Alpha Enzo (and Alaria) novel Chapter 70

Alaria:

“We are going back to the Estate to check on Ashton before we do anything. He must be surprised to have been left somewhere where I wasn’t,” I said, and Ezio chuckled.

“He is with his grandmother, in his uncle’s pack. I understand the feud between you and mom, but she is still is grandmother. She wouldn’t hurt him,” Ezio said, and I nodded, looking out the window as I got lost in a number of thoughts.

The fact that I could have told Enzo about what I learned, and the fact that I stopped myself mid-sentence played in my head. I didn’t even understand why I did. I just knew that I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, I couldn’t break him, not this way.

“Do you want to tell me why I didn’t know about you and Enzo kissing, sister?” Ezio asked, breaking my train of thoughts.

The fact that the bastard was waiting for us at my son’s school and had the audacity to even threaten me as causally as he did annoyed me. And though I knew better than to mention that in front of Enzo when Katherine could easily hear us, I hated to admit that I was far too angry to think straight right now.

“Because it was my biggest concern, kissing my ex husband when the man who was one of the main causes of everything that could be considered a mess…”

“The man could have been lying. Katherine is not going to be too stupid to bring in another man’s son to Enzo’s pack as his own son. Nevertheless, I doubt that Enzo didn’t take a paternity test to prove that he was his son. Now, I am curious about the fact of this being something that annoyed you as much as it did.” He said, and I scoffed.

This wasn’t a lie, Damon wouldn’t talk about it only for his older brother to mention it a few hours later…

Flashback:

I walked toward Ashton’s school, knowing to stay close considering the fact that he could be leaving at any given moment judging by the day being as short as it was. And judging by the long morning with Bianca, I knew that he would be out soon enough.

“You are more beautiful than my brother made you out to be,” a voice said from behind me. It was a man’s voice, a deep and raspy one. I didn’t turn around to face him, but judging by his scent, I knew that he was an Alpha blood, a rogue Alpha.

“Ah, you don’t turn around to look at strangers, do you?” He asked, walking toward me. His eyes met mine and I couldn’t help but notice how different he looked from his brother. His muscles were more prominent, and he was a lot stronger.

“Jacob Petrov, the bastard wolf of the Petrov family.” He said, making me suck in a harsh breath. “I take it that you already know who I am,”

“What the fucking hell do you want from me?” I asked, and he smiled.

“A little bad mouthed. Your temper does beat you, but then again, I knew to be careful. My brother has already given me a warning about how short your temper can be. It is me who chose not to believe him.” He said, and I scoffed. “What I am here for is simple. You and your ex have something that belongs to me, well, your husband does, but you made sure to stay out of it enough to be involved.”

“What the hell are you talking about?” I asked, and he smiled. His smile didn’t reach his eyes and the dark aura that emitted from him told me that he was aware that his presence wasn’t one that I found appealing to be around. Hell, I wanted to be anywhere but around him right now, but I knew to be calm. The idea of catching more attention than necessary was not something that I wanted.

“You know that my son lives in the D’Angelo Estate, and considering the fact that your ex husband had him and my woman, I figure that it is my turn to be taking something that belongs to him.” He said, making my eyes harden. “A son for a son, and a woman for another.”

“I am neither his woman and if you think of laying a finger on my son, I am going to…”

“Save you threats to someone who would be willing to listen to them. Trust me, little wolf, it is not me.” He said, angering me more than I already was. “My warning is simple, to both you and your ex. You either give me my son and woman or I will be sure to make him regret it.”

“You can face him, why are you choosing to face me?” I asked, and he smiled.

“You are not for me, but I am in need of an heir, and my brother finds you attractive. While he cannot do the job in getting you to like him, I figured that I would be doing things my way. You can either accept it or not, I did not really bother thinking of asking for your opinion.” He said, taking a step back. “I will see you around, Alaria. I believe that the two of us can have a very intriguing conversation later…

End of Flashback.

“Katherine is indeed the coward that none of us knew about, but if she is one thing, she is manipulative. She can do what she wants to get what she wants, and I do not doubt that she could be innocent of this ONE thing, but two different men have mentioned it.” I said, and Ezio nodded.

“Why didn’t you tell him? If you’re so sure about it, why didn’t you…?”

“If I have no proof in hand, he is going to think that I am playing a game because he kissed me. The issue isn’t him thinking that because he kissed me, it is because it could put Ashton in a difficult situation in the future. And the man is already worried as it is…”

“How do you know that it is her? A woman like her is not capable…”

“A dumb woman like her would be making such a move. Katerina would have made it thinking that it would keep her close to Enzo. She isn’t the smartest, but she can get the job done, and I am going to need to see about the damage that she managed to throw herself in.” He said, taking a sip of her scotch. “You are going to call for a meeting with Enzo, ensure that he is there for me to be able to speak to her.”

“You seem to be forgetting the fact that he has a beta following her shadow. The man doesn’t trust her enough to keep her in the hospital alone, and if he starts doubting…”

“I am going to need him to start doubting to begin with. I need her by my side, and seeing as the human couldn’t keep the children, she is going to have to be the womb to carry my child.” He said, and I frowned.

“Another one died, didn’t she?”

“She didn’t die, I killed her.” He said, making my eyes harden. “She knew the consequence of losing the pups; and seeing as she chose to take the risk, she paid the price. It was too bad though, I did fancy her. She was different from those who I knew before.”

“You are cold,”

“You learn how to be as cold, even colder, when you go through the number of things that I went through, brother.” He said, making my eyes harden. “Anyhow, you tend to what I told you to do. I am going to do my thing. You know your part, and be sure to keep father distracted. If he asks about me….

“I do not mention your name, you don’t need to worry. I am not a fool, nor do I want to lose what I am fighting to gain. He is already giving me a hard time as it is to begin with.” I said, and he scoffed.

“That is because you aren’t smart enough to get it your way, forcing him to respect you as you do. I don’t expect you to be anyway.” He said, shrugging his shoulders. He gulped the drink down, wincing before he shook his head at me. “You suck at choosing drinks.”

“You are the one who brought the scotch, brother. I am wine person, and the bars and costumers would disagree on your opinion,” I said, getting up from the couch. I closed the book that I was initially looking at, attempting to think about whether or not I would read it before he arrived. “Be sure not to get yourself in more trouble than we can handle. You know, the last time you did that, father almost had your head. And this time, I doubt that I am going to be able to save you from the mess that you might put yourself in. And I believe that if he finds out about your illegitimate son, things are going to get a lot more complicated than they already are.”

The man’s attitude dropped, and I could swear that I saw his smirk turn into a scowl before he rolled his eyes as he poured one more glass of scotch, this time, offering it to me.

“Your scotch sucks, you said it yourself, brother.” I said, tapping his shoulder twice. “I have things to do, and I do suggest that you busy yourself with things other than sex and losing children…”