“There are my two favourite girls.” My dad walked into my room as we just got back.

“Hi Daddy.” I walk over and hugged him and bowed her head.

“Hi Alpha Devlin.”

“None of that Cassie, when it’s just us, I’ve told you just to call me Dev.” Cas blushed and nodded. “Can I speak with my daughter alone for a minute?”

“Of course, Alpha.” Cas looked at me with a tiny bit of panic in her eyes as she turned away. I tried to reassure her, but I couldn’t do much. She knew exactly what this conversation was about. I followed my father to his office and sat down with Ronnie and him. “Talk.”

“What is going on in this pack, Dad?”

“What do you mean?”

“Why are unranked she-wolves lording their power over the weaker wolves?” I looked over at Ronnie and he looked away. “You obviously know what I am talking about. The beta and gamma female here are doing what, exactly?”

“Hey!” Ronnie looked at me. “That isn’t fair.”

“I’m not saying it’s fair.” I looked back at my father. “You are letting your pack crumble from within and I want to know why.” I stared my father in the eye until Loki was growling back at me but Nix growled right back.

I refused to back down when a pack I loved was falling apart. The rumble of his threat got louder, but I held firm. My dad finally smiled and Nix receded. “You have grown up.” I nodded, but I raised my eyebrow and my father huffed. “It wasn’t supposed to fall so quickly.”

“What are you even talking about?”

“It was Ronnie’s plan.” My father started, and I cut my eye to my uncle, who went a little pale.

“Look, I thought it would work.”

“What exactly?”

“I thought if your mother saw her friends and family falling apart, she would come back.” My father’s voice grew quiet with each word.

I threw up my hands in frustrations. “She doesn’t speak to anyone here anymore. She asked the Alpha to forbid anyone from speaking to her about your pack so she could have peace.” I shook my head. “What were you thinking?”

“I wasn’t.” My dad put his head in his hands. “It’s been years, Amy. Years without my mate.”