King Alejandro: The Return of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha
Chapter 25

"How the f**k do you kill one?" I repeated, my voice cold and emotionless, yet laced with authority that she dared not defy, even if she wasn't a werewolf. "I... I do not know."

I didn't know if I should f*****g believe her or not. "Then how about you try to replace out." "It could cost you your life." She replied quietly. Something told me she knew more than she was f*****g letting on. "Well, I'll be waiting for the answer... I'm sure you wouldn't care what the f**k happens to me.

"Not at all, but you are also vital for the balance." Her clipped voice came.

"I don't plan to die. Get me the answers I want, or I'll get them myself. This involves your niece too, remember?" Although she didn't go around stating it, Janaina was Delsanra's paternal aunt. "She is your family and I'm sure you will replace a solution." She replied dismissively. "Yeah, I f*****g will, with or without you. So just do as I'm f*****g asking, all I need is the answer, I'll do the rest." "Very well." She said reluctantly, after a moment of silence. "If anything happens to you, I will not be responsible to answer to your queen." "It won't come to that." I hung up, my brows furrowed deeply. Killing the Alpha behind this was not going to be enough, I knew that I needed to kill the Djinn too... I threaded my hands together, dropping my legs to the ground and leaning forward. How to kill a Djinn...

I wouldn't just rely on Janaina to replace that answer, I'll look for my own too.

I returned home when night had fallen, whilst Elijah instantly pulled Scarlett aside, kissing her like he had f*****g been away for years. Well, I was just being a f*****g hypocrite because when I found my mate, I planned to kiss her until she begged for air. She had mind linked earlier to ask if I'll be back by dinner and I told her we would. The house was a f*****g storm of sound, but one that I didn't really hate.

I could hear the girls laughing and shouting in excitement, whilst Ahren and Tatum were fighting over a toy. Sienna was toddling along, trying to escape from the room. While Delsanra lay on the sofa with a blanket over her, Raihana was sitting next to her, using her magic to make Sienna do a 180-degree turn. The poor kid looked f*****g confused as she kept her balance, blinking those dark grey doe eyes of hers as she realised she was no longer facing the door.

Why the f**k did kids look so f*****g deceiving. They were not innocent... Kiara was trying to soothe the boys, looking f*****g smoking hot in that tiny dress of hers... Her sandy brown hair cascaded over her shoulder as she broke up the fight, Tatum ran off with the toy whilst Ahren glared after him angrily.

Maria was braiding Skyla's hair, Azura and Kataleya had similar braids in their hair as they ran circles around Maria and Skyla.

"Whose f*****g annoying you?" I asked Sienna, picking her up as all eyes turned to me. Kiara stood up, coming over as Sienna looked near tears. Yeah, she was at that stage where she got f*****g tearful if I picked her up. "Uncle, hey." Raihana gave a small wave. "Hey."

I pulled Kiara close, kissing her lips hard, f**k I missed her. I tried not to pay attention to how f*****g good her body felt pressed against mine and those tits... Let's just say I'll be admiring them later. "You look f*****g divine." I murmured, slowly kissing her neck over her mate mark Satisfied with the soft sigh that escaped her, I let go of her and she took Sienna from me just as she burst into tears.

"Pups."

Raihana stood up and I walked over to her, giving her a tight hug. She was a decent height and with those heels she was nearly six feet.

"What happened? Did you empty the entire pot of glitter on your face or some shit?" I asked, looking at her bronzed face.

She rolled her eyes.

"Oh Uncle, are you jealous that I look so fine?" She stated, clearly she was not bothered about what I had just said.

"Well, I'm afraid if i kiss you, I'm going to have that crap all over me." I mocked, placing a kiss on top of her black locks.

"You always do look more than fine, princess." Her mate, Chris, remarked upon entering the room.

These two were f*****g made for each other, if their pup was half as f*****g conceited as them, then I felt f*****g sorry for his mate...

Well, the moment they began sucking eating each other's faces off, I walked over to Delsanra. Her eyes were open but she looked exhausted. "Hey, King Burrito." She whispered.

"Hey, spitfire." I crouched down by the sofa, placing a hand around the back of her head, I kissed her forehead.

Her pale eyes met mine and I silently promised that she was going to be f*****g ok...

"Where's pretty boy?"

"Rayhan? Dante wanted to talk to him."

She sounded amused and I frowned slightly, nodding. "Guess the cousins are f*****g bonding." She gave a weak nod and I stood up, going over to Maria, who stood up. She looked a bit better than she did on video call. I didn't say anything, hugging her tightly." Every time I saw her, I remembered Raf. No matter how long f*****g went by, I couldn't forget him or get over his loss. I had lost many in life, but I just dealt with that shit... but Raf... there was something entirely different about losing him. You didn't get over it, you just learned to deal with it.

I let go of her and she smiled slightly. "It's good to have you here." I said before turning to the girls. "Nice hair." "Thank you, Daddy." Kataleya replied, her eyes bore into mine, I knew she wanted to ask me if I had done anything about replaceing the pup. Even if I brought him here, I did not plan on allowing her to meet him... I glanced at Raihana, that was a spell we were going to do later. One I knew Kiara was not going to f*****g approve of. "I'm going to go change." I informed Kiara, leaving the room. "Don't take long, dinner will be ready soon." She replied, as I gave her a quick kiss and a nod.

I had smoked countless f*****g cigarettes and needed a f*****g shower. I headed upstairs, taking two at a time, slowing down when I heard the sound of Rayhan and Dante talking...

RAYHAN

We had gotten here a short while ago and I had come up to check on Dante, it was weird not seeing him downstairs, annoying the hell out of me as he talked to Delsanra and complimenting her on how she looked. I would tolerate all of that happily if they could just both be ok again.

I reached his bedroom and knocked lightly on the open door. One of Uncle's most trusted guards was sitting on the sofa in his room. He stood up, lowering his head to me before he left the room, leaving us alone. "Ray..." Dante said, frowning slightly as he sat up.

His aura filled the room, and I knew that when he did shift, he was going to be truly strong.

"Hey, kiddo." I replied, walking over and ruffling his hair. He raised an eyebrow, pushing my hand away weakly. "Don't touch the hair." He warned, trying his best to sound like his usual self. He looked like hell, but it was clear he was coping better than Delsanra was. "Mind if I sit?" I asked, motioning to the edge of the bed.

He shook his head and I sat down looking at him. He had some music playing in the background, but it was faint, and apart from that there didn't seem to be anything that he had to keep himself occupied. "How's Delsanra?" He asked, a small pout on his lips.

I raised an eyebrow.

"I'm surprised you weren't downstairs to greet her, considering you are usually always the first at the door." I smiled slightly. "What's wrong? Not up to it or just don't want to see her anymore?" I asked lightly. He frowned, his eyes flashing with irritation. "Don't say I don't want to see her, I do... I just." He glared at me, crossing his arms as he sat up straighter. He stared down at the striped bedding, and I could sense his uncertainty. "What's up?" I asked, leaning forward, running my fingers through my long hair. "Do you hate me?" He murmured hesitantly, shocking me, looking up at me with those ruby red eyes of his.

"Why would I hate you?" I questioned confused. I heard Uncle silently come up the stairs, but I knew Dante hadn't sensed his father yet. "Because of what happened to Delsanra, because of me. I'm always a nuisance to you, right?" He asked nonchalantly, despite the fact that I could tell this was weighing on his mind. Seeing your mate like that... It f*****g hurt, it tore me up inside and I wished that I could take away that pain, wish that it was me in her place. I'd give anything to see her happy, smiling, and laughing... yet I couldn't do anything but watch her go through this with nothing I could do and feeling absolutely useless.

It was killing me, but was I going to blame a child? No... He wasn't even conscious when Kiara called us over. If it was anyone else, maybe I would have been pissed that Delsanra risked herself, but Dante was a kid. He was eight, and no matter how irritating the asshat could be, I loved him.

"Want the truth?" I asked him.

He swallowed and nodded with defiance.

"Obviously."

Now that's more like the kid I knew.

"I don't hate you, but I am pissed at you, for even thinking that I could hate you. Am I that bad?" I raised an eyebrow, and I almost smiled as I saw the flicker of relief in his eyes.

"Sorry..." He looked down, clenching his fists.

"You and my kitten are going to be ok, because you are both fighters." I said quietly, reaching over I gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze. "I'm glad you asked me, but seriously, I can't hate

you."

He nodded, giving me a small cocky smirk.

"Yeah, and I guess Delsanra can never hate me either."

I raised an eyebrow, this...

"Fucker." Uncle's voice came and we both turned to see him standing there, arms crossed. "I was thinking more along the lines of asshat..." I remarked with an amused smile. "Fucker does the job." Uncle remarked coldly, coming over and taking a seat next to Dante, placing an arm around his shoulders, "Right, fucker?"

"Yeah, I guess us Rossi's suit the name fucker. Right, Dad?" He replied cockily.

Like father, like son... I smiled slightly, remembering my own father. To be the Alpha, son, and mate he'd want me to be... Was I making him proud? I could feel Uncle's sharp eyes on me, but I didn't look at him, keeping my mask in place. "Yeah, we do, especially you two." Uncle said mockingly. "Or more like you three, your last brother is an equal d**k."

The three sons of three brothers... I just wished we could have a strong bond, something I doubted would ever happen with the hatred that Leo felt towards me. 1

"Right, I'm off to shower, think dinner is almost f*****g done too." Uncle said standing up, he slapped my back before he left us alone once more.

Dante pushed the bedding off and got up, I could tell it took a lot out of him. "Need help?";

"No, I'm just going to go get ready too." I smirked, ok Dante was still perfectly able, if he was ready to get all dressed up, then he was definitely doing ok. "For whom, may I ask?" "Who do you think?" He replied arrogantly, giving me a cocky, annoying smirk, before sauntering off the best he could despite his exhaustion. I chuckled, lightly shaking my head. They were both definitely going to be alright.