To ruin an Omega - Chapter 448: Blood is thinner 2

Chapter 448: Blood is thinner 2

I answered.

“Alpha Cian.”

“Alpha Marcus…” He paused, correcting himself quickly. “Sorry. Alpha Dimitri of Northern Ridge’s Nocturne is here.”

Not physically. The car still moved, the engine still rumbled, but inside my head everything went silent. Dimitri. Here. At Skollrend. The name alone carried weight, history, complications I didn’t have the energy to deal with right now.

“Main gates. He arrived with a small group. Four wolves total. They’re waiting for clearance. It does not seem like they want a fight.”

I then scoffed because I could not help myself.

Silence met me for half a second on the other end.

“Let him in and treat him properly. I’ll be there shortly.I am already close.”

Fia watched me through the mirror, her face giving away nothing.

“Alpha of Northern Ridge’s Nocturne,” I finished for her.

I almost hoped that was why he had come.

I let out a short breath. “Right. I forgot he’s your stepmother’s father.”

“That is not all he is.”

She looked at me through the mirror again, then gave me a small smile that did nothing to hide what had flashed across her face a moment ago. “I will tell you later. Right now, I do not want to think about grim dark things.”

The disgust in her had been too deep, too personal, the kind that did not come from gossip or old family grudges. It sat badly in my gut, and before I could stop it my mind had already gone somewhere ugly. Dimitri had a reputation. Every pack knew it. Young women, servants, daughters too close to his halls, girls too powerless to refuse a man like him. If he had ever tried that filth with her when she was younger, I would gut him where he stood.

“No problem,” I said.

The trees blurred past as the car picked up speed. My mind worked through possibilities, running scenarios, trying to predict what could have brought him here. We did not have any trade disputes or even territory disagreement. Except he was considering an alliance proposal, which I would outrightly reject on the spot.

The main gates appeared ahead.

I somehow got here before they let him in.

One of our sentinels approached, leaning down to speak quietly.

“I’m sure I gave permission to open the gates. It would be unkind to peddle and bolster rumors that we are an unfriendly pack that disrespects other Alphas.”

I got out of the car.

Dimitri stopped a few feet away. Close enough to speak quietly, far enough to show caution.

There was no heat in his voice, no challenge, no false warmth either. Just my name.

We stood there looking at each other, two men measuring distance, weakness, intent. The yard seemed to be quiet around us. Even the wolves by the gate had gone still. I waited for him to explain why he had crossed into my territory, why he had sent wolves through my forest before announcing himself, and why he thought any of this was acceptable. He said nothing at first, and the silence between us thickened until it felt like something with weight.

“I need to talk to you about your Luna… Fia.”

Every part of me locked down at once. My shoulders hardened. My jaw set. Even the wolf under my skin went still in that dangerous way that came before violence. Dimitri never looked away. He kept his eyes on mine like he already knew what saying her name would cost him.

My voice came out flat, stripped clean of feeling, which was always when I was closest to losing control.