After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 272

Chapter 272

Or father.

“She’s around,” Luther said.

“Is she?”

“You know how she is.”

Lucas straightened, rolling his eyes. “I know how you are as well. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I actually do have important work to complete. As Alpha and President, it is my job to protect the country.”

He pushed past his father, didn’t spare that woman a glance, and headed toward the hall.

Luther stopped him with his voice.

“And you’ve been doing a rather poor job of it, from what I hear. Attacks along the border aren’t the only thing that’s been going on. Did you hear about what happened up in Moonwatch? The Alpha’s Beta gone feral ”

Lucas stopped in his tracks Liam’s Beta had gone feral? That drug. He turned around to look at his

father.

“You’ve been bearing all this weight on your own. Both Alpha and President duties. It is far too much for one man to bear alone and you know it,” Luther said.

“Perhaps I’d still have Elaine by my side if you did not side with her in the divorce,” Lucas snapped

“You know she was of no use at the end. She did not want to be married to you any longer and therefore outlived her usefulness as part of this household,” Luther said

Lucas felt his wolf snarling inside him. He stepped forward “You do not speak of Elaine that way. Never again.”

Luther raised his hands in a mock surrender “Of course, of course. I meant no offense

“You did.” Lucas turned his back on his father once more “Now get you and your mistress out of my house–”

“She’s not my mistress,” Luther said as the woman beside him made an offended soft of sound

Lucas almost smiled at how absurd that sounded as he turned back to face the pair “Not your mistress? Father, you have a new one every other week. Didn’t think Cynthia would be discarded so fast, though.”

“Cynthia is still at the manor. This is Silva,” Luther said, gesturing to her. “And she is not for me”

Lucas raised a brow, finally turning his attention to Silva. The woman had her arms crossed and a thoroughly unamused expression on her face.

“You’re rather rude, you know,” Silva said.

Lucas chuckled. “Am I now?”

“I thought the Alpha President was supposed to be a gentleman.”

“And where did you hear that? My father?”

“Be nice, Lucas,” Luther said, turning to look at her. “She is your date tonight.”

Silence.

Lucas‘ jaw dropped in disbelief as those words came out of his father’s mouth. “My date?”

“That is what he said,” Silva said and stepped forward. “Silva Briarheart. Nice to meet you.

“Is it?” Lucas replied, looking at her with newfound suspicion

“No, I simply thought that would be the kind thing to say. One of us has manners, after all,” Silva mused.

“Lucas.” Luther stepped forward between them, then took his son’s shoulder and steered him away from Silva. “I have a reservation between the two of you tonight. Dinner on the pier. And you will be going,”

“Father-”

“Lucas ”