Page 14 of Mating at Midnight: Book 1

I ran my free hand over the skin of my neck. “Trust me, I know. I made the mistake of venturing onto their Pack land without informing him first and let’s just say he made it known it was me when I formally went to introduce myself.”

“Damn it Braxton! You know better. Under Pack laws that we all follow, Noah had every right to kill or maim your ass,” father angrily said. “I have taught you our laws since you were a pup. How you could ignore that one, I just don’t understand. You’re a fucking Alpha. Alpha’s give respect to other Alphas.”

Hanging my head down, I stated, “I know father, which is why I apologized to him.”

“As you should have,” father agreed.

I closed my eyes as I scratched the back of my neck, wondering if I should tell him the most significant part. Fuck it. He would learn about it either then or later and I preferred he did then. If he learned about this news down the road, I would’ve spent a lifetime of him throwing it up in my face every chance he got.

“And I did, but there’s more.”

Father mumbled in my ear. “What else could there be? Did your wolf kill some of his livestock or go frolicking into the moonlight with one of the female wolves in his Pack?”

“No, nothing like that.”

“Then what, Braxton?”

Exhaling, I let the truth be known. “His youngest daughter, Nyah, is my mate.”

Father went silent again before damn near puncturing my eardrum. “I’ll be there tomorrow.”

As if he could see my hand, I held it up like a crossing guard. “No, you don’t need to come. Nyah hasn’t officially accepted the bond.”

“Doesn’t matter. Once Noah and I sit down and talk, everything will be official,” father declared. I’ll see you tomorrow and make sure there is a penthouse suite available for me.”

I stared at the phone after the call went dead. I tried phoning him back, but father wouldn’t answer. I could only pray he would change his mind and stay in Texas.

Loud banging on my door wakes me up. Glancing over at the alarm clock on the nightstand, it reads five twenty-seven in the morning. There better be a fire on one of the lower levels for me to be woken up at this hour.

After putting on my robe, I exit my room to see Levi at the end of the hallway with his gun in hand.

“Are you expecting someone at this hour?” he asked as we went closer to the door.

“No,” I answered.

Levi looked out the peephole, then chuckled. He laughed, disarming the locks before taking a step back.

“Who the Hell is it, Levi?” I inquired as he laughed, then opened the door.

My father stepped in like an eighties mafia Don with his Beta James, who is Levi’s uncle, and four of his guards flanking him.

“Father?” I uttered as Levi and James hugged each other.

Father came over and patted my cheek, saying, “Why do you look so surprised, son. I told you I was coming today. Aren’t you happy to see me?”

Before I could respond, he ordered one of his men to call room service to send up an extravagant amount of options for breakfast.

As he sat in one of the modern recliners, I asked, “Father, I said you didn’t have to come. Why are you here?”

Father’s eyes shift from his natural blue to yellow like mine, so there’s no doubt where I inherited it from.

As he took a bottle of water from one of his soldiers that got it from the refrigerator, Father unscrews the cap and takes a drink before explaining, “I came on the behalf of Midnight Pack, to see my old friend Noah, and looking forward to meeting your mate. I’m so happy for you, Braxton, but I do have to ask, are you and your wolf ready for everything that comes with having a mate?”

Without a second thought, I reply, “We are.”

“And he means that, Alpha,” Levi guffaws.

“Is that so?” Father inquires, squinting at me.

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