Thank you all for reading! I apologize for not updating yesterday. I am fighting a sinus infection and the medicine caused some interesting grammar!
“Holy fuck! Are we there yet?” Jessica tossed her phone down as she glared out the window. “Almost. You knew this was an all day drive. It’s only miles from the Palace.” Truthfully, I was done sitting in the car too. My anxiety over Brayden was rising. I knew she wanted to see him but she instantly felt connected to him. That really worried me. “Ugh, I hate that place. I hope you take him down.” Jessica sighed. “You do realize that if we are successful, that would make Charlotte queen and me… the king?” I glanced over at her to see her reaction. She did not disappoint as her jaw dropped to the floor. “That’s right. Damn, I am NOT calling your king. Your ego is big enough.” “Oh, you will be addressing me as king!” I laughed as the gates to Alpha Ky’s pack came into view. He was one of the few Alphas that had a 6 foot brick fence all the way around his territory. It used to be popular but since it didn’t stop any attacks and just created more destruction, it became more expensive
Ky looked at me straight in the eyes before looking at Jessica. “Out of respect for your family and not wanting to start off on the wrong foot, she can be present. You know how I have always been, Waylon.” Ky gave me a look. “And you know how our family is. Jessica isn’t going to put up with your ways and you know that. She isn’t going to be happy sitting in the kitchen and be kept out of the loop. However, it’s not like she is going to come in and question everything you stand for. Jessica is working towards finishing her residency. She is a medical doctor and works in my hospital.” I wanted it known that she wasn’t going to be happy in their very traditional dynamic they have. “I’m sure we can figure out a good compromise that will make everyone happy.” Ky said, politically correct. As a man, I was worried for my sister but I also knew Ky and I knew he would not mistreat my sister in anyway. As a brother, I knew Jessica would not allow Ky to treat her wrong. She would die before h
Jessica was toeing a very difficult line. Enough so, that I made sure I was standing behind her as Ky and Kent looked at each other and back at us. It was Kent that broke the silence first. “Well, boy. Leave it to you to have a forward thinking mate.” Standing up, he walked over to Jessica. “I think you are just what this pack needs.” He smiled at her. “The pack or Ky?” I asked, giving him a smirk. “Maybe both.” Kent walked back to his chair but stayed standing. “We will hear you out and then go from there.” Ky gave Jessica a look that said, happy? “With an open mind.” It was a statement, not a question from Jessica. “With an open mind. We promise.” Ky padded the chair next to him, motioning for Jessica to take a seat. One she ignored. “Waylon? Please?” “If this backfires, it’s on you.” I said directly to her. Her eyes showed the hopefulness she was feeling and the nervousness. “Let’s hear it.” Kent interrupt my stare down. “Well. I need to show you the proof as we talk.
Pulling out my phone, I found Charlotte’s thread. Me: Hey beautiful, you still up?Charlotte: Yeah, there is a documentary on the Titanic.Me: How’s interesting. Did you do anything fun today?Charlotte: Used the sketch pad and paints. Nothing really to do here but watch T.V. Work out and draw.Me: Hopefully you don’t have to stay there much longer. I’ll check with the guys and see where we are at. Charlotte: That would be great.Me: I’m going to go to bed. Text you in the morning.Charlotte: Okay, night.Me: Goodnight. After deleting the text, my phone got plugged in and I passed out hard. When my alarm went off in the morning, I was in the same position I was in when I fell asleep. It’s been a long time since I slept that hard. Usually, I toss and turn when I am in a strange bed. My phone dinged, telling me a had a text. It was from the guys. Arlo: We have the pictures.Me: Perfect. Bring them to me tomorrow.Arlo: K Maybe we will be able to act quicker on this. What Jessic
“I just… I just feel a sense of duty towards her. I can’t explain it.” Brayden shook his head and looked out the window. He was ashamed for feeling this way but it still rubbed me wrong. “That is because she is the true queen and people are going to feel the need to protect her. Everyone feels that way but that doesn’t mean you have some claim over her. She isn’t your to demand any type of information or anything from. Although it is your job to protect her as a warrior, she isn’t your mate and you need to back off.” “I just want to see that she is treated correctly and gets the life she deserves.” Brayden kept some of his stubborn misplaced protectiveness. “Do you honestly think that my team, who has been working night and day to figure out a way to clear her name is mistreating her? You believe as her mate that I am mistreating her?” My knuckles were turning white on the steering wheel. “I don’t know you! The only time I have seen you, you both were running for your life.” “A
“It’s too damn early. Let me call everyone. Be in your office at 4pm. We can decide then. Call your people and I’ll call mine.” Patrick yawned. “I need a chance to look over it all. Then I can give you a full and confident answer.” “Sounds good.” Lowering the phone down, Patrick hung up for me. “So, my time is limited here.” Charlotte sighed. “Your time was always limited here.” Sighing, I just didn’t know. “I mean, we both knew I couldn’t keep you in a locked room forever. Eventually, we were going to have to face this head on.” “I know. I was just hoping for a little longer but this needs to get done. Prolonging it, isn’t going to chance the outcome. Time to face my reality.” “I’m sorry. I wish there is something I can do to ease it.” Charlotte sat in my lap as I lowered myself down. “You are doing plenty and then some. I appreciate what you have done.” Charlotte gave me a small kiss on the cheek before getting up. “You should get going. It’s almost 6:30 and you have a busy
“Hold up. Let’s not rush into things.” Jessica jumped in quickly. “I wasn’t meaning you will die tomorrow.” “I understand that but what is tomorrow going to bring us that we don’t have today?” I asked. No one spoke a word. Instead, I could just feel them looking at their hands or feet. Anything to avoid answering. We may not be the same room but that didn’t chance people’s reactions. “Give me at least tomorrow to get my stuff around and prepare for your trial to start up again. Turn yourself in the next day. I’ll be waiting for the call that said you did it. I think it would reflect poorly if I am with you.” “Well, that is a concern. What if they take me in without telling anyone and then run the blood test. Then Axel won’t know when to intervene. They could easily just kill me and say they never saw me.” For some reason, that was a valid concern in my eyes. “Maybe you can contact the media? Make a whole production out of it.” Patrick chimmed in. “That would be good. They would
“Just be outside really. I want to feel the wind on my face. Smell the grass. Maybe take a nap in the shade.” “Easy enough to do.” Jessica laughed. Ky gave me a sad smile. “How about a picnic?” Wade asked. “That would be perfect.” Walking over to Wade, I was able to slip under his arm. “Could Nova join us?” I asked, looking up at Wade. “Sure.” “Where are we going to do this without her being seen?” Axel asked. “I’ll put a restriction to the West side of the pack grounds. It’s all forest anyway so that should be good. There is a little pasture we can use.” Wade shrugged like to was no big deal. “I’ll get it set up. We still have some work to do.” Axel stood up as he looked at Wade. My heart sank a little but he still had a pack to run. “You need to finish packing.” Ky said to Jessica. “Can she sit in my room?” Jessica asked. “Jessica… I” Wade started. He felt bad but I knew he was going to say no. Not wanting to actually hear I couldn’t, I jumped in too. “I am actually