Chapter 57
Diego’s POV
I can’t help the tiniest grin appearing on my face, thanks to Rose. Having her in my life makes me complete.
Since we started dating, it’s been all about getting to know each other more. Last night, I spent time telling Rose about my pack and she listened, interested in knowing us better.
“Wow, that’s some strange pack. So you guys don’t have an alpha? Rather a female?” She had asked and I smiled as I nodded.
“No, Rose. It’s the ancient pack law. Our ancestors complied with it. That’s because the founding family of our pack is the direct descendant of the goddess.” I stated.
The shocked horror look on her face had made me laugh. Then I was in the kitchen whipping a beacon for her. Aria had gone to bed by then, leaving only Rose and I.
“I hope I’m not…kinda scaring you, hmm?” I had asked with a lift of my brow.
“No. Of course not.” She had responded to my delight.
“Great because I don’t want to scare you with details.”
“So you mean to tell me your pack is not as developed as this one we’re in?”
I had shaken my head at her question and looking at her I saw the wheels turning. She was imagining what our pack would look like.
“You might want to come over someday.” I had told her to which she nodded.
“Is there some kinda special thing about these alpha females that had ruled your pack?” She had asked as she stuffed her beacon into her waiting mouth.
Settling on the stool in the kitchen Island, I recount some of the traits the enchanters of our pack had.
“They have powers; it could give life or kill. Some ancient books revealed they could
future!
According to old tales of the sorcerer of our pack, seeing the vision is our way of identifying a new enchanter; one that could lead the pack.
In the descendants family, only one female can be the enchanter and whoever manages to see her vision, will
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the leader.
I don’t know how truer this is but whenever a new enchanter sees her vision the whole pack will be swept in a moment of pain.
Tales had it that the vision comes at night and as the enchanter is seeing her future…the pack members will be in pain.
That’s why…it’s called a night of pain.
Of course, I don’t intend on revealing this to Rose to avoid scaring her.
I continued telling the traits the enchanters possess. “Some of them can read minds. But the trait has been possessed by only one person since our pack’s existence.”
And that’s the last enchanter we had. The woman who the pack sorcerer believed had children outside.
Our last alpha female is said to have mated with two different alphas even though she was married to our last pack’s beta.
She never loved the beta and so she found a man she loved outside our pack.
Rumors had it, that the man broke her heart and she fled. She met someone else again but the same thing happened.
That’s how she had left her children outside. Their identities were never revealed. We’re yet to find out if any of
those children of hers will be the enchanter.
And there’s usually one way to find out–through a night of pain.
We dread that in our pack but it’s usually the beginning of us having our leader.
The fact is that I want the Double Moon pack to have a leader but having that meant I’ll have to marry the
enchanter, wherever she’d be.
That also meant, I’d separate ways with Rose.
The string of thought had nudged me to hold her hands in mine last night as I naked my soul to her.
Rose, I know I’ve said this a hundred times plus now. But I’ll still say it. I love you more than words can
describe.”
My words had given her a momentary pause. An indescribable look had filtered through her face.
Emergency calls only a
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She didn’t return my words of love. She only stared. I didn’t expect her to. I’ll only be showing her and revealing to her how much I feel through my words.
This…this ripple of emotion I feel for Rose is strange. It’s like the string of fate is dragging me toward her, tilting me in every direction she goes.
I love her. I want her.
Unbidden, I stood up, tilted closer, and pressed a chaste kiss to her lips.
I watched her the rest of the night when she finished eating and went to bed.
Now, she’s sitting an inch away from me, bobbing her head to the music streaming through the car.
Sometimes she hums the lyrics along. It makes me happy.
“Oh, classical music? Never told me about that.”
so you did ove
She chirps a response. “I do. But my love for it started after our first taco night. You know, me and my friends.”
it!
I nod at her words, sharing in her morning bliss. The car prowls through the street coming alive with people going about their daily activities.
I’m just driving Rose to the hospital before I head over to my company.
Stretching my eyes into the sidewalks, I see a shack filled with customers waiting to grab their cup of coffee.
Turning to Rose, lask. “Want some coffee?”
She mulls over it for a minute and then nods. “That’d be fine.”
Taking the hint, I park the car on the curb and make my way out.
adjust my shirt and pants as I skid towards the shack, queuing up like others.
When it gets to my turn, I order two cups of coffee coated with whipped cream and a swizzle straw. Then I hurry back through the road, crossing to meet Rose.
In the car, she thanked me as I hand her the cup.
Hmm…smells nice.” She hums, dragging gentle sips from the straw.
Emerger
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We dive back into the road while the car gets clouded by some
ome moment of quiet.
When the thoughts occur to me, I clear my throat and ask.
“Why do you want Aria to stay with…Tessa?”
Rose takes a quick pause at the sound of my voice. Her face paled slightly and I saw a fleeting look of dread filter through her.
Like a master in masking feelings, Rose covered the emotions she felt now with a smile.
“I feel it’ll help her. And me too. You know my work consumes most of my time, Preventing me from spending time with her. So, I want her to live there. For noe”
That’s a lie but coming so seamlessly from her lips, someone will assume it’s the truth.
I don’t argue anyway, as long as Aria is in safe hands.
“If you say so.” That is all I say.
No matter what Rose does to make me feel she doesn’t have secrets, her body language already tells me.
what are
Rose’s secrets? I think to myself.
In record time, the hospital’s facade rears up and I move closer and shut the engine.
“Thanks, Diego.” She sputters but all I feel is the urge to pull her into my arms, hug her, and steal a quick kiss.
I don’t the last part though but I pulled her in and hugged her.
Rose gets out of the car and I watch her make her way into the hospital with an elegant gait.
I restart my engine, I turn my face away, wanting to drive out but my eyes instantly wander around until it lands on Lilly.
She has her front to my direction but her head is whipped backwards as she converses with the man she’s sittin
with on a bleacher.
Taking in the man’s backside, I realize too quickly he’s the one from before.
The one that I saw her with back at the pub.
Emergency calls only
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I shut my engine instantly and fly outta my car the moment I see the man grabbing Lilly’s hand like a vise.
Icross the crowded road, running toward their direction…
Getting there, I grab the man by his shirt forcefully. He whimpers and I hear Lilly gasp.
With brute force, I whirl the man around and…
My breath catches in my throat as I stare at that…familiar face..
TBC.
SEND GIFT
