Chapter 26
Chapter 26
The man is tall and has dark hair with streaks of gray. He has dark eyes and wavy short
hair. He wears a dark blue
suit that fits him perfectly. A man who dresses well.
In front of the man–who
still cleans his hands–is a
b*dy. A dead and mutilated b*dy.
I look up at the imposing figure in front of me.
I am sure this is Alpha
Warrick.
“Alexis…where have you
been?” The man says as he
continues to clean his hands.
“Alpha Warrick…” Colt bows his head before he starts
explaining what happened to him but everything he says is
a lie so far. I have been with
him all this time and none of
what he said he went
through is true.
Once Colt is done, Alpha
Warrick looks at me. I feel
like I have been nailed into
place. I can’t move.
“Or so you say happened. Now, what have you brought
for me?”
Colt looks at me. “I
believe…this is your
daughter.”
Another lie.
“I found her in the Blood
River Pack. Treated as a low
Omega. No one knows who she really is.”
“And why do you believe this
is my daughter?”
“Get a good look for yourself,
Alpha,” Colt replies.
Victor rolls his eyes. “How
many times have we heard
this? Someone supposedly
always finds your long lost daughter.”
“And I have to entertain it
just to make sure,” Warrick
says.
Warrick stands in front of
1. me.
“Who is your mother, girl?”
He asks.
“I–I don’t know.”
Victor smirks.
“What is your name?” he
now asks.
I don’t know if I am
supposed to give him a fake
name because Colt didn’t tell
me that.
“C–Cass.”
“Cass?” He asks looking a bit intrigued. “Tell me…what
makes Alexis here think that
you are my daughter?”
That is a really good damn
question.
“Uhm…probably cause I
don’t know who my parents
are. I…I was found when I
was little…near a river…”
He looks intrigued as I tell
him this.
“I think I have had enough
suspense. My daughter was
born with a mark. Show it to
me.”
“A…mark? A birthmark?”
I have no birthmark so this
sham is over. Shit.
I look at Colt, hoping that he can help with this but he just stares at me like all these
other men do.
Warrick suddenly takes my hand and viciously pulls me
close. He turns me and holds
me from behind in a tight
grip. Then his hand goes to
my shirt and he pulls it up,
completely taking it off and
revealing my chest. I have a
bra but it is still
embarrassing. He looks
down from behind me and
suddenly lets me go, slowly
striding around me and
standing in front of me.
“Look at what she did to
you.” He mutters.
Reacting now, I quickly cover myself with my hands.
“You brute…” I mutter. Those
words came out on their own
and I regret it immediately. However, Warrick doesn’t
seem bothered by them.
Instead, he stares at my
chest…or rather what is
under it. My burn mark. I
never knew where I got it
from. I have had it since I
was found on the river.
“She mutilated you…all to
hide you from me.”
His hand suddenly takes my chin and he gets close to look
at me.
“Yes…there she is. I see her in
you. There is no mistaking it.”
Out of nowhere, he plants a
big smile on his face. He lets
me go and walks around me.
“This is Victor Chevalier.
One of you brothers.”
“Are you serious?” Victor mumbles looking surprised.
“Now tell me…” Warrick
walks over to me with
eagerness. “Do you have it?”
I am confused by this question and I don’t know
how to answer it. I am
actually confused by all of it. Why is he acting like this
now? Does he really believe that I am his daughter?
“Have…what?” I am afraid to
even ask this.
“The gift…” he says. “I look at Colt. I remember him saying something about a gift or a power but I am still at a loss. © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
Warrick smiles and looks
directly into my eyes.
Suddenly he takes a knife from his back and holds it up
to me. “Kill Alexis.”
“What?!”
Now with a serious
expression, he moves close. I
want to step back but I feel
like that would be a bad idea
and it doesn’t matter cause I
am paralyzed. He looks into
my eyes and I think I see his
eyes dilate. “Kill…Alexis,” he
repeats.
Kill…Colt?
I look at Colt but he looks
calm. I hate it. I hate that he
seems unbothered by all of
this.
He told me to do everything
that Warrick told me to do
but I can’t do this. I won’t!
I look back at Warrick taking a deep breath. “No,” I say.
Every single person in the
room gasps.
“She…refused…” Victor
whispers.
Still looking angry and serious, Warrick stares at me
but then to my surprise, the corner of his mouth slides
up and he puts on a big
smile.
“My daughter!”
What the hell is going on? Does this man really believe
I am his daughter? What the
hell?
He looks at everyone with a big smile. “A joyous day!”
“Maybe a celebration is in order, Alpha?” Beck asks.
“Indeed, but first…” Warrick suddenly disappears from my sight and then a man
falls to his knees with blood
on his chest. Warrick holds
the man’s heart in his hand.
I immediately cover my mouth trying to hold my gasp in. No one else seems surprised.
Warrick lets the heart fall,
then takes out a
handkerchief and starts
cleaning his hand while he
now looks at me.
“He hurt you, sweetheart.” He
says.
Hurt me?
I look at the man on the
floor and now I notice that it
is the man who brought me in. The one who twisted my
wrist.
My eyes go back to Warrick.
This man has no impulse control. This is a crazy and
dangerous man.
“No one hurts a Chevalier
but…me or under my
orders,” he says.
I take a deep breath and whisper. “Che…valier?”
“Our family name. You are-”
He stops and turns to me. “Is Cass… Casseopea?”
My eyes widen.
How? How does he know
that?
Colt’s words come to mind.
“Cass…what I have to tell
Warren now, it is completely true. So listen up
carefully…you need to act
like you already know all of
this and you are here
willingly.”
That is what he said to me.
But…this can’t be true. I can’t
be this monster’s daughter! I
can’t be!
“Your real name is Azalea.
Casseopea was your mother’s real name. I see she passed the necklace down to you.”
He looks at the necklace
around my n*ck.
I am in shock. This is
all…true? I really am
his…daughter?
“Casseopea Chevelier. That is
your full name now…mh…I
never liked the name
but… you can keep it. It
reminds me of your mother.”
This…this is real?
“And to think. The Blood
River Pack had a princess in their grasp all along.” He starts laughing. “Such fools!”
“So this is real, father?” Victor
asks cutting through the laughter of all the men.
“Yes.” He looks at everyone. “This is Casseopea, my eldest daughter.” He looks back at
1. me. “And my successor.”
Succ…succesor!
“But–Father!” Victor starts to
complain but Warrick speaks
over him.
“She has the gift. You don’t and neither does your brother. Now quietly accept this before I make you do something you’ll regret.”
Victor lowers his head. “Yes, Alpha.”
Warrick turns to me, his demeanor changing from
cold to warm. He stares at
me with pride. “I will teach you to be great!”
I am paralyzed. I don’t know
what to think anymore.
Warrick walks over to Colt
and pats his shoulder. “Well done my boy. Well done and
welcome back.”
Colt nods. “Thank you, Alpha. I am only grateful
that I can serve you further.”
Warrick nods. “You will.”
Warrick turns to everyone.
“This is what loyalty looks like! Take a note, boys!”
No one seems happy,
especially Beck
“Poppy!” Warrick calls out. A
woman that I had not
noticed before, walks around
the desk. She has brown
straight hair in a bob haircut. She is very pretty with blue eyes, perfect features and
wears a pink tight short classy dress.
“Take care of my daughter.”
He tells her.
She nods. “Of course, my love.”
She looks at me with a smile.
“Come with me.”
As she walks away, I slowly start to move again, finally regaining feeling in my legs.
I look back at Colt as I leave
but he does not look at me at
all. I know he has to be like
this but I do not like it one
bit.
Once out of the room, the
lady leads me to the elevator.
“So you are Dahlia’s
daughter?”
“D–Dahlia?”
“Alpha Warrick renames all
of his brides with flower
names. I am Poppy.
Obviously, that is not my
real name. Dahlia was
Casseopea.”
I keep silent as we ride the
elevator just one floor down.
Once out, she leads me
through a hall until she stops
in front of a door.
She opens it and walks in. “Come. This will be your
room for a few hours until
we leave for the pack. Go clean yourself. Take a shower
and I will be back with fresh
clothes for you.” She turns on the light and after I walk
in, she goes back out, closing
the door behind her and
then locking it from the
outside.
The room is nice and big but
I don’t even care about that
at this moment.
What have I gotten myself into? What am I supposed to
do?
I slowly sit on the bed.
This can’t be right. I can’t be his daughter. I can’t be. I am Cass, an Omega clutz with anger issues. But…he knew
so much…
I look down at my burn mark. I have always thought
that the burn looked as if it
was done on purpose but I don’t remember anything
about it.
I close my eyes.
So my mother ran, she fled to get me away from this monster who was supposed to be my father. Is that what happened? And here I am. I
ended back with him.
As real as this all seems, I just
can’t believe it. I can’t.
“Oh Colt…what are we going to do?”
I get up and walk to the
window. I move the curtains
and take in the view.
If only I could fly I’d throw myself out of this window.
I close my eyes feeling helpless and then I go and take a shower. It is a quick
one. As much as I need a
nice warm relaxing shower, I
can’t relax at this moment.
When I come out of the
bathroom in a towel, there are already folded clothes on my bed. Jeans and a white frilly blouse.
With a sigh, I start to put them on. When I am done, I
go to look in the mirror but
something catches my
attention. I see shadows
coming from behind my
door. As I stare at it
wondering who is there, a
note is slipped through the
floor and then I hear
whoever is behind the door
leave.
I immediately take it and
unfold it.