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now, she’s going to die if you don’t save her now.” Rowan commands quickly.
    The stranger that had come in with them appears before me taking my face into his hands.
    He chants out some words that I knew all too well as an Alpha. We were the only ones with enough power to heal each other or the betas.
    I choke some more even as I feel the wounds healing slowly.
    “Shhhh, you’ll be alright now, beautiful.” London whispers softly as his yellow eyes search mine for a few moments.
    He had the blondest hair that I had ever seen and the most perfect smile.
    One last loud snarl cuts through the room and everyone freezes.
    My father was ticked off.
    Both Gage and Brock were pulled away from each other, now in human form.
    “You nearly killed my daughter.” My father growls out. “This is why we have rules. This is why when we fight each other we don’t fight like you just did.”
    Brock’s head bows. “I’m sorry, Sir. I didn’t realize how I was attacking. You know I have issues with my anger, especially after the war.”
    My father nods placing his hand on Brock’s shoulder. “Do not allow it to happen again.”
    Stepping back he glances between the two before sighing roughly. “Go clean yourselves up and meet us for dinner.”
    Both men nod and walk away without another word.
    Pinching the bridge of his nose my dad turns to me. “This is why we have rules, Parker. If you think this is still a game you will only end up dead.”
    With disappointment in his eyes he walks away without another word.
    Tears threaten to fall from my eyes as I fight my way out of London’s grip.
    I hated all these rules.
    Rules sucked.

3-Memories

     
     
     
     
     
    I n my room I hold my phone in my hands as I sit on the edge of my bed.
    My friends were going to be disappointed and Andy was going to be heartbroken when I canceled my plans and then broke up with him.
    A loud knock on my door breaks me from my sad thoughts.
    “Come in.” I answer.
    The door opens and my father walks in.
    Coming over to my bed he sits down next to me, pulling me into a side-hug. “I’m sorry about earlier, your mother would have been very disappointed with the way I treated you.”
    I nod in agreement and he continues. “Are you alright, Parker?”
    “I am, Dad, but I’m not happy about any of this.” I motions absently around the room. “I feel like I have no choice in any of this, like I’m being forced to live this life and to become someone’s prize.”
    “You do have a choice though, Parker.” Dad argues.
    “How do you figure that, Dad? You brought in these Alphas to fight for the right to be my mate, didn’t you?” I question.
    He shakes his head. “No, I didn’t bring them here to fight for you. I brought them here so you could have the chance to choose which one you wanted to be with. They are here for you to get to know so you can choose one for your mate when you’re ready.”
    Chuckling as my jaw drops he continues. “This was the last request your mother had. She knew even then that you would be a rebellious young woman.”
    Memories of my mother’s smile floods into my mind.
    I missed her dearly.
    She had been purely human like my older brother Alex.
    They were the lucky ones in my eyes.
    To have such short and full lives as they did was a dream of mine.
    It took two times as long for us to age at least a single year.
    I may have appeared to be seventeen going on eighteen but I was nearing my mid twenties.
    Going to school had had to wait until I had aged just enough that it wouldn’t have been noticeable by the humans around me, which meant I had been home schooled until I reached high school.
    I could still visualize those moments when my mother would set up a classroom in my bedroom just so I could experience what the other kids were.
    “I miss her, I miss her so much.” I mumble sadly.
    “I miss her too, Parker. I miss her every day.” Dad sighs pulling me close once again.
    “Do you think Alex will come