Chapter 79

REID:

“Why don’t you wait? Let me teach you a good lesson!” Hunter yells at the already retreated Diana.

He was already up on his feet with the sole aim of going after her but I was quick to get up on my feet as well and then hit him square in the chest, sending him back down on his seat.

It was a good thing that I sat this close to him or he would have acted as the dimwit that he always is and go make trouble for himself. I wonder when he is going to learn how to comport himself.

“If you dare go after her, I will have your head!” I threaten him with a glare.

He does not even look threatened by what I just did as he scowls right in my face and then looks away. It took a lot of willpower for me not to smack him right across the face.

I do the right thing by looking away from him. Damn it was exhausting having to control a grown-up. Wonder when he will learn to put himself at bay because I would be sure to do that for him if this goes on like this.

I was just about to reprimand him once more when I hear someone running close in the direction of this way. I stare in the direction of the opened door to come in quick contact with who it is and I instantly sense the person before the sighting.

When my sister — who, apparently, is the one I sensed — shows her face, I was quick to observe how distressed she looks. She does not even attempt to reveal her full body in the room.

At first, I thought it was because she was scared of Hunter, and before I can tell her that she should not bother about the stupid being beside me, she speaks.

“Father is here! And he does not look close to being happy.” these are the words that come out of her distressed mouth. And I guess it was worth the way she was acting.

I glance once at Hunter and then move out of the room immediately with my sister beside me as we walk out of the building and head straight for my quarters.

When we arrive in front of my quarters, I realize the scene was true about my father being around because I can see the convoy that belongs to him right outside the quarters.

I decide not to let the pressure of meeting my father get to me as I walk right into the building to get to the living area where I find my father already seated. And trust me, he was fuming real bad.

Normally I should acknowledge him but I choose not to do so as I go take a seat. To make matters worse, I decide to sit directly opposite him so could maintain eye contact with him. And perhaps that was not such a good idea.

“What can I do for you?” I ask, taking a quick glance in the direction of my sister who was seated already as well. She chose to sit in the middle of both of us which was just a way of letting us know she was the third party.

My father takes his time to respond to me. He looks like he is about to bring the house down. And it makes no sense to me why he would decide to come at me this way when the last time I made it clear that he should steer clear of the pack affairs.

“There is nothing you can do for me unless you explain why you decided to endanger this pack that I left in your care.”

I cannot help but ponder on what made him make that statement. Nothing is coming to mind as to why he even said that so I proceed to ask, “And why would you think I’m endangering the pack?”

At this point, I am trying so hard to maintain my cool because it is obvious now that my father was here to stick his nose into pack affairs again. This was not what I made him know the last time he was here.

“Because you are...” is his stern response.

“Just get to the point, father. I am not interested in having you waste my time.”

I watch as he looks right at Venice who is also wondering what this is all about. Yes, she is distressed as hell because she still has no idea how to handle her emotions, but it does not change the fact that she is not comprehending... yet.

“The last time I was here, I warned you about having anything to do with the Elder. But you decided to take it far by choosing to harbor the ones that belong to him. Have you gone insane, Reid? Why are you doing things that you should not be doing? This is not the reason I made you alpha! I passed the power to you because I believed I was putting it in safe hands. But it seems I thought too much of you when I decided to hand it over. Now I am regretting that I even did that.”

He finishes his rant by hitting his hand on the arm of the seat. It makes me want to go wild because of how much I hate being put in this situation. What in the world is he even doing having to come here just to let me know what he thinks? Damn it.

“I have one question for you, father,” I say while looking up at the ceiling. I do not have it in me to spare a glance at him yet because he is making me annoyed. “When did you pass the mantle to me?”

It takes about thirty seconds but he eventually responds to that. “Five years ago,” he says.

That is when I look down at him with an expression that would make him realize how much messy this situation is. And not for me because I do not care anymore about how much involved he tries to get in the pack affairs.

“Five years, right? I see. Now tell me, how many years in a row have you gone without managing to come over here and try to put things in order because you feel I am not competent enough to be alpha?” I say. Then add, “You do not need to answer that because it is a zero. You have never gone a year or two without showing your face here. Which is ridiculous. Because I wonder why you handed it over to me when you cannot take your mind off it?”

He instantly says, “I knew you would say something like that. Which is why I don’t care whatever it is that you want to tell me. What I know is that you are not proving to be the right alpha that I thought you would be. And it is a thing of regret for me because I had high expectations for you.”

I smirk. That was hilarious to hear even though it was not.

“Since I am messing up, why don’t you take over from me? You left the seat five years ago which I believe is not too long so it is never too late to go back to what you left behind. Oh, I remember. You can’t... because it is not possible to go back to being alpha after you have descended the position willingly. My bad.”

My taunt immediately makes him more annoyed than he is since he came here. And I am enjoying every bit of it. But I am not done talking.

“I wonder who gave you the information about harboring the Red Legion. I am not even interested in finding out. But I will make one thing clear to you,” I pause, then continue, “I am in no way endangering the lives of the pack members. I don’t know what your informant gave you but it seems he forgot to mention that it has been well over a week since the Red Legion got here. And within that week, there has been no cause for alarm, except the Hunter issue which I do not need to talk to you about. Anyways, that is all I have to tell you.”

He stands up to his feet immediately. “I do not give a damn what your explanation is. But I will not be having my daughter being a part of this madness of yours,” then he looks in the direction of Venice who has been quiet all through. “Go inside and get your things. You are leaving with me now.”

But to his greatest disappointment, Venice says, “No.”

He is in shock after that. And for the first time, I am a bit worried for him even though I should not care. “What did you say?” he asks her.

Venice stands up to her feet. “I said ‘no’, father. I will not be going back with you. I have no plan to leave my brother. He is going through a lot right now and I am sure he needs my help now more than ever. So, just go without me because I am not leaving this place. At least not now that things are not right with the pack.”