Acceptance

NICO

“Why don’t you just tell me the truth for once, Zane.” I shoved my father against his chest, anger making me blind. “I am not the son you’ve wanted. You’re ashamed of me, you said so yourself. So, why? Why would I want to stay?”

He just looked at me, his face a mask. I wanted to slap some expression onto his blank face. “Fucking tell me!”

He asked me to consider staying and then I cornered him about Mariana, what he did to her. And what did he say? Nothing.

I slammed my fist against a tree, cracking the bark and the sap leaked out like blood.

“Are you done?” he asked.

“No, I’m not fucking done! Is Mariana my mother?” I roared at him.

“Why don’t you ask her?” he said and turned away.

By the gods! He actually turned his back on me. “Don’t you walk away from me Lycan!” I grabbed him by the shoulder.

“Necolai…” his growl warned me that I had gone too far. But I didn’t care. I swiped at him. He grabbed my fist in one hand and I heard the bones crack. I didn’t flinch, my wolf glared at