DANIELLA
Daddy's voice makes me to stop on my tracks, petrified. I stoop while pulling my miniature dress down my knees.
"I asked you young lady, where the hell do you think you're coming from?" He growls, though calmly. If he dares snap, I won't like his angry side! He's feared and avoided by many due to his commanding voice and high temper. Alpha Stephano is not the type to be joked with!
"Daddy, I didn't know you were awake!" I say timidly, hoping he would fall for my timid voice.
"How many times have I warned you to come back home early after going out on any day?" He asks while walking towards me, his hands behind his back.
"I lost track of time, dad." I try to reason with him.
"This is past midnight Daniella, why would you stay out late till this ungodly hour?"
"I am sorry dad." I reply for lack of a better thing to say.
"You know, I've been getting stories and rumours from allover the Pack with people saying that you sneak in and out of the Pack house whenever you deem fit. Never once did I believe them but now that I am seeing it with my two eyes, I don't even know what to say!" Dad says calmly and I can tell that he's trying so hard to stay calm.
"I won't repeat it daddy!" I promise him. Even though I know it'll be hard to keep that promise, I need to keep him at bay.
"Like hell you won't!" Dad swears while pocketing. "I'll see to it that you won't ever step out of this house unless you're in my company or your mom's."
"Okay daddy." I repeat, donning the innocent girl facade.
"And I never want to see you moving around in those handkerchiefs you call dresses!" He adds and I nod. "Go to your room and be ready to wake up early tomorrow for a family morning run!"
I nod as I run upstairs, even though he can't see my reaction. I know as much as he does that I won't be waking up till noon. As for the morning run, he can do that with my mom the Luna, my younger brother Warren and the beta and his family!
Immediately I get into my room, I get rid of my heels and dress and after conforming the amount of money I have in my clutch bag, I hide it between my clothes in the wardrobe and then lie on the bed without even worrying about taking a bath since I already did that at Patton's house.
As I lie on my bed, I can't stop thinking about Patton and how caring he has been towards me. He's like the elder brother that I never had, the only difference is that he was dishing in between my skirt!
What will happen to him when Jaylin comes to me so as to claim me? That guy has so much hope with me, especially for our future together. To think he was even proposing marriage!
Right now, I'm not worried about Raul or any other lover that I have but Patton is the only one in my mind and thoughts. I think I'm getting obsessed with him.
My mind then drifts to the clean ten thousand dollar notes he gave to me earlier today before we left his house. That guy has so much wealth at his disposal and if I was a human, I'd have married him like yesterday! Why did he leave in such a rush anyway and why isn't he picking my calls? Maybe he has blacked out due to the high amount of alcohol he took in today!
Jaylin...agrrr! That one is a handful! And to think he's my fated mate...oh no!
Why was he hellbent on embarrassing me and claiming me as his mate in Patton's presence? What if he rejects me? Gosh, I hope he doesn't because I can't get him out of my thoughts and to be sincere, I'm embarrassed to say that I feel a strong attraction towards him. f**k mate bond!
As I lie on the bed still thinking, I feel some unbearable pain in my belly, something which makes me to scream my lungs out. The pain spreads allover my abdomen and further to my back, making me to fall down from my bed and lie on the floor flat on my stomach.
The immense pain intensifies each passing moment and every time it hits me, I scream even louder, wondering what might be happening to me. Have I been poisoned at the club or has Patton bewitched me?
After around twenty minutes, the pain subsides and it finally leaves my body. Sitting upright on the floor, I rub my abdomen and heave a sigh of relief. I can't understand why this is actually happening to me, especially this late!
"Danny, are you alright?" That's when I hear my brother's voice at the doorstep, probably worried sick about me. His room is only a few metres from mine on the third floor.
"I am okay Warren, I just had a nightmare!" I say in an attempt to dismiss him and not to make him panic.
"But you were screaming and making funny noises while writhing on the floor?" He insists.
"I am fine, lil bro. It was just a nightmare which saw me on the floor. I'm sorry if I interrupted your sleep!" I lie to him.
"If you say so, big sis. Don't hesitate to call me if you need me!" He offers his support towards me.
"Okay bro, I will call you if need be!" I assure him and I hear his retreating steps as he heads to his room. That boy is too caring for a sixteen year old!
Exhausted to the core, I try to stand up with the help of the bed and upon standing upright, I stretch myself and I feel some bones loosening. After ensuring that I am well stretched up, I climb onto the bed and immediately get under the sheets.
If that bout of pain tries to hit again, it sure must find me fast asleep! As I try to close my eyes so as to sleep, my phone beeps with an incoming call and I'm surprised to see the caller.
"Kaden?" I say loudly to no one in particular. "Why is he calling me at this ungodly hour?" I wonder. Well, Kaden is another of my numerous boyfriends but just like Raul, I'm using him for something so crucial. He is a huma investigative journalist and I'm just with him for my own convenience.
Either way, I decide to pick his call and upon answering, I hear his trembling voice.
"Check your w******p and get back to me immediately!" He's seething in fury and I wonder why he's getting worked up that first.
Curiously, I end the call and rush to w******p, hoping it's nothing serious. Upon clicking on the unread messages from Kaden, my eyes land on a photo and upon clicking it open, my heart misses several pulses.
"What?" I gasp in utter shock. "This can't be!" I exclaim in denial!