Mate In Disguise For The Alpha

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lf; instead, I get one large pizza for when my father returns. He'd be hoping for leftovers. Before the food arrives, I go upstairs and take a quick shower. My head is swollen from the events of the day, and my heart is empty

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back at me every time I close mine; she was clearly unmated, and her wolf had yet to appear. That means she'll be at the festival and available for her first shift, and I might see her again. She's got my wolf mentally rolling on the

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nd; tomorrow is the festival and my birthday, and I still don't know what I'm going to do; I'm terrified! Not only will this be my first shift, but it will also be hot! I'm only small, a

a strategy, only to be surprised to see my father waiting

e entire day!" He calls, and I hast

re we going?" I

sound happy, but he also doesn't sound angry. I'm curi

leave the pack reserve and into

father hands me a key, and that's all there is to it... "You'll need your ID

in my eyes; no matter what, she always wanted me to be safe and secure, knowing that I had money to fall back on. 'Please look after my mother.' I silently pray to the moon goddess. I silently thank my mother in my mind and feel the warmth of her love, oh how I miss her. We decide to take $500 now and let the rest grow slowly with interest. The $500 will last me far too long. I don't spend much time in pack territory, but I'll have to keep an eye on my father and his k

ile we're here? "I need to get dressed for th

d, to my surprise, he jiggles his beer gut and smiles slightly, and for what seems like

help but smile because I miss how he is when he's sober. He genuinely cares. I understand how difficult it is for him. I'm a carbon copy of my mother, right down to the small frame and red hair, and aside from his blue eyes, everything about me remin

t I'll ever get used to seeing his smile. As we walk thro