Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

My phone started to ring, bringing me out of my thoughts. My knuckles were tight as I gripped my phone in my pocket and glared at the screen. I tried to calm myself when I saw that it was Irene calling.

Taking a steady breath, I pressed the talk button and put the phone to my ear.

"Irene," I greeted as if I were greeting a business partner, but it was the most I could manage right now. I was speaking through gritted teeth and trying to keep my wolf under control. I know better than anyone that if I wanted to find Judy and bring her home with me, I needed to be calm. I needed a calm mentality, and honestly, my daughter was pretty good at keeping me calm most of the time.

Plus, she could be calling for an emergency; ignoring the calls of my children was something I would never do if I could help it.

“Woah,” she said, taken aback by the harsh sound of my tone. "What's crawled up your butt?"

"I'm not in the mood, Irene. What is it you need?" I asked, my jaw clenched.

"I was just asking if you could send over the adoption paperwork for Nan and Chester," she told me.

I almost forgot about the adoption paperwork; I told her once I finished reviewing it, I would sign it and send it back to her so they could finalize it. Honestly, I was a bit worried about handing Emalyn over to Nan and Chester because of their unstable relationship. They are unmarried, and I wasn't really sure if they'd make it as a couple. But these last few weeks have proved me wrong; they have gotten closer, and Chester even went as far as proposing to Nan, who surprisingly said yes.

Plus, they are both really good with the baby, and Irene trusts them.

running my fingers through my hair frustratingly. "I will soon, and

almost see

"I didn't forget, I—"

before it could fully leave my lips. She was right; I was lying. I completely forgot. The second I saw Judy, all my duties left my mind completely.

moment; should I tell her the truth? She was my daughter, and I hated lying to her. She was old enough to know when I was lying now, and I didn't want to keep her in the dark when it was

I said, my tone dropping to barely

on the other end for a moment

was quiet, her name feeling heavy on my lips as

"Judy."

Irene gasped.

"It's been 2 weeks, and you're telling me you found her?

murmured, leaning against the wall; I needed

that in the far North? Alpha Levi's

said, trying to keep the bitterness out of

"She told me she got an offer in a different territory, but Levi's?? What