Baby is safe, phew... But now we have more in our hands, I believe. Dante in and Nicolas are yet to actually speak, but I believe that they should, and I think we owe Aurora and Alessandro a proper conversation, right? As for Angelina, how do you think she would react when she sees Alessandro standing in front of her? Would she be able to look the man in the eye? Of course, do not forget to vote, comment, and leave a review. Bye, bye.
Dante: “Dante?” Mom asked, frowning at our sight when she saw me walking inside the house with Aurora in my arms. I didn’t bother responding as I walked into the living room, setting my beauty on the couch before turning to the door as Leonardo, Nicolas, and Alessandro entered the house. Mom’s eyes widened in surprise and Aunt Gabriella, who was initially sitting, stood up, as she processed what she was seeing. I didn’t bother saying a word as I nodded at the men to enter the house. I still had a lot going in my head about what mom did and why, but now wasn’t the time to confront her about it. “Alessandro?” Mom asked, taking a step back. “Hello, Angelina, Gabriella” Alessandro said calmly. Nicolas didn’t say a word as he crossed his arms over his chest, standing one step behind Alessandro. Mom looked at me, shaking her head in question before I nodded at Nicolas. “I introduce to you, my brother” I said, looking at mom whose heart raced as she fought to maintain her balance for a
Aurora: “You know, you are a lot like your mother” Alessandro said, making my heart drop to my stomach. I sat up, turning to face him, surprised that I didn’t feel or hear him walking into the bedroom to begin with. “How…?” “Your mate led me here, I wanted to speak to you myself before we’ve managed to start working on anything” he said, stopping me. He stood by the bedroom’s door, probably waiting for what I had to say. I simply nodded at him, not having anything to say to begin with. The man and I were literal strangers to one another. To me, he’s been dead since I was a kid. And to him, I was probably the disgrace of a child that did the dirty work of his enemy. “I mean how did you enter the room without me hearing or feeling you? Anyway, today is fucked up enough for me to care about that anyway” I said, trying to ignore the pain that I was feeling. It was how I went by in my life, masking my pain with a nonchalance act, one that most failed to see through. The first person
Dante: I watched as Alessandro carried Aurora in his arms, not allowing her to walk as they entered the living room. I got up from the couch and smiled when he put her down for me to carry. I couldn’t help but notice the makeup on her neck, a fresh coat, which meant that she either covered it before Alessandro came or that HE told her to cover it, meaning that he knew that we completed the mating. “Are you okay?” I asked, wrapping my arm around my mate who smiled, laying her head on my chest as she allowed me to hug her. She kissed my chest for a second, I smiled, leaning in to kiss the crown of her head, knowing that whatever conversation went on with her and Alessandro helped her, if a little. I pulled away from the kiss and looked at the man, silently thanking him, and he nodded. “I’m fine, but we’re going to need to talk” Aurora said, pulling away to look at me. I nodded, bending down to lift her, making her shake her head. She laid her head on my collarbone for a second, all
Aurora: I opened my eyes to Dante running his finger over my shoulder as his bare chest pressed against my covered back. I smiled, looking up at him, and smiling down at me, he leaned in and connected his lips with my cheek. His kiss was gentle, and pulling away, I couldn’t help the sigh of contentment that escaped my lips as I lay back on the pillow. “Good morning, princess” he whispered, laying back down to wrap his arms around me, pulling me to his chest. I closed my eyes, allowing myself to rest on his bicep for a second before remembering the bullet wound that he had on his chest. I moved from his arms, making him frown in confusion as I looked at him, studying his expression “your chest…” He looked down at the bandage for a second then at me before shaking his head and extending his arms toward me, pulling me to his chest “this is the first night we’ve had a peaceful sleep since we came here, and you’re worried about a simple wound?” “Dante…” “Shh, neonata” he whispered,
Dante: “Giovanni just left the house, Alpha” Leonardo said through the phone. I was driving toward the gala, and knowing that Nicolas might need a little help, I chose to delay going directly. Plus, we still had a few plans in our minds, and for them to be possible, we had a few preparations to make. “For a man who is hosting the gala, I am surprised by his behavior. Anyhow, that just shows how much self entitlement he can have” I said, shrugging my shoulders “let me know if there’s any update from Nicolas. I know that he might not be able to message or contact us for a while, but if you hear from him, just let me know” “Yes, boss” Leonardo said, hanging up, knowing that the conversation was over. “You have a very odd way of ending your conversations. You two do realize that, right?” Aurora stated, frowning at the phone for a second before shaking her head at me “you could at least say bye?” “The two of us are going to meet up in a bit, and we’ve gotten used to NOT saying goodbye
Aurora: It took everything, literally, every single thing, in me to stand still in front of Giovanni as he stared at Alessandro’s hand. His heart raced against his chest as fear filled his every vein, and that was the ONLY thing that kept me from snapping his neck in two, knowing that he was petrified of the man he kept locked for years. It was a few seconds later that he extended a shaky hand toward him, hesitantly shaking his hand. “I did not expect to see you here” he said, looking at Nicolas who stood beside me. I looked at him and gave him a quick nod of assurance. The man did the right thing, I couldn’t deny that. His mum was now safe at home, or wherever he chose to take her. “I am aware, but I did not want to leave you out of this surprise. You know, the two of us went way back and I didn’t think that it was right to not come and say hi first thing” he said, giving him a devious smile. Looking at Alessandro now, I could faintly remember my father who protected me from the
Dante: “Is your mom at home?” I asked, looking at Nicolas who nodded. “Yes, and so is Steven; therefore, I don’t…” “Aurora is not going home. I’m not as crazy as to send her to a man who has caused her so many nightmares on her own. But you are going to need to be very careful until we’re out of here” I said, stopping the man. Nicolas nodded in response, understanding what I meant. Giovanni has been glaring at him throughout the whole night, and if I didn’t know any better, I would have said that he was even plotting different methods of killing the man. However, for now, he knew not to do anything with Alessandro around, especially after his earlier threat. Alessandro was yet to say a word after Aurora left, and I knew that it was due to him being told away from her. The man has missed a lot in her life to simply accept that the child he was forced away from was now an independent woman; therefore, despite not liking his attitude, I couldn’t blame him for it, and if anything, I
Aurora: “What?” I heard Dante say, his voice raspy from sleep despite the sudden fear in it “he did what?” I opened my eyes to find him getting out of bed with his phone held in his hand, holding it to his ear. I frowned when I found that my phone was ringing as well. Checking the caller ID, and the time, it was a while past three in the morning, and the caller was Caspian. “Caspian…” “Aurora, we need Dante to come, and now” he said, my heart dropped to my stomach when I heard screaming around him. I got out of bed to find that Dante was already getting dressed. “Caspian, what the fuck is going on?” I asked, putting him on speaker, catching Dante’s attention. My mate’s eyes were fixed on the phone for a second, and rushing to my clothes, thankful for the fact that Angelina sent me a few shirts, pants, and a pair of shoes, as well as underwear, Dante’s orders when he had me coming to the hotel instead of going home. “The pack is being attacked. Giovanni sent his men…” Caspian