Knightly " She said that ? She said they're mine ? " I ask for the second time . " Yes , and she has every right to be protective of them , Knight . Look at this , she tosses the magazine articles she's gathered over the years . " This is all she knows , mijo and it doesn't look good . I've been looking into her . " This girl has been through hell to get to where she is . Right now , she's terrified and after what happened with Hailey . She has reason to , Knight , " " You have to tell us the truth , Knight . Is it her ? " My dad asks . I don't answer . " Knightly . Look at me , son . Is this girl your mate ? " " Yes , " I nod . My mom lets out a heavy sigh . " Cuando se entere , no le va gustar lo que paso , Knight ," she scolds me . " I know , " " Why didn't you say anything ? " dad asks . " We were in the middle of a turf war and I had just started our tour . The circumstances weren't in our favor . They're not in our favor now . Me being here is going to cause problems . We both know that , Dad . If anything happens to them , I don't know what I'll do , " " Okay , " he nods . " But we know now . Phoebe is a very beautiful woman , son . She's intelligent and she's really coming into her own . You need to talk to Xochtl about this . The girl works for her . That means she's under an alpha's protection . Make your presence known before someone tries to take her from you , " " Cabron ," Mom smacks my arm . " You know he gets this from you , " she growls at him . " I told you not to let him go , " " If he had stayed , he would be dead now . He was a kid ," he growls back . " I don't care whose blood runs in his veins , he's my son . He made the right choice , Maria . For her and for him . We should rejoice . Had he marked the Roden bitch we'd all be fucked and we wouldn't know that we have grandkids out there . " The girl is human . What do you think was going to happen when they turned six and started shifting ? Maria , this is good ," he grabs her arms and shakes her a little . " With his mate here , he can get stronger . She will make him stronger . Things happen for a reason . " We protect her now . All three of them . That's the next alpha of the city she's got with her . This is cause for a celebration , " he turns his attention to me . " It's not every day life . gives us a second chance like this , son . This is the moon's blessing ," " Vamos pues , " Mom clears her throat . She hates it when he starts getting spiritual . 1/3 " Congratulations , son , " he hugs me . " Fate has dealt you a beautiful card . Make sure you do right by her . You've never let me down before ," he bumps his forehead to mine . Don't start now . Welcome home . We'll talk about your arrangements when I return , " Mom smiles when he turns away to take her hand . The two of them leave me alone in this big ass house . I haven't thought about my wolf since my engagement with Hailey went up in smoke . Yeah , I did fucking destroy her and I'd do it again in a heartbeat . That bitch killed my brother and for what ? Money ? The pack ? He would have given that to her had she let him in . Blithe is Fredrick's biological son . The pack was his . I don't want any of this . The day that girl came into our lives she ruined everything . She took too much to have been able to walk away . This pack isn't the only one that worries me either . Amold showing up at our last show shook me down to my soul . I haven't told them about my encounter with my biological father . How he came to tell me that he could sense how close to death I am . He wanted to inform me that he has a selection of potential mate candidates that can call on my wolf . God , Phoebe has the worst fucking timing . She couldn't have just disappeared the same way she appeared out of nowhere . It would have been better for the two of us . My wolf would have died and she would be able to live out the rest of her life without knowing any different . That's what I wanted . But here she is , fucking everything up again . Putting herself in harm's way . I look down at the picture my Mom printed out to see the three of them smiling back at me . It was easy to walk away . It was the one thing that kept me going for a long time . That's all it was supposed to be . I hadn't even marked her . ' So , it's true then ? " Pete walks into my room . " I'm sorry , Knight . I was messing around . If I had known she was our Luna I wouldn't have said anything . " " It's cool ," I wave him off . I refrain from telling him to never call her that . I'm not an alpha and even if Phoebe calls on Lionel , I don't plan on becoming anyone's alpha . That was the idea , " Η " Can I see ? " he asks . I hold out the picture for him . " The fact that you didn't scent them on the plane means your wolf isn't in good shape , man , " " I got that , " I nod . " You have to find a way to put that mark on her if we're going to protect them , Knight . You know the other alphas will pounce on this as soon- " " I know , Peter , " I growl . He stumbles back . " Shit , I'm sorry , " " No , no , " he laughs nervously , " That's a good sign , man . It means he's waking up , " " I didn't want this , " " We can't run from our fate , " he sighs . " No matter how hard we try , " I dial my mom's number . 2/3 " I just left , cabron , she answers immediately . " Where is she getting the labs done ? " " You have forty minutes . I'll send you the address , She doesn't hesitate . She hangs up and sends me an address . I forget that she does that when she knows I can't run away . She's going to insert herself in this . I regret unleashing her on Phoebe , but she wasn't going to tell me the truth . " You're driving . Don't let her leave until I'm able to talk to her , " I say . " Yes , sir , " he bows . ' Lead the way