Alpha Damon

Chapter 6-2

“You arrogant bastard.” She said, shaking her head as she looked at me. “You’re not the only Alpha out there, Damon. And believe me, the last thing I need is to be stuck with someone like you.”

“Really?” I said, taking a step toward her, challenging her. “Every other Alpha rejected you. Don’t forget that.”

“You’re right,” she said, her voice steady now. “I don’t need to fight for someone who clearly doesn’t want me. Go to your mate, Damon. Go to your child. I refuse to be your second choice.”

My throat tightened as her words hung in the air. I wanted to argue, to deny it, but she didn’t give me the chance.

“You’ll go back to her,” she said quietly, turning away. “You’ll go back to her, and I won’t stand here waiting for it to happen. Goodbye, Damon.”

She walked away, leaving me standing in the hall, frozen.

“Damon,” a deep voice growled behind me.

I turned to find my father, Kael, standing with his arms crossed, his expression carved from stone.

“She left because of you,” he said simply, his words hitting harder than Lysandra’s slap. “For months, we’ve been searching for her, wondering why she disappeared. And now we know.”

“She left because she wanted to,” I said flatly, but even I didn’t believe the words.

“She left because she was carrying your child,” Kael snapped. “Our pack’s heir, Damon. YOUR child. And you let this happen.”

“That baby might not even be mine,” I said, the denial falling weakly from my lips.

Kael growled, the sound reverberating in the hall. “If you believe that, then go after the woman who just left you. Because if you don’t accept responsibility for your actions, you’re no Alpha.”

I swallowed hard as guilt clawed at my chest. Kael didn’t wait for a response and turned toward the room where Sienna was resting.

“She put herself and that baby in danger because of you,” Kael said over his shoulder. “She worked herself to the bone, lived in squalor, and nearly died to protect what you rejected. And now, you’re going to fix it.”

I followed him silently, the weight of his words suffocating. As we entered the room, my mother’s voice echoed loudly, filled with anger.

“You could have come to us, Sienna! You could have told Kael or me!” Evelyn’s voice trembled with emotion.

“Evelyn, that’s enough,” Kael said, his tone firm. “She’s exhausted, and the baby needs her strong.”

“You’re not going anywhere, Sienna,” Kael said, turning his sharp gaze on her. “You’re the mother of an Alpha’s child, and I will not let you leave this pack again.”

“Your son rejected me,” Sienna said, her voice shaking with restrained anger. “The second I can, my child and I are leaving.”

“You’ll go nowhere,” Kael growled. “From now on, you and Damon will raise that girl together. He will take responsibility, whether he likes it or not.”

“What?” I snapped, stepping forward. “You can’t force that—”

“I’m your father,” Kael interrupted, his voice like steel. “You’ll do as I say. That child is your responsibility, Damon. I don’t care if you hate her mother now; this is about your daughter.”

He turned back to Sienna, his voice softening slightly. “And you, Sienna, will stay. If you try to leave again, I’ll make sure you never see your child again. Am I clear?”