Icarus Rose [TRANSLATION]

Chapter Twenty Five

Things had started to go quite well for Ed and Jane, thanks to the loans they gave him from time to time he had been able to buy a house and what was necessary to take care of his little daughter Stella. In fact they had even managed to pay for a small ceremony to marry within a few months of their baby's birth, as Jane's parents did not like the fact that Ed did not want to bite their daughter.

Three years had passed in which Styles made small deliveries, which little by little had more value and were in more remote places. He had gone from delivering small amounts of drugs to illegal weapons, but he always preferred not to ask many questions about it. He was well in life, and he knew he couldn't complain. He couldn't risk his family with a conflict with the mafia. He was given an order at night and the next day he took a plane to different parts of England. In Jane's eyes, her husband had gotten a promotion at work and that filled her with pride, although what he did was nothing that the alpha was proud of.

Little Stella had just started her first year in preschool when Jane was heading to the delivery room again, this time it was a little puppy who, for the second time, had taken them by surprise. Neither of them had plans to conceive another baby, but their youth and the love they had for each other prevented them from being bothered by this unexpected news.

"Congratulations, he is a very healthy boy." The doctor said happily as he handed the little baby to Jane.

Tears fell down her cheeks as she looked at that little puppy that had just come out of her. He was quite small, with his light hair and a little curly. The baby hid in her neck, looking for the source of his mother's scent, that smell that would soothe him many times from his crying in the future.

"Harry," she whispered to the omega as she stroked the baby's small back. Ed was at his side with a smile on his face, although some concern flooded his mind to think that the money he had was not going to be enough to support two puppies, in addition to the necessities of the house and the hospital bill. .

"I'll be back in a moment," he announced, placing a kiss on Jane's head and then leaving the room under the attentive gaze of those present. Once in the hall he took out his phone and called that nameless number from which he always received calls.

"Hello?" A thick-voiced man replied.

"I need to meet with Mr. C." he answered in a low voice to prevent anyone from hearing him. The sound of several keys being pressed was heard and after a few seconds the voice was present again.

"Mr. C is not in London at the moment, but he can meet Mr. Rhodes today at 10 p.m."

"Fine, send me the coordinates of the place and I'll be there."

With that said, he ended the call and returned to the room. Edmund knew perfectly well what he was going to get into, but he didn't care. He had to give the best life he could to his little ones. He wouldn't allow them to lack something in any way.

The time for the meeting finally came and Ed left the hospital with the excuse that he needed to deliver something to work. Once he was sure that Jane and his little puppy were safe. Jane couldn't help but think that Ed had a lover and that was the reason for his sudden disappearance, and why he was sometimes absent for so many hours, but she decided to let it go, after all she had a family for which she had to stay strong .

Ed walked into the office and a man he had never seen before was waiting for him, wearing a navy blue suit and wearing metal-rimmed glasses. The alpha smiled at him and motioned with his hand for him to sit down, not even bothering to get up from his chair.

"Edmund Styles, it's nice to meet you. I'm Mr. Rhodes and I'm the one who represents Mr. C when he's out of the country." He said thickly, Ed smiled and nodded. "But tell me, what brings you here today? I have seen your file and if I am not mistaken you have a debt in the payment process, right?"

"That's right, Mr. Rhodes."

"And you had another puppy today, a boy if my sources are correct, right? Congratulations, there is no greater happiness for an alpha than that his omega has her puppies safe and sound."

"That is true, and that is precisely the reason for my visit. You see, every month Mr. C gives me a certain amount of money, but with the arrival of my little one it will not be enough to support him, his sister and my wife" he said sadly and without being able to look at the alpha in front of him.

"Wow, that's a rather big favour, you know? But we want to help you, Ed, we like you and you have proven to be a hard worker. Clients don't say anything but good things about you. How about doubling the amount of money per month? The workload will probably double as well, but you will be able to pay off your debt faster."

"Really?" Styles asked incredulously and Rhodes nodded "Thank you very much, Sir. I will be eternally grateful for your support."

He left the office under the watchful eye of the alpha, who wrote down the amount of money Ed would now be given monthly. He smirked, and spoke to a security guard in the office.

"Keep a close watch on that man and his family. I think that we can somehow take advantage of him." The security guard nodded and left the office.

A month later, everything at home seemed to be going better, Rhodes doubled the amount of money he was given per month, Harry was a completely healthy and beautiful baby, Stella was fascinated with her little brother, she wanted to carry him everywhere and she left exactly four little kisses on his cheeks before sleeping, and what to say about Harry, whenever Stella was around he seemed to calm down instantly. But Jane was getting more distressed every day, and she didn't hesitate to let Ed know.

"Edmund, we need to talk." The alpha sat down next to his wife and motioned for her to keep talking. "We already have two children, Ed. Three years have already passed and we haven't even talked about you biting me sometime soon, I think it's time."

"Jane..."

"No, you are always giving the same excuses, 'we are very young', 'we have many things to do'. I love you Edmund, can't you understand that? I want to spend the rest of my life with you, with our children, I want you to bite me."

"Jane, the bond isn't the only thing that matters, you know? If I haven't wanted to bite you yet, it's because I want to wait for the right moment, when we buy a bigger house and have more money. Why do you want us to commit to something like that?"

"You have another omega, right? A younger one and that her figure has not been deformed by having two children, YOUR CHILDREN, Edmund!"

"What? Of course not, Jane, you know I love my puppies. I love you, but I want to make sure we have a better life than just this."

"What's wrong with this thing we have, Ed? It is what we have built, we do not need luxuries or a giant house to be well, you know that, right?"

"I want to give them a life where they have more than they need, not one where we barely make it past each month."

"Officially you are obsessed with money, don't you understand? We don't lack money! What we lack is you, present at home!"

"Jane, please wait a little longer and I promise I'm going to bite you, okay? But I need to solve many things before that."

The omega looked at him for a few seconds, not knowing what to answer to make him understand that she needed to feel sure that her husband belonged to her and her children, to actually believe in his words claiming that he was not rejecting her by not wanting to mark her. But she finally nodded and went silently towards Harry's room, where of course her sister was taking care of him, she sighed and cried silently, stroking the head of her puppies.

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Today we gave a little view to the past. Everything that happened is what lead to the present, keep an eye on the small details, they might be important later.