Chapter 209 Chapter 209 The kids are all staying with Maria and Derek . He insisted on not getting involved because it would appear to show favoritism . I think he wants to sit back and hang out with my father - in - law . They've been really friendly with one another lately . It's why the media is accusing us of influencing his court decisions , I think they're both just like - minded assholes , along with Knight and Jonas . After calling a meeting this morning , Ansley took over for Knight who hasn't taken his eyes off her . He seems upset , and she's completely ignoring him . I've been making assumptions all morning . I'm not sure how I would feel if they were true . Midnight has been very quiet about it since I asked . That worries me because she usually doesn't shut up when I ask her seemingly important things . She's only calm when she doesn't like to talk about things . Like her past lives and things that she's shown me that have repeated themselves here with me . " We should get moving , " Ansley says and walks toward her " I'll come with you , " I say and step forward . " Why me ? " she asks defensively . Knight growls at her . " You're the alpha . It makes more sense for us to present a united front than for me and the Rogue King . You're the one who put him in the back . " I remind her and get into he passenger seat of her car . -This is not going to end well , Angel.- Knight says in my head . -This is the only chance I will ever give her.- I say quietly . I glance back at him to see the worry fade into sadness . -It was never your place to tell me.- He nods and walks toward the back of the convoy of SUVs . takes her a moment before she gets in the car . His reaction told me everything I needed to know . Midnight finally makes her presence known . -You have to be prepared to accept what she's going to say.- she whispers . -I've heard it many times . I know you've felt that sting as well . We have everything we need.- How would it even work ? The most obvious thing is that she is a woman . I've never been attracted to any woman . In fact , I never liked being around them . It started with my step - mother . We hated one another . She set an example for others . My teachers , doctors , and the girls at school all treated me the way they did because that's what they knew . Things have gotten worse since becoming a werewolf . Xo hurt me the most . I saw her as a mentor , someone who was helping me piece my shitty life together . She hurt my baby and turned away from me when I needed her . And it's always been that way for me . That's why I struggle to make friends . Allison was no different , apparently . So , yeah . I have felt that sting many times . " I wanted to thank you for coming , " I break the silence . She stiffens , gripping the steering wheel tightly . " My father calls and I follow orders , " she says stiffly . " You don't have to thank me . Thank him . " " I wanted to ask you something , if that's okay with you , " " What ? " she glances at me . " Why did you try to kill me when you thought I was sleeping with your dad ? " I ask . Her gasp is audible . " You clearly don't care about what either he does or your brother . It felt very personal . Your entire demeanor towards me does . If you have something to tell me . You should get it out now before we're forced to work together . " " You annoy me , " she shrugs . " And I do care what happens to my family . It's one thing for them to take advantage of others , and it's another for others to take advantage of them . After all , they are still men and the only thing they think with is their cock . " " Is that why you can't reject me to my face , because I annoy you ? " Lask . The car swerves to the right . The tires make a loud zip sound just before she rights the truck again . I laugh because this is one of those fucked up situations where I have nothing else but my nervous laughing . 1/2 2117 Ft 1 Aug 411+ . Chapter 209 " Did he tell you that ? " " No , but you make it obvious . My wolf likes staying away from you , which is odd to me because she always wants to know if someone is a friend of a There still is , but I've learned to cope with the pace , snack . I didn't pick up on it before because there was always so much going on . " You can't understand , " she huffs . " What exactly ? That it's insane that your mate is a female ? " " I've had girlfriends , " she shakes her head . " So , Knight is the problem . You don't want to share with him . " " Do you know what you're saying ? " she asks . " Yeah , this whole time I've been thinking about how I'm going to help my kids when the time comes . Especially because they're so different . Ayrie is the heir to the Rogue throne , and Aizen is an alpha . " Knight has told me a little about how it was growing up for the two of you , how he was so much more aggressive than you . How you wanted to keep up , and he would put you in your place . How your father had to split the two of you up and how Maria left you behind when they left . " " Is there a question in there , or are you just recapping my greatest hits ? " she sneers . " I know exactly what it's like to be left behind . To watch your father favor someone else without knowing what you did to make him hate you . It's easy to hate everyone around you because they wouldn't understand what makes you who you are . " You don't owe me anything . Not an explanation or an apology . That's not what I want from you . I need you to be upfront with me . It's an obvious yes or no answer . So that when the day comes and my twins ask me what they should do regarding the predicament they might find themselves in , I have an answer to give them as the shared mate in question . " " It'll be different for them . Their parents aren't complete assholes , " she says quietly . " My parents were never the problem . Nathan and I are not exactly different . We are alphas . The difference was that he was always stronger than I. Smarter . He doesn't ask . He demands . " I wasted my entire childhood trying to catch up to him , only for him to turn around and tell us that our efforts didn't mean shit to him . He turned his back on me . He did . I've been cleaning up after him since Maria took him from me . " I didn't understand why he wouldn't just kill her until I met you . I had more than one chance to end you before the bond cemented . I wanted to . It would have given me everything I had ever wanted . His strength and everything he ran away from in his entire life . " I can't reject you , Phoebe . And I can't bring myself to look at you because of what I did . If you want the dreams to stop , if you wish the urge to come near me , and the sense of my brother when I'm around to go away . You're going to have to reject me . " While you make up your mind , I am going to make this pack wish they never would have called on you to be their alpha . I'm going to kill Allison for stringing along the way she did . " That's my job . I'm the only one allowed to play with your feelings like that . All I want from you is to sit back and look as pretty as you do while I burn them all into submission . That is as much upfront as you're going to get from me . "