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Diego: “So, madre wants you to enter my bed,” I said, looking at Lea whose eyes avoided mine. The two of us were walking around the pack grounds, and though we were outside the Estate, I knew that for her safety, for now, we needed to stay within the pack. I still didn’t have control over Zenith and I didn’t know what Ryker would be trying to do if he managed to find her outside. I didn’t even know how she was going to be able to go to work without the risk of her getting killed, but I knew that I was going to be dealing with this somehow. “You caught onto that.” She stated, avoiding my eyes. I smirked, and she looked away from me. “I am used to her wanting to do so, but I never did expect her to be as open about it.” I said, and she looked down at her feet. I knew that one part of her was going to want that to happen. As my mate, it was going to be something that she and her wolf would want, but it wasn’t something that I wanted her to have hopes for. I didn’t want this right
Lea: I walked around the pack, ignoring the pain that I felt in my chest. The anger that I felt was one that I couldn’t describe, and I knew that it was something that anyone who looked at me saw in my eyes. I was broken inside, and I didn’t know how I was going to be dealing with things now that the Alpha practically rejected me without a rejection. He only proved to me that he didn’t feel the mating bond, and that fact alone was enough to tear me inside. “Something seems to be bothering you,” Renata said, angering me more than I already was. It was bad enough that my wolf was choosing to shut me off, and me forcing my power to control my emotions keeping my senses high was only proving to be a bad thing for me to be doing right now. “Did the Alpha shut you off? Did he break the hopes that you were building?” “What do you want from me, Renata?” I asked, turning to face the woman. “Because I am certain that you should have other things to do, and yet, here you are…” “I doubt tha
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
Third person point of view: “You are not going to call him to your side, Diego.” Luna Claudia snapped at her son, knowing that he was going to call the one man that she did not want him working with. The one person who she saw as a threat to him since he was born. The main reason why she believed that her eldest died. “He is an acquaintance, mama. The two of us share the same cause, and you know that very well.” Diego said, looking at his mother whose eyes were wide at her son’s statement. She shook her head, refusing to hear her son out, not wanting to listen to what he was going to tell her. Lea, his wife, who was sitting pregnant with their first child, put her hand on her stomach, knowing that this was going to grow intense. They were going to have to convince the Luna who she knew wouldn’t listen. She couldn’t blame her. When she heard who this acquaintance was, even she was surprised that her husband was willing to work with him. “That acquaintance of yours is your threat, D
Lea: Flashback: “Will you marry me, Lea Auditore…?” Diego asked, looking me in the eye. His eyes were filled with love, and though I didn’t even know how to respond at that moment, too perplexed, compelled, and surprised to find a proper response, I couldn’t help the tears that fell from my eyes at the sight. I took a step back for a second before he spoke, knowing that he took me off guard. “I know that I came out as sudden as I did, and I know that this was the last thing that you would have expected after the short period of time the two of us spent together. But Lea Auditore, I have never been so sure about anything else.” He said, keeping his eyes on mine as he spoke. “I realized when we were in Rome that I was never going to be able to live my life without you. That I knew that I would be incomplete without you by my side, and that is something that I knew to value. It cost a lot, and I know that the two of us were broken in many ways that would crush a person’s soul. But I k
Diego: I smiled as I saw my beauty looking at me, walking down the aisle with her brother holding her hand in his. The smile that was on her face was one that I knew wouldn’t leave my thoughts, and the way she walked, confidently, was something that I couldn’t but admire. I knew that it was her brother’s presence by her side, and I knew to value the man more by the day for what he was doing right now. Their eyes met for a moment, and I could swear that my mate’s smile was going to rip her face. The happiness that I saw in her eyes was one that made my world stop. For once in my life, something felt whole. Everything in my world felt whole. Flashback: “I want the two of you to know that this is not a game that you are playing,” Mario said, looking Lea and I in the eye. The two of us were in their pack as Lea chose to want to speak to the man. She wanted to be the one to tell him about the engagement, and though he was already aware that I wanted to propose, I was thankful and ha
Ezra: “What are you doing here?” I asked, shaking my head at Renata who was staring into space. His eyes met mine, she sighed, shaking her head. “I am going to watch the man that I love marry the woman, an omega who came to the pack, and ruined everything for me. What do you expect me to do aside from watch?” Renata asked, looking down at her feet. Her eyes welled up with tears and the woman shook her head as she wiped them. Her heart raced, and I could see that she was doing her best to hide how she was feeling. “Did you ever put in consideration that maybe you and Diego were not meant to be? I mean, not as meant to be as you believed that you were?” I asked, and she scoffed, shaking her head. “Up until the woman entered his life, the two of us were never having trouble. Even when we were, we always managed to solve them. Yes, I understand, I made a mistake, I cheated on him.” She said, and I stayed quiet, allowing her to let out what she was feeling. I had no right to judge her
Lea:Diego wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me to his chest as the two of us walked around the pack grounds. It was a while into the afternoon, and the sun was setting. It being winter, the sun was setting a little earlier than usual. I didn’t mind though, I loved it when winter came. It was one of my favorite seasons. “What are you thinking of, neonata?” Diego asked, catching my attention. I smiled and shook my head in response. I wasn’t thinking of anything, actually, I was embracing the moments of us being together, happy, content, and proud. At least, I knew that something came out right after everything that we’ve been through.“There is a lot going on in my mind, but I am guessing that the main thing right now is me being with you.” I said, and he smiled, shaking his head at my vague answer. In truth, I had nothing in particular that I was thinking about. There was my father, who I still tried to understand until today.How he had worked with the devil himself? How di
Diego: I had to admit, it was hard to enter the pack without Giovanni by my side. The pack was already aware of him passing away, but I still found it difficult to face them when they looked at us, clearly hoping for the news to be false. I wished that it was. “Diego,” Renata said, approaching us. She looked at me with tears in her eyes, and I shook my head before wrapping my arms around her, pulling her in for a hug. Lea didn’t say a word, nor did she react, if anything, she purred in response, assuring me that she understood the pain that the woman was in. We all grew up together, Renata, Giovanni, and I. When we left the pack, it was done together, but now… “How?” She asked, pulling away, shaking her head in question. “How did it happen?” I held my breath. I didn’t even want to think of what happened. The man was doing his part to ensure that the area was well guarded, that she would come alone only to end up being a victim. A victim, my beta, who died to keep me safe. And to m
Lea: “Welcome home,” Diego said, smiling at me as the plane landed. I smiled and took his hand in mine, gently squeezing it, knowing that he still needed my assurance as his mate after what he’s been through. I didn’t know how he felt, how he truly felt, after losing Giovanni and coming home without him. The smile on his face told me that he was okay, but I wasn’t blind; I knew him well to know that fire was eating him from the inside as he knew that he wouldn’t see his best friend by his side in his home again. His room was to be a reminder, the pack grounds were too, but I knew that this was a life circle. We lived, we grew, we passed away. Some died children, others as young adults, and only a few got to make it to living a long life. It just depended on how we lived our lives. This was what was going to make the difference, and that was something that I knew my mate understood after losing his beta. “It feels good to be back.” I said, looking out the window as the door opened
Diego: “What did you and Ezra talk about?” Lea asked, laying on my chest as we sat in our bedroom. I chuckled and shook my head at my mate’s curiosity. It was one that I loved, and I couldn’t help but smile as I leaned in to connect my lips with her temple. “You’re not going to tell me, are you?” “Sometimes, there are conversations that my woman is not aware of. You know, we spoke as two men, and I chose to speak to him about a few things just as he gave me his opinion about others.” I said, and she pouted but nodded. I ran my finger over his shoulder, gently massaging it before looking out the window where we could see most of the city. “You know, I am going to miss this place. Regardless of what we’ve been through, but it is the place that had me knowing you. A part of me would be left here as well,” I had to force myself to keep my eyes away from my mate as I was referring to my best friend. I didn’t know how I was going to go home without him. I never imagined being away from hi
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