The Supreme Alpha

Author's note: This is from Seraphina's point of view

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Zoe, Luca, and Ash are so mature that sometimes I forget they are just teenagers who grew up in a scant environment without real parental figures.

What did I do when I was seventeen or eighteen years old? I was a low-key girl, attending high school and daydreaming about Duke.

In comparison to my past, my three fosterlings finished high school and are having jobs and responsibilities, and awesome powers.

The biggest thing I often forget about Zoe, Luca, and Ash is that they are not humans. They are werewolves, each with a beast inside that moves on instinct and amplifies their emotions while craving power and dominance.

What Ash felt like being left out must have been excruciating once his wolf augmented it and transformed it into being betrayed and abandoned by his partner.

I remember Lazarus telling me that werewolves are possessive of things and people, even if they are not rightfully theirs. Yes, Zoe is Luca's mate, but she was Ash's girlfriend first, and no matter how far Zoe and Ash went with their relationship or if Ash was faithful, the fact is that Ash always returned home to Zoe, and he thought of her as his.

Letting go of Zoe is going against Ash's nature.

I looked at the dejected teenager in front of me and my heart cracked.

We met only three years ago, but since then I am the only mother he knows.

I am not a werewolf, and most of the time I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew that my job as Ash's foster mother was to provide him a safe place where he can be himself. Who will accept him if not his family? I failed.

I walked to Ash, and I gave him a hug which he returned reluctantly.

"Aren't you afraid I will read your thoughts?", Ash asked.

I smiled. "Feel free to. It will probably be easier than to explain with words what I have on my mind."

I could feel his hold on me tightening and I focused on memories of how I found them in the forest, and how they followed me to Lazarus's villa, and then we went to Fynn's place… my visits, watching them train, taking them shopping, restaurants… smiles, bickering, laughter, goofing around… I hoped that he will read from my thoughts that I know he didn't mean to hurt Luca or Zoe, and that whatever he is feeling is OK and normal, and that he can take as much time as he needs to figure out things and whenever he is ready, we will be right here waiting for him.

"Thank you, Serina…", Ash's voice was cracking.

"Thank you, Ash.", I said in return. "I am grateful that you are part of my life, and I am proud of you."

The monitoring machines attached to Luca showed increased brain activity, and I patted Ash's back. "OK. Enough sopping. Help me get Luca and Zoe upstairs. They are about to wake up."

Ash frowned. "Do you need my help?"

I could see that Ash was trying to avoid seeing Zoe and Luca.

"This is your patient also. Besides, if you avoid Zoe and Luca now, it will be more difficult to face them later."

Ash nodded reluctantly and I gestured at the bed where Luca was. "Both this one and Zoe's bed are on wheels. Let's push them to the elevator in the back. You take Luca."

Duke was the one who insisted on installing a big elevator, and I was against it, saying that it will ruin the regal architecture, but now I could see that it came in handy.

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Author's note: This is from Luca's point of view

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I could hear distant voices, but I couldn't understand the words.

Shadow was in deep sleep.

My right arm was warm, and the delightful sparks told me that my mate is by my side. Zoe. The scent of caramel confirmed that it was Zoe.

My eyelids weighed a ton, and I couldn't open my eyes. What's going on?

Oh, yes. Ash wanted to fight, but then Zoe came, and I blacked out.

The voices gradually became clearer, and I understood that those are Serina and Mateo.

I think I moved my fingers a little when I heard Zoe's raspy voice.

"Luca… Luca… Can you hear me? Squeeze my hand if you can."

Was she crying?

I think I squeezed her hand because she exhaled loudly.

I fought mightily to open my eyes and it took me some time to see the light. And there she was, Zoe… looking at me with a sad smile on her face.

"Hey…", I breathed.

I wanted to reach her cheek, but something tugged my left hand. I looked down to see that I was attached to the IV. What the…?

"He is awake!", Zoe exclaimed, and I heard steps approaching.

Serina, Mateo, Ash. All three of them looking my way, but only Serina approached me.

She pressed something metallic on my forehead and checked the monitor that was on the left side of my bed.

I wanted to stand up, but Serina was quick to put her hand on my shoulder and keep me down.

"You are on heavy painkillers and waking up after surgery.", Serina said.

"Surgery?" Well, that explains the IV.

"Sorry, Luca.", Ash said. "I didn't mean to hurt you like that."

Why is everyone looking at me like I'm dying? "What's wrong with me?"

Serina was now standing next to my feet, and she jabbed a needle in my left foot.

I jerked my leg on a reflex.

"Ouch!" Zoe exclaimed and I wondered what's that about.

Serina smiled and nodded in satisfaction and then she repeated the needle-jab in my right foot. That hurt also and Zoe hissed.

"Can you stop doing that?", I asked Serina.

Serina shook her head. "Your scuffle with Ash ended up with a spine injury. I performed surgery to realign your spine so that it heals properly. You feeling this needle means that nerves healed well. Stay in bed at least a day before you attempt sitting up and you are not allowed to stand up until I clear you. Is that understood?"

I never saw Serina being so serious. I had to agree. "Yes."

"Why didn't you defend?", Ash asked me. "You were just standing there and then you even got distracted."

"I knew that fighting won't achieve anything. If I let you hit me a few times you would calm down and then we could talk.", I said honestly. I really didn't have an intention to fight him.

"Next time you should think twice before being someone's punching bag.", Serina said, and I could see that there was more behind her words.

"Just tell me straight. No riddles.", I demanded. My head was foggy, and it was difficult to focus on anything.

"I can feel your pain.", Zoe said.

"What?"

"We will leave you now. Zoe can explain.", Serina said and tilted her head toward the door for Mateo to follow. "Call us if you need anything. Ash?"

"Just a minute…", Ash said to Serina, and he turned to me and Zoe. "I know that I was an ass. I apologize."

"Do you think that your shallow apology will fix anything?", Zoe hissed at him. I found it ironic because he asked her the same thing earlier that morning.

Zoe pointed her index finger at him angrily. "It was my eighteenth birthday, Ash. You knew about my fears and insecurities, but you ignored it all and managed to make it about yourself."

"You are right.", Ash said. "I don't expect you to forgive me, but I still wanted to tell you that I'm sorry. I will spend some time in London to cool off and I hope that when we meet each other next time, we can start over."

"Sounds good.", I said, and Ash forced a smile, nodded, and left the room.

Zoe looked at me with an adorable pout. "Why are you so forgiving? He broke your spine."

"It wasn't on purpose. Ash was angry but he is not evil. Don't hold it against him. I know how much it hurts to see the girl you like be with someone else."

"Don't compare yourself to Ash, Luca. You didn't challenge him to a fight."

"True. But I had years to acknowledge my feelings and to conceal them, while Ash felt like someone pulled a rug under his feet."

"Do you really think that he will change?", Zoe asked.

"I think that he is working on it. Give him time."

I interpreted Zoe's smile as agreement, and I went back to my question from a few minutes ago. "What was that about us sharing pain?"

Zoe told me that she could feel pain in her cheek, abdomen, and back. Just how Ash was hitting me.

"Serina said that when you feel better, she can perform tests with a goal to find out more. Maybe we are sharing more than just pain. And she also recommended that we talk about this with Sergio, and see how common is for mates to share senses..."

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