His Shock

MARCO

My jaw dropped when I saw Gianna. She was a beautiful female on a normal day, but now she seemed to glow even more? How was that possible? I thought she was being held by rogues. 

She was holding hands with the Alpha of Blood moon pack, one of my biggest rivals. How dare she touch another male in my presence? Helena gasped beside me and that was when I knew she had also seen her sister. It had been weeks since the rogue kidnapping had happened. 

“What is she doing here? I thought she was dead!” Helena screeched in that annoying voice of hers and caught the attention of several people. 

Gianna turned towards our direction, but made no indication that she had seen me. She had a calm expression on her face and refused to acknowledge my existence. That made me see red. Did she forget that she was my mate?

I ran in her direction before I composed myself enough to slow down and walk gently. When I reached her, she didn’t even look bothered. She didn’t care that I just caught her in the arms of another male.

“So you’re okay and you didn’t care to inform me?” I asked as I clenched my fists, while trying to hold back my anger.

I didn’t want to cause a scene in front of so many people that were in attendance at the event. Instead of being remorseful, her calm expression changed to one of irritation.

“You made it quite clear that you do not want me in your life. You rejected me, remember? And you left me for dead.” 

“That’s not what happened.” I chuckled and tried to touch her, but she stepped back, and stared at my hand like I was carrying a contagious disease.

“That is exactly what happened. I was in danger, and I called you for help. Instead, you rejected me. You didn’t even wait to make sure I’m safe first. You left my fate in the hands of rogues, and now you want to pretend like you care?” She scoffed.

“I tried to look for you, Gianna. After the call, I realised that I was a bit harsh and tried to call back, but got no response. I also tried to get Helena to locate where they held the both of you, but she had no idea because she had been blindfolded while leaving in order to conceal the rogue’s location.” I tried to plead with her, but she just shook her head, and turned away from me.

“Sister! Oh, I’m so happy you’re alive.” Helena said as she joined us.

She moved close to Gianna, and tried to hug her, but Gianna held up her hand.

“Don’t you dare come close to me. I guess it’s true that birds of a feather flock together. The two of you are proof of that. If you truly cared about me, Helena, you would have pleaded with your parents to save me. But you were happy to leave me behind, and didn’t even look back once.”

“Oh come on. Don’t overreact. What happened was not my fault. And it’s because of this nasty attitude of yours, that’s why no one loves you. Your mate even rejected you.” Helena said and began to laugh.

Why was she trying to antagonise Gianna even more? Though the situation was a bit confusing. Why was Helena released so quickly and Gianna was left behind? The whole situation with the rogues was a bit suspicious, but I didn’t have the time to dwell on it. It was time for the gala, which was a vital part of this gathering.

Music began to play, and Alpha Vincenzo turned towards Gianna before I could speak.

“My darling, Gianna, as the host Alpha, the first dance belongs to me. So, would you do me the honour of being my partner?” He asked her with a charming smile.

I expected Gianna to turn him down. We may have our issues, but she was still mine. Instead, she smiled back at him, and took his hand. We all watched in silence as they both danced under the spotlight. Gianna was the main focus. Her gown glittered, her smile was bright, and a lot of males were in awe of her beauty.

“Who is the beautiful female dancing with Alpha Vincenzo?”

“She looks so ethereal.”

“I wonder why the Alpha hasn’t formally introduced her to the rest of us. Maybe he wants to keep her to himself.

Almost everyone present was curious about Gianna’s identity, and that made her the centre of attention.

Helena’s face was red with jealousy, and she tried to be the center of attention by forcing me to dance with her. But I only agreed to dance with her so I could get close to Gianna. I couldn’t take my eyes off Gianna throughout the dance, so as soon as she moved to the bar with the Blood moon pack Alpha, I stopped dancing with Helena.

“Why won’t you take your eyes off her? I’m more beautiful than she is.” Helena whined, and when she saw that I still wasn’t paying her attention, she marched towards Gianna.

“You thief!”

Everyone in the vicinity turned towards Helena because of her loud voice.

“The last time we went on a picnic, you stole my expensive diamond necklace. Did you really think I wouldn’t find out about it?” 

“What on Earth are you talking about, Helena?” Gianna asked with a bored expression.

She lived with Helena for years, so by now, she was already used to Helena’s theatrics.

“Don’t bother trying to deny it, you tramp! You sold it, and that’s how you got money to give yourself a makeover. All of this just to get close to Alpha Vincenzo. How shameless! How else would you possibly have gotten an invite to such a prestigious gathering?”

As soon as Helena finished speaking, people began whispering. Gossip always spreads like wildfire.

“Did she really do that?”

“It might be true. I’ve never seen her at any of the previous meetings.”

“Who is she? Alpha Vincenzo never formally introduced her.”

“She must truly be shameless if she actually stole in order to gain access to this event.”

Helena smirked as she saw that her accusations were being accepted by the crowd