Severed Souls

08

Matias' POV:

Knocking at my door pulls me out of my half asleep state, and I sit up abruptly. The tension leaves my body seconds later when I recognize the scent of my younger sister, Sofia. It's accompanied by a different scent that I don't fully recognize, but it's mixed with hers so I have my guesses and I don't feel threatened.

"Come in," I call, and the door opens to reveal my little sister.

She looks very different than me; where I have pitch black hair and dark brown eyes, Sofia has caramel hair and light brown eyes that make her seem even softer and more gentle. She's an Omega, as is my brother, but that description doesn't fool me.

Both of my siblings, despite their sensitivity and soft appearances, have trained themselves in private to be extremely intelligent when it comes to technology and the company. Either one of them could take over when my father retires. That's what happens when strict parents try to lock them away and keep them useless and malleable.

"Matias," she says, a sweet smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "It's been so long!"

"Running away and being brought back against your will does that," I deadpan and Sofia's face falls.

She sits down at my desk chair, the Alpha accompanying her putting his hands on her shoulders for comfort.

"I heard what happened. Mother and father tried to keep it from us, but it was not difficult to infiltrate their files and question Anthony. I'm so sorry, Matias. If I could have been there to comfort you, I would have."

I nod. "I know, Sofia, I'm not upset with you. Now, who is this pup who's been following you everywhere?" I ask, raising an eyebrow at the Alpha behind my sister.

He has olive skin and seems shyer than other Alphas I've met. Well, than most other Alphas I've met.

"Your reputation still stands strong here," Sofia says, scowling at the Alpha behind her. "Despite the fact that I've told Antonio that you're harmless unless someone deserves your wrath."

I hear a chuckle beside me and Everest sits up. "Your wrath?" he asks, patting my chest. "Damn, who'd you bribe to get people to believe that?"

I roll my eyes. "Sofia, Antonio, this is Everest."

"Is he your new mate?" Sofia asks, peeking beside me to get a look at Everest. "Mother and father mentioned something about you getting a new mate."

"No, he's not my mate." I stand up and approach Antonio and speak to him in Italian so that he can fully understand me. "So, you are my sister's mate?"

"By the will of the moon goddess!" he exclaims nervously as Sofia approaches Everest to translate for him. "I have not tried to seduce her or done anything to wrong her, I swear!"

Everest stares at us as Sofia translates. "Wait, he's actually afraid of you?!" he asks in shock, hopping up from the bed and poking my back. "What'd you do to scare a guy who's way more muscly than you?"

"Yes, I had a reputation when I lived here," I say, reclaiming my spot on my bed. I make eye contact with Antonio. "And my reputation will be upheld, especially when it comes to my siblings."

"Oh, be nice!" Sofia snaps, grabbing her mate's hand. "He has been nothing but sweet to me and he's nice to Mattie."

I smile at that prospect; my little brother, the youngest of the three of us, has always had problems with people teasing and bullying him. Especially in our prep school, as no one believed that one of the sons of one of the most influential men in the country could father such a sensitive Omega.