Chapter 24

Book:The Alpha And His Mate Published:2024-6-2

“Boss” someone interrupted me, forcing me to turn around.
“There’s someone calling you from your house” One of my men got the courage to speak up. For fuck sake.
I eventually hung up the phone. It was Sofia asking if she could go out. I didn’t care as long as no other guy laid a hand on her. “Tell Terry to watch my girl” I informed one of my guys before getting back to business.
I hovered the blue flame from the blowtorch above his hand, slowly inching it closer. “It’s in the farm house” the guy finally cracked. “See, that wasn’t so difficult” I smiled sarcastically before showing him the look of fury in my eyes. “No fire?” The guy asked relieved as I dropped the blowtorch carelessly on the ground. “No but that doesn’t mean you get to live either” I mumbled, the man only realising what I said before snapping the guys neck.
“Bit harsh boss” One of my men commented. “He was pissing me off, definitely doesn’t get special treatment” I replied back with a cold tone while rubbing the blood off of my knuckles with a cloth. “Look up locations of farm houses in the area” I commanded walking out of the room.
I saw Dante as he entered the room. “Aceee” Dante said happily. “Dante” I said with a serious tone. “You seem to be in a bad mood so I’ll tell you later” Dante commented patting my back while trying to get by me. “What’s wrong?” I grabbed his shoulder roughly, stopping him from walking away; Dante sighed hesitantly. “It’s your father” Dante shook his head. “What about him?” I scowled at Dante, not wanting to hear bad news.
“You’re dad wants back in the Mafia” Dante replied covering himself, ready for me to break. “Fuck no” I glared at him, shaking my head. “Everyone hates him after what he made them do” Dante agreed with me. “Tell him no and if he comes back he’s going to die a slow, painful death” I threatened my father through Dante.
Then I got a call from Terry, I picked up my phone. “Boss, we have a problem” Terry sounded scared which instantly made alarms go off in my head. “What is it?” I asked, my heart skipping a beat, knowing that he was watching over Sofia. “The Scar Blood’s leader is chatting Sofia up; He’s getting her to dance with him, I swear boss, I wouldn’t of let her go in if I knew it was his club” Terry pleaded with me for help.
“FUCKKKKK” I threw my phone across the room in a fit of fury. I could feel my blood boiling as rage built up in my chest.
I was more worried than angry. If they found out she was with me, they would kill her without hesitation not to mention the place will be crawling with Scar bloods. I know that if I walk in there, there will be war but I wasn’t about leave her in there alone with him. He’s not as bad as me but he’s bad and wouldn’t give a second thought about killing her if it came down to it.
The idea of her dancing with someone else, just instantly made me jealous. His hands on her hips from behind he. I couldn’t think about it, I’m already angry enough as it is.
Sofia’s POV:
Cara, Scarlett and Riley had dragged me to some nightclub. I didn’t want to go, I just wanted to wait for Ragnar to get home and then go to sleep but no. Instead I had to drink, dance and probably end up looking stupid.
We showed our fake ID’s and got in. “Guys I think this dress is a little too short, Ragnar is going to kill me” I muttered worriedly to them. “Don’t let Ragnar control what you wear Sofia! You have an amazing body, show it off” Cara hyped me up.
“Oh my god, look at him” Riley shrieked at the girls. Their heads turned towards a table that had 4 guys sitting around, smoking cigarettes. There’s a no smoking sign in front of them on the wall?; Ignorant assholes.
“Let’s get their attention!” Scarlett giggled mischievously, pulling us onto the dance floor. “No guys, I’m engaged to be married, I don’t want any other man’s attention” reminded them. “Then just dance for yourself, have funnn” Cara giggled, grabbing shots of vodka off of the waitress walking by us. This was going to be disastrous, I could already feel it.
She handed me one and I contemplated taking it. “Drink it”
Riley demanded and weirdly enough I did. Atleast it would make the night go by faster.
Cara, Riley, Scarlett and I were all dancing to a very sexual song when we noticed the guys staring at us like we were dessert. I knew I shouldn’t of come.
saw the men heading our way. I was going to leave when I felt a hand grab my wrist, stopping me from moving.
“Hey” a relatively deep voice grabbed my attention. I turned around to see a guy who looked in his early 20’s with a tight haircut and clean shaven face. He had blonde hair and pale skin. I also noticed his tattoos stretching from his wrist to his neck to his other wrist.
It reminded me of Ragnar and how his sleeve stops near his shoulder where as this guy had both arms covered. “Do you like my tattoos?” he pulled up his sleeve, showing me more of the tattoos. “Yeah, they’re cool” I commented, not trying to come off as flirty.
“Do you wanna dance?” His thick Spanish accent asked.
Before I could reply, he seemed to notice the bracelet on my wrist. “You already have a boyfriend?” He questioned me, holding my wrist up and staring at the bracelet. “Yeah” I replied not actually knowing what me and Ragnar are. All I know is that if I said no then Ragnar would hate me and I don’t want that; Not to mention that this dude is creepy.
“Come on baby, spend the night with me, I’m sure I can change your mind about him” He muttered in my ear as he placed his hand on my waist. “No, I’m ok” I forced his hand off, trying to hide the disgust plastered on my face. I was terrified but trying desperately not to show it. “You must be very loyal to deny me, that only makes you more attractive” he flirted with me, slowly getting closer. “Very loyal” I slowly backed up with a frightened expression.
I could see he was getting frustrated. “I’m a millionaire, own this club and many more” he tried to persuade me. “I can’t be persuaded, I’m not a cheat was still backing up amongst the people in the club. “I’m also a Mafia leader” he winked at me. I froze. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me, why me?
“What’s the name then, I’m sure I would’ve heard you on the news if that’s true?” I acted like I didn’t believe him.
“We’re called the Scar Bloods” he smirked proudly. “Wow, that sounds scary” I teased with a sarcastic tone. “4th biggest Mafia in the world” he uttered as I could smell the alcohol off his breath which sent shivers down my spine.
Ragnar had the biggest Mafia and a bigger dick, just putting it out there.
I’ve heard of the Scar Bloods. They’re not as cruel as they make themselves out to be but they have some weird torture methods. I knew instantly that the Scar Bloods hated Ragnar’s Mafia. Simply because Ragnar has the biggest and largest Mafia to exist.
“What is your name even?”I questioned him, glaring at him suspiciously. “You still don’t believe me?” he chuckled.
Little did he know I was in the Mafia myself.
“No, I didn’t know Mafia’s were still around if I’m being honest” I shrugged. I could sense danger off of him. He wasn’t a man to be messed with. “My name is Santiago but it’s Santi for short” he introduced himself. “I’m Lexi” | smiled politely, giving him a fake name; I didn’t need this creep to know my real name.
“So who’s this man then?” He asked. “Ah, you wouldn’t know him” I shrugged, brushing it off making him more interested. “Tell me” Santi almost demanded. “His name is… Alejandro” | hesitated. “Why did you hesitate?” He asked suspiciously. “Wouldn’t you hesitate if a Mafia leader who wants to have sex with you wanted to know your boyfriends name?” | spoke with a cheeky but joking tone, trying to hide my fear.
Thad only now realised that there’s no way out of this for me. He won’t let me go unless it’s with him and Ragnar thinks I’m doing ok. God, what if I never see Ragnar again?. What if I never get to see his glorious abs again?. My eyes will never be blessed with such beauty again. I’m joking if you can’t tell but I was actually scared.
If he finds out that Ragnar is my boyfriend, he’ll use me as leverage over him. Not that Ragnar would give up his Mafia for me. Santiago looked at my face that clearly showed I was thinking about something. “What’s wrong baby, does the fact that I’m from the Mafia scare you?” Santiago asked, pulling me close by my waist and whispering in my ear.
“No” I leaned away from him, taken back by his sudden
“touchiness’.
“She’s got one of them” A drunk Riley stumbled over to us with a impressed tone; This bitch was seriously going to tell him I had a man in the Mafia, does she want me killed?
“No-no I don'” | panicked, responding quickly. “Baby, if your man tries to hurt you, I will hurt him for you” Santiago slurred as he kissed my hand. I almost gagged but I refrained. I saw the mark of his Mafia, burned into the side of his neck; Burning the symbol onto your skin was a bit extreme for my taste.
Cara approached us, joining the conversation
“She hates attention” Cara murmured while downing shots of vodka, pointing over at me. “Cara relax on the drinks” Riley scolded as she snatched it away from her. “Get them away Santi snapped his fingers, signalling his goons to take my friends to one of the other tables. “Sofia, Ragnar is going to be madddddd” Riley yelled crazily at me. I instantly felt my heart stop at the mention of Ragnar’s name;
The most notorious man in the Mafia.
“Who’s Ragnar and you told me your name was Lexi?”
Santiago’s face became angry, his eyebrows frowning and his jaw clenched. “Oh Ragnar is my brother and as for my name, I use my middle one when I’m partying” I said the first lie that came to my head.
“Ragnar
” he waited for a response. “Hernandez” Scarlett shouted as she winked at me, thinking she was doing me a favour. How did she even know his second name? I must’ve told her at the sleepover and forgot. Well, there goes my life; not like it was a good one anyway.
I watched as Santiago eventually realised who Scarlett was talking about His facial expression grew quickly to rage as he scowled at me. “Ragnar Hernandez!” He shouted at me but since the music was so loud, only me and him could really hear eachother. “She’s joking, she’s only saying that because she knows you’re in the Mafia” I tried to play it off. He grabbed my wrist suddenly, setting off a red flag in my head that probably should’ve gone off ages ago. “Let go of me!” Thissed at him, trying to force him to release his grip. “Ragnar doesn’t have a sister” Santiago snapped at me. Oh shit.
” Well also, looks like I am a riddle”| blinked at Santiago.
” Come give the night with me andI’II allow you go, no lacings attached” Santiago proffered yet again, his wrathfulness telephoning down as he allowed I would rest with him.” No” I shook my head stubbornly.” We are putting up a million figure for you also” Santiago went along from furious to violent in the matter of seconds. He seized my arm and forced me through the aft door ot the café
He’d trussed my wrists together, behind my reverse with a zip tie.
He was dragging me down a tenebrous damp vacant road when a auto hauled up.
Santiago slipped out his arm that was in his sheath, pointing it at the person who precisely got out. It was Ragnar and he was aiming for his head. I incontinently sat infront of the arm, knowing it would kill me.” Do not shoot” I whizzed at Santiago.
” It’s a 1 million figure Ragnar” Santiago yelled at him. Ragnar had his arm pointing at Santiago.
” You actually got yourself into that important debt, how’d you bomb all those medicines?” Ragnar roasted still holding his arm up, acting like he was not hysterical .” Then, there is the million” Ragnar showed off him the monumental mound of plutocrat in his free phase.
Santiago appeared surprised that he handed over it over that fluently.
” hand over her over and you get the cash, I am not giving away you presently plutocrat” Ragnar signed unbothered. I could know Santiago meaning.” Deal” Santiago propelled me viscously, causing me to fall since I was wearing out heals, not to mention the ground that was irregular and rough. I moaned in pain and discerned race discovering from my head. I glanced up at Ragnar who sounded furious at Santiago’s conduct.
Santiago went along to snare the plutocrat but Ragnar shot him, right in the head, innocently out of wrathfulness. I goggled at Santiago’s body that ceased industriously to the ground in lower than a alternate.
” Fucking Scar folks, such a stupid Mafia name” Ragnar scarfed frustratedly before picking up his plutocrat and walking over to me. He broke my zip ties painlessly and helped me to my bases.
” You alright” he grunted, appearing at my impertinence and head before grabbing my face gently.” supposedly only when I am with you” I soughed, listing into his touch. He gave me a slight smile in reply.” Come on love catcalls” Dante yelled from inside the auto.
” Why did you sit in- front of the arm” Ragnar murmured as he stopped me.” I do not see.”| murmured, only now realising what I did.” You could’ve failed” Ragnar snarled at me angrily, staying for a reaction.” I guess I am glad to go for you” I reacted actually, catching him off guard and also precisely walking past him to the auto.
Ragnar’s POV
” guess I am glad to go for you” she murmured. I set. I had noway been told that ahead; if anything I was invariably told I was broken up toy, a number in a game of chess. I could fluently be displaced thus no bone would have to give up there life for me.
I have invariably been a fragile portion to a bigger game. She made me feel commodity with those words. I do not see what it was but it was nonidentical. I sat still until Dante’s yelling broke me out of my reverie . She made me feel demanded not demanded. It’s nonidentical when you are demanded, they are utilizing you for their advantages but when they want you, they are glad to give their time with you and do not want you to get hurt. And now I am hysterical to lose her too.
We eventually passed my manse. The auto lift was silent, substantially because of everything that precisely happed. We got in and Sofia went along right to her space. I went along to my department.
I was filling out paperwork when I was intruded by a knock on my door. People precisely can not feel to leave me alone.” What?”| whizzed at the door. Dante opened it before closing it distrustfully behind him. I could tell he was fucking wasted from then. The stinking smell of alcohol filled the space.
” What is wrong?” T raved while subscribing my name on a deal.” nobody, what is wrong with you?” he grunted aggressively with an irked tone.” Who do you suppose you are fucking stating to like that?”| sat up with a demanding tone.” Obviously not the same man from a many months ago” Dante shook his head disappointedly at me. I stayed silent, not gathering what he meant.” She’s changing you and I do not like it” he eventually conceded, throwing his grasp in the air.
” Why does everyone have some kind of case with her?” I yelled at him frustratedly.” All she’s kind, to you, to me, to everyone. She cares about everything consequently do not sit there and tell me you do not like who I am getting, substantially if it’s because I am not as barbarous, or selfish or as oblivious”.
” You are making horrible opinions because of her” Dante cried ago at me. Dante was my right phaseman. However, he would’ve been shot on the spot moments agone but I could not gainsay that I was illogical when it comes to Sofia because I am, If he wasn’t.
You are going to beget war with the Scar folks over a girl, you are the fucking Ragnar Hernandez, line of the Reapers, start acting like it” Dante propelled me. I sprucely turned my regard to him. I seized his arm roughly.” You want to know barbarous Dante?”| whizzed at him. I seized his arm and forced it into my knee, snarling his elbow. I earned a laugh from Dante as he ceased to the bottom.” You want to know me oblivious Dante?!” I cried as I held him up by his shirt collard before remonstrating him on the ground. Dante moaned, coughing uncontrollably from my kick.” You want ruthless, I will give you ruthless” I snarled furiously.
1 demurred him again.” Please, I am sorry” Dante contended with me. I gripped my jaw as cracked my knuckles.” Fuck you” I wrangle at him.” Get out of my presence” I ranged incontinently. walking ago to my president.” I take it ago, she’s only made you worse” Dante murmured while limping out of the space.
I was still furious. I sat up and walked through to the wall, smashing my fist right through it, trying to assuage my wrathfulness.
Perhaps it’s stylish if I keep my distance from her.
Sofia’s POV
Ragnar had been treating me coldly ever since the episode. I drew a rose whilst sitting at my office, letting time pass me by.
” Ragnar told me you could have this” Terry came in. It was my phone!” Oh my god” I squalled with happiness, impacting the phone out of Terry’s grasp and bounding on my pad. I eyed that Ragnar had formerly set his connection in.
I tried to talk to him over the once couple days and he precisely signed and walked down which was veritably rude may I append.
I started observing YouTube and allowed about what I demanded to be. I could not sit around all day in Ragnar’s manse.
I have invariably demanded to be a croaker or nanny since I was a sprat. It precisely sounded consequently intriguing to me. I loved the eidolon of saving kiddies especially but I knew that if I demanded to go to collage, I’d have to polish academy. I am an honour pupil so getting the jokes wouldn’t be a case but I will presumably have to switch seminaries. There is only 5 months left of academy anyway.
I’II interrogate Ragnar and know what he says.
” Aceeeee” I asked in a high pitched tone, signalling to him that I demanded commodity.
” What?” he whizzed at me from behind his department door. He is been consequently angry recently.” Fine also” I murmured walking down;
TIl precisely do it since he does not feel to watch presently.
I see he is a cabal master but can he try and be nice for formerly, would it kill him?
I took out my laptop that Ragnar had gotten me when I first shifted by, well forced me to remove by. I inked up for a private academy and I may have exercised Ragnar’s bank card but it’s alright. He will detect out ultimately. I took a academy that specially had ties to a medical academy or collage.
I can only hope it will be a theater free vear.
I sat on my phone staying patiently for an dispatch ago.
I eventually heard the ding after an hour. I nearly had a heart rush, not gon na lie. I threw myself out of the pad and opened the dispatch.
I was accepted, how the fuck was I accepted? I have missed like a million days but I guess my grades made up for it. It did enunciate in the dispatch that I really had to attend or my position would be given away away. I reacted ago with a thank you and they told me that my first day started on Monday
which was in 2 days and that I had a livery was mandatory.
I am eventually going to do commodity with my life rather of sitting around in Ragnar’s manse all day.
I heeded to music and followed a many shows before going downward to eat. I ranged some pizza and washed some of the dishes while staying.” Hey” I heard someone enunciate. I turned around to know Dante.” Hey” I smiled at him before turning ago to do the dishes.
” consequently, hows your day been?” He asked.” To be honest, enough good” I smiled happily. I was lying, noway matter how hard-bitten I tried, I could not brush off the fact Ragnar was angry with me. Is it because I went along to the club? Or is it because of what I spoke before getting into the auto?
It could be anything.
In the core of my distraction, I ceased a plate into the Gomorrah causing it to smash.
” Ok, step down from the broken plate” Dante yukked , pushing me down with his body since his arm was beggared. I shook my head while soughing.
The doorbell chimed. I rambled out of the kitchen, leaving Dante to attempt to clean the plate.” Hey Dante, do you want some?”| offered, tromping ago into the kitchen.” Fuck yes” he saluted running into the living space.
He turned on the television as I carried in the pizza.” You should presumably get Ragnar” Dante soughed hesitantly before I threw him an unimpressed face as a reaction.” That is a no also, T’ll take it that you two are arguing again?” Dante asked
nervously which was kind of suspicious to me.” Not actually” I soughed defeated.” But I guessI’II get him” I sat up, walked up the stairs and down the corridor of bedrooms.
didn’t see if Ragnar was in his bedroom or department. I chorded his department and he was not there consequently I walked through to his space.
” You exercised my card?”| heard him interrogate. How did he indeed see I was then?” Yeah” I conceded, walking into his space.
” To go to a new academy” he sounded angry but he invariably sounds angry . However, well also that is too bad is not it?” I swelled at him,” If you do not like it. He said while appearing out his window with his reverse to me.
” You are similar a child” he bellowed at me.” What is your case” I whizzed ago at him. He turned to me.” Why are you being like this?”| contended for an rejoinder.” This is me” he rolled his eyes.” No, no it’s not” I shook my head.” I am bad” he chortled immorally. He was starting to fear me now.
Was it really an act?.” precisely want your purity but you wouldn’t give it up consequently fluently so I had to pretend to watch” he smiled, lighting a cigarette. He appeared me dead in the eye.” I do not feel anything for you, I noway have, I have been sleeping with maids behind your reverse for awhile now” he chortled again smoothly.
” I am done with pretending” he lumbered.
” alright” I signed. His words were like a cutter to my heart but I could not allow him have the satisfaction of hurting me; I could not show off him I was worried.” I am plugging my shit and I am leaving” I broke the stillness.” You read my mind” he beamed happily. My heart pained as I turned around and walked to my space.
Thad nowhere differently to go. I seized my pokes and started thrusting clothes into them. He followed me into my space, presumably to make sure I was plugging. It’s principally downtime and it’s indurating outdoors. I knew I had only one position to go.
I smelled my lip to try and stop my eyes from watering.
seized his key from out of my hole. I goggled at him. I neared him and he was trying to figure out what I was going to do. I expressed the key to his chain but also concluded to precisely draw it off. He should feel a bit of the pain I am feeling. He goggled at me, blankly. I seized the bag and threw it over my shoulder, storming out of the space.
Do not look ago; don’t
I jogged passed Dante.” Where are you going?” Dante asked frenetically.” Anywhere but then” I reacted angrily not indeed bothering to turn around. I opened the door and eyed snow on the ground but I kept walking.
Before had gone along too far I turned around to Ragnar.” was wrong, you’re a bad person but that makes you happy birthright?” goggled at him. I should not have deigned to his position but I had to hurt him ever. Ragnar followed as I walked down to the gate and left, turning out of his unreality.
I was consequently angry that all I could do was walk. I did not have a fleece on and it was decolorizing heavily; Of course he decides to tell me in the middle ground of downtime. I walked down the road, I did not trust the maids enough to allow me stay at their house but that is when I realised there was no bone differently.
I walked like a zombie for hours until it was light out and I had passed my home. This is what it has come to?
Nothing demanded me, I was unworkable.
I drifted up to the door. My fritters turning filthy from the cold wave. I banged on the door but as soon as I did, I incontinently rued this resolution. The beatings I would have to endure because of- Raul. He eyed me and his eyes widened with shock; do not suppose they ever anticipated to know me again.” You are home” he hugged me but I did not remove. I could not feel utmost of my body.” Is father then?” I asked him as I fiddled.” Yeah” Raul shook his head disappointingly.
” But he is consequently sick he is stuck in pad” He spoke with a positive tone.
” Sofia” I heard a weak voice shrill.” Fuck sake” Raul scarfed as he rolled his eyes, bringing around me in. I slugged my expressway upstairs.” Yes father?” I grunted as I walked into his bedroom.” Why are you ago, I disclaimed you?” he yelled at me before coughing hysterically.” I’ve no where to go father, please” I prayed him.” Get on your knees and supplicate” he smiled immorally.
I allowed about it; I did not indeed have any glory or quality left to loose anyway. I knelt next to him and prayed him to take me ago.” Now supplicate for my safe reclamation” he scowled, knowing I abominated this.” I supplicate for your safe reclamation” I forced a slight smile for my own sake.
” Throw her in the cellar, disgusting smut, not indeed her own fiancée demanded her” He whizzed virulently at me.” quiet down” my mama relaxed him, ladle provisioning him haze.
couldn’t buy Ragnar did not feel anything for me at all. It smelled real; The effects I smelled for him were real. I can not take them ago, I wish I could. I still had academy on Monday consequently atleast I had commodity to look forth to I boosted my head off of the cold concrete ground, at least moment I get to go to academy.
Raul opened the cellar door for me.” He should not be chastising her like that” Stefano snarled at Raul.” I can not do anything about it” Raul reacted querying him.
” How about you precisely leave the door uncorked so that she can go up to her space and steal ago down in the morning, you uncommunicative number of shit” Stefano propelled Raul, trying to coerce him to remove out of his expressway.
” I can’t!” Raul bellowed.” It’s alright Stefano” I rubbed my eyes, sluggishly rising from the bottom.” You are not allowed food, father’s forewarning” Raul grassed me with an uncomfortable expression on his face.” This is fucking bullshit” Stefano snarled at his family.” She’s our family!”. Raul rolled his eyes, not wanting to hear to Stefano’s philippic presently.
” Then” Stefano handed over me asandwich. However, condemn it on me” Stefano consoled me,” If father asks.” Thanks Stefano” I kissed his impertinence before leaving for academy.
It was a long turn, gruelling turn especially esteeming I got around 2 twinkles of sleep aggregate on that cellar bottom.
But I passed the academy on time for my first class.
Everyone sounded familiar with eachother and the classrooms were huge; They were more like a collage layout also a high academy layout
I drifted into the class that was full of scholars talking and drooling before the class.” What the fuck, why is this position consequently huge” I rumored appearing around. I sat up at the reverse of the class while wondering if this was really my class.
” Hey” someone spoke, grabbing my concentration. I boosted my head over from my books and turned to him.” have not discerned you in this class before?” He asked politely. I was hardly taken back by how seductive he was; stay I’ve Ragnar, I can not suppose that.” Oh yeah, I am new” I smiled while corrading the reverse of my region awkwardly.