The Alpha's Fated Outcast: Rise Of The Moonsinger. - Chapter 217

Chapter 217: I am your father!
Nathan

“Nathan, you will listen to me, I am your father!”

My father barked, following me into my office space in our house. His face was twisted with worry and anger as he came to stand in front of me.

“You’re out of your mind! Trying to revolt with the other Alphas, and not just that – refusing to sign the coalition with…”

Before he could finish, I spun around, every part of my body was trembling with rage. My eyes flashed dangerously as I interrupted him.

“I will not be a dog like you’ve been for years. A pathetic, obedient mutt who wags his tail at the feet of those who think they’re superior. Those who hurt you, those who took my childhood away. I won’t be controlled; not like you have been for years!”

He clenched his jaw. “I was doing my duty, Nathan. Being a Beta means being at the beck and call of your Alpha. I swore an oath to him, to protect him and to serve him for the rest of my life. Everything I did, was necessary for our pack’s survival.”

“Glorified slave more life!” I snickered.

“This is not the way, Nathan. Logan’s death should have opened your eyes and should have made you realize the cost of rebellion. But instead, you’re blinded by your vendetta…”

“And I thought his death would finally open your eyes, father. I thought his death would finally make you see what I’ve seen all along. But no, you’re still the same weak-willed man who watched while his mate died – while my mother died. I’m so ashamed to call you my father.”

His expression darkened and for a moment he was silent. Then, in a voice laced with sorrow, he said. “You’re sick, Nathan. This hatred – it’s poisoning you.”

I laughed, coldly, throwing my hands in the air. “If trying to fight for my rights and doing the right thing is being sick, then I’ll gladly be.”

My father shook his head and stalked to where I was standing. “Nathan, please come to your senses.” Desperation was etched in the lines of his face. “Alpha Logan had nothing to do with your mother’s death. If anything he tried, he tried to save her.”

“Tried to save her?” anger burst out of my chest. “He took her away from the healer’s house!”

“To take her to another pack healer in a neighbouring pack who could help her!” he yelled. “I don’t blame him for the loss, Nathan. Why would you?”

“Because he took my childhood away. Do you know what it means to grow up without a mother? Do you know how much I had to miss out on? How it feel watching the other kids with their mom?”

“Your mom was sick for the longest time, Nathan. She went ahead and carried the pregnancy of your brother despite all the warnings from the healers. It’s no one’s fault that she died. She was sick already.”

I was too angry to speak. I ignored him, busying myself with stacking files on my desk. The silence stretched between us until he came closer again, his voice was softer now.

“Nathan, please, let this go. This revenge mission you’ve taken on – it will destroy you. You have a mate now. You’re responsible for the lives in this pack. Can’t you try to be content with that?”

I let out a bitter chuckle, my fingers tightening around the edge of my desk. “Content? How can I be content when everyone has conspired to take my happiness away from me?”

“LYLA IS NOT YOUR HAPPINESS!” he yelled. “She doesn’t love you that much, Nathan. She doesn’t give a fuck about you. She loves another man – can’t you see it in everything she does? Or has your obsession for her blinded you up to that extent?”

I smirked. “Even if she doesn’t love me, I can make her. The fact that you failed in getting the woman you pined after all thesed years doesn’t mean I’ll fail.”

“She was not mine to have back then and later on and I made terms with that. I went on to have a beautiful marriage with your mom and gods, I loved her so much.”

“Yet you wanted her back in your life after mom died?” His face went pale, amusing me. “Oh, you think I will not find out that you were trying to get back together with her? You didn’t love mom. She was just an available option for you because you left her all those years, chasing after a Sigma wolf who cannot have a mate. Don’t preach to me about love. I’m not going to make the same mistakes as you.”

“They’re not mistakes, goddamit, Nathan!” he growled. “I loved your mother. I still do. Fine, I had a moment of weakness after her death but I got over it as soon as I knew she was still shagging, Logan. Now, I’m over her completely. I want nothing to do with her.”

“Yet you came and begged for her release?”

“So that, Lyla would not think of you as a monster,” he fired back. “What’s wrong with you, Nathan? This isn’t about me, it’s all about you, can’t you see? Please, cand you stop being delusional? You can’t force love. You cannot force any seed that comes from Miriam to love you.”

I brushed past him, heading to the door but before I could leave, he grabbed my arm with surprising strength and pulled me back, slamming me against the wall. The sheer force of it sent a tremor through the room.

“If you don’t stop this, this path you’re spiraling into, I would have no other choice but to…”

“You’ll do what?” I interrupted him grinning widely as I stared back at him. “Go ahead, Jeremy Tanner, what will you do? Send me back to the human world like you did before and have those people treate me like some lab specimen?”

His expression crumbled and his voice thickened with emotion. “I did it for your good. And now it seems I’ve failed again.”

His hands trembled as he reached up and cupped my cheek, his touch, his eyes were filled with desperation. “This is not who you are. Please, fight whatever this is. You’re my sweet child, my son and I love you so much. Please…”

I grabbed his hand and pushed it away, my lips curling in disdain. It’s too late, Jeremy, I guess. You made me who I am. You deserted me and took all those endless trips after mom died. You should live with the knowleged that you failed to protect your mate. And now I will slip through your fingers, just like she did.”

I straightened, brushing my clothes as if ridding myself of my father’s touch. Then in a calm, almost detached voice, I said. “Send a message to all the Alphas in the region. Call for an emergency meeting.”

I started walking to the door but then paused, my lips twisting into a smirk. “And oh, Beta Jeremey, take that woman back to the holding cells where she was. At least until I have need for her again.”

His eyes widened in horror. “Nathan…”

But I was already gone.