Ran Away Pregnant Came Back Alpha Heiress (Amelia and Damien) novel Chapter 180

Chapter 180

Damien’s POV

“I’m not going,” I said. “Why would I even bother? Those assholes were more than happy to stand around and watch me get my head lobbed off. Now they want me to attend their party? No way.”

Victoria pouted a little, as did my mother. From Victoria, I expected it. From my mother, the weight of her disapproval weighed heavier on me. But after my near execution, I would have hoped for a bit more understanding.

Not with my family, it seemed. Though my mother likely could still be mad about my decision to exile Claire. Many of my pack were struggling with that decision.

“We go every year,” Victoria said. “We can’t just miss it.”

“Then you go,” I said. “You don’t need me there weighing it all down.”

“It would be good for you to put in an appearance,” my mother said.

“They saw enough of me at my execution,” I said.

“Missing this event will make them think you are afraid of them,” Mother said. “It will reflect poorly on the entire pack.”

“And we’ll miss the party!” Victoria chimed in.

“The kingdom knows I’m strong,” I said. “I was ready to face death for the woman I loved.”

“The woman. The human,” Mother said. “You would make that sacrifice for a human, but not your pack. They see the disconnect. They understand where your heart lies and that it’s not here, especially now with what you’ve done to Claire.”

“I refuse to talk about Claire,” I said.

“She is the strongest possible Luna in this pack -”

“She has done unforgiveable things -”

“A good Luna will do anything for her pack, to maintain her station.”

“Amelia is the Luna of this pack,” I said.

Mother lifted her chin in defiance. “And that is why we are weak.”

“I’m done having this conversation,” I said, standing off the sofa in my Mother’s living room. “Thank you for allowing this visit.”

In a perfect world, my mother would understand me better than anyone else in the world. Instead, she seemed in a state of constant disappointment in me, never understanding my side of things, or what I hoped to accomplish.

She could never see Amelia’s potential, or accept that I loved her above all else.

It was my mother’s influence that mainly pushed me to creating that child with Claire. I could accept responsibility for my own mistakes, and knew I was the one ultimately to blame for accepting this. But, without my desire to please her, I wasn’t sure if I would have even thought of making a child with Claire.

For too long, I put the good of the pack over my own heart, my own relationship, and because of it, Amelia and I have suffered a tremendous amount. Even recently, with her being poisoned…

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Stilling, a horrible thought struck through me.

Of the people who would have access to that safe, my mother was among them. I looked at her now, and hoped I wasn’t looking at a potential killer.

“Mother, have you been to the Alpha Headquarters building lately,” I asked.

“What need would I have to be there?” she asked me.

That meant no. She was not a warm woman, but at least I could be grateful she didn’t want to actually murder my wife and child.

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