SWNOVELS Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Dimitri:
“You and Aurora seem to be getting along well enough lately,” Ivan stated, raising
an amused eyebrow at me as the two of us entered the office. “And I have to
admit, had anyone told me that you would be getting along this way, I would have
told them that they have lost their minds.”
I chuckled and nodded, knowing that he was right. Even I didn’t expect that the
two of us were going to be getting well. The idea of us saying a proper word
without arguing was something that I didn’t expect before Angelina was born, and
yet, here we were. The two of us have been sleeping in one room since she left
the infirmary and that was something that I was extremely grateful for.
“How are things going on with the wedding preparations? I know that Natalia has
been going with her family to get things ready a lot more often lately.” I said,
changing the subject, I knew that this was something that was somewhat hard on
him. With being who she was, I knew that her family’s expectations were high,
but what I also knew that I wasn’t going to leave him alone to do this. As his
Alpha, he knew that I was going to give him everything that he was ever going to
need
“They're going well, almost done with most of them too. Natalia seems to be
happy with them. W
are just waiting for tonight to be over before we start on the final preparations
when it comes to the ceremony and the food testing. It is something that she is
insisting that we do.” He said, and I chuckled, knowing that it was something that
mom had me doing with Aurora when the two of us were preparing for the
wedding ceremony. It was how we chose the food that we wanted, and I knew
that Aurora often had the concierges coming with samples to also check and
choose what she wanted for our guests on a normal basis.
“Let these elders leave today and we are going to be focusing more on the
wedding. We have to make a good impression on them, and I know for fact that
they are going to have Aurora under more supervision than she has ever been.
And you know, with Elder Jordan being salty against her, I doubt that she is going
to allow the night to pass without making sure that everyone in the room knew
that she didn't like her.” Ivan said, reminding me of the first time Elder Jordan met
Natalia in the lord Alpha’s house. And though both Natalia and Aurora knew not
to hold things against one another. Plus, there was the fact that Natalia knew
how to withhold the situation without making it harder for the two of them, I knew
that the elder was not going to let the night pass as smoothly if she could.
“I know, but I still have to apologize to you for how things are going. You should
be focusing on the wedding and your mate. And yet, here you are, doing this with
us, and though I know that you are going to tell me that it is because you're best
friend and beta, I know that this is something that you also fought for.” I said, and
he smiled. I wasn’t dumb, I knew how much he fought to get Natalia’s attention
first. The fact that she played him was a completely different thing as she tried
finding out
type of men that he was.
the
Therefore, I knew very well that he wanted nothing more than to be with her. If he
was patient through all that and if he managed to stand in front of her father for
her, I knew that he didn't want to lose her.
“As you said, Dimitri; you don’t need to thank me for this. I know that you have
done the same and more. Plus, both Natalia. and Aurora discussed the dates
together. It wasn't like it was something that we would have had a chance to
interfere in. You know for fact that we are not the types to get involved in such
things, and if the night is for anyone to shine, it is Natalia.” He said, smiling at the
thought of her. “I am to claim her as my own, but I know that even that can wait
until she is ready, and I don’t mean ready to be my wife; I mean ready to be
bound to me as a mate.
“You know for fact that she wants nothing more than for you to claim her as your
own. It is the main reason why the two of you are also getting married. The
marriage would be bringing the families closer, and would make the two of you
closer than you could ever be. I doubt that you would be hesitating now.” I said,
teasing my beta. He chuckled and shook his head at me before getting up from
the desk to pour the two of us a drink.
“How about we get things done before the elders arrive? If we are to proceed this
way, nothing would be done and we are going to be more behind on schedule.
And you know for fact that right now, we really can’t afford that.” He said, and I
nodded. “Plus, we are still going to have to ensure security around the pack. You
know, the last thing that we will need is for trouble to arise when we have the
elders over.”
“And by trouble, I do believe that you are referring to your ex?” He asked, and I
looked away from him for a second. I knew that he felt more than a little guilty
toward Aurora and his friendship, well, what was rising of it, when it came to
Charlotte's situation.
She knew that he wanted her to be the patient wife that didn’t say or do anything.
He knew that he also didn’t want her to get in trouble with me for the sake of
things staying in order despite me having an affair with another woman. And
though that ended, too, he knew that he also defended Charlotte when she left.
Him bringing her back to the pack when her father took her back in was
something that didn’t sI*p his mind.
“I don’t want Charlotte to cause a problem within the pack and the last thing that
we are going to need is for her to be around the pack’s grounds when the elders
are here. So, yes, I don’t want her around at all costs. And I don’t care what it is
going to take.” I said, and he looked down at the drink that was in his hand before
putting the bottle down on the bar table.
“You do realize that her father is an ally, Dimitri. And if he is not around, it is going
to stir questions.” He said, making my chest burn. And though I knew that it was
true judging by our past.
Considering that his daughter was with me, the man would attend every single
event that I held, none missed and no excuses were ever given. Hell, the man
even came to one of our business events, and it wasn’t even an important one,
while injured; therefore, when it came to this one, I knew that we wouldn't know
how to explain it.
But the one thing that I had in mind was that before, he was doing this because
of his daughter being my mate, well, in theory, she was my consort. In his mind,
she was my woman, and though that was a fact that was kept from the public's
eye, especially after I stripped her off her titles and rights if she were to be my
woman, I knew that it was something that no one outside our pack members
knew. Hell, even Aurora, who was supposedly Charlotte's friend, didn’t know of
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Her father broke more of our
alliances when he chose to turn
against me. You know for fact that he
has done more damage to us even
before Aurora and I were married
when rumors spread about me being
with her. And though he got an
explanation from both Charlotte and
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l, it didn't stop him from the things
that he has done to try and ruin our
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pack’s peace.” I said, reminding my
beta of the clubs that he not only
ambushed, but also sabotaged. The
fact that he snuck inside the pack
and had Charlotte hiding and lying to
me about it played in my head, and I
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And though I wouldn't have minded
her seeing him in public and in public
events. Them talking in private after
the man called me an enemy as I had
a mate chosen for me was not
something that I accepted. And it
was Charlotte who chose to want to
stay with me at the time. I never
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I didn’t choose to be with Aurora.
And both Charlotte and I had our
agreements to this. We let her father
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in and he chose his own side.” I said,
stopping Ivan. His eyes met mine for
a second and I knew that he was well
aware to close the subject as not to
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be able to get back from. This was a
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“Anyhow,” I said, choosing to change the topic. “I don’t want her or her father
near the pack at all costs tonight. I don’t care what
you have to do or who you have to put around the pack to ensure that. But make
sure that no one catches their scents. around; otherwise, the two of us know that
the trouble that would be coming from this would reek more than a dead b*dy
that has been abandoned for over a week, am I making myself clear!”