That's our room" Roman said as he put the suitcases on the floor. Wait. What? I turned and raised my eyebrows at him.
"What do you mean by our room?" I asked as I took a sniff of the room and instantly glared at him when I sniffed Lily's scent. "I'm not sleeping in the room that you slept with Lily. I'm not sleeping next to you" I spat in disgust, anger quickly getting to me at the thought of Lily and my mate in the same bed.
"Ava" Roman said in warning. I clenched my jaw and kept my position.
"Avanessa. It's Avanessa. Only people who are close to me get to call me Ava" I said, trying to hurt him just as he hurt me. "Take me to another room, please" I requested with a fake smile when I saw pain flashed in his eyes. I instantly felt guilty but then I pushed the guilt away. I need to stay strong. He nodded and took my suitcase in his hands and walked out of the room without saying a word. As I walked behind him, following him to another room, I started feeling dizzy. I stopped my held on the wall so that i wouldn't fall. I closed my eyes, praying for it to go away.
"Is something wrong?" I heard someone asked from behind me. I didn't even dare to open my eyes and look at the person as I knew that I would see everything spinning around me. I shook my head violently when I suddenly felt a pain from my ribs. What the hell is happening to me?
"What's wrong?" Now I heard my mate's voice as I felt his hand wrapped around my waist to keep me on my feet. I opened my eyes but soon regretted it. Zack, Roman's beta looked at me with concern while Roman was staring at me, with an expression less face. But I could see worry in his eyes. Another wave of pain hit me and I groaned.
"I-I don't know" I whispered, clutching to my side. I clenched my jaw, trying not to cry in pain.
"Ava!" Roman called my name. It was then that i realized something. If it was not me who was hurting then it was my brother. We always had a connection. Whenever he would get hurt, I would feel the same and vice versa. My heart started beating faster at the thought of my brother getting hurt. I pulled myself my Roman's arms and let my body slide down the wall so that I was now sitting on the floor with the wall supporting my back. I pulled out my phone and dialled Erik's number in panic.
"Alpha, is something wrong?" Zack asked with a concerned look. Roman shook his head and motioned him to leave. Zack nodded curtly and walked away while Roman kneed by my side. I refused to meet his eyes as I waited for Erik to answer.
"Hello?" I heard a girl answer with a petit voice.
"Pass the phone to Erik" I demanded then groaned when another wave of pain hit me. Roman groaned as well.
"who's talking?" she asked politely.
"His sister! Can I talk to him now?" I asked in annoyance. I didn't care who the hell that girl was right now. I just needed to know that my brother was fine.
"Avanessa? I'm Marine" she said and sighed. "Your brother just got attacked by rogues and right now he's in the hospital" she said and I could feel her voice shake.
"How's he?" I asked with my eyes widening.
"it's not that serious. He is getting stitches I think" she said. Oh. Stitches. That's why I'm feeling the pain.
"And you are?" I asked.
"His mate, Marine" she told me and I nodded. It was only when Roman chuckled that I realized that I nodded on the phone.
"When are you coming back?" I asked, trying to control the waved of pain crashing on me.
"Erik insisted that we take the plane tonight itself" Marine sighed. I rolled my eyes, knowing how my stubborn my brother could be.
"Take care of him, please" I plead in a small voice, not wanting to lose my brother.
"yeah I will" she said. I could detect the small British accent which made me smile.
"See you later, then" I said and ended the call. I slowly turned my face to look at Roman as I put my phone back in my pocket.
"What happened?" Roman asked and wrapped his arms around my waist to pull me up. Knowing that I wouldn't be able to stand up alone, I held on his arms and let him pull me up. I trier to ignore the sparks which would make me feel all hot and would make it clearly impossible for me to control my raging hormones.
"My brother Erik got attacked by rogues" I told him. He stared at me in confusion as he started walking with me stuck to him for support.
"And? Why are you the one feeling the pain?" he asked with a frown. I groaned and closed my eyes, trying to control my breathing as I felt the stinging sensation. The fucking needle.
"I don't know. Nobody really knows. My brother and I always had this connection. It only happens when one of us is in pain" I explained. He nodded and we soon stopped in front of a door.
"So he felt the pain when you were attacked?" Roman asked as he opened the door. I nodded and walked in after him. "How is that even possible?" he asked in confusion. I shrugged and let my body fall on the bed with a groan.
"Damn, that hurts" I groaned as I clutched to my side. He was soon by my side and sat next to me.
"Can I do something?" he questioned with a frown on his face. I reluctantly nodded. The pain was becoming irritating. He placed his hand on my waist, where the pain was coming from and soon, the pain eased and was replaced by the sparks. I sighed in relief as my wolf howled internally. Roman smiled when he realized that I was no longer in pain.
"Thank you" I whispered with closed eyes when fatigue started invading my body.
"Go to sleep" he ordered and pulled me in the middle of the bed. I was too tired to argue with him, so I let him pull the cover over me and he took off my shoes. "I'll wake you up later" he said before walking out of the room. He seemed so hard and tough at this moment. I signed and let my mind drift to the rogue attacks. Wasn't it a coincidence that Erik and I were attacked at the same time by rogues? I yawned and let myself fall into a peaceful darkness where I didn't have to worry about anything. Being the daughter of an Alpha was a tough duty.
**
"She's so pretty!" I heard a little girl scream next to my ear, making me flinch a little at the pain that my ears just suffered. I opened my eyes slowly and rubbed them before focusing on the people in the room. My eyes soon met baby blue ones. It was a little girl and she was bouncing on her feet with excitement. A smile instantly took place on my face. My eyes slowly moved to her left and I saw Roman standing next to her with his arms crossed over his chest and he still wore that same hard look.
"Hello" I said in a small preppy voice as I sat on the bed while staring at the little blond girl. I could smell Roman's scent on her. Who was she? "I'm Ava, and you are?" I asked with a smile as she sat on the bed, facing me with a big bright smile.
"I'm Paige!" she exclaimed and put her hand forward so that I could shake it. I chuckled and shook her hand while staring at Roman with my eyebrows rose. "I'm Roro's sister" she introduced. Roro has a sister? I mean, Roman has a sister?
"Roro never told me that he had a sister" I said while glaring at Roman who rolled his eyes when I used the nickname that Paige had for him.
"Pumpkin, can you go and tell Martha to prepare breakfast?" Roman asked politely to the little girl who nodded eagerly before running away. "How are you feeling?" Roman asked as he stared at me, like inspecting me with his eyes.
"I'm good" I answered. My eyes trailed on the tattoos on his arms, making me bite my lips. I really like tattoos. I really like Roman. That makes a perfect package.
"Get ready then, Breakfast in ten minutes" he announced and walked out of the room. He looked so grumpy right now.
"Okay, Grumpy Roro" I mumbled as I got out of the bed.
"Heard that" Roman shouted from the stairs, making me laugh slightly.
"That was the intention" I shouted back. I made my way to the bathroom and took a shower, wincing slightly at the pain that was emitting from my wound. That Rogue really bit me hard. Shouldn't it have healed already? Once I was done with the shower, I brushed my teeth and put on my clothes, which consisted of a denim short and a black top. I tied my hair in a high ponytail and ldecided not to wear make up. With a sigh, I walked out of the room and sniffed the air to catch Roman's scent. I was new here, how the hell was I supposed to know where the kitchen is? Once I caught Roman's faint scent, I took a deep breath and sighed in relief. I started making my way to where it was coming from. Soon, I reached the kitchen where I found Roman, Zack, one woman and a man, both seem old.
"Good morning" The man greeted and the power reigning in his voice, I instantly knew that it was Roman's father, the former Alpha of the Silver Crest Pack. I bowed my head slightly, with a little smile on my face to show respect. He smiled back and motioned me to sit.
"Good morning, I'm Zeta, Zackary's mother" the woman introduced herself. I gave her a warm smile and sat down.
"It's Zack, mom" Zack said with a Huff, causing his mother to smack his head. That reminded me so much of my mother and James.
"I remember naming you Zachary" she said with one of her hands on her hips as she scolded her son. I saw Roman pushing a plate in front of me, I licked my lips in hunger as I stared at the pancakes. I rose my head to see Roman staring at my lips and his eyes were slightly darker.
"So Avanessa, I'd like to apologize for the presence of Lily as Roman's mate" Alpha Johnson said with a polite voice and he really meant the words.
"No problem" I answered. "But I gotta admit that I would have appreciate if I found my mate without a blond bimbo clutching to his side" I said, jealousy seeping in my tone, making Zeta and Alpha Johnson laugh. Roman was wearing a smirk, making me blush. I just proved him that I was jealous of the blond bitch.
"As you are the mate of Roman, we will organize a dinner tonight" Alpha Johnson explained.
"Your parents, as well as your brother and his mate are invited of course" Zeta continued.
"Would it be too much to ask if I request the presence of my beta and my gamma as well as my best friend, Emily?" I asked with a little hope in my voice. Alpha Johnson smiled and shook his head.
"Of course not" he said. Alpha Johnson then gave us all and a smiled and walked out of the kitchen, claiming that he needed to go to the toilet. Yes. He did say that.
"Eat" My eyes snapped to Roman's. It was now that I haven't realized that I haven't eaten.
"Control Freak" I muttered and laughed when Zeta and Zack nodded in agreement, making Roman rolled his eyes.