Page 185 of His Sunshine Baby

“People talk, you know. I can’t believe you’re having a baby! Is it a boy? A girl? I’m sure my sister knows but Iris stayed quiet as a stone!”

“Because I cannot trust you to shut your mouth about it!”

His sister just arrived, and rolls her eyes before walking up to us, a bit awkward.

“Sorry I’m late, work at the clinic is a nightmare these days. Elena, are you sure about Father? I can’t believe he would do that.”

“Iris, I’m sorry. You’ll see when we talk to him.”

She sighs and nods, stepping into her house first.

“Dad?”

“Iris? What are you… Chris too? And…”

Her father, who stepped out to greet them, suddenly sees me and Daniel. His face immediately goes red.

“What are you doing here! How dare you–”

“Enough, Dad!” says Chris. “Elena is our cousin, she has every right to be here. Moreover, we have things to discuss. Seriously.”

But his father won’t stop glaring at me, pointing at me, furious.

“If you dare to ask for any support for you little bastard–”

“Shut the fuck up!” I yell, annoyed. “You leave my child out of this, Xavier, and to be perfectly clear, you’re the last person I would ask for anything! I came here because I want to know what you’re planning to do with the Gold Moon!”

His anger melts like snow in the sun when he hears those last words. He goes as white as a sheet, stepping back.

“What? How did you–”

“We caught you at the border,” says Daniel, “discussing with them.”

Xavier shakes his head.

“I wasn’t discussing, I was chasing them out! Out of our territory! You don’t know anything!”

“You’re telling me you were chasing Taaron King out? You?” I ask, not believing one word of his. “Come on, Xavier, we know who we saw, and you certainly don’t have what it takes to chase out another Alpha!”

“I don’t owe you anything, Elena! You can’t give me orders and you can’t tell me what to do or not! You’re about to get banished from the pack, and now you think you can give orders? Huh?”

“I am not banished yet, and you have some explaining to do before I do. Clark sent me here. If you are not willing to answer to me, you’ll have to answer to him, Xavier, so spill it now.”

“Dad, what were you doing? With the Gold Moon, no less!” insists Chris, annoyed.

Seeing his son question him too seems to take my uncle by surprise. His eyes go on Chris, then Iris, then back to me again.

“Answer me,” I insist, using my Alpha Aura.

My wolf starts to growl, threatening. I may not be able to fight, but I can still make him obey. Even if there are only a few drops of Royal blood in my veins, it should be enough to have someone like Xavier comply.

“Elena, enough,” says Iris, vexed. “You can’t order my father like that, it’s disrespectful to your Alpha.”

“Maybe it’s time for a new Alpha,” I say, annoyed.

“Elena!”

My cousin looks at me, furious. But Chris is still glaring his father’s way, disappointed.

---