The King's Return

10. I HAVE NEVER HAD A GIRLFRIEND BEFORE

LOGAN'S POV

I don't know what to do with that son-of-a-b***h! I swear to God if he wasn't Amira's friend I would have killed him the exact moments I saw him touching my mate.

I don't care if he was just touching her hands or not, I don't want him touching her at all. Amira is my mate, she might not accept me but she is still mine and I'll be damned before I let someone else take her away from me.

He has been there for her all her life but I am here now and she doesn't need him anymore, I can protect her from any kind of danger.

I'm her mate for crying out loud! What good am I to her if I can't do anything for her?

I already knew what I was getting myself into when I asked her to stay so that I can win her over but with this motherfucker on my way, I can't do anything.

I hate being helpless more than anything in my life. 

"You know for someone who just found his mate, you don't look happy at all. What's the matter, son?"

"Dad? I thought you were in London."

"I was, your sister told me the good news and I thought I should come back and celebrate with you but I guess this is not a happy occasion at all."

He sat down and watched me as I paced around the living room.

"You're not going to tell me to sit down?" He just looked at me and said nothing. "Dad?"

"What? If pacing around is helping you calm down then who am I to stop you?" He smiled a little and came to me.

"You know,  I used to pace around a lot when I was trying to win your stepmother's love. She was very stubborn and she kept denying her feelings for me. Looking at you right now is like watching myself doing the same thing."

"You're not helping."

"On the contrary, I am. I never understood why she was acting like that at first but eventually, I tried to look into things from her perspective. You see women, they are not easy to read but that's only if you expect them to put everything in the open for you. Once you start looking into things the way they see them, everything gets easier."

"What are you trying to say, dad?"

"Amira is your mate but I want you to start treating her like she is not. Pretend as if you don't know that she is your mate and that you both are not werewolves, just normal human beings. How would you win her heart if you were a normal guy?

"Being a werewolf comes with a lot of privileges but sometimes you have to restrain from using them to get what you want."

"Dad, I hate to break it to you but I have never had a girlfriend before, I don't know how to win a girl."

"I know, but that's why you have me."

"You? How on earth are you going to help me? Wait, don't even think about it. Do you know how embarrassing this is? Asking my father to help me secure myself a girl?"

"Can you at least swallow your pride for a minute? I have had two girlfriends in my life and when it comes to you, well, I am even embarrassed to say that you are my son."

"You know other dads would be happy to hear that their sons are responsible, I guess you're different."

"At twenty-five, you are still single and inexperienced. I am not saying that is a bad thing, being single is cool but your case is embarrassing. You've never had even a single girlfriend."

"Really? Dad, I think you and I are very much alike. My stepmother was your mate so of course you were drawn to her and my mom was your friend who happened to fall in love with you and you got married."

"At least I got married to her even though she was my friend at first, you didn't."

"What are you talking about?"

"You also have a friend, Kiera and I've never heard you calling her your girlfriend." Is he being serious?

"Dad, Kiera is not my friend, she is Sam's friend and she is like a sister to me!"

"Your mother was like a sister to me, I told myself that a couple of times but it didn't stop me from dating her or marrying her either."

Well, I guess I'm nothing like him.

"My mom was like a sister to you? Dad, did you ever love her?"

"Your mother is a wonderful woman, who wouldn't fall in love with her? I don't know how I was able to love only one woman in a way that a man should love a woman. I loved your mother, I just never realised it was not in a romantic way."

He loved her like a sister. My mother spent twenty years of her life married to a man who loved her like a sister.

"I wish I was able to realise that sooner, maybe she would be married to someone else right now. She dedicated all her life to me, loving me and making sure we were a happy family, I will be always grateful for that."

"She was always happy when she was around us." It was always written all over her.

"She is happy again with what she is doing, I've seen it with my own eyes. I didn't want to ask her for a divorce because I thought it would break her even when I knew it was necessary. She was hurting when I went back to Samantha's mother and I saw it too.

"I didn't understand what was happening to me, a part of me wanted to stay back but another part of me wanted to be by Callie's side. I guess the mate bond between us was stronger than my conscience.

"I guess a part of me always knew that I was hers and hers alone and no matter how many times we both tried to fight it, we would always end up together.

"From the very first day I saw Callie, I knew that my heart wanted her, even as a little boy. She made me work for it though and that's exactly what is happening with you and Amira.

"She will get you angry most of the times but that won't mean she doesn't want you. She can only fight for so long, eventually, she will give up and it is your duty to make sure that she doesn't slip from your fingers someday.

"I heard she is running from her abusive father which I've taken care of by the way, that means she doesn't trust you yet. You have to win her trust first before you can win her love."

"What do you mean you've taken care of him?"

"There's nothing for you to worry about, he won't be bothering you or your mate."

"Dad, I hope you didn't kill him. He is still her father."

"I'm not petty, I just warned him to stay away from her, that's all. He knows she is here but he is not so stupid, he won't come here because I told him that I don't promise I won't kill him if decides to set his foot here."

I released a breath I didn't even know I was holding. I don't know if Amira wants him dead or not and I can't make that decision without her knowledge.

If it was up to me, he would've died the same day I heard about him.

"I was just kidding when I said you should've dated Kiera, I'm proud of you for waiting for your mate. I was just stopping by to see you, I promised Alex that I would take him out for dinner today and I don't want to disappoint him, I've disappointed him a lot."

He's right, he has broken so many promises to him and Alex is always crying when he does. I hate to see tears in his eyes.

"I'm sure he'll be happy to see you, it's his birthday next week and you won't be here too."

I don't know if it's because it is also the day my stepmother died but dad is always at work during Alex's birthday.

It is so sad really, I know he doesn't want to think about it but Alex also needs his father on his special day.

"Are you sure you can't stay this year? Alex is growing each day and he will soon realise that you always have a business when it's his birthday."

"I want to be here but I have an important meeting with investors for our new project and the date has been set for weeks now, I can't change it."

I don't even know why I asked him, he always gives the same answer. Sam has tried to talk to him but nothing has changed. I thought that maybe eventually she would be able to get through him but I was wrong.

It's not like he wasn't there when the date was set for their meeting, he was there and I have a feeling he was the one who decided the date and place because he knew he needed to be away from this place and memories of my stepmother.

"I'll see you later son, take care."

I looked at him as he went in the direction of Alex's room. This is the same thing that distanced Sam from her mother.

I remember when we were still kids, we celebrated Sam's birthdays without her mother and that too because she was always at work.

She would buy her lots of gifts but never show up and that is exactly what dad is doing when it comes to Alex.

I don't know if he blames him for her death because she chose to die so that Alex could live.

Dad wanted her to live, to undergo treatment but she wouldn't risk losing her son. That was the most beautiful thing any parent would do if you ask me.

I just hope I'm wrong, I just pray he is not blaming Alex for her death because he had no say in the decision she made.

"I want to eat at a five-star restaurant, it would be my early birthday present. I want to eat anything I want too."

I looked at them, he was in dad's arms and seeing them like that made me happy, it always does. I guess I'm wrong.

"Now young man, you are still young to choose your own food. I will be doing the choosing and you will only do the eating."

"You'll be doing the paying too, don't forget that Daddy."

"How can I forget? You remind me every second." He ruffled his hair.

"Not my hair! Jake spent two hours doing my hair." He even raised two fingers to emphasise what he was saying.

"Jake? I didn't know he was now your personal servant, I thought he was a Beta."

"He's also my bodyguard, his job description expands every day."

"Really?" Dad looked at me. "Jake is his bodyguard? When did that happen?"

"Don't look at me! He volunteered and I couldn't change his mind. He even told Brittany to stop attending to Alex because he would be taking care of him."

I thought he was just joking at first but today he has been attending to Alex's needs and doing his job as a Beta too.

"I guess he likes him and Alex likes him too. If it makes both of them happy then why would I disagree?"

"It's okay, I'll be back tomorrow evening with Alex, see you."

"Tomorrow?"

"Yeah, we're going to London. He wants to see his nephews and nieces. I'll be taking all of them to dinner."

"Okay, I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow then, take care."

I also wish I could just fly to London and have dinner but that's not possible, I have to have dinner with my mate.