Mated in the Shadow of My Sister novel Chapter 47

Chapter 0047

“Well… you better hurry up and get dressed. And take something for your head. I have a feeling this day

just got a heck of a lot longer.”

Ten minutes later, Nick and I made our way to my father’s office together. The door was open and

anyone from a mile away could hear my father yelling. Inside, my mother and Beta Robert were trying to

calm him down.

Given my

Father’s me ntal state, the smart move would have been for me to calmly walk in and try to

explain to him what had happened last night. Unfortunately, since Stephanie died, I have rarely been that

smart when it comes to dealing with my father.

Instead of playing nice, I walked into the office without knocking, sat down in a guest chair, and put my

feet up on his desk. “Well, hello, Father. I heard you have been looking for me.

My father spun around and glared at me. I would never tell him this, but the look in his eyes was even

scarier than the looks I had gotten from Dr. Hyder last night.

“YOU! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?! TELL ME WHAT YOU DID!” my father roared.

I smiled defiantly. “As much as I would love to take credit for your current mood, I am afraid that I had nothing to do with it. All I know is that I went to Red River last night, and Alpha Brett and Dr. Hyder were

already angry when I got there. Alpha Brett told me to tell you that he is cancelling the peace and trade

treaties.”

My father’s eyeballs practically jumped out of his head. “The peace treaty too?”

I shrugged. “That is what he told me last night.”

“WHY?” my father demanded.

I shrugged again. “I do not know. Alpha Brett did not offer very many details. You should probably call

him.”

I

ar as the

My father put his fists on his desk and leaned he was about to shift and attack me in wolf

form. “WHAT DO YOU THINK I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR THE PAST 45 MINUTES? NEITHER HE

NOR JAY WILL ANSWER MY CALLS.”

three of their faces paled.

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“Why is that coming up now? It has been 27 years,” my mother whispered. I was not sure who she was

asking: my father, Beta Robert, or herself.

“Robert?” my father asked, turning to him. My father’s voice was no longer angry; now it seemed almost

numb. “Is this your way of punishing us for trying to scale back Stephanie’s birthday memorial? We

already told you that we changed it back. In fact, we have agreed to Margie’s requests that it be bigger and grander than the other ones. James has even agreed to give the speech that she wanted him to give.”

Beta Robert held his hands up in surrender. “No, this did not come from us. We are loyal to you. Always have been. Besides, this can’t possibly be about Tyler. Dr. Hyder has known about Tyler the entire time.”

“But Alpha Brett did not… and Cecilia is his aunt…” my mother whispered. Her voice was coated in fear.

I looked over at Nick, and he seemed just as confused as I was. No one said anything for a few minutes.

“What is going on?” I finally asked. “Who is Tyler, and who is Cecilia?”

No one responded. They all seemed to be staring into space.

Finally, after the longest ten minutes of my life, my father spoke again. “Jane, you should probably tell James and Nick what happened. It has been 27 years, and they deserve to know now that the situation is again.”

“I will go with you,” Beta Robert said somberly. “My wolf needs out, and I DEFINITELY cannot listen to this story again.”