CHAPTER THREE
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Tiara’s eyes fluttered open, and she incontinently squinched from the pain that surged through her body.
She tried to move but could not. Tears filled up in her eyes as she lay there, helpless.
In her small bedroom lying on her bed, the thought of her father, his gentle, reassuring presence was what she needed the most.
She whispered to herself, “Father, if only you were here.”
“Well, how about we say he is paying for trying to play smarter than himself.”
She turned her head slightly and saw her stepmother standing at the door.
“How long have you been standing there? And What do you mean by my Dad playing smarter than himself?” Her countenance lit up.
“Looking for this?” She walked closer and waved Tiara’s exam slip across her face, her voice cold and mocking.
“Aren't you shameless! how could you bring yourself so low to cheat on Father.” Tiara screamed, her voice breaking with tears.
“Not only is your father weak in bed, he can't even make me c*m like Dark Lard does.” She winked at Tiara
She felt so ashamed but was determined to confront her stepmother.
“Why, why are you doing this?” Tiara voices faint with tears.
“I guess you enjoyed what I enjoyed, didn't you.”
“You had this all planned out right?” She yelled as she struggled to lift herself and sat up.
“Having s*x with the same man who r***d your daughter is what you called pleasure!” Tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Well, news reaching me now is that your father has just regained consciousness.”
“He wasn't dead the whole time?” Tiara was shocked, jumped out of bed ignoring the pain she was going through.
“Hey, hey, hey, why are you in such a haste? Wanna tell Papa what happened right, huh?”
“You will regret this, I bet you?” Tiara snapped at her as she ran towards the door.
“How about we show this to your beloved Luciano and see what he has to say.” she reached for her phone and gave a wicked smile.
“We both know how much you want to be his wife and run away from all my cruel treatments.” she smirked.
Tiara turned and playing on her stepmother’s phone was the clip of Dark Lard having a good time with her while pinned to the wall.
She wrapped her hands around her head, her eyes widened as the video clip played on the screen.
Her stepmother’s cold smile sounded to mock her shock.
She stumbled back, her heart pounding in fear.
“Surprised? I bet you didn’t see this coming, did you?”
Trying to make sense of what she had just seen. Her phone rang, startling her.
“H- Hello?”
Sarah’s voice came through, tense and worried.
“Tiara! Where have you been? The exam just ended!”
Tiara’s heart sank. “What? No.”
“Luciano came looking for you. He left angry when he heard you missed the exam!”
“ What!!” Tiara’s confusion grew, she knew the worse had happened.
The phone slipped from her hands, and scattered to the ground.
“Your exam was one of the criteria to become Luciano’s wife, but I guess we’re stuck together.” She threw the exam slip at her and walked out of the room.
~~The Argument~~
Luciano stormed out of the school building, in anger. As he walked, the girls in the yard could not take their eyes off him.
His handsome face was set in a gentle, determined expression, his muscular frame moving with grace that only heightened his appearance.
Reaching the parking lot, Lucas leaning against his car spotted him.
“Luciano! What is going on? Where’s Tiara?" Lucas asked.
“She’s nowhere to be found,” Luciano snapped, his voice tense with frustration.
“She even missed the exam.”
“What?” Lucas’s eyes widened in shock.
“That does not make any sense.”
Luciano gripped his fists, trying to calm himself.
“I had everything planned out for tonight. She promised to do as I said.”
Lucas blinked, “Hold on, you wanted to introduce her to your Dad?”
“Yes,” Luciano growled, pacing back and forth.
They both entered the car and drove out of the school.
Luciano stormed into his father’s study, his fists gripped.
His father, Alpha Marco, sat behind the large oak table, his eyes narrowing as Luciano approached.
“You wanted to see me, father.” he barely made eye contact.
“You know our arrangements, I won’t let you disappoint me again.”
“But Father…”
“Tiara is not right for you, Luciano!” He yelled and stood up. “She hasn't wolfed out yet, she’s too timid and weak. You need someone stronger by your side.”
“That is not for you to decide! Father” Luciano snapped. “Tiara is everything to me. It’s either her or no one.”
His father’s eyes darkened with frustration.
“You are being foolish, Luciano. This is not just about you. It's about our pack’s future.” Luciano glared at his father.
“Dad you don't get it, can’t you see she's all I want!”
“Someone in the pack is challenging my position as alpha.” He yelled, Luciano’s eyes widened in shock. “Once he is successful, he will make his son the successor, and I can not let that happen.”
Luciano could sense the rare vulnerability in his father's voice.
“He is strong, and he is already gaining the support of numerous members in the pack.” Reality was done on Luciano as he stood staring at his father.
“This is why you need a woman who is strong, bold, and able to stand beside you and fight when the time comes.”
Luciano looked at his father, stunned. “You've always sounded so confident, so in control. What…?”
”I know what he’s capable of, and I won’t let him destroy everything I’ve worked for."
Luciano took a deep breath, he knew he had to act fast and wisely. Tiara hasn't wolfed out yet and so has he.
“I won't have a father in-law who could not save his own daughter from mere wolves.”
“But Father, that wasn't how it happened?”
His Father stared at him for a while as the room fell into a tense silence, and walked out leaving him to his thoughts.
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