Alpha Loren

"Leo please," I begged after we had finally got out of the castle through some back tunnel route and. We'd walked through the forest for a bit and then reached a single truck where Max had been waiting for us. He lifted me onto the passenger seat of then truck and crouched down to my level. "You can save him. I know that he tried to kill you but you tried to kill my Dad."

"How do you know about that?" he asked his eyes flickering with shock.

I suddenly had the impulse to slap him. So I did. Right across the cheek.

"He's alive," I said. "Why didn't you tell me what you did?"

He looked at me with a guilty expression with a strange underlying anger.

"Because I didn't know he was still alive until Max came back to the pack and by then it didn't seem right."

"So you would have let me go through life without knowing that my father was still alive? And if you hadn't fucking failed, I would have lived my entire life oblivious to the fact that the one I love the most killed my father," I said tears now streaming.

"Because it was long before we met and I knew it would upset you. There was nothing I could do to change it so why would I?" he replied. "I'm sorry."

"You're an ass, Leonardo," I spat. 

"What can I do about it now?"

I thought for a moment before nodding. He had a point. Back then, my Dad was nothing more significant than the countless other troublesome rebels Leo had disposed of. But he still knew for four years that he was alive and didn't tell me. 

Before I could point this out to him, he spoke, "I will do what I can to help your brother but my first priority is to win this war."

"Thank you," I said putting my hand on the cheek I had slapped.

"But if he's a little shit, I may change my mind," he added in a lighter tone.

I smiled and kissed him on the lips before he stood up and got something out of his pocket.

me the Praesidium Deae Astra. "I have to go. Be safe and

before hugging him so

and thank you. For coming to help me," I whispered in his ear.

you too," he replied hugging me back before Max reappeared from the side of the truck and I had to let go of

Max muttered

know about

did,"

a prick," I stated.

can see, since our last adventure, nothing

Alpha told me that if I told you, he'd fry me in

I said with

to see you last night. That's not how you should thank

you for

mocking smile as he began to close the truck door. "I'm supposed to be driving you

that I was fully in the truck and held my middle finger up to him as he closed the door. In response,

smaller as we drove. The

worrying," Max said breaking the

help but be worried about my mate. Imagine if it was

daughter of an Alpha and naturally Max, being the obnoxious piece of shit that he is, had a hard time earning his trust.

your mate, somebody would have done it

I smiled.

suppose you're right," I

"As always."

to realise how tired I really was. Max had finally shut up and the battle noises were getting fainter. That was until a tremendous roar radiated to the truck. It must have been heard a mile away but it was nowhere near powerful enough to be Leo's. I sat up straight and pricked

was Connor," I stated. "I know it. Stop the car."