Alpha Loren novel Chapter 56

November 11th

"Come on then. Spill," Leo said after about 5 minutes of driving.

"Well, we were at a house party two weeks before I met you. We'd been going out for like gives months already but obviously we hadn't slept together. He ended up getting pretty drunk and aggressive to one of my brother's friends so I took him upstairs to cool off. I was going to go and make him apologise but he just kissed me," I explained before taking a pause to breath.

"I don't like the idea of someone else kissing you," Leo said his grip tightening on the steering wheel.

"You are going to have some serious issues with the next bit then," I said. "After a few minutes-"

"You made out with him?" Leo asked. 

"Says the man who didn't even save his virginity for his mate," I snapped. "Anyway, I said I wanted to go back downstairs. He didn't want to and started kissing my neck," I continued and Leo tensed again. "Are you sure you want me to tell you?"

"Carry on," he ordered.

"I kept saying no but he wanted to have sex and the fact that I didn't, didn't seem to bother him," I continued, "I gave him a fair chance to stop before I used my werewolf strength but he didn't and I believe that had I have been human, he would have raped me."

"It's a good job you didn't tell me this before I met him," Leo said his voice and angry, "And this is why I'm protective over you, Ella. Men can not be trusted."

"Not every man is bad Leo," I replied.

"But the problem is you can't tell the good ones from the bad ones until you get to know them," he said.

"I knew you were a bad one before I got to know you," I answered quietly.

"I can honestly say I have never raped anyone," Leo said defensively.

"Oh well in that case, we'll all just forget how you still have huge prison containing with unnamed babies who are orphaned because of you," I said.

"Fine by me," Leo replied. "And I hate how you had a boyfriend. Why?"

"Why not?" I asked. 

"Because why would you be with someone when you know one day you'll find your mate?" 

"I didn't know when that day would be. It could have been in twenty years time for all I knew," I replied. "And you can hardly talk. You've slept with more girls than you can count."

"Okay, sure," he said. "I slept around but I never had a girlfriend and I was never 'in love'."

"I wasn't in love with Cameron," I replied. 

"That's not what he said earlier..."

"We thought we were but we weren't. I was naive and didn't even know what love is," I said. 

He still didn't seem satisfied.

"But now...you do?" he asked.

"You know I love you, Leonardo," I said, "I just intensely dislike you at the same time."

He smiled, "I can assure you the feeling is mutual."

On the way back from the mall, we went via Leo's parent's house. Only Antonio, Mateo, Marco and Carlos were there.

"How did things go with Haden and Lia yesterday?" Leo asked Mateo.

"Nothing drastic happened. He kept touching her, but she was stronger than him thanks to all that wolfsbane," Mateo said. "She wants to leave with him before the end of the month though."

"Her 18th is on December 12th. Make it clear to her that she isn't leaving before then," Leo said.

"I'll pass the message on when she gets home," Mateo said.

"Leonardo, can I have a word with you in my office?" Antonio said coming into the kitchen.

"Sure," Leo said before following his Dad out into the hallway and into the office by the front door.

"What's he done?" Mateo whispered to me.

"What do you mean 'what's he done'?" I asked.

"He just got Leonardoed. He's definitely done something," Marco explained.

"You don't just get full named for no reason," Carlos added.

"It's one of the most fundamental signs of being in trouble," Lenny said.

I looked at the three of them and they shrugged.

"But Leo can do what he wants. He is the Alpha after all," I replied.

"How about we just listen and I guess we'll find out?" Mateo said and we all nodded in agreement before falling silent.

"You freed a hundred infants from your camp for what reason?" Antonio said a hint of anger in his tone. 

Leo remained silent.

"First rule of having a Luna: don't let her control you," Antonio said. "You have broken both of those rules today."

"Firstly, she made a promise to the pack and I had to go through with it," Leo replied. "Did you somehow manage to miss the leaflets?"

"The second rule of having a Luna: don't let make and distribute fucking propaganda," Antonio continued.

Leo said nothing.

"The third rule of having a Luna: don't let her weaken you."