CHAPTER 85: 85: REBEL

Landon

After we have permission for our father to be let in cause it was impossible for us to refuse him entry when he’s already here right now. Our father doesn’t move around, he prefers it when people come to him instead. In ages, I’ve not remembered when our father last came to this wing, he preferred to send for us to come to him no matter the question he wanted to ask. Even if he wanted to check in our wellbeing, we’re still the ones who’d have to go to him, which makes his visit here right now more than obvious.

"You should have sent for us, father." Angelo breathed out but our father waved him off.

"Nonsense, son. You’re now kings, i can’t keep sending for you lije that anymore." He drawled, his eyes darting around as he spoke, and as my brothers and I exchanged glances, neither of us bought his words. We might be in the throne right now, but it doesn’t mean he suddenly respected us or viewed us as rulers. To him, he still called all of the shots, but could he have been more wrong.

"What happened to your fated mate?" He suddenly asked as he glanced between the three of us and I felt myself stiffen, instantly feeling on edge as I regarded him wearily. He snorted when neither of us resounded, then he folded his hands. We already knew he must have heard no matter what sudden the news had somehow managed to spread throughout the palace, however we didn’t predict that he’d arrive here right now because of it.

"What happened to her? I heard she got hurt. Is she okay now?" He continued, worry dripping from his voice like the last time she was in his presence, he didn’t almost kill her.

Angelo cheered his throat. "What do you want, father?"

Our father snorted. "What do you mean? Can’t I show concern anymore?"

"It’s just so unlike you, so it’s very out of place. And I’m sure you just went something, else you’d not be here yourself right now." Angelo pointed out and it sensed like our father contemplated lying at first, then he ended up digging and shrugging his shoulders.

"Alright, fine, you got me there. I’m here to ask a bunch of questions." He admitted and I resisted the urge to let out an irritated snort.

"So?" Damon prompted.

"I heard the recently crowned lunas are no longer lunas? Why is that?" He demanded and I rolled my eyes.

Oh.

So that’s it?

"We punished them, hence that." Angelo responded, and finally, anger became visible on our father’s face as he looked between us.

"Why would you do such a thing? Especially just a day after your marriage and the coronation? Now, their parents aren’t pleased at all and are demanding an explanation." He seethed angrily, clearly growing angrier as the seconds trickled by and again, I rolled my eyes while feeling extremely irritated.

"They had to be punished, cause they hurt our mate. Perhaps they should have thought about the consequences of their Sharon’s before they did that." Angelo barked out in response after a few seconds and that response clearly angered our father so much cause he got more angry.

"So? You’ll punish them because of that slave? That wrench? They’re Luna’s, they can punish a slave if they want!! Heck, they can order for a slave to be killed if they want. You should be grateful they hadn’t ordered for that slave to be liked."

I saw red after that and took a step forward, then I felt Angelo pulled me backward almost immediately. The short I could feel within myself was so crippling and stifling that it was almost hard to breathe in the next seconds.

"What? You’re mad over what I just said?? But it’s the truth." Our father drawled, clearly referring to me this time as he laughed, and I got consumed with the urge to punch him in the face right now.

"I think you should leave now, father." Angelo spoke this time, god voice still neutral but I knew he was undoubtedly seething right now.

Our father rolled his eyes, clearly having expected this. "Of course, son. I planned to do this anyway, however, you’ll have to present me with your mate as well."

"What?" Damon finally spoke, his voice filled with so much short as he barked that word out.

"Yes. I’m here cause I want to finally get rid of her. Toddy had shown me that I made a mistake when I made her leave my throne room alive that night. I should have killed her when I had the perfect change, but it’s still not too late now. It’s out a day after your wedding and you’re all acting like pups, all because of that woman, so cowering, I hope you all understand why I’m getting rid of her.9 he pointed out and he I snorted as I stepped forward.

"No way in hell are we letting you do that, the fuck?" I gushed at him just as he pointed a finger at me.

"Look at yourself. You reek of possessiveness and anger. This is what letting emotions mess with your brain dies to you. Now, how the helk are you gonna rule a pack as big as this if you get this affected over this sound of a single death?" He demanded and I scoffed whine rolling my eyes in irritation.

"That’s quite different, this is our mate in question."

"They’re actually no different, you all are just little boys you’ve developed an attachment to your mate. But of course, that nonsense ends today. I’m gonna put an end to that mess." He announced jistvas ahgeponstrpoed forward as well.

"I don’t know how you plan to do it, father. But we’re not gonna stand by and watch you do that. To put it quite plainly, that’s never happening." He announced and our fathers face completely transformed into an enraged one.

"You fools! You seriously went and fell in love with that wrench?!" He demanded in an angry voice, disbelief and shock clear in his cough. But u Duffy even think either of my brothers nor myself were in love with Sue, but it didn’t meaned then watch her get killed, cause the fuck?

"Why are you so hell bent on killing her anyway? You’re aware of our curse, are you not? And I’m certain you know what we need to treat it. After all, you’re the reason we all got these wretched curses. Yet you want to kill our mate at any given chance, is it because you don’t want us to break our curse? Let’s finally talk about it." Angelo barked out, anger clear in his eyes as he regarded our father who still looked unfazed as he shrugged.

"You’ve lived your entire life with the curse. Undoing it might lead to problems for you three." He breathed out and I let out a loud scoff, unable to believe what I was hearing right now.

"Are you being serious right now, father? We both know that’s a load of bullshit. Why don’t you admit your ttrue motive at this point? It’s tiring watching you act like you care when you really don’t, when it’s the complete opposite of being caring."

Our father pursed his lips before sighing. "I’ll tell you three my true reasons, after you hand your mate over to me. I’ll kill her right in front of you three and help you out of this foolishness that seemed to have come upon you three."

At once, my hackles rose. "No, thank you. We’d pass."

"Why do you care about that wrench? Her father is the reason your mother is no more!" He gritted out and I stuffed, dragging a hand across my face.

"Ugh, so? She didn’t know about it and she was being honest. We can’t punish her for her father’s sins, and for the lifetime father, please stop calling our mate a wrench." I gritted out in response, this time while glaring at him unflinchingly.

Our father hesitated for a few beats before sighing. "Alright, fine. I won’t kill her anymore. Present her to me and I’ll hand her over to her new set of mates. The gods seemed to be watching over her cause they’ve prepared a new set of mates for her, so why don’t you all do this instead? At least she won’t be dead."

This option sounds just as bad as the first one so I shook my head vehemently. "We’re never doing that, father. And I think you should stop concerning yourself with lost thighs that concern us at this point." I breathed out without holding back, completely not considering his feelings at this point.

"I can send for my army and they’d retrieve her for me right now, are you three aware of that? I’m asking you cause I don’t want there to be bad blood between us all. We’re father and sons after all." He pointed out as he folded his hands.

Damon laughed as he stepped forward. "If you seriously think the army would follow you above us, then you have the highest surprise coming your way, father."