The Rejected Daughter Of An Alpha novel Chapter 15

'Nice.' I hear mom snort in my head. I can feel the pride from her, grandpa, and Axe; though I'm not sure if the others noticed Axe's reaction.

"Will you please tell my why you didn't want me to know?" He asks after a moment of silence. I can feel pride coming off him at the fact that I'm not a submissive.

"You hurt my mother. By the time I was old enough to decide, I was also old enough to understand the mate bond and consequences of rejection. I knew that being around you would negatively affect my mother, so I didn't want you near her. She told me that you didn't know too much about her and I thought it would be unreasonable to reject someone before you knew them. I figured if you didn't want my mom, why would you want me. I'm very much like her. There were many reasons for not wanting you around when I was younger." I say.

"You rejected me before you knew me." He says with a slight grin tugging at his lips.

"I was 6. What's your excuse?" I say. This earns me a high five from grandpa, a snort from Axe, and smile from mom.

"I was stupid."

"Was?" I say with raised brows, feigning shock. Another high five and smile, though this time Axe begins to chuckle silently. I can feel the frustration radiating from Cole.

"Cole." My Mother says and his head snaps towards hers. "Do you have anymore questions?"

"Do you have any baby pictures?" He asks. Mom smiles and pulls out a small box from her purse.

"We didn't get many opportunities to take pictures when she was a baby. However, she was very photogenic." Mom says with a small smile and a chuckle.

"These are a few of them and some of her favorite onesies. She loved archery when she was younger and was very good on for someone so young. Her hair color was quite odd, it would constantly change. As she's got older it got a little bit brighter and in the summer it was all over the place. I grabbed all the pictures that had her in dress because she would rarely wear one." Mom explains with a chuckle.

"I stand by that. They're very impractical and I don't care what Disney says, you can not properly shoot a bow in a tight dress. Your muscles are too restrained and even if the dress rips, the chances of you getting an accurate shot are extremely slim." I say, going into a bit of a rant.

"Why?! You're 7, you shouldn't even know what the inside of a club looks like!" He basically shouts.

"Cole, calm down. I work at one as security. I make sure that no fights go down and if they do, they stop before they escalate." I say with a shrug.

"Why do you have to work? I thought your mother was the pack Doctor which would mean that you have everything taken care of?" Grandpa asks.

"I get bored a lot. I finished school early and training all day is boring and after a while is bad for your health. I thought I might as well do something to help."

They talk for a couple of hours and I remain silent for the most part, only answering when I was asked a direct question. Cole and Mom talked a lot and got to know each other a little more and towards the end there grandpa got up and ran out. Apparently Grandma woke up from her coma and he needed to get to her. I respect him for being here to get to know my mother and I a little bit more. After he left, they talked for another half hour before Cole had to get back to his pack. Wee got back to the pack house and I got a text letting me know that there was a fight near by and I was wanted to attend. I had a couple of hours so I sat down with my mom to talk.

"How are you doing mom?"