In Between The Alphas
Chapter 83

Hunter led me to the door before leaving to change the shirt I puked on. I almost gloated in my victory when I saw him retreat. Charlotte- 1, Hunter- 0

He must have noticed my glee because he gave me a stern warning.

"Behave Charlotte," he warned, "Or I will not be responsible for my actions after."

He disappeared up a flight of stairs and I stood behind a pair of oak doors. I can smell them from here; father's cologne and Liana's scent that reminds me of rotted flowers. I exhaled deeply and pushed open the doors.

I don't know how I expected go feel on seeing them. My family had occupied a crevice at the back of my mind for so long that they almost seemed fictional. But seeing them and inhaling their scent, my steps almost faltered.

My father looked the same as always with his graying black hair, his dark eyes held so much anger towards me.

Carmen looked bored but I knew she was invested because she sat at the edge of her seat and would occasionally glance up from her perfectly manicured nails and look at me through the corner of her eyes.

Liana on the other hand looked almost giddy to see me; her blood red coated lips were pulled up into a small smirk. Her normal short hair had grown out and stopped in the middle of her back. It framed her face and was held back with a few bobby pins and she was anxiously tapping her fingers against her thigh.

"You didn't even have the decency to clean up before coming here," Liana began in a nasally voice, "Or is this how you parade yourself around your Alpha?"

"I wouldn't waste a second trying to impress any of you," I retorted, "And as for 'my alpha' I prefer to parade myself in my birthday suit; it makes for easy access."

Jealousy swirled in her eyes, "You stupid bitch. How dare-"

"Quiet Liana," father said and her lips snapped shut. He rose and made his way over to me slowly.

I didn't cower; I kept my eyes trained on him until he was a few feet in front of me. Then his hand whipped across my cheek. I accidentally bit the inside of my lip so I could taste blood and his ring had cut my corner lip. Still, I kept my eyes trained on him and even lifted the corner of my lips slightly.

"How dare you?" he spat, "You disgraced not just me with your actions but the entire pack. You made me look weak."

"Maybe you are weak."

"I will-"

"You'll what?" I taunted, "Are you going to hit me? you've already done that and I still left."

"You're a disgrace to the family."

"You're not my family anymore." I growled, "You lost that right ages ago."

"Liana, Carmen," father began and they perked up, "Speak some sense into Charlotte, I am bored of the conversation."

He retreated to pour himself a glass of wine and Liana all but squealed, her entire face was glowing with unbridled joy at being given permission to pick on me.

Before she could open her mouth, the door breezed open and Hunter walked in wearing a freshly ironed suit. A cigar hung between his lips and he walked in without a care in the world.

"I had a few things to attend to," he said as he took seat by the edge of the table, "Sit down Charlotte."

"In case you didn't notice, there isn't an empty seat."

"Did you think you would sit on a chair?" he asked with a small laugh and pat his thigh, "Your seat is right here."

I looked at him with disgust in my eyes then plopped on the floor cross legged. Annoyance flickered over his features at my blatant disrespect and I cocked a brow almost daring him. Charlotte-2, Hunter- 0

"Perhaps we should get a dog bowl for you to eat in?" he asked and I forced the irritation off my face, "It might just complete the look."

"I think it's sad how a 50 something year old man has to resort to bantering with a 19 year old girl simply because she doesn't want to do him," I mentioned casually, "No is no, don't you think?" "Have some respect Charlotte." Father spat, "You were trained better?"

"By who?" I asked, "Last I checked you couldn't even be bothered to talk to your own children."

"ENOUGH!" Hunter boomed and father clenched his jaw. "I will punish your daughter for her disrespect, make no mistake about it. In the mean time, we need to talk about the wedding."

"Unless you are talking about a wedding between you and Liana, I can guarantee that no wedding will take place." I let coldness seep into my voice.

"Our wedding will happen Charlotte," he assured me, "it's a matter of getting that mark off your neck."

"Good luck with that," I smiled at him then turned to my sister, "You should start picking out wedding dresses because you're going to walk down the aisle soon."

"Speaking of weddings and marks, I can see that you mated yourself to an Alpha," she began, "So tell me, did you spread your legs for him before or after you had a witch do a spell on him? Because I know that no man would want you."

"I think you mistake me for you," I smiled, "I'm not like you who needs to slip a human a love potion just so he would f**k you. Does father know about him? I'm assuming that you're still seeing him."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"So you don't know about the letters you kept in the loose floorboard under your bed? Or the secret nights out you take to see him? What's his name again?" her face was beet red, "That's right, his name was Frederick."

'That is enough Charlotte," Carmen spoke her first words, "It is bad enough that you disgrace the family, but now you're lying."

"It's nice to see that you can still speak, Carmen," her eyes held panic but her face remained stoic, "Are you still f*****g his guard or was it the doctor you were seeing? I can't even seem to keep track of your infidelities. Although I'm sure you have added a few more people to the list since I left."

"Don't you dare," she began but I cut her off.

"Don't YOU dare," I turned to my father, "Haven't you ever wondered why pieces of footage go missing from the security cameras every day? If you don't then you should probably dig into it."

"You should keep an eye on your wife and daughter and keep them in check before trying to control my life. I am not anyone's toy or punching bag. I have a mate and a pack and I am the Luna of the Dark Moon pack. If you think you can intimidate me then you are wrong."

"You will show respect." Father began slowly, "Or else I-,"

"I will not," I cut him off, "Your threats are baseless and they don't scare me. if you were going to hurt me you would have done it a long time ago but you're scared of Logan and what you know he will do to you if any harm comes my way." "Now if that's all. I would like to leave."

Everyone was fuming but Hunter called for a guard. "Take her to her cell."

Even though I'm going back to that godforsaken cell I still count it as a small victory.

Charlotte- 3, everyone else- 0