The Supreme Alpha

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

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Oh, shit! Did I just ask Calista about Sergio? Yeah, I did. Well, since we are talking openly, I might stop pretending to be blind. "I thought there is something going on between the two of you."

"Did he tell you that?", Calista snapped.

I rolled my eyes. "You might be spending time in his villa, but this is my property. Unless you suddenly developed an interest in Moon rituals, medicinal plants, or the history of werewolves, you are there for Sergio, and knowing you and him, I'm quite confident you are not spending nights playing dominoes. I have nothing against it. I mean, both of you are adults, single, available, and free to do whatever you want but…" I let out a long breath. Where was I going with this? "I was wondering… when you mentioned enjoying life… does that include Sergio?"

Calista pursed her lips for a few long seconds and then she threw me a sly smile. "Maybe." Her smile faded quickly. "Who else knows? Ah! Let me guess… everyone who stays and works here."

I nodded and she let out a long breath. "Well, at least I don't need to worry about Aldi giving me a hard time about it."

"No one is judging you or Sergio.", I said quickly. "After all, it's none of our business. It's just a bit strange that you are hiding it."

"There is nothing to hide or reveal.", Calista said. "If you sleep with a guy casually, will you talk about it? No. Grownups don't advertise their hookups, and we are not in a relationship like you and Drago to hold hands and be all gooey. It's just that werewolves and vampires don't get along so I was hoping to keep it low-key."

I was not sure if she was lying to me or to herself. What kind of hookups last for days and happen more than once? She said that werewolves and vampires are not getting along, yet she was coming back for more. From my point of view, they are getting along just fine.

The good thing was that she was not denying that she and Sergio are physical. "You might try it, Cali. It's nice to have a man in life who can make you happy."

She poked her cheek with her tongue and leaned closer. "Rina, honey... a big cock and multiple orgasms make me happy. The fact that his werewolf stamina is enabling him to go at it for hours is a bonus and I'm not looking for more than that."

Calista giggled at my frozen expression, and she moved to walk up the stairs. 

I have no idea how long I was just standing there while my brain stuttered.

I really thought that there was some progress in the romancing between Sergio and Calista.

Poor Sergio.

Calista is his mate, the center of his world, his other half, and Calista… Well, at least she appreciates his big cock and that he can give her multiple orgasms.

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When I reached the first floor, I saw Lazarus angrily pacing through the hallway. Now what?

"Did something happen?", I asked.

Lazarus looked at me with a frown. "Your boyfriend is obnoxious."

"Ha… ha…", I laughed in slow motion.

Did he just call Duke obnoxious? How would he label his shameless demand for a date with me in front of my boyfriend?

I have no idea why I didn't just chase Lazarus away the moment he said that he wants a date with me.

To be honest, I knew that he was interested in me, but I didn't know that he will show such disregard toward Duke. I mean, even if he doesn't put Duke in the eyes as a man, Lazarus knew that Duke is Mateo, son of the Supreme Alpha. Considering that Lazarus is a werewolf, Duke's real identity should mean something. But then… Lazarus is the one who stands out among werewolves as an odd one. Powerful, but still an odd one.

It's undeniable that having Lazarus around when Duke's wolf awakens will be handy, and Duke told me to treat Lazarus's outrageous date invitation like a business lunch, so I took a deep breath and asked, "What happened?"

"He has ridiculous requirements about location and food choices like he is the one coming with us."

I paused. Is Duke coming with us? That would explain why he agreed to this.

No. One of Lazarus's conditions was that only he and I are sharing a meal, in private, and Duke agreed.

"You know that he is only worried about my safety, right?", I asked.

Lazarus made a face. "We are not going to war or in the enemy's territory. It's just dinner. Besides, if anything happens, I will protect you."

I shook my head. "There was an event where you were with me, yet I was nearly kidnapped and frozen to death. I don't remember you protecting me, but there was a forced kiss…"

Lazarus growled in frustration. "It was not forced."

"Yeah. Because I was freezing and couldn't resist, so it didn't count as forcing. Right?"

Lazarus exhaled sharply. "Will you ever forgive me for that? It was just a kiss."

"It's not about the kiss, Laz. It was about the fact that I was vulnerable, and I trusted you and you… you betrayed that trust, Laz."

I didn't want to talk about it anymore. It happened ages ago and I wanted to forget about it. The memory was hazy and unpleasant, and the only thing I needed to keep from it was that Lazarus can't be trusted.

I decided to focus on the pressing matter.

"I hope you will accept whatever Drago demands. His concern is my safety. To be honest, if the roles are reversed, I would never agree for him to go to dinner with another female." Especially if I know that she made a move on him previously.

Lazarus gave me a complicated look but he nodded stiffly.

With that, I turned and went upstairs, looking for my piece of heaven. I found him in the study, in front of his computer.

I paused at the sight of Duke's handsome visual while steeling my resolve to share another secret with him.

If Calista accepted the truth about my father's condition without causing a scene, Duke should take it with ease.

But this was not for him. This was for me.

I needed to get this off my chest because only when I felt relief after telling Calista the truth, I realized how much these secrets are weighing on me. I didn't want to have secrets in front of Duke. He is my other half, my everything.

"Did you finish your talk with Calista?", Duke asked when he raised his gaze from the monitor.

I hummed in confirmation and made my way toward him.

I sat on his lap. His scent of pine trees and the ocean calmed my nerves immediately, and I loved the way his arms circled around me naturally like they always belonged there.

"I have a confession to make.", I said, and I felt Duke stiffening around me.

"Is it about Lazarus?", Duke grumbled.

"No. This is about my father.", I said and raised my head to meet his questioning gaze. "He is not on a trip. My father is…" I took a deep breath. "In a coma."

Duke's eyebrows shot up. "What? Why?"

Oh, boy. I needed to say this again. Hopefully, the last time.

"After Magda shot you, I passed out. When I woke up, both you and he were nonresponsive." Before Duke could come up with his conclusions, I quickly added, "Both of us were critical and he used his vitality to save us. I don't know the details, but I'm working on finding a way to wake him up."

Duke's brows came together in a frown. Is he angry?

"That was four months ago, Serina.", he said after some time. "For four months you are keeping this from me. No. Not keeping. You are lying to me."

"I'm sorry." I had many excuses, but I knew that none would justify what I did. The truth is that I lied.

The silence between us was deafening but I forced myself to stay quiet and wait for him to digest this information.

I nearly jolted when he spoke, "You woke me up by going into my subconsciousness. Can't you do the same for him?"

It was a good idea, but it had a problem, "The two of us are mentally connected and your vitals were fine, only your mind needed a jumpstart. My father is low on vitality so even if I somehow manage to enter his subconsciousness, I won't be able to wake him up."

Duke nodded faintly at this.

"Is there anything else you are hiding from me?"

I pressed my lips into a line while thinking about how to answer this. "Not on purpose."

"This is not funny, Serina. We are together. A team. This is not you forgetting some minor detail. I always gave you space and showed patience, but this… You can't conceal important things from me and expect me to be fine with it."

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