Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 48

Chapter 48: THE TRUTH WAS IN THE OPEN
Dawn could see that Emily started again with her pity party and tried to find a way to stop her without giving her the opportunity to paint herself as the victim here and villainize her sister as usual.

But, she forgot that she was not alone and Zenith could be very brutal with his actions and words.

“But, I don’t feel sorry.”

Dawn almost choked on her tea when she heard that, it took everything in her not to laugh out loud because of how funny it was and how quickly Zenith humbled Emily down, without even trying.

She was not sure what Emily tried to aim when she acted so pitiful like this.

Tony cleared his throat to intervene with this embarrassing moment. He then looked at the guard nearby and asked him. “Can you get two chairs for them?”

Yet, the guard didn’t accept that order from him. Without the alpha’s permission, none of them would budge from their place.

This situation only became more and more awkward and even Dawn felt uncomfortable, but when she saw Zenith sipping his tea like nothing happened, she wondered how he could escalate the situation to the point it was suffocating,while it appeared he didn’t care at all.

You could call this talent, right?

“Dawn, can you ask someone to bring chairs for your sister and mother? Emily is pregnant and your mother can’t stand for too long.”

Emily clenched her jaw, she hated it when Tony brought up her pregnancy and pointed out the obvious, especially now in front of Alpha Zenith.

Yet, no matter how upset Emily was, it couldn’t compare to what Dawn felt. She stood up, her expression turned stern. Her eyes filled with rage and even her father felt taken aback with how much hatred she had for him.

“You know what? I am done here.” Dawn gritted her teeth. She was not a violent person, but she really wanted to hurl this tea cup at her father’s head so he would get some of his sense back. “How many times do I have to tell you that they are not my sister and mother? I had a mother but she died years ago. No one, not even your chosen mate can replace her.”

Dawn didn’t raise her voice, but every word that left her lips was very clear and filled with so much rage.

“You have never listened to me and even now, you brought them both with you.” Dawn narrowed her eyes because her father avoided her gaze. “What? You can’t look at me because I am so much like my mother? Did you actually blame me for her death?”

Dawn had been suspicious about this. Deep down, she knew that her father loved her, he cared for her, but there was something that made him take a step back from getting close to her. He said it himself that Dawn grew up to be like her mother and she resembled her so much that was why he couldn’t see her, but there was more to it.

“Do you resent me?” It just clicked in Dawn’s mind that her father blamed her for her mother’s death. “Are you serious?” Dawn scoffed. “I can’t believe it.”

Tony lowered his head, he looked very ashamed and Dawn didn’t need his answer to know what he was thinking.

“Dawn, you are being too harsh to your father…”

“Shut up!” Dawn growled at Julia and this made her glare at her as well. If it was not a public area and there were only the two of them here, she would have slapped her.

But, Julia felt this chill down her spine. She felt like she was in danger and when she glanced toward the source of this feeling of fear, she saw Alpha Zenith staring down at her with his bright blue eyes. His eyes flickered into golden color and this made Julia take a step back.

Emily saw this too and she found this man even more fascinating. He demanded respect and fear at the same time, he looked so regal and ethereal.

People always said that he was a cruel alpha, but as it turned out, he treated Dawn very well. He was even giving her the grandest ceremony seen in decades.

How stupid of her mother to think she didn’t want to be his bride? His mate, someone, who would be by his side forever.

Comparing Alpha Zenith and Blake was the most ridiculous thing. Blake wouldn’t even be qualified to hold the clothes Alpha Zenith was wearing.

On the other hand, without any intervention, Dawn continued to talk to her father.

“If there was someone, who should be blamed for that, it would be you.”

Dawn didn’t want to say this, because she knew it would hurt her father greatly, but then her father had hurt her so badly all these years. This pain now was nothing, especially when compared to hers.

“You should blame yourself for not coming in time to save your mate. You should blame yourself for my mother’s death. You failed to protect your mate and your daughter and then instead of owning your mistake, you neglected me and put the blame on me because you need someone else to blame, to make yourself feel good.” Dawn talked very calmly, but you could see the storm brewing in her eyes. “You punished me when you played ‘A happy family’ with them. Because in your sick mind, you are thinking that you are punishing the one, who was responsible for your mate’s death.”

Tony’s body was trembling. He didn’t want to hear that. He didn’t come here for this, but Dawn was merciless when she laid all the truth before him.

“Don’t you feel ashamed that you blamed a five year old child for the death of her mother? You let them mistreat me all these years while you turned a blind eye to everything happily.”

Dawn didn’t see the father that she loved. All she could see was this pathetic man.

“I prefer you don’t attend the ceremony.”