Dylan
"What do you mean? The Alpha, Alpha Rogan, comes here?" Again, the both of them asked in unison. I really should be used to this by now, but at the moment, I'm not able to focus on their little quirk.
I tried to think back on all of the times I have talked with Nico and Cruz and recall if I ever told them of the relationship that Alpha Rogan and I have with one another. I know that Lecia is aware of most of it, but there are things I still never shared with her.
My hair was still damp from the shower, but I could feel moisture collecting at the back of my neck. I knew that it wasn't water dripping from my hair, but sweat at the thought of why he had come so suddenly.
Lecia, thank the Gods, was always so quick to act in any situation and she was already moving into action.
Grabbing the blanket from the couch, she wrapped it around me, swung us both towards the couch, and whispered in my ear, "play along and act as sad as you can so hopefully he won't stay too long."
The whole time she was leading me to the couch she was signaling her brothers with her fingers, and I was in awe of how someone can be so close to another that they can pick up their meaning with just simple looks and gestures.
As the boys went to open the door I reached out and grabbed her wrist, "stay with me unless he demands that you leave. If he does please just do as he asks," I begged her softly.
For a moment she looked at me with a smug little smile on her face almost like she didn't think he would do something like that, but I urged her, "please, just do as he asks."
I watched as her look turned from confidence, to confusion, and settle on concern. My eyes never left her,s but I willed her to see what I needed her to without making me say it.
Pulling me tightly she pressed her mouth to my ear, "Dylan, are you afraid of him? Do you think that he will hurt you?"
We had little to no time to speak and I didn't think that I was ready to tell her, or anyone about my relationship with Alpha Rogan. I barely understood it myself, but I knew that I wasn't afraid for myself right now.
Unsure if I should say anything, I felt that I needed to at least warn her to make sure that nothing happened to her or her brothers so with her face still pressed close to mine, I spoke as softly as I could.
"Yes, but I'm more afraid for you, not me," as I shifted so that I was leaning back into the couch when I saw that Nico was opening the door.
Alpha Rogan stood alone on the porch and while I couldn't see him fully through Cruz and Nico's large bodies, what I did see of his face looked annoyed at being greeted by someone other than me.
His voice came out sounding surprised, but not friendly. "Afternoon boys, is there a reason that you are the one opening Dylan's door?"
I haven't seen Alpha Rogan since our trip to the City. As a matter of fact, I haven't seen Noel or Vit around either. I assumed that they were busy with everything that happened, but I can't say that I wasn't glad.
Cruz didn't hesitate to respond to him, "Good afternoon Alpha," he said as both he and Nico gave a slight bow of their heads. "Dylan wasn't feeling well, so my siblings and I thought it best to see her home."
Noticing that though they were showing him respect, they had not moved from where they stood blocking the entrance to my home.
Lecia hadn't said anything else to me, but I could tell by the way she sat and watched the interaction at the door that she was upset.
Rae seemed flustered, but I wasn't ready to listen to her. I was upset with her and hurt that when I finally chose to do something for myself, she took that choice away from me.
Returning my attention to the door, I listened to see what Alpha Rogan would say next. I couldn't see his face clearly so I couldn't tell if he was getting upset.
Preparing to just get up and go to the door, I took a deep breath and tried to calm my nerves, but Lecia squeezed my knee quickly and shook her head ever so slightly while still looking towards the door.
"Boys, don't be dumb, let our Alpha in. I'm sure he is here to check on Dylan after what happened today, isn't that right," she called from beside me on the couch.
Nico was the first to turn and look over at us and I saw the quick glimmer in his eyes. Someone was speaking to him, but I wasn't sure who it was since his siblings were still both turned away from me.
"Goodness, you must be right sister," Nico said nodding towards the Alpha and moving aside so that he can walk inside the house if he chooses to.
Cruz, on the other hand, didn't move an inch and I watched the Alpha as they stared at each other coldly when he had to turn slightly to the side to slide inside the house.
Well, if I wasn't scared to death, I would have been pretty impressed by his boldness. But as Alpha Rogan walked past him, his eyes never leaving Cruz, his annoyance was clearly written on his face.
I didn't have to pretend to shiver under the blanket I was draped in because I was truly afraid. Afraid of this moment. Afraid of what might still happen. Afraid of this man.
Reminding myself that I was not alone, I remembered that the Alpha Rogan I know, is not the one that others do. I have learned that he wears many faces and can change them on a whim.
"Good afternoon Alpha Rogan," I say bowing my head to him while sitting on the couch next to Lecia. "Thank you for coming all the way out here when I am sure that you are very busy."
Lecia reached out a hand and brushed it softly over my back in a comforting circle. Her touch was warm even through the blanket and it eased some of the frantic beating of my heart.
I watched as Alpha Rogan's eyes grew wide when she touched me with no hesitation and continue to stare as Lecia moved her hand along my back.
For a moment, I was tempted to ask her to stop because I couldn't understand the look on his face and what might lie behind this current mask.
Just as I was about to reach out to stop her, Cruz walked over to the couch and threw himself inside the small space between me and the arm of the couch.
When his large body squished itself into the space next to me, I couldn't help but sink further into the cushion from his added weight.
I found myself pressed up against him and the heat radiating from him was enough to make me start to sweat. His warmth wasn't unpleasant, but it wasn't quite soothing either.
Nico had come along Lecia's side of the couch and perched himself on the arm rest and pulled his feet up underneath his long legs. I had to admit that he looked like the picture of what I thought the cheshire cat would look like.
For a moment I wasn't sure that my little couch would hold the four of us, and the image of it breaking in half suddenly filled my head.
Holding in the laugh that wanted to creep past my lips was easy when my eyes turned back to Alpha Rogan. He was standing in the middle of the living room looking at me like he couldn't understand what he was seeing.
I knew that he had always told me to be cautious of others kindness and how it was probably veiled with a hidden agenda or ill content due to my parents, but I didn't feel that from the Silveras.
The shaking came back because if he was here, then I was almost certain that he had heard what happened at the school and I wasn't sure what he had learned of. Not with Eren, but what happened with Rae.
All of the warnings that I've received about letting anyone see her were running through my head. What if he was going to punish them for my mistake.
In the short time that we had from then to now, I haven't even had a chance to talk to them about what they saw. A part of me didn't want to acknowledge it. I wanted to pretend that none of it happened.
Both of the twins had witnessed my shift and seen Rae standing there in the hallway. As much as I wanted to know what they thought, I wished that I could make them forget.
Alpha Rogan seemed a little unsure of what to do with himself and that was something I had never seen from him before.
He glanced around the room and must have decided on one of the chairs for my dining table because he quickly turned and grabbed one to drag over to place in front of me.
"Well, it seems that the information that I received was correct," he said as he perched on the chair. "It appears that my nephew has not learned his lesson and fallen back into his old habits."
The look of concern and anger flashed across his face and for a moment I was scared. But that fear was not for myself, it was for Eren. I recalled the way I had seen them that first night he had come here.
It had struck me then that maybe their relationship was not what people had assumed it to be, but I honestly hadn't given it another thought.
Eren was Alpha Rogan's nephew and used that to his advantage both at school and around the pack. Everyone wanted to be around him just to see if they could get closer to the Alpha.
I wondered if he was going to punish him or make him come and apologize to me. The thought of seeing him right now frightened me. Not because of what he might do, but because of what I had wanted to do.
Alpha Rogan leaned his elbows onto his knees and bent his head forward to rest in his hands. He ran his big hands through his dark hair and let out a deep sigh. I'm sure dealing with things like this was tedious for him.
When he sat up, he reached out his hand towards me and I couldn't hide the way I instinctively flinched away from his touch.
Immediately, he pulled his hands back towards himself and clasped them together. Unable to meet his eyes, I watched his hands, his arms, his shoulders, anywhere but his face.
Lecia's hand was still rubbing my back slowly, but I hadn't missed the stutter in her movements when she had felt me flinch away from him and I knew that the twins had seen it to.
I had no idea how I was going to explain that to them once he left. Maybe, if I was lucky, none of them would ask about it. "Yeah right," I heard Rae mutter in my mind.
Alpha Rogan started speaking about, but this time the softness had left his voice. "Would it be okay for us to speak about this alone Dylan, it seems like you are extremely upset about recent events."
Forcing myself to meet his gaze, I spoke so quickly, "Please, I'd like them to stay. I am just a little shocked about what happened and that everyone saw, but I promise that I'm okay, or I will be after some time."
The urgency in my voice was obvious even to my ears and I wished that I didn't sound so vulnerable or afraid. I honestly needed to know how much he knew so that I didn't tell him too much.
"Honestly, I am not sure that it was Eren's idea or one of his friends who came up with the idea of dumping the food on me," I said as steadily as I could.
Alpha Rogan just sat there watching me for a moment and softly nodded his head as I spoke. There was nothing in his eyes that let me know what he was thinking so I just went on.
"It just caught me by surprise and Lecia and her brothers are the ones who helped me get cleaned up and brought me home to get away from everyone," I said sheepishly recalling the feeling of standing there in front of everyone.
This time when Alpha Rogan spoke, it wasn't directed at me, but to the others. "Would you three like to tell me what you saw," he said stiffly as if asking them anything was an annoyance.
Lecia spoke first, "I didn't see what happened at first, but I got there when Trinity was dumping the second plate on her head in front of everyone. I rushed over to her, got her to the bathroom, and then had my brothers help me get her home,"
Her response was quick and to the point. I hadn't missed that she skipped the part of what happened before they brought me home.
Nico spoke next, "I came into the cafeteria at the same time as Lecia and didn't see what happened before either."
I was still oddly squished into Cruz's side and couldn't really look up to see his face, but it was odd how I was able to feel the vibrations on my side when he spoke.
"I came in right before Camile dumped the first tray on Dylan's head and saw that Trinity said something to Eren before going over and doing the same. I knew that he had to have started this so I ran over and confronted him."
Alpha Rogan's eyes darkened a bit and I wondered if he was going to ask for more information about what "confronting him" meant, but before he could say anything else, his cell phone rang.
Irritation flashed on his face at the interruption, but when he pulled the phone out of his pocket, he quickly tapped a button to silence it.
"Well, it seems that I will need to speak to my nephew now," he said to all of us, as he stood to leave.
The tension in my shoulders was starting to recede as I watched him put the chair back and head towards the door, but before he reached it he asked, "Dylan, would you mind coming to speak to me on the porch for a moment.
Dread filled me, and I felt my heart begin to race. Did he know that we had left out the fact that I shifted at school? I dug my nails into my palm again to force myself to calm down and nodded, "yes, of course Alpha."
It took me a moment to get off the couch due to being stuck between Lecia and Cruz and I saw his eyes flash in annoyance. Lecia, thank the Gods, helped me with a quick push on the back to propel me forward.
Dropping the blanket, I followed him outside and closed the door behind us. He didn't stop there though, and walked a few paces away from the house. I followed close behind and when he turned to look at me, I was glad that we were alone.
Anger flashed in his eyes, and he reached out and grabbed my shoulder, squeezing a little too hard.
"Dylan, if something like this happens again, I would prefer that you come directly to me, instead of having these boys take care of it for you," he said quickly. "Is there anything else that I don't know, like why my nephew would do something like this?"
His question stilled me because I had wondered that myself. Why had Eren done this? Why would he decide to do this now after all this time?
It honestly didn't make any sense to me, but I had to answer him. "I am not sure what caused this or that Eren is truly to blame, but that is all that happened," I said looking right at his face.
Lying was not new to me, and usually I lied by omission and not so plainly, but I knew that this was not just to protect me, but to protect my friends.
Releasing my shoulder, he rubbed the spot softly for a moment and then let his hand trail down my arm. The whole while watching my face, then he said, "I will deal with Eren," before walking into the woods where I saw Vit waiting for him.
I waited until they had both receded far enough away that I couldn't see them any longer and turned to walk back inside.
As soon as I walked in the house, I noticed that the three Silveras, were standing oddly close to the front window, but it was Lecia who spoke.
"Do you want to explain to me what the f*ck that was about!"