Alec’s

"I didn't take you for a coward, Sadie" he drawls in that deep voice that I hate so much. "You've been avoiding me."

It's true. When I couldn't get rid of him, his pack and sister, I resorted to avoiding them. He thinks I'm a coward but I call it self-preservation.

Being near them and seeing them brings around terrible memories that I've been trying my damn hardest to forget. It's not once or twice I've lost control of my powers because seeing them brought a particularly painful memory to the surface.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

I couldn't risk destroying my pack house or hurting my people, so until I could get control of my powers, I resorted to avoiding them.

"What do you want, Alec" I mutter, not even turning around. "As you can see, I am very busy, and I don't have time for your tantrums."

"I just want to talk," there is something in his voice, but I just can't figure out what it is.

I finish brewing my coffee, then I add some milk and sugar. Once that is done, I take my cup and head to my seat. Once I am settled, I take a sip of my coffee, sighing in contentment.

"There is nothing to talk about. Absolutely nothing," I tell him after placing my cup down.

On a serious note, what did he expect us to talk about? Unless he had a time machine, and he could go back and undo what he did, then there was nothing at all to talk about.

"That's where you are wrong. There is the subject of Aspen and our mating," he pulls the chair opposite me and sits down.

It annoys me, that he would sit down in my chair at my office without even asking. Choosing to ignore that, I take a deep breath before speaking.

"I'm tired of repeating myself, Alpha Alec. We have nothing to discuss when it comes to Aspen because she's my daughter, not yours. And as for our so-called mating, I already told you that I don't want to mated to you."

Don't you just get irritated when you have to repeat the same thing over and over again? When someone can't get a fucking hint?

"I'll go to the council if I have to, but I want to be in my daughter's life," he growls in a threatening tone.

He should have realized that I'm not the same Sadie I was back then. I don't get easily fazed.

I smile. "You'll do well not to threaten me, Alpha. As for the council, go ahead. Then we can tell them how you tortured me while I was pregnant. We can also add how you wanted to kill me even after I had told you that I was pregnant. For good measure, we can add the words you said to me. I have a witness, and I'm sure your company has CCTV footage they can use to verify words. Let's see whose side they'll take."

When I am done, I lean back in triumph as I watch his face morph from complete shock, to anger.

"You can't fucking do that," he hollers, standing up before he starts pacing.

"Sure, I can," I drawl "We can even take it up with them concerning our mating. I'm sure they'll understand why I simply can't accept you as my mate, given the cruelty you've shown me in the past."

In fact, it's something that I've been thinking of the last couple of days. Nyx and I decided that if he doesn't willingly accept the rejection then we will take it up with the council.

"Please, Sadie," he pleads, shocking me to the core.

I recover quickly and smirk. "The all powerful, Alpha Alec pleading. This is a sight to behold. If only I had a camera to capture this moment."

Something shifts in his eyes, and his jaw tightens just as his hands fist. He was about to say something when his phone began to ring.

Taking it out of his pocket, he looks at the screen before looking at me. He holds up his finger in a sign for me to hold.

Taking my cup, I roll my eyes at him. What an arrogant bastard.

"Hello" he says into the phone. There is a minute of silence, when, all of a sudden, the air becomes charged.

"What?" he bellows furiously, as his angry energy fills the room.