I think that it is time for Renata to leave the pack... Do you not agree?
Diego: I walked toward the room, knowing that Lea didn’t like what happened between Renata and I. I didn’t like hurting women, nor did I appreciate threatening them, but the woman has forced my hands, and now, I had no option but to put her in place. Flashback: “She stole you from me, she came into our lives…” “I didn’t bother looking twice at her for months,” I said, stopping the woman. Her eyes widened in surprise, and I was forced to avoid Lea’s eyes as I admitted that I was ignoring her and the mating bond for months. But I knew that at the time, it was the best and only option that I had to do. “I don’t even know who you had impregnating you, and I do not intend to know. But you are going to have two options from now on.” “Diego, enough,” mom said, noticing that the conversation was growing more heated than it was supposed to. My heart raced, and I clenched and unclenched my fist, letting out a low growl, not wanting her to interfere in a decision that I was going to make a
Lea: I entered my room, and for the first time since I found out that Diego was my mate, I was broken. The man having another woman in his life did not bother me. He had his love, he had his life, and he didn’t know of my existence. In my mind, maybe he didn’t even feel the mating bond. But to know that not only did he feel it, but that he chose to hide it, keeping me wondering for months, thinking, shaking my head, and forcing myself to accept that something that I believed was for everyone just wasn’t for me. I was taken for a fool, as always, and now, I didn’t know what to think. My bedroom door was knocked, and I frowned as I caught Ezra and Mario’s scents. Both of them coming here wasn’t something that I was used to, and whenever Ezra passed by, the two of us would end up arguing anyway; therefore, I didn’t see a reason nor did I understand what he was doing here right now. I got up and opened the door, thankful for the fact that I was refusing to allow my tears to fall. If
Diego: The next morning was the hardest for me. I knew that even when Renata and I broke up, a part of me didn’t feel like it was going to fall apart. My heart raced, and I couldn’t help but find myself worried about seeing her. I didn’t know how she was going to react, nor did I know how my mate was going to be looking at me any longer. I walked out of the room, knowing that there was no hiding in mine for the whole day. It was late enough as it was, and the little sleep that I got until now was having its tow on me. But I didn’t bother. I had other things to tend to and take care of right now, and neither one of them cared whether or not I got any sleep at all. “You seem to be sleep deprived,” Arena, one of the pack members, said, looking at me. I took a deep breath, and she raised an eyebrow at me. Her smile was one that I didn’t like, but I knew that she wasn’t enjoying everything that was going on. She was one of Renata’s friends, and the idea of her losing her friend to Lea
Lea: “Yes, Lea?” Diego asked, taking a deep breath as he tried controlling whatever it was that he was feeling. I knew that it was not easy for him to do so. But after last night, I knew that it was either that I speak to him or we just end things here and now. I didn’t want to lose my mate, otherwise, I knew that rejecting him was going to be the better option. Might as well not attach the man to an illusion and at least give myself a chance to find another mate; but a part of me knew that I wasn’t going to find someone that saw through me despite the short period of time that he’s known me. “Do you want me as your mate?” I asked, shaking my head in question at the man. I knew that he would be surprised by my question, but I knew that IF I didn’t ask, I wasn’t going to answer my own pain and query. It was going to be a mystery to me, and that wasn’t something that I wanted. “Lea, you are seriously asking…?” “Yes,” I said, stopping him. “After what I heard and learned last night,
Diego:“Do you believe that I am going to be standing here if I didn’t want to be with you?” Lea asked, making me smirk. I knew that she wanted to be with me, but I wanted her to say it out loud. And not just to me, to herself too.“Maybe, maybe not. The two of us can never really know as neither one of us trusts the other.” I said, and she scoffed.“For known reasons. I do not go around, saying that I didn’t want to be with the woman that not only am I sharing the bed with, but I am also fucking on an almost every night basis.” She said, and I chuckled, shaking my head at my mate who raised an eyebrow.“First of all, I wasn’t ‘fucking’ you. I was making love to you, cherishing you, your body, your eyes, and your beauty. I didn’t just want the night to end with my needs satisfied. I wanted you to be happy with me, and I wanted you to also crave, want, and need me as much as I did to you. While I understand that you might not trust that, it is the reality of how things are.” I said, lo
Lea: “You got what you wanted in the end. Diego doesn’t want me around, you are his favorite, and I am to be kicked out if I disrespect you.” Renata said, entering the kitchen as she saw me getting myself a glass of water. The two maids who were here looked at her then at me, their fear could easily be read in their eyes and I knew that they didn’t know what to do or how to handle the situation without causing a stir. “You are going to leave my sight, Renata, because I have more important things to be dealing with right now, and believe me, neither one of them includes you. As for Diego, you can leave ONLY if you wish not to respect me or his mother, I doubt that it would be hard for you.” I said, looking the woman dead in the eye. “You are nothing for me to respect.” “Good, and you are nothing too. But there is something called virtue, humanity, and self respect. I doubt that you know how to deal with any of them, but if you are willing, then there is a lesson that is called se
Diego:I heard Renata’s footsteps as she approached the office. Her scent hit me stronger than ever, and though I didn’t like it, I knew that Lea’s plan had worked for her staying in the pack to ensure that our pack secrets do not find themselves in the ears of the last man that we would want them to be in.She knocked on the door twice, and I got up, opening it for her. She looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes, and I took a step back, motioning for her to come in.“I take it that your mate has already told you…”“Lea hasn’t spoken to me since morning. The woman has more important things to do than just roam under my feet, and I respect her because of that.” I said, stopping her. “Did you come to say something or have you made up your mind about leaving?”“Do you want me to leave?” She asked, and though I wanted to say ‘yes’, a part of me knew that it was unwise of me to do so. The woman knew too much, and that was something that I was forced to remind myself before responding. I
Lea:“You got what you wanted,” Renata said, entering the library where Ezra and I were reading through a scroll. The two of us frowned at one another then at the woman whose eyes were swollen and red from crying. Her heart raced, and I saw Ezra frowning as he looked at her. “I am going to stay in the pack, as you may know, I don’t have anywhere to go. You are going to be respected, and…”“You know, Renata, it really doesn’t have to be as if you are forced.” I said, stopping the woman. Ezra looked at the two of us, and Renata shook her head.“I am going to watch the man that I wanted to be with, being happy with another woman. I am going to force myself to pretend that it didn’t bother me, and to make matters worse, I am going to watch the two of you have your own family while I rot in the dust.” She said, and I looked at Ezra. He nodded at me and took a step back, closing the scroll before he walked out of the room, leaving the two of us alone. I could tell that he didn’t like where
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