Alpha Loren

Chapter 34 Cuz

November 1st

The next morning I woke up in Leo's arms. He was just sitting up before he sauntered without a word into the bathroom.

A long steamy shower later, he returned drying his hair with a towel.

"I'll take you to help Lia pack," he said.

I nodded, "Thanks."

At 10am, Leo dropped me off before heading to the base to get some work done.

"Ella! We've been waiting for you so now we can start packing!" Allison said pulling me upstairs to Lia's room where all her sisters were. The Loren house was fairly big, enough room for nine kids and a couple of guest rooms, but Lia's room was basically in the attic and had a slopey ceiling.

"She's here!" Lia exclaimed. 

"So how long are you planning on staying?" Elena asked.

"2 weeks at most," Lia said. "But I want to take some things to leave there so I don't have to take it all again next time."

"And what time is Haden arriving?" Bella asked.

"In an hour and a half."

"Better get a hurry on then," Maria said.

"Okay Maria and Elena as oldest and most responsible I appointed you clothes duty. There's too much to take it all so only the nicest. Bella and Lisa you get essentials, that includes shower stuff, teeth stuff, hair stuff, sanitary stuff and a small amount of make up. Allison and Ella, you get entertainment, that includes a few books,  my phone and my charger which needs finding as I lost it in here somewhere last week. I am doing underwear and pyjamas," Lia said reading out a list.

"Okay," Lisa said and we all went to our appointed areas. Rather handily Lia's bookshelf was organised into three sections: 'books I am yet to read', 'mediocre books' and 'books I would absolutely read again'.  Allison and I picked out four, two from the would read again section and two from the am yet to read section.

"Lia? Where do you think you lost your charger?" I asked looking under her very low bed.

"Keep looking where you are, it could have slipped under there," she answered whilst taking a pair of panties out her drawer and putting them in her bag. 

"Lia, yes or no to this top?" Elena asked.

"Yes. You bought me it didn't you?" Lia answered.

"Just testing," Elena said with a smirk.

"Pomegranate and honey body wash or vanilla and raspberry?" Bella said from the bathroom.

"Vanilla and raspberry please!" Lia called back.

"And what about shampoo? L'oreal or pantene?" Lisa asked.

"The l'oreal one is empty!" Lia said.

"Okay."

"I found it!" Allison said pulling something out from down the side of Lia's bed. The bloody charger we had spent half an hour looking for. There was a mini applaud before everyone went back to what they were doing. 

"Ella?" Lia asked a few minutes later.

"Yes."

"Did Leo know what you were going to say to the pack yesterday during your speech?" 

I nodded and swallowed, "It was his idea," I lied.

"And he's really going to do it?"

I nodded again. 

There were a few glances exchanged between the sisters before everyone went silently back to their tasks.

An hour and 15 minutes after we started the packing was finally done.

"How long can it bloody take?" Mateo asked coming up into Lia's room.

"Go away Mateo darling, you're 'help' is not needed here," Allison said,

"I'm just letting you know that Haden's car just came onto the drive," Mateo said walking out the door surrendering.

"Oh crapperdy crap he's early!" Lia said.

"It's fine everything is ready," Bella said hugging her.

"Let's get this rather full suitcase downstairs," Elena said helping Maria pick it up. When we got downstairs Leo's car was also in the drive. The entire Loren family were now in the plus Allison of course.

I saw Antonio glance at me but I refused to look back and instead stood as far away from him as possible.

Leo came through the door first, shortly followed by Haden making a hallway of 14 people. 

"You're here for Lia I presume?" Leo said to Haden.

"Yes," Haden said. He sounded slightly nervous but then I think so would anyone, he had the stares of 5 protective brothers, 4 protective sisters, a mother, a father and 2 friends.

"When will you be bringing her back?" Rosa asked.

"Whenever she wishes," Haden responded.

"Correct answer," Antonio said in a cold tone.

"I'll take good care of her, you have my word," Haden said with a genuine trustworthy look. Leo nodded in satisfaction. 

"You better start saying your goodbyes Lia, it may take a while," Leo said looking around at the large volume of people. In turn, Lia hugged every one of her brothers and sisters (even Leo), then me and Allison, her Mom and her Dad. 

A few minutes later Lia and Haden had left.

"He better bring her back," Rosa said.

"Mom, he knows the consequences if he doesn't," Mateo said.

"Say in two weeks time she hasn't come back. How do we know if it was Lia's choice or not?" Rosa continued biting her nails.

"I have ways of contacting his pack Mom, you don't need to worry," Leo reassured. Rosa nodded a few tears in her eyes before Antonio pulled her into his arms. 

"Your 7th child will be perfectly fine," Antonio said quietly.

By lunchtime, I was back at Leo's house. Rosa had calmed down after a little bit and a reassuring text from Lia.

We sat eating lunch in silence. There was still an air of tension from the events of the previous nights and although he had cooled off considerably, I could tell from the occasional cold glance he gave me, he was still annoyed.

"I'm not here tonight," he said bluntly a few minutes later. "I have to go down to the southern territory."

I said with a nod. "Who gets

"Max."

head up in disbelief to look at his face.

"Leo-"

and he offered," Leo replied with a

and he stared straight back. A slight smirk crept

pissed off at me, isn't it?"

you?" he asked with a

him," I said

one of my trusted Megestanis and your cousin. The fact that you don't like him

last night but then I thought about what

risk it for a

at him before taking an angry bite

did?" he asked with a slight laugh. "It was great but

is so immature," I grumbled.

Max. Take this as an opportunity to sort it out," Leo replied. "Nothing more important than family,

he hates me," I hissed. "He fucking loathes my

then, the doorbell rang and Leo's face lit up,

cursed

cold voice say from downstairs once Leo

the top of the stairs, looking down at the

seemed able to tell had a devious

any response and

come down here,"

"Why?" I questioned.

any need for another reason?" he replied

best scowl I could compose. I then positioned myself next to

back tomorrow evening," he said

caught Max's cold glare along the way and gave Leo one

it and

stood there with a smirk on his face as the sound of

Ella. I'm surprised you didn't

didn't think there was anything worth telling him. You're mad that I helped our Aunt be with my Uncle.

far more to it

white to

one thing standing between you and a lot of pain right now and

to stand in the way I'm fine then," I said crossing my arms. "And guess what?"

"What?" Max said impatiently.

said that," I said childishly before running upstairs. I sat on the bed in Leo's room and a few moments later Max walked in. He looked at my eyes then down at my body and

moment that you are my cousin and all these thoughts flicker across my mind about what I would do to you if you were my

many different levels,"

what I came up here to say was, you aren't going to tell your little

stopping me?" I

might just accidentally kill someone," Max said walking

shit, Max. Who?"

He grinned.

I don't know...someone significant to you but not really to anyone else...Ohh! What about Connor? I'm sure Leonardo would be glad if

composed. I couldn't let him

do I have 4 dickhead cousins that I never knew about?"

what's it to be,

to leave Connor the fuck alone I

Max nodded.

knew you would comply," he said with wink. "See you in a

a book and half before

wandered down the stairs to the kitchen trying my best to ignore

Maddison was a lot of work but now that you so kindly got her off my plate, I'll have to find something

don't care,"

finding as many different ways to

Tobias are together now and even if I wanted to there is nothing I can do about it," I said getting

to

do you propose I

"If I told you it

a couple of moments in thought before he

taking another

family remember?" Max said in his

might as well not be, I have never met them and

know they hate you?"

why,"

they are all at the Megestanis

I said chucking my apple core in

my car," Max ordered as I left the

sir," I sung before continuing to

library, the lamp beside me illuminating the pages of my book

been allowing a slit of the light from the hallway in also turned black and when I looked out the large library window,

"Max?!" I called out.

tormenting begin," he replied his cold voice echoing through

fuck's sake,"

a

drawer of random shit that has everyone somewhere in their

slow and sort of menacing. In the darkness of the house, I couldn't help but shudder and as they got closer, I gave up hunting for the light and slipped out of the room

before long, I heard the distinct

Oh shit.

the rooms and tucked myself behind the curtain. His footsteps seemed to turn back and go into

when the eerie sound of 1950s jazz music began playing through Leo's old record player and phonograph that he kept in there. It

where he was and

onto the hallway, trying to make out any movement but my eyes

stood there completely still trying to pick up any kind of sound amongst the music but there was nothing. Wrapping my arms around myself, I took one more look around. If tormenting me was his plan, he was certainly

I crept on my tiptoes over the floorboards until I could reach my hand out to the brass

been too successful because less than a moment later, I felt somebody seize me around my waist. I gasped in shock as I felt my feet come off the ground and then a hard and muscular shoulder press into my stomach.  The music finally came to an end and I could hear Max's footsteps and breathing again.

I hissed. "How are

in the most sinister way,

me down,"

heading towards the front door. "We're

the fuck

he replied

passenger seat of his car. He then came around to the driver's

mate," I spat as he began

trend my mate

your first cousin once removed and secondly, she would be at least 24 years younger than

never know,"

be 41 when

babies at 41,"

"Gross," I said.

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