Adrian's POV...
"What is it Mr Pierce?" Mr Rao asked me.
"Please call me Adrian. I just had a thought that your daughters could stay in our pac.... We live in Long Island and we have 3 mansions in our estate that we aren't using right now and there are a few flats available.
There are 8 bedrooms. It is near to the company. It's almost 50 miles from where Ms Jia and Ms Ayra's college. As I've studied there I can ask the authority schedule their classes from Monday to Thursday so that they could stay with their sisters on weekends. Instead of a dorm, I could find them an apartment with good security for their convenience and it is a lot safer. Travelling also, we could manage to pick the little ones up from our office on Thursdays after their classes.
Manik and we will be staying in the very next building to the girls who will be working in our company. We will ask one of our drivers to drop them to university and the girls could join us to the office. It is a win win" I almost told pack house but corrected myself.
"It's a great idea Adrian but we don't want to impose on you" My would be Father-in-law stated.
"If you feel that way, you can pay the rent but if you give more than that my mom will be ashamed of me for asking money from Manik's relatives. Also Ahana will be with girls all the time" I used Ahana card and looked at Manik but he was shaking his head. "What?" I mind linked him. "Bro, I gave you the Alpha title because I can't take proper decisions but you are worse than me. If they stay so near to the pack house, where are you gonna train the wolves?" Aaron asked me before Manik could say anything. "Oh no! I didn't think about it but they can stay in the houses that we have built once we get our mates". I can't believe I lied to them.
"Adrian, what happened? You are looking at the wall for at least 10 minutes now. Are you okay?" Mrs Jahnavi asked me.
"I'm sorry ma'am. I was thinking about something. What did you ask me?" I told her.
"We would really appreciate your offer and for accepting to take care of our daughters. I'm relieved that they will be close to Manik and you guys but you have to take their rent and maintenance money or else we won't accept your kind gesture" Mrs Grishma negotiated and I accepted for the time being.
"I called my father and told him about this situation and he said the places will be ready by the time we reached there. Also Manik's place is also ready. Problem solved. Let's take our mates and leave" Axel said, making Ahana jump. She got marked yesterday and completed the mating process. She could mind link now and she is still getting used to it.
"You can't behave this way, act like a half human you are but thank you for the solution. I guess all we needed was your mate for you to be a smart beta" Michael stated.
"Now we can keep our mates closer and still keep them away from wolves until we tell them slowly" my brother told happily.
"Axel, stop staring at Jia. Luna is looking at you like she will kill you any moment now" Justin stated and I looked at Kria and she was breathing smoke out of her nose. I slid my hand under the table and patted her thighs to calm her down and it worked, mate bond is magic. She stopped glaring at him and looked at Ahana and asked her "What is that bruise on your neck?"
NEXT CHAPTER- MAFIA? UH-OH!!
Kria's POV....
I was happy to know I was staying closer to Ahana and Jia, Aadya and Nat would be with me too. Also I'm secretly happy about Adrian's plan because I think I might have a teeny tiny crush on him. I looked at him to see him looking at Manik, Aaron, Ahana and Axel as if they were talking through their eyes.
I just shook my head and looked at Axel who was looking at my sister like she was an alien. 'How dare he? Does he wanna die? Why is he looking at my baby sister like that? I'm going to stab him with my fork' I didn't realise I was grinding my teeth until Adrian kept his hand on my thigh under the table. I don't know how he did that but that calmed me down. 'I'll kill that idiot some other time,' I thought to myself and looked at Ahana.
"What is that bruise on your neck?" I asked her. That was blue and looked like someone bit her.
"Nothing... ummm I just burnt myself with the hair curler" she said hiding that nasty looking bruise. "But your hair isn't curled" Natasha said in a teasing manner although what is she so happy about? Ahana is in pain. "I didn't curl my hair because I got burnt before I did. Now stop it both of you" Ahana said shyly.
"Is that a question you're supposed to ask to someone who just got married that too in front of her parents and godparents? What did I do wrong with you? Kria you're an adult and act like one" my mom scolded me and then I realised that they did the dirty and that was a hickey but it doesn't look like one. The bruise looks really painful. I mean, what do I know? Everything I saw in the movie isn't real. I apologised to everyone and went to my room to check whether my friends had missed anything during packing.
Aadya's POV....
After Kria left, the boys went to the terrace. Ahana and Nat went to break up with Nat's asshole boyfriend and I told them that I would join them after helping Kria with the last minute packing.
I went inside her room and bursted out laughing. "What's wrong with you? Is that something you ask someone who just had her first night? Oh my Kria, that was so funny but do that only when we kids are there. Doddappa and doddamma (father's elder brother and his wife, who is Ahana's parents) were so embarrassed you know. Although how did you notice that mark? Despite sitting beside her, I didn't see it" I asked her.
"I don't know Aads. One moment I was angry at Axel for looking at my baby sister, next moment I was calm because Adrian calmed me by keeping his hand on my thigh. Later I noticed and it's such a big bruise that I couldn't miss it. Don't you think Ahana is acting weird from the time Manik's friends landed here? I think they are in the Mafia and she is helping them regardless because of her love towards Manik. He might be hurting her" she started blabbering.
"First of all, you should get your eyes checked because that was a coin sized hickey because, either you've bad eye sight or you like exaggerating. Second of all, the only person who's acting weird is you. I mean I know Adrian is hot and all but don't get confused and don't do anything without clarity. Third of all, Ahana is meant to be different because now she is someone's wife. And last of all, are you mad? He is Manik. The boy that we have seen from the time we were kids. Stop your over imagination now.
By the way, what's up with this Justin guy and Aaron? Justin is always trying to flirt with me and Aaron keeps on talking to Natasha. It's annoying. It's as if they have a plan to flirt and score with their best friend's wife's best friends before the completion of one month anniversary of Manana. If you call that weird then then I'll accept it. Anyway, want to hear good news?"
"It was a cup sized purple, bitten bruise and tell me before you say otherwise" Typical Kria, would never accept her mistakes.
"Well, Nat broke up with that asshole Likith because she can't do long distance also she has a crush on Aaron now" we never liked him and they just dated for a few weeks and Aaron seems like a gentleman unlike his brother.
"I'm delighted to hear that" she started jumping.
"Alright I'm going to check up on the guests and I'll meet you downstairs in exactly 2 hours. See ya babe" I told her and went to the terrace to check up on the boys to ask if they needed anything to drink.
I was climbing the stairs when I heard them in a heated discussion. I know eavesdropping is bad but I couldn't help myself.
"She could see them because we are mates. What's there in that? Why are you freaking out as if it's new?" I think Adrian said it. 'He kissed her and he is now calling her mate? How dare he? Is he just playing with her feelings?'
"How could she see it? You still haven't marked her? This is crazy and we are freaking out because she is a human" I heard Manik say and his voice was full of surprises.
"Yes, If we go by your theory, then how come our mates didn't see the mark. Aadya was sitting right beside her" this is for sure Justin's voice. 'What are they going on and on about Mark, mates and humans and not? Perhaps could Kria be right?'
"I don't know how. I mean maybe she is going to be a Luna and she has that special gift or something? It has never happened before so we should take a chance. I think I should tell her about us today in the flight itself. She will be okay. The sooner she knows the better we will be" Adrian said. 'Oh my god! Kria was right. Wasn't she? They are in the mafia'.
"Are you mad?" Someone shouted but Adrian growled at him and said "I'm your alpha. Don't disrespect me and don't forget that you're my beta" 'Kria is right. They are Mafia dons and they have code names so that they could get away with their crimes'.
"Calm down Adrian but Axel is right. If she knows about us she's going to run away from you, not run towards you with her arms open. We are werewolves, animals. Do you think she will be okay to know that we are something that she doesn't have the slightest idea about? You should've seen Ana when she got to know about me. Trust me. We are going to...."
'What did I just listen to?' I couldn't take it anymore and before Manik could continue I interrupted him to look at their shocked red faces "you are WHAT NOW?".