I left a small hint...
Diego:“What do you mean that she is not in the pack grounds?” I asked, frowning at Giovanni as I heard and processed what he told me. I had just come back from my run, having calmed down, only to find myself hearing of the one thing that angered me more than the idea of mom thinking of sending her to my bed. “The woman came back to the pack a while after the two of us spoke, and we literally never left the pack grounds to begin with. It was barely the Estate!”I glared at the man for a second, and he shook his head, looking as confused as I was. The idea of her just leaving the pack as causally as she did bothered me, especially when I didn’t understand how the fuck she would manage to do so without being seen. “The security team didn’t see her leaving, but I am certain that she isn’t here. Neither one of us has seen her since early afternoon.” He said, and I frowned, pinching the bridge of my nose. I had to fight back letting out a low growl as I knew to control the anger that I fe
Lea:I didn’t know where I was going as I walked around the crowded streets that led to the café that I worked at.I knew that it was foolish of me to just walk away like that, but I was angry, and I couldn’t handle nor stand something that was going to insult me like the Alpha or his mate just did. Hell, I didn’t even know how I was going to be dealing with things when the Alpha didn’t reject me, meaning that I was just hanging with the probability of never finding a mate.There was always the option of me going to Alpha Cosimo. The man was my father’s friend and associate, and I doubted that he was going to be kicking me out. But I didn’t want to find myself getting between a father and his son. I didn’t even understand what was going on with the two of them that had them splitting packs despite him being alive. They clearly were pretending to be members of one pack, but a blind man could tell that they were anything but that.“Think, Lea, think.” I muttered to myself, knowing that
Diego:“The last that she was seen was running away from Ryker’s men,” Giovanni said, and I chuckled, shaking my head. This was the last thing that I needed right now.If Ryker’s men found her, then word has reached Cosimo about her being missing, and fucking hell are we going to have to deal with the one mess that we didn’t want to deal with.My phone rang, taking me off guard, and I couldn’t help but frown before pulling it out of my pocket, expecting it to be my father who was calling. However, I was surprised when I found that it was an unknown number.I answered, not saying a word, as I waited for whoever it was to tell me what they were on about. And whoever was on the other line chose to be just as quiet, clearly testing my patience right now. “I think that you lost yourself a mate,” the man said, Vieri’s voice, made my heart drop. This was the last thing that I needed to be dealing with right now. And considering the fact that he knew that she was my mate, I knew that things
Lea:My ears rang as the sound of the explosion made it feel as if someone was throwing me off a cliff all while banging drums beside me.My heart raced, and I looked beside me to find the man in the black cloak approaching me. Diego’s body dropped, and his eyes, despite being open, were rolled back behind his head as he fought to stay conscious. The black cloak man approached me, and I could hear screaming and the crying of women for their children outside the room. “Did you really think that you could hide, little Auditore?” He asked, making me frown in confusion. He went to grab me by my neck, but just as his hand reached me, the bracelet glowed, forcing me to raise my hand and stop him before I could process what I was doing. “Impressive.”“Who the hell are you?” I asked, and he smirked, looking at me as if I grew a second head. Hell, even I would be looking at myself as if I grew a second head right now, especially since I didn’t even understand what was going on. “You followe
Cosimo: I took off the cloak as I walked inside the Estate, smirking at the experience that I just had. I looked at my wrist for a second, taking a deep breath as I knew that I was going to have to get that checked. However, at least I knew that she had both the bracelet and crest. And though I couldn’t see the crest, I knew that it only worked when it was with the bracelet. “You are hurt,” my gamma, Lidia said, approaching me. She looked down at my hand and I smirked, knowing that she didn’t just come to ‘check on me’. She rarely ever did. “And yet, you seem to be satisfied.” “I am.” I said, and she raised an amused eyebrow. “With the wound that you have?” She asked, shaking her head at me. I extended my hand toward her, and she smiled. “I can assume that you found what you wanted.” “Indeed, and she is better than I thought that she would be. My son does not know of her capabilities yet, but I can assume that he will find out soon enough. Now the question would lie on whether
Diego:I frowned when I opened my eyes to find Lea sleeping by my side.She had her head on the edge of the bed, and I couldn’t help but run my finger through her hair. However, to my surprise, the woman jumped in fright, growing alert, causing the blanket that was draped over her shoulders to fall behind her.She looked around the room for a second too long only to look at me and to process the fact that I was awake.“Alpha?” She asked, and I nodded. Her eyes studied my expression, and I took a deep breath.“Water?” I asked, and she shook her head, snapping out of her daze. It was only now that I realized how dried my lips were, and the need for water became urgent for me. She got up from the chair, and walked toward the dresser that was in the room. A water jar was there, and I watched as she poured a few drops in a napkin as she walked to me. She gently dabbed my lips with it and poured a few drops inside my mouth before removing it. “I don’t want to take a risk when you just wok
Lea: I walked around the pack for a few seconds, my chest aching as I tried to think of anything but what I was now dealing with. I was angry, well, I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt. I just knew that I was broken inside. “You know, going inside is going to be a lot better for you right now.” Mario said, taking me off guard. I turned to face the man and he smiled as he approached me. His eyes met mine and I looked down at my feet. “I didn’t hear you, Beta Mario. I apologize.” I said, and he frowned. “You know, you can call me grandpa.” He said, and I nodded. I knew that he was my grandfather, but a man that I never knew, one who was never in my life, how the hell was I going to see him as my grandfather. “I wanted to get some fresh air. It is the reason why I walked outside for a bit.” I said, and he nodded, seeing as I dismissed his topic. I didn’t want to, but I knew that he didn’t care about me to at least come over or say hello. The man could have called, and
Diego:The door was knocked in the infirmary room as I looked out the window, knowing that Giovanni was going to bring Lea here.I needed to set things straight, but the thing was, right now, I didn’t even know how I was going to escape this, but I knew one thing, she was going to understand that I didn’t want to be with her. Only I won’t reject her. She has to be on my side, and rejecting her will only put me through a fuss that I did not need.“Come in,” I called, not bothering to turn to the door as it opened. Lea walked inside, I could hear her footsteps, and I didn’t turn until I heard the door closing. “You called for me,”“I heard what I told you.” I said, not bothering to sugarcoat anything. She didn’t respond, and I turned to face her, waiting for a comment from her. However, I was neither dumb nor blind, I knew that she was hopeful before, but now after hearing my tone, she understood that it wasn’t something that I wanted happening. “I don’t expect you to offer what you d