Alpha’s Regret-My Luna Has A Son

Valen POV

Tatum and I went and dropped the vial off last night. Doc split it into samples before sending it off to the labs, and this morning I was taking Everly to the accountant, deciding after last night I didn’t want her on her own anywhere.

Everly had been nervous all morning about something, and I could tell she wanted to ask me something. She was weird when I got home last night, making me wonder if she argued with her father or something.

Glancing at her, I decided to ask her because her weird mood was freaking me out. “What’s wrong?” I asked as we pulled up at a set of traffic lights.

“I am worried about the accountant,” she answers.

“Why?”

“Because I wasn’t expecting you to come with me,” my brows pinch together wondering what she meant.

“It‘s that bad?”

“No. But I did something when I inherited everything, and I was hoping it remained hidden, but now you will find out,” she says.

“What did you do?”

“I got even. And also I was angry at you, so just don’t be mad. But it was a lot of money, I had this stupid idea, but it may piss you off.” She shakes her head.

“You won’t tell me?” she shakes her head. “And you told no one? And how much money did my mother leave you?”

“Zoe and Macey know. We had a good laugh about it, but I wasn’t expecting you or anyone to find out.” I was going to ask her what it was when she spoke again.

“I also wanted to ask you about the hotel. Macey said something to me last night, but I worry it may upset you also,” she says.

“Why would it upset me? It’s your hotel,” I tell her.

“Well, legally, yes. But it was your mother‘s,”

“You don’t want to continue the rebuild or sell it?” I ask, wondering what she is getting at.

My mother left it to Everly. I would never interfere with the hotel. Mum wanted her to have it.

Therefore Everly was free to do as she pleased with it. Though I hoped she wouldn’t sell it off. “No. Not sell it, sell it, I will still own it, but…” my brows furrow, and I accelerate as the light turns green.

“Just say it, Everly,” I tell her, and she sighs.

“I was planning on doing it anyway before you came back into the picture. But now you are, I thought I should ask,” she says.

“It‘s your Hotel. That doesn‘t change, so tell me what you want to do,”

“I am running out of funds for the rebuild. The insurance didn‘t cover everything, and the savings set aside for emergencies are running out. Everything else is locked down in term deposits and trust funds which I don‘t want to touch unless necessary. I know you offered to help, but..”

“But you refuse to take money from me,” I growl. We have a kid and live together, yet she never lets me pay for everything, she is always contributing even though I don‘t want or need her money. But hearing all this made me wonder how much she did have?

“I don‘t want a handout, and I don’t want to owe anyone,” she says.

“I‘m your mate,” I tell her.

“I have never needed help, and I don‘t want it, but Macey and Zoe have been pooling their money to invest,”

“You want to split the place three ways? Change ownership into three titles?” I ask, and she nods, glancing at me before she starts nervously defending herself.

“I know it was your mother‘s, and I will still own it. But Macey was telling me last night, she and Zoe were looking into buying something investment–wise to leave to their kids, and I was already going…”

I cut her off, and

do?” she

been my mothers, but you three girls built that place. But I have one condition if you go ahead,” I tell her,

just partnering up..” she starts to

tell her, and she

you’re missing the point, Valen. I kind of can’t afford to unless I touch Valarian’s money which I don’t want to do. And I don’t know how much they have, but anything will help with the rebuild, and the money will only be going back into

it off you, or you give it to them and

and Zoe wouldn’t agree to that anyway. They would think they owe you,” What is with these girls and settling debts and even

need their money Everly, and they are like your sisters. You three built it. I can get contracts drawn up so they know I can’t interfere with the

transfer any title I have to his name,”

I could speak to the girls and get them to convince her. The way I see it, they helped build it to the way it is. They

they may not believe or think it, but I owed them for being there when I wasn’t. So if this helps them and clears my guilty conscience, it is a win-win. Pulling up at the accountants, my father was there waiting already, and Everly climbed out of the car and waved to him. I grab the box of files off the backseat when the back door opens, and Everly

see? She almost looked embarrassed. When she closed the door, my father hugged her, and I could tell he was tickled pink about her pregnancy. John also met us, and we all walked into the accountant’s office, along

a huge oval mahogany desk, and I took a seat next to Everly, who was clutching

start chatting among themselves and going over paperwork while my father has a silly smirk on his face as he stares at her. Turning slightly in my chair, Everly’s eyes go to his, and

she asks, and he

it is something Valarie would have done" he chuckles, and the room falls silent as everyone looks between my father

Everly shrinks down in her seat as

father and Joseph smiles and sits next to Everly. He squeezes her hand. I had no idea who

Valen,” Everly

you. Your mother

“You knew my mother?”

after she passed,” he

the accountants talk, trying to find the best approach to deal with Alpha John’s pack, which was now technically mine and Everly’s. But Everly

still want me to run the pack,” John

pack, I have my Hotel and Luna stuff. You know the pack; I may be their Alpha

the catch?”

no gambling. And you don’t handle finances. Joseph will. And you answer to Valen now,” she

looks at John, waiting to see what he says. Our packs have

asking every day, and Everly won‘t bring him to see us

her life. Despite having their differences, she still loved them. Everly was just no longer a child and had no problem cutting people out of her life now. She didn‘t have time for the

want this?” I ask

parents,” Dad mind-links.

to do with you, you won’t force a relationship with

one?!” John blurts, and I pale. We were trying to keep that on the down-low

admits. John gapes at her before regathering himself like he was

mother? She is going to love this. More grandbabies, she will be so excited,”

his enthusiasm when my father mind-links me again. He probably saw

leave it,”

he will be in?

get

through the link. Everly looks over at me, probably feeling my

with you and Everly. That is what I get, Valen. You don‘t have to trust him straight off, but let him. Everly

he thought would be suitable investments. A heap was going to be put up for sale, but Everly made it clear they were not to be pack bought and would sell to pack members or even sold to any of the rogues. Yet that still left the debt to Nixon and also a backlog of debt from pack loans. Some I would sort out, but John really

cover those debts if you sell the land off without touching the trust fund,” Joseph whispers to her. My father snickers to himself, and Everly glances at me

trust fund? And what land? She owns the hotel and its land. She was a Rogue. She couldn‘t have purchased land within the city, only inherited it,”

this city once the packs took over. So my mother wouldn‘t have been able to purchase once

more land within the city. And the trust fund is Valarian’s. Half the money your mother gave her is in that trust, Everly set it aside for him. Everything else went on the land she brought and

at you and you…!” she said, looking

have you done?” I ask her, but she presses

pretty funny. Checkmate,”