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“Yes. My reasons for punishing him are done, but that’s why I wanted to have the conversation with you two as well.”
“Where is he now?” Cara asks.
“He’s still in my cells.”
“Bring him up. Let me talk to him.” She says.
“No!” Rik’s response is instantaneous and not unexpected. It would be mine too if I were him.
Cara turns to look at him and something passes between them. I watch as Rik clenches his teeth and Cara leans over to gently run her fingers over the ticking muscle in his jaw. “What he did was wrong, but his heart was in the right place. Let’s hear him out. He can’t mark me now. I’m safe from him.”
I know before he responds that she was going to get her way. ‘Be whatever she needs or wants you to be. Because she expects and demands it.’ That’s what Rik told me. I look at my little Angel and I realize she is making me a better man. It’s not the direction I would have taken on my own, but it’s a better path with her on it. She submitted to me because she trusts me and there is nothing in this world that I want more than to be the man my mate believes me to be. I won’t give her a reason to ever doubt that. So, yeah, I knew Cara would win this argument because if it were Angel and I, she would win too.
“You will stay by my side.” He tells her, pulling her into his lap and burying his face in her neck, breathing deeply, calming himself down.
“Of course.” She says, wrapping her arms around his neck.
He takes another deep breath. “You may as well bring him up.” He tells me.
I mind link the guards and ask them to bring Eli to the conference room. When he walks in, he stops short, looking at the group assembled.
“Is it time for my judgment, jury and execution?” He asks before moving into the room.
I stand up and pull a chair out for him. I set the chair away from both Angel and Cara. I’m not interested in him being too close to my mate either.
“Have a seat.” I tell him. I nod at the guards and they go to stand outside the door.
“Alpha Liam has told us your story.” Clint says.
“It’s all true.”
“We know that.” Clint replies and Eli frowns. “Gifts of a Guardian.”
Eli looks at Angel and I growl at him.
Eli rolls his eyes at me. “I don’t want your mate. I told you already that I know I made a mistake with Cara.” He turns to Cara. “And for that, I am truly sorry. What I did to you was wrong.”
Cara flicks her gaze to Angel, who nods. He’s telling the truth.
Cara turns to look at Rik. I can see him contemplating what he wants against what his mate is asking.
“What would you do if we were to let you go?” Rik finally asks Eli.
Eli looks shocked, his gaze going to every member of the room. “Is this some kind of joke?”
“No joke.” I say. “I had you as my prisoner because I thought you murdered my mother. Now that I know you haven’t, I have no reason to keep you. Rik and Cara have other reasons to want to see you punished.”
“And Liam here seems to think that beating on you for six months means you’ve paid your debt to Cara.” Rik adds.
“What do you think Cara?” Eli asks her, getting a growl from Rik.
“Angel said you meant your apology. If you truly are apologetic for what you did to me, then yes, I think you’ve paid your penance. But I would like to know the answer to Rik’s question. What will you do if we let you go?”
He shrugs. “I don’t really know. I’ve been on the run for twenty years. I don’t know what else to do with myself.”
“I’ll give you some money to get you started, but I don’t want you in my pack.” I tell him.
He nods. “Understood.”
I look at Rik and after a moment, he turns from Eli to me. “I’m in agreement. Let him go.”
I’m pretty sure Eli’s mouth hit the floor. He looks around at everyone. “You’re serious?”
“Yep. I’m going into the human city tomorrow. I’ll drive you up there, give you some money and send you on your way. Until then, I’ll set you up in a room, but you will remain under guard until you leave here. Any act of aggression or violence toward any of my pack members will result in the immediate termination of your life. Are we clear?” I tell him.
“Crystal.” He stands to leave, then turns back around to face the room. “Thank you. All of you.”
He walks out and I mind link my guards with my instructions.
“I guess that’s all for tonight.” I say.
Angel and I walk everyone out.
As they are leaving, Rik says, “I’ll have my patrol rosters sent over to you tomorrow.”
“I’ll have Dustin send you ours as well and we can get started on the split patrols tomorrow evening. I plan to spend the night in the city, so call if you have any questions.”
I shake hands with Rik, Anders and Clint. Cara hugs both me and Angel before they leave. I watch as Angel walks over and gives Clint a hug before they head out.
She comes back and wraps her arms around me, leaning into me as they leave. ” Everything okay?”
She nods against my chest. “Is it weird that Clint feels like a father figure to me?”
“Honestly, it’s all weird to me. Your Guardian spirit and his wolf were mated. Both of them had a daughter and still see Artemis as that daughter. It’s the most convoluted family tree I’ve ever heard of. But family is family. Brother, father, sister, mother, they are your family and that makes them my family as well. And we could both use a little family.” the packhouse and we head up to our
She smiles up at me. I lead us back into room. Our room. That has a nice ring to it.
I can’t believe that Liam is willing to let Eli go. I’m even more surprised that Rik agreed as well. But I’m glad. Alessia and I can tell that Eli meant everything that he said today.
I’m exhausted after a long day, but my fatigue flies out the window as I watch my mate strip his clothes off for bed. He turns to me. “I don’t usually sleep with clothes on. Do you want me to keep wearing pants to bed or are you okay now that we’re mated?”
I slowly walk toward him, unbuttoning my shirt as I go. His eyes darken as they follow the path of my hands down my shirt. I let the blouse drop on the floor, before undoing my bra and letting it drop as well. When I get to Liam, I run my hands over his stomach, tracing the lines of his abdominal muscles down to his adonis belt. That’s all it takes for my mate to pick me up and take me to bed, showing me how much he loves me over and over and over again.
