The Designated Mate novel Chapter 84

I rose to my full, frightening height. "Either you get the fuck out of your pack before we start killing and come back when it's safe, or you die. The choice is yours," I growled out. They looked like they were going to piss themselves before nodding frantically. "Good. And I swear to God, if you alert anyone about our presence I'll locate your family and kill them first," I hissed. They turned and sprinted towards the border we'd come through.

Good thing they couldn't tell I was bluffing.

Zane and I took off once again, slowing our pace only when we grew close to the clearing. As I expected, there was a decent number of men standing around, waiting. I looked to my left, right, and behind me. I was surrounded by my own men, boosting my confidence. I took a deep breath and stepped out into the clearing. I heard the soft footfalls of the other men following my lead. The masking wore off at the exact time we'd planned, letting my powerful essence make itself known. I saw the moment each and every one of my uncle's men realized I was a Lycan, the sheer terror in their eyes a dead give away.

"Either you get the fuck out of my way, or you go down with your Alpha," I stated loudly. It looked like the majority wanted to say fuck it and give in, but the man a few steps away from me squared his shoulders and glared at me.

"Don't worry, Alpha will take care of that pretty little mate of yours once you're go-" he didn't get to finish his sentence as I shot forward and snapped his neck. His body fell to a heap at my feet right as all hell broke loose. Four and five men tried taking me all at once, but I was more trained than they were, my senses were sharper, and I was stronger. I disposed of them all before two of the biggest men jumped on me. I was in the middle of taking care of them when someone caught my attention in my periphery. I grabbed both their heads and banged them together, temporarily knocking them out, and turned to face the person who'd caught my attention.

My breath caught in my throat as my heart felt like it stopped beating. Despite the tired, rugged look and the obvious years of difference between the two of us, I saw myself reflected back at me.

"Dad?" I choked out, stumbling forward. A smile broke out on his face as he started making his way towards me. I ran to him, our arms instantly going around one another. My throat tightened as did my arms around him, unable to believe that this moment was actually happening after I spent so many years searching.

Wait a minute, I thought to myself, Grace said Poppy might've been taken to the place my parents were being kept. That means she must've met them both, and my father must've sensed...

Does he fucking mean that Poppy's...?

A wave of fierce fury washed over my body as I exploded into my wolf form and lunged for my uncle. I caught him completely off guard, going for his neck instantly. My kill shot was blocked as he shoved my face away and caused me to take a chunk out of his shoulder instead. He shifted into his own wolf and we circled each other. No one else moved or breathed, just watched as things escalated between the two of us. I saw his front paw twitch, a telltale sign that he was going to attack.