Unbelievable (Sequel to Unexpected)

Away

Lana had told Charlotte she wasn't close to any of her family. Being the second born Alpha out of a total of three would put a strain on any familiar relationships. Alphas tended to not get along to begin with; put three plus their father together in a room and of course there would be tension. More than tension. It was a surprise to their father that Lana and Luke hadn't torn each other apart by the time they were two; it became an even bigger surprise how protective the two became when their sister was born nearly right after them. Lana had loved her sister from the moment she met her, more than she loved Luke and tolerated their father. Yes, they hadn't seen each other in two years but that was due to a mutual agreement; the less they had to do with each other, the less they had to deal with their father and brother. They did speak on the phone once every six months or so, which was often only rushed ten minute conversations.

It felt like she was betraying her sister by pulling her into this mess. But Lana needed her. She didn't have anyone else and she wouldn't dare bring in her Beta siblings. They were too young and her youngest Alpha brother was only five and still living with her mother. She'd sooner kill Luke herself than bring any of them into it.

Lana walked into the bakery hesitantly. The door chimed above her and the smell of fresh pastries filled her nose along with the faintest scent of someone she'd known for almost as long as she'd been alive. Thankfully, there wasn't anyone else inside. Lana stopped before the counter and watched the girl with her back to her work tediously. From behind, the girl looked nothing like Lana; having different mothers would do that to siblings. Lana took in her sister's cropped light brown hair and her medium colored skin that was hidden under a long sleeve and apron. When she turned, Lana counted the seconds as the other went from customer service to death glare. Only four. Seeing her sister from the front was different; they'd both inherited the same traits from their father. Even someone as gorgeous an Omega as her sister's Russian mother had been could change the dominant trait.

"What do you want?" There was no hesitation and she sensed her sister putting out pheromones; pointless as Lana wasn't there to fight.

"Lorelei." Lana's eyes met her sister's matching ones, pleading. "I didn't come here for a fight or to just bother you." Lorelei kept her eyes narrowed and watched the older Alpha cautiously. "I'm sure Luke has let you know about....some new changes with me." She kept her hands at waist height and her body loose. If Lana made her sister think she meant harm in any way, this was not going to end how she hoped.

Lorelei leaned against the wall behind her. "You're mated now. I didn't believe him, you've never expressed any interest in being mated much else being with an Omega." Lana could see the other visibly calming and took that as a good sign. "Until he told me how it came to be. I thought our father was a monster, guess it was only a matter of time before Luke became one too." She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "If you're here to ask me for help with whatever you're planning," Lana's hear sank, "the answer if 'No' and you know it won't change." The two kept each other's gaze as it sunk in. Lana knew this would be Lorelei's answer; she knew her sister well enough to know she avoided confrontation more than herself. But she needed to try.

Lana stepped closer to the counter and gripped the edge. "Lorelei I'm not asking you to help me in the way you think. I don't know what all Luke told you but I can't let him get away with this. I have an Omega I care about more than anyone else, my mother and our siblings included. I'm going to-," she stopped herself and looked down at her hands. In all honesty, she wasn't going to tell Lorelei what she was  going to do to Luke or their father at all. She also wasn't going to bring up the fact that she didn't just have a mate. She hadn't thought about what all she was going to say and wasn't going to bring this up in the first place. But if it would persuade her sister. "Lorelei I'm gonna have a pup. In a few months there's going to be a little me and Charlotte that I need to protect and can't let Luke or father get anywhere near. I'm not asking you to hurt Luke or anyone else, just help me protect them. I don't have anyone else to ask and we both know Luke has bribes in the police." Lorelei looked very taken aback at this. Yes, Luke had told her he all but forced Lana into a mating and had even paid to get the Omega. He hadn't told her anything about a kid being in the middle of all this.