Alpha Loren

Chapter 97 My True Love Gave to Me

December 25th

On Christmas morning I woke up bright and early. Leo and I had spent the night in a spare room whilst Cato slept in ours so when he started screaming at 6 am I had to step out into the cold hallway.

"Sssh, Cato," I hushed. "Daddy is still asleep."

I spent the next fifteen minutes feeding him before he fell back to sleep and I lay him back in his crib.

Afterwards, I still hadn't heard a sound from Leo, who, since Cato had been born and the sleepless nights begun, no longer naturally woke at stupid O'clock in the morning. I made my way downstairs with the plan to make him breakfast and a caffeinated coffee to bring up to him in bed.

"You smell...fresh..." I heard a voice say as I walked into the kitchen.

"Jesus shit!" I cursed as the life vacated my body.

I turned to face the uninvited intruder. Luciano.

"That's right. Happy birthday Jesus Christ," he said with a plastic smile, "God bless and shit."

I was still catching my breath and had no chance to reply before he just kept talking.

"The aroma of Leonardo on you is remarkably strong. Let me guess...you had-"

"Why are you here, Luciano?" I interjected.

"To wish you both a Merry Christmas. Duh," he said standing up. "Cup of tea?"

Despite the fact that I was occupying a very small area in the grand scheme of the kitchen, Luciano felt the need to walk incredibly close to me- as if he was being deliberately intimidating.

"Leonardo really ought to get into the habit of locking your back door by the way. Anyone could get in..."

I looked over to the back door. My boots lay sprawled on the step still damp with snow and beside them, the once glorious fire had died into a pile of smouldering ash.

"Where is Leonardo anyway?" Luciano asked from where he stood filling the kettle.

"Upstairs."

"Is he asleep?"

I opened my mouth but Luciano interrupted me before I had the chance to say anything.

"Yes, otherwise he would have been down here the second he heard my voice," he said answering his own question. "So be a lamb and go and get him for me."

I scowled at him.

"Or would you prefer some more quality bonding time with your second cousin?"

At that point, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Like waking the dead this morning, Leonardo. Exciting night?" Luciano asked as an exhausted, messy-haired, shirtless Leo staggered into the kitchen.

"Are you fucking kidding me, Luciano?" Leo groaned gesturing for me to move closer to him. "On Christmas day?"

I shuffled towards Leo and he resting his arm on my shoulder.

"And a very merry Christmas to you too," Luciano replied with a smug look as he watched me intensely.

"To what do I owe the pleasure?" Leo groaned.

"I thought I'd come and make you your morning tea," he said, "To spread the festive cheer."

"You've never spread cheer in your life," Leo hissed, "Why the fuck aren't you in the Southern territory with Connor Jones?"

"That's the thing... Connor Jones isn't in the Southern territory either."

"You let him escape?" Leo growled.

"To cut a long story short."

Leo clenched his jaw before mumbling 'for fuck's sake' under his breath.

"Search the territory," he ordered, "If he isn't on it, then let him go. I was going to exile him tomorrow anyway and we already have the names."

"You are going to make us search the entire territory on Christmas day?"

Leo shot Luciano a glare.

"Maybe you should have considered that before you let him escape," he said, "Stop wasting time, leave me and my Luna alone and get it done."

"Chill, Leonardo," Luciano said as he reached for the mug cupboard, "He's probably already half frozen to death in the snow anyway. He'll be dead soon."

"All the more reason to get looking for him."

Luciano let out a short laugh before looking up to Leo inquisitively, "But wouldn't it just be so handy if he were to die on his own accord?"

His eyes then cast down to me, where he smiled in pure sadistic amusement.

"We all know how much you want him dead. The only thing stopping you is her never forgiving you. So if it wasn't strictly your fault well...how convenient."

Leo had

I end up punching you for

replied before

Leo cursed once the door was

watched as Leo locked the back

why you're friends with him

Every time I was arrested as a teenager, he was there. Every time I was suspended from high school, he was involved. Every time I took something I probably shouldn't have taken,

nothing but trouble

want him as far from you and Cato as possible. I know him well and consequently, I don't trust him. Especially now he has this

out at the snow,

walking to the

"I wouldn't dream of hurting

"Apart from that

we not talk about

getting up to go to the plug socket and flip the

with the Christmas lights Leo and I had

from the forest and displayed in the corner of the room. It was so tall that even Leo

star on the

you scared of

"No...why?" I asked.

and lifted me up onto his shoulders before he picked

had an iron grip on my legs as I sat on his shoulder's but I was nine feet off the ground and the way the chair wobbled slightly whenever he moved wasn't

head, which I had been clutching for stability, to

smile once I was back on

we peeled countless potatoes, carrots and parsnips after getting the turkey prepared and in

we were hosting the entire Loren family plus Luca so

moment but they loved and protected each other fiercely and I couldn't have asked for

worse than the singing but still got laughs because he's well...Luca. Rosa had brought an apple and cinnamon pie which smelt simply divine and the

got to 4 o clock, it was time for gift giving. I had gone Christmas shopping with Allison earlier in the week and had managed to find a little something for every member of the

for: some jewellery, a nice candle, a book to feed Lisa's serial reading habit, a cactus for Bella to add to

But Leo?

someone get a rich 23-year-old Alpha with few

crawling the shops and finding nothing meaningful and special, I

could bring myself to spend what little spare money I had on. So I persuaded Allison to drive me back to my old house where she sat on my old bed and watched as I meticulously drew, painting and detailed a

Leo asked in awe after he had removed the paper. "You never told

been keeping it a secret," I replied kissing him on

"I love it."

and the roots were thick and strong enough to sit on. Surrounding it

added as he kissed me gently. "Thank

I replied

have made my gift for you look terrible," he said handing me a

removed the lid to see multiple little separately wrapped things

it to find

Leonardo 10/10/15

Cato 12/19/15

we add to

you," I said as he put on my

me

I asked excitement

better not be a sex tape," Mateo

I've ever heard you sing in the shower," he added. "So that you

to me singing in the shower?" I questioned not sure whether to

the whole forest listens,"

I grimaced, "Oh God."

was a new pair of INSANELY fluffy

well, Leo," I said

rest of the little gifts until I got to the last one

sessions of fun-filled yoga for Mommy, Daddy and their brand new little one," I read out loud.

not only does Katerine do a pregnancy couples yoga class but a newborn one too," Leo said with a strained

"Thank you! Thank you for all of this!"

I in the house. It was

mulled wine anyone?" Marco announced from the kitchen as he withdrew a bottle from

all

sloppily poured the glasses before attempting

going easy on the alcohol. I was only

I first tasted the spiced warmth. "Thank you,

he sloshed half his glass onto a white pillow

fuck's sake," Leo

said jumping around hysterically with the red-stained pillow.

all over the place, his panic about the fairly minor spillage likely to

down to Carlos who was in great danger of being knocked by Carlos and dropping his

me take the pillow from

to soak it in the sink,

burnt warm but

perfect time for

asked, looking to

complained, "I watched

suddenly shut his mouth and

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