Alpha Enzo novel Chapter 3

Enzo:

“What do you mean ‘she’s here’?” I asked, glaring at my beta, Matias.

“She was seen with her brother earlier. He called her to come. With Alpha Mario dead, he is going to take his place. Ezio wanted her by his side, and you know the traditions.” He said, looking down at his feet.

“I want her as far away from Katherine during the ceremony. I understand that it would be her brother, but the last thing that we are going to need is for the two of them to be arguing.” I said, and Matias nodded.

“Can we not bring her with us? You know, with all due respect with my statement, but Alaria can choose to stay quiet. It is Luna…”

I let out a warning growl, reminding him that despite knowing that he was right, she was the pack Luna. He nodded in understanding, and I looked out the window where Katherine was greeting Alonso, our son, who just got home from school. He ran toward her, and she smiled, wrapping her arms around him, pulling him in for a hug.

“You just do your part and keep them from arguing. I’ll do mine with my mate.” I said, and he nodded. I watched as he took a step back, walking out of the office, leaving me to my thoughts. My heart raced for a second, and a heavy feeling settled in my chest.

I tapped the desk twice, knowing that this was going to be harder than just putting up rules. But then again, I knew that nothing went as easily as we wanted them to go. Not anymore anyway.

I raised an eyebrow as I heard the footsteps of both Katherine, my current wife, and son as they both walked toward the office. It was something that I never liked, her to enter my office, but I knew that she took advantage of bringing Alonso from school to me, and I was never one to reject my son from coming when he wanted to.

“Come on, let’s go and see daddy. Then we can freshen up before supper, how about it?” I heard her ask.

“But mama, you promised me that we can play in the garden for a while.” He said, and though she knew better than to show it in her tone, I knew that she was annoyed. I could hear it in her racing heartbeat and her heaving breaths.

I got up from my chair and walked toward the door, opening it. Her eyes met mine, surprised, and I shook my head at her, silently letting her know to tone things down.

“You can go and play in the garden. Then we freshen up before supper. But you need to promise me to tend to your studies before bed. You know that I don’t want your grades to drop.” I said, getting down on my knee in front of him. My son’s eyes lit up, and I smiled cupping his cheeks before kissing his forehead.