Diego:I walked out of my office after I finished going through the last paper on my desk. My phone rang, catching me off guard, and I frowned when I saw that it was Cosimo who was calling me. He never did call, therefore, to know what he was calling me now, I knew that it wasn’t to tell me hello.“You disappeared, and I figured that searching for you would be a good option.” He said, his tone calm as I answered the phone. I didn’t know whether or not he knew about Stefano, but I knew for fact that he was waiting for an update on what I was going to do. The man knew that he had my hands tied and he did it with the one person that he knew for fact that I wasn’t going to be able to allow him to play with. He knew that my mother was a red line for me, and he knew what it meant to be crossing that line in my eyes.“I had work to tend to. I doubt that you should assume that you are the ONLY thing that I have to deal with, right?” I asked, taunting him. It wasn’t smart, I knew that much,
Lea:I sat on the bed, in the room that I was staying in, not knowing what to do in the situation that I was in. On one hand, I knew to be happy that I was going to be somewhat intimate with the man that was supposed to be my mate. The idea of losing that was not one that I wanted to think of, but I knew that this wasn’t the way that I wanted things to happen. I didn’t want to enter his bed being his consort, and I didn’t want to find myself ruining a relationship that he has built for himself. “You seem to be upset for a woman who had the pack’s Luna by her side earlier,” a girl’s voice broke my attention as she spoke. I didn’t bother closing the door, but I had to admit, I didn’t expect anyone to approach me. “I doubt that you should be sad that she has given you an offer like the one that YOU got.”“You know nothing about who I am or what I am here…”“I know that you are an omega and I know that you are the reason that this pack’s peace was shaken.” She said, stopping me. “I’m Al
Diego:“Are you okay?” I asked, looking at Lea who looked like she just saw a ghost. She looked at me for a second too long before forcing out a breath that she held. “I-I’m fine,” she stuttered, and I shook my head. I knew that she wasn’t, her stuttering gave her out more than I could already read her body language. But I could tell that Renata shook her up. “I think a cup of water should do the trick…”“I will manage, Alpha,” she said, stopping me. “Thank you.”“Lea, you don’t need to be afraid of her harming you. I am going to speak to her my way.” I said, and she nodded before taking a step back. I looked down at the kitchen knife which Renata had dropped, and I couldn’t help but find myself shaking my head at that. My wolf grew anxious and the mating bond didn’t make seeing my mate in such a state any easier. “I was going out with Giovanni, but I am guessing that we could postpone that for a while if you need company.”“I am fine,” she said, and I nodded.“Stubborn,” I said, kn
Lea:I took a deep breath as I heard Renata walking out of Diego’s room, momentarily regretting the fact that I didn’t lock the door like he suggested.However, to my surprise, the woman didn’t even approach the door. The woman just seemed to walk past without saying a word, and after a few minutes of silence, I was able to relax as I got up from the edge of the bed where I was sitting, lost in the number of thoughts that I had in mind. I walked to the door and locked the door, knowing not to test my luck. My chest ached, and a heavy feeling settled inside it as I wrapped my fingers around my mother’s necklace. It was the one thing that I had left of her, and I knew that it was the one thing that I ever will have from her. I lost her way too early to remember anything about her, but her smile was one thing that I knew to never forget. The love that her and my father had for one another was another thing that I knew to be forever envious about. The man didn’t even bother finding an
Diego:I watched as Giovanni walked out of the house with Stefano being dragged by his side.The man cried out, wanting to escape, but I knew that it wasn’t going to happen. Right now, I was going to teach the man what it was to threaten me, and I was going to do it in a way that would warn those that he thinks that he is associated with. “Alpha Diego, if you don’t mind me…”“You are going to be staying to watch the man that killed your father die, Lea.” I said, stopping my mate. I didn’t give a damn whether or not she saw the execution of the man; but I wanted her to think that I was going to do this for her. It was going to be the only way that she was going to think or consider trusting me.“I do not want to be part of this, Alpha. While I am thankful for the fact that you are going to do the thing that I cannot do, I am not going to play this game alongside you. It is not one that I am going to be able to cope with.” She said, and I glared at her. “Please, I have watched my fathe
Lea:I walked inside, choosing to ignore the fact that I knew that my Alpha was going to die outside today. I didn’t want to admit it, but it wasn’t something that I was upset about; but I knew for fact that it was not something that I wanted to see.“I am surprised to see you inside,” Luna Claudia said, breaking my attention. My chest tightened and my stomach churned, but I knew better than to move away from in front of the woman. I was afraid that she would end up sending me to her son’s room here and now, especially when I knew for fact that she would be more than pleased to know that the Alpha that died was MY initial Alpha.“I couldn’t handle seeing blood. I was excused by the Alpha.” I said, and she raised an eyebrow.“You are a wolf, are you not?” She asked, and I nodded. “Blood is in our nature. That is no excuse for you to try and give me.”“I was forced to watch my father’s head being hung at the arena as it rotted. And though many would have claimed that I was a fool for no
Diego:Lea hesitated for a few seconds before getting inside the car. I could tell that she seemed to be nervous, but what caught my attention was also the fact that she seemed to hold her breath for a second before forcing herself to release it as she sat beside me.“Do I have to see the man’s head hanging…?”“You were forced to see your father’s. I am curious to understand why you don’t want to see your enemy’s?” I asked, shaking my head. She looked down at her lap as she sat, and I waited, giving her the time to speak up. “I hated seeing my father’s head hanging there for days. I cried, day and night, and the picture kept playing in my head whenever I closed my eyes. Call me sensitive or stupid, but I couldn’t handle it, and I know that I am not going to be able to handle more pain than I already have.” She said, looking away from me. “You got my father’s vengeance, and you don’t know how much it means and meant to me to know that his blood wouldn’t be going in vain.”“But?” I ask
Lea:To say that I froze was not going to be a lie. I didn’t even know what to think of saying at this point, and I knew that Diego understood that.The fact that someone, just one person, was willing to be there for me regardless of the circumstance, was something that I didn’t expect after my father passed away.And the fact that he was my ‘mate’ only made this harder for me to stop myself from admitting to him that he was my significant other. The man that did not even feel our mating bond in the same way that I felt toward him. And regardless of that, the idea of him being willing to help me when he was an Alpha. I was nothing more than an omega, the lowest rank of the pack members, and the idea of that was one that made things all the more special for me.We walked toward the pack door where Zenith growled the second that he saw me. His eyes met mine, and the Alpha wrapped his hand around my arm, pulling me back behind him. I looked at the pack’s beta, knowing that he would be m