Chapter VIII

When the new day arrives Elian also arrives home, it is strange to find Secundina awake sitting watching television, he sits next to her, she offers him breakfast but he rejects it saying that he is not hungry, after half an hour in silence watching as she nods off in sleep he turns off the television and takes her by the hand and leads her to her room but she refuses to sleep he uses daylight as an excuse, thus begin the arguments between the two adults waking up the minor who is with her mother and complains to him for waking her up as well as for not sleeping however he admits that for her mother it is difficult to sleep with such a bright room, he takes her by the hand to take her with him to the basement, there they argue again but it is he who gets up victorious, he gives her her bed, she sits down and leans her back against the wall and stares at her boss who seems more like her father scolding her than her boss, she nods off again until she finally falls asleep, he settles her well in bed she stays watching it and for about ten minutes she begins to cry in her sleep, he somehow He wants to comfort her in some way, but he doesn't know how to scold himself internally for what he has caused in her, he tries to calm his conscience with the pretext that he was hunting those monsters.

But isn't he one of them? What makes him so different? That he can reason, while the others can't? That he controls his instincts, while they can't? Worse, wasn't that their nature, to be wild beasts? After all, that's why they were punished for all eternity: for being savages.

Although his grandfather was the savage, he was only seven years old when it all began, Cyrus five and Darius three, without having any options, despite being of noble birth he was not spared from abuse from friends and strangers, especially from his grandfather who did not want "weak" people in the family, forcing all the men in the family to train until they were almost dead.

His grandfather saw it more as a gift given by the gods than a curse, or rather, given by Zeus. When the god's twilight came, they tried to remove the curse without success. They rose up against their grandfather, it was when he fell that they were able to have true peace, until the moment that he and his brothers were equal to or worse than Lycaon. Afterwards, they went to the God who forgives all. He forgave them, yes, but he could not remove the curse. Resigned, they continue with their lives, learning to control themselves in their own way, "evolving," but despite their more than four thousand years, they still retain their controlled but always present savagery, and that is the reason why now their more than loving interest suffers.

When he hears her snoring he can't help but laugh, he was touched when he saw her hugging the pillow, he became worried again when she started to cry, he approaches and runs his hand over her head, he can't help but remember that she tolerates him being a normal wolf, to a certain extent like a beast based on that he growls at her causing serenity in her, after two hours he leaves her alone, leaves the basement, a sleepy Emilia wanders around the kitchen, he sends her to take a bath while he makes breakfast, by the time he returns the table is set, the two sit down to breakfast, he takes the opportunity to talk nonstop with the youngest, getting to know a little more about the two of them trying to understand Secundina's unstable behavior.

He bluntly asked her about her father, to which she simply said, “I knew him, but he’s not a worthwhile person. I don’t know what my mom saw in him.” She gave a piece of information that was important to him, “I know my mom lost her joy for living. She’s just waiting for death now, and I know that if I weren’t here, she would have killed herself. Knowing my dad was the worst thing that ever happened to her. My mom has been an empty vessel for a long time.”

Elian's passion

He says goodbye to her to go to sleep in Darío's room, he lies down, places his hands behind his neck, looking at the ceiling, inhales all of her scent, intoxicates him, having her so close at hand and not being able to do anything, what worries him the most is that her heat is about to start since the scent is changing, that makes him gasp with pleasure, he is completely sure that if he takes her he would conceive again, he smiles as he imagines her pregnant with him, like a teenager he covers his face with both hands, with that thought he falls completely asleep.

From that day on, the routine was almost the same: she couldn't sleep because of nightmares; he reassured her with his growl. The question always remained in her head: Why did his growl comfort her? Did mixing his saliva with hers give her confidence, as her brother had said? But if so, shouldn't she accept the man too? These were undoubtedly questions for Delfina. A week passed, the last night she was finally able to sleep comfortably. The weekend arrived. "Her women," as she affectionately calls them, went to see her house, which was still under repair. Resigned, they returned with Elián only to gather their things, as they were leaving with their father. However, the Greek managed to keep them a few more days, keeping his mind on the fact that he had to start his duties as an assistant. Secundina was annoyed by this, but knew she was right, especially since Darío supported Elian.

—Well, “Chief,” your partners from the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, and France have already been confirmed. I haven’t been able to locate anyone from Italy.

—Zinerva is hard to track down, but I'm sure she'll come.

He's not going to miss this new opportunity to try to win me over.

• Show-off—writing in his electronic diary—If it's not too indiscreet, what is she like, and why hasn't she won you over?