Page 40 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

"Oh yeah? Then why is it that you never trusted me? Tell me Raf? Didn’t you think I was behind those fucking attacks years ago before the actual fuckers came to light?" I asked coldly. I was finally asking the question that always burned at the forefront of my mind.

He frowned.

"I did think maybe it was you, but what has that got to do with anything? I wasn’t locking you up, nor was I trying to get rid of you. I trusted you, I still trust you and I always will because I know that before anything else, you are my brother." He said softly. "Please Alejandro, know I can never hurt you or betray you."

I had nothing to say to that… I had never looked at it like that.

"So, you're saying, the selfless, good-hearted, Rafael Rossi didn’t give a shit that people were dying and maybe his brother was the killer? A brother he wasn’t going to even lock up? Wasn’t that nagging at your fucking conscience?"

He smiled slightly.

"Can’t I be selfish? I'm human…You were family." He said quietly. "I was willing to let it go."

I didn’t say anything as I stood there smoking. I didn’t know what the fuck to make of that… Rafael patted my arm, a smile finding its way on his face.

"So… Kiara…"

"We’re not that fucking close." I growled.

He smirked.

"You know… She calls me uncle. If you two make it work, I think we will need to change that."

"Well, you are fucking old." I said mockingly.

Somehow, the anger I felt towards him had lessened… Maybe I needed to stop making fucking assumptions and actually believe that there were a few fuckers who actually cared.

"Only six years older than you brother." He said, now smiling. "I would never have made the pairing, but when you see you two now, you look great together. When she fell into your arms at the engagement, I won’t lie, I actually thought you two went well… Who knew that even the Goddess thought the same thing?"

She had looked fucking perfect… A knock on the door signalled the end of our conversation so I went and took my seat. Time to get some shit together…

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Twenty minutes later, Frederick had finished explaining the odd occurrences, tracks and vanishing auras he picked up on in the Galloway Forest. Darien, Elijah, Rafael, Frederick, Indigo and Carmen, although I was still fucking pissed at her, were here as well. Adding their input on everything we had gathered. Not to mention Kiara had said not to go there… I wondered what the extent of her abilities were…

"I'm heading there tonight. Darien will take charge of the pack whilst I'm gone." I said, wanting to tell Elijah to take care of Kiara… If I wasn’t around, she was safest with him, although I knew she was strong. I don’t think I’d be at ease if she didn’t have an Alpha around.

"Got it. How long do you think you are going to be?" Rafael asked. "If you want, I can leave Rayhan here to help."

"No, I rather that fucker isn't here." I growled.

Elijah smirked and I wondered what the fuck his problem was.

"I don’t see anything wrong with that." He said.

"He’s very capable, Alejandro." Rafael added.

Yeah, I knew exactly what he was capable of and I didn’t fucking want him anywhere near her.

There was a knock on the door and her intoxicating scent invaded my senses. My stomach did a fucking somersault as the door opened and she and Scarlett stepped inside.

"This is a meeting." I said, trying not to look at her, but despite my best efforts, I could see her breasts peeping out of her dark green cowl neck top. I tried not to focus on the silk fabric tugging at her breasts. Glaring at Scarlett instead, something that was a lot easier to do.

"We know. It’s to do with these attacks and the obvious target, Kia." Scarlett said.

"Your point?" I said, trying to keep my irritation at bay.

"Well, just because we don’t have dicks, does that mean we can’t be here?" Scarlett said. Making Indigo and Carmen smile.

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