Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Fatherly Admissions
Ivy POV
Spending time with Talon had been more than amazing, but while the fun wasing to a close, I
never expected that my father would text me asking to speak with me. I was hesitant after everything
that had happened, and I wasn’t sure if I was ready to face him after he hit me.
“Ivy, it will be okay.” Talon stated reassuringly, “I will be close: I won’t let him hurt you again.”
It was sweet that he was so willing to be protective over me. The moment wepleted the mate
bond, I could feel everything he did and knew that even though he was more on the aggressive side-he
would do anything for
me.
What I had not expected when we entered the house through the kitchen was to see Damian standing
there with Hale and James. I wanted more than anything to wrap myself in their embrace and wee
them home, but I knew that I couldn’t do that because of Damian.
Damian didn’t know what I had with them.
Yes, Damian and I fought all the time but no matter how many times we argued and yelled at each
other, I couldn’t help but find him attractive.
I couldn’t help but want him.
Knocking on my father’s office door, I waited.
“Come in.” His loud voice boomed across the small space and with nervous hands, I pushed open the
door making my way inside. His ratherrge and imposing figure sat behind his desk while his eyes
barely nced up at my approaching figure.
“You wanted to see me?” I was hesitant to see him after the argument we had. Ourst confrontation
ended with him pping me. Something my father had never done, and I wasn’t sure why he had done
to begin with.
“Yes,” he replied before setting down his pin and looking at me, “I wanted to talk about what happened
earlier and to apologize for losing my cool. That should never have happened, and I regret what I did.”
Shock filled me that my father was apologizing. For him to apologize when he was such a proud man
was not something I expected. But then again, he had never tried to hurt me before so perhaps he
really was sorry.
“It’s okay. I know it was done in the heat of the moment.” I mumbled taking a seat across from him.
“Indeed,” he chuckled, “there are actually some things that I think we need to talk about.”
“What would that be?”
“You are mating with the boys, of course.” My father said coolly with a smirk that caused my eyes to
widen in shock
How in the heck did he know that!
“I have no idea-”
“Don’t try to lie to me like I’m a fool, Ivy.” He growled with impatience, shaking his head with augh
before leaning back in his chair. “It’s a good thing, though.”
“What’s a good thing?” I was hesitant and nervous about where the conversation was going. There was
still so much about all of this that I didn’t know about. Hale and I had only had a brief conversation
about mates and what that meant
“Did you know that it was much harder to get you here than I expected? But I knew the moment
Damian recognized
you as his mate when I came back from your graduation that had to do what it took to make sure you
came here.”
My father’s riddled words made no sense at all, but I figured it was probably better not to say anything
so that I didn’t anger him. Instead, I watched how he found joy in the fact that I was miserable in a way
but happy at the same time.
“I don’t understand.”
“Of course not!” He chuckled, “to think you could have been at an Ivy League school but I pulled some
strings made sure you were here to fulfill your destiny.”
His words were like a dagger to my heart as I tried to understand whathe meant, “what do you mean,
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“Oh don’t act like that, Ivy.” He scolded, “it’s for the better. You would never have done well there.”
The fact that my father did something to prevent me from going where I wanted, and threr was telling
me l-wouldn’t have made it there. It was beyond cruel. He had no idea what I was capable of… they
were my dreams.
“You didn’t!” I screamed at him, “that was my future!”
“Don’t you dare raise your tone with me!” He growled, causing me to shrink back, but not before the
office door flew – = open and all four of them stood there, eyes glowing gold staring at my father as if
he lost his mind.
“You will not speak to her that way,”Damian growled, causing my father’s eyes to open wide. “You went
behind my =back, and made my brother’s mate with her after I said no.”
Hale, Talon, and James all looked toward Damian
Damian had basically just let on to the fact he knew we were all mated, and that wasn’t something I
had suspected. We were supposed to keep it on the down low, and not let him find out.
I was supposed to be their dirty little secret. T’
“They did as they weremanded, as you should too.” Zane bellowed, causing Damian to look at him
with fury. “I am the Alpha, not you!
“I am the Alpha, notre
but all the testosterone want
I wasn’t sure what was going on but all the testosterone that was floating around was driving me
insane. I didn’t understand why these men couldn’t just let me do what I wanted to do.
I hade to Idaho to get my degree and work towards changing the future. Instead, I came and was
made to live this weird love thing that didn’t make any sense and everyone was walking on eggshells
around Damian.
“I can’t do this…” I mumbled, standing to my feet and pushing through the men. I made my way outside
of my father s office. My father’s tone raised and called out to me as I walked away from him.
“Ivy…” James called out, making his way behind me, please don’t run off. I’m sorry that this is like this.
Please just give us,”
“Give you want?” I yelled, spinning around to face him, “time? That’s all you guys ask for. You never
think about how things make me feel, just think about yourselves.”
James stared at me, shocked, as I pulled my car keys from my pocket. I didn’t want to keep going
down this road with them. Right now, I was more than ready to pack all of my things and book a flight
back to Georgia away from everyone here.
“Where are you going… you can’t leave.,” James’ pleaded, grabbing my arm and stopping me from
getting into my car.
“James… let me go,” I whispered before his lips came down upon mine, taking my breath away. I had
missed the way he tasted, but there was no way he could just use the feeling he created in me to
change my mind.
Pushing softly against his chest, I leaned my forehead against his and sighed, “I did time, James. I
need to wrap my mind around this. You all treat me like a secret, and now I find out my father lied to
me. He never cared about me,
and ruined my chances at the school of my dream just to have mee here and mate with you all…”
“Do you regret it though?” He asked looking at me, “do you regret mating with me?”
“No, but love isn’t forced. It isn’t just about what one side wants… it’s both sides.” I whispered pulling
away from him and sliding into my car closing the door. I knew that what I said had double meaning
behind it, but he was going to have to realize that he couldn’t just do what he wanted.
It wasn’t just about them… they flipped my life upside down.
And through it all, no one ever asked me what I wanted.