Alpha Loren novel Chapter 76

November 27th

Later in the day, Leo took me to his parent's house so that he could go to the base to straighten things out with Blair, who still stricken with grief was struggling to understand why what happened happened and why he knew nothing about it. Blair was loyal to his Alpha but Leo still had a lot of explaining and admitting his mistakes to do. 

"I need to speak to you in Dad's office Mateo," Leo said to his eldest brother, the only one in the house when we arrived.

"Sure," Mateo said nodding before smiling at me.

I sat on the sofa and tried my hardest not to listen to their conversation. You'd think a house of werewolves would invest in soundproof doors for their office, wouldn't you?

"A girl was killed by a rogue this morning," Leo said sincerely.

"Who?"

"Amber Valintinetti," Leo answered.

"Your Beta's sister? Why?" Mateo questioned.

Leo sighed, "There is a lot of shit going on with the rogues out there. Until the war, we hadn't had much trouble with them for months. But now we're at our weakest, they've come back in full force. More than full force."

"And what's that got to do with Amber?" Mateo asked.

"There was a plot to murder my Luna," Leo said, "A thought out, well-organised plot. It could easily have worked if I didn't find out that Amber had recently found her mate, a rogue. He dragged her into it and threatened her into luring Ella away from me. She failed and he killed her."

There was silence for a few moments, "So...you knew?"

"I fucked up," Leo admitted, "And now I need to go to the base to clear up the shit. Watch Ella, if anything happens to her, I will probably kill you and when I get back, you should go and check on Allison. I know you two are...close."

I then heard his footsteps heading for the office door. The office door opened and Leo left the house after gently kissing me on the forehead.

"Something tells me he wasn't joking when he said he'd kill me," Mateo said, in the lightest tone possible considering the conversation he'd just had.

"I have the same feeling I replied."

"Why did you just say 'I replied'?" Mateo asked.

"I don't know."

It wasn't until eight hours later when Leo finally picked me up. We ate dinner with the rest of Leo's brothers, Bella, Lisa, Antonio and Rosa before going home. I was exhausted and desperately craved my bed. 

"Can you stop pacing?" I questioned as I sat on the mattress with my favourite fluffy socks.

He didn't seem to acknowledge me and continued to pace.

"Leo!" 

"What?" he asked in a frustrated tone.

"Sit down for God's sake. It's late," I replied.

He then kicked off his shoes, took off his shirt and jeans and lay on the bed, resting his head on my stomach as I ran my fingers through his thick hair. He sighed before kissing my stomach and breathing in my scent.

"I can't believe she is dead," I said.

"It sounds harsh but she didn't have much to look forward to with that man for a mate."

"Is Blair alright?" I asked.

"As good as you can be when your sister has just died," he replied. "I explained everything but he needs a few days to think it over."

"He's not alone, is he? I'd hate to imagine him on his own right now."

"He's with his parents," Leo reassured. 

He then shuffled further up the bed to my face where he kissed me gently on the lips.

"It's been a hellish day," he said.

"I betrayed your trust," I said.

"Because you didn't tell me you planned to go to the mall with Amber too?" he asked.

I nodded.

"I knew all along," he said wrapping his arm around me, "I just wanted to see what you'd do."

"You were testing me?" I asked.

He shrugged, "I guess. Why did you do it?"

I swallowed, "I can't just blindly follow what you say. If you had told me your reasons, I never would have gone against it."

"Why not?" he asked.

I took a deep breath. I should probably just tell him what's been in the back of my mind all week.

"It's just not me," I said, "This week has been nice and peaceful but I can't help but feel uneasy. I feel like I'm not being my self. You said I'd get used to and be happy but I've tried. And I don't know if you're right."

He rolled over to face me and ran the back of his finger along my cheek.

"Are you happy with us like this?" I asked, "Genuinely?"

"Not if you aren't," he replied, "I love you too much for that."

I smiled, "Is that empathy I see, Leonardo?"

He grinned, "So what do you propose?" he asked.

"No more secrets," I said, "I'm your Luna, I'm supposed to support you. But how am I even supposed to try to do that if you never tell me anything? So just talk to me. Let me help. You never know, we might make a good team."

"Us? A team?" he asked, almost laughing. "We don't agree on anything."

"But sometimes it's good to get a different opinion," I said, "And it's not like you have to listen to me. I can't make you do anything and you are still Alpha and make the final decision but even if we disagree, at least I will understand what you are thinking."

He nodded.

"Plus, you made a mistake today," I added, "But had you told me, there's a chance we could have avoided it."

He sighed, "You're right."

"I know," I said with a grin.

"So an Alpha, Luna duo, huh?" he said.

I nodded.

"The rules: I'm still in charge and don't you dare tell my Dad. He might go into cardiac arrest."

I laughed and moved his hand from my cheek to my lips before kissing it.

"Deal."

A genuine smile appeared on his lips before he leant forward and kissed my lips. When he pulled away, I felt the most comfortable I ever had in his presence.

I looked into the beauty of his eyes, a mellow sensation overcoming my body. We held our eye contact for a few seconds before he leant back in and kissed me again, this time deeper and for longer.

He slowly rolled me on top of him, placing both hands on my hips as our bodies pressed together.

But then before things got any further the doorbell rang.

He groaned, "What now?"

He then rolled back off me and sat up.

"Who would be here at this time?" I asked.

After smelling the air, he narrowed his eyes.

"Lia..." he said standing up and grabbing a pair of shorts from the chair. "Something tells me this day is about to get worse."

He put on the shorts so he wasn't quite so naked before I followed him out into the hall and down the stairs before waiting at the bottom of the stairs for him to answer the door.

"Leo..." a sobbing Lia whispered. "I have to tell you something..."

"What?" Leo asked.

She mumbled for a few seconds before bursting into more tears.

"Lia, tell me what's wrong," Leo ordered.

"I'm pregnant!" she cried and every single muscle in Leo's body tensed.

"Pregnant?" Leo questioned coldly and Lia nodded in confirmation. "It's Haden's?"

She nodded again.

"Oh Lia," I said going forward to hug her. 

She sobbed into my shoulder as Leo just watched silently.

The second I moved away from the hug to wipe the tears off her cheeks, Leo grabbed her hand and hauled her into the house, slammed the door and pulled her through into the kitchen.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't murder that fucking bastard right now!" he roared after forcing her down into one of the kitchen chairs.

"Leo, calm down," I said placing my hand on his bare shoulder.

"When did it happen?!"