And, shall we go on? Haha.
Dante: I watched as Alessandro carried Aurora in his arms, not allowing her to walk as they entered the living room. I got up from the couch and smiled when he put her down for me to carry. I couldn’t help but notice the makeup on her neck, a fresh coat, which meant that she either covered it before Alessandro came or that HE told her to cover it, meaning that he knew that we completed the mating. “Are you okay?” I asked, wrapping my arm around my mate who smiled, laying her head on my chest as she allowed me to hug her. She kissed my chest for a second, I smiled, leaning in to kiss the crown of her head, knowing that whatever conversation went on with her and Alessandro helped her, if a little. I pulled away from the kiss and looked at the man, silently thanking him, and he nodded. “I’m fine, but we’re going to need to talk” Aurora said, pulling away to look at me. I nodded, bending down to lift her, making her shake her head. She laid her head on my collarbone for a second, all
Aurora: I opened my eyes to Dante running his finger over my shoulder as his bare chest pressed against my covered back. I smiled, looking up at him, and smiling down at me, he leaned in and connected his lips with my cheek. His kiss was gentle, and pulling away, I couldn’t help the sigh of contentment that escaped my lips as I lay back on the pillow. “Good morning, princess” he whispered, laying back down to wrap his arms around me, pulling me to his chest. I closed my eyes, allowing myself to rest on his bicep for a second before remembering the bullet wound that he had on his chest. I moved from his arms, making him frown in confusion as I looked at him, studying his expression “your chest…” He looked down at the bandage for a second then at me before shaking his head and extending his arms toward me, pulling me to his chest “this is the first night we’ve had a peaceful sleep since we came here, and you’re worried about a simple wound?” “Dante…” “Shh, neonata” he whispered,
Dante: “Giovanni just left the house, Alpha” Leonardo said through the phone. I was driving toward the gala, and knowing that Nicolas might need a little help, I chose to delay going directly. Plus, we still had a few plans in our minds, and for them to be possible, we had a few preparations to make. “For a man who is hosting the gala, I am surprised by his behavior. Anyhow, that just shows how much self entitlement he can have” I said, shrugging my shoulders “let me know if there’s any update from Nicolas. I know that he might not be able to message or contact us for a while, but if you hear from him, just let me know” “Yes, boss” Leonardo said, hanging up, knowing that the conversation was over. “You have a very odd way of ending your conversations. You two do realize that, right?” Aurora stated, frowning at the phone for a second before shaking her head at me “you could at least say bye?” “The two of us are going to meet up in a bit, and we’ve gotten used to NOT saying goodbye
Aurora: It took everything, literally, every single thing, in me to stand still in front of Giovanni as he stared at Alessandro’s hand. His heart raced against his chest as fear filled his every vein, and that was the ONLY thing that kept me from snapping his neck in two, knowing that he was petrified of the man he kept locked for years. It was a few seconds later that he extended a shaky hand toward him, hesitantly shaking his hand. “I did not expect to see you here” he said, looking at Nicolas who stood beside me. I looked at him and gave him a quick nod of assurance. The man did the right thing, I couldn’t deny that. His mum was now safe at home, or wherever he chose to take her. “I am aware, but I did not want to leave you out of this surprise. You know, the two of us went way back and I didn’t think that it was right to not come and say hi first thing” he said, giving him a devious smile. Looking at Alessandro now, I could faintly remember my father who protected me from the
Dante: “Is your mom at home?” I asked, looking at Nicolas who nodded. “Yes, and so is Steven; therefore, I don’t…” “Aurora is not going home. I’m not as crazy as to send her to a man who has caused her so many nightmares on her own. But you are going to need to be very careful until we’re out of here” I said, stopping the man. Nicolas nodded in response, understanding what I meant. Giovanni has been glaring at him throughout the whole night, and if I didn’t know any better, I would have said that he was even plotting different methods of killing the man. However, for now, he knew not to do anything with Alessandro around, especially after his earlier threat. Alessandro was yet to say a word after Aurora left, and I knew that it was due to him being told away from her. The man has missed a lot in her life to simply accept that the child he was forced away from was now an independent woman; therefore, despite not liking his attitude, I couldn’t blame him for it, and if anything, I
Aurora: “What?” I heard Dante say, his voice raspy from sleep despite the sudden fear in it “he did what?” I opened my eyes to find him getting out of bed with his phone held in his hand, holding it to his ear. I frowned when I found that my phone was ringing as well. Checking the caller ID, and the time, it was a while past three in the morning, and the caller was Caspian. “Caspian…” “Aurora, we need Dante to come, and now” he said, my heart dropped to my stomach when I heard screaming around him. I got out of bed to find that Dante was already getting dressed. “Caspian, what the fuck is going on?” I asked, putting him on speaker, catching Dante’s attention. My mate’s eyes were fixed on the phone for a second, and rushing to my clothes, thankful for the fact that Angelina sent me a few shirts, pants, and a pair of shoes, as well as underwear, Dante’s orders when he had me coming to the hotel instead of going home. “The pack is being attacked. Giovanni sent his men…” Caspian
Dante: I closed the man’s mouth before digging the knife deep in his neck, turning it inside, making sure he felt every angle of the blade before shoving it toward the other end. I pulled it when I was sure that he was choking on his own blood, staring at him as his body hit the ground as he died. I knew, and could tell that there were more than just twenty-five men; however, I didn’t really care at this point. We were mostly following the directions Caspian gave us as they hid, waiting for me. The number of dead bodies made my chest ache, and the smell of burning flesh gave an irritating sensation; however, for now, I had no time to dwell over that. I had to make sure that those who were alive actually made it out alive. “We’re here” Aurora said, speaking into her phone. A door opened, it was one that was hidden under the grass, so people would actually walk over it and not notice them. The smell of burning flesh, blood, and fire hid their scents. Men and women walked out, and I
Alessandro:“Fuck…” I hissed, cleaning the cut that was on my left eyebrow. One of Giovanni’s dogs hit me with the back of his gun, failing to note that he could have easily shot me; however, he was dead before he could process.“Alessandro, where is my son?” Angelina asked, entering my room, not bothering to knock on the door, not that she needed to anyway. I was well aware that she’s been standing there for the past few minutes, debating on whether or not to enter the house.“Dante is at the hospital with Nicolas and Aurora…”“What?” She asked, stopping me. She walked to my side, her frown and racing heart told me that this was not going to be ending well. I knew that she was protective over her son, and finding out that he was shot was the last thing that she wanted to hear; especially since the man was yet to completely heal from his first shot.“He is fine, Angelina. They need to…”“How was he shot again, Alessandro? Didn’t Nicolas wake you to go and help them? How did he…?”“Ang