4. Fists

Dimitri

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After I left Noah’s room. I went back to my room to meet Becky. I promised to drop her off at her dorm since I didn’t have anything to do.

On my way to the room, Asher, the gamma, mind-linked me and told me there was a problem that needed my attention immediately.

He refused to tell me what the problem was and insisted I went to meet him. I was already angry from seeing Aiden in Noah’s room, so I didn’t press further before I say something despicable.

“I’m sorry, I won’t be able to drop you off,” I informed Becky as I walked into the room. She frowned her face at my words, showing she was disappointed.

“Why? Is it because of Noah? I know you went to her room.” She whined and I scrunched up my face, giving her an irritating look.

“When are you ever going to stop being insecure when it comes to her?” I asked calmly, raising a brow at her.

“I told you I don’t like it when you talk to her.” She pouted and threw her arms over my shoulders.

I pulled her closer and whispered to her left ear. “You have nothing to worry about, you’re the one I chose.”

She leaned into me and asked. “Are you sure?”

I wasn’t in a good mood and she was starting to piss me off. I didn’t want to be rude to her, so I just took a deep breath and loosened her from my grip.

“Maxim will drop you at your dorm.” I ignored her question and gestured for her to go downstairs. I had other problems to deal with instead of listening to her irrelevant whining.

She picked up her bag from the side table close to the door and left the room. I could tell she wasn’t happy but she didn’t say anything about it.

Becky always tried to impress me because she was scared of losing me. Even if I had told her multiple times that she didn’t have anything to worry about, she still didn’t dare do anything to get me angry.

After she left, I mind-linked Aiden and asked him if he knew what the problem was or if he even wanted to go with me to meet Asher.

I wasn’t surprised at the fact that he ignored me, I had caused a scene in the morning and he was still mad at me.

Aiden didn’t really like me that much because I was a complete asshole sometimes. He also wasn’t my biggest fan because of Noah. He liked her and couldn’t have her but I could and I fumbled her.

But that didn’t stop us from having our good times. I was still his brother and being annoying to him was inevitable.

I changed into a more appropriate but casual outfit and headed downstairs. I angrily trudged down the stairs when I saw Noah.

It reminded me of seeing Aiden in her room earlier in the morning. He must’ve slept there and only who knows what they had done together.

Noah wasn’t really my concern. It was me who dumped her but I couldn’t handle the thought of seeing her with someone else. Especially if that someone else was Aiden.

I brushed off my thoughts, pretended like she wasn’t there, and walked out the front door. I didn’t need to be caring about her, I already chose Becky.

Asher was with some of the other members of the pack at the next compound. It was just a stone’s throw from where my father, Aiden, and some of our other relatives lived.

My father liked having his space, so he didn’t let anyone who wasn’t a direct family member live in the house we lived in. Except for Noah though.

Her father was so loyal and it was his little way of repaying him. Plus, he died a heroic death, fighting the hunters who came to attack the pack.

In a short span of five minutes, I was in the living room where Asher was waiting for me.

“So how big is the problem that you insisted I meet you here instead of telling me when I asked?” I questioned him, making my way to the couch opposite him.

He had a worried expression on his face and buckled up himself before responding. “I hope it’s a mistake and I hope it’s not true.” He began and I gave him a look that meant he shouldn’t waste my time.

“One of the werewolves claimed they saw a hunter.” He sighed. “I think they’re back in town.”

“Fuck!” I cursed through gritted teeth and hit the wooden table in front of me. “We haven’t been attacked by them ever since Mr Petrova.”

Ever since Noah’s dad died, we had been living peacefully without the hunters coming to hunt us down. And that had been close to eight years.

They were probably in hiding because they killed a lot of our members and feared we wouldn’t have mercy on any hunter we caught.

I had no idea why they would show up again after all those years. “Who gave you that information? How sure are you about it?” I asked, pacing back and forth around the living room.

“It was Caro.”

“Then bring me Caro.” I angrily stamped my feet on the ground and he nodded. “Caro is just sixteen, she could be playing games.”

I didn’t want to believe the hunters were back in town. Them being back in town meant the lives of my members were in danger.

I didn’t want my father to be worried and I needed to take care of it as soon as possible. I was the alpha and it was my job to protect them.

After a few seconds, Caro hurriedly walked into the house and stood in front of me with her eyes fixed on the ground.

The members of the pack didn’t dare look me in the eyes unless it was on command. I liked that they all feared me, it would make them think twice before crossing me.

That didn’t change the fact that I was a caring leader who made sure they all had everything they wanted. They just knew not to cross boundaries.

“Look me in the eyes, Caro.” She must’ve thought she was in trouble. I could sense the fear in her when I asked her to look up.

“Yes, Alpha.” She slowly lifted her head and her eyes met mine.

“Where did you see the hunter and how many of them did you see?” I questioned in a soft manner.

“I saw only one, I went into the woods with some of my friends. He had the mark and we perceived him but he ran away before we could do anything.” She had a weary expression on her face.

“Okay, you can go.” I dismissed her and she rushed out almost immediately. “What are we going to do?” I turned to Asher.

“I think we should find out if they’re actually here first. And I hope they’re not much because I can’t stand losing any of the pack members.” He said solemnly and I nodded my head.

“Send some of the boys to go into the woods and search. They should be extra careful too and armed.” I instructed Asher. “If they see any signs of the hunter, you should report back to me.”

With that, I left and went back to the house. I planned on talking to Aiden. Hopefully, he would listen to me.

When I got into the house, I heard giggles from the dining area. It was Aiden and Noah. Sometimes I wished I had the type of friendship they had. I even got jealous of their friendship while I was with Noah.

A part of me felt angry because I had no idea what was going on between them and why he spent the night in her room.

“What are we laughing about?” I annoyingly chipped into their conversation and their once happy faces turned sour.

They were both quiet, glaring at me probably waiting to hear the reason I interrupted their conversation.

“Aiden, we need to talk. It’s urgent.” I went straight to the point when I realized they weren’t interested in responding to me.

He only stood up from the chair and walked to me when Noah gave him a go-ahead sign with her eyes.

“Talk about what?” He asked as we made our way to the front porch.

“I think the hunters are back in town.” I could see the fear in Aiden’s eyes when I told him about it. “But I’ll take care of it, you don’t have to worry about it,” I said in an attempt to reassure him.

“Take care of it how?” He rolled his eyes in disbelief. “Noah, Noah would break down if she finds out hunters are back in town.”

Of course, he would bring Noah into it. “This is bigger than Noah. I don’t know what your obsession with her is.” I scoffed at him and he cast me an angry look.

“Are you jealous or something?” He asked with a puzzled look. “Do you have a problem with us hanging out together?”

“We have something serious going on here, let’s not let Noah distract us.” I tried changing the topic. I knew I had hit a nerve.

“No, let’s talk about her because we clearly need to.” His expression darkened and his eyes flashed with anger. “What was the morning outburst about? Why do you even care if I was on her bed or not?” He glared at me.

“Okay, you want to talk? Let’s talk.” I fired back at him. “Noah isn’t over me and you know that, so stop wasting your time trying to be all nice and caring, she’s never going to be in love with you. She can never get over me.”

I didn’t know how his fist landed on my face but the next thing I knew, I was on the ground. I opened my eyes to see Noah shaking her head in disappointment before turning and walking back into the house with Aiden.