Diana finally left Bella and Achilles in the bedroom so they could celebrate the news of the gender of their baby in private. They both seems very happy and that was the sweetest thing she had withnessed in a while.

　　She watched in amusement as her brother kissed Bella and went down on his knees to kiss her little bulge. That was enough to make her understand that her brother was crazy for Bella and that he wanted to be with her.

　　Somehow, her plan with Alex had worked and for the reason she wanted to find out, she had lost interest after the conversation she had with her grandmother.

　　If Achilles was still adamant to marry Bella even though he loved her very much, then there was a concrete reason and she knew that no matter how much she tried to dig out that reason, she won't find out, unless he told her. That's why she was going to stop the game.

　　She walked into Alex's living room at his chambers and smiled when she saw him seating by the bar, drinking a glass of wine.

　　Her two brothers had different tastes when it came to drinks.

　　Achilles was obsessed with whiskey, while Alex found peace and solace in wine.

　　"Alex" She called as she took quiet steps towards him, but he did not turn to face her.

　　Alex was still enraged by what his brother had done to him that morning. Those pancakes Achilles threw took him so much time to make, not to talk of the freshly made orange fruit.

　　He wanted to punch Achilles so badly, but he decided to act like the elder brother he was and walk away. He had really looked forward to making Bella breakfast and serving it to her so that she would like him more, but Achilles ruined all his plans and stole his spotlite.

　　He hated him for that.

　　"What do you want?" He slurred and Diana could tell from his breath that he had had a lot to drink that morning.

　　"For goodness sake Alex, it's only seven am in the morning and you are already wasted! What's going on with you?" Diana asked concerned and Alex just smiled as he shook his head.

　　How was he going to start telling that he had feelings for Bella?

　　That he wanted her for himself?

　　That the game he was playing hurt him even more than it did Achilles?

　　"Can't a man have something to drink in the morning"

　　"Not you Alex. You never drink so early in the morning, not to talk of getting to the point where you get drunk. Tell me, what is the matter?" She asked yet again, but her brother still shook his head.

　　"You cannot solve my problems, Diana. Just tell me why you are here so you can get going already."

　　Diana breathed hard and shook her head.

　　Her brothers seemed to be taking turns in feeling miserable. Few weeks ago,when Achilles was angry at the entire world for what happened between him and Bella, Alex was perfectly fine.

　　But now, things seemed to have switched. Achilles is happy with Bella, but Alex is sulking and drowning himself in alcohol.

　　They were indeed brothers.

　　"Well… I can to tell you two things. The first is that, I found out the gender of the baby. It's a boy!" Diana announced enthusiastically and she expected Alex to react in a way that will match her enthusiasm, but he did not. Instead, he drunkenly poured himself another glass of whiskey and took a big dip, before turning to look at her again.

　　"And the second?" He asked carelessly, like the news she just gave was nothing to jubilate about.

　　"What do you mean…. Alex I just told you were are going to have a nephew and you're just going to brush it off?"

　　"Yes, I will. Now tell me the second and be on your way." He added with no emotions whatsoever.

　　Diana who was now getting annoyed cleared her throat and scowled at him.

　　"The second is… I want you to stop the game. As in, don't try to get close to Bella anymore, I already got my answer, so let's let them be" She explained with an eternal frown makes on her face and Alex abruptly turned to face her.

　　He looked at her long and hard and swallowed dryly. He set his glass aside and popped his knuckles as he mustard the courage to tell her everything she needed to know.

　　"I can't" he denied flatly and Diana shot him a surprised glance..

　　"What do you mean you can't?"

　　"I can't" He repeated and that got Diana enraged.

　　"Yes, you can." She disagreed. " I wanted you to get close to Bella so that Achilles will get jealous and admit his feelings for her, you have done just that and I'm happy. He hasn't even mentioned anything about the ball anymore and that means he has no intentions of finding another bride for himself. He is eventually going to marry Bella, so, there's no need to keep up with the game. Mission accomplished."

　　"I said I can't" Alex insisted in his calm usual calm tone and at that moment, Diana got confused.

　　She tried to look into his eyes and figure why he kept denying, but there was nothing his eyes other that anger and bitterness.

　　"But Achilles…"

　　"Achilles, Achilles, Achilles!! Achilles up, Achilles down. Achilles left, Achilles right. It is always about Achilles. That spoiled bastard!" Alex darned in anger and Diana was completely taken aback by her brother's sudden disdain for Achilles.

　　"He did not want her to begin with, he pushed her away, hurt her and now it's okay for him to just want her back? Really?"

　　"Alex I…"

　　"He doesn't deserve Bella. He is a brute, he's a selfish bastard and…"

　　"Alex stop!" Diana screamed at the top of her voice. "You will not talk about your brother like. You very well know he is not one of these things you just called him! Achilles might be stubborn, but he's not selfish, he's not greedy, he's not a spoiled brat and most importantly, he's not a bastard. I don't know what is making you say all this, but you better stop better it gets to far. You have to stop!"

　　"I can't stop! I can't stop because he always gets the best. He's always the fortunate one!"

　　"While you were away you have no idea the shit he went through to rule this pack. To get this pack to this level. So don't you dare open that mouth of yours and utter such nonsense. Refrain from condemning your brother. He's the Alpha of the pack. He is your Alpha!" Diana warned, but Alex rolled his eyes as he took up his glass and emptied it. He then set the glass on the table and turned to face Diana once more.

　　"I don't care what you say or do, what I know is that I won't stop getting close to Bella" He asserted.

　　" And why won't you?" Diana asked folding her arms over breasts.

　　"Because…"

　　Swallows hard.

　　"Because I'm in love with her!"

　　He confessed and Diana froze on her seat.