Shifted Fate (Amy)

Someone scoffed. Then Chris crossed his arms. "Why would you help us become

stronger? You are just making us a bigger threat to you."

I smiled. "Are there big pack wars still I haven't heard about lately?"

The question confused the men. "What?"

"Are there big land disputes that you will kill for?" I tossed another question.

"Of course not."

"Has the king stopped mediating any disputes between clans?" My words sounded confused.

"You know he will still intervene." He sounded exasperated.

"Then why would your growth scare us? Any dispute me might have will be mediated. Land will be assigned by the King. But if we are being really honest here, Chris and I try my best to be honest. Then I will say this. I am descended from the goddess. I have magic, a wolf and a Lycan. No one in your pack has a chance of standing up to me one on one. Pack against pack, our pack is bigger and better trained."

His jaw clenched. "See this is what I was saying." Chris pointed at me. "She thinks she is better than us."

I raised my hands. "I never said I was better than you. I never would have even brought this up, but you pushed it."

"Sit down, Chris." Tim snapped out.

Chris turned around and growled at Tim. "They are trying to demean us."

My dad laughed. "My father is behind the charge to kill the king. Do you really think I have any fucking space to look down on anyone?"

The room was silent. But I snickered. My father turned to me and lifted a brow. "I'm sorry, daddy. But it is a little funny."

My dad just shook his head, but he swiveled his chair to face the other alphas. "Now, just talk to me."

"What?" Chris sank into his chair.

"Why are you feeling like this? When have I ever done anything that made you feel like I thought I was better than you?" My dad leaned his elbows on to his desk. "I have done my best to never step on your toes."

Chris snapped. "That right there."noveldrama

My dad looked up at me, confused. "What?"

Chris growled. "You are always so fucking perfect. The perfect man, the perfect alpha, the perfect friend." He screamed. "It's fucking demeaning."

My dad stared at him for a second before he started laughing. Everyone froze. They thought he lost his mind, and maybe he had. He wiped his face. Dmade my mate believe cheated on her. I broke her heart and then let her walk away." His words were threaded with laughter. "I barely raised my pup." His eyes snapped to mine. "I got holidays and some summers." He shook his head. "I'm far from the perfect man. I ruined my pup's life, my mates, because I knew better than anyone else." He turned back to Chris. "I spent years ruining every training program my mate put in place before she left out of spite. I stunted the growth of every female in my pack because it was the luna's duty to watch over them and I didn't have a luna. My best friend nearly killed me and the only reason I'm still alive was because Amy saw his true colors. Not me."

Chris shook his head. "You are lying."

My dad shook his head. "I wish I was. But you can ask anyone if you want to check."

Chris looked around, and Tim just nodded. "Ainsley ran to Vince's pack. You can ask anyone."

Chris looked back at my father and me. We all watched as he deflated. My dad knocked on the table. "So tell me what the actual issue is?"

Chris looked back at my father. "You always seem to have it all together.

........I felt like I was letting my pack

down. And I heard..." He trailed off as he looked around. fo

"Heard what?" I took a step, but Thoth followed behind me. The movement felt second nature, but foreign at the same time.

"I heard a few pack members talking about Gavin. They were saying how great he was." He looked down at his hands. "They said about living in a pack like this, and [.....”

"You became jealous." I finished.

He looked up at me with lost eyes, but then he nodded. "Yeah." He dropped his gaze to the floor. "Yeah, I was jealous."

I walked over to him. "You know transfers have to be approved. And my dad

wouldn't poach pack members."

"I know." Chris sat back. “Its stupid. I know it is. But I didn't know how to cope with everything. He was taking care of my pack, being a better man than was, and my pack was looking tojump ship."

"Just because they said something about living in a pack like mine doesn't mean

they wanted to jump ship. Why can't your pack be like mine?"

"How?" Chris laughed.

"I can teach you." My father offered.