Alpha Enzo (and Alaria) novel Chapter 84

Katherine:

“How the fucking hell did Ezio get there?” Jacob snapped, breaking everything that was on my dresser.

I had to fight back the urge to jump and flinch, knowing that this was something that would end up making him grow more aggressive on me, even though he wasn’t aware that it was me who informed the Alpha.

Flashback:

“What are you doing, Katerina? If someone sees you…”

“I don’t want Damon to be the one to kill Enzo.” I said, stopping him. Our eyes met and he shook his head in question. “IF Enzo fights, he might end up killing Damon, and we are going to benefit a lot more from him being alive. I do not want him dead just yet, and Enzo getting an easy death is not something that I want. Plus, Alaria needs to fall back in love with him. If that happens…”

“It is already happening. I doubt that she ever stopped…”

“I do not care what she felt for him, what I do care about is how we are going to make use of it.” I said, stopping him. “They both have to suffer, and trust me when I say, I did not find myself being patient through all this time to lose everything to Damon. I want that power to be mine, and considering the fact that Ashton is as young as he is, you can claim him your heir. If he is your heir, and if he grows as Alonso’s ‘brother’. Both of them would be making our claims stronger as Alpha and an Alpha’s ex Luna. No one is going to look at Alaria, and you are not going to have those who question the reason why you have no born heir.”

“And do you believe that it is going to work? They know him as Alaria’s son…”

“That is something that you can easily lie about. To protect him from your mate, you know, no Luna would accept a bastard an a son, you were forced to hide him. Alaria was kind enough to raise him as her own. When she is dead, no one is going to know the truth, and Ashton can be told the lies that you want him knowing.” I said, keeping my eyes on Ezio. “For now, we are going to need to save Damon. We still need to get to Yaroslav, and unfortunately, he is the ONLY person who can truly reach him…”

End of Flashback.

“What you are doing, Jacob is not going to get neither one us anywhere. He is already doing what he can and what he wants. All you are doing is angering yourself…

“You know for fact that he has ruined and failed us…”

“We need him because there are things that we need him to do. Killing Enzo has crossed a line that we know that we shouldn’t have. Damon is not capable, and you always knew that.” I said, playing my game carefully. Praising Jacob over his brother was something that he always wanted, and giving him that boast was the one thing that he needed to hear right now. “Look at me, we are going to need to help him. He is going to wake up, and you are going to be lenient enough as not to kill him. If we can get a hold of Yaroslav’s whereabouts before that happens, then we are good. If not, then we have lost everything that we have been working for.”

I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. His eyes met mine and I nodded in assurance.

“You can use your femininity on another man.” He said, pushing me back. “The two of us know that you neither want anything from me, and frankly, nor do I want to look at you.”

“The two of us have been sharing a bed for a while. I doubt that it is the case, Jacob.” I said, choosing to play my words carefully. I knew to be careful not to step on the shards of perfume. The last thing that I wanted or needed was to end up bleeding. “How about I prepare a warm bath for the two of us? I can massage your back and help you ease your thoughts. You know, it is always good to think straight when you’re calm.”

“And you believe that I think…”

“I am your woman. The two of us have made our vows. Whether or not you are going to like it, it is something that we are not going to change. The moon has been our witness, and those who dare oppose to that will be suffering the consequences of their defiance.” I said, stopping him.

“You have your way with words, but you seem to forget that I am not Enzo D’Angelo.” He said, and I shook my head.

“I know for fact that you aren’t Enzo.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow, clearly curious about what I was going to say. “He doesn’t have the wits to understand who his enemy is. I know that you can read, smell, and catch sight of them a mile away. He can have them living under his own roof and he wouldn’t know.”

“A traitor like yourself would know, right?” He mocked, forcing me to take a deep breath. “Go and prepare the bath. A warm one, and a massage seem to be like a good idea. And be sure that you are quick.”

“Your wish is my command, Alpha.” I said, nodding at him as I walked toward the bathroom, knowing that I got what I wanted. Damon was going to be alive, at least until we got what we needed from him. Until then, I was going to have to deal with Jacob.

However, your turn is coming soon, Jacob. And if you think that Enzo had it hard with my scandals and games, then you haven’t seen anything…

Neither one of you has…

Mom looked at me as I walked toward Ashton, and lifting him in my arms, I knew to do as told.

“Where are you going?” Ezio asked, standing in front of me. I could see his anger and annoyance in his eyes, and I couldn’t help but find myself frowning in confusion.

“She and her son are going to the pack where they belong. The child is not supposed to be here in a hospital when his father is fighting for his life. And with an enemy on the loose, I doubt that you forgot how nature works, Alpha.” Leonardo said, choosing to be the one to respond.

“He is a lot safer within MY pack. Him going there when Enzo is here, when enemies are going to come…”

“He has me by his side,” I said, stopping Enzo. “And I doubt that I was ever known to neglect him and neglect what he needed when it came to his safety. I will not start doing so now.”

“Alaria, you are acting based on emotions. You haven’t been sleeping nor eating since the man entered this infirmary..”

“I know very well what I am saying, brother. And my decision in this is final. You chose to let me go when I needed you by my side, and you were the one who told me off when I needed to find you by my side.” I said, and the man frowned. “I doubt that you would expect me to be forgetting that, right?”

“That was in the past, and I think that I have proven to you, time and time, that I am going to be standing by your side….”

“You doing so when you know that I have gained my strength doesn’t make you a good brother to me, Ezio.” I said, stopping him. “It doesn’t mean that I am going to forget what you did to me, and…”

“And yet, you managed to forget what the man who insulted you, hurt you, kicked you out, divorced you, and forced you to come back to his house did, right?” He asked, and I shook my head. “Or is it the bullet that wiped all that from your memory?”

“I don’t forget those who harm me,” I said, glaring at him. “Just as I don’t forget those who stood by my side when I was in my weakest state. But just as Leonardo mentioned, I didn’t marry him to play house. I married him to be a wife, a Luna, and to carry a duty that I did not value.”

“Right now, I have my son to protect, and I am not going to fail this too. Whether or not you are going to choose to understand me depends on you.” I said, taking a step back as Ashton woke up. “I have more important things to do…”