London's POV
"You have to help us, London. We never had the chance to get to know you and look at Ben. He is so cute, and he is your brother," Maren says, and I look at her. She must be crazy. I can not imagine the two werewolves standing before me as my mother and father and the little brat sitting on my couch ordering everyone around as my brother. Maren does not have a great imagination. I mean, who calls her daughters after two cities? London and Paris, really?
"I need to do no such thing. All I need to do is to protect the Kingdom I am from," I say.
"Well, we are your parents, and you should care about your brother and us," Carl says. He is like Paris says he is, more muscle than brains.
"You did not care about me when you gave me away or even about Paris, your other daughter. You did not dare to go to her for help, did you? Maybe if you showed her more love after your son was born, she would have helped you," I say.
"You do not understand. Paris is a rebel, and from a young age, she was independent and never listened to us. Ben is sweet, and he listens when we talk," Maren says. I look at Ben, who eats everything I have in my apartment. Not that I care, as I have plenty of money to buy other sweets and beef jerky, but he does as he likes and has been rude to me since they walked in.
"Sweet? You call that little brat sweet? Are you nuts? He gave Paris hell, and you did nothing about it. He disrespects Jeffrey and me by ordering us around and being rude. Wallis is in the room next door. He will come running if my father or mother tries something.
"He is just excited to be around you," Maren says.
"No, he is not! Jeffrey, take away the sweets. Ben had enough," I say.
"I did not have enough! They are my sweets!" Ben shouts.
"They are not yours, you little brat! You demanded them and did not even ask if you could have some like a good-mannered boy would do," I say and glare at him as he throws a tantrum. I do not know how Paris stayed with these wolves for so long. I swear that if the little brat does not stop screaming, I will whoop his ass.
"You are worse than Paris! She let me have everything I wanted! I hate you, and you are not my sister!" Ben shouts.
"Ben, honey, keep quiet. I will buy you candy when we go home," Maren says, and I can not believe they are trying to bribe the little brat with sweets.
"No! I want this candy!" Ben shouts and bites Jeffrey on the finger when Jeffrey attempts to take it away. That is it! I walk over to him and grab him by the neck. I bend him over and start whooping his ass as his mother and father should! Ben is shouting like a pig at a slaughterhouse, and I see Maren and Carl look on in horror. I whoop little angel Ben's ass until he cries like a baby. That will treat him right! We are bloody wolves, and he can take an ass beating once in a while. Damn, I am starting to become more like Paris, but I like it.
"How dare you lift your hand to Ben? I will slap the hell out of you!" Carl shouts. I know what their plan is. They want to kidnap either Paris or me. So I decide to make trouble between Maren and Carl.
"You will slap your daughter because of your stepson? You do know Ben is not your son. Right?" I ask Carl. I see him frown and look at Ben, then at Maren.
"She is talking nonsense. Paris must have put s**t in her head," Meran says, but I can hear the panic in her voice. I smile.
"Ben does look a lot like your Alpha and his son Mark. Don't you think?" I ask again. This time Maren storms at me and wants to slap me, but Jeffrey is faster and grabs her hand.
"Maren, you know you can not slap a princess," Jeffrey says with a smile. Carl is still standing in one spot, looking at Ben. He looks broken and almost defeated. He turns to Maren and looks at her.
"It was the night I was injured. I felt pain like never before but thought it was because of the injury. My wolf told me our mate was unfaithful, but I never believed him and told him never to say that again. I am done, Maren. Everyone else could see it, and I thought it was just me. I bet I am the laughingstock of the pack," Carl says. I feel sorry for the big wolf who looks defeated. He goes and sits on the couch and stares in front of him.
"Look what you have done!" Maren shouts at me and walks over to Carl. She tries to hug him, but he pushes her away. I smile as it looks like my plan is working, and Carl will not attempt to kidnap me now.
"Don't touch me, Maren. You and the Alpha I have been faithful to my whole life, my best friend, betrayed me! I can not believe you did it to Helen. She is your friend!" Carl looks up at me, and I can see he is hurting.
"Does Paris know?" Carl asks me. I nod.
"She suspected it when Ben started taking after your Alpha and his son. She saw Maren's file in the pack hospital and knew when she saw the date of Ben's birth, but that was not all she saw. She saw that the doctor did a DNA test, and he knew you were not the father," I say.
"I pushed my little princess away for a boy that is not mine! No wonder Paris hates us so much that she is willing to run away," Carl says. He does not even want to look at Maren or Ben. Ben is still crying and looks at his mother and father, not understanding what is happening.
"Carl, let's go home and talk about it. I do not want to talk before strangers," Maren says. Carl ignores Maren and looks at me. I know he is a broken wolf.
"London, may I join your pack? I am a good fighter and loyal, unlike my mate and my Alpha," Carl asks.
"Sure," I say.
"Carl, don't you dare! What will become of Ben and me," Maden asks.
"I do not care. I break our bond, Maren. You are no longer my mate. I break my bond with the Ravenstone Pack, and Henry Brown is no longer my Alpha," Carl says. Maren shouts out in pain as her bond with her mate is broken. She storms at me, but I know how to fight now and throw her to the ground. Ben is crying as he knows something is wrong.
"We need to help Paris! They are going to try and kidnap her," Carl says, after I accept him as a citizen of the Kingdom of Essex and into my pack. I can not let a broken wolf go rogue. It is dangerous for all of us.
"Paris is in danger?" Wallis shouts as she runs past us out the door. Carl, Jeffrey and I follow Wallis. We can smell Paris and know her smell will lead us straight to her.
Paris' POV
I am surrounded by the best warriors of the Ravenstone pack. I smile. I know they can not beat my ass. I am better than all of them. As they start attacking, I am ready. I go for the strongest first. I storm at William and kick him in the stomach before he realizes what hit him. I grab him and throw him to the ground. Then I punch Mark in the face, kick his friend in the butt and elbow one of the warriors in the stomach. I fight fast and kick them down again before they can get up. William tries to stumble to his feet, but I grab him by the arm and throw him over my shoulder, and he hits the ground hard. He lies on his back, moaning.
"f**k! You are one crazy b***h," William shouts.
"I am a warrior Luna, according to your future Alpha over there," I say. Mark is bleeding, and he looks miserable.
"You are indeed a great fighter, Paris. Attack her! Don't just stand around like a bunch of idiots," William shouts, but the wolves are afraid to attack me. I see them get courage as they try to attack me simultaneously. I wait for them, and soon they are all on the ground again, moaning in pain. I am fast, and they are no match for me.
"What the hell is going on? Carl broke his bond with the pack. I am Beta now," William says. I am confused. Why would my father break his bond with the pack? He is loyal to the Ravenstone Pack and Alpha Henry.
"What!?" Mark shouts. I laugh.
"He must have found out the truth about Ben being your father's son and not his," I say.
"Stop spreading lies! I warn you, Paris. I will kill you!" Mark shouts.
"Hahaha, you can not even whoop my ass. Besides, it is the truth. Everyone knows it. Who wants another beating?" I ask, and the warriors lying on the ground do not want to get up.
"Paris! Are you okay?" Wallis bursts onto the scene and looks around, seeing all the warriors lying on the ground moaning in pain.
"Yeah, I am fine. Nothing like a good fight early in the morning," I say. Jeffrey, London and my dad follow him.
"That is my girl," My father says, looking proud.
"Who are you, and what did you do to my father?" I ask. I am being sarcastic as my father never praises me.
"Paris, I am sorry I neglected you for that brat Ben," My father says. I can see he looks ashamed and broken. I turn to London.
"You told him?" I ask.
"Yeah, I figured it was time for him to know the truth," London says. I nod. I understand. I should have told him long ago, but he would not have believed me.
"What now?" I ask.
"I left the pack, and I broke my bond with your mother," My father says. I know this is breaking him. I know he loves my mother, but what she did was wrong. Alpha Henry walks towards us, and I see he looks guilty and sad.
"Wow, the whole bloody pack is here," I say.
"Shut up, Paris! Let the grown-ups talk," My mother says, walking behind Alpha Henry.
"Don't you dare to talk to my daughter that way! You are your Alpha's w***e, so go jump in his bed again," My father says. Mark looks at his father, and I can see he is embarrassed.
"Carl! Honey, I love you. Please do not do this. What happened that night was a mistake. I am so sorry. Please, do not leave Ben and me," Maren begs. I look at my father as he looks at Maren. I refuse to call her mother as I am disgusted by what she and Alpha Henry did.
"Spare me. I am not interested in hearing your excuses," My father says as she turns his back on Alpha Henry and Meran. Ben is crying, and I feel a little sorry for the boy that lost his father.
"Carl, it is not what you think. You are my best friend, and I am sorry. Meran and I are not lovers. It only happened once, and it was a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes," Alpha Henry says. I feel like punching him in the face, as I know he is a bastard that always wants what is not his. He wants the pack land of the Cloverfield pack and I hope they destroy the Ravenstone Pack. They say their Alpha is overseas because of a personal vendetta, and he needs to clean his soul before leading his pack to a better future. The Cloverfield pack are set in their own ways and do not like to make war, but boy, if they do, they kick ass.
"Can we talk?" Alpha Henry asks my father.
"No. I am no longer part of your pack and have joined the Royal wolf pack. Take your lover and piss off. You are no longer my Alpha," My father says. I can only stare at him in disbelief. Man, he is pissed off. My father takes me by my arm and leads me away from the Alpha, my mother and the rest of the Ravenstone pack.
"You f****d up badly," I say as I look at Maren, Henry and their son Ben.
"Come, Paris. They are not worthy of your attention. I have years of mistreatment to make up for. I will live for my daughters and protect them against mates and Alphas like that of the Ravenstone pack," My father says. We walk away, and I look over my shoulder. Maren is crying, and Alpha Henry tries to console her, but she pushes him away. My heart feels sorry for the brat as he cries for a father that was never his.