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…”

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

she

been my mothers, but you three girls built that place. But I

just partnering up..” she starts

them,” I tell her, and she

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 the hotel until we can open,

condition is, either I buy it off you, or you give it to them and let me

anyway. They would think they owe you,” What is with these girls and settling debts and

sisters. You three built it. I can get contracts drawn

Valarian comes of age, I can transfer any title I have to

speak to the girls and get them to convince her. The

the accountants, my father was

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 we all walked into the accountant’s office, along with my accountant that arrived at the same time. Not that I didn’t trust John’s accountant,

moved into a room with a huge oval mahogany desk, and I took a seat next to Everly, who was clutching the

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

she asks,

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

swings open, and Everly shrinks down in her seat

my father and Joseph smiles and sits next to Everly. He squeezes her hand. I

Everly

meet you. Your mother was a wonderful woman,” he

“You knew my mother?”

me on after she passed,” he says, and I swallow, trying to

the best approach to deal with Alpha John’s pack, which was now technically mine and Everly’s. But Everly didn’t want to

to run the pack,”

know the pack; I may

catch?” John

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

It was so quiet. Everyone looks at John, waiting to

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

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

want this?” I ask her,

Dad mind-links. I

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

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

regathering himself like he was doing the math in his head on the diaper

going to love this. More grandbabies, she will be so excited,” John says,

me again. He probably saw the look on my face; I was about to

it,”

in? Where was the bastard when Valarian

get

link. Everly looks over at me, probably feeling

and Everly. That is what I get, Valen. You don‘t have to trust him straight off, but let him. Everly is a smart girl. She isn‘t someone that will let someone hurt her twice,” Dad says when I feel Everly squeeze my hand under the table.

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,

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

its land. She was a Rogue. She couldn‘t have purchased land within the city, only inherited it,” I ask,

mother wouldn‘t have been able to purchase

him. Everything else went on the land she

at you and you…!” she said, looking at her father. Okay, now

What have you done?” I ask her, but

is actually pretty funny.

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