Chapter 8
Alaria:
“Alaria, are you sure that it is a good idea for you to leave after what happened? Enzo just found out about Ashton…” This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
“All the more reason to leave, brother.” I said, stopping Ezio who looked down at his feet. “Plus, mom doesn’t want me here, and believe me, I am dead tired of her arguments and fights. I know when I am not welcome somewhere, and I know to leave before I am kicked out.”
“Alaria, this is your brother’s pack and home. You are not going to be kicked out of here.” He said, and I shook my head at him as a small smile played on my lips. I took both his hands in mine and gently kissed his knuckles. His eyes widened and he turned my palms to kiss mine..
“I know that you don’t like this, and I understand your reasons, Ezio. But there are many things that we are not going to be able to change, and one of them is this. Dad sent me as an exile, and mom is only going to do what he wants. I am not going to argue with that nor am I going to put her through the pain of defying him. when his grave is still wet.” I said, reminding him that he barely passed away a few days ago. Yes, the ceremony had to happen as it was customary, but all our pains were still fresh and new.
“You are going to have to live through this pain alone, and…”
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“I have been living alone for a long time, Ezio. I got used to it long before our father passed away. I was always thankful for you coming to visit, but I always knew that it was temporary.” I said, taking a step back as I looked at my son who was laying on the couch, asleep, already tired of the long day. “I will show myself. outside. You get some rest. It has been a long day for you too.”
He didn’t say a word as he looked at me, and though I knew that he wanted to stop me; he knew better not to. Mom looked at me as I walked toward Ashton, carrying him in my arms before she raised her hand, stopping me before I could lift him.
“The guest room is ready for you. You have fresh clothes and a towel. It is far too late for you to be driving at this time of night, and I believe that you are going to want to get some sleep.” She said, and I looked at my brother whose smile grew wider. I didn’t say a word as I took a step back, knowing that me staying in the guest room meant that I no longer had my room in the pack anymore.
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Though it was normal within other families, it was something that mostly meant that a daughter or son were kicked out. Even if one found their mate, their room would stay should they be willing to come back and stay. Treating them as guests. was only proof of them not being wanted within the house.
“Thank you for your offer, mother…”
“It is no an offer. It is an order. You are going to be staying until morning. Your brother has no heir and we cannot afford you driving recklessly in a night like this one.” She said, and I frowned as I understood her concern. “An heir must be within the pack and he must be alive and healthy. It is bad enough that he had a cut on his forchead…”
“I doubt that you think that it is my fault.” I said, and she shook her head at me.
“When has anything ever been your fault?” She asked, rolling her eyes with disgust. “The maids will guide you to the room. Your son would be having the connected room for him to rest. There would be a
maid with him in the room…”
“There is no need for that.” I said, stopping her. “I am his mother. He can sleep in my room if I see the need to do so. If not, he has his own room where he can come to me if he wakes up…”
“And waking up in a room that he doesn’t know is a good idea to you, isn’t it?” She asked, shaking her head, mocking me. I took a deep breath, calming myself down, reminding myself that not only was she my mother, but that we were in the presence of the Alpha. My son being asleep was a complete other thing that I knew that I had to keep in mind, I doubted that she cared about that part anyway.
“I doubt that him waking up with a stranger in his room is an even better idea.” I said, crossing my arms over my chest. “Anyhow, I am going to take my son and we are going home. There is no place for me here, and I doubt that I am going to want stay in a place where I feel like I am going to be attacked at any given moment. Mind you, I doubt that it is something that you care about, but it is something that makes a difference to me.”
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“I said a word, and you are going to listen whether or not you like it.”
“Based on what? The fact that I am not part of the pack? You kicking me out of the house even before the ceremony started…?”
“Enough, both of you.” Ezio said, stopping me. His eyes met mine and I shook my head, not liking this. “You two arguing is not going to solve anything. But mother
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is right, it is not going to be a good idea for you to be driving this late at night.”
“I am not going to stay here, Ezio.” I said, my word final on that and he nodded.
“And I never said that.” He said, looking at mom who shook her head at him. She walked toward the stairs, ignoring our presence, muttering a few swear words. under her breath as she did. “You are going to stay at a hotel. If you can agree to that, then you can go. But regardless of whatever you might think, you need to rest too, sorella.”
I looked down at my feet, avoiding the man’s eyes before he shook his head int question, catching my attention.
“So, what do you think? Can I get a yes?”