CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

«Leave,» Renato said. «This place is not yours anymore.»

«Ah? You too, Renato? I thought you were a loyal dog, and look at this. Even dogs turn against their owner, apparently.»

Renato didn\'t even feel offended. He had been loyal, and he still was. Just, not to a single person but to the whole pack. Who guided them didn\'t matter as much.

After being taken care of for two days, Renato had finally healed.

He didn\'t feel weak, and he couldn\'t allow anyone to disturb their new peace. Not even the former Alpha... who had been already beaten by Samantha. It meant he had no claim on the Alpha place anymore. But only if Samantha was one of the pack.

Renato scratched his head, trying to find a logic into the whole situation.

Either way, things weren\'t clear. No rules were followed in chaotic times, so there was no need to overthink it.

«We have to immobilise them first,» he said to his guards. «Then, we can decide what to do. It\'s the second time they come here, so they will come back again if we let them flee.»

He checked his friends and saw no doubt. No one felt like any of those men were friends. Oddly enough, not even those who weren\'t present when Samantha had exiled the three wolves.

They surrounded the wolves, moving forward and getting ready to attack. They knew how strong their enemies could be, so they were careful.

They didn\'t lower their guard until the end, but the fight didn\'t last long. The three wolves - one of them among the most powerful in the pack - were immobilised without much resistance. The problem arose when they tried doing the same with Luciano.

He had the power to be an Alpha, so there wasn\'t much they could do. The guards he hit flew away like paper butterflies. Only Renato could dodge and parry his blows. Still, he couldn\'t win.

However, just sensing how close they were, Renato was dumbfounded. Was that the power of an Alpha? Just... just that?

Samantha was way, way stronger. The more time he spent with her, the more he was certain. She wasn\'t just special: she was unique!

He shook his head, returning to focus. He couldn\'t afford to think about his mate during such a battle! He was going to lose either way, but Luciano wouldn\'t have been able to fight forever. Alone, Renato would have lost. But as a pack, the guards could stop their opponent.

They pushed Luciano Polenta back so much that he did what he was most proficient at: he turned around and left. This time, everyone hoped for good. But they wouldn\'t count on it. Not for a second time.

«Once bitten, twice shy.»

«More like twice bitten,» Sergio said, massaging his shoulder. He had been hit, but luckily he didn\'t break any bones.

«You\'re so rational,» replied Renato. «As if that wasn\'t our former Alpha.»

«He was. And we all loved and respected him. Too sad it wasn\'t the same for him, right?»

Renato nodded, helping the other guards with the chains.

«Bring them to the cells. We\'ll decide later what to do.»

«It\'s not over yet,» Sergio sighed. «Why don\'t they just let us be? What have we done to them?»

«Them?» Renato murmured, but he didn\'t need any explanation. He also could feel the wolves getting closer. Soldiers from Norwich.

This time, only trained soldiers.

«There\'s a reason they\'re here,» he said. «And I bet it has to do with our visitors... Nathaniel Woods doesn\'t hate us as much as he hates Luciano. He\'s here for him.»

«As if we\'re just going to let him know he was here and left!»

«Maybe, it would be better... There\'s a reason for the hatred. Luciano kidnapped his family something like a month ago.»

«His family? Does Alpha Woods have a family?»

«He has pups. Apparently, twins.»

«Twins?»

«That\'s what I heard. His wife is human, and that\'s why he has been hiding them. But Luciano wanted to use them to hurt him.»

«Damn... Imagine if it was the other way around,» Sergio commented. «Luciano would have gone berserk if someone kidnapped his little sister, right?»

«I don\'t know. Still, even though his reaction is understandable, Woods can\'t come in and out from our quarters as if he was the head,» Renato murmured. «It\'s a matter of principles. He won a war, but he\'s not our boss. He shouldn\'t overstep his bo

«So, we shouldn\'t let him pass?»

«I just said he shouldn\'t do it. But we can\'t really stop it. Also, I bet he\'s here for Luciano. Once he sees he\'s not here, he\'ll leave. I think it\'s better we let him pass. Without fighting.»

«I wasn\'t expecting it from you.»

«I can recognise when I\'ve lost, Sergio. Now, let\'s continue our job. We still have to imprison the intruders. Does no one feel like we\'re doing something wrong, by the way? Aren\'t we too harsh with the members of our pack?»

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«They\'re not,» Sergio replied, and Renato sighed, relieved.

So, he was right. The pack was feeling the connection, and they had already started following Samantha. The only one he needed to convince, at that point, was his mate.

«We should let him come, check Luciano isn\'t hiding, and leave. We don\'t need to lose wolves or get hurt. Not for someone we abandoned.»

«It\'s not about Luciano. It\'s about the pack. Why does that man dare act like this? Just because he won once? He\'s too arrogant!» Sergio replied, containing his rage by clenching his fists.

«Arrogant or not, he\'s powerful. We can\'t win against him.»

«Doesn\'t mean we shouldn\'t try... Right?»

«Maybe not. I feel like we need peace more than anything else at this very moment.»