CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

«I will find them,» Renato offered, knowing that only with his sister safe could the Alpha return functioning normally.

«How? She hasn\'t used any credit cards yet, and they disappeared soon before the storm. Their scents are gone, and we have no clue how and where they went. Have they stopped the cars to travel? Or do they just run in the wild? We know nothing!

Nothing!»

Telling him to calm down would have no effect, so Renato waited for the outburst to end before offering once again.

«Go,» the Alpha sighed. «And make sure this adventure of theirs is kept hidden from the pack. It\'s not the case to let them know, especially because they would sense that Nathaniel Woods is attacking our company on all fronts. They would worry, and that is dangerous.»

«Yes, Alpha.»

Renato walked out and reached his parents\' house. He had to hearten them, to tell them it would be all right - all while hiding the real situation. Only after comforting his mother and promising he would find Amanda, he could abandon the base and go to look for them.

«We\'re not that worried,» his father said, chuckling lightly. «On the contrary: I\'m relieved Amanda finally did something rebellious... I was starting to think she was a little too passive for a teen.»

«Ah, yes, sure,» Renato sighed.

«She will come back when she\'s tired. It\'s not like human people could hurt them, after all. Even a weak wolf, like Amanda, can stay her ground against humans,» his mother added. «I can\'t understand why you\'re acting like this, Renato.»

«I\'m just a worried brother,» he said. «After what happened before... I\'m not all right with letting the teens wander around.»

«What are you referring to?»

«The incident with Nathaniel Woods\'s mate.»

«He has a mate?» his mother inquired, suddenly curious.

«And she apparently got herself into an accident, deary,» his father added.

Only at that point, did Renato understand how secretive the Alpha\'s decisions could be. He didn\'t like talking about his job, so he wasn\'t even aware of what the rest of the pack knew and what they didn\'t. Still, they had kidnapped that woman and were planning to use her as a means of suffering for Alpha Woods. How could the rest of the pack be unaware?

It was related to their future; they should have known the reasons why Norwich was moving against them!

Not that it would have changed anything for them, all in all. They would follow their Alpha just like usual. Still, Renato thought they had the right to know. Every one of them, not just those close to the Alpha.

He was among those who were aware of every decision, be it brave, wicked or well-thought. And he was still there, helping. Why wasn\'t the Alpha trusting the rest of his people?

In the long run, that could become a liability rather than a strategy.

«What happened to that poor woman?» his mother asked, turning to Renato in search of all the answers.

He stood there, unable to utter a word.

Was he supposed to lie to his mother? Just to cover his Alpha\'s ideas?

Still, it wasn\'t that nice to tell her what kind of person he was becoming. After all, it was his fault if they found out about the woman and the pups. If not for his intel, they would still be in the dark. The war would have been delayed by who knows how much.

«If female wolves can have incidents, then someone is messing around,» his father said. «It\'s not safe for the girls, indeed... But, at least, we know Amanda is not alone. She would have never left like this, without a word. But she also doesn\'t have anyone from this pack as close as to elope together.»

«They are just playing,» Renato sighed. «She\'s with a friend, and she sent me a message about half an hour ago. She told me they are safe and that she will call when her friend stops fuming.»

«So, she\'s just humouring a friend.» The couple sighed. «It\'s not our fault or something we\'ve done that upset her.»

«No, mama. You know Amanda. She\'s too calm to do something out of the blue...»

«Let\'s hope her friend calms down soon, though. Her parents should be so worried now... Shall we call them?»

«No, you shouldn\'t. I will take care of it, mama. I\'ll find them and bring them back.»

Even though Alpha Luciano was quite mad at both the girls. He would most likely let go of the grudge with Lucretia, but who knew about what he could say to Amanda? After all, she humoured the other girl in a dangerous stunt.

«She doesn\'t know about the situation,» Renato murmured.

He found it deeply unfair: how could the Alpha be angry at someone unaware of the situation? Still, he was the one making decisions.

He was sure Amanda wouldn\'t have just followed Lucretia like that if she knew about the dangers, and he also had the suspicion she was just trying to help. Instead of letting the brat disappear alone, she had followed and kept in contact with him.

She thought that the tantrum would end in a couple of days, and she was going to call him then... It made sense, but if someone from Norwich found them before him...

«Why are you so concerned?» his father asked.

«It\'s the first time my sister has done something crazy. Why shouldn\'t I be concerned?»

He turned on his feet and left the house. As he crossed the door, he received a message.

Was it from Amanda?

No, it wasn\'t.

Yet, as he read, his heart calmed down a little. His sister was safe, just like that other spoiled brat. It was time to go fetch them.