“That dress and necklace were supposed to go to my niece.” Amanda stood next to her aunt with her eyes staring at the floor.
I quirked an eyebrow. “I bought them, they are mine, I allowed my best friend to borrow them. What is the issue?” I tilted my head to the side and stared at the two of them.
“Bullshit. You bought them, knowing that Amanda wanted them, and allowed that weak wolf to strut in here in front of us.”
I took in a deep breath and then squared my shoulders. “So?” Aurora reeled back. She sputtered in front of me for a moment. And I took a step towards them. “Who are you to tell me what I am able to do? Are you my parents? Are you a Gamma, Beta, or an Alpha? No. Then why does it matter?”
Aurora growled. “It matters because weaker wolves need to know their place.”
“I agree. Weaker wolves should know their place.” I growled out and Nix flashed in my eyes and Amanda started to shake.
Aurora didn’t catch my meaning. But she puffed up her chest and went to grab Cas, not before I stepped in front of her. “Move.” She stomped her foot and let out her power. It crashed against me and I wanted to laugh. She was so weak, but she felt like she was a bigger threat.
“Don’t touch her.”
“Move.” Aurora tried to go around me, but I grabbed her wrist and flung her back until she was on her ass.
Her power lashed out again. But it washed over me. Cas whimpered again, but I kept her behind me. I growled out loudly and then the crowd opened up and my dad walked out of the audience.
“What the hell is going on?” My dad looked from me to Aurora. Once his eyes locked on to Aurora, I could see his eyes grow hazy.
“Gavin.” Aurora got to her feet and ran into my father’s arms. I wanted to growl, but I held myself in check. “This girl was bullying me and my niece.”
His eyes moved to me, and I could see he didn’t recognize me. I walked up to my father and stood in front of him.
“How dare you…” He growled out and I pulled back and punched him square in his face.
Chapter Twelve
“B
aby?” My dad shook his head and his eyes cleared. Then he rubbed his jaw. “You had to?”
I nodded and cut my eyes to Aurora. “Something is going on.” I looked down at the woman cuddled in my father’s arms and I wrapped my hand around her arm and wrenched her away, tossing her to the ground. “Get away from him.” Nix came to the forefront and flashed my eyes.
Her screech hurt my ears as she landed, but I turned back to my father and Ronnie. I cut my eyes to Cas, and she walked over when I nodded. “Alpha Gavin, Beta Ronnie.” She smiled at them and stood behind me.
“What is going on?”
“This she-wolf is driving the charge behind the unranked, wielding their power on the weaker wolves, Alpha.” The Beta female, Tina, walked over and smiled at me.
“How dare you!” Aurora stood and tried to touch my dad again, and I growled.
“Don’t touch him.”
“Who are you to demand anything from me?” Aurora tried to reach for him again.
“She’s my daughter, and the only Alpha female in this pack.” My father responded, lifting his lip in disgust. “Aurora, we will speak about this tomorrow.” My dad took my arm and walked back to the front of the room, Cas and Ronnie following. “Welcome.” My father’s voice boomed over the room and everyone bowed their heads. “Amy has come to learn for the summer, so we will have an Alpha female here for the foreseeable future. Obviously, things have been happening under my nose. But she will be handling it going forward.”
My father pushed me in front of him, and I faced the pack for the first time. “Hello everyone.” I waved my hand and I heard someone scoff and whisper about an Alpha female, so I decided to release the full power of my aura at once. When I exhaled, my power slammed into everyone and everyone dropped to their knees. Wave after wave of power slammed into them and for the first time in a very long time, I could breathe.
“Time to pack it in love.” My father whispered through gritted teeth, and I nodded.
Slowly, I pulled back in my aura and I clenched my metaphysical fist around it all. Slowly but surely, I was able to pull back all of my power and closed off that part of me again. I shook with the effort until it was gone, and slowly everyone got to their feet.
“Sorry, but I thought it smart to make a point. I am an Alpha female and I will not stand for the way the wolves here havebeen acting. Iwillget to the bottom of this and those that have decided to follow suit in this absurd practice will be handled appropriately.” I gave a soft smile, and I watched the room to see who smiled and who looked nervous.
Not surprisingly, a few she-wolves that hang around Amanda looked very worried.
