Diego: “I am amazed to see that you are as frightened of the woman as you are. Never did I expect to see you dismissing one because you wanted to talk.” He said, knowing that he was playing on a very thin line right now. The anger that I felt boiling inside me was one that I didn’t know how to describe, but I knew one thing, the man was going to be regretting the way that he was speaking to me the second that I was able to take him down. I just needed to grow stronger, and I was going to be sure that he eats his own words before he is able to say them. “Or is it the fact that you are afraid that I am going to tell her that you…?” “I am not afraid of her, nor am I afraid of what you think that you can do.” I said, stopping the man. His eyes hardened, and I knew that underestimating him was a bad idea. But he had to understand that underestimating what I could do was going to be fatal for him too. The man didn’t understand that he was growing older, and I was growing stronger. This ga
Lea: “Are you okay?” I asked, noticing that the Alpha was not only quiet, but was looking out of the window as if he'd been struck by lightning. He jumped at my question, and I looked down at my lap, regretting even speaking when I saw his anger being directed at me. It wasn’t long lived though as he forced himself to calm down before nodding at me. “I am just thinking,” he said, and I nodded. “I can tell,” I said, and he smiled. “Your madre wouldn’t want to see you in this state. I do suggest that you try and calm down. She would feel the slightest of changes in you, and you are still sore and injured regardless of theoretically healing, you are going to need more time to properly recover.” “Why are you this kind to me?” He asked, taking me off guard. “I was a jerk to you and yet…” “I do not need you to be kind to me for me to return the act. Plus, I am not even being kind to YOU. I am concerned about your mother who will be worried about you when she sees you in this state.”
Diego:“You could have been badly hurt, Diego. How could you go to them when you know that they are not allies? They could have killed…”“The Alpha and Beta are Lea’s great uncle and grandfather.” I said, stopping mom. Renata, who was sitting on the couch, looking as proud as she was, straightened just as both Lea and Giovanni entered the living room. “Wait, wait, she is an Alpha blood?” Renata asked, looking at Lea. I took a deep breath, still furious with the woman. But I knew better than to fight or argue with her right now. The woman knew that she was playing on thin ice with me, but I knew that this was something that surprised her. Mom looked at Lea for a second, now seeming a lot more interested in what happened.“They invited us over when they found out that she was part of my pack right now.” I said, looking at Lea. She smiled and mom extended a hand for her. Lea frowned in confusion, but mom tapped the armrest of the couch that she was sitting on. Lea smiled and sat down by
Lea:“You really do seem to think that you and Diego will ever be more…”“What do you want from me, Renata?” I asked, stopping the woman. Her eyes hardened as she looked at me, and I shook my head in question, waiting for the response that she was going to give me.Truth be told, I already expected her to be coming to talk to me, but what I didn’t expect was for her to be as calm. “I want you to stay away from my mate,” she said, and I nodded.“I am not approaching him.” I said, giving her the best sarcastic smile that I could muster. “Considering the fact that I have been tending to my own business…”“You should have left,” she said, shaking her head. “You said that you were going to leave.”“Well, I did not.” I said, snapping at her. “Grow the hell up and accept that you are not the center of attention, not mine, and definitely not Diego’s. And while I don’t want to claim that you are wrong for wanting to be with your mate…”“You know nothing about what I want and do not want.” She
Diego:I looked at Lea who was just as shocked as I was about the fact that I accepted, if I could call it that, her as my mate.But her words to Giovanni made all the difference to me, and though she didn’t know it, I couldn’t find myself thinking of hurting her after what I heard her say. And that was something that I did hope that she would try to understand one day.I had to be honest with her too, and I didn’t know how I was going to manage doing so when I put myself in such a situation. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to look at her if it was her. I shouldn’t be expecting her to do the same when I put her through this.“Diego, are you okay?” Lea asked, shaking her head in question after Renata walked out. “Don’t get me wrong, but you have been acting odd since we got here, and now I can’t help but find myself wondering whether or not you are okay.” “I am fine,” I said, and she frowned. “It doesn’t seem like it, and I am not only referring to Renata. You just admitted that I was
Diego:“The two of you argued, didn’t you?” Giovanni asked, his eyes meeting mine for a second before he looked down at the paper that he was reading. I could tell that he was curious, but he knew not to ask unless I wanted to tell him what I had in mind. And that was something that I was thankful for. The value of what we called ‘privacy’ within this pack. “The two of us are going to keep arguing a lot as we go on. Anyway, what are you reading?” I asked, shaking my head in question. He shook his head and shrugged.“Just a few papers that we need to run over and check. We are going to need to choose whether or not to accept the agreements too. I am going to run them by the lawyers after you’ve read them.” He said, and I raised an amused eyebrow. “Nothing better than breaking them in the most legal possible way, no?”“You are slowly draining Miran, aren’t you?” I asked, and he smirked. “Easy money from a weakling. He thinks that he is powerful because of his father’s money, but it is
Lea: “Good morning,” I said, smiling at my colleague, Bianca, who was sitting in front of the counter, waiting for the first customers today. Her sleepy eyes met mine, and I shook my head as I tried stopping myself from laughing at how she nodded at me, not even bothering to respond back. I didn’t expect her to be ‘alive’ or ‘fully functioning’ until a few hours later anyway. We just had to make sure that the first customers got their orders right, and their change wasn’t given back more or less than what it needed to be. “Ah, I see that your vacation is finally over.” My boss, Mr. James said, walking toward me. His eyes were stern, and he looked me up and down, eyeing my uniform carefully. It was something that I found uncomforting, but I knew better than to say a word until I managed to find myself a different job. “I am back and ready for work, sir.” I said, and he nodded. I didn’t wait for a response before dismissing myself to the kitchen, knowing that it was often best not t
Diego: I frowned when I saw her, my mate, walking out of the kitchen. Having caught her scent, I expected her to be here for dinner, but I was more than a little surprised when I saw that the restaurant was already empty when we arrived and that SHE walked out of the kitchen. Her eyes were fixed on mine for a few seconds, and though I saw her hesitation in them, she didn’t make a sound. I looked at James, and I knew that he could see my anger in my eyes. He followed my gaze, and when it landed on Lea, he frowned in confusion. “Is there anything wrong, boss?” He asked, angering me even more than I was. Giovanni, who was standing by my side, walked to Lea, and wrapped his hand around her arm, pulling her to us. I knew that he wasn’t hurting her, but thankfully, Lea wasn’t resisting. Otherwise, we were going to have to deal with other things that I didn’t want to be dealing with right now. I was annoyed enough as it was, and knowing her, I knew that she could see it in my eyes. “Need