Chapter 79 – The ChoiceAlejandro’s POVThe moment I walked out of the dungeon, I heard my wolf’s voice loud and clear in my head.“You should have told him. He doesn’t know Giovanni is alive. He has a right to know.”I clenched my jaw, shutting him out, but the thought wouldn’t leave me. I had seen it in Nikolas’s eyes. He truly believed Giovanni had died in that fire.I went back to Frances’s house, Lucian and Deniro were already waiting, maps spread out on the table, but the second they saw my face, they straightened.Lucian frowned. “What happened? You look like hell.”I leaned on the table, with both of my hands flat against it. “Nikolas doesn’t know Giovanni is alive.”Everyone was silent. Deniro raised his brows up. “What do you mean he doesn’t know?”“I gave him a hint,” I said, in a low voice. “And he broke down. He thought Giovanni died as a child. He buried him in his head, the same way he buried his Luna. He really didn’t know his son survived.”Lucian took a deep breath i
Chapter 78 – The Prisoner’s TruthAlejandro’s POVThe dungeon smelled of wet stone and rusted metal. The walls were filled with moisture and mold. And the flames from the torches were dim and barely lit the very narrow path as I walked down to where Alpha Nikolas was kept. The guards stood straighter when they saw me and quickly bowed their heads, but I didn’t bother looking at them. My eyes stayed on the cell at the end of the hall.Alpha Nikolas.He was chained, and his wrists were red, sore and bleeding from the tight iron around them. His shirt was torn, and he had sweat and dirt sticking on his skin. There was a piece of hard, rotten bread on the floor, tossed there like he was some stray dog. He sat as though he had a hunch back, but even in chains, Alpha Nikolas didn’t look broken.. He raised up his face, when I stepped closer.Something burned deep inside me. I wasn’t angry with him, but I was angry at the way he was treated. He wasn’t some thief or rogue. He was an Alpha who
Chapter 77 - On the RunAlejandro’s POVThe phone almost slipped from my hand.“What did you just say?” My voice came out low and sharp.The guard stammered on the other end, I could sense his fear from the way he hesitated and was breathless while reporting this news to me. “Alpha… Marco escaped. The chains didn’t hold him. He broke free before we could lock him inside the Hollow Dungeon. He killed two guards and injured Alpha Rossi, then he vanished into the forest.”My blood boiled instantly. I slammed my fist onto the desk by my bedside, cracking the wood.“Do you fools even realize what this means?!” I roared.There was no response from the guard, only the guard’s shaky breathing.I forced my breathing to calm, though I was still very angry. “Listen carefully. I don’t care what it takes. I want every tracker, every scout, every hunter out there. Find him. Now. If Marco reaches the borders, we are all finished.”“Yes, Alpha!” the guard squeaked.“And one more thing,” I snapped bef
Chapter 76 - Marco’s Escape Marco’s POV The heavy steel doors of the prison van slammed shut with a loud bang. The sound echoed in my ears as two guards pushed me violently.“Move it, traitor,” one of them growled, shoving me onto the hard bench.I fell hard on the hard bench inside the van, gnashing my teeth. The smell of iron, sweat, and wolfbane filled the air. This wasn’t just a ride to prison. This was a ride to hell.I smirked, even with the chains biting into my wrists. “Careful, mutt. Very soon you will regret laying your filthy hands on me.”The second guard sneered, dragging the chains tighter. “Save your threats for the dungeon. Once Alpha Alejandro decrees your fate, you won’t be smiling and threatening anyone anymore, but begging for help.”I leaned back against the cold wall, my eyes glinting. “Oh, I’ll be smiling. You’ll see.” My chains rattled, scraping across the metal floor. My wrists and ankles were bound so tight I could feel the pain of the silver burning into
Chapter 75 - The hidden sonAlejandro’s POV“Alpha Nikolas… he’s Giovanni’s father.”I froze. The words from Crystal hit me like a gunshot. For a few seconds, I didn’t even breathe.“What the hell are you saying, Crystal?” I almost screamed, my voice higher than I intended.She didn’t back down, rather she firmly repeated herself. “I am saying Giovanni is Nikolas’s son. He recognized him right away on the news and he is sure that Alpha Nikolas is his father.”I rubbed my forehead, walking to and fro, in the hall outside the boardroom. This couldn’t be real. If Giovanni was truly Nikolas’s son… then everything we thought we knew was about to change.“Crystal, please I want to talk to Giovanni, is he there with you?” I asked.“Yes he is. Hold on so I can give it to him.” Crystal responded. There was some shuffling before his voice came through. “Alejandro.”“Tell me exactly what you saw,” I demanded.“I saw someone who's elderly, he wore a black hoodie. At first I didn't recognise him
Chapter 74 – The Truth Comes OutAlejandro’s POVThe boardroom erupted in chaos the moment Marco said that.“What is he talking about?” one director yelled.“Murder?!” another said in shock.Some of the women on the board covered their mouths in shock. The entire room turned into chaos.Frances grabbed our father’s arm. “Father… say something! Tell me it’s not true. Please!”Marco pointed straight at my father, his face red with anger. “Don’t you dare sit there and act innocent, Rossi. Tell them what you did! Tell them how you burned my house down and killed my pregnant mother and younger brother. Tell them how you almost killed me and my father too!”“Lies!” my father roared, but even his voice sounded shaky. “All lies!”Marco spun to face the man beside him. “Father! Won't you say anything? Please show them. Show them what this devil did to us.”Alpha Nikolas slowly stepped forward. He didn’t rush, he didn’t shout. His movements alone drew the room’s attention. Everyone went quiet a