King Alejandro: The Return of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha
Chapter 18

Apart from Kataleya, the other two were replaceing this amusing. I sat on the additional bed, and Skyla giggled when the mattress creaked a little. What the f**k was creaking for? I'm sure these things were f*****g expensive." You are too big for that bed." Little Miss Obvious stated, tucking her black hair behind her ear." You men must learn to sit on the floor when telling stories." Yeah, is that where you get El and Liam sitting? "She smiled innocently." We Westwood's don't sit on the floor." Skyla cackled like a witch." Burn Daddy, she's saying Westwood's are better than Rossi's!" Yeah, well, I don't think so. Now zip those mouths or no story." I growled.

I am not going to argue with an eight-year-old brat." Oh ... So are you better than Kiara?" The sassy little devil pushed. I narrowed my eyes." She's a Rossi now. "Not by blood." She smirked." Daddy, you are amazing. You don't need anyone telling you that." Kataleya piped in gently. Okay, f**k now, was my daughter trying to make me feel better?" Nothing this little thing says bothers me." I growled. Azura blinked back as if she had no f*****g clue what I meant and shrugged. "Oops, sorry Alejandro." She said, blinking. I exhaled, running a hand down my face." Alright, what kind of story do you want to hear?" How you and Mama met!" Skyla piped in.

I'm sure they've heard this shit a thousand times. Because I had to f*****g censor it, I don't even remember what the f**k Kiara or I have told them before ..." Right ... So, I was chasing this monster. It led me toward the Blood Storm pack territory, and then I saw your mother, this fantastic white wolf with burning purple eyes. So, I killed the fucker and saved Kiara from being killed." Or she could have protected herself." Skyla added. I narrowed my eyes at her as all three girls stared at me, waiting for me to continue." Maybe. So anyway, she couldn't see me, but I remember looking into her gorgeous blue-green eyes as she asked me who I f*****g was." If so, she shifted back?" Azura asked." Yeah, because she was hurt." So, she was naked. Oh, my goddess, you saw her naked?" She gasped. Skyla giggled.

"Doesn't f*****g matter. Anyway, Liam, Raven, and some other fucker came, so I left. The next day, I was at Elijah's, and she entered the room, and well, let's say she couldn't keep her eyes off me." I smirked." Dad, you can't keep your eyes off Mom." Skyla remarked, rolling her eyes." Why do men think it's all about them?"" Trust me, you have no idea how egotistical these Alphas are." Azura replied. I exhaled, thinking I needed a f*****g drink after this, or make it f*****g ten." Mama and Daddy couldn't keep their eyes off each other. "Kataleya added softly, hugging the plushie she was holding tightly. I didn't miss the fabric she held tightly in her grip and frowned slightly but said nothing." Hmm, maybe, then what happened?" Azura asked." Then she got angry because I told her dad that she was attacked, so she was pissed off and came up to my room and barged in. Ooo " Skyla said, smirking. "Thert what happened, Daddy?" Then I told her I'm the f*****g king, and I do as I f*****g want." I smirked, remembering how I pinned her to the bed that day..." she wasn't having it. Then she came over to my pack.... I continued telling the very PG-rated version of the story, with Azura sometimes chipping in and Skyla having her fits of laughter. While Kataleya listened with a gentle smile on her face.

It felt good knowing she was home, now to break the curse on Dante and Delsanra, too. I prayed we would have a f*****g solution soon. I continued until the twins fell asleep, but the Westwood devil remained awake, her creepily unblinking eyes staring at me." And then?" There's nothing more to tell," I said, running a hand through my hair." Hmm, well, you aren't very good at telling stories; Dad is far better." She stated, snuggling down into the sheets." Yeah, well, he can tell stories next time.. Unlike him, I'm not so old that I've got nothing better to do." I replied, standing you Up and pulling the duvet over all three. Noticing how Skyla and Kataleya held each other's hands in their sleep. This incident would always remain with both of them...."

Well, you aren't much younger ... But don't worry, Kataleya will be okay, you can go now. With me here, even the devil himself won't approach." She said yawning; I frowned; if only she realized we were against some devil ..." Well, night, little brat." That's what they call me when they have no better comebacks...." She murmured, turning over; I frowned as I looked at her back Sassy little brat. Shaking my Head, I left the room, seeing El and Scarlett outside Dante's rooms.

Their arms wrapped around one another as they looked into his room. I guess they were going through shit, too, no matter how much they tried to hide it... These kids ... were their grandkids and Kiara's parents .... I walked down the hall, lighting a cigarette." The girls are asleep; that pup of yours is f*****g draining. No wonder you look so f*****g old. She sucks the f*****g life out of you." I remarked." She is a notch above Kiara as a kid," Elijah smirked. It was then I realized Scarlett's eyes were slightly red. She looked away, smiling faintly, always acting f*****g tough." She's entertaining.

"She replied smoothly as Elijah kissed her, fingering her hair. I could tell they were mind-linking, and Scarlett nodded." I can get someone else to sit with Kiara ... If you two want to stay together, I can watch the girls." I said quietly. Although I wanted to be by her side, I was willing to sacrifice my own needs to do what I knew Kiara would want ... be there for our pups and her parents.. Scarlett shook her head, looking up at me." No, you need to be by her side. I'm wonderful." She whispered, despite her eyes glistening with unshed tears. She reached up, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"You need the rest, too." I'll fix this shit." I promised quietly." We will, together." She replied, tiptoeing as she yanked my Head down, kissing my cheek. Scarlett and I didn't have a mother-and-son relationship considering she's far too f*****g close to my age. Still, even though there was no name to our relationship, she was Kiara's mother, and that was the most important thing. The frown on Elijah's face told me how f*****g jealous he got of anyone Scarlett gave attention to, and I smirked, wrapping my arms around Scarlett. Because who doesn't like to add a little spice to Elijah's irritation?

He frowned when Scarlett hugged me back; I gave her a quick squeeze, thinking I f*****g knew how she was feeling" Your man's f*****g jealous." I remarked, letting go of her. She rolled her eyes." Seriously, of your daughter's mate?" She asked him skeptically." I wasn't jealous." He growled, pulling her into his arms and kissing her neck. F*****g possessive." Yeah?" I smirked, glancing into Dante's room.

He was fast asleep, the red veins looking even more prominent as he slept. I re-entered the room, going over to the sleeping boy and slowly taking the necklace that suppressed his powers off. His strong aura filled the room, promising a mighty Alpha when the time came." What are you doing?" From behind, Elijah asked." He once said he feels like it weighs him down; I know it won't do anything, but at least he can feel a little lighter." I glanced at him, and he nodded, moving back the blanket on the mattress onto the floor before he dropped onto it."

"Makes sense. I nodded, leaving the room, and quietly shut the door behind me before returning. Kevin and Serena both looked tired yet alert. The empty pizza box on the side told me they had at least had food." Anything?" I asked." No." Serena said, sighing. I nodded emotionlessly." 1" Head home, get some rest." She nodded, glancing at Kiara before picking up the empty pizza boxes and the two cans." Night, beautiful." Kevin murmured, picking up Kiara's hand and softly kissing it before laying it back on the duvet. He lowered his head to me before he left the room, shutting the door behind

him. I locked it before bed; the cut along her forehead was almost gone. Her long lashes touched her face lightly, her plump lips looking as f*****g kissable as ever. I took hold of her chin, rubbing my thumb along it while taking a long drag on my cigarette with the other. I missed her. Despite her being right here, f*****g missed her voice, touch, and embrace ... just her. I turned away from her, trying to calm the overwhelming emotions that threatened to take over, the guilt returning with a vengeance. I stubbed the cigarette, left it in the little ashtray, and headed to the bathroom, placing Dante's necklace in the drawer next to Kiara's rings. Maybe a shower would relieve some of the f*****g tension I was feeling? Who was I f*****g kidding? Until I found that bastard, killed him, and fixed all this, I couldn't relax.

I stripped, got into the shower, and let the water run down my tattooed body. I closed my eyes, bracing my hand on the wall and resting my forehead against the cool tiles. It had been years since that feeling of uselessness and being a f*****g failure had returned to me ... ever since Raf's death... and now it was f*****g back. Maybe I had gotten too soft; sure, I trained a little less directly that I had a family, but if I was going to be at my best, then I needed to become stronger, needed to f*****g do better ...

I had slipped and gotten far too relaxed ... I almost punched the wall, controlling myself as I grabbed the shampoo bottle instead. Twenty minutes later, I stepped out of the shower, grabbed a towel, and wrapped it around my waist. I returned to the bedroom after brushing my teeth. I walked over to the curtains, shutting them entirely before I grabbed some sweatpants and pulled them on, toweling my hair. I tossed the towel to the ground and walked over to the bed, moving the duvet back, my eyes raking over her luscious curves that made my d**k twitch. F**k she was out cold, or as Raihana

insisted - simply asleep, and I was still f*****g unable to stop myself from checking her out. I got into the bed, gently lifting her Head, slid my arm under it, and tugged her close. A soft sigh escaped her, and I smirked, pulling her against me, her body molding against mine perfectly as I kissed her neck softly.

The smell of blood and smoke lingered, yet her intoxicating scent overpowered it. I squeezed her a*s before hugging her tightly. Wake up, Amore Mio... I couldn't sleep, my mind a storm of emotions and thoughts, wondering if there was any progress about the so- called Crimson King. My only grasp of serenity was the woman in my arms. I wasn't sure when sleep finally came over, but the first rays of dawn had begun to seep through the crack in the curtain... me.