CHAPTER 259: THE DISCUSSION.

Unfortunately, yes," Seraphina answered, moving behind Hiro. She didn’t like the piercing gaze of Marcus. He looked furious, and she could feel the storm building inside him. Any moment now, he could explode.

"This is a joke, and I won’t put up with it," Marcus barked, his voice roaring like a wounded lion. "Go in there and get my daughter!"

"You need to calm down, brother," Bellezza said softly, placing a hand on his back. She could sense something was wrong—something deeper than what the boys were saying.

"Why should I be calm?" Marcus shot back, his eyes blazing at them.

"Let’s listen first. Tell us what happened to her," Bellezza urged, turning her gaze to the boys. "Go ahead and speak. I don’t know how long I can hold my brother down."

"Can we talk in the conference room?" Kaito asked boldly, surprising everyone. He wanted them to move away from the hospital corridor so the staff and patients could feel safe.

Marcus glared at him. "Look at this boy. He wants to order us around now," he said bitterly, shaking his head.

"Brother, let’s do this for her," Bellezza pleaded. She turned to the guards. "Drive to the administration block." Then she faced the Alphas. "We’re all going together. No one stays behind."

"Fine, we have no problem with that," Kaito replied, glancing at his brothers, who nodded in agreement. He reached into his pocket and pulled out Miss Valois’s car keys. They would use her car to reach the administrative block faster.

"Better get going, boy," Marcus said as he turned toward his car. One of his men hurried and opened the door for him. He sat down and added, "I don’t want to get there before you."

Kaito nodded and walked to where their car was parked. When he got there, he noticed one of the tires was flat. It must have been what Bellezza did earlier that caused it. He sighed and rubbed his forehead gently.

"I’ll get keys from Dave. His jeep still looks fine," Taros said, pointing to the vehicle parked nearby. Using his primal power, he rushed inside the building, and in less than fifty seconds, he came back out.

"You should drive while I look at her wound," Taros suggested, handing the keys to Kaito. They quickly got into the car and drove off.

Kaito drove fast, making sure to pass some of the vans that belonged to Marcus.

"I told Alex to let the students return to their dormitories and the staff to go back to the quarters with their families," Hiro said as he scrolled through his phone. "It’s better that way, right?"

"Yes," Kaito nodded as he hit the brake and stopped in front of the administrative block. They got out quickly and went inside, only to find Bellezza and her brother already waiting in the conference hall.

"Marcus is trying to show off," Hiro hissed as he settled in a seat in front of him.

"I can hear you, boy," Marcus said with a deep frown, his voice thick with warning.

"My name is Hiro. He is Kaito, and the other cute one is Taros," he said, introducing himself and his brothers.

Bellezza nodded as she placed both her hands on her brother’s shoulders. Hiro wondered if she was trying to calm the beast inside him. Miss Valois sat quietly at the other end of the room, far from Marcus and his sister.

"Someone should tend to her wounds. She is beginning to irritate me," Bellezza said coldly, staring at the woman with disgust.

"I have been trying to. Its not working. I am going to try again," Taros replied, though he didn’t move. He wanted to finish what they started before doing anything else. His chest felt heavy, his heart both beating and aching at once.

Kaito cleared his throat and began to explain everything that had happened. As he spoke, he noticed the terror growing in Marcus’s eyes.

Before he could finish, Marcus suddenly stood and slammed his palm on the desk, the sound echoing through the room and startling everyone.

"She has four mates, yet none of you could protect her!" he shouted, his voice trembling with fury. "You are not worthy to be by her side!"

He paced back and forth, anger and worry eating him alive. He needed to stay calm long enough to reach his daughter. After that, he would deal with every one of them.

"Principal Valois is to blame for everything, not just them," Bellezza said with her arms folded in front of her chest. "We shouldn’t spare her or her child."

"Forgive me, Marcus. I had to do it for protection..." Principal Valois started, but Marcus cut her off sharply.

"Don’t you dare say a word. You should be grateful to my sister because if she wasn’t here, I would have slit your throat by now."

Principal Valois looked down at her trembling hands. She knew he meant every word, and no one in the room would stop him if he chose to do it.

"Let’s forget about her for now and focus on finding my niece," Bellezza said sadly. She helped Marcus sit down, and he sat quietly while she spoke. "So who did the witch give her to?"

"Angela is your niece’s name, and Miss Valois handed her over to..." Hiro turned to his brothers, trying to remember the name.

"Patriarch," Seraphina said softly.

"What?" Bellezza’s eyes widened in shock. She turned to her brother, and his frown deepened. It was clear they both knew who that was.

"You know him?" Kaito asked, noticing the sudden change in their faces.

"He is our long-time enemy. Who wouldn’t know him?" Marcus said bitterly, his voice trembling. His blood boiled with anger yet his voice tight with pain.

How did my daughter end up in the wrong hands so quickly when I’ve been dying to meet her? The thought tore him apart.

***

Another Chapter coming soon. Wait on.