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Chapter 359: What happiness does to people
Chapter 359: What happiness does to people
They were in a situation of emergency, yet Renato felt safe. So safe that he lowered his guard and didn't see what was coming.
He spent all his time gazing at Samantha as lovingly as he could without being discovered, pretending to be tired after a little exercise so that she would worry and pamper him.
Being the mate of a naive Alpha was the best! He would have felt guilty for tricking her if her attention didn't feel so good. He was the strongest man on earth when he had her eyes on him.
Like that, he didn't think about Luciano Polenta. He didn't consider the Alpha's character and how he wouldn't back away if he didn't adjust his ruined image.
Happiness has that effect on people. They forget about any danger.
Like that, when the group attacked, he was surprised.
Who dared disrupt his morning with Samantha?
«We are attacked,» Sergio said after knocking on his door.
He snorted, getting ready to fight.
«Attacked?»
«The Alpha and the others are trying to get inside.»
«I see...»
He wore a t-shirt and walked out.
«I'll be back,» he said to Samantha.
«Do you need help?» she asked.
«I hope I don't. Let me see how to make everyone leave peacefully. After all, the higher-ups can just rejoin the pack if they want.»
«But they abandoned you!»
«Not with the same rank as before, of course,» Renato said. «But this is a new pack, all things considered. They would be like new wolves joining.»
«Ah, is that so?»
«Yes,» he said. «Do you also want to join?»
«Like a new wolf?» she chuckled.
«You're my mate. I'm sure I can arrange it,» he murmured, walking to her with a smug grin. «I can help you skip a few ranks if you're ni
Samantha crossed her arms, smiling back.
«Be nice? How nice do you need me to be?»
She tilted her head, waiting for him to take the chance. He was going to exploit any opportunity, wasn't he?
«Be more precise,» she spelt.
«Being nice as in warming me during the night,» he said. «I feel cold, all alone. And you happen to be comfortably hot.»
«Comfortably hot?»
«Yes. Also, you can help me take a stroll sometimes.»
«Helping you? How?» she chuckled.
«By holding my hand so that I don't get lost.»
«If this is your place! You know it better than me. Come on!»
«Yeah? Well... I don't mind getting lost in it if it's with you. So, will you?»
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Samantha blinked.
«We're being attacked,» she reminded him. «Is it time to flirt like this?»
«Oh, right,» he sighed.
He left, returning to focus on the real world. What could he do without destabilising the feeble structure they had started to build?
More than pushing the attackers back, he had to convince them to stop whatever they were trying to do. A fight would have been dangerous because those wolves were in their pack once. It would have been confusing for the others if they had to fight against their former Alpha.
Even if the pack had recognised that Luciano Polenta had left them, they still had lived under his rule for years. It was difficult to forget all of a sudden.
It would have been even worse if the people with Luciano were those in the high ranks who were beloved in the pack.
Renato sighed, relieved, when he noticed the three wolves Samantha had exiled the day before. If those causing trouble were the same as then, he didn't need to convince the rest of the pack not to fall into any trap. It would have been obvious to everyone how sincere they were.
This time, Luciano had crossed the outer layers with less resistance. The weak wolves were too afraid to fight since he had backing this second time around. The intruders were delayed only in the middle-tier circles. Renato found them harassing a group of younglings while shouting like crazy.
To nobody's surprise, Armando was pushing the teens around while the men were snickering at the adults who tried to bring their kids to safety.
«You think you can live here without me?» Luciano said, crossing his arms and glaring with fury. «Choosing to follow Renato won't bring you any advantage. Where is he now, ah?»
«I'm here!»
The prompt reply came unexpectedly. How come didn't Luciano hear or sense Renato approaching? Was he so focused on the scene in front of him as to ignore all the rest?
No matter the reason, Renato didn't waste time. He caught Armando by the back of the neck and pushed him away from the teens.
«What are you doing?» he inquired.
He pushed the two teenagers towards their parents, nodding to signal them it was time to retreat.
«You come here and wreak havoc like this... What's the meaning of it?»
«We came back home,» Luciano said, his eyes turning cold. «Anything to complain about?»
«Oh, yes. You ran away and now are back? I thought you understood the first time we told you. It's too late. Just get it over with and leave us alone. We've suffered enough because of your decisions.»
«You're just unhappy because you were demoted to Omega,» Luciano said. «I can promise it won't happen if you understand your mistakes in time. Become one of us, and you'll have your old place. Also, I can consider accepting Samantha Murphy as part of the pack if you manage to keep her under control.»
Renato rolled his eyes, accepting that words wouldn't help anyone. He saw - from the corner of his eye - the other guards arriving and surrounding the group of brutes.
«This place isn't yours anymore,» one of the guards exclaimed. «Get lost, Luciano!»
As if triggered, Polenta threw himself on the young wolf who dared challenge him. He scratched him with the claws, cutting the skin of his face until he bled.
«Don't make that mistake,» he said. «Don't underestimate me just because you think I became weak. I didn't: I'm still an Alpha.»
That said, he got ready to throw the fatal blow.
That man had challenged him. He deserved to die.