Chapter 128. Father

“Father might be a more appropriate title… given that’s what I am to you.” His smooth and low voice is like honey on a warm cake, and despite myself, there’s something almost comforting about it when he adds that little, tiny pinch of charm. I push it down and remind myself of the decades of carnage at his hands, even if his reason is tangled up with me.

“I have never known you as such, and as you’re currently killing my family. I am a little reluctant to acknowledge it.” I bristle. My mood accelerating from fear to anger in a flash.

“No further. Stay there if you want to talk.” Colton cuts in, moving fully between us as the gap closes, and I am shielded with a strong arm behind his back, catching my wrist and holding me still. He starts to shift as claws elongate and his body bulks, fighting his wolf to stay in control.

“You think I’ll hurt her?” Varro fully comes into the moonlight glow in the center of the clearing, exposing a slender yet handsome face that coul