Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 57

Konstantin

“So as long as the Teardrop stays in the vault, no one will be able to get to it, right?” I ask, and Marle nods.

“As long as that happens, then all is well,” Marle says, then turns to Kai. “You and Caterina cannot allow anyone to sway you to enter with bad intentions, or the spell on the vault will banish you from it. Xamnir had me put that powerful spell on that vault when we first came to the States, and I’ll have you know that my spells pack a punch.”

We were standing in the living room waiting for Dimitri while speaking about what to do next. So Alpha Azura’s predecessors stole the fake Obsidian Teardrop for some reason, but the real one is still in the vaults.

“Why would the Nightshade Maidens steal the Teardrop? Not just that, but how did they even know about it?” I voice my thoughts out loud, but Marle chuckles.

“Because their Alpha took offence to Dmitry’s rejection and refusal to be a sperm donor. Remember, all the Nightshade Maiden Alphas were females; they’re technically an Amazonian pack and only take men once every five years for mating purposes, even if they’re not fated mates. The Alpha didn’t know that wolves in the BloodCrest pack could only bear children with their destined mate.” She says.

“So she got salty and stole a gem she had no idea held a massive purpose?” I ask, then scoff. “Dumb bitch. Anyway, what are we going to do about-” I point upstairs just as Dimitri walks down.

He walks toward us and comes to a stop. “The scars on her face won’t heal,” he says with wide eyes. “I hurt her, and it will always show.”

I can’t help but feel sorry for my little brother and the absolute sorrow in his voice. It was shitty what our Father did as a punishment, but we’ll get him when he decides to stop being a coward and face us.

Kai walks over to him and places a hand on his shoulder. “We’ll take care of you and her, don’t worry, brother. For now, I think Marle needs to stay here for the evening and see if there are any other surprises left behind in you and your mate.”

Marle nods. “I’ll start with her. But first, I will implant a fake memory of her attack. I think bear on a hiking trip since she was out with her family at the time.” she says and heads in the direction Dimitri came from.

“I need a drink,” Dimitri says and heads towards the kitchen while Kai and I follow him. But then Kai doubles over, grips the marble kitchen island and lets out a slight growl.

/“Kai, three of our pack members just tried to attack me and died. Kids are okay, and Lily is downstairs with me.”/ The voice of Cat came through the link, and my eyes widened at her words.

“Christ,” I murmured and opened a beer. “You weren’t kidding.”

“Told you she can take care of it,” he nods proudly and says something to her in private before he takes a beer from Dimitri. “Now, Dimitri, what do you want us to do about your mate?”

Dimitri was about to take a drink of his beer and stopped his hand midway to his mouth. “What do you mean?” he asks with a frown, and I must admit that I’m just as confused about that question.

“Well, she’s a human. Do you want me to turn her?” He asks casually, and Dimitri’s eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.

“Turn her? What? No, I can’t do that! Besides, it's not my decision to make!” He says, doing the most Dimitri thing ever and starts pacing the floor.

Kai shrugs and finishes his beer. “Up to you. When she wakes, tell her you saved her from the attack and brought her here because you couldn’t find any other people in the woods at the time.” He says, then slaps me on the back.

“Let’s go.”

I nod and finish my beer before saying goodnight to Dimitri. Fuck, I don’t know what he’s going through right now and would feel like shit if I had to snap and do that to my mate. Dimitri is already fragile as it is, fuck.

“Depending on what Marle discovers, I’m letting him back into the pack. It’s obvious Father knows he’s lost Dimitri as a spy now and will try anything to get into that vault. The next best thing would be to try and kill Caterina or me and become Alpha.” Kai says when we get to his car.

“You sure?”

“Dimitri is a lone wolf right now, and at his weakest; anyone can attack him. At least if he has a pack again, he stands a chance against an enemy.” He nods and screeches out of the parking lot.