Chapter 34
Betrayed by Blood~
Kendra stood by the window, watching as the pack members prepared for the Hunt. The blood hunt is held once every five years, and this year it’s Vehiron’s turn to host the region. The blood hunt is exactly a week from now, which meant the guests would soon start to arrive.
The door slammed shut behind her, jolting Kendra from her thoughts. She flinched, her heart leaping in her chest as she turned to see her mother stepping into the room. Carol’s face was pinched in irritation, her lips pulled into a thin, unforgiving line.
"Mother, what’s—"
"Your father is arriving in two days," Carol said, cutting Kendra off.
Kendra froze, her breath catching as she stared at her mother in disbelief. She’d been hoping her father would sit this hunt out. The family business had been crumbling for months, and Kendra thought for sure he would focus on salvaging what was left rather than involving himself in the hunt.
"What? Why? Shouldn’t he want to stay back and work?" Kendra asked, her voice rising with her confusion as her eyes followed Carol’s strides to the couch.
"He should," Carol said sharply, "but since you’ve been so lazy with your tasks, he’s coming to do it himself."
Kendra’s brows furrowed at her mother’s words, her own voice turning wary. "Lazy? I’ve been managing everything you asked for—"
"Don’t deflect, Kendra," Carol snapped, "You can’t even manage your own duties properly without me having to pick up the slack. He’s coming to oversee everything, and that’s final."
Kendra tried to steady her breathing, fighting the irritation that clawed at her from her mother’s words. "Father wants to sleep with Cain?" she mused aloud, the question slipping from her lips before she could stop it.