The Alpha's Indian Mate

Chapter 23

C H A P T E R  23

As a child I often had moments where my life felt so utterly surreal that I would often believe that I was dreaming. This usually happened during the seconds before I fell after losing my balance and hadn't yet reached the ground. It also happened now as I looked at my long lost father as he spoke the very words I would have least expected to hear from him.

I stumbled backwards into Drew's chest and gaped at the man before me as his eyes grew concerned and he took a step closer. Shrinking away from his gaze I glanced sideways to look at my mate. He was studying me with a worried expression.  In other words he wasn't shocked or the least flabbergasted that my father - my human father was calling him a werewolf.

"How do you know?" I whispered as I looked back towards my father.

He visibly paled and came to a stand still. The tension in the room rose a few notches and my heart sped up.

"I am one too" his voice was barely audible. But I heard it.

A shiver scattered down my spine and I concentrated on staying upright. My head was spinning from the newly learnt information. How was it possible? 

This was even worse than when Drew told - or rather showed - me what he was.

I could feel myself swaying and Drew immediately pulled me against him, his arms secured around my waist as if he knew that my knees were on the verges of giving in.

"I could smell his scent the second he knocked on that door. He could probably sense me too seeing as he's an alpha"

"You're a werewolf? But how is that even.."

I swallowed unable to finish my question as I continued to gaze at him.

His face twisted into a wry smile as he watched me silently. 

"Both your grandparents were werewolves.  I was born a werewolf"

I flicked my eyes towards my mother who was trying not to tear up behind my father. She sent me a sad smile. She knew.

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We were all gathered in the living room. I was lying against Drew who had his arm around me, running his hand gently through my hair. Both my parents were sitting opposite us.

My father was still glaring at Drew as he touched me but he didn't say anything. He knew he had to explain himself first.

"So I am guessing you already know he's a Were" he asked as he nodded at my mate.

"Yes I do. We're mates" I replied and watched, somewhat in satisfaction at the surprised look on his face. 

Clearing his throat he pulled my mom closer to himself and I watched with narrowed eyes as she cuddled into him.

"As I was saying before, both my parents were werewolves and I was thier only son. My father is the leader or what we like to call Alpha of the pack. Our pack is massive and being the only son puts a lot of pressure on you.

I was only 19 when I grew tired of all the responsibility and decided to move to England to study business and management at UCL. My father wasn't happy with my decision to leave India and our pack but he had no choice. I was determined to go. It was in London that I met your mother"

Saying so he paused to glance down at mom with a loving expression on his face.

"I knew instantly that we were mates. I was in love and I didn't think things through.  I forgot that she was human and my parents would never approve. It may be common in western packs to mate with humans but it was not the case in my pack.

I realised too late. Your mother and I got married and you were born. But I had yet to tell my parents. I was a coward.  I was scared they would force me to reject her without my consent. I didn't want them to know about you either. But how could I keep you both a secret when I was the heir to my father's alpha title?

I couldn't. I had to take you both with me to India to meet your grandparents. At first they weren't as furious as I thought they would be. They loved you" he sent me a melancholic smile and I felt my head spinning.

I remembered my grandparents. They had been lovely and kind to me. I couldn't remember exactly what they were like though,  as I'd only seen them once in my life at the age of seven.

"But my father's beta and his third in command were not okay with you both. They thought we were commiting a crime. Interspecies mating was a taboo in all the packs of India. And so they began to plot against my father and mother. They manipulated them into despising your mother and you.

They took compete control and before I knew it my parents were under their influence. It was witchcraft. That was how they did it. My parents were so far gone that one day they were killed, murdered by the very people they had trusted. I had no choice but to go back and seek my revenge.

But I couldn't take you with me. Not when I would be putting you both at risk.  I wanted to, believe me when I say that I wanted nothing more than to take you with me.  You were the most precious things I had left with me. However selfish I may be I couldn't put you in danger. So I left you.  I made you think I had abandoned you. I made you hate me so you wouldn't come looking for me"

His voice cracked with emotion and I had to bite my lip hard until it hurt to stop the tears springing from my eyes.

Taking a deep breath he continued.

"I went to India, took my position as alpha and killed those who had tortured my parents. I hadn't realised how many people were actually against my human mate and daughter. I knew that there would always be a threat to you both which is why I never wrote to you or sent you anything. I lived a half existance all these years knowing where you were and not being able to reach out to you"

I was shaking with sobs as Drew held onto me. Before I knew it I was being pulled away from him and into my father's arms.

"Don't cry sweetie. Please don't make me cry too. I love you. I've always loved you all these years" he said softly into my hair as I clung to him.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My father hadn't left us on purpose he had no choice.

"Hush now. Its okay.  We're all together now" mom said as she joined us in our embrace.

I watched with a teary smile as she held out her hand to Drew who by taking it was yanked into the hug.

It made me laugh, the stunned expression on his face. And so I laughed. A pure content laugh as I stood, finally complete after what had felt like an eternity of darkness.

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Dear readers,

I hope you understand Amberia's father had no choice in the matter. And I hope you like the tangled scene : )

Ramya xx