Chapter 21
CHAPTER 21
My parents
stepped out of the car, apanied by four warriors, all them whom I recognized. The
whole energy shifted and in my head it looked like they were moving in slowmotion.
Their smiles were big and bright as they hugged Aiden and his parents. It was odd how everyone:
could pretend to be this happy when in fact, nobody wanted this. Nobody was geniuenly happy but
they all looked like they had won the lottery.
They didn’t even know each other, they just fixed their children up and should just back off.
But my brothers words kept ying in my head, how they wereing up with a n and that gave
me hope. It gave me hope that this might actually end and I would be free of everyone. Aiden, my
parents and all the people who had been making choices for me since the day I was born. I took a
deep breath and repeated Edmund’s words in my head.
“Oh, sweetheart!” My mom gushed and came over to hug me.
“How we’ve missed you. Your brothers really wished they could be here but unfortunately they all
had other ns,” First thing she says and it’s a lie. Figures.
I hugged my dad who was staring at me like a father who actually missed his kid and then we all
went inside too carry on the fake pleasentries.
“I’m surprised you all came here so quickly after our phonecall just yesterday,” I said as we walked
into the house.
“It was Alpha Aidens insistence that wee as soon we can, he was the one who suggested we
come today. Whereas you didn’t want us here at all, it’s a good thing you were matched with such a
gentleman, might teach you some manners,” mom said and I rolled my fingers up into a fist.
Of course it was. How could I have believed for even a second that he was going to do something
nice for me?
Aiden and my father had stepped into the office to speak.
“Would you care for some sandwiches?” Marie asked.
My mom grabbed one and a cup of coffee and they began talking about the wedding and how it hadC0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org.
been ever since. Of course leaving out all of the unfortunate details that my mom would dismiss
either way. And then a surprise happened, something that shook me and I couldn’t believe it had
happened.
“On their wedding night however, Aiden was fooling around with his ex gifrliend,” Marie said angrily
and looked at my mom. I saw in her eyes how she was studying my mother, looking to see a
reaction but the one she got was not the one she expected. My momughed and titled her head
back.
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“Yes well, boys will be boys, and they must have fun. I know how prude my little Gabrie can be,”
“So you feel it is okey for him to seek sexualpany from others?”
“If she is not willing to put out then who can me him. I told Gabby to be a good wife and a part of
I’m hoping she now is?” She said that is to make your husband happy, in all aspect of the marriage,
and looked at me with a narrow gaze.
I scoffed and nodded my head, about to throw in her face everything that I was thinking.
“She is, so I’ve been told,” Marie said just as I parted my lips. All the anger went back down and I
didn’t understand why she had done that.
“Good,” Mom said, looking pleased.
Cassandra was standing next me, digging her nails into my arm as my mother spoke.
She and Marie then walked into the dining hall where lunch would soon be served and that left me
and Cassy standing alone.
“I’m gonna kill her,” she seethed when she was out of earshot.
“Not if I beat you to it,” I said and grinned. She looked at me baffled.
“I’m serious, what kind of mother says that?”
I shurgged a shoulder and began walking.
“Mine.” I said.
“Wait,” she said and pulled me back.
“Has she always been like this?”
“Yes,” I answered with an obvious tone.
“You don’t seem surprised at all by her words,”
“Becuase I’m not. This isn’t new to me, now you get a glimpse into the life of the ‘spoiled princess’
as well,” I said. I couldn’t help but find it amusing. It was my life, it didn’t shock me anymore when
my parents spoke and said something unbelievable or idiotic or when they did something bad. It
was my normal and had been my entire life. But seeing the surprise on Cassy’s face showed how
truly messed up it was but what else could I do butugh at it?
We walked in and joined them. Aiden and my father came out from the study and joined us as well.
My mom’s face lit up when Aiden sat down next to her and she ced her hand on his shoulder.
“I assume business went well,” she said.
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le, his lips lvyysu up anu me
Luckily we managed to…” he stopped and looked us unitting his head back and forth as he thought
of
repsonse.
corect that behoivour. Eventually she leanered how o preprobeddy was supposed to act,” He said
no the smiles disappeared.
“Corect the behavior?” Aiden asked. My mom ced her hand overay my fathers and they smiled
whalv at each other.
We “We don’t need to get into that, let’s just say that she eventuaily dhe rente be the girl we hoped
to have. noah ose good-for-nothing friends she had, she stopped spending time we with them and
that was a big part
WhoWhat exactly was she doing with them that you didn’t agree with? Mane ask asked.
Ha Having fun, I said and smiled. My mom threw me a re.
But But our little Gabby didn’t have any trouble finding other, better, friends. For stenor her friends
et tinday she bought them a mercedes,” Dad said.
Evetveryone turned their heads to me and I rolled my eyes.
Oh, Dancake all the credit, you’re the one who bought it, paid for it and handed her tee the keys,
dad,”
And Aver wasnt ce pappy that I did,” he said.
Wete ruga, lec, let’s about you, mom said and looked at Cassy.
Oh, uhm, nazorydo you want to know?”
What do you po? do?”
I work ate stare in te me mat not to far from here and live with my family,”
That’s nice, Morvant said whh that acty look on her face.
Oh, Gabby! Ba to tostosa ay hi I’m sure she and the girls would like toe visit some dayday,
you can spend more tins tog together they move here my heart stopped.
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“No.” I said sternly
“They’re your friends.”
“No, Cassandra is my friend. Ba was a bitch who only hung around me because of bought for
her. And the rest of girls are the same way, the don’t like me and I sure as hell do
th
“Gabrie, that is no way to speak about your friends. They were there for you, without t would’ve
been all alone and a freak who just stayed inside the house.” I bit down on my jaw and g
her.
“They were never my friends, they made my life a living hell. With all the things we did together they
talked shit behind my back twice as much,”
“Maybe if you would’ve been more like them they would’ve epted you better.” She seethed.
“Well look at that, you have a golden oppurtunity to get the daughter you always wanted. Invite
Ba to live with you,”
“You will not speak to your mother that way.” My father growled.
“Let’s get one thing straight, you’re inside my borders now. This is my pack and if any of those girls
set as much as a toe on thisnd I will have them tossed back to your pack head first with cuts and
bruises
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covering their pretty faces.”
“THAT’S ENOUGH!” My dad roared and stood up, mming his hands down on the table.
“You were supposed to learn from them but apparently that has all ben taken away since you
moved here. Watch your tone youngdy. They knew how to act like formidable youngdies and
they took their time to try and teach you,” he said.
ay didn’t care “They were back stating sluts who shit talked anyone that wasn’t in their little group.
They about anyone and only stayed around me because you taught me to pay for everyones
everything. That was it, it was all I was to them, a bank.”
“Maybe they didn’t think you deserved anymore than being a bank and who can me them.” My
father seethed and my mom was smiling ufortably and looking around at everyone. She was
more worried about their appearance and what the others would think of them but at least now they
got a glimpse into who they really were. For a second I forgot that there were other people present,
all I saw was the rage in my fathers eyes and I felt the rage in mine.
“I think it is time that you leave.” Everyone turned their heads. Aidens dad was standing up, his
shoulders rolled back and his chest pushed out.
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