THE ALPHA'S VIRGIN SLAVE: Submit Alpha Ian's curse - Chapter 402: Chapter 402

Tanya's POV
"Is it over yet?" my mother asked in a cracked voice.
She had her trembling hands covering her eyes while my father was frozen in place.
When August asked them to come with us, I thought he was only going to talk to them. Never in a million years did I expect him to shift immediately after explaining most things about his kind and what mates were.
As expected, my mother screamed out and fell over the sofa as she moved in panic, while my father sat frozen, trembling in fear.
Even when August went out of the room to shift back, my mother was still overreacting.
She went to sit next to my father, hiding her face in his chest for minutes.
She only closed her eyes with her hands when August walked back in.
When Dad breathed out heavily, I sighed in relief. He was acting a little better than her.
"Um... so you see what I was talking about?" August asked in a low tone.
When a few minutes went by in silence, I stood up.
"Dad, do you now believe him?" I asked seriously.
He looked at me, then back at him.
"How can I refuse what my eyes just witnessed?" he asked in a husky voice.
"When we met, he knew there and then that we were mates, but I didn't. All I felt was this insane attraction towards him. I knew he was with Mom, but I couldn't help myself," I said sadly.
"I wanted to be with him, and with time, I fell in love with him. I knew Mom was never going to accept us, but then I wanted to be happy," I said seriously as his expression softened.
"I am not asking you to accept him, but I will ask you to respect us and let us be," I said.
"How does he even walk in this apartment in that form?" Dad asked, surprising me.
Of all the questions he could ask, was that bothering him the most?
"Well, as you can see, this apartment is very big. I can't walk around freely because of the furniture, but I can shift and go into the passage and shift back to human form," August answered simply.
"Then you can shift at will? Isn't it always painful, like in the movies?" he asked, making me laugh.
In movies, they used real damn wolves. He was different, starting with his size; he was huge and stood taller than my own height! How could he even begin to compare to what they showed in the movies?
"Well, to answer your questions: yes, I can shift at will. Mostly, my kind begins to shift at will when they reach adulthood, but there are those who shift in their teens. It depends on how the moon goddess blesses your pack," August answered.
"Oh, I see," my father whispered.
"And the first shift hurts like hell, mostly for those who don't have their mates close by. Those who do go through a less painful process," he said, making me look at him.
I slowly sat down and moved my hand on his thigh for comfort.
I knew it was all in the past, but I still felt bad knowing how far away I was from him when he had his first painful shift.
"The more we shift, the less pain we experience. And with time, we feel nothing. But then again, shifting is different for my kind," he said and then continued.
"It at times depends on bloodline, one's rank, or breed. Like where I come from, my first shift was very painful, but there is this pack run by a very powerful Alpha whose mate is an Alpha queen. Her first shift was painless, as I discovered, so it really depends," he said.
"Wow, so it really depends," my father whispered.
"Yes, we are not that different from you humans. We have packs as you have cities. We also have Alphas as you have majors, and then there is an Alpha queen and king as you have presidents," he said.
"So what rank are you?" Dad asked seriously.
"Dad!" I yelled.
"It's okay, Tanya,” he said and then smiled.
“I am a Beta, which makes me second in command after an Alpha and third in command after an Alpha queen or king," he answered.
"So, in short... you are third in power after your president?" my father asked with widened eyes.
"Yes, to my kind and in my territory, I am," he answered.
"How rich are you?" my father asked in a whisper.
"Dad, that's enough!" I said at the top of my voice.
"Well, I am not that rich, but I am capable of taking care of my things and people," he answered.
"Billionaire?" my father asked with a raised brow.
"No," he answered.
"Millionaire?" my father asked.
"Jeez, Dad, stop!" I screamed.
"Well... I am," he answered.
My mother was looking at him with her hands dropped, while my father had his mouth wide open in shock. I, too, was very surprised that he was.
"I won't tell you how much I have exactly, but just know that I am very stable financially," he said.
"August, you don't have to assure him in any way. And you, Father, how could you ask such a question?" I asked loudly after snapping out of my surprised state.
"Because I want a man who is capable of taking care of you for a son-in-law. You are my princess, remember? I need you to find someone who can treat you even better than that," my father answered, surprising me.
Was he accepting him?
"Then you don't have to worry, because she is already being treated like a queen, and it will forever be that way," August answered.
"Are you insane, Cain? Just because he is a millionaire, you are willing to hand your daughter over to a monster!" my mother yelled.
I found myself standing up in anger. Before I could move, August grabbed my hand.
When I looked at him, he sadly shook his head, stopping me.
"Teresa...,"
"Don't Teresa me, Cian! You can't seriously consider this thing to be a part of our daughter's life!" she said at the top of her voice.
"Thing? Did you just call the love of my life a thing and a monster? Teresa, get the fuck out of our apartment!" I screamed furiously.
"I am not going anywhere without you, Tanya," she answered as I looked at Dad coldly.
"August, I want to say something before we leave," my father said and then stood up.
“Father, say shit and I swear to God I will…,”
"You are not human, and that is so terrifying," he said, cutting me off as August let my hand go.