“Wait, she kept the fact that she was pregnant from you? What sort of woman does that? She should have at least informed you. Maybe I need to have a word with this girl about being responsible. If she's a mother, she should understand that.” My sister's voice filled with fury at the idea that I had been left out in the cold when it came to my child.

Fury that I was certain was about to be turned on me when I admitted the reality of the situation.

“I kind of gave her the wrong name and a number that I changed shortly after the night we slept together, then snuck out, so she had no idea how to find me,” I said, wincing as I spoke, mentally preparing myself for her reaction.

She was silent on the other end of the phone for a moment, and I could just imagine the distant look on her face as she slowly processed what I had just told her.

“Storm!” she shouted. “Are you kidding me? So, some girl had to give birth on her own because you were an asshat? Do you remember how difficult it was for me?”

Sunny had been on her own for most of her pregnancy and only had a few friends around. She had struggled a lot, and I had hated seeing it.

I'd done the exact same thing to Kennedy.

I really was the lowest of the low, wasn’t I?

“I know… Sunny, I fucked up, I really fucked up. I need to make it right, and I don’t know how. What can I do to fix this?”

Sunny sighed. “That's a loaded question, Storm. You're going to have to grovel. I don't mean a slightI'm sorryand a gift or two. No, you need to be down on your knees, begging for forgiveness, feeding her every single craving she wanted while she was pregnant, spoiling your child rotten, and doing everything in your power to make her happy.”

“I can do that… Any ideas on what to do, specifically?”

“Give me a few hours, and I'll come up with a few ideas, but most of the ideas should come from your pea brain. How did you even find out about your daughter in the first place? What’s her name? What’s her mother’s name?”

I sighed. “That's the truly fucked-up part of this. The girl's name is Kennedy. A couple of months ago, Eli started dating an omega that he was interested in. He was talking about bringing her to meet the pack when they realized that her birth control had failed and she was pregnant. Of course, that sped up the timeline, and he brought her home to the pack to introduce her to us, so we could potentially look at courting as a pack.”

I wasn’t going to admit to Sunny that I hadn’t been one-hundred-percent on board with the pack dating, because I was a scared little boy who didn’t want to lose his freedom.

“I'm not sure I like where this is going.”

“Yeah… She came to the pack house to meet Eli’s pack and found the guy who had pretty much ghosted her while she was pregnant and simply didn't know it.”

“Holy fuck, Storm… So, she's had a child with you, and now she's pregnant with Eli's baby?”

“That’s right, and of course, he did everything right. He took her on dates, took care of her the moment she got sick. I really am the pack fuckup, aren't I?”

“I'll be honest, it's not looking good, but this is where the groveling comes in. You still haven't told me the name of your daughter.”

“Charlotte.” I sighed. “Sunny, she’s amazing. Cute as a button, and she's so curious about everything.”

“It’s a good age, an exhausting age, but a good one. Is Kennedy open to you supporting her? Frankly, given what you did to her, I wouldn't be surprised if she kicked you to the curb, as would be her right.”

“She’s let me see Charlotte a few times and promised I could see her whenever I wanted.”

“She sounds kind and understanding. I don't know if I would have been that nice if it were me.”

“If a guy had treated you like I treated Kennedy, I would be telling you to punch him in the nuts.”

Sunny snorted. “There's still plenty of time for Kennedy to do that. I give it no more than a month before she gives you a good dick slap. If she's going through her pregnancy hormones, she's going to be extra cranky, and I bet you are going to be the punching bag.”

“I think I need to fully accept my position as head groveler and punching bag for a while.”

“What does this mean for your pack?”

“Micha and Charlie are all in, and Eli is head over heels.”

“And you?”

“She’s pretty fucking amazing, Sunny. She's the only omega I've ever slept with, and she blew my fucking mind. Now, seeing her with my daughter, how I feel about her is indescribable.”