Chapter 25: Genevieve
"Ana," Raphael held her arm. "I want to leave."
She felt heavy in her heart.
"I know we have a lot to catch up on and I shouldn't be leaving but.." He could see unshed tears trapped in her eyes, though the Queen didn't want to bring them out. He silently chuckled. "We haven't seen each other since like forever and I thought to come visit sooner but, things have not be favourable for me. I want to spend more time with you, and when I saw Red City was finally opened for a ball event I dashed in just to see you."
She laughed like it was nothing to her. "Okay, fine." Her voice sounded cold.
Raphael laughed again. "I remember that time I was about to leave you when we were kids, you cried your eyes out now you're more matured." His hands went to her cheeks then tucked her bright hair behind her ear.
She kept an angry look. "Thought you'd stay this time."
He took her by the jaw and drew his face near hers. Her eyes grew bigger with heart aching when his lips drew near to her. It was in a sped up motion but he abruptly paused extremely close to her beautiful face.
"Come visit me. My grandfather, who's an Alpha, just passed and father's sick." Luciana gulped. "The Luna's tryin her best but needs me. Just like your people need you. Please come visit me, Luna." He curved his lips for a wide grin. He gave out a friendly vibe and Luciana thought she mistook it for something else.
Luciana didn't know when she hugged him quickly.
"Thank you for being here right now." She cried. Feeling him one more time made her feel good. The hug was warm. Very warm. He gently pulled her out, demanding a response.
"Will you come?"
He was so, so kind to her and that caused her to feel otherwise. Maybe that's what extremely friendly people can do to you.
"Of course." He ran his fingers through her hair and wrapped her closer to his solid chest.
Luciana had the widest smile on and Raphael too reciprocated, but who didn't was an eerie presence felt from behind them. Raphael dazedly looked behind only to get burnt by the heated glare offered to him by Derex. Raphael blinked a couple of times in bewilderment while they hugged.
Derex's disdainful look stuck almost interrupting the wonderful ambience.
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Black curtains shielded the lights from entering inside the spacious room. Damon was with a girl in his bedroom. He stood up and headed towards his table.
"Hmmm, an invitation." He had a red envelope in hands. He said this then chuckled afterwards, "It's red, I wonder who it's from. Too bad the 'supreme Alpha' has 'commanded' me not to go. It irks me each time!" He angrily slammed his fists against the table.
Genevieve romanced his chest with her hands. "Calm down, Alpha."
He disdainfully looked at her. "Who are you to tell me to calm down?"
She recoiled her body then bowed sadly in regret. "I'm sorry, sir. Just…"
He Interrupted, "—That Billy goat Derex sent me on a mission years ago." He voice then calmed down in a sly tone, not containing anger anymore. "I was an ambitious teenager eager for power. He presented himself as a Beta telling me to obtain a certain secret from my ex-girlfriend."
Tension rose and the girl by his side got more curious.
"He wanted to find out how to kill the Alpha. I knew that was a risky task and I put my life at stake. I thought he wanted to kill the All Alpha, but… now that I know he's the All Alpha, things have really twisted."
"But.. is it possible?"
He rubbed the corner of her head. "You say no word of this out to anyone. I'd really want to resume that mission. Maybe that's why he's still in Red City. Perhaps Luciana knows how he could be killed that's why he's going close to her, just as he wanted me to be with Julietta."
"So you had to go close to her soley for your ause her.