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Chapter 77: Eli
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The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 78: Grace
I wipe my eyes as Thomas and Tula head inside. Tula is such a sweet sprite. Well, they all are, but there is something about her that has pulled at my heart ever since I met her. “I don’t know how we can thank you Ailduin.” I say, walking over to him. “There is no need. You are a leader of your pack. You would do anything in your power to help those that look to you for guidance and protection. I am the same. My gifts are just different than yours, Grace. Or, at least, somewhat different.” “Now,” he says, before turning to the other sprites, “did anyone else need my assistance before I begin my training with the Guardians?” He asks. “Sir King Ailduin, sir. We were wondering if there would be any more time we could spend with you while you are here.” “We just want to be near you.” “We won’t be a bother.” “We could help, if you need us.” I can feel Eli’s patience starting to wane, so I jump in. “How about you all join us for dinner this evening. We’ll plan to eat out back here a
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 79: Eli
Dinner was a loud and chaotic affair. The sprites were back to their incessant back and forth chatter. I don’t know how Grace can have conversations with them and not get a headache, but my amazing mate takes on the roll of hostess and inserts herself in the conversations with the sprites. Angel and Cara seem to have the same ease interacting with the sprites. Liam on the other hand, makes me look like I have the patience of a saint. He has no tolerance for their chatter at all. Rik falls somewhere in between us and our mates. I watch as Aolis dotes on Lily. She’s still too young to really give him attention, but he seems to enjoy making her laugh. “Is it weird that you already know who Lily’s mate is?” I ask Rik. He looks over at Aolis, playing with his daughter. “Right now, it’s fine. As she gets older, I know it will be harder for me and I’ll have to set serious boundaries. Here I was, worried I’d have to fight with Liam about his son messing with my little girl. Instead, I get fa
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 80: Grace
I knew it! I knew Anastasia and Ailduin were mates! Now, we just need to see how this plays out. In an instant, Ailduin has moved forward and has Anastasia in his arms. “King Ailduin, may I introduce you to Alpha Anastasia. Anastasia, this is King Ailduin.” “King?” Alpha Christopher says, looking at his daughter in the arms of her mate before turning to me. “Ailduin is the fae king.” I reply. “How is this possible? I thought you only get one mate in a lifetime.” Ailduin says, his voice thick of awe. He hasn’t looked away from Anastasia. She tenses in his arms. “You’re already mated?” He shakes his head. “No, I was, years ago, but she was taken from me.” He looks around at all of us. "How?" “You’ve lived more than one lifetime by our standards.” Rik says. “And werewolves have second chance mates. It’s not common, but it does happen. Maybe the fae do as well.” “Perhaps you would like someplace more private to get to know each other.” I say, gesturing to them to follow me. “I’m s
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 81: Eli
Well, I guess we can all assume that Ailduin and Anastasia have completed their mate bond. I’m not sure what else could make a man happy enough to cause this sort of change in the environment. I'd like to be aggravated about it, but since it's not a bad thing, I know that if I had the power, the entire world would have shifted when I mated with Grace, I can’t really say anything. As everyone is adjusting to the fact that happy fae royalty means a plush landscape, Alpha Christopher comes out of the forest, looking a bit worse for wear. His hair is going in all different directions, he has pieces of what I think are twigs in his hair and on his clothes. He looks like either he or his wolf have been rolling around on the forest floor. Knowing the effect the sprites have, I’m guessing I’m not far off the mark. “Alpha Christopher.” Grace says, looking a bit alarmed. “Is everything alright.” “Dear goddess above, those sprites.” He turns and we see Fanella at the edge of the forest, waving
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 82: Grace
I knew Eli was an Alpha, or at least descended from Alphas before he took over as one. He’s more of a leader than many Alphas I’ve known, my own father included. But it was nice to have confirmation and to be able to show him that he isn’t the fake Alpha to this pack that he sometimes feels he is, even now. He is the real deal. He always has been. The next day, Eli and I drive north two hours to meet up with Benny. I didn’t want him driving all the way to the pack if he ends up running and screaming after we tell him what we are. Eli found a small town with an even smaller diner where we could meet and have some privacy to talk. We arrived first and got a table in the corner. I smile at Eli thinking of the time we were on the run and we had breakfast in a diner. “Why are you looking at me like that, baby?” He asks me. “You’re sitting the exact same way you were that time we were being chased by the red wolves. You remember, we were eating breakfast and you saw the shifter you’d hea
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 83: Eli
It’s been a couple of months since Benny joined our pack. It's is really coming along now. Most of our pack members have homes that are either complete or in the final stages of completion. Main street stores are complete, and we’ve started building another set of stores in the expansion portion of the pack, making it easier for those members that chose to live farther away from the packhouse to get supplies when needed. Grace and I started having monthly pack meetings, keeping everyone up to date, providing any announcements and using that time to add new members to the pack, whether they are wolves coming of age, or people who have come to our pack looking for a safe place to live. Ailduin comes for training every two weeks. He brings Anastasia so she can see her father. Alpha Christopher spoke to his Beta when he returned with Fanella. He set up an Alpha challenge and his Beta’s son won, as expected. He took a month to help transition the duties to the new Alpha and then he and Fa
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 84: Grace
Eli became more insistent that he know where I was at all times after that. When we are together, he is affectionate and loving. We have always been physical in our relationship, but it was different now. It was as if he were desperate to let me know how much he needs me and loves me. He’s terrified that he’s going to lose me. I understand why he’s feeling that way. I’m the key, the central point in the power source of the Guardians. Cara and Angel can pull from me, but without the strength of my mind link, they can’t go further than that. I can tap into the power of not only my sisters and their mates, but also every member of all three of our packs. I haven’t been vocal about that. I don’t want to scare anyone, but when I connect with them, it’s almost like candles getting lit in my mind. As each person in their pack connects to the link, the candles light and I can see them in my mind. It’s strange and it’s overwhelming. It also means that I can hear them. Between the three packs w
The Banished Beta's Saving Grace Chapter 85: Eli
The hunters are coming. We know it, they aren’t even being secretive about it. Every day I become more fearful of losing Grace. I know she thinks she’s the key to us winning this battle, but I can’t lose her. I won’t. When I get the mind link that the hunters are nearly here, we’re ready. We’ve been planning this for weeks. I would never tell Grace this, but I’m glad she’s not pregnant yet. I don’t know if I could focus on the fight today if I knew I was not only fighting for my pack and my mate, but also my unborn child. My fear of losing Grace has made my protectiveness almost unbearable as it is. I know it irritates her that I need to know where she is at all times, so I can’t imagine how much worse it would be if she had gotten pregnant. The hunters have chosen to attack us near our three borders, so we have an hour’s run to get to them. The sprites had alerted our patrols and they are the ones that sent the mind link. We’ve chosen to stay quiet so the hunters don’t know we’ve se
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