My New Alpha

Chapter three

Stephanie's POV;

I entered the huge house and it was even bigger on the inside, when mom said she used to live in a big house with dad I didn't expect it to look like a palace, I'm not even exaggerating here it was big.

"Um, Sebastian...I mean dad, why is this place so big?", I'm still getting the hang of this, don't judge me.

"It's my line of work, I train these boys and a few girls to be anything they want to be, in the lines of action of course", he replied.

"So like bodyguards and stuff like that?".

"Exactly, that's why the place is so big, your mother always complained, she said she always got lost", he chuckled.

"And I have the feeling I'll have the same problem", he chuckled again.

He led me down some stairs and we entered an office, it looked fancy too, but what else would you expect from a place that could easily match the white house. He closed the door and walked over to a big chair, he pointed at one of the chairs across his and I sat down.

"I'm pretty sure you have a lot of questions for me so let me have them", he smiled.

"It's kinda weird, I had so many questions but now that I'm here I only have two".

"Then ask those two and I'll answer".

"What happened to you and mom, why did you guys separate?", I know the question might hurt but I needed to know why I didn't grow up with my father.

"Oh...where to begin?", he took in a deep breath and let it out, "well Emilia and I were madly in love and even now I'm still in love with her, we lived together as a married couple just fine, but then she got pregnant with you, I'm not saying you're a mistake, when she got pregnant a lot of things happened and when she gave birth she decided it best she moved, I fought and told her I wouldn't let anything harm you or her but she said it was for the best, I was heartbroken to let the both of you go but if it meant I could keep you safe that's what I intended to do", he explained.

"But keep me safe from what, what was so dangerous that you had to keep mom and I away?".

"I know you're a big girl now but there are still certain things I can't tell you, I'm sorry", he looked down.

I didn't want to push further since we've just met so I left things there, I looked down too and there was an awkward silence, I decided to ask my second question.

"How much did you love mom? Mom always talked about you and never stopped curving men because of you, she wore her wedding ring with pride every day even if people thought she was lying", I smiled and he looked up and smiled at me too.

"Is that so?", he blushed a bit, "I loved your mother so much I could have died for her, she was my ray of light, the only reason I looked forward to a new day. She was my everything and now.....", he got sad again.

I got up from my seat and walked to him, I stood in front of him and held his hands.

"I know you're hurting, I am too, but it's like you said in the letter we only have each other now so let's try hard for her", I smiled.

He squeezed my hand and brought me into a hug, "you've become such a big girl now, I'm proud of you Stephanie", he kissed my forehead and I smiled.

"Well now that I'm here can you please show me around the place so I don't get lost like mom", I giggled.

"I will but I bet you'll still get lost like her", he laughed.

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Dad took me all around the house, he took me to the kitchen first, showed me the living room, the bar, the den, and the pool area, this place was as good as a five-star hotel. After introducing me to the staff he took me back outside where the boys were, they didn't move a muscle since I came, now that's discipline.

"Since you'll be living here from now on I think it's fair that everyone else knows who you are", he smiled.

"Please don't tell me I have to introduce myself like in high school, I left that nonsense three years ago", I pouted.

"Don't worry, I'll be the one introducing you", he winked and I could feel some mischief about to happen, now I know where I got my mischief from.

"My children, you all know and have shared the grief that I've had for a long time now, you also know how long I've been waiting for my daughter and she's finally here, she is the spitting image of her mother but obviously she has my character, please welcome my daughter Stephanie Claire Vastia", he announced me by my full name, I can't remember the last time anyone ever did that, I just went by Steph but whatever makes dad happy.

The boys cheered and clapped, I could see some girls cheering too but the majority of them scowled and rolled their eyes at me, glad to see the bond of sisterhood already.

"And another thing, while my daughter is staying here I don't want no boys harassing or flirting with her, friendship is allowed but anything more than that will result in castration, you know me, I mean it", he threatened, way to ruin my market dad.

I looked through the crowd to see if I could find the boy I was staring at, I looked around and spotted those beautiful eyes again, he was staring at me again, I don't know who he was or why he was looking at me so much, all I knew was I was attracted to him or maybe his eyes.

Dad tugged on my arm and led me away from the crowd, we walked passed the ground and arrived at some stables.

"Did you like my introduction?", he smiled.

"Very charming, however, how do you expect me to get married if you ruin my market like this?", I raised my eyebrows.

"Stephanie my dear I've practically raised these boys myself, I know what I'm talking about".

"What's wrong with them?".

"Nothing really, it's just I wouldn't trust any of them with my daughter".

So does that mean the guy that keeps staring at me is bad?. We walked closer to the stables and I could see so many beautiful horses, white ones, brown ones, and my favorite, black ones. Dad took me to one black one in particular.

"Do you like her?", he asked.

"I do, she's beautiful", I replied.

"Her name is Claire and I got her for your sixteenth birthday", he smiled.

"Seriously?", I asked with an excited five-year-old girl's voice.

"Yes, unfortunately, I couldn't give her to you because of some complications with stables and stuff like that, happy belated sixteenth birthday my love", he smiled.

I smiled back, "you know for the longest time I've always wondered what you were like, mom never showed any pictures of you to me because she wanted it to be a surprise, also I always received presents for each birthday and huge sums of money every month, I thought you were just doing your job as a father so I never really thought about all that stuff, but now I see that you put your heart in every gift you gave me", I smiled.

"Always my love, your mom would send me pictures of you every month so I could see how big you have grown, from the time you were born to your nineteenth birthday, I also have a present for that birthday too", he winked.

"When can I see it?", I asked excitedly.

"Tonight at your birthday and arrival celebration".

"You do realize my nineteenth birthday was last year and this year I'm turning twenty right?".

"Yes, we'll celebrate that too", he winked.

"Wow, you're amazing".

"Thank you", he walked over to a brown horse, "would you like to go for a ride with papa?".

"Thought you'd never ask".

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Dad had one of the workers saddle the horses for us and we went into the woods, a little strange to have a house out here but I wasn't complaining because the place looked well guarded.

We walked down a dusty path and passed through beautiful big trees, I saw birds of all colors and even deer's, the wild wasn't my thing but I was starting to like it, we walked to a stream and let the horses rest for a while.

"This place is really amazing", I sat on a rock beside my dad.

"I'm glad you like it", he smiled.

"Yeah, I just want to know if there are any places I shouldn't trespass into so I don't get into trouble".

"You see that mountain area over there?", he pointed to some dark scary looking mountains, "don't ever under any circumstances go there, people who go there never come back alive, it's not some fiction tale it's real".

"Don't need to tell me twice, I'll keep to myself right here thank you very much".

"I'm glad, shall we go back? It's getting late and you need some rest before your party".

"Yes please, I hope I have a big fluffy bed", I stood up from the rock.

"Of course, nothing but the best for my darling", he stood up too and we walked towards our horses.

"I think I'm going to really like it here", I smiled then jumped on my horse.

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We arrived back at the house and all the people that were by the grounds were gone, even sexy eyes, I didn't know his name so I just gave him a nickname, it was either that or sexy lips but that would sound pervy on my part.

We put the horses back in the stables and walked back into the house, dad took me upstairs and showed me to my room, it was as big as my old apartment, this man was insane, I had so much space to myself I would never leave.

"You do the things girls do and have some rest ok", he smiled.

"The things girls do?".

"You know pamper yourself, put on face masks, stuff like that".

"That's not my style but I'll try", I smiled.

"Good", he smiled and closed the door behind him.

I walked through my bedroom and looked around it in amazement, it was really big, I opened one of the doors and it led to a big bathroom, I closed the door behind me, rubbed my hands together and started doing 'what girls do'.

I took off my clothes and turned on the hot water in the tub, I looked through my assortments of bubble bath and picked the one that smelt like honey, I put in a generous amount and sunk my body into the bubbly water, it so felt right.

I finished soaking my body and rinsed myself off in the shower, when all that was done I wrapped a towel around my body and around my hair, I put on one of the robs and went back to my room.

I walked to my dresser and saw all my clothes neatly folded and hang, I almost put on some PJs but my bed was screaming for me, I closed my dresser and jumped on it, it was so fluffy it felt like a cloud, I covered myself in a blanket and threw my head back into a huge pillow, I yawned and started falling asleep.

What could possibly be wrong with this place?

Everyone was so delightful and the place itself was gorgeous.

Why did mom leave?

What did she want to protect me from?

And most importantly was it still here?......