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***Valenzano POV:***
After all the greetings and congratulations, West and I went to my office to discuss some things. I am so happy Cleo is going to be mine forever.
"So, bro, you did it. You got her to stay with you", West says as he sits down.
"I feel like she always wanted to be with me. She was just scared", I said as I opened my laptop.
"Valenzano, where is your ring", he asked.
"I used it to propose to Cleo. I will get her one and propose again", I said, checking my e-mails.
"So, what actually happened at the apartment? You were giving me bits and pieces", West said, as my Beta and brother needed to know about this.
"Cleo and I were packing. She got hungry. I went to the pizzeria next door and when I came back she was in the arms of that Hunter and he was trying to leave her", I said, still wanting to kill that asshole.
"He must have been keeping tabs on her somehow, but I guess he is dead right now", West said with a shrug.
"No, but he will be. Cleo would not let me kill him", I am still surprised I didn't kill him.
"Why not? From what Jazz told me, that guy was an ass towards her when she needed him the most", I kind of hate that everyone knew but me.
"Honestly, I think deep down she still loves him. Why? I don't know but she does", I said, shaking my head.
"You know their history, right?", West asked, making sure I knew the whole story.
"Yeah, so", I said, rolling my eyes.
"So, there is your answer", he said.
"What?", he just confused the shit out of me.
"Look at it from this point of view, he saved her when she needed saving, raised her, clothed her, fed her, trained her, loved her when she had no one else", West said.
"And your point", I replied, starting to get mad.
"My point is he hurt her, but that hurt doesn't erase what he's done for her. And honestly, bro, if he didn't have feelings for her, she would not have been meeting with him or even talking to him", when did West become Dr. Phil all of a sudden.
"Well, it doesn't matter now, she have me now and he will be dead soon. There is no way in hell I will let him live after trying to take her", I growled.
"So how are you going to kill him without her knowing or suspecting you did it", he asked, being noisy.
"I have no idea...if he was a regular human, it would be easy. But he is a Hunter and if he disappears, more will come looking for him and I can't put the pack at risk", I said mad as hell, I can't rip him into pieces.
"It can look like an accident, like a car accident", West says as he laughs. My phone alarm went off. It's time for Cleo to eat.
"Tomorrow you and I are going shopping. We need to buy our mates proper rings", I said, then got up.
"Okay cool, see you tomorrow", he said as I left him in my office.
I end my conversation with West and head to the kitchen to make Cleo's food. She says the food tastes better when I make it. Her favorite now is fried orange duck with sweet potatoes, watermelon cucumber salad, beet juice, and dark chocolate-covered orange skins.
It seems like every time she eats, she gets slightly bigger, and the pups are growing strong. I took the elevator upstairs and walked to our room. I hear Cleo talking to someone on the phone, more like yelling. I stay calm and listen to her talk and she is going off. She is talking to that Hunter; she starts crying harder and I walk into the room.
"Cleo, baby are you okay", I asked, concerned she looked pale.
"Yeah, I am okay Val", she said, trying to hide her teary eyes.
"Are you sure you look pale? What happened? Whom were you talking to?", yeah I asked a lot of questions. One of which I know the answer to.
"Val I was born with a permanent tan, I can't get pale", she says as she tries to lighten the mood.
"Tell me what is upsetting you", I asked with concern.
"I took your advice and tried to talk to Robert. But that went left he thinks you are forcing me to love you. And that I still love him. He even mentioned our son. I told him I wanted him to live his life and be happy. I told him I didn't love him anymore, but he did not believe me. He hung up and I blocked and deleted his number", she says as her cries stopped.
"Then why are you crying?', I asked, confused as to why she is sad.
"I'm crying because I do still love him. But not the way I love you. Apart of me feels so bad for him. Yes, he hurt me, but that hurt doesn't erase what we had together. I have to let him go and I have done that, but it still hurts", she says as I hug her tight.
"We need to kill him", Vintage says.
"Of course, we do, but we need to be careful. If Cleo ever finds out we killed him she will never forgive us", I replied to him.
"Well, he needs to go asap, he is upsetting her and our pups", Vintage said, ready to go and kill Robert.
I fed Cleo her food and mind link West. I need everything there is to know about this hunter, Robert. The first time I met him I should have run a check on him. We eat in silence. We are both lost in our thoughts.
"Val", she says.
"Yes, baby", I said as I started rubbing her stomach.
"I need you to know that I love you. I’m in love with you and no matter how mad I may get at you I will never leave you again. And I want to let you know when I left you, I didn't run into Robert. I saw him when I was visiting our son. He is buried at Robert's estate. The whole time I was gone I thought about you and only youWhenn we finally spoke on the phone, I didn't know I was pregnant", she said, and I am happy that she did not leave me to run to him.
"Cleo, why are you telling me this now", I said as she turned toward me and placed herself on my lap.
"Because I don't want you to ever think that you have to compete with Robert....I don't want you to think in the back of your mind I am with you because of the babies....I don't want you to feel like you are second best. I am happy to never see Robert again", she says as she kisses me.
"How did you know I thought you were with him when you left me?", I haven't marked her so I assume she can't feel what I am feeling.
"Because when I told you who I was with when I found out I am pregnant, Vintage tried to take control. Speaking of Vintage, I need to talk to him", Vintage needs to know she loves him just as much whether he wants to admit it or not.
"Go ahead, he can hear you", I said.
"No, face to face", she sorts of demanded.
"Okay", I said reluctantly.
"Cleopatra my love", Vintage says as he inhales her scent.
"Vintage, I love you very much", she says as she kisses him.
"And I you Cleopatra", he says as he lowers himself to face her stomach.
"And these babies love you too", she said to him.
"Little ones, I love you too. I can't wait to meet you and teach each one of you how to hunt", he says as he kisses her stomach.
"Vintage, I feel like we haven't spent enough time together since I came back. How about you are spending the rest of the day with me in any form you want", she said to him, and I smiled.
"If that is your wish, Cleopatra, I will grant it. I prefer the human form and how about we stay in the room all night long. I'll be gentle, I promise", Vintage says as he picks Cleo up bridal style.
"You know, Valenzano, you proposed to Cleopatra already. I think I should as well", Vintage says to me.
"Your right, tomorrow we will go shopping for a ring and you proposed to her tomorrow", I said.
"Deal", Vintage said as I watched their night play out in front of me.
I would never have guessed that Vintage had this side of him. I watch as he and Cleo get intimate but not in a sexual way. He washed her, fed her, rubbed her down from head to toe, and cuddled with her until they both slept. I am proud of him. He is showing his softer side.
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