Alpha Enzo (and Alaria) novel Chapter 76

Enzo:

“Enzo…”

“Take Ashton to the car and wait for me, Alaria.” I said, stopping Alaria from saying a word.

I looked at her over my shoulder, and though I knew that she would have argued, I was thankful that she didn’t. Her eyes were fixed on Jacob, the man that I knew who was more than willing to do what it took to break everything that I was doing my best to build and fix.

She walked away, and I could hear Ashton being by her side. I looked at Jacob, watching as the man chuckled, clearly mocking me. It was something that I expected of him, I had to admit that much, but the idea of him being around my son and his mother was not something that I was going to allow him to do.

“You have the nerve to be playing this game, don’t you?” I asked, and he scoffed.

“I doubt that you would expect otherwise, would you?” He asked, raising an eyebrow at me. “They say that it is an eye for an eye, and sometimes, it is a son for a son. You took mine into your home, raised him as your own, I believe that I should be making amends by taking your son?”

“I believe that it was you who sent your son, though I don’t know of your motives; something inside me tells me that it is not all pure.” I said, raising an eyebrow at the man. His eyes met mine and the man’s eyes hardened, showing off his true colors.

“I was wondering when you were going to realize that the boy wasn’t yours. But then again, I must admit, Katherine was smart enough to play you throughout this whole time. Whether it was faking her pregnancy or playing with the idea of Alonso being yours, but then again, I am curious, how is it that an Alpha like yourself could have easily been fooled by a woman?” He asked, keeping his eyes on mine.

I frowned at the man, and he smiled. His eyes were colder than they were, and I could tell that he was scared of what was to come. The man was trying to play me, and he knew how to trigger me.

“You are going to be paying for every word that you’re saying, do you know that?” I asked, and he rolled his eyes.

“You know, when I rip your tongue out of your mouth, I am going to be sure that you know what your limits are.” I said, and he smirked.

“You are going to understand what it is for you to be playing with fire, Enzo. You have done so, time and time, but I never did set the limit for you not to cross. This time, I am going to be sure that you know…”

“Damon is going to be suffering the consequences of your actions when your father hears of this, I do hope that you would be willing to watch him suffer them. I am more than curious how it is going to happen, actually.” I said, and he frowned. “I doubt that you are going to think that he is going to legitimize you, do you?”

“One word from you…”

“A bastard will father bastards. He would throw them in the hands of other men and women to raise, believing that they would bring them power. What I am curious about, how are you going to manage things from here? You know, I am going to be your enemy. My allies too, how are you going to handle that as a situation against you?” I asked, and he let out a low growl, momentarily forgetting that he was around humans.

I looked at the man and shook my head at him, keeping in mind that the man was a rogue. The man was cold, and he was one who was an outcast, I knew that he followed no rules. It was something that I knew was risky. Dealing with him, even talking to him in public, in front of places where children and normal pedestrians were was something that could end up being fatal.

“You are going to pay for what you just said, Enzo.”

“I would like to see you try. But then again, I am more than curious about how you are going to explain things to the man who you want…”

“I want nothing from any of you.” He said, stopping me. I smirked and nodded, knowing that the man was going to play his game more fiercely now. He was going to be sure to make sure that mass destruction starts, and that is something that I knew and understood.

“You clearly do,” I said, and he scoffed.

“You would be dying before you get a word out of me, and I am going to be sure that the I am the hell that you will meet in the…”

“What are you going to do? I am curious, I have to admit. Are you going to be like your woman? Would you try burning the house with your own son inside?” I asked, and his eyes hardened. I took a step toward him, and his eyes met mine as his gaze hardened. “I am going to be sure that you pay for what you did to Alonso. And if you think that I am going to allow you to take my boy from me, then you are going to be drowned alive, in the depth of the ocean before that happens.”

“You…”

“Whether or not he is my son by blood, I have raised as my own and I am not going to allow a coward like yourself to claim what belongs to me. Even if it means killing you and his mother in the process….”

“You damn…”

“I will see you around, Jacob.” I said, stopping him. “Though I doubt that the next time it happens, we are going to be as peaceful as we were…”

Alaria:

“You know that you are directing your anger at the wrong person, right? I understand your anger, but I am not the one who is playing with fire, nor am I the one who has put you or Ashton in this situation.” He said, and I raised an eyebrow.

“Had I not been here with him, I doubt that we would have been thrown in it, would we?” I asked, and Enzo’s eyes widened. I looked away from him and pinched the bridge of my nose. “I know that this is not something that you want, Enzo, but right now, the two of us know that he is going to use…”

“You can leave if you want,” he said, stopping me. I frowned in confusion at his statement, and he looked me in the eye. “You heard me; if you think that coming here, me meeting my son, and you…”

“The two of us know that this option is no longer applicable. While yes, I do not like the fact that things are going as they are. The last thing that I am going to do is deprive you from your son.” I said, taking his hand in mine. I squeezed it gently, reminding myself that despite my anger, I had to be human with him. The man was enough pain as it was when it concerned Alonso.

“I was never considerate about how you felt when it comes to…”

“I am not cold hearted, Enzo.” I said, stopping him.

“And you think that I am?” He asked, and I smiled.

“Don’t you?” I asked, watching as he looked down at his feet.

“The two of us had a stable marriage before I ruined it. The idea of seeing you in front of me right now, dealing with you, even speaking to you.”

“The two of us have gone through what we had to. We are who we are because of it.” I said, and he took a deep breath.

“There is something that I am going to need to ask you before we go further with things.” He said, and I frowned in confusion.

“What’s going on?” I asked. He looked back at Ashton for a moment then at me.

“Would you be willing to raise Alonso by Ashton’s side?” He asked, taking me off guard. “Blood related or not, I am not going to leave him to monsters like them. And I am going to be more than thankful if you would be willing to be the mother that I know he needs in this world…