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…”

think it‘s a good idea,” I cut her off, and she turns in her seat to

she

place. But I have one condition if you go ahead,” I tell her, and she clicks her

losing ownership, just partnering up..”

it to them,” I tell her, and she gapes

know how much they have, but anything will help with the rebuild, and the money will only be going back into the hotel until we can open, and I would

you give it to them and let me

Zoe wouldn’t agree to that anyway. They would think they owe you,” What is

and they are like your sisters. You three built it. I can get contracts drawn up so they know I

any title I have to his name,” I

would rather she take the money, but she is too headstrong. Maybe I could speak to the girls and get them to convince her. The way I see it, they helped build it to

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

me to 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

a huge oval mahogany desk, and I took a seat next

paperwork while my father has a silly smirk on his face as

she asks, and

have done" he chuckles, and the

Everly shrinks down in her seat

and sits next to Everly. He squeezes her hand. I had no idea who he was but she said he would

this Valen,” Everly

you. Your mother was a

“You knew my mother?”

her lawyer. Everly kept me on after she passed,” he says, and I swallow, trying to figure out what was going

pack, which was now technically mine and Everly’s. But Everly

me to run the pack,”

Luna stuff. You know the pack; I may be

the catch?” John

finances. Joseph will. And you

can hear a pin drop. It was so quiet. Everyone looks at John, waiting to see what he says. Our packs have been rivals for decades, and I didn’t expect him

but can we please see Valarian? Claire has been asking every day, and Everly won‘t bring him to see us unless you say so,” John tells me, and Everly

me decide that, but I knew she secretly wanted her parents in 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

this?” I ask her,

parents,” Dad mind-links. I

anything to do with you, you won’t force a relationship with my son or our babies,” I tell him,

pale. We were trying to

having triplets,” Everly admits. John gapes at her before regathering himself like he was

to love this. More grandbabies, she

Yes. I agree to your terms,” John says, and I raise an eyebrow at his enthusiasm when my father mind-links me again. He probably saw the look on my face; I was about

it,”

pick and choose whose kid’s lives he will be in? Where was the bastard when

get it.”

I snapped through the link. Everly looks over at

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

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 buried the pack deep and was stupid enough to take out loans from human banks that were out of state,

you sell the land off without touching the trust fund,” Joseph whispers to her. My father

hotel and its land. She was a Rogue. She couldn‘t have

wouldn‘t have been able to purchase once the packs

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 into the hotel,” Joseph says, and now

said, looking at her father. Okay, now I was

done?” I ask her, but she presses her lips in

actually pretty funny.

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