CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

Samantha walked into the kitchen and found a few boys trying to scare Amanda and Lucretia.

«Where is he?» the one looking like the leader asked.

«He?» Lucretia said. «Who are you talking about?»

She didn't look concerned, but Amanda's face was white like a sheet. There were water and glasses shattered in front of her, on the floor, and she couldn't move her eyes away from the boys. Her body had frozen in place because of the panic.

«He thinks he can take the Alpha's place just like this, ah? He's wounded now. What better moment than now to get rid of him...»

«Don't be a jerk!» Lucretia replied, crossing her arms. «Renato stayed here to defend us. He has every right to remain here and recover.»

«If I were the Alpha, you would keep your place, Lucretia,» the boy said. «Renato doesn't spare a glance for you... Aren't you tired of running after him already?»

«Why do you care? You're not able to be an Alpha, Armando. You can't even take care of your own life, let alone a pack!»

«Oh, and your brother was able, wasn't he?» he snickered.

Lucretia closed her eyes and bowed her head. She had no answer to that.

«I recognise you now,» Samantha said. «You are the name on top of the list... Armando.»

«And who are you?» he asked, throwing a glance at her and then smirking when he saw her blonde hair and pretty face. «What's a beauty like you doing here?»

«I came here to check on my mate,» she replied.

Before he could come up with something to say, the blonde woman at the door took a couple of steps and threw a punch on Armando's nose.

«Wh-what?» one of the boys stuttered, following the flight of Armando's body towards the wall.

One of them tried stopping her on her path, but he was thrown away. She stepped in front of Armando and raised him by the collar.

«You're the piece of shit who hurt Mandy,» Samantha growled... Her eyes glowed in blue, and her teeth were getting sharper as she observed the teen's face.

She threw another punch, and then another one. That's how Renato found her: raging and beating up a teenager.

«Samantha!» he called, but she didn't show any sign she heard. «Hey,

He reached out to her, and he hugged her from behind. Mostly because he couldn't stand alone. And, secondly, he didn't want Samantha to kill that brat and then regret it. She wasn't hiding her strength; she had lost control.

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And it had happened because of Amanda, Renato realised. How unfair!

«Samantha, calm down...»

«He is... He wants...» she said, trying to move his arms away. With him, she was delicate.

«Calm down... He can't do anything! Look at him, Samantha: he's not moving.»

She seemed to snap out of the trance and turned on her heels, facing Renato and helping him stand.

«He wanted to kill you while you're weak,» she said, caressing his face with her hand. Only after cleaning it from the blood, rubbing her knuckles on her t-shirt. «Why did you stop me?»

«I didn't want you to kill him like this and feel guilty later. Don't stain your hands with his blood,» he explained, pecking her fingers. «You're too precious for that.»

Samantha seemed to have calmed down, so he relaxed against her.

«You're supposed to be in bed,» she said, helping him reach the table and sit.

«It's related to my pack. I came here to avoid bigger trouble. You know he's the one attacking Amanda, right? But you shouldn't kill him like this.»

«He came looking for trouble,» she pointed out. «I didn't hunt him down.»

«But I did,» Renato sighed. «A few minutes before the attack started.»

«So, while you were fighting, he was hiding somewhere to heal, right...»

«It's not like a teenager could fight,» he pointed out. «And he was hurt because of me.»

«No,» Samantha said. «He was hurt because he hurt Amanda!»

Wasn't it obvious?

He waved at the boys, reminding them to bring Armando with them. Then, he pulled Samantha closer. She had calmed down and snapped out of the trance made of rage and pain. He didn't feel safe letting her go yet, so he held her hand and hugged her waist.

«You shouldn't be out of bed,» she repeated.

Amanda and Lucretia returned breathing when the four of them were alone in the kitchen. The first returned cooking, in a hurry to finish and abandon the lovey-dovey couple alone. She knew things weren't as peaceful as they looked between them, but she was also glad Samantha hadn't gone back yet.

She was going to be packless soon, so she could stay there longer and become... Not one of them; for that, it was late. But she could live with them!

As for Lucretia, she collected the shreds of glass from the floor and threw them away to avoid incidents.

«I can't get up now,» Renato said, looking up at Samantha and waiting for her to scold him for walking so far. «Let's wait a minute, okay?»

«He said something... That brat. This is the Alpha's residence. Where do you live? With your parents?»

«No, I have my lodgings. I'll move there as soon as I can, to avoid another incident like this. As for you, you can come with me or stay at my parents' house. There's a lot of space there, and it's cosier. My old room should be empty unless Amanda filled it with her things.»

«I didn't!» the girl shouted before returning to stir with a wooden spoon.

«You're too weak to be left alone,» Samantha pointed out. «There are people out there willing to kill you. You should go back home too, not your lodgings.»

«You're worried for me...»

«No. I am worried for myself, remember?»

Still, she didn't push his hand away. She stood in front of him, patiently waiting for his strength to return.

Walking till there had been easier because his mate was in danger. Going back was another story because he didn't have any motivation for it.