Page 13 of His Sunshine Baby

“It’s okay, Iris, it’s not your fault.”

Though I do feel a bit bitter that she accidentally let my uncle know, I can’t really blame her for her dad’s temper. I walk past her to enter the house, where a couple of guys I know are standing guard. They both salute me, but their faces show they know what I’m here for and feel sorry about it.

My uncle is in the kitchen, and his expression changes as soon as I enter the room.

“Where the hell have you been?”

“At the hospital, with Dad.”

My response surprises him, and for a few seconds, he doesn’t know what to say. I don’t think my uncle has visited his brother more than a couple of times since the accident, but he knows I go often. He apparently decides to ignore my answer entirely.

“Where were you last night?”

He is growling furiously, and my wolf is ready to growl too. I hold her back, trying to make her act docile, but it’s against her nature, and I struggle. I lower my eyes even if I don’t have any obligation to and decide to go for the truth.

“I went outside our border to party.”

“What the hell were you thinking? Going past our borders? And to the Velvet Moon territory at that! Who the hell do you think you are Elena?”

“Sorry, Uncle.”

“I told you not to call me that!”

This time, I glare at him. He doesn’t let me call him uncle and doesn’t visit my dad in the hospital, how am I supposed to consider him family? He growls even louder, but as usual, that has no effect on me. For a reason I can’t understand, my uncle’s Alpha Aura is totally harmless to my wolf. Unfortunately, that only angers him more.

“You’re supposed to be one of our warriors! How do you dare defy my orders to sneak out like some rogue? Just to go drinking!”

“It wasn’t to drink, it was for…”

“Don’t talk back to me! I don’t want you acting like some whore and showing off!”

“Excuse me?”

This time, my wolf is growling and won’t take this insult. How dare he call me that? But he doesn’t back off.

“You heard me! Do you feel so great about yourself that you have to show off to everyone in this city? Learn your place! You are not some damn princess! You are a fighter and belong to this pack!”

I growl even louder, furiously. I don’t belong to anyone! And I do whatever the hell I want, in this territory or any other! I’m fed up with my uncle restricting me any chance he gets!

“What is so wrong with me? I just do what everyone else does! I’m twenty-one, for Moon Goddess’ sake! What do you expect, for me to do nothing but train others and sit around? I’m a wolf! I can’t stay still and obedient like a damn dog!”

“You will learn! You are supposed to set an example! Why do you think the kids went out last night? They all want to be like you!”

So the young ones' outing last night is my fault now? What the hell? I only learned about the party ten minutes before going. Why is he pushing all the crap on me?

“Enough! I’ve had enough of you binding me and restricting me any chance you get! I can’t hunt, I can’t fight, I can’t go out! I’m fed up with this! Stop ordering me around! I’m your niece, not your damn guard dog!”

“You’re not my niece! My brother only adopted you, that doesn’t make you my family!”

I’m stunned, shocked by his words. How dare he? He would have never said such a thing in front of my dad. Across the room, the other guys are looking at him with disgusted looks too. I growl again.

“Fuck you, Xavier.”

I turn around and storm out before he can say a word. I walk past Iris while exiting the room and she looks surprised too. She calls my name but I ignore her and jump in the car.

I’m going home. I drive fast, exceeding the speed limit a few times. I’m so mad and disgusted about what happened, I can’t stop. I take the car back home and run up the stairs all the way to our apartment. My phone rings a couple of times, but I ignore it and go straight to the bathroom. I undress quickly and take a cold shower.

Moon Goddess. I hate my uncle and his stupid inferiority complex. He could never swallow that my dad, his little brother, was stronger than him. Now he hates that I’m even stronger.Damn alpha pride. I let the water clear my thoughts. I know what I need to do. Something stupid, something forbidden.

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