The Siren's Song

7

Tess's Point of View

I always dreamed of having a father and what it would be like to be a daddy's girl. Instead of having the father-daughter experience, I got a man who hated me. What did I do to deserve his hate?

As I watched my father and his family leave the room, I could not help but let the tears pooling in my eyes escape. Soon Ben left and, I knew that I was not going to be able to stay here. I was alone.

"Tess," I heard someone saying my name. I tilted my head up and saw Rick looking down at me with concern written all over his face. I forgot he was holding me and, I pulled away from him. I walked over to the chair in front of his desk and sat down.

"Tess," Rick said again and I looked at him. "Are you okay?"

I wiped my face and said, "I will be. I would like to go to my room and just be alone now."

The concern on Rick's face didn't change and he walked over to me. "Okay. I will walk you to your room."

I stood up and left the office with Rick behind me. He gave me the space I needed and didn't push me to talk which I was thankful for.

When I got to my room I opened the door and before shutting it Rick said, "I am here if you need to talk and Tess you are more than welcome to stay here."

I didn't look at Rick or say anything back and when I shut the door I walked over to the bed and laid down. I cried myself to sleep.

Rick's Point of View

Seeing Tess so broken had my wolf and I seething mad. How could a father be this way towards his child?

Once she shut the door I linked one of my trusted warriors to stand outside her door in case she needed anything and went to have a long talk with my gamma.

'Where is Dallas,' I said through the link to Ben.

'We are at his house.'

'I am on my way.'

Ben did not respond and, since Dallas's house was not too far from the packhouse. It did not take me long to get there and as I approached the front door I could hear laughing and, my wolf only became angrier.

Instead of knocking on the door, I walked right in and straight to the living room where I heard all the laughing.

"What the hell is going?" I said as I entered the living room.

Dallas stopped laughing and looked at me. "Do we not knock any more Alpha?"

"You disgust me," I said.

"Excuse me," He said.

"How the hell could you do that to her. She is your daughter for crying out loud."

"She means nothing to me. Just because DNA states one thing does not mean I have to accept it."

The anger inside of me grew even stronger and, I could feel my wolf trying to get out. "Tess was pack and, regardless of her parentage, you should be accepting of her. Since you can not treat her with respect I am hereby suspending you as gamma."

I turned around to leave and, Layla began to scream while Dallas started to yell at me. I knew this was the right decision even though Dallas was a great Gamma. A little stuck up and selfish but, he got the job done. However, I had been looking for his replacement. Layla was worse than Dallas and her mother and, I could not trust her as my gamma. What Ben saw in her I would never know.

"Ben," I shouted as I opened the front door and walked out.

"Did you have to do that?"

"Of course. I have been wanting to get rid of him as gamma for a while. Layla is not cut out to be gamma let alone beta female. That whole family is selfish and they just proved how unfit they are as gammas by the way they treated Tess."

"I can not deny your claims there but Layla will be Beta female."

I looked at Ben and rolled my eyes.

As we walked into my office and sat behind my desk I said as Ben sat down, "I know you are not happy with my choice but it was bound to happen."

"I am not going to fight with you about this but who do you think will replace Dallas with?"

I leaned back and thought about it for a moment. "I think Alex should be promoted as head warrior to Gamma and Micheal should take his spot."

"I think they would be the best options."

"Good."

We sat there in silence and when Ben stood up to leave he said, "Is Tess staying or going?"

I looked at my best friend and said, "I am not sure but I will do everything I can to keep her here." As I said those words Ben tensed up.

"Is there an issue with her staying here?"

"No alpha. I am just worried about how Layla will treat her. Losing the gamma female title and all that."

He had a point. Layla was a selfish b***h and would see losing the title as gamma as an attack.

"Well, thankfully you will be taking her as a chosen mate so she will become beta female. I might not like it but I support you."

"Thank you."

"Before you go set up a meeting with Alex and Micheal for tomorrow morning."

"Will do," Ben said as he walked out of the room.

Today has been stressful and I didn't think it would turn out like this. I just prayed that Tess would stay here and let me make her happy. I wanted her as my chosen mate and I would cherish her forever.

As I thought about the events that took place today I felt the anger in me rise again and decided to go for a run. As I walked out of my office I contacted my warrior to check on Tess and apparently, she has not left the room. Once I was done with my run I would go and see how she was doing.