Alpha Martin stared at his hand, whichn had just removed from his cor.


    n, what''s wrong with you? Is this how you will speak and act with your father?" Carolina said, scolding him. "If my dad doesn''t know how to be a dad, forget about my manners then. I am not anyone''s ve."


    After saying that, he turned to face the staircase. He then made his way there.


    "You! Now you are going to talk over your dad? This is how raised you." Alpha Martin said it from behind. His eyes turned red with rage.


    Carolina held Martin''s hand.


    "Martin."


    Alpha Martin snatched his hand from his wife''s grip and kicked on the table close to the couch.


    "How dare he behave like that? Tell him that he is grounded for a week. I will stop everything that allows him to live a luxurious life. What does he think about himself? A bad boy who can do anything he wants? Is this how he ns to lead this pack?"


    "Ian, apologize to your dad right now," Carolina said, walking toward him.


    Jan turned around and looked at his parents. His father was ring at him, while his mother was pleading with her eyes.


    His gaze shifted to the broken table that his father had just kicked in anger.


    "If you think I obeyed you all these times because of your money, you are mistaken. I am the master of my own life. I obeyed you because you are my parents, and you have no other heir but me. Otherwise, I am not interested in living this disciplined life where I have to answer questions about whether I slept with a girl, give penalties for a car race, or listen toints about my lifestyle. This is who I am. Take it or leave it."


    When he closed the door, he took off his T-shirt and threw it on the floor, furious.


    He walked to the bed and copsed on it. His back pressed against the mattress, and he closed his eyes.


    He rubbed his forehead before opening his eyes.


    His gaze was fixated on the ceiling. He thought about only one person, and that was Ava."


    Before he discovered her as his mate, everything was okay. He did not even notice her like that. However, after rejecting her, she began affecting her.


    All of a sudden, He sat up. He was not feeling well today.


    Did he drink too much?


    He had a sudden urge to shift and go for a run. But he had just argued with Stephen at the party. How could he tell


    him and others to go for a run with him? They all liked to run together.


    The night passed and he did not go out of his house.


    65


    In the morning,


    While descending the stairs, he noticed Nova''s father heading in the dining room with his parents.


    Since he was the pack''s beta, he most of the time remained with his father and mother.


    n, good morning, son," Nova''s father said.


    "Ian, have breakfast with us," Carolina said.


    Beforen could say no to her, his father spoke out.


    "Why are you calling him? He should go and find food for himself."


    "Martin, you scolded him a lotst night. At least let him have breakfast."


    Martin did not reply and made his way to the dining room. Beta followed him after casting ast nce atn.


    "Man, you know what your dad wants. He wants you to be a good boy. Why don''t you just leave this carefree lifestyle and start being responsible? You are not a kid anymore. We thought about handing over the throne to you in a year. How will you handle everything like this? What about our pack? How will we live if our head Alpha lives like this?"


    n."


    His mother walked toward him and held his arm.


    "Your dad wants you to settle up with someone who will stand beside you, someone who can carry our pack with you. Since you haven''t found your mate, that means you need to get a chosen mate."


    "I don''t want to talk about this. I was clear to both of youst night."


    His mother sighed as she realized that no one could make this boy understand anything.


    "Then let''s go to have breakfast together."


    "No, thanks, mom. I am not hungry."


    He noticed his car was not outside. He understood that his father had instructed the guards to lock the car in the parking lot.


    When he nced a the guards, they bowed their heads, avoiding eye contact with him.


    He was considering taking a bus to get to the university, so he made his way to the bus stop which was far from his house.


    After getting there, he boarded a bus and sat next to the window.


    At each and every stop, arge number of passengers boarded the bus and exited it as well,


    65


    sudden, he noticed a girl at a stop.


    He sat up straight. He saw her get up to catch the bus.


    She stepped onto the bus and walked to the secondst seat. Ian''s eyes followed


    her, but she did not notice him.


    When she sat on the seat, he looked away from her.


    She was none other than Ava, his ex-mate who he decided to avoid.


    He murmured to himself with a confused expression,


    respon,


    "Gamma Harper has a number of cars. Why didn''t she take one to use? What is


    she doing on the bus?"