Page 116 of King Alejandro

His Hatred

Kiara

Leo’s eyes seemed to turn even colder as he glanced at the girl in his arms.

“Your daughter…” A dangerous smirk crossed his face, making my heart race.

“Come here, Si,” Rayhan came down the stairs, walking towards Leo, only for the younger man to step back and hold up a finger warningly.

“What’s the rush? Scared I’ll hurt her? I guess she is in my hold…”

“Leo.” Rayhan’s voice was menacing and cold, his eyes flashing green as he glared at his cousin in a clear warning. What was wrong with them? The thick tension in the air was scaring me.What do I do?

Suddenly, Leo threw the girl in the air, making me gasp. Although it was only a foot in the air, it was obvious he was trying to rile Rayhan up. Rayhan lunged to catch her, but Leo pushed him back, catching the girl, who burst into tears. It hadn’t been a high throw, but it was obvious she was terrified and that Leo was taunting Rayhan.

Alejandro! We need you at the mansion! Now!I called through the link, unsure of what else to do.

“Bastard!” Rayhan hissed, grabbing his daughter from Leo’s arms and shoving the younger man back roughly. “This is not a fucking joke!”

Coming.I was relieved Alejandro didn’t question me and was coming. I heard footsteps behind me, only to see Liam, Kataleya, and Skyla approaching.

“Go inside, girls,” I commanded, wondering if I should take the crying child from Rayhan as Leo laughed sadistically. Both girls hesitated before Skyla nodded and pulled Kataleya away.

“Don’t worry. Unlike you, I don’t target the innocent,” Leo replied coldly, his laughter vanishing as he stared at Rayhan with pure hatred.

“Don’t ever fucking think you can do that again. Touch my kids one more time, and I will fuckin-”

“And you will what? If you want to kill me, you need to do it now whilst I’m still wolf-less, ‘cos once I shift…” He left his threat hanging, raising his arms as if inviting Rayhan to attack him.

Mustering my courage together, I hurried over, hoping Rayhan trusted me, and took the crying child from his arms. To my surprise, he let her go, and I stroked her hair, backing away from the two men.

“There, there, princess. It’s going to be okay,” I whispered, hurrying back to where Liam stood with a face full of make-up as he watched the two men sharply. Come to think of it, his eyes weren’t the shade I remembered. Weren’t they meant to be cerulean blue? Why were they that dark, magnetic blue? And that scar…

Just a fake. He isn’t the real Liam,a voice whispered in my head, making my heart thunder as I pushed the terrifying thought away.

“Don’t try me, Leo-”

The front door slammed open.

“What the fuck is going on?” Alejandro’s cold voice asked, and I had never been more relieved to see him. He stood at the front door, his large frame filling it with his Beta, Darien, just behind him.

“Nothing at all,” Leo smirked.

“Either he leaves from here, or I do. I’m not keeping my family here unless he’s fucking gone.” Rayhan’s voice was calm, yet the anger in it sent a chill down my spine.

“What’s this, making Alejandro choose between blood? Well, that’s not a hard choice. Of course he’ll choose the son of the oh-so-perfect Rafael Rossi,” Leo taunted.

“What happened?” Alejandro repeated, his eyes simmering red as he ignored Leo’s remark.

“Your favourite will fill you the fuck in whilst I’ll make it easier for you and leave. You don’t need to pretend to care,” Leo replied, ignoring Alejandro.

I rocked the girl in my arm, relieved she had calmed down, her tiny heartbeat still rapid.

“Leo.” Marcel’s voice came from behind Alejandro and Darien.

“Come, Dad, grovel at their feet,” Leo shot back before pushing past Alejandro roughly. “I won’t be joining you.”

I looked at Liam, who, if the situation hadn’t been so dire, would have made me giggle. He looked concerned, and when I turned to Alejandro, I didn’t miss the look of pain and torment in his eyes. The urge to go over to him almost took over, but what was I meant to say?