Page 129 of Her Destined Alpha
“I’m surprised you’re not jealous about sharing Dad,” Rayhan teased her, and she rolled her eyes.
“We can all agree that Dad has enough love in him to share with the entire country,” she said, despite standing up and giving her dad a hug, a pout on her face. We all ended up laughing whilst Raihana rolled her eyes. “Hey, I am not jealous!”
“Mhmm, I’m sure,” Rayhan mocked her before looking at me. I smiled at him, and he wiped a stray tear away, cupping my cheek and kissing me softly. I hugged him tightly, closing my eyes. I would be the best daughter, mate, and sister to them all.
I may be considered darkness by most, but I had a heart, a heart that had love to give and yearned to receive. This was my family, and I would always protect them.
“Okay, so now that I know about Delsanra’s truth, I think we need to do something about your mother. We will tell her about Raihana first,” Papa Raf said. Raihana scrunched her nose.
“Sounds like a plan. I’m tired of hiding,” she said. “Dad! You need to let Del and me study the grimoires. You know, learning to control our abilities is important.”
“She is right,” I added.
“I’m sure you all have been studying the books you stole from my vault,” he replied nonchalantly, making his children look at him sharply. He raised an eyebrow. “I think it’s time I reminded you all that I am the first Rossi… as you and Al love to proclaim,” he said in amusement, looking at Rayhan.
“Wow…” Raihana murmured, whilst Rayhan just seemed surprised.
“I saw Raihana and Chris break into that vault. I have hidden cameras, but I thought to let it be…”
“Umm…” Raihana just looked floored.
“Actually, that was because Delsanra was kidnapped, and I had to break into the Coven of England. I asked Raihana to help,” Rayhan explained seriously, looking at his father, who appeared shocked. It seemed the first Rossi wasn’t expecting that, and I suppressed a giggle.
“That… that was risky, and you didn’t think to inform me? Rayhan!”
“Dad, chill. I’m fine. Besides, we’re out. Uncle Al also knows about her.”
“And how did he react?”
“He was fine. Says maybe this is what I need to do… to fix this conflict between our kind…” Despite his words, I could sense the struggle he was feeling.
“Fix the conflict?” I asked.
“I don’t know about that, but above all, I need to guarantee your safety. Secondly, every single witch or werewolf who has hurt you shall pay.” His voice was ice-cold. His dad looked at him with concern but said nothing.
“You girls can use the underground training ground for practice. Raihana, I’m assuming Delsanra knows more than you, so please let her lead.” Raihana nodded. Her excitement to learn was obvious. I gave her a small smile.
“And when do you want to have your Alpha ceremony?” Papa Raf asked Rayhan. “You have found yourLuna.”
“Not yet... if you want me to run the pack, I will do it unofficially,” Rayhan replied. “There’s some stuff I need to take care of first.”
“Perfect,” his dad agreed with a nod. I knew it was because of me; I didn’t want to be Luna until the pack knew my reality…
The men fell silent, but I could tell they were mind-linking. Rafael smiled and gave a nod to Rayhan, who stood up. His hands left my waist as he stretched, a move that made my core throb as he teasingly showed off the bottom of his stomach and that perfect V that showed off his well-groomed pepper of hair that dipped into the belt of his jeans… I looked away quickly, not wanting anyone to catch me drinking up how gorgeous my mate was.
“Shall we get going?” he asked me, smirking cockily. I knew he had caught me.
“Yes, unless you want to stay here for the entire day? Go ahead, I’ll head back with Raihana,” I stated, trying not to show my embarrassment, spinning around and walking to the door. He chuckled as he followed.
“I’ll drop you off home before I head out to handle something.”
I nodded, smiling when he leaned over and opened the door for me. I smiled up at him, leading the way out.
Rayhan
After walking Delsanrahome and knowing Raihana would keep her company, I decided to go talk to Chris. I hadn’t seen him since everything, and it felt weird. We had never ever argued like this, and he didn’t even defend himself against me. If I could forgive Raihana, then there was no reason why I shouldn’t do the same for Chris.
I found out he was in one of the gyms working out, and I was glad it was empty. He was working out on one of the lifting machines. I walked over, pulling off my top. I did a few stretches before sitting down at the one next to him. Lying back, I gripped the weights and began doing my own lifts. Neither of us spoke, and for a moment, it just felt like old times working out together. Although I had been away for a few years for my alpha training, we had stayed in touch, and whenever I was back for a visit, it was like I had never left.
