Chapter 4

Diego:

I watched as the woman was dragged out of the house by her Alpha, knowing that the man was not going to be merciful on her. I could tell by the look in his eyes that it was going to be the exact contrary. And the fact that I knew my father needed her only confused me as to why he had allowed him to take her with him.

I knew that he would have had his ways of persuasion, but then again, I doubted that he wanted to use them right now.

“You are just going to let her leave with him?” I asked, looking at my father. He scoffed, and I frowned in confusion at his behavior. I didn’t even understand what he was talking about right now, but I knew one thing, if I was to get what I wanted before I got my revenge, then I was going to have to be patient. 

“You need to learn how to stop questioning me when I do something.” He said, glaring at me. I shook my head in question, waiting for an explanation, which I knew he would have me fussing over before he gave it. But to my surprise, he simply scoffed in response. “You are going to be the hero that is going to save her from the hell that her Alpha is going to put her through.”

“You called him on purpose?” I asked, and he chuckled.

“It is about time that you start understanding that NOTHING happens unless I want it to.” He said, and I took a deep breath, shaking my head at his behavior for a second before I looked at him as I waited for what he was going to tell me. “She is going to suffer a bit, and then you are going to go and you will ‘pay them a visit’. Whatever state that she is in, and believe me, I knew Bartolomeo enough to know that they all suffered as omegas. Her mother died during childbirth and that put more efforts on him to take. He was trying to get help from ME to get her out of that hell.”

“And yet, he stole from you?” I asked, raising an eyebrow. “A little hard story to believe.” 

“Whether or not you choose to believe it will not make a difference to me. You are going to do as told; otherwise, I am going to be sure that you not only be punished for it…”

“I have my own pack, and I think that you know that very well.” I said, stopping him. “I may be faking the heir Alpha deal, but the two of us know that I wasn’t going to stand back waiting for your mercy over something…”

“You may be an Alpha, but my mate, your mother, chose to leave the pack while still mated with me. She is there with you, and I think that you know the price that is paid for a runaway mate. A mate that chose a different pack while her own Alpha is still alive and hasn’t given her permission to do so.” He said, making my eyes harden. His eyes were fixed on mine for a few seconds, and I knew that he got exactly what he wanted. If anything, he was more than a little pleased with the anger that he saw in my expression. 

“I think that we have made a deal…”

“We made nothing, Alpha Cosimo.” I said, and he laughed, shaking his head at me. “This is not the child that you once beat up whenever you were angry.”

“Indeed,” he said, taking a step toward me. He pulled his gun out of his holster and loaded it as he kept his eyes on mine. He pushed the gun to my side and put his finger on the trigger. “This is the man that not only killed his brother, but stole his father’s mate. Now, you can either choose to agree or this bullet will be the least of your worries, and trust me, I will keep you alive long enough for me to show you that your mother is back home where she belongs.”

“Fuck you,” I growled, and he smirked, knowing that he got what he wanted. He removed the gun and I watched as he emptied it before he put it back in its place. 

I knew that he played on the ONE thin line that he knew that I wouldn’t be able to cross. It was my mother and pack, and their support for me was one that I knew he didn’t swallow. 

“I assume that we have a deal then. You play your role, get what I want, and you will get the pack itself. Your mother would be safe and believe me, I think you know that you took more members of the pack than you should have. Now, while I know that their treason means death by our laws, I am choosing mercy considering that you are my ‘son’.” He said, mocking me, and I took a deep breath, reminding myself that this was just a dirty game that he was playing. 

He took a step back and I watched as he walked toward the door, leaving me alone for a few seconds before Renata snapped me out of my daze as she entered the room looking like she had won a million dollars.

“Alpha Stefano just got the omega, and he was more than just a little angry,” she said, and I nodded. She frowned, noticing the monotony in my expression. “Is everything alright?”

“Can we get out of here? The air in this place is starting to suffocate me, and I would rather that we be at home.” I said, and she studied my expression before nodding. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder, pulling her to me before we both walked toward the door. 

My beta, Giovanni, followed me, and he frowned when he saw my anger in my eyes. He knew not to ask any questions here though, but I also knew that things were going to be getting a lot more complicated.

“Where are we going, Alpha?” Giovanni asked, watching as I opened my car door. He headed to his, and I knew that his car would be following close behind as two of the girls, pack members, Lydia and Scarlett, got inside with him. 

“Home,” I said, looking back at the Estate that I once grew up in. A past that changed a lot more in me than I ever thought that it would. “We are heading home…”