Melody
“ Hey Fawn, wait up, how are you?” I asked.
“ What the hell do you want home weaker?” she says.
“ Wait, what?”
“Oh please do not act like you are all innocent”
“ Fawn, why are you so mad at me? What have I done?
“Do you mean you did not know what the Alpha did to me and my mom?”
“ No, I just got here yesterday. What did he do?”
“ Because you and your brothers are here, he doesn’t want me as his daughter anymore. He had even gone and unadopted me, then kicked me and my mom out of his house. My mom is in the dungeons for fighting back.”
“ Are you serious? Why would he throw away the daughter he raised? That’s not right, not at all. “
“ You swear you did not know?”
“ I swear to you, Fawn, I did not, nor do I like it. I thought I was finally getting a sister, and it was no longer just me and the boys,”
“ Well, I have chores to do. I am no longer the Alpha’s daughter; I am an omega again, so work work work is all I do now.”
I watch as Fawn walks away. That is so wrong. Why would he do that?
“ There you are,” said Raven, running up to me.
“ Hey Raven.”
“ What is wrong, Mel?”
I fill Raven in on how Fawn was so upset with me and what the Alpha had done to her and her mother.
“That is so messed up. Who would even do that?”
“ Apparently This Alpha AKA my daddy.”
“ You want to come with me and see my grandparents?”
“ No, I am going to go find my mom and tell her about this, see what she thinks. I do not want Fawn to hate me after everything we have been through.”
“ OK, well, I will not be too long. My grandparents do not ever seem to have time for me anyway, “she says.
We hug and go our separate ways. I need to find Mom.
I walked towards the packhouse and saw Logan and Cole coming towards me.
“ Hey, sis, is this place great, or what?” asks Cole.
“ No, no, it is not. Where is Mom?”
“ What why, what happened, what is wrong?” Asked Cole.
“ Just tell me where Mom is?”
“ She was cleaning up the breakfast dishes when we left home.”
“ Thanks, I will see you guys later.” I took off running towards the Alphas house. At least it is not as far as our house at home; the alpha’s house is just on the hill behind the packhouse. I walked through the door and into the kitchen.
“ Mom, are you in here?”
Payton
After talking to Melody, I made my way down to the packhouse to talk to Greyson. I agree with my daughter that it is not right what he is doing to Fawn now because he found out he has blood children.
As I walked into the packhouse, Austin was coming down the stairs,
“ Hey, good morning, Payton,” he says.
“ Good morning, Austin. Is Greyson in his office?”
“ Yes, he is; he was just telling me about the greatest breakfast he had this morning and how nice it was to sit at a table with his kids.”
“ I see, well excuse me, Austin. I have something to discuss with Alpha Bonehead.”
Austin Laughs
“ Glad it is not me.”
I reached the top floor , walked around the corner, and walked right into his office without knocking.
“Grey”… I froze in my tracks. “ Oh, forgive me.”
I went to leave, but Greyson stopped me.
“ No Payton wait; Trisha is just leaving and never coming back.”
The naked blonde woman storms past me,
“ Good sweetie, he is stone-cold.”
I watch as she walks out and slams the door behind her.
“ Sorry, I should have knocked.”
“ No, you never have to knock. Besides, it is not what you think. Trisha is a past lover who can not take no for an answer. She tries every week and never gets what she wants.”
“ Well, that is not my business,” I said.
“ But it is my love. You are my mate, so everything is your business. I want you to trust me and know I am not cheating.”
“ You can not cheat on me. Greyson, we are ex-mates. We are not together.”
“ You can not fight the bond forever, baby; we will be together again. This Beast needs his beauty”
“Look, I have tried this roundabout with you. Besides, I am here on another matter.”
“ Well, come sit down, tell me what’s wrong.”
“ Melody is very upset, and she wants to go home.”
“WHAT? But why? You all just arrived here yesterday?”
“ She went looking for Fawn this morning. Fawn was not very nice to her and accused her of knowing what you had done to her.”
“ Sighs, that is not what I wanted. I will deal with Fawn. “
“ No, Greyson, what you did to her is wrong. You adopted her when she was 6 years old. You are the only father she ever had, just like Maverick was.”
“ To just throw her away and want to unadopt her because you found out about our kids is wrong, and it is hurting both Fawn and Melody.”
“ But I do not need Fawn anymore. I have 3 great kids now with you “
“ Logan is not your son Greyson, so if he did something you do not like or you feel just one son is enough for you, are you going to turn on him too?” I asked him.
“ No, of course not; he is my mate’s son. There is a difference. “
“No there is not; that is what you do not understand. You were her father for 13 years. I know you love you would never have adopted her”
“ Fine, OK, yes. I love her; I always have. Her mother No. I never have”
“ Fine, do not be with her mother, but for the sake of Fawn and yourself and your daughter. Do not through her away.”
“OK, I am sorry, you are right. I will keep her, but not her mother. I was never with her; to begin with, I just fell for that little toothless little girl.” he laughs.
I saw the smile on his face as he remembered.
“ I do not care one way or another what you do or do not do with Amy, but you need to fix things with your daughters.”
“ OK, OK, I will go and fix it now.”
“ Good because Melody wanted a sister. She is tired of being with the boys, “I laughed.
Greyson comes around the desk , wraps his arms around my waist, and pulls me close. I felt the sparks and my hands land on his chest.
“ We could always make her a sister, babe.”
“ I have not had a child in 13 years; my baby-making days are over, sorry.”
“ Do not ever be sorry, my love, ever.”
He leans down, and his lips gently kiss mine,
“ I had better go talk to my daughters.”
He kisses me once more than leaves to find the girls.
What am I getting myself into?
A week has gone by, and things have been good. Melody and Fawn are close, and even Raven and Fawn have become close. Logan had asked to take part in training so he could be a warrior like his father. Cole is starting Alpha Training. Both boys have even made friends. I even started painting again.
“ Come on, Payton, let’s go.”
I looked up from my painting to see Greyson at the door. Even the Beast himself has changed a bit. He is still forceful and feared in his pack and others’ packs, but to me and the kids, he is soft and loving. Where was this side of him 16 years ago?
“ What? Where are we going?” I asked.
“It is Sunday, so I am making it a family day. We are taking our kids to the swimming hole for a picnic and swimming,” he says.
“ That sounds perfect. Give me 5 minutes, and I will be right down. “
Greyson walks over and lightly kisses my lips,
“Do not be too long babe”
Once he was gone, I headed to the closet and picked out my dark purple Bikini and put it on, putting white Jean shorts and a white tank top on. Then I ran down to join the others.
When we all get to the lake and set up, it feels a bit weird. The last time the kids and I had a family picnic day was last summer and with Maverick. Now, I look across and see the same kids, a different child, and a different man. But even though it feels weird, it feels right and nice, too.
“ OK, my children, go on swimming before lunch,” I told them. I saw Fawns’ face fall.
As the rest of the kids were undressed to their swimsuits and ran for the water, I asked Fawn to wait.
“ Fawn, did I upset you?” I asked her.
“ No mam”
“ If I made you feel uncomfortable when I said my children, I am very sorry I did not mean anything by it. Even Raven is not my daughter; she is my niece, but I treat her like my child when I have her.”
“ Thank you for telling my dad not to throw me away, and you did not upset me when you said that. I just miss my mom is all. “
“ You do not need to thank me. It was the right thing to do. And about your mother, she is being released today, so you will be able to see her when we get back.”
I saw her face light up.
“ Thank you, mam, you are so very nice and kind. Your kids are lucky to have you.”
“ Call me Payton please, and you have me too dear, anytime you need to talk or, well, anything you can come to me to ok?”
She jumped up and hugged me.
“Thank you, Payton. No one has ever been this nice to me. I guess that is why I act like a brat sometimes.”
“ Well, let’s change that, shall we,” I said, smiling at her.
“ Now get, go splash with the rest of the kids.”
She ran to the water to join the other kids. Greyson sat down beside me on the blanket.
“ Thank you,” he said.
“ For what? “
“ I am sorry, but I kinda eavesdropped on you and Fawn; what you said to her was nice. Thank you”
“ You do not have to thank me, Greyson. I meant what I said to her. Something tells me she is crying out for her mother’s attention.”
“ Yes, Amy is not the best mom. Part of the reason I fell for Fawn and adopted her was that she was ignored by her mother, which is why I could never be with Amy. Amy is all about money, men, and always drunk.”
“That is a shame. I am sure Fawn would be more like Melody if she had a better mother.”
“ Maybe our daughter will rub off on her, and she will change and not be so stuck up and money-hungry,” he says.
I smile as I watch the kids playing around in the water, splashing each other, the boys throwing the girls around,
“ They are all great kids. You and Maverick really did do well. Even my best friend’s daughter, Raven, is great.” says Greyson.
“ They sure are.” “ Come on let’s go join them.”
I got up and ran towards the water. Greyson came after me. Just as I reached the shoreline, Greyson grabbed me and picked me up. I screamed, the kids all laughed as he threw me into the water.
For hours, we all swam, played, ate lunch, and played games. It was a wonderful day full of fun and laughter.
“ OK, everyone, it is time to head back for dinner,” I yelled to the kids.
Amy
Look at them all, so happy.
That b***h waltzes back in here because her man is dead and now is trying to steal my kid and the Alpha away from me. He may never have loved me, but I have loved him forever. It should be me with them, not her. I watch as they all get in the car and head out. I have to shift and run back.
I made it back before they did and waited on the steps of the packhouse for them. Finally, the Alphas’ car pulls up the drive, but what the hell, he doesn’t stop at the packhouse? He keeps driving to his house. I can not go there. I have been banned from there, but I see Fawn is allowed back there. You are not shutting me out of my daughter’s life, Alpha.
I sneaked up to the window and peeked in. They were all sitting around laughing and talking like a real family, but as that b***h Payton is them all dinner.
Soon, she calls them to the table. They all dig in.
” Oh my god, Payton, this is good, better than take-out pizza” I heard Fawn say.
I can not listen anymore. I headed back to the packhouse and waited. At nightfall, when she is in her room, I will get to her. How dare she forget I am her mother? The Alpha and that woman will not steal her from me.
