Page 25 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 1

"What is it?" Raven asked, realising I was mind linking.

"Dad wants me to get home and make sure Kiara stays there…"

"Oh no." Raven said worriedly.

"I should go."

"Feeling better?" She asked, stepping closer. It really was hard at times but I had done it for years and I’ll continue to do so.

"Much better, thanks." I said, taking her hand and giving it a quick kiss before I stuck my tongue out at her and broke into a run.

I really did appreciate how she lifted my spirits. Whoever got her as a mate would be lucky.

I reached home soon after, only to hear my mum sounding really angry and Kiara arguing back. I entered the living room.

"Leave it mom! I told you I triggered him off!"

"I don’t give a fuck if you did. No one touches my daughter!"

"Whoa… What's happening?" I asked seeing Kiara trying to stop mom from leaving.

"Alejandro injured her!"

"My fault!" Kiara shouted.

I knew exactly what had happened. She had gone after him for opening his mouth and probably did piss him off. Kiara wasn’t the type to lie or defend someone, but she was truthful.

"Mom, as she said, she started it. Now please drop it." I sighed.

Damn. Mistake. Mom now turned her icy silver glare on me.

"I'm fed up with being treated like an invalid!" Kiara snapped.

"Kiara, I don’t treat you like that, you know it." Mom snapped dangerously.

"Dad and Liam do though! Mom, I feel suffocated. Do you know what dad said? That I'm grounded!"

"I’ll talk to Elijah-"

"No mom, I'm tired. Tired of constantly being pitied and molly-coddled. I know you do so much for me, but it’s one person out of several. I need a break from this pack." Kiara whispered a hand on her forehead. I knew she was stressed out.

I felt my stomach plummet, I knew that tone. It’s the same one mom had when she was sticking to something.

"Kia." I stepped forward. "We love you, that’s the only reason we worry."

She looked at me and I didn’t miss the pain in her eyes. Were we really that suffocating?

"Yeah, I know. That’s why I need to go somewhere where I’m treated like an equal, where I'm able to just be me." Kiara pleaded, tugging her bobble out of her hair and running her fingers through it.

Mom frowned but I knew she understood. I swear I didn’t mean to make her feel this way. All I wanted to do was take care of my baby sister. Even in the womb, I was the stronger one. When we were born, I weighed double of her and even when she was little I wanted to protect her. It seemed my love for her had only resulted in her wanting to run away.

"Please mom, talk to dad. I’ve studied herbs and medical stuff; can’t I just go to some pack who needs an assistant at the hospital or something? I just need space."

"You have had enough space." A voice growled behind me.

All eyes turned to the man who now filled the door frame. His aura rolling off him in strong waves and the look in his eye made me swallow. There was one man I hated pissing off and that man was standing right in front of me. Kiara paled as she looked at him.

“Dad.”

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