Chapter 11|The De Luca Pack.

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THE DE LUCA FAMILY.


Stephano De Luca- Alpha Alexander's Grandfather.

Enzo De Luca- Alpha Alexander's Father.

Penelope Sophia De Luca- Alpha Alexander's Mother.

Lucia De Luca- Alpha Alexander's Stepmother.

Alexander King De Luca- The Alpha.

Lucas (Luke) De Luca- Alpha Alexander's Half Brother.

Leah De Luca- Alpha Alexander's Foster Sister.


MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY.

In Manhattan, New York City where the De Luca Pack rules, Alexander of the De Luca Pack was crowned Alpha after his Father stepped down from his position as Alpha after suffering from a terminal illness. Enzo De Luca ruled New York City for over Fifty years before the birth of his first child, Alexander who was named after his maternal grandfather, Alexander Ares who was the Beta for the Black Moon pack in Greece, Santorini. His mother Penelope Sophia Alexander died after giving birth to her son Alexander and never got to hold him in her arms. Enzo fell into a state of depression until three years later when his Father presented to him a wife to marry, an Italian woman named Lucia. Lucia gave birth to a male child one year later and the son was named Lucas.

Enzo de Luca stepped down from his position after his first son Alexander came of age and turned 20 years of age, by then he was the most intellectually brilliant and among the most powerful werewolfs in the whole of United States. With a hardened mindset and a strong penchant for leadership his Father made a decision that shook their world and relinquished his seat for his son.

From then on Alexander took his responsibility with the firmest and agile determination, he gave no room for unnecessary activities and exploits that weren't part of his conventional routine. He gave no room for unnecessary flings and endeavors pack members his age did. He grew older than his mates and made sure he never shied away from his duties, duties he took with the gravest commitment.

Alexander and Lucas grew with separate mindsets, while Alexander took life seriously Lucas was the carefree one and had all the things that lacked in Alexander's life, Lucas partied hard, he drank hard, he changed girlfriends and cars faster than he changed underwears and lived his life in what was referred to as the laissez-faire way of living.

Alexander cared for Lucas without relinquishing control to him. He covered his every expense and took over his family's dynasty and turned their empire into a Billion-dollar company. The De Luca company broadened into a global chain of industries successfully and every well-known business man wanted to be a part of the empire. Although Alexander was groomed for both the Family Business and for ruling the De Luca Pack, Lucas didn't bother with any responsibilities, he graduated from business school with average grades and began to work in the Manhattan branch. Four months later he resigned and made no effort to regroom his unstable life.

Enzo de Luca instilled in Alexander the love for his brother, he made sure that the two despite being different in every way that mattered didn't let their differences create a gap between them. Rather, they balanced each other and stood for each other in ways that counted. The eldest took his role as a brother far too seriously. He covered each and every one of Lucas' mishaps without hesitation.

Alexander ruled with a strong mind and a firmer hand, his subordinates were most loyal to him because of the equality he practiced. His Beta and second in command, Francis Moore was his most closest companion since childhood and advisor. His Delta however was a hardened Soldier named Damon Creed, he was the most loyal member of the De Luca pack and was trusted by the Apha and Beta, he was also in charge of the warriors of the pack and their training.

From birth a sense of responsibility was instilled and ingrained in Alexander, his steadfastness won him enemies. It made him beget foes almost as much as he had friends from other packs all around the world.

When Alexander clocked 15 years of age a runt was found lurking around their pack, she was a young girl with tears running down her large doe like eyes and trembling lips, she had snot running down her nose when Alex came upon her while returning from his early morning run alongside Damon. She was a small thing in tattered clothes. Damon grew alert at her presence while Alex coaxed her to come to him gently. Albeit with reluctance the girl limped towards him and hid her face from Damon who scared her from the protective stance he took.

Alex took the girl to his Father who was the Alpha of the De Luca Pack then and had her fed, washed and clothed. When she came to her senses with the help of the old Pack member who cared for Alexander from birth, Old Beatrice or Bea as they referred to her, the girl opened up and told them about how she happened to find herself in their territory.

"What's your name sweetheart?" Old Bea asked sweetly.

"My name is Leah, Mayleigh." She replied meekly hiding behind the teddy bear she refused to part with.

"Leah, what's your Dad's name?" Alex asked from across the room, he got a vigorous head shake as a response. "How old are you?" He asked and she counted five with her fingers.

From her smell Alex knew she wasn't from any pack because she smelled badly of rogues.

They only got to know little about her her name, her Momma's name- Angie who was killed by mean wolves as she said, the same wolves that took her to their territory border and left her there. Everything else wasn't known.

Enzo took pity on the girl but with caution he took her into his pack as his own, Alex cared for her like a sister he never had but Lucas was most indifferent. He never acknowledged Leah and never bothered to hide the fact that he found her as nothing more than a nuisance. She however took to being his tail, a tail he threw unto Alex at every chance he got.

As the years passed by Leah's fear for Damon did nothing but increase and so did Lucas' indifference towards her, Francis then was sent to Cambridge for schooling so only Alex gave her an inch of his time. She stuck to him like lice, tagging alongside him during training and eating only when he was there. Alex spoiled her to bits without realizing that he had.

By the time Alex was crowned Alpha Leah was ten years old and he was hee favorite person in the whole wide world. Enzo and everyone else in the household loved and treated her as their own. From her bone structure Alex recognized her as an omega, the lowest ranking werewolf in the pack. Stronger pups began to bully her in school until Alex took it upon himself to address the situation and claim Leah as his sister for the whole pack to witness.

From that day on, Leah only saw Alex with stars in her eyes.

Now eight years later, nothing changed except Lucia's feelings toward Leah, the woman was formerly indifferent towards the Omega but seeing the attention attached to the girl the indifference turned to cold-blooded hatred.

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PRESENT DAY.

Alexander and Isabelle arrived in New York City at Dusk, only Damon who was among the troops guarding the pack borders came upon them and with Alexander's wish to have their presence unannounced he made his way to his penthouse which was located at the Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side. His reason for avoiding his pack head-on was because he wanted to settle Isabelle comfortably before making a move.

She was exhausted from their journey despite him being the one who got the job of transporting them from the Forest of Eyre to their present location.

He led her to the bathroom for a good washing, dressed her in a pair of casual clothes keeping it in mind to have his PA provide clothes for her until she was comfortable with the idea of shopping and had food sent to them.

"What's on your mind?" He asked, giving her the space she obviously needed.

Isabelle ran a hand over her arms and tucked both feet in before shaking her head.

Alex moved closer and sat before her on the carpeted floor. He took both her hands into his before speaking, "Belle, I want you to be free. I want us to be like we were in our cottage, I'm the Alex you love, the Alex that loves you so fucking much. I want you to understand some things before we meet my pack members. I feel your anxiety and I promise you that everything will be alright as long as I have you by my side." He pressed a closed lip kiss to her knuckles before raising his head and running his tongue over her lip.

Isabelle shivered at the sensation and shut her eyes close letting herself enjoy the moment because deep inside her she was dreading meeting his pack members for a reason that was mysterious to her but a reason her instincts told her to believe in and believe in she did.

For the moment she let Alex wash away her every thought with the onslaught of emotions he spun in her. They moved from the vast living room to his room and made love, taking heed of her soreness and her exhaustion in their actions. Isabelle poured herself into the moment and cherished having him in her arms before morning came with news they both had no idea of.