Bonus Story: Elara pt. 9

"A human!?" my father, Alpha Xavier, roars.

He Rises from his seat at the long wooden table. I can smell the anger rolling off him in waves; I know what is about to happen and wince. "You promised you won't get mad at me," I whine pathetically.

"When you said you want to be with someone other than your mate, I didn't expect you to say a fucking human," he growls.

I look in shame. "What's so bad about them anyway? They look just like us!" I say. Well, other than the fact that we can turn into wolves.

Alpha Xavier lets out a low growl. I brace myself for the worst. "Humans are weak," he snarls, "They're fragile, easily breakable. And they don't understand us. They fear us."

I bite my lip, trying to contain my frustration. I've heard this all before. "But Dad, he's different. He's not like other humans. He's strong, and he understands me."

Alpha Xavier takes a step closer, his eyes boring into mine. "You think you know him, but you don't. You're blinded by your feelings, and it's cloudin