Page 63 of Daddy Wolf's Secret Baby

“If you get Jace moving, I’ll cook breakfast,” she said.

“Deal.”

She snickered. Half an hour later, the guys were in the kitchen.

“Next time I cook and you get Mr. Sleepypants out of bed. He gets violent when he doesn’t want to get up.”

Zahra laughed. “Trust me, I know.”

They were finally ready to go. Zahra went to the garage and opened the door, waiting for Josiah to pull his truck out. When he didn’t, she walked around to see what was keeping him and gasped. Carved into the side of her house was a huge mark – Elias’ mark. He was announcing to the world that she belonged to him.

“I’ll kill that son of a bitch,” Josiah said, shaking. “You and Jace should stay home today.”

“No. I’ll not hide.”

Josiah growled.

“I need you to move your truck so I can take Jace to school and I can go to work.”

He looked at her and for a second, Zahra was afraid that he was going to refuse. Finally, he nodded and pulled out of the driveway.

This has got to end soon,Zahra thought as she drove Jace to school.I’m going to end up having a heart attack by the time I’m thirty if this keeps up.

She was afraid of how it would end. She didn’t want her brother or Josiah to hurt Elias or anyone else, but she was pretty sure that Elias wasn’t going to give them a choice.

Zahra walked Jace into school and talked to the principal, explained the situation, and emphasized that under no circumstances, was anyone allowed to pick Jace up except for those on the approved list. They would all have identification. The principal assured her that Jace would be safe.

She was in a zombie state as she drove to work, once again not remembering the drive. “I’m going to hurt someone or myself someday. I’ve got to stop doing that,” she muttered to herself.

A man stood in front of her, blocking her way. “Stop doing what?”

Zahra recognized him immediately. “Didn’t you get enough the other night, Dwayne?”

“I’m just here to deliver a message. You need to make the situation easier for everyone, including your son. Leave him here with his father and the rest of the family and come back with me to St. Theresa’s.”

“Go to hell and take your Alpha with you. I’ve found my fated mate and it certainly isn’t Elias. Tell him that he needs to find some other woman to harass.”

She pushed past him and walked into the office building. Shaking, she called Zac and Josiah. They were both there in ten minutes, but Dwayne was nowhere to be seen.

“Don’t start, guys. I’ve had a day already, and it’s only eight AM.”

They looked at each other and sighed.

Josiah hugged her and said, “I’ll see you tonight.”

Zac hugged her and said, “Call if you need anything.”

The rest of the day went smoothly and she hoped that she would have a peaceful evening. That hope was dashed when she walked outside and saw Elias leaning against her car, his arms crossed over his chest, as though he had every right to be there.

“You are making a huge mistake. I am the Alpha. As my Luna, you can have anything in the world that you want.”

“I want to be left alone. I don’t want to be with you, and I have no idea why you would want to be mated with someone who loathes you. I’m in love with another man, who is my fated mate.”

Elias’ face darkened. “I’ll take care of that problem,” and he walked away.

She trembled at his words, afraid that he would make good on his threat.

Zahra sat in her car trying to remember how to breathe. Her heart was thundering in her chest and she felt dizzy. She gripped the steering wheel tightly with white knuckled hands.

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