Avery POV
"I need to go to bed. Dad, Mom….goodnight," I announced, eager to escape the growing tension in the room.
Aidan smirked as he stepped behind me. "Right behind you, little hellion."
I rolled my eyes but didn’t respond. I just wanted to get out of there before anything else happened. But just as I took a step forward….
"Wait a split second, Avery."
My father’s voice cut through the air, firm and commanding.
I froze mid-step, my pulse quickening.
"I hope the Alpha doesn’t mind me speaking with my daughter upstairs in my office for a few minutes."
I turned slightly, my heart thudding. Why did it sound like my father was asking permission?
Before Aidan could reply, Kieran’s voice sliced through the room like a blade.
"You don’t need to take his permission, Beta Davis," he sa
