Alpha Loren

December 20th

Ella's Point of view:

I listened as Leo left the room, walked into his office and firmly slammed the door. 

I glared across to Connor. 

"This was meant to be the happiest time of my life and look what you have done," I snapped.

"I'm sorry-"

"You are not sorry. You wanted my mate dead and you still do. Don't even try to deny it."

"I'm sorry that he is your mate. He is a bad man, why can't you see that?"

"Because I love him, Connor!" I shouted. "He's my mate, the father of my child and I love him!"

"You don't love him. You feel the mate bond but you don't love him."

"I am happy with him. He treats me well, he-"

"He does not treat you well Ella," Connor interjected. "Listen to the way he orders you about like some kind of pet! I can hardly bear the thought of my sister spending the rest of her life with that man!"

At that point, Cato woke up and started screaming- drowning out all other sounds in the room....drowning out all other sounds...

An idea popped into my head- a solution to this mess. An incredibly stupid solution that probably wouldn't work but a solution all the same. 

I jumped to my feet and dragged a chair to the back door. I climbed up onto it and found the key from the door of the door frame.

"What are you doing?" Connor asked. "Are you insane?" he added as I unlocked the back door.

"I believe the expression is saving your bacon," I hissed as Cato continued to wail. There was no way Leo could hear anything but him. Not the click of the lock or Connor's voice or me desperately trying to undo the knots around his wrists.

"Ella no," Connor said sternly. "You don't have to put yourself in this position because of me."

"Do I have another choice? I refuse to watch my brother rot in a prison cell for the rest of his life," I replied tugging at the rope. "I will stall him while you get as far away from here as possible. Never come back. Understand?"

"This will never work," Connor replied. "Stop."

"It's worth a try," I said finally releasing his wrists.

He hugged me tightly before quickly hugging our Mom and then kissing Cato on the forehead.

"Go," she said a tear in her eye.

I nodded and watched as he fled out of the back door. In seconds he was just a faint shadow in the dense forest and then he had completely vanished. I relocked the door and returned the key to the door frame and the chair to the table like I was trying to pretend nothing happened. 

One little problem with that...it's fairly obvious that there was no longer a 6 ft man tied to one of the chairs.

I took Cato into my arms, who despite my mother's best efforts was still crying his eyes out and held him closely to me. I then sat beside my mother, held her hand tightly and gently rocked him until his cries slowly ceased. It wasn't until quiet returned to the room, five minutes later, that the door to Leo's office opened.

My heartbeat began to rise and so did my Mom's. I gently squeezed her hand and took a deep breath as we listened to his footsteps come into the room. 

His eyes immediately landed on the empty chair and then flushed with anger. Clenching his jaw and hardening his face, he turned to me with a cold deathly look in his eyes. Without a word he then marched to the back door and forced it open before racing into the forest.

"Oh God," I stated after Leo had disappeared into the forest at a much faster pace than Connor had, "Mom you should go," I said, "When he gets back he's going to be furious. I don't want you to see that."

"How can I just leave you?" she asked in shock.

"Because I can handle him alone," I said, "And it's best if everyone else is out of his way."

She was still reluctant.

"Mom, he will not hurt me," I told her taking her hand, "And when the anger passes, he'll understand

She nodded, "Call me tonight, okay dear?"

I nodded, "And I'll see you soon, right?"

She forced a smile, "We'll see."

After she'd left I just sat silently on the sofa with Cato still in my arms. 

I so nearly had everything.

a stable relationship,

of ten minutes,

against my mate and my Mom had seen the terrifying side

but at the same time, I prayed to the moon Goddesses that Leo wouldn't find him. I

just about to send me into a nervous breakdown when there was a pound on the

in my arms. For some reason, I had a bad feeling about the forceful knocker and I couldn't bear to leave him

door only an inch or two so that I could get a glimpse of the visitor. He was very tall with dark, thick hair

in a bored tone using his strength to forcibly open the door with one hand in a relatively lazy

is not here,"

then to Cato and then back to me before

I presume?" he said looking around the hallway like he was

are you?"

he replied bluntly. "My name is

replied

adorable...." he remarked before putting the photo back down before turning to me and crouching down to

"Perhaps you should come back later," I added, anxious

he asked a smirk forming on his lips in

and continued

any reason that you

that he was one of those twisted sadists who derived enjoyment from making others feel uncomfortable and/or frightened.

me a smirk accompanied with a glare felt as though he was looking straight

silence for a few moments as I watched Luciano take his jacket off and put it on the

offer your guest a drink or what?" he asked making his own way into the

yourself in," I said, "May as well

looked at me before stifling a laugh. He then narrowed his eyes like he was thinking and

being Leonardo's little bitch then?" he asked provokingly as

at least but with Cato in my arms, it felt wrong. I didn't feel that we were particularly safe alone in the house with this man and I didn't want to risk

"But it could be hours before he returns. I'll

that you are trying desperately to get rid of me makes me feel very unwanted and that is not a very nice way to make a guest feel now is it,

"Should I be?"

think you and I could get along very well," he

my favourite mug with snails and ladybirds on it. He smiled as he turned it in his hands before taking it out and heading over

you know Maximus Megestanis?" I

I set my eyes on him, I couldn't help but be reminded

obnoxious personalities similar but their appearances too. They had the same dark curly hair, black eyes, tanned skin and tall but muscular shape. Even

my second cousin. Why?" he replied filling

swallowed. He has got to be

"Max is my cousin."

curled up into a devious

at that," he said, looking me up and down, "We're family. Now

found my self-praying that Leo would walk

still left alone with this

thing in your arms too?"

then grimaced and went back to putting the kettle

went to elementary

mouth to say something but then the front

saw me and glared but his face soon turned into one of

man in the house,"

he questioned furrowing

Alpha," Luciano said in the

he was plucking grapes off the vine in his hand and throwing them

doing here, Luciano?" Leo hissed glaring at him.

to know each other whilst we waited for you to get home. I didn't want to leave her unattended. Anyone could have walked in," he said, his eyes flashing with thrill, "And did you

snapped still burning Luciano with his eyes. Not that Luciano was at

you

 "Ella, go upstairs," Leo

watched intensely. There was something off and disturbing about him. He made me feel incredibly uncomfortable but

come near to my Luna?"

That is the third time this

wouldn't trust you with a fucking woodlouse let alone my mate and newborn son! Why the hell were you here

replied calmly. "And besides, you told me to come and collect her brother, who was meant to

"You should have left."

threatened but what do you think I'm going to

away from my mate

I heard the slamming of the

Cato down in his crib as Leo came into the room. For a few moments,

or against each other, Ells?" Leo