EKA: Tale of a Wounded Heart

Alpha

Ili loved his nephews and niece. He always took them around. Green Pear is all of their favorite market. Ili had company. Jeet, France and Ananya are his self appointed care takers. These days he rarely went out without them.

Arth was picking a stuffed wolf toy. It was white.

"Isco hates that I am away. This is for him," said Arth, way too mature for his age.

But then as they moved on and entered the sweet store, all the kids were back to behaving their normal age. Max was holding onto Arth's hand as he insisted. He allowed France to hold Max's other hand after serious begging.

"I am the older brother. I know to take care of my family," was now the favorite dialogue of Arth.

He throws occasional look at the three younger ones in the trolley, laughing and playing in the carrier.

They could walk but they decided against letting three one and half year olds toddle around in the crowded streets.

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The older ones were in a meeting with the Green Pear pack head. The group of youngsters with kids did not, however, expect to be stopped by rogues on way. They were one of the peace loving packs'. However, these wolves looked anything but peace loving.

"If it isn't the Mantini heir," sneered one among them. He knew Stuart from school. The guy had been a bully forever. Jimmy, the other guy had chased Ili around to get him to say yes to go for a date. Sali is the third member and she was always with them.

"What do you want Stuart?" asked Ili.

"It is not me who wants anything. My friend here does," said Stuart.

Jimmy smirked.

"Heard Alpha De Russe refused to mate with you. Serves you right. My offer still stands. Come to my bed and I will show you heaven," said Jimmy running his hand over Ili's face.

Ili took a step back.

"Don't touch me," screamed Ili.

"Aw, don't be like that. Just like old times let us atleast see if you are able to slap when I hold you tight.

"Don't touch me. How many times do I have to tell you. My Alpha will skin you," Ili went back. France and Jeet tried to protect him. But Jimmy tore Ili's shirt and pushed him to the ground.

"Where is your Alpha? I don't see a mating mark!" sneered Jimmy.

France was busy fighting other hooligans and this guy used a silver weapon in his hand to hurt Ili.

Thankfully ,Ethan who was doing security rounds spotted him. Ethan tore the hooligans away and they ran for it.

"Ili" Ethan bent down and picked up the cub.

"Uncle Ethan, it hurts," said Ili.

"Hold on, there is an injury. Nothing Eka can't heal," said Ethan and reached the meeting place.

"Why did you not call us through the link?" asked Jana furious.

"M sorry," said Ili.
Jana felt bad. Balancing his pregnant tummy , he placed his hand on Ili's hair combing it away as Eka healed him.

All the other three Mantini brothers and his own brothers say that, he has adopted Ili as his oldest. It was true. Ili is his kid too. It shall be known that Jana is yet to speak to Antony in the past two years.

Jana did not leave Ili's side. The distress was not doing him any good. Magnus interfered and Carles took him to his room.

Magnus and Samuel sat on Ili's both sides.
Clement was outside dealing with the hooligans.

"Don't kill them," said Ili.

Magnus smiled and kissed his brother's forehead.

"I don't think your favourite father in law will listen to me," said Magnus.

Samuel snorted.

"Well, I am not going to listen to you," said Samuel.

"Dad and Papa are here?" asked Ili referring to Cris and Ahem.

"Yes," said Samuel.

There was a silence. His brothers never discussed Antony with him. He knew in a way they did not know if they should be angry at Antony for caring too much about Ili as it is.

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Antony tore the skin off the wolves who dared to threaten Ili.

"Did you ask where Ilyes' Alpha is. Feel free to have a look," sneered Antony as he tore the wolf skin off Jimmy.

"You dared to touch him, you waste of breath," said Antony as he crunched the jawline making every teeth fall out.

"And you unclothed my mate. Threats, huh?" asked Antony as he broke the wolf who was now desperately trying to breathe. They were in the woods of Green Pear.

"Antony," called Dantero and pulled him back before he killed the other wolves.

"Dan let me-"

"No, the offender is killed. Calm down. I will handle the rest," said Dantero.

Antony sat on the ground. He let out a howl as he felt his mate's distress.

"You should go see him," said Dan sitting down next to him as Darius and Vir dragged off the others.

"I can't," said Antony.

"Are you an idiot?" asked Dantero.

"I won't be able to leave Ili there," said Antony.

"Then don't," said Dantero.

"You know I can't," said Antony.

"No, I don't know Antony. Someone has to ask you! Why on earth is this a big difference for you! Samuel and Carles are 10 years apart. Does that make Samuel a bad man?" asked Dantero.

"No. Carles was 28 when he got mated. And Carles was stronger. Ili is fragile and I am an Alpha who has pent up energy of 14 years now. I will destroy him if the mating happens. You do know what happened to Jana when he was in early twenties right? The Alpha had destroyed him. I have never seen something so horrible. Jana couldn't talk for a month. He wouldn't look at anyone. It was the trauma and brutality. It was rape yes. But the magical remenants also showed that his pent up energy took over destroying Jana like that. I am not seeing one more person like that. Definitely not Ili," said Antony as he got up and walked away.

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