Alpha King's Brutal Love

Chapter 38

Aylee's POV

I walk towards the prison. I know it's my father in it, but I haven't spoken to him ever since he betrayed me and walked into the enemy's camp. That was the last strand for me.

I smile at everyone who's wishing me on my birthday. Even though that's a fake smile, I can't seem to let them down. I don't want to. My own life is a mess right now.

I nod at the guards before the prison gates and they bow to me before they open the doors for me. Since the pack is a small one, the prison is a small one too.

As a matter of fact there is no one in prison right now except my father. That says a lot, right. I stand in front of the cell my father is in. I know he knows it's me because of the scent but looks like he is ignoring me on purpose.

"How have you been?" I ask him, and he finally turns around to look at me.

He is confused as he looks at me top to bottom, probably because I chose to wear a dress instead of my usual tunic and trouser.

"Are you getting married?" My father asks me and I groan, but the irritated kind of groan.

"It's my birthday today, father" I say and he doesn't even realize it. Wow so he thought I would be wearing a lilac dress to my wedding?

"Happy Birthday then," he wishes me.

"Wow. Thanks for the wish. Wow, I feel so incredible now," I fake excitement and I see his lips curl just a little.

What has happened to my father and who is this man? My father never even did something remotely close to this. He never really acknowledged what I wore in the first place.

"I heard Arya met you," I tell him and he looks at me confused for a second, before nodding his head in realization.

"That girl. Yes. She is magnificent," my father says.

Alright. I really think someone did something to him. Because a girl and a compliment from him were never in the same sentence. Not even towards his own daughter. So he is now complimenting Arya? What the actual f**k.

"She made me realize a lot of things, that little one" he says again, making me stop overthinking and listen to him.

"I thought she was a boy at first. She spoke about war skills and all, and I saw the finest warrior in her. A great Archer. In the middle of a conversation was when I realized she was actually a girl and not a boy," my father chuckles.

"That's when I also realized she resembles you a lot. The way she was talking about war skills. The way she was telling me about how unfair the world is towards girls. She even talked on your behalf for throwing me in here," he says again.

Arya did all of that? She left those details when she spoke to me earlier. Did she do that on purpose or because she likes me or because Alpha Farrell asked her to?

"I am sorry, Aylee," father whispers and I don't even remember the last time he called me by my name. I look into his eyes and I see for who he is. My father. The one I share my blood with.

"It took me too long to realize your worth," he says again and I feel my eyes prick with tears.

Through the space between the bars of his cell door, he extends his arm and I take it. I cry along with him. We were just two people who cried their hearts out for a few minutes.

"I felt ashamed when I admired her as a boy and how quickly I felt disgusted to know she was a girl. I realized how unfair I was not even knowing of your skills as an Alpha. I judged you and all the women. I am sorry," my father says again and I shake my head, telling him that it's okay.

We don't say anything for a while. We stay silent in each other's presence.

"Prison gave me more time to think about what I had done. At first I hated you for throwing me here. Then I started wondering if I even deserved to be here. When Arya talked to me, I realized why I was here," my father says when I unlock the prison cell.

"There is one more person left for me to apologize," he says as soon as he walks out and I know who he is talking about.

I don't tell him anything. I simply nod and walk out. He silently follows me and everyone looks at us shocked. I bet our eyes are swollen with all the crying and all.

But thankfully no one says a word though. My father occasionally looks at me and I smile at him, making him smile back at me. It all feels weird. Through the corner of my eye I see Rowan and he looks shocked. And a few seconds later I come across Colton who looks confused. I guess I am both. Shocked and confused.

By the time we went home, my father cringes as he takes it in. It's way smaller than a pack house and he might be thinking about it.

"Oh the peanut butter cookies are ready Aylee. And-"

My mom stops talking mid sentence even though she is in the kitchen. She understood that dad is here too. She slowly walks out and looks at my father. And then back at me.

"Is Liza here? Did she come?" My mom asked my father and that was when he broke into tears again.

Mom looks at me and then back at my father. Tears are already pooling in her eyes and I guess that's their mate bond talking. I wonder why my father hasn't felt the pain my mom went through all these years, if the mate bond is true.

Thank Goodness I chose Colton. All this mate bond and everything is bullshit. My mate wouldn't even know if I was hurting or not. So why bother.

"I am sorry for everything I put you through," my father tells my mom and she looks shocked by the revelation.

I realized they both need to talk in private. So I excused myself and walked towards Colton's house. That's closer to this place so by the time I reached his home, he had just arrived and he looked shocked to see me.

"I thought you didn't want to see me," he says, a little ashamed of his actions and I shrug at him, walking inside with him following me.

"Well, I was angry then. But I guess not anymore," I say and he doesn't say anything. It's evident in his face though. He wants to know what is happening with my father. But I will tell people only if I know for sure. I want my parents to sort things out. And I should talk to Arya too. There are too many things I should do. But spending time with Colton is my priority.

"I don't want a mate, Colton," I say and he laughs, because this came out of the blue.

"I know. You told me a thousand times," Colton says and I shake my head walking towards him.

"You don't understand. I want you," I say and he nods again.

"I know. You want me. I am glad," he chuckles. How dumb and lame can he be right now?

"I want you, Colton" I say in a low voice and that's when I notice him realizing. His facial expressions are changing and he is fighting with his wolf.

I take a step forward towards him and put my hands on his chest. I look at him through my hooded eyes and I feel his breath skip a beat because we are actually that close. Even though we made out a lot of times, we had s*x only once that too last night. And I want it again now.

"Are you sure?" He asks me, and I bite my bottom lip as a response.

Colton quickly pushes me against the door to his bedroom. I smirk at him, and lick my bottom lip making him groan in a low tone as he leans closer and takes my bottom lip between his teeth.

Colton gently nibbles on my bottom lip but I take that moment to bury my fingers in his hair and tug at them, making him groan. I yank his head back again but as he pulls away from my face, he drags my bottom lip with his teeth and then lets it go.

I smile at him. I don't know where I get this newfound confidence. Maybe because it's my birthday. I received an apology from my father. And I am actually happy today. Unlike all my other birthdays.

"I told you that I want you," I tell him and lick at the base of his throat and all the way up to his jaw, making him shiver under my touch.

If this is how he is going to respond, then I guess I am going to get addicted to being the one in control.

"What do you have to say?" I whisper at his ear and kiss his cheek, and then gently bite his ear making him moan. Oh wow. I didn't know he liked this. So I bit his other ear as well and he cupped my ass.

Colton's hands cup my ass as he pulls me closer to him. He stares at my lips for a second, then my eyes and shifts his gaze back to my lips. I bit my bottom lip and he pressed me against the weak wooden door.

"Let us take this to the bed. The walls wouldn't support" I say but Colton already made his mind up that the s*x is happening right here in this living room. What if someone finds us?

His lips are on mine and he kisses me hungrily. I kiss him back and wait for him to take the lead. He does exactly that as he leads the kiss and gently bites my lip.

Colton's hands trail to my breast as he cups both my boobs with his hands. He massages them gently as he kisses me and he pulls away to look at me.

I am breathing heavily, with my hands on both my sides. I look at him as he looks at me with hunger filled eyes. He knows what he wants and I know I want that too. I want that and I want him.

"God you are so beautiful" Colton says as he pulls away to look at me again.

He places his hand on my lips and feels it with his skin. He runs his thumb over my bottom lip. And I take his finger in between my teeth teasing me, as I bite gently. Colton smirks at me.

But before we do something else, someone clears their throat and I see it's Arya. She scared both Colton and I for a second. I expected Colton to say something or whatever, but he silently walks into his room leaving me alone to deal with Arya.

"I came to tell you that your father and mother wanted me to call you. They said they wanted to talk," Arya says and I nod.

Arya and I start walking towards the house. And she kept talking on and on and on about how sacred mate bond is. She is fifteen and I don't think she fully understands the concept yet. But I don't say anything though.

Because as much as she is nosy, I know that she doesn't intend any harm. If harm was what she wanted, she would have turned my father against me instead of telling him about me. Moreover, Rowan likes her. He calls her Little Stone. She is a nice girl. But she just talks too much once she gets comfortable.

And as I stand here at the door to the living room of my home, I feel happy. I see my mother and father sitting together on the couch and they are talking. My mom is not smiling wide and I understand that she needs time to trust him again, but I see that they both are willing to try.

This is indeed the best birthday I ever celebrated in my entire life.

"I couldn't give you any present. So I wanted to give you happiness," Arya tells me, and I smile at her. She is indeed like my little sister now.

"Happy Birthday," she hugs me, catching me off guard.

Yes. A happy birthday indeed. This girl Arya .. she is growing on me.