40 Ayrie's outburst makes him grin like it's the greatest compliment he could have ever received . I wrap my arms around my two babies as this huge man stares back at my daughter . She called him the bad man . The way she's standing in front of us with her arms out as if to protect us from him has my stomach cramping . She's told me about the bad man in her dreams - the big man who tries to take her from me . " You must be Ayrie , " Knight's father says calmly . He's an intimidating sight . While Knight's size is just as terrifying , he's never used it to intimidate me . However , this man has no problem with that . His green eyes are almost neon compared to Knight's but their features are nearly identical . " Go away , bad man ," she says sinking back into Aizen . He takes her hand in his the way he always does . The man's eyes are on her lips . Gently he reaches for her only to be stopped by Knight's hand . His father looks up at him and growls . " Don't touch her without her permission ," Knight warns him . The man sighs and nods . " I'd like to see the inside of your mouth , my little princess ," he tells Ayrie . " I promise to step back if you allow me ," " You no bite me ? " she asks him with a sneer clear in her tone . " I'd never hurt you , " he smiles . " What is that accent ? " " Their first language is French . We lived in France up until now , " I explain . " Avez - vous apprécié votre séjour en France , petite princesse ? " he asks and she nods . " Puis - je voir , s'il vous plaît ? " he reaches for her again . " Ouvre la bouche ," Ayrie opens her mouth slowly when he pinches her chin . His eyes flare red when he pulls back . He stands up . The air around him becomes suffocating . I put the tines up onto my lap immediately . " Who did that to her , Nathan ? " he demands . Aizen's arms immediately go around Ayrie's waist . " Ruin ," Knight answers quietly . I cover their eyes when this huge man reaches for Knight gripping onto his face and shoving him until he slams him against a table covered in pictures of my dad and his family . " And what did you do about it , boy ? " he growls angrily . " Shit , " Knight's brothers both look away sympathetically , but it's more than obvious that they're not going to be doing a single thing about the situation . I stare at the back of the man who seems to be the reason why Knight is so isolated from everyone who adores him . " Hmm ? Is that fuck still alive ? " he pushes . " Yes ," Knight says tightly . The man shoves him and turns away growling . " Do you know what they used ? " " Black wolfsbane , " Knight spits out a mouthful of blood on the floor . " Why ? When ? " " Four months ago , " I answer . " I didn't- " I hold them both to me . " I didn't know , " " This is not your fault , Phoebe , " he calms down but doesn't turn to face me . " Do you know who issued the order ? " " They're under Xochtl's protection ," Knight answers him . " That fucking bitch ," he growls . " I should have killed her too . Have you told her she needs to release Phoebe from her contracts ? " " She fired her ," " Fired her ? " he laughs evilly . " She fired you ? " " Yes ," I nod . He cranks his neck making it pop loudly . " Do you think it was Xochtl or Clementine ? " he asks Knightly . " Clementine . Xochtl didn't strike me as someone who would do that to a pup Ayrie's age . But she knew and looked the other way ," I also didn't know that and my departure from Royal Threads just hurts that much more . " Of course , she did ," he huffs . " This is your fault , Nathan , " he growls . " You let that fucking idiot poison your mind . He's made you soft ," he shoves him again . " Look at you ," he looks him over with contempt . " Weak , " 40 " Stop ," I say unable to keep letting him belittle Knight that way . Knight doesn't look away , nor does he move to disrespect him . Not because he's not angry . The fire in his eyes speaks for itself , but he doesn't want to scare me or the kids . His dad moves away from him . " What do you plan to do ? " " I'm not risking my mate and pups by starting a war with her , " Knight holds his stare . " And neither will you , " " Always running away from who you are , " his father shakes his head disapprovingly . " Come home , Nate . Let me train you . Allow me to help you become the alpha you have always been . You are my son . You ? place is with us , " he looks back at his two other sons . " I've missed you . We all have , " " Don't speak to me like that . We both know I will never accept you and my wolf finally sees you for the fuck you are . I will never go back , " Knightly growls at him . " There you are , " his father grins . " You are hurting her . She is the mother of our future and you have failed her from the start . Fix it . I will deal with the rest , " " I said no ," he growls . " It's none of your business ," " She is my granddaughter , " he roars so loud the glass around us vibrates . The twins shrink into me . Both of thern hold onto my shirt tightly . " She could have died , Nate . The boy would have died a slow and painful death . You would have followed ," he grips Knight by the back of his neck . " You can hate me all you want , but it'll never hang the truth , Son . You are mine just as Cory and Desmond are . They hurt us and I will have their blood for it ," " Arnold , please ," Knightly looks up at him . " I'm not strong enough to go to war with anyone . I know what they did . I need time . Don't take this from me , " His father releases him , straightening up as he lets Knight's words settle . He takes a deep breath and releases it slowly . The trembling in the man's body calms and he nods . Knightly looks up at me almost ashamed of what just came out of his mouth and I'm hoping that he's only said that to appease his raging lunatic of a father . " The more reason for you to come back with me , Nate , " he finally says . " No ," Knightly tears his gaze from me . " You got what you wanted . We should clear out . These people don't need us to stay , " Subscribed 8 Likes