Renn walked through the entrance, still hissing at Kaito’s suggestion. Why would he want to hide sothing like this from Angela? Secrets and lies were the reason things kept falling apart between them, and he felt it was ti to stop all of that.
His phone rang again. This ti it was Taros. Renn let out a tired sigh as he swiped right and answered. "Why are you calling ?"
"Do not use that tone on ," Taros said. "Why are you making this so hard?"
"Really?" Renn let out a broken laugh, then frowned again.
"Calm down bro. You are not understanding what we are trying to do," Taros said. "Do you think any of us enjoy this? Hiro killed Eliza. You know what that ans for us and for Angela, right? We do not want to cut short her ti with Marcus."
Renn dragged his hand through his red short hair, frustration boiling inside him. "Why did he do it? I know he can be stupid sotis, but not reckless like this."
"You think it was a mistake?" Taros asked. "Eliza was the one who caused Hiro’s accident years ago. She killed them."
"W what?" Renn’s voice shook. His mind froze. Never did he imagine Hiro’s parents were killed. He always believed it was nothing more than a fatal accident.
"I know you have a lot of questions. Co over, but do not bring Angela and do not tell her any of this," Taros said. "Let us try to find a way to fix this ss."
"Where are you?"
"South side. Hiro’s place."
"Okay. I will find sothing to tell Angela. I am on my way," Renn said, ending the call. His chest felt tight. It sounded like a lie, but Taros would never lie about sothing like this. No wonder Kaito insisted Angela must not know.
But how was he supposed to hide this from her? She already sensed sothing was wrong, and if she caught him lying, it would not end well for him or for his brothers.
He had to think. He had to act fast.
Renn walked back into the mall and headed straight to the section where Angela and the others were waiting. She looked up the mont she saw him, her eyes searching his face, already worried, already desperate to know what he had found out.
He felt his stomach twist as he walked toward her.
Angela walked to him with worry written all over her face. "Did you speak to them? What did they say? Is Hiro fine?"
He did not answer right away. He looked at each of them standing in front of him, swallowed hard, and said, "I did."
"So what is wrong?" his mate asked. Her frown deepened. Her patience was slipping fast and he could feel it.
"Hiro had a fight with Kaito..." Renn paused, watching her face, hoping she would believe him, but nothing changed. Her steady stare made his heart pound even harder. He tried to keep himself calm. "You know how Kaito can be sotis. He does not back down when he feels he is right and Hiro is also stubborn."
Angela nodded slowly, but the mont passed and she lifted her eyes again, her hazel eyes sharp and demanding. "Let’s go to them."
"No," he said too fast, too sharp. It only made things worse. When he noticed how they all looked at him, he tried to fix it. "I an... why do you want to go?"
Fuck you... his wolf snapped at him for being stupid.
Why would he even ask their mate why she wanted to go see Hiro? It made no sense.
"Are you seriously asking that now?" Hailey asked, staring at him with confusion and suspicion. Sothing was wrong. He was hiding sothing, and they could all feel it creeping through his words.
"No... I did not an it like that," Renn said, his heart beating even faster. The tension felt tight around his throat. Yesterday he had promised Angela that he would never lie to her again, and here he was, not even twenty four hours later, doing the sa thing.
"Whatever you say, Renn." Angela walked back to the table. She was not in the mood for any fight. "Can we go now?"
"Go where?" Renn was shocked that she ended the conversation so easily. It was not her style. Angela always fought to prove herself right, especially now when she could win with ease.
"To see Hiro," she said.
"I said he is fine. There is no need for you to go there," Renn insisted as he tried to take the shopping bags from her, but she pulled them back and walked away. She was angry and he knew it. He needed to calm her down, to stop her from going. "You need to go ho and make preparations for tomorrow... what did you think?"
"I am not going to listen to you and you know that." Angela slapped his hand gently away and grabbed her bags tighter. She was ready to leave. "Let’s go."
"Do not be stubborn, my love." Renn still did not move. When he turned, he noticed Bellezza sitting silently, watching him with sharp eyes. She had not said a single word and that scared him more. When their eyes t, it felt like she was saying, I know you are lying, boy.
"I would love to co along as well," Hailey said as she picked up her bags. She handed them to Stales who had been standing by the corner.
" too," Seraphina added softly, unsure if she should even take a side. Renn’s reaction made her wonder why he did not want them anywhere near Hiro.
"No. We are going ho," the red haired Alpha said. It was not a request. It was a command. He just did not know if it would work on his mate or make everything blow up right in his face.
"Why do I feel like you are hiding sothing from ?" Angela asked as she stared straight at Renn. His eyes widened and he shook his head too quickly. She felt her stomach twist. "You are lying to , right?"
"No, my love. The problem at hand has been solved and I do not want you to panic," Renn said. He tried to sound calm, tried to sound honest, even though guilt was choking him.
"What problem are you talking about?" Marcus’s voice cut through the air.
Angela felt her heart skip. She turned and saw her father standing there, clearly having heard enough to be suspicious. She could not tell him the truth about Hiro’s situation. No way. Deep down she already knew the fight between the alphas had sothing to do with Eliza. The thought shook her. Could Hiro have hurt her?
If that was true, Marcus would never spare him.
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