Dario had always been a vigilant leader, but the recent events had pushed his instincts to the brink. Since Layla died, Dario could not help but notice that so many things seemed to be wrong with the pack and the worst part was that these things were very subtle. So subtle that it was the easiest thing to miss despite him being extremely cautious. He knew very well that something was up but did not know exactly what it was and although he wanted to keep the information to himself until he found the root cause, he chose not to that this time as it would have adverse effects on the whole pack sand so he balled for a meeting. The first sign was Layla’s sudden death.Layla was not the kind of person that could easily be killed just like that. She was fierce and very well trained to the point that Amelia was not able to defeat her anc that was the reason why he chose yh give her such an important job at such a young age. It pained him that she had to die like that She had t even fou
The thought that there was someone out there watching him and his pack with such a calculated plan and having no idea who it was irritated Dario to the max. They had tried almost everything in order to find out who exactly it was but every time they got a clue, it led them to a dead end, which made him more than frustrated. Dario paced back and forth, his mind racing as he tried to piece together the puzzle that had left his organization reeling. The recent attacks on their spies had sent shockwaves through their ranks, and now, with no leads and no information, tension hung thick in the air. His two trusted assistants, Trent and James, and his mate were present in his office.“Alpha, we need to come up with something,” Trent said, running a hand through his hair in frustration. “We can’t just sit here waiting for the next attack. Whoever is behind this is one step ahead of us.”James nodded in agreement, his eyes scanning the documents spread out before them. “We’ve lost three ope
The crease on his forehead, hushed howls of the wind, and the quiet whispers of the pack were all indication that everyone could feel his anger, and were walking on egg shells afraid of being on the receiving end of it.His emotions always somehow had something to do with the weather.“I think you should calm down a bit. The walls are vibrating, and your anger is affecting us all”. James groaned, walking into his best friend’s office. Alpha Dario’s emotions affected everyone in the 25 packs. If he was angry, happy, or sad, everyone in the 25 realms could feel it through the mind link. So, he had mastered the art of sealing his emotions, and had been doing a very good job at it, until now when he got information that there was an auctioning of beings going on, and that the auctioning had never stopped despite the ban, oath and sacrifices he made to stop it. “Calm down? My alphas are going against everything I stand for by disobeying me and organizing these auctions. I’ve sacrificed
As they walked out, there were cars lined up waiting for them. “Alpha”. They all greeted and bowed immediately they set their eyes on Dario who just grunted a response. His attention was nowhere else but on the female in his arms. He shook his head like it would help him concentrate as he could see the mouth of his alphas moving but was hearing nothing. All he was thinking of, was how well the little human female fit into his hands, how much he was enjoying being close to her, how soft her skin was under his fingers and had to mentally slap himself, because he couldn’t understand why he was acting like a teenager who had never seen a woman before. His heart was beating fast, he was super aware of every breath she took, and the sparks. It felt like jolts of pleasure washing through him. ‘This is crazy’‘I should kill her before she becomes my weakness’“… and followed Alphas scent here”. The red-head Alpha Sina finished. All eyes focused on him as they were waiting for his respon
Dario did not think that he could ever get scared or feel panicked by anything but that scream she just let out, had him searching for the source of it in slight panic, only to follow the trail of her eyes and see that Amelia just shifted from human to wolf, intentionally scaring her.Once Amelia’s eyes met his angry ones, she bolted out the door. He had always known that she had been interested in him but never acknowledged it as he’s a man who keeps to himself and has accepted that he’d die alone since his mate was nowhere to be found. It was obvious that Amelia was jealous at the attention he was giving the human female and intentionally shifted in front of her. Her aim was to scare the female away but over Dario’s dead body would he let her slip away from him. At least not until he confirms whether or not she was his mate.He turned back to human female who looked like she’ll pass out any second, and moved closer in an attempt to carry her like he’d been doing before she scream
Marissa tossed and turned, her usual nightmare haunting her again as she fought to escape it.The nightmares came every time she closes her eyes to sleep. These nightmares range from the day she cried her eyes out after realizing she’d been sold, the beatings, to the assault, to the torture and now, to the werewolves. This time, was running through the woods, a werewolf hot on her tail as she ran as fast as her legs could carry her. Exhaustion was already creeping in but she couldn’t stop.Unfortunately for her, she tripped on a stone and fell. She didn’t get a second to recover when the wolf was already pouncing on her. She screamed, her heart in her mouth as she waited, accepting her fate.The werewolf towered over her, it’s eyes golden and glowing, it was beautiful but right now, it wanted to eat her. The wolf opened its mouth, and she closed her eyes waiting to the pain but none came. However, she felt tongue and wetness on her face. The wolf had just licked her face. She
Dario audibly gasped on hearing those words. It struck him so hard that he had to rethink whether or not he was truly the apex alpha that he was, as a sharp pain cut through his chest, an immediate headache and the sparks he usually felt when she was close, were like an electric shock. His gasp and and were foreign to his own ears as he himself couldn’t remember the last time he gasped or winced out loud.‘These are just mere words. She didn’t even fully reject me and I already feel like my heart was ripped out of my chest’. He thought to himself as he winced again, feeling searing pain in his chest, like the air was knocked out of his lungs. His mind wandered thinking of how vulnerable he already was, and he didn’t like it one bit.Vulnerability was one of the reasons why he didn’t keep anyone by his side. As long as he’d lived, he had no weaknesses, nothing that the enemy could prey on, and that was one of the main things that made him feared by many. He had nothing to loose.
A sigh escaped Dario’s lips as he crouched down with his elbows touching his knees, and one hand running through his hair.He pondered on that emotion he felt yesterday ‘fear’.His heart had almost stopped from running too fast and panicking. He knew he could stop the arrow but still panicked and due to that, it came too close to Marissa which caused her to faint. Dario had never made such a silky mistake in all the time he had been existing and he felt so guilty that his silliness almost cost his mate her life, as capable as he was. “Your sigh could be heard from a mile away Aro”. Claire, Dario’s younger sister stated as she walked in closing the door behind her. “I know you’re beating yourself up again like you always do when anything goes slightly wrong. She’s fine!”. Claire said with a sigh of her own, emphasizing on the last words. She knew for sure that her brother would beat himself up for days, if not months because he was a perfectionist that thinks he can stop anything a