Alpha Enzo novel Chapter 4

Alaria:

“Are you okay?” I asked, looking at my brother as I knew that this was harder for him than he was willing to admit.

Ezio smiled, and though I could tell that his smile did not reach his eyes; it wasn’t something that he was going to admit. The pain that he felt was not one that he wanted ME to see.

“I should be asking you,” he said, his eyes softening as he looked at me. He cupped my cheeks, and I took a deep breath as I put a hand on his own. He brought both of mine to his lips and gently kissed my knuckles, a manner that he often did when we were younger. “You came here for me and I know how much memories this place holds to you.”

“It is about time that he finds out about Ashton anyway. I can’t escape it no matter how much I want to, and considering the fact that my son is growing older, the last thing that I am going to want is for him to grow without at least meeting his father once. The man can decide later whether or not he wants to be in his son’s life, but I am not going to allow him to hurt him the way that…”

“As long as I am alive, no one is going to hurt you, sorella,” . Ezio said, smiling softly at me. I nodded and looked back at my mother who stood by the door, her eyes meeting mine for a second, and though she was quiet, I knew that she was more than a little angry with me. She had let it out more than once that she was against me not fighting against the divorce, and I didn’t need her to voice her hate out toward it now, years after it happened.

“She doesn’t need you to fend for her. She is neither part of the pack, nor is she part of this family. I do recall her claiming that she was more than willing to start her own way with a path that she chooses for herself. I doubt that it is going to be changing now.” She said, and I looked down at my feet, avoiding her sharp gaze. I was thankful for the fact that Ashton was in the garden, playing with two maids in the pack, getting to know how way around. The last thing that I wanted was for him to be hearing her say this.

“I was not going to fight for a man who not only cheated on me, but clearly had a child when the two of us were married or engaged. Whatever happened between him and his wife…”

“Shouldn’t have concerned you. You were his wife and could have secured both yourself and your child. But no, you chose to not only leave and never come to visit, but you chose to hide the man’s child, putting US in a difficult situation when it comes to facing facts that no one wants to deal with.” She said, glaring at me. Ezio let out a warning growl, and mom raised an amused eyebrow. “Is what I am saying not the truth?”

“Mother, enough. Now is not the time to be dealing with or talking about this.” He said, and she shook her head.