The underworld 3: THE ALPHAS

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER ONE

Sunday mornings were not my exactly my favorite but they were always better than Monday mornings. The tension around the breakfast table was palpable as I played around with my spoon in the cereal bowl. After yesterday’s whole big reveal of James being part of the deadly trio as I called them, I had been left shaken and so had the rest of the family. So far only Greta, Roman, mum, Thomas and I knew about this truth. I couldn’t bare to see the pain in Peggy’s eyes when she finally learnt the truth about her father.

“So where is Peggy?” Thomas eventually broke the defining silence.

“I didn’t see her coming home yesterday. Do you think that she knows about James?” Mum added to the discussion.

“She doesn’t. She was-“Suddenly the front door opened, Peggy tiptoeing in with her shoes on one hand but she stopped on seeing us, her face flushing.

“Y-you are awake and having breakfast at six in the morning,” She observed, taking a second to glance to at her wrist watch.

“And where are you coming from at six in the morning?” Thomas questioned, transitioning into father mode really fast.

“I w-was studying with Andrew and I somehow got carried away. I should have called,”

“Well, go get changed, get ready then come down for breakfast before it gets cold,” Mum said, smiling warmly. That was odd. I knew if I slept out and didn’t call home, I would get grounded in an instant.

“S-Sure,” she gave us a confused stare before walking to our room.

“Not weird at all,” I shrugged, finally taking a spoonful of my cereal. Ugh! Why did we even have to eat cereal instead of French toast and coffee?

“We need to tell her,” Roman eventually voiced after a stretched silence.

“No one is telling anyone anything until we find a way to stop him. Look, we have no idea to what extent all this goes or who else is involved in this game or whatever. We need to be careful and trust me when I say the last she needs is finding out her father is part of the deadly trio,” I spoke softly, before standing up,” Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to meet up with my boyfriend. I really need to get in the mood to face the rest of the week,”

“I’ll just grab a quick nap,” Roman rose up from his seat. I knew he was traumatized by his own memories and he had quickly switched up from all the bad boy, talkative show into a quiet, wary-looking boy but at least I had him back.

When I walked into the room, Peggy had just finished dressing up and was taking some selfies.

“That lighting is not good for your pictures. Move three paces the right,” I said.

“How do I keep forgetting you are such a fanatic for photography? When is that promised photoshoot by the way?”

“How about today around four?” I grabbed a sweater and my phone.

“Perfect. I can’t wait to show off on my i********:,” Her face conformed into a bright smile.

“So I’ll see you later. I want to step out, take a breath of fresh air and enjoy the Maniyah-free town,” I said, already making my way out of the door.

“Cousin?” I stopped mid-track, turning around.

“Yes?”

The smile was gone from her face, vulnerability in her eyes,” I was not at Andrew’s,”

“I figured. So where were you?” I questioned.

“I did something,” She walked over, pulling me inside before closing the door,” Yesterday, I was with Leon because I kind of missed hanging out with him and I was also kind of avoiding Taehyung. You know how the mate pull can be.  So it was all fun and laughs, watching Game of thrones and the next thing I knew we were so close and I kissed him,”

“You what?” I snapped.

“He was so close and I kissed him Faith. I have no idea what came over me but I kissed him, hard on his lips,”

“Do you have any idea of what you’ve done?” I whispered, knowing that Leon was probably thinking that Peggy was into him now.

“That is not all. In panic, I ran out and called the first person on my contact list and it happened to be Taehyung. His parents and sister are out of town for the weekend and um…he marked me. I lost my virginity to Tae and I know you are going to say I told you so and I totally deserve it,” she said.

I looked at her, my lips parting slightly in shock as I processed all she had just said. I knew she was very impulsive but I just didn’t know she was this impulsive.

“What?” I mouthed slowly.

“I know you must think the worst of me right now and I don’t blame you. Who in their right mind kisses their closest friend? I-I don’t want you to forgive me but don’t judge me, please. I’m already feeling bad about it and I have no idea on what to say to him,”

“Forgive you? You don’t need my forgiveness but you definitely need to ask Leon for forgiveness. You can’t push him down the same place he has been trying to get out of,” I snapped then walked out of the room before she could say anything.

Leon was finally finding happiness in someone else and she just had to ruin it. All she had to do was stay away from him and let him be. Wait, why was I so mad at her? She had no idea that her longest friend had been crushing on her for so long. I had to get a grip on my emotions before they make me spiral out of control. I had no idea how long I had been walking or where I was headed until a voice stopped me.

“Faith,” I stopped.

“Angel. I see you are better now,” I smiled at the girl who look more vibrant than she was a few weeks ago when she was taken out of the Murray mansion on a stretcher.

“Well, I’m still on meds and therapy but I guess the worst part of all this is knowing I can never shift again,” she pouted sadly as she fell into step with me, tightening her trench coat around her.

“So how are you holding up?” I questioned.

“You mean me missing out on the fun of what has been happening in town? I’m holding up quite well,”

“Trust me, you’d never have wanted to be part of it,” I said.

“I just missed all the adrenaline rush,” She sighed,” So Lucian can’t stop praising his perfect girlfriend and I’m a bit jealous,” she smiled and I could smell the fact that she had no ill intent.

“I’m nowhere close to perfect,”

She stopped suddenly, looking at me deep in the eyes,” I may no longer be a werewolf but please if you hurt him, I’ll kill you. He loves you more than he ever did for me and the last thing I want is for him to get hurt,”

“Wait, you think I’d hurt him?” I questioned in surprise.

“s**t happens Faith but he is my first love and I’m not going to be the bitchy ex that goes psycho because he moved on to someone prettier. No, I’m going to be a good friend to him just like he was to me when we were together. So please, I’m begging you. Don’t hurt him,”

“I promise you I won’t hurt him,”

“And I’ll take you up on your word,”

I watched her walk away and for the first time I had the fear of losing Lucian to someone else. I knew they had history but I just didn’t think she loved him this much. She was extremely pretty, nice and very much in love with my boyfriend. I was not going to lose Lucian to anyone, not now, not ever.