"James is my son-in-law, Ellie. He cannot inherit the family business. And it's unheard of to have my stepdaughter's husband become the Alpha."
It's my turn to sneer at my father's mistress, enjoying the way her lip curls in anger, her expression stiffening. Despite how much my father pampers her, at the end of the day, Ellie is just his mistress, and the woman my father claims as his daughter is not related by blood to him. He can't have a child with a woman who is not his fated mate.
However, that doesn't mean that Ellie will stop trying to change his mind. Lowering her lashes, she pouts, "You know how Lucy hates to be called your stepdaughter. She considers you her real father."
I'm not surprised when my father's expression softens, "Be that as that may, Morris is the one who is mean
