Alpha Loren

October 11th

Rosa made coffee and we enjoyed it with Leo's family. Antonio had spoken briefly to Leo in his office, due to Leo's crazy loud siblings I couldn't hear what they were talking about, but when they came out, Antonio constantly glanced at me and I could tell there was a lot of tension between he and Leo.

On the journey home, I looked out the window into the now dark forest. Through the towering trees, I could see the white moon reflecting on to the glistening lake and casting shadowy shapes onto the track. The stars were clearly shining in the cloud-free sky illuminating the road ahead of us. It was what some would call a perfect night. 

"Were you killing people tonight?" I asked the curiosity devouring me.

He sighed.

"You shouldn't ask questions that you know you won't like the answer to...."

"Were you?"

"Yes," He said bluntly. 

"Did they even do anything to deserve it?" I quietly questioned my eyes welling up with tears as I tried to shuffle as far away as possible from him.

"When I left you in the car, I found a rogue. After some...persuasion, I learnt from him that there were ten more lurking in a group just a few miles in from the border. All male, all unmated," He said stroking my leg in an attempt to calm me down. "They were a threat and you have to understand that I am Alpha and part of my job is to kill those that threaten the pack."

"You didn't have to kill them," I replied tears streaming down my face as I pushed his hand off my leg. "How do you know they had bad intentions? How do you know they weren't just passing by!?"

"'Passing by'?! No rogue passes through pack land with no permission, without meaning to cause trouble," he said in a deeper more growly tone.

"Well, they have to be on someone's land!" I shouted,

"Then why the fuck would they chose mine of all Alphas?!" he snapped. "They know who I am and they know what I am capable of. Nobody would come on my land unless they want trouble and I'm not risking that. I don't give out fucking warnings."

"So if when you found me, a rogue on my territory, and I wasn't your mate, would you have killed me?" I asked.

"Maybe," he replied, "Maybe not. You're a young, pretty girl and you were on your own. Hardly a threat.  I probably would have fucked you and let you on your way."

I stared at him in disbelief.

he asked, "Would you

a short breath, "Whether you judge them to be a threat or

wheel hard. I flinched at first and then jumped

innocent to understand that not

just stared

had already killed 11 people today. I didn't want to

and the once clear night seemed to of clouded over and

stormed out of the car and marched over to my side whilst

ordered, opening the

down, already soaking

jaw and grabbed my wrist, hauling me out of the car and dragging me

when we got inside, under the yellow glow of the hall light, that

hair dripping on the wooden floor from the now torrential rain. A minute must of past and he still held the same angry icy glare. Eventually he moved to take off his soaked shirt off and flung it hard into the corner. It lay there in a

minute or two of total stare off passed before he let out a

He stated his voice softening ever so slightly as he looked down at my wet shorts and t-shirt. I didn't say

Goddesses, Ella. Just go and get changed I can't bear to stand here and watch

don't watch me,"

his front teeth before he turned on his heel and strode into the

with a towel and gave me no choice but to be

reasons for killing them," he said in a calm enough voice, "One day, you will understand that or at least learn to accept me for

I asked, "I know the stories, Leonardo. I know you've attacked innocent packs and killed

"Not everyone," he replied.

right," I said, "The great mystery of what Alpha Loren does with the little

me a tired look, "Do you ever lay off

I said, "I

"Fine. What do you

fuck are

institution in the base where they are trained to become my soldiers. They will grow up to be

away from their mothers at such young ages and brought to a strange unknown pack and be raised as brutal warriors?!! They may not remember their mothers when they are older but they still have to go through the traumatic experience and how