Fated To Roman: The Almighty Alpha
Thirty-One

Roman's POV

By the end of the night, I knew my mother would have been proud of the way her service had gone and I knew that she was now resting in peace which was what she really did deserve. Don't get me wrong I would much prefer her to be here with me but when Henrik mentioned my mother's depression that's when I remembered how much she had truly endured in her life. Thinking back to all the times I found her crying and popping pills because everything had become too much. Back then I didn't understand it, but now I do. She went through such trauma with her sister only to then suffer the consequences years later. As much as I wished she would be able to meet my pup I was just glad she was no longer suffering.

As the she-wolves disappeared to take their pups to bed after a long and tiring day, the men continued to hang around the fire. Beer and whiskey in their hands as they listened to stories my grandfather drunkenly told about my mother as a child. A few times he would stop himself mid sentence because the story he would be telling would involve my mother's twin sister. Vanessa was still their daughter and even through all the wrong she had done they still loved her, and I knew they always would. No matter what your child had done you would be there for them. It was something that became ingrained into you the moment you became a parent. Mine and Cleo's pup may not be here, but I already had the need to love and protect it and I knew no matter what wrong they did I would be there to help them to the best of my ability. My grandfather however wouldn't bring Vanessa up out of respect for my father's knowing all the pain she had caused them even though his heart hurt for not acknowledging her. A pain I hoped never to experience.

As the old man continued to ramble on about something I had heard more than enough times I got up and walked off towards the waterfall. I loved my grandfather and my mother more than anything but even I didn't want to hear the story of her eighteenth birthday again. Let alone how he almost beat my father Axel to a pulp. The closer I got to the water something caught both mine and Balthazar's attention. Knowing he had concealed my scent the moment we left the wake having wanted to be alone and think things through, I crept closer squinting as the silhouettes of people moving around caught my eye. Using my wolf to enhance my hearing I could make out three voices. One I would never forget. Without thinking my vision turned red as Balthazar came forwards with me. Dropping my beer in the bush I went around the water towards the back of the cave. There had been another entrance that side which would work to my advantage as long as they weren't aware of its existence.

"They have just buried their mum, give them until tomorrow."

"Are you seriously backing out! This was all you're doing! You bought 'her' to me and got her to kill the bitch and now when the time has come for us to move in you want us to stand down!"

"Do not forget who bought you back and why! You are under my command, and I have given the order. Do you really want to try your luck without my help?" Squatting behind a cluster of rocks my blood boiled upon seeing Lucille and Daphne. Yet behind them was someone else. Someone I couldn't recognise yet her voice... the scratchiness of it was so familiar.

"Hey no one forced me to do anything. I did it because I wanted to. Because I could. My so-called sister forgot all about me the moment she found her fucked up mate. She knows the stories about him, why the fuck do you think she avoided him for six months. I can never shift again because of her and that family. Had she not run we wouldn't have gotten involved with them rogues. Though thinking of it had she not fucked the old git he wouldn't have chased us anyway." I had my guesses that Cleo had been involved with Todd when she found out she was pregnant and worried it wasn't mine. I however had chosen not to ask her; it was something I didn't need nor want to know. I may be her mate but that was before we were together and it's not like I hadn't been with another woman previously, so how could I expect Cleo to have stayed a virgin. Though hearing Daphne speak about him reminded me that he still hung in the dungeon. With everything that had happened I'd completely forgotten about him. The fucker must have thought luck was on his side something I would rectify before the night was out.

"Look it doesn't matter why you did it as long as you did. Your side of the deal is complete and once he's free he will make good on his end I assure you. Lucille where are the others?" "Where they need to be."

"Care to elaborate?" Before I could hear what she said, everything went black.

When I opened my eyes the cave was empty but my head was killing. Placing my hand on the back of my head it felt wet and warm, so I knew I was bleeding. It was then that I noticed my jacket had been taken off and my sleeve rolled up. Bitches had taken my blood which meant they now had everything they needed to free Hades. Getting off the ground I dusted myself off before trying to mind link Cleo. It wasn't her being angry I worried about but that her wolf would lose control again. We still hadn't gotten round to binding her wolf and now with my mother gone I wasn't sure it was still an option.

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'Cleo?' I called out to her three times before the connection finally established and I could hear her groggy voice. She had just woken up making me feel guilty. 'I need you to stay in the room love. The demons have gotten a hold of my blood which means it's only a matter of time until they execute their plan.'

'How the hell did they get it?' Her voice was soft and calming her breathing heavy. She hadn't properly woken up yet understood what I was saying.

'I went to the waterfall to clear my head and stumbled across them. They've been hiding out on pack lands this entire time. They knew we would be busy with laying my mother to rest that we wouldn't have been out searching for them. All they need now is to replace a witch to cast their spe... Cleo?' The sounds of snoring filled my mind, and I knew she had fallen asleep again. The pregnancy was beginning to take a toll on her energy. Two days ago, she was seven weeks so tomorrow if all goes well, we should be able to replace out how much the pup has progressed. I was also hoping the doctor may have more information for us regarding the pup and possibly something on Cleo's pup. Making my way back to the pack I tried to speak with my wolf, but he wasn't responding. The only solution being that they somehow sedated him in the hopes of removing the both of us from the playing field. My guess was that the demon thought without Balthazar I would be defenceless. She couldn't have been more wrong. Daphne's POV

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Lucille sensed Roman before he even made it to the cave. It was a real struggle trying to keep a straight face and play along with their conversation knowing he was listening. I must say the demons plan worked though. He was so fixated on our conversation that he failed to register another demon come up behind him. After whacking him on the back of the head he injected him with something to subdue his wolf before taking his blood. The last thing we needed was some almighty alpha ruining our plan.

"Do you know what you have to do?" The demon continuously questioned Lucille on everything. She must have thought the woman to be stupid. Like her brain had been left were ever she had been buried.

"Just make sure to finish the spell. I want my revenge and she, want her rewards." Lucille pointed to me her voice laced with anger at being spoken to like shit something I could relate to. I wouldn't have betrayed my sister under usual circumstances, but what they offer me was something I simply couldn't resist.

As the demon shimmered away with the vile of Romans blood Lucille and I made our way out of the cave. My wolf howled in my head constantly wishing I hadn't made my decision so she could have had a chance at happiness with her mate. Even now she begged me to return and explain things to Eric. The problem being Eric was the packs beta. No explanation would save me after what I had done. Something told me that the Moonlight Pack weren't a forgiving bunch. Having gotten fed up with the whining I asked one of the men in the camp to sedate her like they did Roman. It's not like she was any use to me in this state anyway. I couldn't completely shift so what point was there her being awake? James was happy to do it for a price. A price I wasn't against paying. He may not be my mate, but fuck was he good in the sack. Since I've been here, he has shown me all new pleasures I didn't think possible, I in turn repaid the favour each and every time and with a smile of satisfaction on my face. Being here with him, with them all I had never felt more confident. I had never felt more at home.

"Did you hear we move out tonight. Doesn't look like I'm going to get much chance of eating your pussy tonight" I sighed at his words and the effect they had on me. There was no point in denying the way he made me feel, the scent of my arousal would only give me away. James was feral at the best of times having been a rogue since a young age. But when he knew he could cause carnage he was even worse. He lived for chaos; it excited him. An excitement he used while pounding the fuck out of me.

Just as I went to turn and kiss him, the whistle blew signalling time for us to move. Tonight, I would be one step closer to ending my sister and destroying that snobby royal bunch she now referred to as family. The time of the devil would soon be upon us.