Well, this is going to be hard...
Lea: I wrapped my arm around Diego as we stood outside the surgery room, knowing that his beta was inside, fighting for his life. Luna Claudia was yet to find out about what truly happened, but we knew that she was on the way, and at this point, I didn’t know what her son would be telling her. His beta was dying, and I wasn’t blind enough not to notice that even he knew that. Flashback: “Giovanni, you can’t…” “The two of us fought, side by side, for years.” He said, smiling at his beta. His blood was oozing from his lips. And though I didn’t know how we were to get the man to the car, I knew that getting out of here was a must. “And we still have many to come, Giovanni.” Diego said, speaking to his best friend, cousin, and the man that he considered as a brother. The men were inseparable, I knew that very well. I just didn’t know where things were going to take us from here. But I knew one thing, Cosimo chose to play a very bad game. And it was one that he was going to have to p
Diego: I sat on the edge of the bed in my and Lea’s room, lost in a number of thoughts that I never believed would be possible. Lea, who was in the kitchen for a while now, walked inside the room with a tray in her hands. She walked toward me and placed it on the bedside table before getting on her knees in front of me. “Diego, you’ve been quiet for the past three days. You need to eat something at least,” she said, and I looked away from her, avoiding her eyes. “We came here for something. We just ended up losing our beta, what am I supposed to do?” I asked, shaking my head at her. I didn’t want to be harsh to her, but I knew that there was more to come from this war than I could handle. I knew that the pain was still at the very beginning of it, and I didn’t want to find myself dealing with more of it. “He wouldn’t have wanted you to be in this state, you know that, Diego.” She said, and I scoffed. “How would you know what he wants and what he doesn’t?” I asked, and Lea sucke
Cosimo: “You did what?” I asked, glaring at my daughter who was taken by surprise at my reaction. “DO you fucking realize what you just did?” “They came to me first. I don’t know who they are, but he called me to the Trevi Fountain. I heard his beta…” I slapped the woman, stopping her from completing her sentence. Her eyes widened in surprise and she put her hand on her cheek, frowning when she saw the rage that was in my eyes. “How could you be so foolish?” I asked, shaking my head at the woman. Her eyes avoided mine for a second, and I could tell that she was doing her best to control her feelings. “We are going to have to get you away from here, from anywhere that he can find you.” “But…” “You are going to have to leave,” I said, and she frowned, shaking her head in question. Her heart raced and she held on her cheek, and though she had it covered, I could see, judging by the redness around her palm, that it was already bruised. “What? No! I just got close to finding her,
Diego: I woke up to Lea running her finger over my arm, her touch was gentle and I could feel her gently massaging it from time to time before I turned to face her. “Good morning,” I said, and she smiled, her eyes gentle as she looked at me. “Morning,” she said, squeezing my arm gently. I smiled and took her palm in mine, gently kissing it. Her eyes met mine and I couldn’t help but find myself being thankful for her presence. Her eyes meeting mine is the one thing that kept me sane. Her understanding and appreciation, her patience, and her kind words no matter how harsh I was. “Do you want me to make you something to eat? You are going to need to shower and freshen up before we start our day,” she said, and I shook my head. At this point, I rarely had anything to eat unless she forced it down my throat. I couldn’t even tell mom that the woman who killed Giovanni was her daughter. I didn’t know how she was going to take the news nor did I know how she was going to accept it to begi
Lea: “How is he?” Ezra asked, nodding at Diego who was sitting on the couch by himself. He was distant, and I knew that he was doing his best to mask whatever he was feeling. The pain that he was feeling wasn’t one that I would wish for an enemy, but I knew it well enough to know that it reshaped even the strongest of men. “He is coping, trying to at least.” I said, and he looked down at his feet. I knew that even he was in pain after finding out that his mate was the person who did this. The woman wasn’t only on his enemy’s side, but she was also the one who killed our pack’s beta, and that was something that he knew he wasn’t going to be able to save her from. It was a rage that she brought on herself, and a revenge that she was going to deserve when she was seen again. “Did you manage to find anything on them? Diego hasn’t said a word about your last meeting, but he did mention something about the Vatican City.” “The base of most of those who are against the hunters and allies
Diego: “Are you sure that you’re ready for this, Diego?” Lea asked, looking at me. I nodded, knowing that no matter what pain I felt, I was going to have to do this for my beta. I owed it to my best friend to get the blood that Katerina had spilled so coldly. “I am not going to run away from this, Lea.” I said, and she took a deep breath. I knew that she didn’t like this, and I knew that she wanted me to at least take a break to mourn properly first, to be able to stand on my feet to face the man, but I knew that the more time I was going to take, the more pain I was going to go through. For my beta, I was going to have to turn my humanity off to be able to stand in front of my enemies and not slaughter them where they stood. “As you wish,” she said, taking my hand in hers. I squeezed it in assurance before we walked into the safe grounds where I knew that the bastard would be hiding. The way that he was confident that no one would find him was amazing but I didn’t care. At this po
Lea: “Who was that girl? Beside Cosimo? Who was she?” Luna Claudia asked, looking at Diego who avoided her eyes for a second. Her heart raced, and he shook his head in response. “We saw her at the masked auction that day. She was by his side through most of the time. The man wouldn’t leave his side and it didn’t take us long to know that she was valuable to him. He wouldn’t let her out of his sight even when she went to the bathroom or to get herself a drink.” Diego said, choosing to hide her identity from his mother. “Is she his new woman? The girl looks old enough to be his daughter’s age.” She said, looking disgusted. “I think that you know Cosimo well enough to know that as long as he finds her good looking; the last thing he is going to care about is her age.” Mario was the one who chose to speak this time. Luna Claudia nodded in response and she shook her head, snapping herself out of whatever she was thinking. “You are right about that one,” Luna Claudia said, and Mario w
Ezra: “Are you sure that you’re okay, Ezra?” Lea asked, and I took a deep breath. I wasn’t okay, but I knew that there was nothing that I could do about it. The woman, my mate, was an enemy. I didn’t understand why I was chosen for this, but I was sure that there was a reason. “Would it make a difference if I said no, Lea?” I asked my sister. She looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes. The two of us were close to the hotel, but I didn’t have it in myself to go inside the room. And Lea was being kind enough to stay with me, supporting me with what she could. “At least I would know what you are thinking, brother. I don’t know you enough, and you know that very well. I cannot blame you for that, but I am trying to understand you.” She said, and my eyes softened. I took her hands in mine and gently kissed her knuckles. She was a reminder of my mother. When I was a child, mom would speak to me the way that she was right now. “I am tired, and I am angry. But I know that I don’t have