Chapter 661

Her mother died when Nan was 16, and her father developed a terrible drinking problem. They were divorced at that point, but he still loved her. I mean, she was his fated mate after all. The problem was, despite the mate bond they shared, her mother still slept around with other men, and it completely destroyed her father. He drowned himself in work and barely paid Nan any attention. Though, at least he showed up to her birthdays and other important events. But after her mother passed away, that stopped altogether. All he cared about was drinking away his life and forgetting the fact that he had a daughter.

She spent the rest of her teenage life taking care of him, despite his constant drunken abuse and slander. I tried to get her to walk away and to live with me and my family, but she refused to leave her father behind.

Family was family after all.

She stayed with him until the day she got accepted to college. Even then, she still remained in that house, taking care of him all while studying and trying to be a good student. I helped her as much as I could, but I could only do so much while working on my own goals.

Then, one day, after one too many beers, her father took things too far. He blamed Nan for her mother leaving him in the first place because, apparently, her mother never wanted kids, and Nan was an accident baby. He blamed Nan for the fact that her mother always stayed away and was never happy in the Redmoon pack... and apparently, she cheated on Nan's father with one of Nan's daycare workers, which was the first time she cheated. So, Nan's father held a grudge against Nan for pretty much ruining his life. Nan didn't know any of that stuff until that day he drank far more than he normally does.

Nan was devastated and tried to plead her case against her father, but he was too far gone. He hit her, bruising her cheek and almost breaking her nose. I had just shown up, so Nan and I could go to school together, and I heard glass breaking. I heard Nan screaming out in pain, and I ran in to help her. I found her father standing over her with a broken shard of glass, like he was about to stab her.

I was a year into my professional gamma training, but I had years of amateur experience under my belt.

Needless to say, I kicked his ass and got Nan the hell out of there. I only faced some minor damage; he managed to cut me slightly on the arm from the glass he was holding.

After I told my father what had happened, he brought it up to our Alpha at the time, and he ended up banishing Nan's father, turning him into a rogue. Nan ended up living in the campus dorms, working two jobs, until she could afford her own apartment. Eventually, her first job at the Carter Resort promoted her, and she was making enough money to cover her bills without needing a second job.

We aren't entirely sure, but we think Nan's father was the reason for that rogue attack that ended the lives of both our Alpha and Luna, along with many others. It was one of the worst attacks that we've ever had. Rogue attacks are a rarity because no one would be stupid enough to go against a Lycan. So, no one was really prepared for this attack.

Gavin doubled the security after that attack and ended the lives of all the rogues involved. I'm not sure if Nan's father was amongst them, but I think secretly, Nan believed that he was.

She barely talks about her family anymore, and I never bring it up. But seeing her smiling at baby Emalyn's photos makes my heart swell

knowing that she's creating her own little family. I know she's going to be a better mom than hers was, and Chester was going to be a great dad.

I wrap an arm around her and pull her into me.

"I love you," I say to her. "I'm always going to be here whenever you need it."

She smiled.

"I know," she said back. "And I love you too."

We pulled up to the packhouse, and Erik turned off the engine. My mother and father had just arrived as well and were getting out of their car.

"Ready to meet your new Alpha?" I asked her, glancing at Nan.noveldrama

She took a deep breath; I knew she was nervous because this pack hadn't had great luck with Alphas. The last one was an asshole

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money hungry. Nobody was sad that they died, but they were worried about who would be the next Alpha.

It's been a few years since that happened, and Gavin still won't appoint a new Alpha until now. All the candidates so far sucked and it worried Nan, along with everyone else, that this pack would never have a decent Alpha.

She finally nodded.

"Yes," she said softly. "Let's go."