A Family of Lies: I am Alpha

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e and closing the door behind him, he began checking his emails, and trying to push his long lost love out of his mind, and the promise he made to come back for her. It wasn't that he had moved on or that he no longer cared, but he knew her father had finally revealed her true identity, and the power she was soon to inherit. His absence in her life was to prevent her from mistaking his love for anything more; he didn't want her to think it odd he was just now coming back to her, even though her father had asked him to wait until she took power to return. Shaking off the thoughts of his past love, he once was brought back to memories of that day. He remembered his father telling him he was the King of the house, as he explained he had business to deal with. He was 14 years old, and his mother allowed him to stay home so that they could all spend time with him before he had to leave. He could tell by how sad she looked, that this was one of the few trips where she didn't know when he would be coming back home. Sometimes he was gone for a few days, sometimes weeks, and although rare, there were times when weeks turned into months. After hugging them goodbye, his mother walked him down the carport to where his driver was waiting. To avoid his little sister from crying, he took her into her room to play with her dolls. He knew his mother would be there awhile. When their father would leave, she would always walk him to the car to say their final goodbye, and after the car was out of sight, she would still stand there looking after him, saying her private prayers for her mate and his safe travels, and even safer return. So, keeping his baby sister occupied was never an issue; it was his duty. As they played, he heard the door shut signaling his mother had come back inside from her shift. She always would shift after his father's depa

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ked onto the campus of her new school. She sat at a table during lunch surrounded by strange faces. Girls rattling off all of the eligible guys, the parties she had to attend, and the people she should avoid. Skylar was one of those people. He was an outcast. His father was the beta of Dillan Cole the Alpha of the Blue Diamond Pack. The pack was on the lower chain of packs in the area, and he was far from what anyone would consider wealthy, privileged, or a part of the crowd. She loved him at first sight. She hadn't felt that way since Spooky. At first, she felt guilty. She tried to push those feelings aside; after all what she shared with her best friend before he left was true and pure. The union of them was meant to merge families and end vendettas and held the promise of providing them both with their happily ever after. From birth they were meant to marry in adulthood, but after an attempt on his family's life, his mother separated from their father and moved him and his sister away. It wasn't a secret what happened to a she wolf if their mate was unfaithful. It also wasn't a secret that out of revenge Alpha Cairo, his father was very much a playboy. For their safety she was never told where, and until Skylar she truly believed she would never love again. When Spooky first left, numerous families had attempted to make a similar deal with her father. Promising her to their son in hopes of ending feuds and forming alliances. Fortunately, after refusing to comply her family finally got the hint and at fourteen, she was free to love who she chose, despite her love for spooky never feeling forced. Their mothers had grown up since birth. Her mother was the daughter of Alpha Damarcus Cane, and his mother was the daughter of her grandfather's beta. The fact that their mates were best friends had only brought them closer together. They got pregnant around the same time and gave birth months apart, with Spooky being the oldest. From the moment she was born the two of them were just as inseparable as their parents, and the hope and promise of them falling in love turned naturally into a reality since they were old enough to speak. They were unable to be a part for long. People around the island referred to them as the twins, and as they grew to be more independent and would go off to play on their own, people would often ask where their shadow was if they ever saw them alone referring to the other. Flashing back to the present, she began to think about Skylar again. Damn he was cute. Making her way to her office, she also again tried to suppress her thoughts of Spooky. It had been years since he left. She had always believed that her mother knew deep down but she would never admit it, so she never bothered to ask. She had always felt that if he wanted her to know where he was he would have found a way to contact her. He must have moved on or maybe realized that his love for her wasn't as strong as hers had been for him. "King,-Chase and associates, please hold", her assistant Gabby smiled at her, placing the phone against her chest. "Ms. Chase, you have a new client waiting in your office" she said, as she handed her their file. Taking the folder she made her way towards her office opening the door. Normally she would review the file prior to walking in, but this time she read as she made her way to meet this ne

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had informed him of her true identity and asked him to wait until the merge was completed. He had kept his word. Through the years he had dated numerous women, but no one ever compared to his childhood love and best friend; not even Brittany, his son's mother. Before her death she had tried desperately to get him to Mark her. He did regret not doing so in order to protect her from turning Rogue, but she wasn't his mate. He did the best he could offer her, which was a place within his company and the backstory that she had been a surrogate in order to ensure he could produce an heir. Despite this when her son was a year old, she got involved with a rival pack and despite finding her mate within its members, she was murdered in an attack on their Alpha which she had found was her mate. His son was now four years old and very much in need of a mother. Snapping back to reality, his stare was still locked on his love before him. He had never considered the effect his sexual proclivities would have on her. They were both too young for the mate bond to be recognized, which protected her from any effects of his activities with women. How did he tell