The Alphas Dilemma

Chapter Fifty Seven

Chapter Fifty Seven

Emory’s POV

"I'd like to learn. I'm tired of eating takeouts" I whined to Ruby and her smile grew wider

"Fine, I'll teach you but you have to be serious about it too," she told me and I nodded. Great! Now I can make my dishes in my home comfortably… Alessandro would be so proud of me whenever he visited me. We finished eating lunch together and washed the dishes then we left for the living room where Ruby put on a show she liked for us to watch but I was soon asleep from the tiredness I got from my flight. Being with her made me feel at ease and I was able to fall asleep as she had taken my mind off my worries about the person that threatened me with my parent’s death.

I began to hear my phone ring from beside me as I was in deep sleep. I woke up from my sleep slowly and took the phone. I didn't check the caller's ID before I accepted the call. The other side of the call was silent for a while before I heard the voice I had been dreaming of for a while since the night party, Gilbert.

"Emory, can you hear me?" He asked gently and his voice took me to a place so sweet and lovely that I didn't want to come down from my la-la-land where I was stuck with his voice playing in my head

"Emory?" He called again and I was awakened from my reverie. I quickly regained myself and became fully awake

"Hey Gilbert, I'm here," I said but my voice still sounded weak like I just woke up.

"Were you asleep?" He asked me

"Yeah I slept after returning from Alessandro's place, I needed it," I told him and a deafening silence followed for a while before he spoke up

"I've been contemplating if I should call you or not, I thought you'd ignore me and won't pick up. It took me two hours before I decided to call you".

"Oh Gilbert, you shouldn't have waited that long. You know I'll pick up"

"I wanted you to come with me that night Emory, I wanted to be the one to calm you down and make you sleep with a smile," he said and I was speechless. I had no idea how to reply.

"Gilbert it's not like that, I just thought I'd feel more secure with Alessandro" I explained, and he sighed.

"So I'm dangerous?" He countered

"We both know the history we have Gilbert, I don't fully trust you and you know why" I defended, my tone changing

"So you'll hold it against me, Emory? I made a mistake and I feel deeply sorry for it. I want us to put the past behind us and move on" he replied and I rolled my eyes as I let out a cold laughter

"This conversation was going well until you brought up the past. I don't even remember you apologizing so don't act like you're the freaking victim here. Remember what you told me? I'm just a f**k buddy, a body that you just sleep with no attachment. Don't act like you care now and I'll always choose Alessandro first, okay" I snarled at him and ended the call before he said something more infuriating. I looked around and noticed I was in my room. I wondered how Ruby brought me up but I shrugged it off. She probably got help from one of the guards and I'm not against that.

I remembered my conversation with Gilbert and the anger surfaced again. The nerve of that man! He thinks he could just tell me what he wanted and I'll just do it. I'm definitely going to do what I've trained for years to do to him and his pack. I'm going to get revenge on him no matter what he is to me now because I trained for three years for nothing. I was still intent on making him pay for what he did to me all those years ago and he'll live on to regret it. I laid back and tried to sleep but every part of me was fully awake due to how he had vexed me. I groaned and flung my blanket aside before storming down to my living room to get something to eat to calm myself down and distract myself from the call I had with Gilbert.

I came down the stairs and began to hear sounds coming from the kitchen. Maybe Ruby had woken up and was making something else for us both, I smiled and strolled into the kitchen but was shocked when I saw a man instead. He was facing the kitchen sink so I could see his face but his hair gave him away. He stopped what he was doing and turned around to look at me. I was sure he perceived my scent before I could make a move to scare him.

"Alessandro, what are you doing here?" I asked him surprised after he turned fully, resting against the sink, and his arms folded across his chest with a smile plastered on his face. He shrugged. I walked to him and locked him in between my hands that were resting on both sides then I met his eyes.

"Why'd you come? I wasn't expecting you" I said and giggled as he tickled me and placed a quick kiss on my lip. I gasped and moved back immediately then looked around to be sure no one saw us "you shouldn't do that Alessandro, anyone can see" I whispered to him and he laughed before pulling me into his arms while I weakly struggled with him

"I made sure everyone left when I came"

"What if there's an emergency?" I questioned and he shrugged

"I have you, sweet" he replied and I relaxed in his hold. Gilbert was my s*x god that made me feel every emotion when we f****d and Alessandro was the one that always made me feel at ease when we were together. He had this power of calming my nerves anytime I tend to get worked up and his tactics always work. I didn't know what I would have done without him.

"So you want a snack?" I asked him because I still wanted to eat. Hell, my stomach was raging

"There's one with me now" he replied and I blushed while laughing… my cheeks turning beet red

"Aww she's blushing" he teased and I slapped him on his chest

"stop it!" I said firmly and he only mimicked me

"stop it!" He said with an eye roll and I laughed louder as he stared at me quietly with some expression I can't decipher in his eyes.

"What?" I asked once my laughter had died down but he shook his head

"Nothing, I just love seeing you like this," he replied and I smiled soothingly at him. I loved being this way too and it was mostly attainable when I was. around the people I loved and ego loved me in return.

"Me too," I said to him and he began to bring his face closer to mine. Our breaths got heavier and our gaze had averted to each other's lips. The want between us was palpable and a million thoughts ran through my mind about what I'm doing. Alessandro was my brother by adoption, he may not be related to me by blood but we still have a family tie and technically, we shouldn't be doing this but I can't help it. I wanted Gilbert more but Alessandro was like a magnet I would always be drawn to all the time no matter how hard I tried to avoid moments like this with him. His face was less than an inch away from mine and I could feel his breath coming out slowly and heavily on my face as it mixed with my breath too. The snack I Intended to eat was at the back of my mind and the only thing I was hungry to taste was his lips ``what are you doing to me, Emory?" He asked in a husky sexy voice that was barely above a whisper, our lips touching but barely and the twist of want and lust in my lower belly increased at every ticking second

"Alessandro" I called his name in a whimper and he closed his eyes like he loved the way I called his name.

"Tell me what you want" he rasped out huskily and I don't think twice before I replied

"Kiss me" I replied immediately and he pressed his lips more against mine but still barely enough to initiate a kiss. Suddenly he pulled back and smirked

"That's not all I want to hear Emory Infantino," he said teasingly and I had had enough of his teasing as his last act cut my thin thread of patience for this kiss to happen.

"Just f*****g kiss me damnit!" I almost yell but he shook his head

"As much as I want to, you'll have to get it," he said and took a step back from me but I was quick to pull him back before he got far and his face was dangerously close to mine with my hand holding his collar tightly. His eyes were wide as saucers.

"then the kiss I will get", I told him and pressed my lips against his. I sighed at the contact and dipped my fingers into his soft silky hair while he moaned into my mouth at the contact. We were still deeply lost in the kiss until we heard a bang at the kitchen door and break the kiss, only to see an angry Gilbert.

"What the f**k Emory!" He yelled.