Chapter 18

"Breakfast is ready Odetta", Isabella says and I feel someone beside me. I struggle to open my eyes to start my fucking day. I slept so late yesterday because I was busy thinking of that stupid alpha Casper. I finally open my eyes to see a sleeping Javier beside me.

I smile and lightly tap him. "Javier wake up it's time for breakfast"

He groans and rolls over, "noooooo"

I pull him to me and tickle him awake, "okay, okay I'll wake up", he says in between fit of giggles. I release him and he quickly slides off the bed, "wait for me so we'll go for breakfast together", he tells me and runs out of the room.

"You two are cute", Isabella says with a smile and I blush as she laughs and leaves the room. I enter the toilet and wash my face before changing into a cute cream sundress and footwear. I comb my hair and braid it to a fish tail and put a small flower pin at the end. I just dab on lipstick and put my phone in a small purse.

"Can I come in?", I ask as I knock on the door.

"Come in", Javier says and I walk in to see him in boxers and struggling with his shirt.

I drop my purse in his bed and walk over to him, "I'm going to see both my grandparents are you down for coming with me?"

His head pokes through the head hole in T-shirt, "of course I would that's so awesome", he exclaims and prances round the room after I'm done with his shirt. I go to his small walk in closet and pick out black shorts and grey trainers.

When I finally get him ready for the day, we leave his room and head to the dinning room where Isabella, victor and Sebastian are already seated. A wide variety of breakfast selection are laid out on the table. I sit opposite Sebastian and Javier seats beside me. I get a plate of Benedict eggs,toast,baked beans and a glass of orange juice while Javier got a nutella and bread with a bowl of oatmeal.

"How cool are your grandparents?"

"I don't know—maybe they'll be really cool for you", I shrug.

"How many grandparents do you have ?"

"Four"

His eyes widen, "you can have four?", he asks with a mouth full of oatmeal.

I laugh and nod, "yes you can—now swallow", he does as I say and I wipe his mouth with a napkin.

"You'll come along won't you Sebastian?"

"I wasn't even going to let you go on your own"

"How was your first night here?"

Last night's event flashes through my mind and I shake my head to rid of the image, "it was—eventful", I tell victor

Victor gives a smile like he knew what happened between alpha Casper and I and as if on cue alpha Casper walks into the dining room.

"Morning alpha", victor and Isabella say.

"Morning", he grunts and takes a seat at the head of the table. He sits and rubs his face before breathing out deeply.

"You look rough are you okay?", He just glares at me and doesn't answer.

I swallow my snarky comment and just keep on eating. He serves himself breakfast and starts to eat. Victor, Isabella and Javier keep the conversation going on the table with Sebastian and I just chiming in if necessary and of course alpha Casper just sits there eating.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go", Javier says as he finishes his breakfast and pushes his chair back. I stand after him and Sebastian follows suite.

"Wait—where the heck are you going you with my son?"

Javier looks alpha Casper with a huge smile, "daddy, we're going to see ody's FOUR grandparents", he puts a lot of emphasis on the 'four' like it's a one in a million number of grandparents.

"And I wasn't informed"

"I'm not kidnapping your son"

"I'm not saying that, I'm just saying that you could've informed me before making that kind of decision"

"So can we go?"

"No"

"But dad!"

"Today is father and son time", he says, "so we'll spend time together today"

"Don't worry Javier we'll see my grandparents when your father is not being a baby"

"Odetta", he growls out in warning.

Javier's face falls but then he smiles again, "okay,at least dad is fun"

"I highly doubt that but have fun", I kiss his forehead and look at alpha Casper, "but can I at least have a car?"

"No"

"I really won't give you the reaction you want", I sigh.

"How about you take my car", victor says with amusement and tosses his keys. I catch them and look at him unsurely.

"Are you sure?"

He nods, "I've never been so sure in my life"

I smile at him and give alpha Casper a mocking smile. "Jeremiglio please would show Odetta the way to the garage and my car"

"Right away beta", a young boy says and waits for Sebastian and I by the door. "Thanks again victor, I promise that your car will come back in one piece and have a nice day everyone"

Sebastian and I follow the young boy and soon enough we enter the garage filled with a lot of cars. "That over there is beta Victor's car", he murmurs pointing at a black bwm.

"thank you", I tell him but he just nods and scurries away.

"Quinn was right", Sebastian chuckles once we passed the security guards who let us go under Victor's instruction

"Right about what?"

"Alpha Casper has something for you"

"Not you too. I assure you that it's something against me", I groan as I look at landmarks trying to remember the way to my grandparents place.

"Maybe it's not like or love but you two definitely have a connection"

I scoff, "I don't know what paranoid world you all live in but Casper and I can't stand each other talk more of have a connection"

"I'm serious"

"And to be quite honest I'm not joking either"

"Just think about it"

"As far as I'm concerned, I don't like alpha Casper and that's final"

"Can't wait for the day I say 'I told you so'"

"Please let's talk about something else"

"Like what exactly?", He says.

"Like how you've never been to the capital."

We converse as I show him famous places in the capital as we drive. After twenty minutes, I go through the gates of my grandparents household.

Hank and Mary are my mother's parents who insisted that we call them by their names and dads parents Thomas and angelica like it when we call them grandpa and grandma.

I see the families houses sitting beside each other. I park the car in front of hank and Mary's house and step out with Sebastian. I look at the two houses and decide to go up the steps to hank and Mary's house. I knock on the door but there's no answer.

"Let's try the second house", I mutter and go down the steps.

"Who is it?", I hear grandma's voice behind the door after I knock.

"It's Odetta", I shout and I don't hear anything for a while before the door burst open and I am engulfed by the smell of cookies.

I pull away from the hug to see Mary and grandma both dressed in matching pink aprons dusted with flour. Hank and grandpa appear behind them and push their way through to hug me.

"Ohhh you've grown", grandma exclaims.

"I mean look at those busts", Mary marvels and I blush.

Hank hugs me again, "and you look so delightful"

"It's been ten years since we saw you", the corner of grandpa's eyes crinkle with his smile and he looks behind me, "where are your sibling and your parents? and who is this young man?"

"We called every Christmas", I smile at grandpa.

Mary's ears perk as she pushes past me to drink in Sebastian. "Mate?", She nudges me with her elbow and winks at me.

Hank, Mary,grandma and grandpa never found out about mason because they would have honestly killed him and I didn't want them to feel down because of me and even when I was depressed, I made sure to conceal my pain when talking to them on the phone.

"No", Sebastian says but Mary was already pulling him into the house.

"He's just a friend"

"A very handsome friend if I do say so myself"

"Mary", hank mutters and Mary rolls her eyes at him "you're my mate you imbecile no one will look as sexy as you"

Keep in mind that they are old—not that old but over sixty years old and try to block any inappropriate image from my mind.

"What's your name young man?"

"Sebastian miss"

"Oh call me Mary", he says and walks over to hank before giving me a suggesting smile.

"So why are you here in the capital cause I'm sure it wasn't to see us"

"Guilty as charged", I smile, "I'm actually here for someone"

"Another beau?", Grandma exclaims, "you're a sly fox", she elbows Mary, "told you she'll be a player like us"

Faye is actually the player of the family but I just keep shut and smile at my grandmas getting along. I spend the whole day watching my grandmothers fawn over Sebastian, playing card games with my grandfathers and stuffing my face with cookies. By the time we make it back to alpha Casper's house, it's already six p.m.

The first place I go to is Javier's room after I part ways with Sebastian. "Javier I'm back", I say as I enter the room. The image in front of me is shocking. Alpha Casper and Javier were in front of the t.v playing video games and he is smiling—Alpha Casper is actually smiling but it doesn't last long and his smile drops when he sees me.

"Ody you have to come play with us", Javier says and drags me over to the front of the t.v. He flops down between alpha Casper and I and hands me the controls. I look at the controls like it's a foreign object because I hardly ever play video games and when I do, I lose so bad.

"You can't play video games?", alpha Casper asks with a satisfied smirk. I mirror his smirk and look at him.

"I can and I'll show you by beating you at the next game"

He raises his brow at me, "then let's do this"