Alpha's Found Daughter

Chapter 7

SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER....

"Emma Rose Black! You better get your ass back to the house! You're father is home and is not happy you decided to run off with your friends when you're supposed to be acting as alpha!" Deardra yells and scolds me as I'm driving my way home from the mall. My dad was on a business trip having to have some kind of meeting at the company he owns and since I turned eighteen two years ago he leaves me to handle the pack's affairs when he's away so I'll be prepared to take over the pack when I turn twenty one, he must be furious right now especially if Deardra is the one calling me instead of him.

"I'm already on my way back." After those short words I hang up my phone before she can say anything else and toss it to the passenger seat where my best friend Carly is giggling from having heard my short scolding. I sigh knowing I'm only a few short minutes away from the house.

"Oohh Alpha Tyson is going to kill you this time." She grins secretly loving the fact I hung on Deardra, I don't know why but Carly and Deardra just don't seem to get along, how it's possible to not like the old cook is baffling.

I scoff at her. "No he'd kill me if he found out the reason why I went to the mall." A grin creeps onto my face imagining what dad would do if he knew I left during the middle of the night like a teenager to go to a college party. Carly and I got incredibly drunk and I may have accidentally gotten puke on my skimpy dress so this morning when Carly and I woke up we showered at the house we were at then went straight to the mall for a new outfit so we wouldn't get caught. Even though I'm an adult dad still has plenty of rules laid down to keep me out of trouble and partying is a big no, when I was around sixteen he let it slide cause it's normal for teenagers to go out for fun but once I turned eighteen things changed cause it was time for me to start seriously learning how to run the pack.

"You're right, as long as he doesn't find out about last night you'll just get scolded and maybe have your car keys taken away for a day." She giggles. "Your dad can't stay mad at you for more than a day, and oh my goddess if you have one tear fall from one of your eyes he turns into a big pile of mush completely giving in to you." I release a giggle of my own, no matter how angry dad gets he can't stay angry at me because I'm his 'little girl' a few times when he fussed at me over something I cried cause I was little hormonal from being on my period and at the sight of my tears he looked like someone stomped all over his heart all his ranting came to a halt and he immediately engulfed me in a hug while apologizing over and over for making me cry.

As my house comes into view I groan not wanting to face dad who has probably already thought of one hell of a lecture to give me. Carly has become silent no longer giggling about what I'll be facing, I think she's quiet now because she's going to be stuck in the same house as her mad alpha. Carly is Trace and Lauren's daughter making her a future beta which means she lives in the high ranking house and has to walk on egg shells when dad is mad so she doesn't get his wrath as well as me, an angry alpha scares the hell out of everyone but me but that's because dad would never hurt me and since I have alpha blood it's instinct for me not to cower down to him. Pulling into the garage I turn the car off and slam my head on the steering wheel once again letting out a groan not wanting to enter the house, Carly however gets a bottle of perfume out of the console and starts spraying the both of us to make sure we don't smell like vomit or alcohol. The only problem with using perfume is it's suspicious cause with our heightened sense of smell perfume is too strong of a smell for us to be around so it usually means you're trying to cover your scent for some reason but luckily for me and Carly we have a friend that makes a very light scented perfume that masks pretty much any smell without raising any suspicion.

Forcing myself to get out of the car I walk as slowly as I can into the house to delay meeting dad for a few extra minutes, Carly just skips past me shooting me a wicked grin that means 'good luck with getting into trouble' not having to worry about her parents punishing her in any way due to her young age. She's only sixteen so Trace and Lauren aren't too strict with her yet cause even though I'll be alpha in a year Trace will remain beta til Carly is twenty one so she has a few years before she has to get serious about her future position, in the werewolf world we don't get our positions til we are twenty one for maturity reasons however you can take the position earlier if the wolf in your future position dies but that's a rare occurrence.

Entering the house I toss my keys in a bowl on a table next to the door, I nearly stumble back as the house is so stuffy it's hard to breathe from the rage radiating off my dad who is most likely waiting for me in his office. Sighing I begrudgingly trudge past the stair case and go down the hallway where dad's office is. Reaching the door the sounds of his angry pacing footsteps can be heard letting me know I'm in serious trouble, swallowing the thick lump in my throat I hesitantly reach for the door knob. "Emma I know you're out there!" Dad seethes trying to keep a growl out of his voice. Gathering what courage I can I fling one of the doors open.

Stepping into the office I go straight to the brown leather couch and sit down, dad stands in front of me with his arms crossed over his chest giving me a stern face with eyes glaring at me. My wolf whimpers in my head, we may be a strong alpha wolf who instinctively doesn't shy away from alphas but dad is still considered my alpha so he has power over me and my wolf and I also don't like seeing the man who raised an orphan me like his own flesh and blood fuming in anger at me. "I bet while I was away you spent the past few days running around with your friends and ignoring the pack that you were supposed to be watching." His voice is calm which makes sweat form on my forehead, he's angrier than I thought.

"Dad I-." I'm cut off with a growl, making my head drop a little.

"I don't want to hear any excuses from you, in less than a year the alpha title will be handed down to you but I'm starting to wonder if I should even give you such an important position." My mouth drops open as my head snaps up looking straight into his brown eyes. "You are my only child which makes you my rightful heir but I'm starting to think that maybe I should find someone from another pack that has alpha blood to give them my position instead of you." His eyes flicker gold. "I've never ever heard of a future alpha still behaving like an immature teenager when they are your age, if you don't straighten up then you will not be alpha or given any high ranking position. As the alpha I must do what's best for the pack and right now you aren't acting like someone who would make a good alpha so if it's best for the pack I will find someone else."

My eyes start to water as I realize he's more disappointed than mad, this is the first time he has been disappointed in me and it makes my heart feel like it's being squeezed. Werewolf families are much closer than human families so we instinctively want our parents approval of us by passing their expectations and the slightest hint of disappointment crushes us. I hang my head in shame, dad adopted me who was a wild child living in the woods who would've most likely ended up dying and how do I repay him? Instead of making him proud I do the exact opposite by cutting him deeply with my disregard of the pack that looks up to the both of us for guidance.

The tears start flowing out. "I-I'm so sorry." I cry. I'm such a horrible daughter, so bad that dad wants to give away my future position and from the way I've been behaving I can't really blame him if he does give it someone else who would be much more fit for such an important position. My head drops into my hands, dad sighs and I feel the couch dip down beside me. Strong arms wrap around my sobbing form and hug me tightly as I'm pulled into a hard chest.

"Emma I really don't want to have to give the alpha title to someone else but I'll have to if don't start being responsible." I can hear the underlying pain in his tone as dad rests his chin on top of my head.

I didn't say anything as I cried even harder making my entire body shake with each sob, honestly if I think about it if our roles were reversed I would probably find someone else to take the title instead, it deeply hurts me at the thought but I haven't done my duties not once. I act like a brat by taking advantage of the times when dad isn't here to go play around when I should be watching the pack and taking all the alpha calls, there's no telling how many important phone calls I've ignored by not being here and it's probably angered a lot of the other alphas bringing dad trouble.

ALPHA TYSON'S P.O.V.

When Emma left my office after our very long talk she was still in tears and each tear that fell broke my heart more and more. I hated being so strict with her and threatening her position was killing me on the inside, she's my daughter so I would never give the alpha title to anyone else but hopefully my fake threat will straighten her up making her take everything much more seriously. Exhaustively plopping down on my office chair I groan and run both hands through my brown hair feeling guilty for scolding and lying to Emma as a parent hurting your child in anyway is a form of torture to yourself. The light shining through the window behind me caught my attention as it glimmered off a picture on my desk, picking up the picture a smile graces my lips as I gaze over me and a five year old Emma at the beach making a very terrible looking sand castle together, the bright sun that day made her hair look like flames and her green eyes were so bright showing just how happy she was as she had a huge grin on her face showing off her missing front tooth. Every year we take a vacation and I always let her choose where we go and that year she wanted to go to the beach, to say she was excited when we got there is an understatement. That cute little girl is now a grown woman who won't be able to be as carefree as she was at that young innocent age.

I'm drawn out of my reminiscing by an irritating knock on the door. "Come in." I sigh out already knowing it's Trace from the strong scent emanating through the door. He quietly opens the door and closes it behind him as we walks in. "What do you want?" My tone is clipped wanting him to know I'm in no mood for any of his bullshit.

He just smirks and takes a seat in the chair across the desk appearing relaxed which is a contrast to my tense and weary demeanor. "This is the first time you didn't completely cave in when Emma cried gotta admit I was surprised." I growl at him not wanting a reminder that my daughter is in pain because of me. "Chill out no need to growl." Trace chuckles holding his hands up in surrender.

"Tell me why you are here."

"Just wanted to check on you I knew you'd be upset, if I had to threaten Carly's title I would be crushed."

I leaned forward on the desk and dropped my head into my hands letting my weakness show. "It's frustrating that's she's not taking things seriously, your daughter has always taken her future duties seriously and even though Carly is young when she's home she pays very close attention to her training."

Trace sighs. "Emma is slacking off but she does know how to do alpha duties, you've been training her for years, she attends meetings and goes off for a few weeks a year to the council to learn how all the supernatural works. I believe right now she's trying to enjoy being carefree before she gets tied down by a twenty four seven stressful position"

"That's true but as soon as I'm gone she plays instead of being the acting alpha, I'm not afraid of her not knowing what to do the problem is whenever it comes time to hand over the pack I don't know if she'll actually carry out her duties properly."

Trace nods in understanding. "I get it but I believe she'll become the perfect alpha she has many of the strongest qualities and has been trained well, when the title is handed over Emma will put the pack first, it is in her blood after all."

I think his words over, it is true that it's in her blood but there are plenty of alpha's who don't care about their pack even though they are of alpha blood. "I have no idea what to think or do about the situation." I raise my head up giving me almost pleading eyes wanting every bot of advice I can get on this topic.

Giving me a small smile Trace leans forward and pats me on the shoulder. "Just don't think too much about it, have faith in your daughter, she's an amazing young woman." I nod my head giving him a grateful smile.