Leo.Her face turned pensive for a moment. “Hey, Leo.” She called.I focused on her as she drew closer. “Do you, by any chance, know if anyone new has come into your pack?"I furrowed my brows at her question. Why was she suddenly asking about any rogues? The instant change in conversation was already bewildering enough.I shook my head sincerely after some thinking, looking at her in a mix of confusion. To my surprise, she deflated a bit.“Why? What's wrong?” I asked. What had happened for her to ask?She looked toward the guest room for a moment before eyeing me again, giving me barely a crumb of whatever she meant. A matter relating to a rogue and her friend? She patted me before giving me the same look she gave before. I expected her next words.“I'll tell you later." She said.I sighed in resignation, my thoughts reducing as she leaned slightly to me, squeezing my hand before pulling it toward her. I felt her soft warm lips touch the back of my arm startlingly, gasping a little
Leo.Shortly after his question, silence grew.I felt the tension thick in the air. And I felt the stiffening of the man beside me.I now completely understood the uneasy feeling Isabella had before. I made eye contact with her, finding the same uneasy look sprouting in her face again.Indeed, something was wrong.“Uh… they're alright,” Connor finally spoke. His voice held a false cheer to it that I could easily tell.“They said I should tell you that they miss you so much, but they can't come over just yet.” Treasure nodded, but I noticed the little frown on his face. Though I couldn't fully imagine how he felt, his sadness was apparent.I reached out to ruffle his silky dark hair, smiling at him.“Enough with the questions. Finish eating,” I told him gently. Treasure didn't make a fuss, simply nodding with a wide smile spread on his face. Just like Isabella's.I smiled in return, turning away to meet her approving eyes for a moment. I could, however, not avoid the piercing feeling
Leo.Silence reigned as her footsteps disappeared. Finally, I turned to face him, one on one.Without thinking, I knew that my posture had changed, I no longer stood as Just Leo, but as the Alpha of the Rogue pack, against a stranger who was the Alpha Heir. He looked at me the same way, hostile even in silence.But then…Slowly, I forced myself to relax my posture against my instincts and the possessive snapping of Gerald inside. I wasn't going to be the one to act hostile, not toward the person Isabella cared about. So closing my eyes, I took in deep breaths, making myself relax and reminding my instincts and wolf that he was not a threat.It took more than a few seconds, but soon my body followed, when I was finally fully at ease, I slowly opened my eyes to face him.He looked stricken as he faced me and I could tell that he had never expected me to make such a move. Forcing myself to lose my guard around him was akin to raising an olive branch, and he had the option of remaining ho
Leo.The silence in the living room grew louder with every second that passed.I remained staring at him, daring him to say anything to make me enraged.His eyes were wide, mouth agape with shock as he stared back at me. Slowly he collected himself, his face molding into a neutral expression.“Well…” I watched him looked away, seemingly shaken than before, clearing his throat.My anger and adrenaline slowly dissipated with every breath I took. He turned back to me, his look different than before.Unlike before where there were cautious and guarded glares mixed with suspicioun, his face looked more open. Though the suspicion remained, there was an openness to it.“You… you really love her, don't you?” He asked.Was that even a question? Standing straighter, I stared boldly.“More than anything. Her and Treasure are part of my life, and I would give anything to have them,” I said.There came another staring match. This time, I remained completely unbothered. He could stare all he wanted
Isabella.My eyes flipped open slowly, meeting the morning. It was difficult to comprehend everything at that moment, so I sighed, slipping them back closed.The silence gave enough room for comfort to let me relax and the warmth and comfort I felt was too precious to hang on to. It felt different and I leaned forward into the warm…Wait… warmth?!Though it proved to be difficult, I slowly opened my eyes to realize what was in front of me.A clothed body, his chest. When I looked up, I was met with dark hair and his familiar sharp face.Leo?Slowly everything came back to me, and a part of me relaxed whilst the other remained tense. Deep breaths. Slowly but surely I breathed in and out, making my flight instinct ease away with every breath. It came easier than expected as his scent eased my bones in its own natural way. Once I was calmed down, I looked back up.From the warmth against my front, I was completely pushed up against him. And before I even turned to spy, I felt that the
Isabella.The single sound stopped me short. My heart skipped a beat as I whipped my head toward the door. Below me, Leo's body stiffened.“Izzy? The little runt and I have been waiting for you."Every previous sensation evaporated, only the ghost of it remained slowly ebbing away.“Izzy? Isabella?”I realized that I had to reply. Though my being was discombobulated, my voice managed to remain steady.“Yes. I'm… I'm coming."Though not as stable as I wished.There came a pause on the other side which might as well have been the most tense moments of my life. I held my breath through the seconds that passed until finally, Connor's muffled voice came again.“Okay then. I'll see you soon."Over time, his footsteps retracted until it was completely silent.Seconds passed before I finally relaxed. My face burned as I covered it with my hands, embarrassment filling me to the brim.How had I lost track of time?No. Losing track was one thing, I had completely forgotten what the day was. All
Isabella.Last night, I had left the matter as it was. Today was completely different.The silence grew with time as he stared at me. His expression morphed from bewildered to serious.Still, he said nothing. I moved toward him, my lips parted to say something. If he wasn't going to talk, I had to convince him to.“Conno-”“Why are you asking this, Isabella?” His voice was grave. He looked up at me, his expression scrunched into one of frustration.I have to.“I'm no fool, Connor. I was once trained as the next in line Gamma. Even if you wanted to hide it, it was already too late. You gave out too much,” I said.His confusion was apparent, making me remember the day before, when he explained those things. It seemed like he hadn't even realized.“You mentioned meeting a pack, one of your pack's allies. You, as the next heir, should have been exempt from all this.” I saw his eyes slowly widen as the realization hit. A part of me wanted to reach out to him for assurance, but instead I st
Isabella.Connor's visit lasted for that day and the next. True to my word, I never said a word about it immediately after, even while my instincts and inner self was holding back. I saw the slightest bit of hesitation in his face at times as we talked, but I said nothing. I couldn't bear to see him any more stressed, which meant that it was up to me to get him to relax.Whilst it was just us, I stood up abruptly, slapping his shoulder lightly to get his attention.“Since you don't know your way around the city completely,” I added as he raised his eyebrows. “I think it's best that I lead you around. Be your guide."“Come on, you can't be inside throughout.” I shook my head, giving a little smile I used whenever I was trying to get something out of him… them. When we were younger…I shoved all thoughts of the other man out of my mind as I looked toward him, waiting for his response.Slowly to my joy, his lips slowly rose. Though I wasn't completely sure if he was completely oblivious
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Isabella.Treasure played freely amongst other children. The happiness in his eyes made me smile from the window I watched him in.He had taken to them very well, free to reveal his claws at any time, compared to before.After what felt like minutes of watching, I settled back down onto the couch, filled with stacked books I was hoing to remove for the day.I settled into the dark couch where even before I left, it gave comfort. Now I needed that more than ever.It felt like before, yet everything was so different. Now Sierra came occasionally, no longer a resident of the pack yet still belonging to it. She had all the grace of a Luna. It was something I had known for a long time, yet pleased to see nonetheless - nevermind that I still beat her whenever it came to sparring.The biggest difference, however, was me.I had once come here as a guest, hiding myself away from the pack and not wanting to get attached. Now I was here as Leo's mate and the first and new Luna of the rogue pack.
Leo.I looked at Isabella who bore a stricken look. The disbelief in her was the same one I faced.This was the first time I had physically seen the person right in front of me, and as I looked at him, an open scar on his face with his hair in disarray and his eyes crazed, I knew what my answer would be.Turning to Isabella, I conveyed all I needed to, squeezing her hand lightly. She seemed to understand as she nodded. I let her go, walking toward the man who looked more pathetic as his hopeful eyes looked up at me.“I have no need to fight you, Darius, because there's nothing to fight with you about."I saw his expression morph into a frown and anger light up in his eyes in response, but I wasn't done.“Isabella is not a bargaining chip, nor an object to fight over or own. I doubt that you will understand that as you are now, but it's the truth. Scum like you deserve a terrible fate, and though I'm glad that Isabella is by my side now, I wished she didn't have to face someone like yo
Isabella.A chill went through me at the news. Looking at the rest of them filled with shock and plenty of questions, there was nothing we could do but wonder.How did they figure it out already? Was this part of their plan from the start? I saw a mix of emotions, none of them positive on everyone's face. It was only a light squeeze that made me turn to him.Leo's startlingly blue eyes couldn't cool down my tension, but it eased it a bit.And for a moment, knowing everything else, I only let one thought reverberate through my mind.Everything will be alright.…..Throughout the next few days, we had mobilized everybody possible.They had announced to the pack and the council of elders everything that had taken place, never leaving a single detail out. The pack was in an uproar, yet in a discussion of our allies, they felt mixed emotions.I looked around at the people around me. People who had once judged me in favor of the person who was now the biggest threat to the pack.When I sp
Isabella.Together we left for the Alpha's quarters, only to see my parents.Surprise filled me as they also stood up.“What are you two doing here?” My mother demanded, eyeing both of us.“Please," Isabella pleaded.I stayed as she explained every word that she heard in the forest, and I could see every single one of their faces turned grave.“Isabella, are you sure that that was everything you heard?"I wanted to nod, but held back. There was still one thing I was holding back.“When they spoke, Lucy said that he needed her. Not just because of the rogues, but…”I knew that this was sure to hurt, no matter how much I steeled myself to say it was Leo's light squeeze that made me shut my eyes and finally let go.“Because she knew the truth behind his father's death."A shattering sound.“Melissa!”I whipped my head in surprise as I saw that Darius's mother was suddenly laying on the floor unconscious. The implications of my words were clear to everyone.I could only keep still, watch
Leo.The moment she had frozen, I already sensed something was wrong.Two people, whom from the look on her face, she recognized were speaking.Closing my eyes, I heightened my senses to hear what they were saying.The first voice was a rough one that undoubtedly belonged to a man whilst the other was a woman.“You said that it'll work, but they haven't made any moves since.” Said the male one.“I mobilized all these rogues and I promised them domination. Do you think that it was easy?”Rogues? The mention of them.“Or better yet, do you think calming them down was? After they'd lost two people to your damned pack, you should be lucky that they haven't turned on you."“Shut the hell up.” The male voice spat out.“You can't get rid of me. Not when I'm the only one who knows the real secret behind your father's death. Not while you need me to appease the rogues while you mess up and no nothing. Not while I look like your dear–” The woman spat out.“–Shut up!” The words were so loud I wa
Isabella.The next morning was far from normal. The only way it could have been described was cold.Neither of my parents were speaking to me, not even as I prepared breakfast earlier in the morning as an appeasement. They avoided my gaze as much as they could, never speaking a word.It hurt, the silent waves of disappointment that ebbed out of them. I braced through it however.Even little Treasure had noticed it.“Where's daddy?” He whispered to me. I noticed that my parents had stopped eating, either hearing or rightly assuming Treasure words.I attempted to smile at him. “He's not here, but we can visit him if you'd like,” I spoke invitingly.Before Treasure could say a word, I heard my mother's voice for the first time that morning.“Treasure dear, why don't you follow us to the pack gardens? There are plenty of beautiful animals there.”I stiffened at her passive aggressive nature. Yet when I looked at Treasure's imploring eyes which silently asked me for what to do, I gave a sl
Leo.The pain Isabella bore on her face made me want to hold her, yet those doubts and fears I thought I had rid myself of stopped me short, leaving me helpless and hollow.The night was silent and cold. Peaceful. It was a complete contrast to the violence that had occurred in what should have been less than 20 minutes ago.The pain from the hands that choked me still ached every time I swallowed, yet I kept silent.I almost flinched when I felt the brush of a hand, only to relax as there was only one person who could do that. I let her wrap her hand around mine, sighing at the guilty pleasure of her touch.When I turned to look at her again, all the warmth I gained drained away.Her eyes glistened with tears even as she stared stonily at the distance. She was devastated. From her parents' reaction to the way it all came crashing down.I vaguely realized that she was trying to do that. Comfort me. In turn, I held her closer, hoping that she gained a bit of warmth as well.When Connor
Isabella.My blood ran cold, yet I kept a smile as I turned to Treasure.“Treasure, I think it's time you went to bed," I said.He looked at me for a moment before nodding.“Okay, mommy. Goodnight.” He turned to Leo and oblivious to the tension in the air, told Leo. “Goodnight, daddy.” I heard the slight suck of breath from one of my parents, but I focused solely on my son, nudging him forward.“Go on then," I said, as he yawned before moving up the stairs.I watched him carefully until I was sure that he was out of sight and earshot. The sound of his guest room door shutting made me let out a breath of relief.I shouldn't have let my guard down.It happened instantly. One minute, we were all sitting on the table and in a flash, a person pinned Leo to the wall.“Dad!” I called out, panic filling me as I stood up, speeding across the room.My father was on his full feet, his hands wrapped around Leo's neck. Goddess! He was choking him!Leo remained still. Whether he was still in shock