Alpha Enzo (and Alaria) novel Chapter 72

Enzo:

“We have a lot to do, and right now, the last thing we are going to worry about is the house. I want the pack members reassembled. Take them to the old Estate until things are settled and I want no delays.” I said, looking at Leonardo who nodded.

Today, it was my gamma, Alessandro, who was in the hospital with Katherine and Alonso. I needed Leonardo by my side today, and Viktor had his own responsibilities here in the office.

“Leonardo, I want all the meeting papers in my office. I know that there are plenty and there is a lot that we have to take care of. You can tell the girls to bring over what they did for the week, I want to know who they saw in the clubs and if the rumors that are going around are true.” I said, and he nodded.

“Do you believe that he is here?” Leonardo asked, referring to Jacob. I nodded, looking around the men and women who were taking care of their duties in the office. Some were reading through emails, other typing, and many organizing things around. The accountant nodded at me, and I looked away from him as I proceeded to my office.

There were so many things that I was going to have to take care of, and I knew that I had missed a lot with the fire and the two days which I have been away.

“The man is deceitful and would be more than willing to play a darker game than he can afford. His father may not want him around, but if he does want to come, he will, whether or not his father likes it, the man is going to come to the city. The one issue that we might have is him middling around with things that we don’t want him to associate in, and that is something that I know he is going to do.” I said, and Leonardo nodded in understanding, knowing that I was right. His father was going to try and stop him from doing so, that was, if he knew to begin with.

“Find out if the rumors are true. The fucker is a drunken bastard who likes to screw girls, he is bound to be around one of the clubs. He might even want to send a message.” I said, and Leonardo nodded. It would be a lot worse if he wanted to do so, but right now, I knew to expect anything.

My eyes caught sight of Viktor who was standing in front of my office. His eyes met mine and he nodded. I returned the nod and the two of us walked inside.

He was quiet for a moment, clearly debating, most likely hesitant about what he was going to tell me, and I didn’t need to be smart to know that it had something to do with the footage that I asked for, especially after seeing the USB in his hand. Though I knew what I needed to know, I needed to see it. I wasn’t going to accuse Katherine without valid proof, and I wasn’t going to give her a chance to think of denying it if she could. I didn’t want to deal with that.

“I got the footage that you asked for, Alpha. But you need to know that it is not something that you are going to like.” Viktor said, and I looked at the man and scoffed.

“I don’t expect it to be something that I like, Viktor.” I said, looking at the man. The paternity test was still on my desk, and though I knew to open it, I wanted to be alone to do so. “Just put the USB here, I’ll take care of watching it.”

He nodded and I watched as he walked out before I plugged the thing to my laptop just as I opened the folder. My heart raced against my chest at the sight of Katherine throwing oil, she was picking it up from beside Alaria’s room. Her eyes scanned her surrounding, little did she know that Jade was watching her.

Her eyes were fixed on Alonso’s room for a moment, and I watched as she lit a cigarette. Her eyes held a determination in them that I have never seen before, and I didn’t need to watch the rest of it to know what happened. The pack ran, and the footage was all caught, she was the first to leave the house. The pack Luna was the first person to leave the house when it was on fire. It was something that was never heard of, and was certainly something that was never seen before.

“You really did outdo yourself on this one, Katerina.” I muttered to myself, looking down at the file to have my heart dropping.

I looked away for a moment, ignoring the pain that I felt in my chest before I got up from my desk, throwing the file on top of it. My heart raced, and I had to remind myself that I was in the office as not to growl, knowing that it would be catching the attention of humans.

The pain that I felt was one that I never expected to feel, and the betrayal was one that I never would have pictured going through, not like this, not from her, not in this topic.

“Boss?” Viktor said, entering the office, feeling his Alpha’s anger. His wolf was alert, and I glared at the man for a moment, not knowing what to do.

“We are going to the hospital.” I said, picking up the file, my laptop, and the USB.

“Enzo, what’s going on?” Viktor asked, seeing the anger in my eyes. His eyes studied my expression, and I could tell that he was surprised, trying to understand what was going on and what he was going to do. “What did you just…?”

“Alonso is not mine,” I said, taking a step back. “And Katherine is going to fucking pay for her lies…

Alaria:

“What are you going to do?” Ezio asked, breaking my train of thoughts as I stood in the garden.

“I am going to take my son after dinner and leave, Ezio. I know that you want me to decide against it, but you know very well that I will not. There are things that I need to take care of, and as you might know, we have a mother who clearly doesn’t want me to be around her.” I said, looking at my brother who shook his head.

“Alaria, you know that this is your brother’s pack…”

“It wasn’t the case when you were sending me to Enzo, brother.” I said, stopping him. He looked down at his feet, and I smiled, taking his hand in mine. “Don’t worry, I am going to manage myself and my son. You just take care of yourself and mama. Be sure that the two of you stay out of trouble, and don’t get into too many arguments with her. She is tired as it is, and you don’t want to exhaust yourselves with the number of things that can go around.”

“But with how things are going, are you sure that it is safe for you and Ashton? The man came to you and threatened…”

“You are going to play with everything that you want to play with, my little one.” I said, and he smiled. His eyes met mine and I kissed my son’s cheek as sat inside the cab. The man looked at me, and I nodded, handing him the address that I wanted him to go to.

“And the twins, mama? Are they going to be my brothers too?” He asked, making my eyes soften.

“Brothers or sisters, yes.” I said, ignoring the pang that I felt in my chest as the heavy feeling that I had settled in. The idea of me not hearing the children’s heartbeat was not one that I could ignore, and though they claimed that they heard it through an ultrasound, I knew that as wolves, we should be able to hear their presence. The fact that we couldn’t didn’t settle as easy to me. “They are going to be your siblings too, and you are going to be an older brother. A brother who is going to protect his siblings, one who is going to fight to be stronger with them, and who is going to teach them how to be who they are, what they are, and how to value the blood that they carry.”

“Are they going to be strong like me?” He asked, and I smiled.

“That depends, do you want to teach them how to be strong? Or do you want to be stronger?” I asked, and he looked up at the ceiling for a moment, thinking, making me smile.

“If they are boys, I want to teach them to be stronger, but if they are girls, I want to be stronger.” He said, and I raised an eyebrow.

“Don’t you want your sisters to be strong?” I asked, and he shook his head.

“I want them to be strong, but I want to be stronger.” He said, and I smiled. “I want to protect them when I am stronger. Just like I will protect you when I am big and strong.”

I smiled and hugged him tightly, kissing his forehead as I did. He looked up at me, making my heart swell as the cab driver stopped the car in front of the tower.

I handed the man a fifty dollar bill, smiling at him as he looked at me through the rear mirror. “Keep the change, thank you so much, sir.”

“You are raising yourself a fine young man, ma’am.” He said, speaking for the first time. He was an old man, his eyes meeting mine and I smiled as my eyes softened. “Always protect your mama, young boy. You are her man and she is going to be your queen and your guide. Do not forget that.”

“Yes, sir!” Ashton said, making my eyes softened. The two of us walked out of the cab and I put a hand on my son’s head, gently ruffling his hair before entering the building.

“Now, how about we have our peaceful night together?” I asked, smiling at my little one. “I do believe that we… Enzo?”