Chasing Melody {Book 2}✔

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~Melany' POV~

"But father," Wanderer's hands grip my daughter and all I want to do is rip them off, "you can't. She's my mate."

"Who needs a mate?" Ivan hisses, "they only weaken you as a person and wolf."

"I do," he states and Floyd's arms tighten around me avoiding the chains, "you said rogues don't have mates let alone wanderers and yet here she is," his darkening eyes lock on his father's and Ivan rolls his eyes.

"Luke, why did you come seeking me in the first place," Luke's head drops and his shoulders tense up.

"I came here seeking revenge," he whispers.

"Revenge?" Melody is confused as am I. Revenge against who?

"Tell her, tell her everything you went through." Ivan bellows at Luke as I glare at him, his aged eyes land on me and they harden.

"I need your mother to be dead, a wolf for a wolf. She killed my family and I need to repay the favor," Luke raises his head and his red eyes blazed with anger, "I was planning on killing her offspring but it seems that I won't be able to," his eyes dart to me and a menacing fingers points at me, "you killed my mother for no reason."

His mother?

Melany, he is being controlled my Ivan just like Derek once was.

He says that I killed his mother. Silver, remember when Melody was a baby.

You think that's him?

Who else would it be?

"Luke," I start but his snarl stops me. I inhale through my nose and try again, "I never meant to kill your mother."

"So you are not denying it then," his voice is overtaken by a growl.

"No, I am not. To be honest I would do it again in a heartbeat." He loses it. He is no longer his wolf leader now he is at his wolf's mercy.

"Mom," her whimper makes Silver burst through me. Melody pushes pass Luke and runs straight at Floyd and me.

"You stupid dog," Floyd growls at her and tries to lunge at her.

"That's my daughter," I growl and whip my arms around him. The chains ring loud in my ears as they clash down on his extended neck, "and you will not touch a single hair on her head," his screams of agony rip through the air.

Melody rushes to him and grabs the keys from his pocket. Her hands make quick work of the locks and she pulls the chains away from me. My free hand shoves Melody away as my other hand tightens it's grip on the chains and twist them. Floyd's head snaps and his body slumps onto the ground.

My eyes drift to Melody I never wanted her to see that, "I'm sorry," is all that I can think of saying.

"My god," the pity in her eyes makes something inside of me surface that is foreign. "They hurt you," her grey eyes lock on mine. My hand goes to her cheek wiping the fresh tears from her flush cheeks.

"There is so much of me in you."

"Kill her and you can runaway with your mate," Ivan yells once again.

Ivan will kill Melody the second he can get her hands on her.

"Over my dead body," can we shift?

No, the wolfs bane has weaken our connection.

"Fine," pushing Melody behind me I get into a defensive position.

"No one gets to my daughter as long as I am breathing," I growl at them.

"Mom," her voice sends a pains shooting through my chest. This pain is so familiar since I have felt it so many times before.