ADRIANA’S POV
“Do you like this?” Daciana pulls out another short, skimpy and almost sheer dress from its hanger in her closet. I stare at it in wonder, trying to figure out where most of the parts are. A frown mars my lips and I look over what she is holding up to me to her expectant expression.
“What is this?” I ask, genuinely confused. She throws her head back and laughs loudly.
“A dress, Adriana. You know, what we wear to cover up.” she replies, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
I roll my
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI give Daciana a look then turn to my mate, who has her eyes pinned to the floor. Even from here I can see how red her cheeks are. My eyebrows almost reach my hairline in question.What are they up to? My eyes do a quick sweep of the closet. Everything seems to be in place, I’ve been here a lot of time because Daciana likes sitting here for some reason and going through her clothes. Mostly as an excuse to go shopping. But she knows she can’t go out and there is no way in hell I’m letting either of them leave this pack until Khai is found.Aiden isn’t a threat, not yet at least. I&r
ADRIANA’S POV“What did you want to ask?” Daciana says, pulling me from my train of thoughts. I keep reading the book in my hand, to be honest, I’ve been repeating the same line, which I’m sure I’ve read before since I came out.Xander glances at me and I quickly avert my gaze, going back to my book and once again reading the same line.“The day you went out, for shopping,” he adds the last part with a pointed tone. I can see Daciana’s eyes roll from here, her brother doesn’t pay her much mind.
ALPHA XANDER’S POV I tell Adriana to stop mostly because I want to keep being in her presence more than anything else. And there Is something weird in the air, inside of me that I can only test when she is this close. I need to make sure the stress has not successfully made me lose my mind. There is no way I can explain to anybody what I’m feeling without sounding crazy. My heart is beating fast for some reason and I can feel the hairs on the back of my arms standing. I watch my sister, her face is passive, the blank look in her eyes giving nothing away. I know she is annoyed with me, I don’t think she has forgiven me for any of the things I have done to Adriana and while I hate myself sometimes when I think of the terrible way I treated her, I plan on making up for it now, in any way that I can. Daciana loves Adriana like her sister, their bond is one of a kind, something I can’t put into words. How fast they got close and how well they treat each other, it is like a match made in
ADRIANA’S POVMy heart stops for a moment before it resumes working at a faster pace. I don’t know how I guessed what Xander was about to say, but it made sense because my luck has always been terrible.The one person that can somehow tell us who my mother is, the actual truth of the story is the one that left. And I can’t help feeling guilty because the way Xander sounds suggests Aiden helped him. I doubt that though, I doubt Aiden even knows him.Not to mention, Adriana helped Aiden escape and I don’t think she will release any of her brother’s other prisoners for no reason. I heard from Zara that most of them did really terrible things. “Yes,” Xander voices his reply. I inhale a shaky breath and shut my eyes for the briefest of moments, when I open them, both Xander and Daciana are watching me closely. “Have you ever seen her picture? Anything would be of help right now.” he adds and I shake my head.The only thing I know about her is she had an affair with my father and then had
ALPHA XANDER’S POV I knew. Somehow, someway, even before she came out and said it. I knew. So I didn’t bother asking her how or what happened, only one thing came to my mind and so I asked her that.“Why?” Daciana gives me a blank look. Adriana’s emotions are all over the place and the fact that I’m feeling it so closely isn’t helping at all. I need to be rational, I need to think but I can’t. I can’t when I feel my mate thinking the worst of me, thinking of horrid things I would do to her—might.And it hurts a lot more to know I’m the reason she thinks that. Just me and no one else.“Why what?” Daciana finally asks, making me turn to face her. I didn’t even realize I turned from her until she spoke. My eyes keep finding Adriana though she is doing a good job at pretending she isn’t noticing it.“Why did you help him?” she doesn’t say anything for a few minutes, Adriana holds her breath while I just watch my sister, trying and failing to come up with why she would do that.I know she
ADRIANA’S POVI’m still in a state of mini shock even after Xander left. I didn’t even know why I was shocked, sure, I didn’t expect him to bound his sister and have her thrown into jail, but then I didn’t think he would take it that well.“Well, that was unexpected,” Daciana looks up at me and she smiles.“Xander is not that bad once you know how to deal with him,” she shrugs and walks toward the chair she was sitting on before. She lowers herself into it and I bring my legs up too, crossing them beneath me and then sitting on it.
ALPHA XANDER’S POVDonovan curses, stands up before sitting back down. His face is a shade darker and the violence swirling in his eyes has me raising my brows.“She won’t come here, she isn’t stupid enough to do that.” I tell him, hoping I sound more confident that I think I do.“Very comforting,” sarcasm drips from his tone. I have nothing better to say so I just keep quiet. “You know we can’t let her get into the pack right?”
ADRIANA’S POVI’m already nodding even before the words fully leave Xander’s mouth. The side of his lips stretch into a smile and I can’t explain what I feel in my stomach. I look away, feeling my cheeks heating.“Why do you always have to be a killjoy?” Daciana asks her brother, coming to stand in front of me protectively. Xander glares at her then turns back to me.“Don’t even think about it, I’ll see you later.” He says, shoots his sister another dirty glare before disappearing down the stairs. Daciana heaves and turns to me. “What is it going to be?” I lift both my shoulders in a shrug. Though I know deep down Xander’s word is law. I’m not bold enough to try and defy him, again. Not after what happened after the drinking episode.“Fine,” she grumbles and hooks my arm through the crook of hers. “You’re also a killjoy like him. Let’s go though, you can do something else.” She says, sounding like she is trying to convince herself. I smile and follow her, finding the exchange quite fu