The Rejected Daughter Of An Alpha novel Chapter 24

"Hey Bossman. Can I ask a question?" My beta says walking in and sitting down.

"Was that not a question just then?" I sarcastically respond.

"Ha ha ha." He says rolling his eyes before he continues. "Who is the girl that keeps coming and going?"

I sigh and think for a moment before responding. "I trust you not to tell until I allow you to so... Her name is Cassie Mora. She's my daughter."

"You have a daughter?" He asks with wide eyes.

"Yes. Her mother is my mate and I 'rejected' her 18 years ago while I was on my power high. Her mother is Ari Mora. They're visiting her brother and father and Ari is allowing me a chance to know my daughter."

"Why did you put quotes around 'rejected'?"

"That's another thing. They were looking at her birth certificate and found out that she's not actually Marcus' daughter. Her legal last name isn't Mora and therefore my rejection may not have been real."

"That's some heavy stuff boss. What would you do if the rejection didn't hold?"

"That's my current dilemma. I'm awaiting peace from the goddess. I want so badly for the rejection to have failed so I can have a chance at being a family but at the same time nervous that it did hold and I'll never have a chance because of a stupid mistake I made." I explain, throwing my head back against the seat.

"I'll tell you what. The Luna is known to come in dreams so why don't you go rest. I'll tell the pack you aren't well at the moment and you can try to get ahold of your thoughts. You can't expect peace when you're stressed out of your mind." He says standing and walking over to the desk.

"That sounds good man. I'll take you up on that." I say standing and giving him a bro hug him before walking to my room. I lay down on the bed, fully clothed, and close my eyes. It takes no time before I'm asleep.

When I wake up, I'm on a flowery hill and I know I'm in a dream. I suddenly hear a voice coming from every direction and no where all at once.

I expected the ride back to Axe's pack to be silent but I was wrong. The events that took place must have slowed down the world because the conversation took hours and I was left with a killer headache.

"Mom. I have a theory."

"And what is that theory my love?"

"That you've been feeling the effects of the mate bond because it was never truly broken." She says and I take a moment to process.

"Elaborate." I say with a bit of command in my voice. I hate to use it, but at the moment I seem to have lost a bit of control to my wolf. I was still angry with myself for using it on my daughter, but she didn't seem to care about my tone.

"I suspect that because he didn't use your official last name, the mate bond was never truly broken. That you're still feeling its effects because it's still there. When you accepted his rejection, the Luna gave you a break from the bond, but did not break the bond itself." She pauses to take a deep breath. "I also believe that you and Cole could form the bond anew if you wanted to."