Chapter 10 Kiss

• Nero’s p.o.v.
• I quickly find out he is Marc’s Delta and that his name is Erick. Like me he is unmated and I already like him, he reminds me a bit of Noah with his serious demeanor.
• “Nero, I don’t have to introduce you to my Beta.” Marc says as Anton walks towards me with a huge smile on his face, “Nero, thank the Goddess you are here.” Anton exclaims and I see Crystal and the female rolling their eyes at him. “We need another male on our side before my Cousin wipes the floor with me.”
• Crystal is laughing her ass off and I can tell the female is about to say something, but Anton cuts her off. “Alayah, don’t threaten with the paperwork. You are Crystal’s Beta, so you can’t run away from it.” He says sternly. “But I can still force you to help me.” She responds teasingly and the smile falls from Anton’s face as her words sink in.
• “Fuck, she is Mara’s Daughter.” Miku growls in my head, I know Miku is upset as he told me the moment he saw her that there was a connection and now we find out she is our Stepsister. “Hello, Nero. It is nice to meet you, I look forward to get to know you and the rest of my Stepbrothers.” Alayah says and I hear everyone around me mutter the word Fuck.
• I can see a strange look on her face as she walks towards me and I shake her outstretched hand, “It is nice to meet you too. Noah, Nathan and Nikolay hope to meet you soon and we are all looking forward to getting to know our Stepsister. I just hope you can handle having four older Brothers.” I respond and Marc asks what the hell we are talking about.
• “Your Father called me to his office Monday morning, my Mother was there to see me and she wasn’t alone. During my Psychology studies I found lot of answers to my Mother’s behavior and when I talked to her I got even more answers, my Mother is mated to Nero’s Father. I told her I wouldn’t shut her out of my life and I know she talked to Grandma as well.” Alayah explains, Anton doesn’t look to pleased with her explanation and Miku growls as he shakes his head.
• “She thinks she can walk back into your life after treating you the way she did, I will not be welcoming her with open arms.” He says and Alayah looks at him with a frown on her face. “You don’t have to welcome her, she isn’t your Mother and you have no idea what she went through. No one ever knew the full story and she had to deal with a lot on her own. I know how she treated me, I lived through it and I believe it is up to me to decide whether or not she deserves another chance.” Alayah says.
• It is clear that Alayah isn’t to pleased with Anton and it is obvious to everyone that Anton really upset her, before I can stop Miku he has her in our arms. He just holds her close to our chest as he runs circles on her lower back with our hand, we don’t say a word as we try to comfort her, I wouldn’t even know what to say to her to make her feel better.
• Luckily Anton is a smart male as he tells her he is sorry and that it isn’t his place to judge her Mother. I keep my arm around her shoulder as I guide her to a couch and I pull her closer to my side after we sit down, “Hold on, if you are Anton’s Cousin than you offered to do the financial side of Pack Business. When did you have time to study accounting if you have a degree in Psychology?” I ask her as puzzle pieces start to fall in place.
• “I took up Psychology when I had to wait to start my Bachelors in accounting.” She mumbles and for a moment I am not sure what to say, she just admitted that this was just a way to pass time. “I am currently studying for my Masters in accounting and with doing the finances I will be able to graduate early, again.” She says it as if it is the most normal thing in the world. “For her it probably is.” Miku states and I ask her what she means with again.
• Alayah tells me she graduated high school at almost sixteen and that she has been able to go through all her studies faster than is stipulated, “According to Grandfather I have my Father’s brain, he was a quick study as well. That was until his accident as a young teen and everything changed for him after that.” She says. We talk about the work she has done so far and I am stunned to hear she has been able to get almost everything in to the system from the past year.
• During dinner I keep looking at the stunning beauty next to me, her hair falling down her back and her green eyes sparkling with mischief every time she speaks. I have been asking Miku over and over again if he still feels the connection with Alayah and every time he tells me it is there I feel confused, she is my Stepsister.
• I need to talk to my Brothers and for just that reason I am glad that I am going home. Alayah has kept a distance between us since Friday and I wonder what is going on with her, but she still treats me normal. “Nero, when will you be back?” Grandma asks me and it reminds me of the fact that I have to warn my Brothers, I tried to call her by her first name when Alayah introduced us but she made it clear quickly to call her Grandma.
• “Probably Wednesday, I need to pack up and I also have to make sure I hand everything over to Nikolay. Noah and Nathan are to busy with their jobs as Head Warrior to take on my workload, but Nikolay will be able to handle it.” I answer her. I just leave out the part about Alayah, I am not sure how to deal with this just yet and I need my Brothers opinion on what to do.
• Alayah, Anton and I walk back to the Pack-house after family dinner and after Anton has said his goodbyes he walks into the Pack-house, “Okay, Angel. I will see you Wednesday.” I say as I pull her in for a hug.
• “Stay out of trouble and don’t tease Anton too much, I want to be around when you do that.” I say teasingly and after placing a kiss on her forehead I reluctantly get into my car.