Chapter 19

Kaden

The serenity of the woods did nothing to calm my nerves, as I sat on the wooden chair, eyes closed. It was already evening, and I wasn't planning on returning to the castle anytime soon.

We had returned from the Redwood pack, and I decided to have some alone time. My thoughts drifted to my father.

Trust that asshole of an Alpha to jab at me where it hurt the most. My father...

He had been the best there ever was.

My early memories of him, were of him, trying to teach me how to properly use the cutlery.

"You wouldn't want to be disgraced at a public place, would you?" He'd say, and then adjust my hands.

And when he taught me how to swim. He always encouraged outdoor sports. And when we return, Mother personally made cookies and cold milk for us.

I had been close to my father, than I had been to my mother. But as I grew up, the relationship between us, became one of mutual respect, and trust. And that was because,