My Step-Dad Is My Mate novel Chapter 22

"Get off of me!" I screamed as I thrashed around in his arms.

"Relax!" He whisper yelled.

"Let me go!" I screamed in Richard's face as he tightened his grip on me.

"I just want to talk. Relax and I'll let you go." Richard whispered into my ear and I couldn't help but shiver when his lips lightly grazed my mark. It sent me straight to Cloud 1 0.

I growled softly to myself for that moment and weakness and stopped my violent movements.

As promised, Richard's hands slowly loosened from their grasp on me and I jumped away from him to put space between us.

"Why are you here? I thought you were locked away."

Richard stuffed his hands into his coat pocket and stared at me intently.

"I was released."

My eyes widened in shock.

"By who?"

He shrugged and leaned against the kitchen counter.

"I don't know. A guard came in and told me I could leave. I came back here for my clothes and to speak to you."

"Well I want nothing to do with you quite frankly so you can take your shit and leave." I said calmly but really I was fuming on the inside. I don't know but seeing him in front of me right now was both relieving and pissing me off.

"Danica please. I came here for a reason." Richard pleaded with e and I sighed.

"What do you want?"

Richard leaned off the counter and walked up in front of me. I backed away until my back was against the wall and Richard towered above me. His finger caressed my cheek and I fought with myself to push him away but I just couldn't. He looked straight into my eyes and I noticed his eyes looked down, sad like. He took a deep breath then spoke and the words he said were not the words I expected to hear in a million years.

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Aiden's POV

"Mom please, stop." I pleaded with my mother as I walked around the kitchen island in circles with my fingers in my ears.

"When you going to find your mate and bring me some grand babies? I'm not getting any younger Aiden." She ranted.

"Why don't you bother Kaden with this stuff!" I groaned in annoyance and banged my head once on the counter top. Thank God for being a werewolf or that would hurt.

"He isn't he-"

"Mom! Is Aiden her-Oh there you are. Aiden, my office please." Kaden said as soon as he bursted into the kitchen with an already pissed off look on his face.

"Kaden!" Mom yelled with narrowed eyes,"Is that how you greet your family?"

Kaden's eyes shifted to mom's and the hard look he came in with seemed to have melted away in an instant. No matter how bad he portrays to be, he has always had a soft spot for our mom.

"Hey momma." Kaden said with a smile and his hands wrapped around mom in an embrace.

I made a gagging noise and Kaden growled, releasing mom from the hug.

"We need to talk."

"Oh no. You can talk right here. We don't have sound proof walls for nothing. Besides, you guys never let me in on anything." Mom pouted and I couldn't help but laugh while on the other hand Kaden was serious as hell.

"Who is it Aiden?" Kaden growled to me and I grabbed my coke I was drinking earlier and sipped it.

"Who is who?" I asked and he scoffed.

"Are you two really the leaders of my pack?" Mom asked as she rubbed her forehead, "you both are so childish. Aiden, just tell him you brought your girlfriend here."

I choked on my drink as I stared wide eyed at my mother.

"Girlfriend?" Kaden questioned.