The alphas daughter
622 Words
Lena’s POV
Lena Ashwood stretched her legs out across the back seat, completely relaxed as her dad’s truck rolled down the winding forest road toward pack territory.
Graduation meant freedom.
And Lena fully intended to use it.
Summer meant bonfires, night swims, sneaking out, and a long list of boys she already planned on calling. The pack had plenty of attractive wolves, and Lena had never been the type to limit herself to just one.
Life was meant to be fun.
And Lena liked fun.
She glanced down at her phone, smirking at a text message lighting up the screen.
Jason:
Party tonight at the lake. You coming?
She quickly typed back.
Obviously.
Lena leaned her head back against the seat with a satisfied grin.
Best part of being the Alpha’s daughter? No one ever told her no.
Most guys in the pack were either intimidated by her dad or completely obsessed with her reputation.
Either way, she got what she wanted.
Her gaze drifted over to Aria sitting beside her.
Her best friend was staring out the window quietly, lost in her thoughts like she always did.
Lena nudged her shoulder.
“Earth to Aria.”
Aria blinked and looked at her. “What?”
“You’re zoning out again,” Lena teased. “You always do that when you’re thinking too much.”
Aria gave a small smile but didn’t answer.
Lena tilted her head suspiciously.
“Okay… what’s going on with you?”
“Nothing.”
Lena narrowed her eyes.
She knew that look.
Aria was hiding something.
But before she could question her further, Lena glanced toward the front seat.
Her dad was unusually quiet.
Which was weird.
Normally he would be lecturing her about responsibility or pack expectations or some Alpha nonsense.
But right now he looked… tense.
His shoulders were stiff, his hands gripping the steering wheel like he was driving through a battlefield instead of a peaceful forest road.
Lena raised an eyebrow.
What’s his problem?
Her gaze flicked between him and Aria.
Then back again.
Something about the air in the truck felt… strange.
Heavy.
Like everyone was thinking about something they weren’t saying out loud.
Lena shrugged it off.
Probably just her imagination.
She leaned forward between the seats casually.
“Hey Dad.”
Rowan didn’t take his eyes off the road. “Yeah.”
“There’s a bonfire tonight at the lake.”
“Mm.”
“I’m going.”
Rowan’s eyes finally flicked to the mirror.
“I figured.”
Lena grinned.
“I might not come home until late.”
Rowan’s voice was calm but firm. “Don’t cause problems.”
She rolled her eyes dramatically and fell back into the seat.
“I never cause problems.”
Aria snorted quietly beside her.
Lena elbowed her.
“Hey!”
Aria laughed softly.
Lena smiled at the sound.
Aria had always been different from her.
Quieter.
More thoughtful.
While Lena chased excitement and attention, Aria tended to hang back and watch the world around her.
But that’s why they worked so well as friends.
Lena was the chaos.
Aria was the calm.
Still, Lena couldn’t shake the feeling that something had shifted today.
Her eyes drifted toward the front seat again.
Her dad looked unusually serious.
And when she caught his gaze briefly in the rearview mirror…
He wasn’t looking at her.
He was looking at Aria.
Just for a second.
But Lena noticed.
Her brows pulled together slightly.
Huh.
Weird.
But Lena shrugged again and opened her messages.
If there was drama brewing in her pack this summer, she had no idea yet.
Right now, she was more focused on the party tonight.
And the guy waiting for her there.
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