Angel's POV continues
When I walk past Liliana's room, she's nowhere to be seen but I do find her, resting her feet on the coffee table with the tv remote in her hand. I drop on the chair next to her, drawing her attention to me.
“What's wrong now baby?”
“Nothing, I just need a favor.” I tell her, my hand reaching for the cocktail beside her.
Lillian straightens, “What kind of favor, what did you screw up now? Ma Ximena and Gabriella will be furious at you.”
“Ugh, I didn't screw anything up. But, I'll be going away for a few days.” I tell her, taking a sip of her drink, it hits the right spot.
“Again, to where?”
“You know where, I heard he's sick so I have to go and make sure he's okay. You know he is stubborn, more so when he's sick.”
“Is it serious?”
“No, just the flu but you know how he is.” I tell her, a sigh escaping me.
“I will be back once he is better or never, I hate it here.” I tell her, declining in my seat.
“This is your pack dumb ass, besides you already.–”
“Shh, nobody can hear this conversation. It didn't work out so I gave up, I don't force things and I regret little.”
Liliana laughs, “You don't force things? You, the person that did you know what.”
Rolling my eyes, I frown. “ I said I regret nothing, I just do the duties assigned to me while I'm gone and I'll owe you big time.”
“Fine, but promise not to be hard on my Angel.” she says, taking her drink from me.
“It is the only way he listens at times like these but he knows I love him, it doesn't matter how hard I am on him, he's the love of my life.”
“When do you leave? Oh my God, is that Alpha Ryan.” Liliana asks, shooting off her seat to glare at the gate. I follow her gaze, she's right with it all, Alpha Ryan and his brother Micheal have entered the gates, with his Beta behind him.
“Why is he here?” I ask, shooting off my seat at the same time as Liliana.
“I don't know, he must have found out about Camilla.” she retorts, her gaze not leaving the entryway.
Alpha Ryan is yelling and people are scared, and trying to stop him from going further inside without much success. Alpha Ryan pauses by the water fountain, “Where is he, where is that little bastard? Where is he? Tell that imbecile to come out here and meet me now before I send this sorry ass pack crushing to the ground!”
Liliana and I move closer to the chaos, standing at a safe distance. Michelle comes by, with Veronica by his side. “Oh, it's just you.” She sighs.
Alpha Ryan is about to respond to her disrespect when Adrian, Santiago and of course the two devil old women show up.
“Alpha Ryan can we help you,” Adrian asks, only to be answered by Alpha Ryan's first colliding with his face.
“Where is she, what did you do to my princess?”
“Look, let's talk this over in my office.” Adrian urges, his hand caressing his nose.
“In your office,” Alpha Ryan snorts. “Why would I dare step foot there? I made a vow never to step into your territory but today I'm here. I've gone against all my views and betrayed myself because of your insolent actions. I thought you were man enough to take care of Camilla, I guess I was wrong.”
“Alpha Ryan, you're crossing the line.” Michelle mutters.
“Shut the hell up Michelle, you stood by and watched him treat Camilla like trash!” her twin brother argues. “Did you forget that's your sister, our baby, it seems ever since you joined this trash of a pack you lost scruples.”
That sentence does it, Michelle silences herself, glancing at him with a scornful expression.
“How dare you accuse her of murder and where the fuck did you even get the balls to cheat on my sister like that? Motherfucker, you got the most loyal and innocent Mate, she's every man's dream but all you seem to do with her is fuck up.”
“We gave our princess to you and expected you to treat her as nothing less, we've treated her like a princess from the day she was born and you were supposed to do better than we did. All you had to do was treat her like a Queen, but you couldn't size that up.” Micheal grunts, fisting his hand.
“I told Arielle you didn't deserve her, you don't deserve her, she's too pure for you or anybody for that matter. You know, just tell us where she is, we want our princess back, Alpha Adrian. Give me my sister back, and I don't mean this delinquent standing here.” he growls, his hand gesturing to Michelle who frowns at his comment.
Liliana grips onto my arm, watching the chaos unfold, I don't understand the drama about his sister. Is he also ignoring the fact that my son died because of his sister?
“Camilla is not here right now,” Adrian clarifies.
In a split second, Alpha Ryan grabs him forcefully by the collar and swings Adrian to the wall. People attempt to move but the fire luna gives them a silent order not to, which they all heed, me included.
Now against the wall is Adrian with Alpha Ryan pinning him there. Something in my chest burns, my gaze scampering to Luna Arielle arriving, running towards them in her house slippers, but her brother inlaw holds her back. “Mikey, let me go, I have to stop him.” she pleads, struggling to free herself of his restraint.
Adrian struggles to free himself, but somehow manages to push Alpha Ryan away and that's when things get heated up.
They begin combatting, with Adrian getting smashed in the face more times than he can counter back. Alpha Ryan's wolf is clearly showing and Adrian's is nowhere near the surface. His wolf isn't helping him, it is clear Adrian isn't channelling his wolf, this is not a fair fight.
Adrian is hurt badly and we are all watching because the fire Luna signalled us to stay out of it and Adrian's mind linked us to do nothing. So all we do is stand here silently, watching him bleed out at the hands of Alpha Ryan, everything in me is screaming to help him but I can't, he ordered it.
“Listen kid, I am giving you forty-eight hours and if you do not find my Princess and return her to my pack the exact way she was when you took her, not a scratch nor a single hair missing, you will see the worst side of me.”
“Ryan please,” his Luna coaxes. “Listen to me, please do it for Camilla and Liam, let's go.”
Alpha Ryan turns to his Luna who nods, before looking back at Adrian, another punch gracing Adrian's midsection.
If Alpha Ryan changes into his wolf this could be the end of Adrian because it's clear to me his wolf failed him today, it gave him nothing, not even access to claws.
“Stop.” The fire luna finally speaks, her face scrunching up at the distraught sight of his badly beaten son. “Alpha Ryan, please stop this and let's maintain the peace between us as we've done over the years like those that ruled before you and this fool.”
Only then does he let go of Adrian, banging him against the wall and his knee hitting his midsection once again before tossing him against the wall of the carsheds.
“You got lucky this time, if it weren't for the respect I have for your mother I would have ended you today.”
Luna Arielle: runs to Alpha Ryan, gripping his arm. “Let's go back home now please,” she tells him, pulling at his arm. Alpha Ryan takes her into his arms, caressing her hair with her bloodied hands as she cries into his chest, apologising to her with repeated kisses on the top of her head.
They're in love, the kind of love I wanted with Adrian but for some reason wouldn't get once Camilla showed up.
Luna Arielle's crys turn silent, her body going limp in her husband's arm but not plummeting to the ground. He catches her, sweeping her into his arms as he walks away, leaving Adrian for dead on the ground. I attempt to run to him, save him, hold him, but Liliana tugs on my arm, tightly holding it to ensure I don't make a move as instructed by both Adrian and his mother.
Michael steps up to Michelle, “You're a disgrace to our family, you belong here along with this ratchet Alpha of yours. Mom will be so disappointed and so will dad, I hope you're happy with yourself for keeping all this crap he did to our sister a secret, I hope you're proud of yourself Mrs Michelle Liana Collins.” he says, clapping his hands for her, that action makes her flinch. “So fucking glad you are no longer a Burton, it would have been disgraceful.” she spits, walking away.
For the first time, I see tears in Michelle's eyes to which she doesn't let fall. Michael and Ryan are both wrong, as detached as she is, Michelle cares for their sister, she's been taking care of Camilla from the sidelines since the first day that girl arrived in this pack. She ensured nobody dared bother her, me included, she would tell me to limit my bullshit to Adrian or else I would have to deal with her if I crossed the line with her sister.
I don't know why she won't speak up, probably because of the tough woman reputation she has in front of everyone, but I've witnessed the softness she has with her sister. Michelle seems less stressed with Camilla gone, she says anything is better than the hell she would be living through by coexisting with me in this pack.
Everyone is worried about her sister but she is not, she's certain that little girl can handle her own, and I believe so too.
Despite hating her, I know she's more than capable of whatever she sets out for, if she wasn't my rival in Adrian's affection, we would have been great friends.
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