Page 28 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

Jake grabbed my arm and two murderous growls filled the air, making him shudder. I clenched my jaw trying not to lash out at the two men.

"Can you both stop it!" I snapped. "He just lost his mate! Although Alpha Alejandro may not give a shit about mates... Dad, you should understand how it must feel!"

They went silent. Although I could sense the anger radiating from Alejandro, I didn’t bother looking at him. Mom murmured something to Dad.

"Please help her, she’s my world." Alpha Jake whispered.

I placed my hand on his, and looked into his eyes.

"I am sorry for your loss, I can’t heal her. I'm really sorry." I whispered, fighting my own tears. I may not have known Ella, but the pain of any life lost was not something I could forget. On top of that, she had died because of me… I really was a danger to those around me…

He pulled away, hugging his dead mate’s body to his chest as he let out a howl of pure anguish, the cry of a wolf who had just lost half his soul.

73. Please Don't

ALEJANDRO

An hour had passed since everyone had been healed or taken care of. As much as I fucking hated it, Kiara healed everyone without a care who saw her ability and who didn’t. I knew Elijah wasn’t pleased, but it seemed like me, he probably didn’t feel like there was anything we could have fucking done to stop her. Something about Kiara’s aura, her strength, and the way she oozed authority seemed to carry itself knowingly.

As I said, she’s a fucking queen.

Alpha Jake was sent home after being given the option to hold a funeral for his mate here, but he refused. I sent men with the families of those who had lost someone and the injured that were now mostly healed were given the option to stay and rest or leave.

The Alphas who were unharmed all decided to take their leave. With these attacks, they didn’t feel comfortable leaving their packs unwatched. Although we all knew the target was Kiara. This new warning may have hinted at attacks on packs, one thing I had to make sure didn't happen. Although many wanted to know why the wedding wasn’t happening and since when did I care for a fucking mate. Not to mention the rumours that had now blown up about Kiara’s potential. I knew those old fuckers were planning shit and had questions they wanted me to answer.

Questions I knew I was going to have to answer to the fucking council members that were remaining here.

Raf and his family were also stopping. The fucking pups seemed to be happy about that. I even saw Rayhan and Raihana smirking about something, and from the fucking look of things, I was sure they had somehow fucking clicked about Kiara… I wasn’t sure if they realised I was her mate, but then again, I did fucking say ‘She’s mine’ like a fucking idiot. They had been close by when I had said that…

And here the fuck we were, Claire and Carla had made tea for everyone and we were gathered in the larger living room in my mansion, a room that I rarely used. I leaned against the wall, dressed in a pair of joggers and a t-shirt, smoking away.

Scarlett was now dressed in black and looking at me like she wanted to fucking kill me. Yeah, she probably did. Luckily for me, I wasn’t the only one facing Scarlett’s wrath, I saw the glares Elijah was getting. Something I actually enjoyed. He looked fucking pained to be in her bad books. Serves the fucker right…

Rayhan, Raf, Maria, Allen, Kennan, Darien, Serena, a crying Jasmin and Bill were now all here. The door opened and Kiara stepped inside. My heart skipped a fucking beat. She looked fucking gorgeous in her dress, despite the splashes of blood and the few tears mixed in it. She didn’t look at me, but I didn’t miss the beat of her heart speed up.

Now what? I couldn't bring myself to mark Jasmin… I knew in that moment on stage, that the only woman I’d ever be able to mark would be Kiara. But… that was all I knew. Would I? Could I? Was it too fucking late? Was I fucking safe for her to be around?

The door shut with a soft click and I heard Scarlett tut her tongue in annoyance. Her glare now trained on her daughter. Kiara simply looked away, crossing her arms.

"Alpha Alejandro, care to explain why we called Alphas from all over the country, only for you to back out? With all due respect." Allen said gravely.

Elijah crossed his arms, since his woman wasn’t letting him touch her.

"I want to know too." He added.

"This is no small matter." Kennan remarked.

Jasmin rushed over to me, clasping her hands together.

"Alpha… Please… I don’t care what you do on the side. I want you." She whispered.

I did not want this shit in front of everyone. I frowned as I glared at her.

"I told you from the fucking start, don’t expect anything from me." I said icily.

"Give us one good reason why you want to call this off." Bill said, patting his sweating brow. Clearly, he had worked himself up as he took deep breaths, trying not to panic.

"Please Alpha." Jasmin begged, her eyes filled with tears. Tears that meant nothing to me.

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