CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

Chapter 355: A bad wolf?

The mood was heavy. However, not gloomy nor sad.

It was so complicated, and most wolves were still trying to make some sense of their feelings. But no one felt sorrow because of Alpha Luciano's fall.

It was something that had happened, finally. Just a fact. Nothing they needed to ponder about. They could just accept it.

And, following their rules, the one who won would be their new leader. They smiled at Samantha, happy to have a strong leader by their side.

The woman didn't see their expression. Luckily, Renato thought. She would freak out if she found out. It was too early, but everything was changing too fast to stop it.

His pack wouldn't have survived being abandoned by their Alpha a second time. So, he had to carefully thread with Samantha's feelings and awareness until she felt what they felt and decided to stay.

He was back to day one when he had approached her, intending to conquer her heart and have her stay by his side and abandon her pack. Oh, why was he always back to the same point?

His life could be so difficult sometimes!

He opened his mouth to prompt everyone to return to their jobs, when Luciano Polenta got up and stood there, ready for a real fight.

«You crossed every line, you bitch,» he spat out. «I can't let you stay anymore!»

Samantha dodged his attack without sweating, and she turned to see what the other wolves thought. She shouldn't have beaten their former Alpha to a pulp, right? They might have suffered.

But she couldn't allow him to call her bitch or hit her! She had her own image to protect.

However, she didn't feel right battling with Polenta. She felt, oddly, as if she was bullying a kid.

She elbowed him when he got close, sending him a few steps away. She dodged more often than she parried, and she hit back only when he became annoying.

To the other wolves, it was obvious. Samantha was going easy on him. It was something that would have caused so much shame if only Luciano Polenta wasn't so distracted by his own rage.

He should have abandoned before being humiliated even more. But he could not see what was evident.

«Polenta, leave,» Samantha repeated.

Since he didn't listen, she had no choice but to respond. She punched him.

He flew back several steps, and he landed on the ground, rising in a cloud of dust.

«This is not your place,» she said, her tone now very, very annoyed. She was almost mad. But she kept calm. «You shouldn't come back here, you dumbass. Find yourself another pack if you can, but these people deserve peace. And you won't bring any, for sure.»

She took a single step towards him, letting her mood shape her aura. She felt bigger and colder than ever, staring at him with her gem eyes glowing as if under the moon - even though there was no trace of it in the sky.

«You've done enough damage already. I won't let you bring any more trouble. You'll have to pass over my dead body if you want to return here. Are you sure you can fight with me? One of us will die if we continue... But it's your choice.»

She waited a couple of seconds before sensing his surrender. He had no strength to attack. Since he had lost any motivation, she didn't need to stay there and watch him leave. She turned on her heels and walked away, followed by her mate. Renato was in an odd mood, but she could ask him later.

First, she needed to go back and let go of her temper. She was done fighting... There was no need to feel angry anymore!

She took a few deep breaths, sensing her nerves calming down and relief taking the place of stress. It was over, and she hadn't hurt anyone nor done anything too weird... Right?

Since Renato was silently strolling after her in a light mood, she didn't overstep her boundaries. He would have scolded her if she did, right?

«Hey,» she said, stopping her walk and turning to him. «Was I a bad wolf just now?»

«A bad wolf?» he repeated, dumbfounded. Why was she asking him?

Was she going to rely on him, from then on, asking him any kind of question? Oh, it would have been so good. He would have her trust and also her respect enough to ask questions. They could build their relationship from scratch, becoming a real couple and relying on each other! Was fate so generous all of a sudden? Was it a trap? Stay connected through m-v l|e'-NovelBin.net

«You're not a bad wolf,» he said. «And you defended this pack without asking anything in return. Even if we were enemies until two days ago. You're everything but a bad wolf, Samantha.»

«But I feel as if what I did was huge. Something that will change our lives. I didn't want that... I just couldn't stand that man claiming this pack after abandoning you!»

«I see... I don't know how big the consequences will be, but you didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary.»

«Am I missing something? Just like always... Is there a trap, or am I making enemies out of your people? I'm confused...»

«Mine, you can trust me about this: no one will see you as an enemy. You fought because you wanted to protect us. That's more than Alpha Luciano has done, isn't it? No one will blame you.»

«But things are changing so fast...»

«They always do.»

«Can you vouch that no one will blame me for beating your Alpha?»

«Oh, no one will. Also, they have to deal with me before saying anything to you,» he pointed out, wearing the mask of a prince in shining armour. Only the mask because... what could he do to protect her that she couldn't do alone?

«Really?» she asked.

«Really.»

She smiled, relieved.

Her mood didn't pass unnoticed, and it only made the man next to her more proud. He had so much power over someone so strong.

He was invincible, wasn't he?