Big Bad Wolfie

Jason's POV

Okay, they look way less surprised than I was expecting.

They're obviously pissed.

But not surprised.

'Should we be insulted?'

Maybe if they weren't right.

Ki huffed like a child and retreated to the back of my mind under my parents stare.

"I knew something like this was gonna happen," my father glared at my mother.

If I was in wolf form my ears would have flattened in guilt and embarrassment.

I knew he didn't have faith in me.

But I guess he was right.

"Love, calm down. Everyone makes mistakes when they first start," Mom tried to calm him with a hand on his chest. "This was a big one, but he'll make it right," she looked to me with stern eyes.

I went to nod but our attention was drawn back to my father.

"No, I told you he wasn't ready," he growled.

. . . He's right. . . I wasn't ready.

"Dear, we can talk about this later," Mom snipped at him, "Right now we have to guide our son and our pack through this."

She looked back at me, and I tried to harden my features to look strong for her.

My father scoffed. "This never would have happened with —"

My heart stopped.

"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Richard!"

My father was about to argue back but I stopped them. "No. . . He's right."

I looked down because I couldn't bare my parents' disappointed faces anymore. "If Dillan was alpha this never would've happened."

"Wolfie," I heard Maria whisper from behind me.

Ha, forgot she was here...

I assume she was trying to be encouraging.

But I don't think she's ever gonna drop that d@mn nickname.

Everyone stayed quiet until Mom spoke, "Son —"

"It's alright. Dad's right, as always."

"It should have been me," I mumbled as I tore open the door and left.

"Jason!" I heard Maria call after me, but I can't go back to her. Back to them.

I'm such a f*cking disappointment.

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Maria's POV

I turned to go after him but his mom called me back. "Maria, let him cool down."

"But —"

He always goes after me.

things to

Goddess, I

slowly as I sat down in one of the chairs. My stomach

to Wolfie's father and tried to

This conversation is gonna

These are my mate's parents for crying out loud. And now I have to make

tell the troops in my territory the new development and call them back," I started quickly just to get it over with, forcing myself to look them in the eyes. I've never had such trouble with it before, but

don't you do it?" His father,

His wife shot him a side

"I think your people will take it better if it comes from you," I explained to him, trying to keep the malice and

will still be backlash

"My warriors and I will deal

"You couldn't the

growled at his off hand

what I'm capable of

lying in the forest where we left them, "and

"You mean my

this to me!" His Luna scolded him,

Oh please

only thing keeping me from feeling like a

there's no way I'll be able to order you

way," he grumbled

"Then behave yourself!" She

All he did

myself from rolling my

doing. Trade routes don't just magically cut themselves off," he

to try and sate my people. I don't want to hurt your pack, but my house is obviously going

Wolfie's father ran a hand over his face but didn't say anything, so I took it as my

My next topic of conversation popped into my head and I got uncomfortable. Might as well rip the

"Are you aware of your son's dealings with Master

both responded at the same time with completely different

"What?!"

And, "Yes," his mother nodded solemnly, while her husband's

sputtered. "What? You knew about

on his shoulder to calm him. "Our son wasn't acting himself and you know it.

wouldn't you tell

sat quietly and

our son to make the right decision on his own," she told him

he'll make amends with my house too. But before he does that, I'm going

just put us deeper in debt with your house?"

. And I think both of us just assumed that after this bumpy start we'd lead together. . . Or at least I did, and I'm still holding onto that. So

"And if my son won't have it?" He raised an eyebrow

"He will," I stated

"I agree," his

the side eye and

I stared at

"With all due

care," I

His face showed every bit of his dissatisfaction with

"I agree,"

head shot in

I smiled.

and I are

A low grumble came from the alpha's chest as he faced back towards me and put his forearms on the table to lean over it more, "Will that be all?" He gritted through his

people that were hurt, or those whose

I heard the

my

could just make the decision on your own," Wolfie's dad spoke up. "No need

do things here, but that's not how

"It isn't what we do here either," his wife shot

strong eyes and couldn't help but think

pay back, but I can't control them or refuse too many of their requests. We all know what happens when the

responded, but I wasn't really