Ep13

Antiope

I am holding the receiver almost trembling but since we are in Magnus’s office and he is watching me closely, I am not going to show any emotion. When the line is open and starts beeping, I turn my back to him, striving to get some privacy but Magnus simply moves to a position that would allow him to be able to look at my face.

“Do you mind?” I ask.

I frown at him and grind my teeth but all he does is make himself comfortable on the desk chair, place an elbow on the arm and regard me with defiance. He has allowed me to make a phone call to my parents but he never agreed that I’d be alone while it.

“Beta Everstone,” my father’s voice startles me.

“Dad?” I hate how I sound like a little girl right now.

“Thank Goddess!” My father lets out all his agony pour out. “Where are you? I looked for you after the Mating Hunt and I was told some incredible tales.”

“Well,” I throw my head down, “if it involves Alpha Magnus, those tales were pretty accurate.”

“You are mated with Alpha Magnus