Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Thank you, Henry.” I called out to him and that got my Emmalee moving. She came over toward me as I slid Bryson off of my back and to the floor.
“Eww, don’t kiss right now.” Leeah said as I pulled Emmalee into my arms.
“Hush, Lee. Dad’s been busy with work lately, let them be happy together.” CJ said as he sat in his chair. “Just because you’re fourteen and think that all grownups are old losers, doesn’t make it true.” Leeah was a teenager now, and she was going through a stage of rebellion that I had not been prepared for.
“Urgh.” She groaned disapprovingly as I ignored her request and kissed Emmalee lightly on the lips.
“Hey, Dad loves Mom, that is a good thing.” Bryson said a tone that showed he didn’t quite understand his sister and her aversion to the kiss.
“Wait until you’re older, brat. Then you can talk to me about this kind of thing.” Leeah rolled her eyes and took her seat while I just laughed.
“You’re only four years older than me, geez.” Bryson was frustrated as he took his seat.
“Come on guys, let’s calm down and have a nice family dinner.” I told them as I sat in my seat at the head of the table.
“If I even have an appetite to eat now. Urk! I don’t think I can hold anything down anymore.”
“Leeah!” Emmalee snapped at her. “You’re skating on thin ice, young lady. That attitude of yours has been a little too much lately.”
“I just don’t want to see the PDA between you two. Is that so wrong?” Leeah took her fork and stabbed at the food on her plate. “I am a growing child, I am not supposed to be subjected to your pornography.”
“LEEAH!” Me, Emmalee, and CJ all yelled at her at the same time.
“What’s pornography?” Bryson asked.
“None of your business.” I snapped a little more loudly than I intended to. “And as for you young lady, a chaste kiss with your mother is not pornography. You need to watch that mouth of yours or you will find yourself in trouble.”
“OK, fine, whatever.” She rolled her eyes again and popped the food into her mouth from the fork. I guess she wasn’t too sick to eat after all.
For a little while, the meal continued as it usually did, even Leeah’s attitude had become the new normal around here. She had been this way since a little after her thirteenth birthday. It wasn’t an overnight change when she became a teenager, but it happened eventually.
After a little while, I felt that I needed to broach the subject of me leaving in the morning. I needed them to know that they weren’t going to see me for a little while. I would call when I was able to, but it wouldn’t be every day or anything like that. I was going to be undercover after all, so I couldn’t be too obvious with it all.
“So, Emmalee, I uh… I need to tell you something.” She looked up at me as she was almost done with the meal. I saw that CJ was also looking at me. He was nineteen now, and he was used to paying attention to everything around us. He was learning how to be a leader, and that meant listening to everything that you were able to.
“Well, what is it?” Emmelee’s beautiful green eyes focused on me at that moment. She was beautiful, and so delicate looking. However, I knew that the fragility was a ruse, and that she was a true beast when she needed to be. And that was why there was a hard steely edge to the green of her eyes.
“Well, sweetheart, I have been asked to go undercover.” I didn’t tell her that I had volunteered for it. I valued my life too much for her to know that part of the truth.
“Undercover? You haven’t done that in a long time.” Her eyes were narrowed and a little darker now. “Why would you be going undercover?”
“It’s the case with the DOE. They need someone on the inside.”
“But Aunt Riviana has a lot of other people that can go undercover.” CJ’s eyes were narrowed as well. “You’re an Alpha of your own pack, you shouldn’t be doing this.”
“I am also sworn to the crown, her brother, and the only person that she has ever gifted with a Goddess ability that is meant for going undercover. I am literally the best option for something like this.” I told him, and in turn told Emmalee as well.
“That is true.” CJ nodded as he agreed with me. “Still, it’s unusual. When are you leaving?”
“That’s the thing. I am leaving tomorrow.”
“WHAT!” That was echoed by two people. Emmalee, of course, had cried out in shock when she heard the news, but the other had come from Leeah of all people.
“You can’t go undercover so suddenly, Dad, that isn’t right.”
“I admit, Leeah, I thought that you would be happy. You wouldn’t see me kissing your mom anymore.” I spoke playfully, trying to take the seriousness out of the situation.
“That isn’t the point here, Dad.” She snapped at me. “You can’t just leave.”
“I am already set and prepared to go. The contact in the DOE that we have has made a fake profile for me. It will make sure that I am able to assimilate myself into their group with no issues at all.”
“I don’t like this.” Emmalee shook her head. “Not one bit.”
“I will be careful, sweetheart. I promise.” I took her hand and squeezed it firmly.
“Are you going to be a secret agent spy?” Bryson asked, talking with his mouth full as he did so.
“In a way, yes. I will be undercover like a secret agent.”
“That is so cool. Can you tell me all about it when you get home?” His eyes were shining and filled with wonder.
“Sure thing, buddy.” I ruffled his hair with a smile.
“Why so soon? Why do you have to leave tomorrow?” There was sadness in Emmalee’s eyes then.