Timber Alpha novel Chapter 7

“You can’t ask that of her…” I could hear my mom whisper in distress.

“He certainly can, she has always been a part of this family, and that’s what's expected of her role, blood or not Willa.” That stern tone had to come from my dad, Gabriel.

“Please Theo,” she begged, “she deserves her mate, wherever and whenever they find each other.”

The room grew hushed, I could feel their tensions from where I stood and Echo was pacing at their words, ready to rip into anyone that threatened our ability to find our mate. I pushed her to the back of my mind and opened the door, calling out as if I had just sprung down the stairs and burst into his office without a second thought.

“Hey Theo!” I faked surprise when I seen both mom and dad starring back at me, “Mom… are you ok?”

“Yes sweetie, and we were just leaving” she barely made it out of the room before breaking into a sob as she scurried upstairs.

“Much better,” my dad noted, nodding to my dress. His voice was still commanding and rough but softened a bit before he rested his hand on my arm and said, “Your mom will be fine, she’s just anxious about the Timber pack, as we all should be.” He nodded to Theo and then left, making sure he closed the door behind him.

“Well, that wasn’t ominous…” I said redirecting my attention to Theo and sitting in the chair that sat opposite his desk. He didn’t have time to fully sit before I dove right into why I was there, “I need to know Theo… are all the rumours true?”

He looked at me for a moment, and I think debated telling me some lie, some half truth, or some down played version of the truth. He had always protected me, but I wasn’t a baby anymore, “I’m almost 18 Theo, don’t lie to me,” I added.

“I know,” he said as he smirked at me, “almost time to see how things pan out with you and Rowan…” he lifted his eyebrow and studied my face for a reaction.

“Excuse you,” I chuckled, “please focus Alpha!”

“Ugh…” he sat up in his chair, preparing his authoritative voice I’m sure, “They are true Avi,” his eyes burned into mine as his hand found it’s way to the back of his neck, “as far as I know, they are true. Their Alpha, Kallan Krul, seems as ruthless as all of the tales about him. He is not known for having mercy, or for allowing even minor steps against his position. He has a huge territory, some of which he has taken by force for very little reason.”

He paused to gauge how I was doing with all the information, but I was still listening intently, “His presence is necessary, or I would have found someway around this. I have heard things about his pack, like how they are trained from the minute their wolf appears, and how they submit or they die, but no one from his lands have ever come forwards to the other leaders. They don’t seem distressed, if anything from the outside looking in, they are thriving. There’s never been a reason for another Alpha to interfere with the Timber pack, and I refuse to make enemies without a valid reason. He is coming and will be here in two days."

I inhaled sharply, and steadied my breathing, I could tell there was more but he was looking at me like I was about to faint, maybe I was, but I pulled it together.