#Chapter 76 Suspicion

Dominic All the blood in my body rushed down to my feet, then up to my head. I felt the urge to fall back on the couch, but simply put one hand down between me and my father. Leaning forward, I felt that this conversation was meant to be had in whispers. “What are you talking about?” I asked my father. “What haven’t you been telling me?” Appearing calm was not a concern of mine, and my father’s reaction confirmed that I seemed desperate. “I never meant to hurt you, or hide things from you,” he said, his eyes going to the ceiling as he tried to summon up the courage or inspiration to speak openly. “Everything I have done for you was because I thought it best for you, safest.” I had no response, and so I made none. Eventually he went on. “Your mother was one of the strongest women I’ve ever known,” he said, focusing on a positive beginning to the tale he had to spin. “I’m biased, sure, but as a young Alpha I had my fair share of dates and prospects and puppy love to kno