The Life I Never Knew

Chapter 5

Leela's POV

I am waiting for my dad to get home so that I can confront him.

He was always honest with me. But why didn't he tell me something this big? But is it true? Is he a werewolf? What if he kills me? It that why mom is gone?

I froze right then and there when I thought of my mom. I hardly ever think about her. Maybe all of this leads to her leaving. Maybe she left because dad scared her off?

Too many thoughts are running through my head and all these conclusions weren't working. Right now I'm sitting on the couch with my knees against my chest. I'm waiting patiently and quietly for my dad. I am honestly ready to cry. I don't know what to do.

I here the door open and close. I suddenly got goosebumps on my goosebumps. I am terrified. My Dad walks into the living room. Complete silence surrounds us. No one speaks.

He comes closer and I flinch. That made him stop moving and look scared. Why is he scared? If anything I should be the one that's scared! He's the wolf not me!

"Leela?"

No matter how much I wanted to talk, I couldn't. I was afraid I would yell. Even though I wanted to so bad. He called my name again. Only then I realized he was siting right next to me. I wanted to run and hide. But I couldn't. It was like I was glued to the couch.

I looked at him and he had his head in his hands. He looked frustrated. He moved his hands away from his face and started to speak.

"I know that you know about me Leela. And its true. I am a werewolf. Your friends, those boys, are also wolfs. Some of your teachers are too. But I am not just any werewolf. I am the King of all Werewolfs. That makes you the Princess, Leela. Your a werewolf too." He finished.

Im a wolf? But I don't feel anything? Im a Princess? My dad is the King? What kind of world am I living in!?

"Leela, calm down. Please Princess." He said gently while his arms around me into a hug and thats when I started cry.

"Shh my Princess. I understand if you hate me or want to leave because I kept something so big from you. I know I shouldn't have. But, you have to understand, it was for your protection." He said holding me tighter, "I can't lose you. Your my only daughter. I lost your mother. I will not lose you too."

"Daddy? What happened to mom?" I finally asked. He gave out a sigh and held me even tighter. I didn't mind though.

"You mother was my mate. My sole-mate. When we met, I never told her that I was royalty. I wanted to see the real her first. To know if she was fit for a queen. So far she was. She was honest and loving in every way. And then, when you were born, she completely changed. At first she was so happy to have you. She was excited to be a mother. For a while things were good. Until you started to cry every time she held you. You only wanted me to hold you. To play with you. To give you a bath or put you to sleep or even feed you. You just would not go to her. And because of that she became jealous and rude. She thought that I stopped caring about her and only cared about you. She thought I never paid any attention to her. That I stopped caring about her. Of course I cared about her. She was my mate. My love. I would never hurt my mate. But she hate led the fact that I took all your attention. It was like you didn't want your mother. I tried to reason with her and say that your just a baby and that you didn't know any better. But she wouldn't listen and at that point she almost did something horrible. She almost killed you. Saying that she should have my attention and not you. She became so greedy. I finally, as painful as it was, I rejected her. After that she wanted nothing to do with you. So she left. And that was it. I raised you on my own. And I loved every moment of it. I think the best part was that you look like me and not like her." I laughed at that last part.