CHAPTER 5
MARCUS POV.
I didn’t want to leave my mate and I was going to tell whoever it was at the door to fuck off. I pulled up my pants just as reached the door and snatched it open with an agitated snarl only to swallow it quickly and sober up to greet the man standing in front of my door. “Father!” I said and my father stood with his hands in his pockets of his dress pants and raised an eyebrow at me. “Am I interrupting something, Marcus?” My father asks and he deliberately sniffs the air, and I knew he was smelling the scent of sex and I smirked smugly at him. “Actually yes, you are interrupting.” I spoke but there was no disrespect in my voice and my father smirked back at me in good humour.
“Well, if you hadn’t blocked your mind link then you would have known that I was looking for you.” He spoke and his smile faltered slightly. He suddenly looked tired. A stone dropped in my stomach, and I knew why he was here on my doorstep. “What has that bitch done now?” I asked as I referred to Kate, my father’s brother’s daughter. The one who wanted the alpha title to the Blue Moon pack. My father sighed again. I stepped aside to let him in, and I closed the door behind us, and watched as my father sat down on the nearest lounge chair.
“Kate is demanding a meeting.” My father said and I raised both my eyebrows in surprise. “Who the hell does she think she is to demand a meeting?” I asked angrily and my father pursed his lips. “She’s not the alpha!” I said as I went to sit across from him. My father looked at me sadly before speaking. “She may very well soon be.” He said and I jumped to my feet in anger. “The fuck she will not!” I said angrily and a growl escaped my throat. “Just because she met her mate before I did, does not mean that she will be alpha. Your reign over this pack is not over yet.” I said and he looked at me hopefully. “No, it is not.” He said and he sighed as he looked at me carefully. I knew that look. It was one of those looks that told me that he was going to ask something of me that I wasn’t going to like. “What is it?” I asked as I narrowed my eyes at him in suspicion.
“I am going to need you to choose a mate.” My father said and he looked at me in regret at having to ask this of me. I opened my mouth to speak when he held up a hand to stop me. “I know what you are going to say, and I wouldn’t be asking this if it wasn’t the last resort, but…” My father suddenly stopped after he interrupted me because I burst out laughing. My alpha father looked at me as though I had just lost my mind and his eyes darted around the room as though he was looking for the cause of my laughter or help. “You think this situation is funny, boy?” My father asked annoyed, and my laughter quieted down, and I shook my head.
“No.” I said, and I sat down opposite my father and rested my elbows on my knees and looked at him with a smug smile to which he raised a quizzical eyebrow at me. “No, this is no laughing matter, but the thing that is going to be funny is the look that is going to be on Kate’s face when I tell her about my own mate. I don’t want to rush a meeting with my family too soon.” I said and I could see my father’s ears perk up even in his human form. His face showed nothing before it broke out it was a happy grin and my father leaped to his feet and looked around again, hoping to see her suddenly standing in the room.
“Why the bloody hell didn’t you say something earlier?!” My father demanded as he reached out to take my hand to congratulate me and pulled me up as he did so to engulf me in a happy fatherly hug.
“Where is she?” My father asks hopefully as he looks towards the hallway that leads to the bedrooms and takes another quick sniff. “She’s in the bedroom. “I said and quickly looked around and listened if I could hear her. I faintly heard the ruffling of clothes and I disappointed thought to myself that she must be getting dressed.
“Well? Aren’t you going to introduce me to my daughter-in-law?” My father asked and I had to stop him with a hand to his arm. In the werewolf community, we had no problem with nudity or the occasional walking in while others had sex, but my mate wasn’t one of us. “Uhm. There is something that I have to tell you first.” I said and my father's eyebrows shot up into his hairline. “What is it?” He asks and I indicate for him to sit down.
“First off. Her name is Abigail Charter or Abby for short.” I said once my father sat back down, and I too took a seat from across him. “And… she's human.” I said and watched my father for his reaction. He blinked at me before he took a deep breath through his nose and released it the same way. A gentle smile formed on his lips, and I felt my shoulders relax slightly.
“That’s why you don’t want to introduce her to Kate and the others just yet?” My father asked but it was more of a statement. I nodded and sat in thought for a moment before he spoke again. “You are right, but I don’t think that we are going to have much of a choice in the matter.” My father said and looked sadly at me.
“What do you mean? If she wants to call a meeting, then let her… it doesn’t mean that we have to comply with whatever she orders?” I said and I was starting to get angry at the audacity that Kate was having.
“It is not just her, Marcus. Her father is backing her up and he is my brother. He may not have the alpha title, but he is a Moonlock Alpha, a Blue wolf and he too is respected by the pack, so unfortunately, we have to comply.” My father said and I clenched my teeth angrily.
“THAT IS BULLSHIT!” I said loudly and stood up. “When has he ever been respected? He has been scheming and cheating his way through everything including whoring out his own mate and daughter out to gain favors!” I said and my father shushed me before his eyes darted to the hall and his eyes lit up as a genuine smile graced his lips and he got to his feet quickly.
I turned around to see a concerned, shy and embarrassed Abby standing by the entrance of the living room. Her cheeks were flushed, and I could see that she felt out of place. My heart hammered in my chest as I saw her standing there. She was gorgeous… even more so than last night in that blue dress. I knew from the way that she was standing with her legs together that she wasn’t wearing any underwear and I knew that it was because I ripped them off her last night and I was somewhat disappointed that I could see the outline of her bra that held her breasts firmly in place. She had tamed her long black hair, but it was still a bit ruffled which made her look even more delectable and I was also pleased to see that even without makeup that she was a natural beauty, and the mark on her neck against her delicate skin enhanced her green eyes. My bite had already healed somewhat on her skin and was only now resembling a large hickey.
“S- Sorry.” She stumbles and she looks shyly between us. “I heard raised voices. I thought… well, I’m not sure what I was thinking. I’m just going to go.” She said and was starting to make her way towards the cabin door.
“Please don’t be sorry my dear.” My father suddenly said. “Marcus? Aren’t you going to introduce me to your lovely companion?” My father spoke sternly, looking at me knowingly and my brain started to work again. “Yes, yes of course.” I said and I gave Abby a reassuring smile as I made my way over to her and reached out to take her hand. She looked at me uncertainly before I brought her hand up to my lips and kissed the top of her hand and lowering it but keeping a hold of her hand.
“Abby.” I said and I loved the way her name rolled off my tongue and I smirked when I saw her pulse hitch when I said her name. “This is my father, Marius Moonlock.”