My Mates Fight For My Heart

A visit from dad

Blair's POV

I am sitting at home, and my homework is done. My mom is in a meeting with the other wolfpacks, and I am all alone at the packhouse as everyone else joins her. I was not invited as per usual. I see the black limo pulling into the packhouse yard. I know it is my father, and I sigh. What does he want? He never came here, and when I had to stay with him, my mother always had to drive me to his house or, rather, Castle. He hardly talks to me. I wonder what he wants, and I can only guess. He wants to come and speak to me about the Prince of Vampires. I bet Oliver told his father that I was his mate and that Lorens was my mate, so the vampires wanted to make the first move, and they sent my father in to convince me to take the vampire as my mate. I know there is no other reason for him to come here. Well, I have a surprise for him and his King, Queen, and Prince. I will not let them bully me into accepting Oliver as my mate. I answer the door when he knocks. I know I am not allowed to invite him inside, but today I feel like a rebel, and I invite him inside. Since the pack house belongs to all the wolves, any wolf can invite a vampire inside, and I am doing it to piss off my mother for slapping me around the other day.

"Come in, father," I say.

"Are you sure you are allowed to invite me inside?" He asks. I can see he is unsure of what to think.

"I do not care anymore. What do you want?" I ask.

"Well, I am here to invite you to dinner for your eighteenth birthday," My father says, and I smile.

"Oh, and who will be there at this dinner?" I ask.

"You, me, the King, Queen, and Prince," My father says.

"No, thank you," I say and want to walk away.

"Listen, Blair, I know Felecia has always hated me, but I never took a mate because she was the one I always wanted. I wanted to be a family, but she never wanted me to be part of your family. I, Lucian Cane, always wanted Felecia Blake as my mate, but she rejected me because she was an Alpha and never wanted a vampire as a mate. She wasted her life looking for a wolf as a mate and kept our family apart," My father says. Felecia is my mother. No, I do not believe a word my father says. I know him by now. He is a liar like my mother. They always think I am stupid and will fall for their lies.

"I do not care. You never cared about me, so give me one reason why I should go with you?" I ask.

"I will pay for your university and send you to anyone you want to go to," My father says. I smile. I know whatever university I choose, Oliver will be at the same one.

"Fine, I will come with you to this dinner, but you have to buy me an outfit as I have nothing to wear for such a fancy occasion," I say. Curiosity got the best of me, and I wanted to see what they would try. I think this night can become enjoyable. I also know my mother is going to be pissed off at me for inviting my father into the packhouse, but right now, I do not give a f**k.

"Then let us go before your mother gets home," My father says, and I smile as I know he knows I have two mates, and he does not want my mother to get me to accept Lorens. I walk out with him and drive away in the black limo as I see my mother going into the driveway with her SUV. She has Lorens and his parents with her, and she looks upset. I laugh as I find it funny how my parents did not want me, and suddenly I am everything to both of them. She can not mind-link me as I am not a wolf in her pack yet. When I shift the first time, I will become part of the pack, but before I do that, I am not part of her pack yet. My cellphone rings, and I see it is my mother, and I answer for the fun of it.

"What the hell is going on? Why did your father walk out of our packhouse? Where are you going?" She asks.

"First of all, I do not know what the hell is happening because my mother and father suddenly want me in their lives. Secondly, I invited him into the packhouse because although I am not officially a wolf of the pack, the packhouse still belongs to all of us, and I can invite inside whoever I want. Thirdly I am going with my father to buy clothing and go to dinner with him, the King, Queen, and Prince of vampires to dinner," I say.

"You get your ass home now!" She shouts at me. I know she is panicking because she thinks I will accept the Prince of vampires as my mate.

"Why do you not call my father and ask him to bring me home?" I say. I see a rare smile on my father's lips, and he is not bad looking when he is smiling.

"Blair Blake, you come home now," She shouts. My father takes my phone from me.

"Listen, darling, if you want your daughter home tonight, you know what I want, so the choice is yours," He says. I look at him as if he is crazy, and he listens to what my mother has to say and then laughs.

"You know what I want. I want you to scream my name again as that night we conceived Blair," My father says.

"Eww, give me back my phone!" I shout. My father laughs and hands me my phone again.

"I hope you are happy now! You invited him into the house where I stay! What do you think will happen?" My mother shouts at me.

"I will have a little brother or sister?" I ask carefully and softly. My father roars in laughter.

"You are not funny. Get your ass home now!" She shouts.

"What are you going to do, mother? Slap me around again if I do not do what you tell me to do?" I ask.

"Blair, honey, listen to me. I do not know what your father told you, but being a vampire's mate is not fun. They are not like us. Please come home," My mother begs.

"Nope, I will be home tomorrow," I say and hang up. She can worry the whole night for all I care. I know they want me to become a part of their pack, but I do not want to be part of her pack or part of my father's coven. Although I am born into the pack, I can not be accepted until I get my wolf. I got my wolf, and although I am technically a part of the pack, I will only become a full member when I have my wolf and run with our Alpha. We also have to do the blood ritual to become full members. Still, as the child of the Alpha and her rightful heir to the pack, I should be accepted automatically, but she renowned me as her heir, so I had to go through the blood ritual as all the other young wolves that had just gotten their wolves. We stop at a boutique, and the ladies jump to help us when they see my father. I guess for his age, he is not too bad-looking. I mean, he is a few thousand years old.

"What can we help you with, Sir?" The lady asks.

"I want a dress for my daughter," My father says. I want to laugh when I see the ladies looking around for his daughter. He seems too young to have a daughter as old as me.

"That will be me. He is joking around. I am his sister," I say. My father looks at me and frowns. Then he realizes his mistake and smiles at the ladies stupidly.

"Just the best dresses and shoes and everything a young lady needs for my umm sister," He says.

"Of course, sir," The lady smiles and takes me with her.

"Is he your lover?" She asks me.

"Eww, no! He is my brother," I say. She can see the disgust on my face and laugh.

"Is he single?" She asks.

"Yes, he is," I say, knowing how annoying my father finds it when women hit on him. I saw him once or twice when we were at parties together, that he hated it.

"Well, that is good to know. I will let my assistant assist you, and she knows more about what girls like you like," The woman says. My father glares at me, and I know he heard what I have done. I smile at him and turn away with the assistant. She gets me at least ten dresses and ten pairs of shoes. She gets me handbags and other clothing. I take everything that fits me. I will let my father pay. It is not like he or my mother bought me anything for years. The boutique is expensive, but my father pays without saying anything as the young assistant is all over him the whole time, and I know he wants to get out of there.

"That was not funny, Blair! That woman was hanging around me all the bloody time," My father says with a frown.

"I thought it was hilarious. Ain't vampires supposed to love a lot of women?" I ask.

"You read too much fiction," My father mumbles.

"You really do love her, don't you?" I ask.

"Who?" My father asks.

"My mother," I say.

"It is adult stuff and has nothing to do with you," My father says.

"You told me you wanted us to be a family," I say.

"Me wanting her as a mate does not mean I love her," My father says.

"Oh, I see. So you just wanted her around to have a family," I ask.

"As I said, it is none of your business, and you should stay quiet," My father says, irritated.

"Fine, I will stay quiet for the rest of the night," I say.

"I did not mean it like that, Blair. Listen, try being nice to the King, Queen, and Prince, okay?" My father asks me.

"I will see," I say.

"Blair Cane! You will do as I say," My father says.

"Blair Blake! You never took me as your child, so I am a hybrid bastard," I laugh. I can see my father looking out the limo window into the woods, and I know he is trying to calm himself down now.

"Blair, why are you so hard on yourself?" My father asks.

"Oh, maybe it was all the years of bullying I had to endure. Your Prince was one of my biggest bullies, and you expect me to be friendly to him and his parents. I did not get food at school from my first day there because I was a hybrid and a bastard," I say bitterly.

"Why did you never tell me?" He asks.

"You did not care about me and hardly even talked to me. I survived, and it was no thanks to you and my mother," I say.

"I am sorry. I did not know your life was that hard," My father says softly.

"I do not care. It made me stronger," I say.

"If you do not want to meet the King, Queen, and Prince, I will not force you," He says.

"I don't mind, but do not expect me to take him as my mate. I have not decided yet. I have two mates. One is the son of the Alpha of the Black Forrest pack, and one is your Prince. I have not chosen one yet and will take my time," I say.

"I see. You are right. The choice is yours, but choose carefully, as not everyone will understand your vampire side," My father says.

We stopped in front of his Castle, and I got out with all the shopping I had done. I go straight to my room and can feel my father's eyes on me. I did not answer him as I did not think anyone understood any side of me.