Achilles was seated in his living room, at the wine bar, sipping a glass of bourbon when Alex walked in. He felt his brother's presence, but didn't turn to look or greet him, he just kept drinking his wine.

　　Alex on the other hand walked over to the wine bar where Achilles was seated and sat on the stool beside him. He took the clean glass on the table and poured himself the same whiskey his brother was drinking. He knew Achilles did not like his presence at that moment, but he cared less. There was something he wanted them to talk about and he wasn't going to leave until they addressed the issue.

　　"Alex, you have a wine bar in your chambers, why chose to come here and rob me of my privacy"

　　"The last thing I want is to be in your presence Achilles, I'm only here because there's a pressing issue I want you in particular to address, otherwise, you won't find me anywhere close to your intoxicating presence" He roasted and Achilles gave him a sharp glance before chuckling.

　　Alex had always been good with words.

　　"Tss… that fat mouth of yours" He complained as he drank more whiskey from his glass.

　　"I would like to know how a beast like you got involved with an angel like Bella. She's too good for you"

　　"Are you here to get answers or to judge me?" Achilles asked, slightly offended.

　　"Both" Alex replied boldly.

　　"You might as well use the door. I'm not telling you shit! You can go to our sister, she will gladly explain everything to you" Achilles pointed out.

　　"You will regret letting me ask for the second time" Alex threatened and Achilles gave him a hard glare before exhaling heavily.

　　Alex was his elder brother and he feared him to the core. He knew he would not take things gentle with him if he didn't tell him(Alex) what he needed to hear.

　　"Will you ever stop bullying me?" He asked in defeat.

　　"The day you stop being so stubborn and uptight"

　　"Great. That means you are never going to stop bullying me" Achilles confirmed and Alex nodded his head as he drank more whiskey from his glass.

　　"Justly thought, rightly said. Now tell me all that I need to know, I'm running out of patience" He threatened yet again and Achilles cleared his throat as he turned to face him.

　　"None of us know how it happened. I was sitting in my bedroom one night and suddenly, Bella walked in. I felt like I was bewitched because the only thing that I had on my mind was to make love to her. I didn't even think of asking her how she got into my bedroom or what it is she wanted. I just went straight for her lips, kissed her, to get to my bed and made love to her like I owned her, like I loved her. That's what happened." He explained briefly and Alex frowned.

　　"This was definitely planned by the moon goddess."

　　"Most definitely"

　　"Diana told me she used to be a slave at the Donovan residence. That she was treated poorly by both Mr. Donovan and his daughter" Alex revealed and Achilles nodded his head.

　　"Yes, she was," He replied curtly.

　　"I had no idea there were slaves in this pack"

　　"Me neither. I had no idea. Nonetheless, Mr. Donovan and his daughter are currently being severely punished for what they did to Bella and I sent Beta and Gamma and a few other officials to investigate every servant in every rich household, asking them about how they are treated by their masters. Once everything is settled here, I will personally do that"

　　"Then I guess I will join you."

　　"I don't think I will like that," Achilles objected.

　　"It wasn't a question. I'm doing it regardless of your opinion"

　　"Why exactly are you here?" Achilles asked annoyed. He wasn't happy with Alex's company and he just wanted him to be gone already.

　　"For us to talk about Bella"

　　"What about Bella?"

　　"You just explained to me how you two got involved with each other until it led to pregnancy. I can my life you took that girl's innocence"

　　"She took mine!" Achilles pointed out strongly.

　　"I care less about that fact." He said as rolled his eyes hard. "Diana also mentioned to me that you asked her to organize another ball so you could choose a bride for yourself"

　　"Yes, I said that"

　　"Even after finding out that Bella is pregnant with your child?"

　　"Yes. Bella being pregnant for me has nothing to do with my plans of getting married. I will marry, regardless"

　　"How can you even say this? You have to marry Bella!" Alex laid and Achilles gave him a sharp glance.

　　"Who made that law?"

　　"Ethics! You have gotten her pregnant, it's only right that you marry her. How do you think she's going to feel when she finds out that you want to marry someone else" Alex asked enraged.

　　"Who gives a fuck about ethics? I don't care how she is going to feel. I don't love her!"

　　"You don't have to love her to care. You just have to be reasonable like the Alpha you are. How dare think of ditching her like that"

　　"Alex. You can bully into doing every other thing, but you won't bully me into marrying a girl I do not want to marry. Bella is carrying my child, I will take responsibility for her and that child, but that doesn't mean I will marry her. I will not marry Bella. Period!" He denies firmly and Alex angrily empties the glass of whiskey in his mind and gives his brother a scornful look.

　　He could not believe what he had just heard. He knew Achilles was stubborn, but he didn't think his stubbornness was up to this level.

　　"Achilles…"

　　"No Alex" Achilles cut him off. "You have absolutely no say in this. This is my life and I decided how to maneuver it. Not you"

　　"So what do you intend to do with the poor girl after she has the child? Send away like it never happened?"

　　"With so much wealth that she could never fathom. She's going to benefit from this, more than I will"

　　"Shame on you!" Alex shamed him in disgust. "Father will not be proud of this action. Shame on you Achilles" He scolded in anger and Achilles rolled his eyes hard and emptied the glass of whiskey in his hands.

　　"You can shame me all you want, but you won't change my mind about this. I will not marry Bella''

　　"If you do not marry Bella, I will!" Alex announced and Achilles gave him a sharp look with terror in his eyes.

　　He could feel all the nerves in his body tense up as the words echoed in his mind. A sharp pain coursed through his heart like it had been stabbed with a dagger.

　　"What did you just say?" He asked in a deadly tone.

　　"I believe you heard me. There is no way I will let that girl leave this castle. If you do not want to marry her, I will, once she has the child"

　　" What makes you think she will want to marry you? She doesn't even like you!" Achilles darned.

　　"We will see about that in the next two months. You seem to have forgotten how much of a charmer I can be. Besides, I saved her from rogues yesterday. I made a good first impression, it won't be that hard to make her fall for me" Alex bragged, causing Achilles to swallow dryly.

　　"You… you… can't woo…you… "Achilles stammered in anger. "You cannot woo a woman who's carrying another man's child!"

　　"Who made that law?" Alex asked sarcastically.

　　" Ethics!"

　　"I thought we weren't giving two shits about ethics." Alex fired back with raised brows and Achilles bit his lips in anger.

　　He just got paid back in his own coin and it hurt like hell.

　　"Anyhow…" Alex said, rising from the stool. "The information has been passed out…"

　　"Alex!" Achilles called as he stood before Alex with both fists clenched at his sides.

　　He didn't want Alex to get close to Bella, not to talk of marrying her.

　　He didn't want anyone to get close to Bella.

　　"What now? I thought you were eager to get rid of me." Alex joked.

　　"You will stay away from Bella. You will not marry her" Achilles ordered.

　　"You are in no position to tell me what to and what not to do!"

　　"Yes I am! She is pregnant with my child!" Achilles roared.

　　"And I respect that, that's why I'm not doing marriage preparations right now. However, once she has that child I will marry her, since you don't want you"

　　"You bastard!" Achilles scolded as he punched his brother hard in the face. Alex staggered backwards as he tried to regain his balance. He felt a sticky fluid trickle down his nostrils and when he touched it with his fingers to look, he noticed it was blood. His eyes immediately changed to yellow and he charged towards Achilles who stood fearlessly on the spot.

　　"You've always been a spoiled brat Achilles. Greedy as hell, you don't want something, yet you don't want someone else to have it! That is a bad attitude and I'm going to beat it out of you right now" He lifted his hand up to hit Achilles, but he suddenly felt it stay still in the air. A sudden force from nowhere pushed the two brothers to opposite ends of the room and they both fell on their buts and groaned pain.

　　Diana who had done that using magic, swaddled into the living room and stood at the center with a no nonsense look plastered on her face.

　　"I don't care to know what you too were fighting about." She stated and the two men rose to their feets.

　　Alex was calm again, but Achilles was still boiling in anger, but he managed to control himself, because he knew another attempt to attack Alex would make Diana throw him against the wall again with just a wave of her hand.

　　"What brings you here?" Alex asked, rubbing his elbow that was hurt from the fall.

　　"I spoke with grandma last night?"

　　"What did she say?" Achilles asked in pain.

　　"Something disturbing."

　　"What could that be?"

　　"Like we had all speculated, Bella's pregnancy has a lot to do with our redemption. She said to tell you all that the moment Alpha D'argan finds out about this pregnancy, he will come for Bella, so we must protect her with our lives, because if anything happens to that baby, we are doomed for life!" She explained with dead seriousness and the entire living room went mute.

　　Both Achilles and Alex exchanged intense looks before turning to look at Diana again.

　　"The boundary spell still works, right?" Achilles asked concerned.

　　"Yes, it does"

　　"Good. Henceforth, she doesn't leave this castle at all and two guards should be guarding her room every time of the day." Achilles explained and Diana silently nodded her head.

　　"I will make it my personal mission to protect her myself" Alex spoke out and Achilles gave him a deadly snare as he walked closer to him.

　　"You will stay as far from Bella as possible!" He warned and Diana got confused. She had no idea why Achilles was giving such a warning to Alex.

　　"What's going on?" She asked, looking at the two men.

　　"If you want me to stay away from Bella, then do what's right. Stop acting like a spoiled brat!" Alex dished out firmly and exited the living room. Diana turned to look at Achilles, hoping to get some explanations.

　　"I'm dying to hear it."

　　"I'd gladly bury you!" He replied coldly as he marched out of the living room as well.

　　What his brother just had caused a lot of turmoil in both his heart and his head.

　　How dare he?

　　"Bastard!" He mumbled to himself as he walked on.

　　He didn't want to marry Bella not because he didn't like her. Like hell! That girl was carrying his child and she was connected to him. He liked her very much, but he had his reasons for not wanting to marry her.