Chapter 84

Chapter 84 Charlotte:

“What makes you guarantee that he is going to show up?” My father asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

The fact that | called him from a safe line was one thing that was going to make him believe that | wanted him. In truth, | wasn’t lying, | didn’t want to lose what | built with him, nor did | want to lose him for a bastard orphan, especially not an omega born.

“If anyone knows Dimitri, father, then it is me.” | said, and he raised an amused eyebrow at me. | knew that he didn’t like me calling him to begin with. But | was not going to be used as a pawn for him again. | was not going to be dragged from Alpha to another as he begged them to marry me for his own benefit. It was something that hurt me when it happened, and | knew that he was going to be willing to do it again.

“And that is how you managed to know that he wouldn't be loving the female? Or is how you managed to know that he would be ‘giving you’ the child that she gave birth to?” He asked, mocking me. | had to admit, it was a mistake on my part to believe that he would be doing so, but | knew him enough to know that a little sympathy over me was going to work.

“| told you, | was not going to give this up, and | don’t care what you are going to tell me, father, | am not going to let things go. It took a long while to get to where | was now and | am not going to let a woman who just met him, simply because. she was chosen for him, take my place. The bastard is going to know her place, even if | had to show the world that she was nothing but a bastard who entered my lover’s life.” | said, and he nodded, giving me a sarcastic smile.

“Let's say, you do reveal that.” He said, crossing his arms over his chest. “Their mating was arranged by elders who knew that she was an orphan, who knew that she must be a bastard omega, you know, considering that she was thrown out the way that she was, | doubt that her ‘parents’ if legal, would be doing so. She is an illegitimate child, who was hidden in a pack of an Alpha and Luna who clearly faked her presence as not to lose their strength and position. Do you not think that it is odd that the elders would be arranging such an agreement?”

“What do you mean?” | asked, shaking my head in question. He scoffed, and shook his head at me. He walked around, looking up at the ceiling for a second before he shook his head once again.

“You never got my brain, did you?” He asked, choosing, even now, to mock me. It took a deep breath, waiting for whatever he was going to tell me, hoping that he would be explaining what he believed was the reality of things right now. Because | knew that | was completely lost at whatever it was he wanted to tell me. “Father, please elaborate on what you want to tell me. It has been a long time and the last thing that | need is to be playing the game of riddles right now.” | said, and he laughed, shaking his head at me. He walked toward me before wrapping his hand around my neck, forcing my eyes on his.

“You did nothing tonight but fail to enter the gathering to not only remind him. and her of your presence, but to also ensure that the elders knew that we were still allies.” He said, squeezing my throat, blocking my airway. | coughed, trying to catch my breath, and he rolled his eyes before letting my neck go.

| knew that there was going to be a bruise, and | dropped to the ground as | tried to stop myself from tearing up. The last thing that | needed was for him to grow more aggressive because he believed that | was weak, but then again, | knew for fact that it was all he saw me as. | knew that had | been a man, things would have been different.

“They did not wed or ‘mate’ as you may call it, Dimitri to that omega bastard out of no reason.” He said, and | frowned in confusion as | rose to my feet, heaving in heavy breaths as | tried to remind myself to take them slowly as not to choke on them.

It was always like this whenever he was angry, and | had to admit, | couldn’t help but find myself forgetting about such abuse when | was with Dimitri. Whether or not he didn’t like me when | first entered his home, the man never physically hurt me, and that was one thing that | was thankful for.

“They picked her to unite two packs. They knew that Aurora couldn’t be an Alpha of the pack as she wasn’t of blood, but the mating...”

“And you seriously believed that cover lie?” He asked, stopping me. | frowned in confusion and he raised an amused eyebrow before laughing. His laughter took. me off guard before his eyes hardened once again, making my heart drop to my stomach.

“Elder do not do something for the benefit of other wolves. Now tell me, what would it benefit the elders if Dimitri’s pack and strength grew? Do not tell me that they wanted him as an ally, especially when they had servants, and not allies.”

“They saw him as different...”

“Bullshit,” he said, stopping me. “Did | not teach you anything over the years? Are you really that failure that everyone spoke of?”

“Father...”

“There is something about the girl,” he said, stopping me. “Whatever it is, it is the reason why they chose her for Dimitri.”

“What makes you so sure?” | asked, shaking my head. “Why are you suddenly sure that...?”

“Get out of my sight.” He said, stopping me. “Until you have learned not to question my decisions, | do not want to see your fucking face. We will see whether or not you are good at doing something tomorrow, you know, with the number of failures that you've been going through, | am starting to question any of your abilities.”

| looked at him for a second before taking a deep breath as | took a step back before walking out of the room. | knew that it was best to get out of there before things got too brutal, and | couldn’t help but find myself thinking over his words. Was there really something about Aurora that we didn’t know?

t If so, what was it? And what was so important that the elders chose Dimitri as a lover for her? Does Dimitri even know?

“Who the fuck are you, Aurora?"