Chapter 2

Diego:

“When you called for me to come here, the last thing that I expected was for you to have me witness a man’s death,” I stated, crossing my arms over my chest as my father left the infirmary room where the woman, my mate, slept. She was the secret that I kept from Renata. I didn’t reject her, but I knew not to show that I was mated to an omega. It wasn’t a scandal that I wanted to deal with.

But I had to admit, the last thing that I expected was that I was going to see the woman’s father dying right before our eyes. I didn’t even know the reason behind his death, but I knew for fact that it was my father who had a hand in it.

“I doubt that I was going to be explaining my motives to you, would I?” He asked, and I scoffed. I knew that he wouldn’t, his hate for me was one that would blind him from even looking at me as a son. 

“Why did he die? And I do believe that you are going to have a reason to give to the woman considering that she is still here.” I said, raising an eyebrow at him. He did not like being confronted, I knew that for fact, but was thirty, no longer that kid that feared his anger. 

“Her father stole and hid something from me, and it seems to me that your exile made you grow smarter.” He said, looking me up and down. I scoffed, and he rolled his eyes. “You are going to be getting it for me,”

“And that is?” I asked, and he pulled his phone out of his pocket, showing me the picture of the wolf crest that symbolizes our family. It is said that the eyes contained more power than anything in the world and would glow when the rightful, chosen owner touched it.

“Why would he be dumb enough to steal something like this from you?” I asked, frowning in confusion. “As far as I know, you are the only man who can control it, why would he be betraying you, an omega to an Alpha of another pack? Don’t get me wrong, but him standing in front of you should be a blessing itself.”

“That is something that I did not understand either, I figured that I would get an answer or two out of him. Instead, he tried killing me, I had merely touched his chest as I stopped him. The man’s heart stopped then and now, and I have to admit, I did think that we could end up making a deal.” He said, and I nodded, knowing that he was trying to play with words. The last person to try making a deal with a man who betrayed him was my father, but I didn’t feel like pressing on the topic any longer than necessary.

“And you need what?” I asked, nodding at the infirmary door, “with her?”

“Her father stole it, and though I am the rightful owner, he had claimed it as his own. His daughter is his only heir…”

“It belongs to her, doesn’t it?” I asked, and he looked away from me for a second. My chest ached, and the air tightened in the room as I knew that something that should belong to me now belonged to a woman, my mate, who was of the lowest rank within packs. And that was something that bothered even more than I could voice out. 

“You are going to be playing her until she gives it back.” He said, making me frown in confusion. “I believe that you can use your ways…”

“Wait, wait, wait, what did you just say?” I asked, stopping him. He raised an amused eyebrow at me, and I shook my head in question. “Did you just ask ME, a man who has a woman in his life, to play her?”

“Yes,” he said, and I let out a low growl. “You are to play her and then after I’ve gotten the crest, the pack is yours. As for your ‘woman’; I doubt that she would mind considering the fact that she would be getting the power that she is patient enough to be with you for.”

“You are alive, me getting the crest or not wouldn’t make me an Alpha. Plus, if she is the rightful owner after her father’s death, I am curious to know how you are going to claim the ownership back from her?” I said, glaring at the man who smirked. He wasn’t the Capo dei Capi for no reason, and I didn’t have to wait for his response to know what he planned on doing to her.

“You do what I told you to do, and leave the rest to me. The pack is yours and all the power that I hold too, all you have to do is follow my instructions.” He said, walking toward the hall. “I will be waiting for the result, and I trust that you will be a failure in this too, would you?”