Alpha Ace and his Undercover Mate

My legs ached with each contact it had with the ground, and my chest constricted more by the minute. One, because I was running at full speed, and two, because my heart felt like it had been struck with a silver dagger laced with wolfsbane.

I was getting closer to the large training ground where I sensed them to be gathered, and I silently prayed that nothing had started yet. Ryan was still behind me, but by a few meters. It was obvious that he was struggling to keep up, but no way was I going to let him catch me and just end up slowing me down.

Relief bathed my tingling skin when I saw that there were no bodies, fighting or blood. Ace seemed to have gathered a lot of his people in the short time, and they were already in defensive and attack mode. More men emerged from the trees in wolf form, making Ace's army bigger.

Dad's army was just as big, and I could recognize a few of my trainers and warriors. I also saw Phillip and Aiden, and Aiden was the first out of the two groups to see me coming.

~"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"~ He bellowed through our link, watching me with wide and disapproving eyes.

~"Stay the hell out of my head"~ I snapped back then completely blocked him from my mind.

Ace and dad were glaring at each other and baring teeth. Every wolf on each side, both shifted and in human form did the same with each other, so no one even noticed when Aiden left the group and was running towards me.

I ran straight for him, but quickly wooshed around him once he was close enough to grab me. I knew he was taken off guard, so I had a little advantage of getting away from him before he recovered. Unlike Ryan, Aiden could catch me in a few seconds.

"Roxy! Roxy, stop now!" He shouted at the top of his voice, and if I wasn't annoyed with him then, I was sure as hell annoyed with him now since his voice made every single head snap towards me, including Ace and dad.

Ace's eyes darkened when he saw me running towards them, but I tried to ignore his burning gaze by facing dad. But that too was a mistake, since he had the very same expression as Ace. For different reasons of course.

Ace told me to stay away, and here I was defying him. And dad? Well I wasn't sure about how much he knew, but I surely knew that he was pissed.

"I told you to go to the safe house with Ryan" Ace gritted out as soon as I was in hearing range. I opened my mouth to reply as I slowed down, but I was grabbed by the shoulders and spun around harshly.

"What the hell were you thinking? Do you want to get hurt?"

I yanked my hand from Aiden's grasp and gave him my best glare. "Like you care"

His face flashed with something that looked like hurt, and I took the opportunity to go closer to the confused looking wolves on both sides. Four hundred eyes watching as you walk into a war zone wasn't exactly a walk in the park.

Wolves from my pack watched me as if waiting for me to make a move, while wolves from Ace's pack watched me in irritation, wondering how and why one she-wolf could disrupt a pack-to-pack stare off. They didn't know who I was after all.

behind me, and I saw

Ryan muttered very out of breath. I kinda felt bad, but I barely got to muster up an apology since dad's voice interrupted

to lock up my daughter Alpha Ace?

a confused look, and simply shook his head, answering my silent question. He didn't tell dad?

his mouth to answer,

you young lady" He started, turning to me. "This is not what I sent you here for. How dare you refuse to come back home with Aiden because you got attached to these people?!" His face was

soft hearted,

eyes widened a fraction, and I watched as Phillips's eyes followed his to my neck. I knew what they saw, but I made no move to

Isabella Gilbert! What is the meaning

his own daughter.

eyes I saw Beta Phillip's face light up with realization. He then met my eyes from behind Ace's back, and I felt like I wanted to hide under

he gave me a small smile with those kind eyes of his. He then

didn't feel like it was getting stepped

cutting off his growling and stood between them. My eyes searched

him" I said more as a statement than a question, and he hung

and faced my father once again. I sized up

of gasps echoed from

why did you forcefully mark

"Alpha Blake!" I shouted.

me in shock. I always called him 'dad' or 'father', so I knew I got his attention with that. I

and John cursed it or not, he is my mate" His eyes grew impossibly wider at that, and I knew what his follow up question

did you know about

so selfish, dad, and maybe it's you who I got it from. Because you were so selfish, you hid the truth from Aide and

face completely drained of colour, and

told you not to wander around the pack" He tried to sound firm, but failed miserably when it came

up your whole plan? You never really cared about the pack's benefit did you? You just strategized all this for alllll these years for your own benefit." I took a step closer to him

manner. And I was so blind to how stupid, inhumane and childish this plan of yours was. You made us believe that Alpha John was power hungry and ruthless,

my eyes that Aiden was looking very much

gonna point fingers and say it was your fault, but it was as much yours as much as it was John's. And you know what makes you look like an even bigger dick?" Eyes widened and mouths fell at my

before he met me, just because it was the right thing to do and