Katherine:
“What do you mean that she left…?”
“She left, you heard, Katherine. Leonardo took her to the pack, and she left with him. If you are going to put…”
“I’ll handle things,” I said, hearing Jacob approach. The idea of him hearing of this wasn’t one that I wanted, and I knew for fact that I didn’t need him to know about this. “Thank you, Clarice,”
“Who were you talking to?” Jacob said, watching as I hung up.
“One of my spies.” I said, choosing to keep Ezio’s identity to myself. The man was neither going to approve of me speaking to him, nor was he going to understand my motives. Plus, after his brother was shot, I knew that I was going to have to be the support that he was going to ‘believe’ in. “Alaria chose to go to Enzo’s new Estate. It is clear that we scared her enough for her to want to hide her son, and…”
“If Enzo dies, she is going to be the Alpha until his heir is old enough.” He said, and I shook my head.
“Unless we take her place before that happens. Enzo wouldn’t be telling anyone that Alonso is not his son. He can’t risk that, not for now, and I can use that to our advantage.” I said, and Jacob raised an eyebrow. “If we put Alonso as heir, you can easily take place as Alpha. If that happens, then we got the one thing that Enzo…”
“Why didn’t you use that pretty brain of yours when you were at Enzo’s place? You would have ended up being the Alpha without him realizing it.”Visit J o bnib.c0m to read the complete sentences for free. If you are not reading this novel on Jo b nib.com, some paragraphs are incomplete. He said, and I shook my head as I wrapped my arms, knowing that the man was going to study my expression. And I didn’t want him to catch my lies in my eyes, he seemed to have the skill of doing so. But then again, what should I expect from a man of manipulation.
“I wouldn’t have wanted to become Alpha when I knew that you were around. Plus, you know that you gave me a task to do. I was supposed to follow it, right?” I asked, biting my bottom lip. He kept his eyes on mine before he wrapped his arms around my waist, raising me to sit on the dresser.
I wrapped my legs around his torso, pulling him to me, feeling his hardening cock against my clit. I wasn’t allowed to wear panties, and though I despised it, I knew to take advantage of it. It only gave him easier access, but it was enough to distract him.
“You’re learning fast, and that is something that I want to reward you for.” He said, taking my phone from my hand. I frowned in confusion, and he dialed the last number, Ezio’s, calling him. I raised an eyebrow, and it wasn’t until a woman answered, Ezio took the silent message, that he nodded.
“Hello, Luna.” The woman said. I didn’t know who she was, but I was thankful for Ezio at this point.
“Keep an eye on her when she arrives, Clarice. We are going to need to know everything that she does, and I want to know if anyone is by her side. You know, the last thing that we are going to need is for her to have allies.” I said, choosing to play the game carefully. Jacob looked at me as he put the phone down after hanging up, and I shook my head.
“You doubted me,” I said, and he pressed himself against me, kissing my neck gently as he leaned in.
“I would be careful with the woman who lived with a man for years, while managing to not only fool him enough to think that she was in love with him, but the fact that the boy that he raised was never his. It still amazes me how you managed to play those parts very well,” he whispered, his hot breath hitting my neck as he spoke. I had to force myself to stay quiet as I knew not to respond. A low moan escaped my lips, and for a moment, I pictured Enzo in his place. It was the one way my body got off anyway. The man who was in love with another woman was the one way that I managed to allow myself to be touched by Jacob.
“I told you, my loyalty was yours.” I said, fighting back my moan. His eyes met mine as he pulled away to look me in the eye. Enzo’s eyes were the one thing that I saw, and for the first time, I knew to speak the words that I couldn’t tell him. The words that he didn’t want to hear from me, especially not after his ex arrived. The bitch who ruined everything for me. “My heart, my body, and my soul belonged to you since day one. The love that I had for you was the one thing that kept me going, and I know that it is the only thing that would keep me standing in this world of darkness, treason, and pain.”
Jacob’s eyes were fixed on mine and I took his hand in mine as I would have Enzo. The revenge that I was going to make them live through, the pain that I swore to make them feel, was one that I’ve been feeling for years. But I might as well try to find my peace in another, at least, until I have killed him. I did not intend to share my power with anyone. But I knew to be patient.
“This beats for you,” I whispered, putting his hand on my chest while keeping my eyes on his. I lowered his hand down my body, making him feel it, knowing that it was a distraction to him. Earning his trust was going to be hard, but I didn’t expect it to be easy. It was a challenge, and the less he trusted me, the more he was distracted. It was something that I wanted. “And this body belongs to you. That is something that I never want you forget,”
I pulled him to me and leaned to his neck, gently sucking on it. “And I am going to be sure that I prove it to you. One way or the other, I promise you, I am going to prove it to you.”
Jacob pushed me away gently, and he did the first thing that I wanted him to do. The thing that showed me that I managed to throw in the first bait.
He kissed me…
Enzo:
I frowned when I opened my eyes to find myself in the hospital.
Alaria and Ashton were nowhere to be found, and the idea of something happening to them wasn’t one that I wanted to think of, and it wasn’t until I caught Leonardo’s scent that I was able to release a breath that I didn’t know that I was holding.
“They’re fine and in the pack.” He said, as if knowing that it was what was bothering me. “I had them sent there to ensure that both she and Ashton were safe. They didn’t want to leave, but having them stay here wasn’t going to be the best option when we knew that enemies were on the loose.”
“Katherine can approach them in the pack.” I said, and he shook his head.
“I was sure that neither she nor Alonso can approach the pack let alone enter.” He said, nodding in assurance. “A lot is going on, and riot after another is rising, and with the rogues growing stronger, we are going to need to be more careful.”
“The rogues are only growing stronger because…”
“Because they are allowed to since you and Alaria aren’t there. As I told her, I will tell you; the two of you forgot our duties when you married and chose to divorce..”
“I was the one who chose to let her go, Leonardo. She had nothing to do with it, and if anyone is to blame here; it is me. She deserves the world and I chose to break hers.” I said, and Leonardo took a deep breath.
“Then do your best to earn her back. Because the blood that the two of you carry, your son, and the loyalty that you chose to swear to one another is one that kept us all protected. Yes, things happen, but the two of you grew. Somehow, you might not be redeemed…”
“Are you my beta or my enemy?” I asked, and he smirked.
“I am your voice of reason because I saw the woman when you were on this bed, Enzo.” He said, making me frown in confusion. “She didn’t know that I was here, but the way she spoke to you told me that a lot in her has changed. She is hurt, Enzo, and you are the reason behind her pain, but she was more than willing to be there for you. She didn’t move, she didn’t eat, and didn’t sleep. She just waited for you to wake up. And I know that had I not sent her home that she would have stayed back. You don’t deserve it,”
“Thank you, Leonardo.”
“Earn her, Enzo. Fight for her, and win her. A bullet is not going to change anything of what you did, but it might be a start.” He said, looking at the door. “I sent Ezio and his mother to their house too.”
“How did he find out where we were? Don’t get me wrong, but the ambush and him suddenly being in the right spot at the right time. It just doesn’t make sense.” I said, and Leonardo shook his head.
“I don’t know. But seemed to be a little too aggressive for my liking. Something about him is different. Maybe I was reading too much between the lines, but I know to trust my gut sometimes, and my gut is telling me that something is terribly wrong. Though what it is, I am not sure.”
“Investigate on the subject.” I said, trying to sit up. Leonardo’s eyes widened, and he shook his head in question.
“What the fuck are you doing?” He asked, wanting to push me down.
“Call the nurses, I am going to go home. I can heal the rest of the process, whatever is left of it, within the pack, and within my pack members. They need to see their Alpha standing and those who think that they can go against us are going to need to know what it would mean for them to try and do so.” I said, and my beta’s eyes hardened.
“You are out of your mind,” he said, and I scoffed.
“I might be, but it is time for me to start making things right. And that is going to start with the woman who is in the house, clearly worried about both our son and the pack. Ashton is too young, and I am yet to announce that Alonso was never my son. The last thing that I am going to need is for Katerina to be playing dirty, and knowing her and Jacob, I fucking know that they are going to try and do so.” I said, and Leonardo nodded. “Call Viktor and tell him to raise the pack’s protection. Trouble is in the air, and with the approach of everything that we are going to deal with, we are going to need our allies.”
“And that means?” He asked, helping me sit up. I extended my hand to my shirt, putting it on. I took the IV needle out of my arm, and the heartbeat monitor, catching the nurses’ and doctor’s attention. The man looked at me for a moment, and he nodded in understanding, knowing that I was going to leave. He has his done his job and I was thankful for it. He knew that I could handle the rest.
“It means that those by our side are going to need to be called. And we are going to need to work closely with them. Only when we have managed to gather enough of them are we going to be able to put that fucker in his place. And I think that you know that the last thing that he is going to expect is to find himself against us. However, we are going to have one small problem.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow, trying to understand what I was going to refer to. “Damon, we killed him, and Yaroslav…”
“His body was never there.” Leonardo said, making me frown in confusion. “We searched everywhere, but we never found him.”
“Good,” I said, and he shook his head in question. “At least we know that our enemy will not try throwing us in a tough situation with Yarolsav. We’ll deal with them later, especially since it seems that the man has refused to react on his son’s treason. He might even be on their side. And at this point, I know to fucking trust no one.”
“For now, let’s head home. I think that it is time for us to start fixing the mess that’s been made…”