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? EMERALD POV?
âHave you heard about werewolves?â Xavier asked and I pretended to be in shock as he explained what the pack and the werewolf realm was all about.
âIs that why you fought with that man?â I asked and he sighed.
âThey have the habit of comparing me to my late father, and it hurts anytime someone does that he said as I sighed.
âI canât proudly say my father was a good man Rachel, he made a lot of mistakes in his life time and hurt a lot of people. I am not proud of the man my father was, neither do I want to end up like him. It just hurts that people think my dad did a better job as the pack Alpha than me, an it hurts do f uckin muchâ he said and I watched him silently.
âYou canât force people to like you XAVIER, you earn itâ I said and he held my hands in
his
âYou think I havenât tried to make them like me?â he asked softly. One thing I have noticed is his ability to be vunerable in my presence, the more time we spend together, the more I notice him putting his trust on me.
âJust be you, you donât need to stress yourself if they donât like you. After all, it is not easy to please peopleâ I said and he smiled.
âSee why I call you my joyâ he said romantically and I laughed.
âMany of them share the same opinion with my father, he used to think am too weak and lenient towards the pack members. That is one of the reasons why the Elders donât really think I can ng lucrative for the packâ he said and I k*ssed his forehead.
do
âDonât be too hard on yourself and donât think too much about it, you hurt yourself tonight donât let that happen next timeâ I said and he k*ssed my forehead as we made
way towards the bathroom I sighed in annoyance. Things did not go as planned, Gabriel and I need to meet up again if we want things to be done quickly.
his
âBaby get me a towelâ I heard his voice from inside the bathroom and a frown appeared
face as I made my way towards the door to get him the towel.
on my
I need to hasten up with my plans, even if it means bringing people to destroy the pack. Destroying the pack would not be easy, considering the fact that it id one of the most powerful packs in the werewolf realm. That night as Xavier and I lay down on the bed, locked up in each otherâs arms I could not get any sleep.
The next morning I left for the office to get some work done,I was still in my office
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when Dad walked in.
âWe need to talkâ he said and I gestured for him to seat down
âRachelâ¦.â he trailed as his eyes moved over to my face, trying to see the way I would
react.
âGo ahead father, am listeningâ I said and he sighed softly.
âFirst of all I wanna sincerely apologise for the way you walked in on Penny and I the other time. You did not deserve any of that considering the fact that you have developed trust issues after what happened with Xavier, we should have been sensible enough to come out clean, for that I sincerely apologiseâ he said and I stared at him as my heart ached.
âPenelope is my best friend and you are my father, the relationship makes me feel sick already dad. But then I canât stop the both of you from genuine happiness, if you both. make each other happy then it is my duty to support youâ I said and he smiled.
Thank you sweetheartâ he said and I smiled.
âHow are you? and the kidsâ he asked in concern.
I stopped typing in my laptop as I stared at dad calmly.
âI am fine, I have never been more fine father. It gladdens my heart to see him in so much painâ I said and he raised his eyebrows.
âFor a moment I thought you forgot everything Xavier put you through. You became so clingy that I got scaredâ Dad said while staring at me.
âYou have no reasons to worry about me, I still have my head in the game and it is not leaving anytime soonâ I said and dad chuckled.
âWhat do you intend to do about your sonâs?â Dad asked in concern.
âNothing, Damien will get over it fast because up until now he doesnât know Xavier is his biological father. I am more concerned about Derrick who has lived with his father since birth. What if my son gets to hate me after finding out about what I did for revengeâ I said and dad sighed.
âHee will be hurt at first, but with time he will get used to itâ dad said and I smirked.
We talked about random things for a while and the knock on the door interrupted our conversation and Gabriel Fernandez walked in..
âFernandezâ Father said as they shook hands professionally.
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âSorry am lateâ he said as he sat down on the empty chair at the front of my desk.
âYou wanted to talk about invading Xavierâs packâ he asked smiling.
âInvading? I donât like the sound of thatâ Dad said and I sighed.
âI canât keep up with the love game anymore father, Gabriel thinks it is best if we link up with other people whom Carlos has hurt and bring the pack to the groundâ I said and dad turned to Gabriel.
âYou of all people should know we canât just rise up and start looking for enemies. The red blood pack is a powerful pack for goodness sake, it will take the best of soldiers to bring them downâ dad said and I turned to Gabriel.
âWhat do you think Fernandez ?â I asked and he smirked.
âI am with the opinion that we go ahead with our plans Rachel, time waits for no one, the more we wait the more the pack growsâ he said and that seem to make more sense.
Gabriel was right, the more we wait the more powerful they become.
? XAVIER POV?
âXavierâ Lina said excitedly as I made my way into her chambers.
âYou did not knock Alpha XAVIER, what if I was n*kedâ she said teasingly.
âI apologise for badging without noticeâ I said and she smiled.
âAnything for you Alpha, you of all people should know I easily forgive when it comes to youâ she said as she tried to run her fingers on my arms.
âStop it Linaâ I said and took two steps away from her.
âWhy do you act like we are not married Alpha Xavier ? it hurts me, it breaks my heart each time you choose Rachel over me. You have no idea what that woman is capable of she said and I sighed.
âShe ruined our marriage !â she said angrily.
âI wonât really call this a relationship even before Rachel came into the picture, we were toxic and definitely not meant for each other. We could not do anything without fight like our lives depended on it. We couldnât even have S*x like a normal coupleâ¦â I trailed.
âAnd that is because you couldnât get over your Ex fiance, the same woman that killed
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your father!â she bursted angrily.
âStop it Lina that is enoughâ I said and she wiped the tears that rolled out of her eyes.
âFor five yearsâ¦.Five good years I waited patiently for you to get over Emerald Right when I thought we were understanding each other, Rachel came into the pictureâ she said why cleaning the tears that stream down her eyes.
âWe have never been compatible and I told you before I married you that I just needed a Luna to the pack, we are nothing serious and you know it. I am sorry if at some point I made you feelâ¦â I said.
âBad? You always had complains when I went on luxirous trips, I never got the chance to live my dream lifeâ she said and I stared at her in disbelief.
âLina you spend money on luxirous trips and beauty products You neglected the pack and which even resulted to abusing my son physically. I donât want to be a part of this anymoreâ I said and dropped the divorce papers on the table.
âI knew this is when you tell me you are no longer interested. You think Rachel can handle this pack the way I do?â she asked mockingly
âDo you even love Rachel or you are with her because she reminds you of Emeraldâ she asked and that hit me.
âThat is non of your business, I will be asking my lawyer to pick the divorce papers once itâs signedâ I said and tried to leave her room.
âI will not sign thenâ she said with finality in her tone.
âLinaâ¦â I trailed.
âI will not sign these papers, Alpha I cannot loose youâ she said and our eves met
for brief second before I looked away.
âI will rather die than see Rachel laugh lastâ she said and for some reason I knew Lina meant what she just said.
âLina, you must sign those papers or we would take it the hard wayâ I said and she stared at me without a single word
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