Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama-Chapter 24: Unearth this past...

Selene POV

A gasp escaped my lips as Belinda emerged from the shadow wearing a coy smile.

"Well, well, well... what are the chances of witnessing a murder by the Beta and Luna," she clapped her hands. "Hello Selene, it’s good to have you back,".

"Stay out of this, Belinda," Lucius said quietly and grabbed my hands. "Let’s go,".

"If you as much as move an inch, I promise I’ll take videos of you and her plotting to kill the foxes and send it to Xavier,".

"And you think he’ll believe you?" Lucius scoffed. "Alright, do whatever you want, Belinda. I’m sure Xavier would be thrilled when he discovers your real identity, too. You snitch on us, and I’ll tattle on you, too. By the way, I thought you were going to leave the pack. Why did you come back?"

Belinda’s face had turned white when Lucius mentioned telling Xavier her true identity and for a minute, my curiosity piqued. What was she hiding? What did she want to protect so badly?

"I hate you, Lucius," she said with gritted teeth, "Since Selene left you’ve been nothing but a blood-spilling monster and I thought since she’s back, that you’d change in the least but it appears you’re going to remain this way forever,".

"Why did you come back?" Lucius ignored what she was saying and took a step towards her, "Didn’t we agree that you won’t return? Do you want me to go to Xavier this instance?"

Tears gathered in Belinda’s eyes as she stared back at Lucius, her lips quivering. "You do not have the right to dictate my life for me. I choose to go where it pleases me and where it doesn’t. Even Xavier didn’t send me away. Talk more of a lowly Beta like you,".

"Fine," Lucius chuckled and took a step backwards "This time, whatever you see, you must deal with it because I’ll make your life miserable here,".

"Why are you doing this to me?" Belinda cried out in frustration. "What do you get from torturing me like this? She’s back to you, safe and sound... why can’t you leave me the fuck alone?"

Lucius had a ready reply on the tip of his tongue when he paused and his pupils turned black. When they returned to their normal colour, he turned to me again. This time, he clasped my hand.

"They’re heading towards us. Let’s go." He then gives Belinda a side glance. "There’ll be no mention of what happened here today, except you wanted added misery to your already miserable life,".

Without waiting for a response, he stirred me in the direction we had come from. As we left, my gaze flitted back to Belinda. She had crumbled on the ground and her body was shaking with sobs. We passed through the dark corridor until we came out in the foyer of the Pack House. Lucius immediately let my hand go.

"Thank you for helping out," he said and turned to leave.

Instinctively, I reached for his jacket and pulled him back. "Where are you going?" I asked.

"Xavier was requesting for me. He said I should meet him at the prison holding the foxes and I don’t want to be late. Did you want something?" he asked, staring at me eagerly.

"No," I shook my head. "It can wait. Come find me when you’re back. There’s something I’d like for us to talk about,".

"Okay," he replied and gave me a warm smile. "See you later, Luna,".

I watched as he hurried out of the room. The memory of what Belinda accused him of still lingered in my mind. Who was the woman Belinda had been referring to and, to say the truth, Lucius no longer seemed himself.

Sighing, I moved to the long settee in the living room and sat on it. I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, I saw Xavier hovering above me. I sat up, suddenly self-conscious.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"Nothing," he said. "I just arrived here, by the way. I was looking around for you, didn’t think you’d be hiding in the living room," he said and plopped on the space beside her.

"Are you alright?" he asked, staring at me anxiously.

Memories of the passionate night we fled flit into my mind. I immediately removed my gaze from his hiding the redness that settled on the cheeks immediately.

"I am," I said clipply and tried to stand up when he held me back.

"Okay," he nodded and exhaled. "Is there something going on with you and my uncle, Noah?"

I froze and turned to him, narrowing my eyes at him.

"Why would you even ask me that? Is there anything that suggests that we’re in a relationship? Did Noah tell you that we were" I retorted.

"Well, there’ve been rumours and a lot more. It may also interest you to know that he cancelled an important meeting just to be here and only a man who is interested in you could do that".

"You ran all the way from the Pack house to the hotel on the night of the attack, does that mean you’re also interested in me?"

He scratched the back of his head as his eyes darted nervously to me.

"They’re not similar situations, Olivia. You were a guest in my pack and it’s only right that I treat you well and ensure your protection, but you’ve been with Uncle Noah for more than a year. It’s normal for me to assume,".

"You can ask him yourself," I hissed, rising to my feet. "He’s your relative. I’m sure he’d be willing to answer any of your burning questions,".

"Hold on," he grabbed my hand again, tugging me to stop. "Is he the girl’s father?" he asked, staring deep into my eyes. "Is that why it was such a sensitive topic for you when I brought it up?"

I turned to search his eyes and saw that the question was indeed sincere.

"W-Why do you think he’s the girl’s father?" I asked.

"They look alike," He shrugged. "I didn’t see so much of the resemblance at first until I saw him holding Vina in his hands. They have the same structure of face and maybe a bit of his personality. So, is he, their father?"

I wanted to throw my head backwards and howl with laughter, but I was too stunned at his assertion. Didn’t he see that the girls only had a slight resemblance to Noah and resembled him more? Was he that daft?

But it made sense. Already, there’ve been rumours about Noah being the father of the girls going on. It’ll help take away the suspicion anyone would have when they see them. Also, if someone were to question their resemblance to Xavier, we could say it’s because he’s, their uncle. It was a temporary solution, but it’ll work.

"I’ve told you, Alpha Xavier, if you have any concerns about your uncle and his personal life, you should consider asking him and not me,".

"You can’t keep answering my questions with cryptic answers," he sighed. "Please, just give me a reply. Are you dating Uncle Noah?"

I knew he would keep bugging me if I didn’t give him a reply, eventually. Rolling my eyes, I exhaled loudly. "No,".

"Okay, then, would you like to date me?"

I arched an eyebrow at him, my shock turning into irritation.

"Date you? Really?"

He nodded, giving me a confident grin. "I think we’re perfect. I love your children and I would like to explore this likeness between us. So, maybe we could go out sometime. You know, like a proper date and maybe a relationship at some point,".

"Why?" I asked, staring at him blankly, feeling anger begin to rise inside of me slowly.

"Because I like you, Olivia. From the first day we met at the park, I’ve been attracted to you. No matter how much I try to stay away and think less about you, you’re always in my thoughts and I want to make you mine. Please... but this is not me trying to hurry or something," he chuckled nervously "I just want to put it out here,".

"Let me get this straight," I turned around completely and faced him. "You think I’m so easy prey looking for a man just because I allowed you fuck me one time?"

"That’s not what I mean," he shifted uncomfortably. "You know I have respect for you,".

"You?" I laughed in derision. "Respect me? Did you think of that respect when you cheated on me and broke my heart every day?".

His face scrunched up in confusion. "What are you talking about, Olivia? I never cheated on you and...".

"And now you think asking me out on a date would make me feel special," I scoffed "I cursed the day I met you, Xavier Steele and I hate that I allowed myself to climb your bed after everything you’ve done to me,".

"Olivia..." His eyes shone with pain. "Can you tell me what you mean? Did we meet in the past or something?"

I took a deep breath, feeling my anger simmering beneath the surface.

"Trust me, Alpha, you wouldn’t want to unearth this past and I was going to stay for a few more days but clearly, you don’t deserve it and just for the record, I am not interested in dating someone like you who can’t treat another person with basic decency,".

I gathered my belongings on the coffee table and brushed past him. My wolf whimpered in pain inside me... she wanted Xavier no doubt. She wanted me to forgive him but how can I ever?