Lucas' pov:-
" Well you have to admit it , the morning runs have gotten boring ever since those two left . I miss your constant bickering with Audrey " I looked at David who was lost in some thought.
" Ye-ah ,yeah I guess you are right " he said shrugging.
" Find a way to bring them back here , you are the beta think about something ", I said laughing.
" And you are the future alpha why don't you think about something . And further I did it to teach them a lesson and I guess they learned . They haven't done anything wrong lately . They already hate me enough do you want them to hate me more" he said
" I don't think Mia hates you but ... " I looked at him.
" Yeah but Audrey sure does " David scoffed .
I stopped running and looked at him ,
" Is it bothering you David ?"
" What ?" He stopped and turned to look at me .
" You know what I am talking about " I said.
" It , it doesn't bother me " David said.
" It doesn't bother you or you don't want to talk about it " I said.
" Both. Let's complete the run shall we" he replied.
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Mia's POV:-
Today is my birthday and this the first time I am gonna celebrate my birthday with someone other than James' family . I am inviting Audrey too and I am probably gonna get my wolf to so hella excited.
My mom and dad have arranged a small party to celebrate my birthday tonight . I was helping my mom in the kitchen .
" Where is dad ? Mom " I asked.
" He went to meet alpha Rob and buy some things for the party from market" she replied .
We heard the main door opening.
" I guess he is back " my mom smiled.
" So how are my girls " he said hugging me.
" Did you invite the Millers and Audrey ? " He asked.
" Yes I already did. You brought a lot of stuff dad" I replied looking through the shopping bags .
" Some additional guests are coming . I went to alpha Rob's and saw Kate( Audrey's mom) and David there too , I was already planning to invite Rob and Lucas. It's been so many days since me and Rob had a good conversation . Anyways I invited David and Kate too . Kate accepted right away but I don't know about David " my dad said casually.
I hope beta doesn't come , Audrey is gonna kill me Ah... I murmured .
" Did you say something dear? " , Dad asked.
" Na , nope nothing " I said smiling awkwardly.
"Mia come I have picked up a dress for you " my mom called
" Coming mom" I replied and walked alongside my dad into their room.
" Here it's your birthday gift from me and your dad " she said taking out a beautiful pink dress.
" It's so beautiful mom ,dad thank you so much" I said hugging them both .
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Lucas' pov:-
I just completed my training with David . Even if it was a weekend I couldn't slack off . I was feeling awfully tired today . I got to my room and ran to my bathroom and turned on the shower .
After taking a bath I went to take my afternoon nap.
I woke up from some one knocking at my door . Well that's weird I murmured. Someone rarely came knocking at my door in pack house. I got up and looked outside window it was nearly night . I opened the door and I couldn't believe my eyes, my dad was standing there.
How long has it been since he came to my room himself I tried to remember . Maybe almost seven years ,he didn't step into my room ever since mom died. He always minlinked me or send someone else to get me if he ever needed something from me. So it was quite shocking to me that came himself .
He looked at me with empty eyes , the way he always looked at me . Eyes that had stopped showing any emotion.
" Is there something wrong dad , do you need anything " I looked at him because he only ever called me when he needed something but maybe I am wrong this time maybe this he has realized that he has a son too .
When he didn't answer , I stepped aside, " come in dad". He stepped in and looked around a bit.
I don't know what is this what I was feeling happy and maybe sad at the same time . How much I had wanted him to love me to hold me to ask how my day went?, How was I doing ? .Instead what I got was cold stares , lonesome nights , a dad who doesn't even remember me and treats me like I am just some pack member maybe worse Because he expects so much from me which he doesn't expects from normal pack members and no matter what I do it isn't enough.
He wanted me to start training as early as possible I haven't even recovered from the loss of my mom when I respected his decision and started training . He wanted me to learn defend myself so I wouldn't need anyone's help to protect me and I reached that point a long time ago , he was right I think I know he did it to protect me .
He wanted me to be the best warrior and fighter so I became one . In my pack I don't think right now there is anyone who can defeat me may be there are 1 or 2 which maybe David and Dad himself who are on par with me but once i get my wolf it's over . He wanted me to take care of the pack while he was out attacking rogue territories and I did . I gave it my all. In return I wanted nothing but just some praise, some love but it never came .
But still his presence comforts me . Just this thought he is here makes me happy but sometimes it makes me sad at the same time that he is here but not for me .
" Lucas , are you free tonight . .i? " My father asked.
" Yes " I blurted out.
" Okay then get up get ready we are going for a dinner " he said
I don't know why it brought me happiness that maybe he he wanted to spend some time with me. I instantly got up.
" Right now " I asked to confirm .
" Yes right now meet me outside in 10 min " he said.
" Where are we going ?" I asked
" Benjamin is having his daughter Mia's birthday today and he invited us and asked me to bring you too" my dad replied and left.
All my happiness went down the drain . He even remembered her name . My mind drifted to the time when he had praised Mia for winning and even asked David to buy her anything she wanted. It may not have been much for her because she's loved but for me it meant the whole world .
How many times he had praised me , none . I had defeated almost every warrior he could name of in our pack but I didn't get a single word of appreciation from him. He didn't even stop to watch my match damn it , he always left before it was finished or even if he stayed he never said anything to me.
I thought he had become incapable of showing emotions or words like that , it hurted me of course but not as much as I found out that day he was perfectly capable of showing interest and perfectly capable of showing words of appreciation if not emotions when he praised Mia that day but he didn't choose me and he kept on not choosing me and Goddess knows how much i hated her in that moment. I really hope my father didn't do it willingly I really want to believe it.
But at least even if it was her birthday party it brought my long lost father to my room . I didn't think he remembered where my room is , did he ask someone else ? I quickly shrugged the thought off.
I got ready and went to meet my father in the parking lot . Soon we took off . Suddenly the car came to a halt I looked outside and we were in the pack's market . My dad got out , my eyes followed him and He went inside a jewellery shop . Wait what the hell is he doing ? . Curiousity got the best of me so I jumped out and entered the shop .
I saw him talking to the salesman who was surprised because their alpha was finally outside .
" Just show me something that young girls like " my father said to the salesman.
So that's what he is doing , he is buying her a gift God damn it . I was fuming with anger maybe sadness and left and got back inside the car. After a while my dad came back and took the wheel.
" I went to buy a gift for Mia , it's her birthday party and they invited us we should buy her a gift shouldn't we ?" , He asked me .
Is he asking me seriously ???. When for the last 6 birthdays he didn't even made an effort to grace me with his presence and I was probably asking for the moon if I thought that he will bring me a gift .
my birthday was like day of grief for my pack because we had the worst rouge attack that night . Many people lost their loved ones like I lost my mother like my dad lost his mate . So I know he probably was too busy grieving his loss to wish me as it wasn't one of the best days to celebrate.
There were only two people who remembered and made an effort . The first one was David and the second one was Sir Benjamin who always brought a cake for me on my birthday.
" yeah " I said and looked at him. My dad was staring blankly at something like he was lost in a thought.
" That makes me wonder , how old are you Lucas? " He asked almost lost.
" Almost 16 " I replied
He looked at me " yeah you should be getting your wolf soon " after that he started the engine and we drove off.