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I reach out to take her hand. “I want to make this right with you and I will do just about anything to do that. But please, don’t ask me to walk away and not kill those leeches that are responsible for your nightmares, the same ones that put a bounty on your head. I don’t kill indiscriminately or for fun, and I’m willing to prove that to you. So please, don’t ask that of me. Neither Cyran nor I can agree to that.”
She looks at me for a long moment. “You scared me, really scared me.”
“I’m so sorry. I never wanted you to see me like that. I didn’t know you were home yet, and I was going to shower before you got back so you didn’t have to see that.”
I take her hand in both of mine. “Please, give me a chance to show you that I’m not a monster. Maybe I’ve become angry and distant, maybe I am a vicious killer when someone is threatening what is mine. But that’s not who I am, not who I want to be with you. You make me feel at peace, help me to clear my head. I may not be gentle, it’s not really who I am, but I will try if that’s what you want me to be. I want to be everything you’ve always wanted in a mate. Just give me a chance. That’s all I ask. Please.”
I know I have tears in my eyes. I don’t cry. It’s another sign of weakness in a pack. I haven’t cried since my mother died. But for this woman, my mate, my sweet angel, I have opened myself up and laid myself bare at her feet. I can only hope that she doesn’t rebuff me and walk away.
I wait for her response, watching her as she looks at me for a long moment. Okay Liam. I’ll give you a chance. Alessia wants Cyran, and Cara and Clint believe. in you. For those reasons, I’ll give you a chance. Don’t make me regret it.”
I take her hand and kiss it. “You won’t. I promise.”
‘If you even begin to mess this up, I’ll rip you to shreds.’ My wolf tells me. Glad to know I mean so much to him.
‘Our mate is everything. Fix this so we can mark them as ours.’
“Are you hungry? Do you want me to have them bring some food up? Or, better yet, how about I take you out, show you around more of the pack lands. We can grab dinner and get you some clothes. You must be tired of wearing kid clothes.
“I’d like a shower first, then we can go out. I think I’d like to see more of the pack lands.”
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Poor Liam, he’s so afraid of losing Angel.
Alessia told me that everything Liam said was truthful. He wants to make this right. He doesn’t kill just to kill. And he’s right, he is an Alpha. He’s been carrying a huge burden for so many years, it’s not fair of me to ask that he not ever kill. I know more than many how violent ours and other supernatural species can be. And I want the vampires dead too. I want to know that I am safe, after so many years of living in fear. So, how can I hold him to a standard that I am not willing to live up to.
‘Plus, we’re his Guardian.’
‘What? What does that mean, Alessia?’
‘A Guardian is the protector of an Alpha. The Alpha changes with the death and rebirth of the Guardian spirit. Liam and Cyran being our mate, makes us their Guardian. We can’t walk away from them. It is our destiny to protect them.”
‘So even if I don’t want to be, I’m stuck with him?”
‘I guess you don’t have to agree to being his mate, but yes, for the entirety of our lives, we are bound to them.’
Well, that sucks. I guess I need to figure out a way to live with him.
When I’m done showering, I change and walk to his room, knocking on the door. It opens immediately and he looks at me.
“Ready?” He asks and I nod.
When we get downstairs, I see the pack members skirting around us, rather than coming up to Liam like they have the last couple of times we’ve come downstairs together.
As we walk to the car, I ask him about it. “What’s up with the pack members? Why didn’t anyone approach you?”
He opens my door, lifting me into the passenger seat. “I’ve asked them to give me some space. I need to focus on you and me right now. I don’t want any distractions.” He looks at me. “You are the most important thing to me. They can wait.”
I frown as he walks around the car and gets in. “But they’re your pack. They need you.” I say, not really understanding how he is putting the needs of the pack on hold.
He turns and looks at me. “And I need you. I don’t think you understand just how much I need you, or how much I’m willing to do so that you will stay with me.’ He turns and starts the truck. “And Dustin is handling anything that can’t wait.” He turns back to me. “Is it okay to go shopping first or are you hungry?”
“Shopping is good.”
He pulls out of the driveway and starts down the road. He sets his phone to play music through the car speakers. The first song sounds a bit like some of the first ones that I heard, although this one doesn’t sound angry. If anything, it sounds. like liberation from guilt. Weird.
“I wasn’t going to jump.” I tell him, needing him to know.
He turns and looks at me, before looking back at the road. “You were at the cliff’s edge and you said you’d rather die than live with a monster.”
“I was at the edge. I was trying to find a way down. I thought I could maybe make it to Canyon Ridge before your wolves caught up to me, but Cyran is really fast.” “We had a lot of adrenaline pushing us.”
“I just didn’t want you to think that I was going to jump. I wouldn’t want to kill Alessia like that. I’m only just getting her back.”
“Can I ask how your day went with Clint? How was training?” He asks, changing the subject and I can see his hand twitching. I’m guessing he really wants to hold my hand. I told him I’d give him a chance, so I will. I reach over, and slide my hand, palm up onto his thigh where he usually holds it. His response is instantaneous. He reaches down and intertwines his fingers with mine. I watch ast some of the tension around his eyes and mouth eases.
‘He really does care for us.’ Alessia says in my head. And she’s right. I can see how much today has impacted him, caused him more stress that he didn’t need.
He pulls my hand up to his mouth and kisses it. “Thank you.” He says, turning his head to look at me.
“For what?”
“For giving me a chance. I won’t let you down.”
“You’re welcome. And training went well. I was exhausted afterward but Alessia said she felt stronger. Maybe that’s why she could finally tell you were our mate.”
He nods his head. “That makes sense. Are you supposed to go back tomorrow?”
“Yes. Same time. Oh, and, Cara told me that someone named Ailduin will be here next weekend. He’s bringing his son and they want to hear and document my story.”
“The Fae King and his son Aolis. Apparently, they are the keepers of the Guardian’s history. I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to meet you.”
“I’ve never met any of the Fae. Do you know anything about them?”
He looks at me, giving my hand a gentle squeeze. “From what I’ve heard from Rik and Cara, he’s a good king. He apparently was mated to someone with your Guardian spirit a long time ago, so he’s a bit partial to Alessia. But don’t go getting any ideas. You’re my mate.” He growls the last part out.
“And apparently, I’m your Guardian too.” I turn to look at him. “Did you know that?”
He glances at me but keeps his eyes on the road. “I assumed. Seeing that Cara is Rik’s Guardian, and they are mates, it was a logical assumption.”
I nod as we pull into a quaint looking area with shops on either side of the main road. Liam parks and comes around to help me down. He takes my hand and walks me to a shop advertising women’s clothes. “These shops are on the border. of Rik’s and our pack lands. Both packs come here to shop. There are human cities nearby and we can go there if you would like. I have my offices in the nearest city, and I’d like to show it to you eventually anyway.”
I’m so happy for them.I think cara is going to give birth to a baby girl××××