam if they truly believe anything is going on between the two of them
Maybe that’s what this is for the old man. None of us have ever given him any kind of affection because he’s never actually been our father. He’s only ever been our alpha. Whatever the case, Phoebe is going to learn why we all hate him eventually. It’s in his nature to burn all his bridges. We’ve all warned her. I just hope he doesn’t hurt her too badly.
