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Part Thirty-Seven
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“What now?” James looked quizzically at me. I had just told him my ideas about the email from John.“I’ll reply within five days, not that I see the point. I met Vincent and there’s no doubt in my mind that if Malika is sent back, he’ll kill her.”I sent a text to Robert and told him that they both needed to come to the house on urgent business. James and I walked back to the kitchen where Malachi stood near the counter tapping on his phone.“Everything okay?” I nodded at Adara and sat down at the table.“What did John want?” Malachi turned his attention to me and sat down across from me at the table.“A claim was lodged against me.”Malachi sat up straighter. “What claim?”“The new Alpha of Mauritius claims that I aided Malika in running from her Alpha and that I’ve been harboring her ever since.”“We should discuss this in detail. Do you want me to speak to John?” The look of worry in Malachi’s eyes worried me, but I wouldn’t back down.“No, Dad. Vincent doesn’t have a foot to stand
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I pushed the emails from John to the back of my mind, but it kept creeping up on me and I knew that at some point I’d have to make an effort to squash this thing before it became bigger. We hadn’t done anything wrong and I believed Malika when she said she never signed allegiance to Vincent.I sat down at my desk and opened the laptop. I only had one day left to answer John Whitcombe. I didn’t really have the diplomacy that Malachi had and I acted on my emotions much more than he did. It wasn’t necessarily a good thing, making emotional decisions often led to more trouble.I thought about how to correctly get my message across without being too forward about it. I hit the reply button on John’s email and started typing.“To Head Alpha John Whitcombe,I regret to inform you that Malika Luximon is not being harbored by me, unlawful or not, or the pack of Southern Alaska. Vincent Pierre is an idiotic, blubbering …”I laughed suddenly and hit the delete button. I couldn’t send that to Joh
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I was furious as I sat there behind my desk. Did the African Council not investigate my statement at all? Why was there no mention of that? John was right about one thing, I had approved the wedding and I wouldn’t be able to lie about it. John himself was a truth seeker and he would only have to ask me once to know what I did.I didn’t care much about the consequences at that point. I was too enraged and now I was more determined than ever to end this thing without having to send Malika back to Mauritius.I looked at my watch and typed my reply to him. Why waste the time when I knew that I wouldn’t change my mind? No matter how much I thought about it, I wouldn’t do it.“Dear John,I will not send Malika back to Mauritius. She is a free human, to go and do as she pleases. She also doesn’t want to return to Mauritius. If Vincent Pierre wants her so badly, he can come and get her himself, but he will have me to deal with if he sets foot in my territory and that goes for any other wolf t
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James and I stood outside, near the front door of the den. I had called another pack meeting so we could discuss and vote on the Mauritius situation. I had learned early on in my life that if I wanted to keep the pack’s respect, I needed to be honest with them.Robert was angry because I had denied him access to the meeting. Although we considered him family, he wasn’t a wolf. I wasn’t about to change hundreds of years of tradition just because I liked him.More cars pulled into the space in front of the den and I greeted my pack members warmly. Malachi was the last to arrive, smiling to himself as he walked towards us. ‘Only Jessica can be responsible for that smile,’ I thought to myself as Malachi grinned at me.I closed the den’s door behind me as the rest found seats. I walked to the front with James trailing behind me and hit the gavel once on the table behind me. “This meeting is now called to order.”The men settled down with low whispers as I leaned back against the table and
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Malachi watched me but made no move to meet me halfway. His face was void of emotion and I had a hard time reading his aura. I pushed harder against the mental wall and his aura appeared and his guilt showed.“Sorry, I know you wanted to discuss this but I kind of had my hands full,” he said to me and I smiled. “It’s okay,” I replied.“But you did well on your own, there’s nothing I would have done differently,” he said to me and slapped me on the back.I was about to say something more but kept quiet as our pack members started leaving the den and shook our hands. Carl and Frank stopped in front of us and I smiled. I knew Carl’s mind was working overtime already.“If it comes to it, we go with you and we kill Vincent.”Frank nodded his head. “And whoever else we need to.”“Yeah. You’re not going down for this shit, Kiran,” Carl said.“It’ll be fine. Vincent has to prove his claims and a truth seeker will know, so I doubt there’ll be a tribunal.”Carl smiled and slapped me on the bac
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I raced down Lowell Canyon Drive with Malachi next to me and Carl in the backseat. I skidded around the corner and raced towards Robert’s house.“Whoa, slow down, Kiran!” Carl said from the back seat and I slowed as I got to Robert’s driveway and parked the Navigator in the street. We got out and Robert opened the door just as I wanted to open the door myself.“You brought Malachi and Carl?” He asked me and I shrugged.“Of course, the more the merrier,” Carl answered before I could say anything. He led us inside and to the two bodies in the living room.“Turn them over,” I said to Carl and he bent down next to the first one. He turned the first man over and I lifted his shirt. I instantly recognized his tattoo.“Zetas,” Malachi said as I lifted the second man’s shirt.“Robert, this was self-defense,” I said to him and he nodded as if I had asked. Robert didn’t have a mean hair on his head.“Tell me what happened,” I said as Malachi searched the first man and opened his wallet. Carl wa
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We got the body parts loaded in the bags and we’d washed the floor, just in case. Frank and Carl had gone outside to make a fire to burn the carpet. We watched it burn in silence while Carl and Frank drank another three beers each. My phone beeped and I checked my messages. It was Robert. Robert: Thanks, I’m fine now. I put my phone away as Frank threw water on the fire.We all got into my car and drove towards the Bay when Carl grabbed me by the shoulders from behind. “How many bodies have you added to the Bay since Malachi’s wild days?” He asked me and I looked at him in the rear-view mirror.“Four, why?” I asked him. He was an odd character, a special kind of special, like Jessica would say.“Because you never asked where to go to dump them,” Frank answered and laughed. I smiled briefly and shook my head. I parked the Navigator and then reversed as close as I could. I opened the trunk with the remote and we started dumping the bags into the icy waters below. There was a storm bre
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I took out my phone and made my second mistake for the day. I called Jessica, I was worried what Malachi might have done to her. The last time Malachi lost his mind hadn’t ended so well and I had to dump a body in the Bay. Her phone rang and rang but then she answered just as I was about to disconnect and drive to her house.“Hey, Superstar,” she answered and sounded like herself.“Are you okay?” I asked her, my voice sounding loud even to myself.“Of course, why wouldn’t I be?” She answered. I turned around and Adara looked at me, I closed my eyes briefly as her anger flared up again and I could taste the bitterness as she went upstairs. I couldn’t worry about that now, but knowing that Jessica was unharmed calmed a bit.“Did you see Malachi this morning?” I asked her.“Sort of, what’s going on? I woke up and heard him downstairs, but when I got to the kitchen he just left and my kitchen was sort of ruined and when I asked him if he was okay he completely ignored me and walked out. I
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An hour later I said goodbye to Malachi and Jessica as the room began to empty and people started leaving. Adara had left a while ago with a giggling, tipsy Caitlyn in tow.“You’re not mad at me?” I asked Malachi and he smiled.“That was different somehow, you looked in control of it,” he said to me as we hugged.I walked into the night air to my car. I drove home slower than I normally would and pulled into the garage. The house was quiet and dark and I went upstairs. I stopped in front of Adara’s door and sighed, it was closed.I opened my door and she was there, sleeping where she always slept in our bed. I took off my jacket and shirt, kicked off my shoes and then my pants. I sat down on the bed and took my socks off and I climbed into bed slowly as I moved closer and lay behind her.She took my hand and I put my arm around her. “I don’t want a divorce,” she said softly and I hugged her closer.“Neither do I.”“I didn’t realize it fully before tonight,” she said.“What made you ch
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Malachi and Jessica made their way to the dance floor as they danced together. I gave it two minutes and then stood up. This was where I gave my blessing by cutting in and dancing with the new bride. Malachi had done this at my wedding and it felt odd that I now had to do it at his.I tapped him on the shoulder and Jessica looked at me. “Seriously,” she said to me as I started to dance with her as Malachi watched.“Get used to it Jessica, this is wolf tradition, the Alpha always cuts in. It shows the pack that you’ve been accepted by me and that you have my blessing. Without it the pack won’t accept you, even married to Malachi,” I said to her and she looked at me, narrowing her eyes.“Don’t,” I said to her and we started laughing. “Welcome to the family, Jess, keep him on his toes.” Jessica’s smile was one of pure happiness.“Oh I intend to,” she said. “Do you want me to tie Lauren up and put her in the closet?” I huffed out a laugh.“It’s okay, I’m pretty sure she’ll stay away from
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Malachi and Jessica walked around the corner and I was speechless. She was absolutely beautiful. “Wow Jess, you look perfect.”She rolled her eyes at me but smiled. “Dude, I know, but thanks, you don’t look so bad yourself.” I laughed and hugged Malachi tightly as he slapped me on the back. I signaled for the music to begin as I turned towards the door.Lauren took my arm as the music began and she leaned in close against me. I pushed her away by slightly lifting my elbow so she couldn’t walk that close to me. I felt Adara watching me as I walked up the steps with her and walked across the raised dais and took my position on the other side.Jessica and Malachi started walking down the aisle holding hands when Jessica suddenly stopped. “Screw it,” she said and kicked her shoes off. She left them in the aisle and saw Carl looking at them.“Hey Susan!” she said loudly as his face turned red and continued barefoot until they stood in front of Richard who was officiating the wedding. You c
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I headed downstairs again with plenty of time to spare and walked down the hallway towards where James and Shoran were standing by the doors that led to the conference room we were using for the ceremony.Jessica had kept it simple but beautiful. The tables stood on either side of the make-shift aisle and we had erected a small stage for the ceremony with about five steps leading up to it. Her colors were emerald green and silver. They blended together well and I could see Jessica in every choice she’d made. The whole setting suited Malachi as well and I knew they would make it forever.Shoran bowed her head at me, but her eyes were angry when I finally reached them. I hadn’t missed it and inwardly I smiled. Shoran was loyal and I would never call her out for it. Adara was her best friend.“Shoran,” I said as I nodded my head at her and James laughed.“Stop it, he’s trying,” he said to her. She opened her mouth to say something but then closed it again.“No, say what you want to say,”
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I parked in my spot in the hotel parking lot and looked at all the cars that had already filled it. A lot of Jessica’s guests were booking in that morning, and the reception area was bustling with people. I walked over to James as he greeted guests with a smile and directed them where to go.“Malachi said he wants to see you as soon as you arrive,” James said to me. He had a clipboard in his hands and I could see that most of the guests had already arrived. We were at full capacity that weekend.“Good morning to you too. I see we’re starting the day off right,” I said with a smile.“Oh yeah, it’s just awesome.” James grinned and I left him to carry on. Malachi wanted to see me and I wondered briefly if something had happened. Everything was done, the guests were there, the food was there, the flowers and cake had arrived, everything had gone off without a hitch.I took the elevator up to my office, feeling better than I had a week earlier. Adara had spoken to me, she’d touched me and
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After lunch, Malachi drove back to Jessica’s office to drop her off at work. He parked in the parking lot and turned towards Jessica. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”“I won’t be the one in white,” she said and Malachi smiled.“I don’t care.” Jessica leaned forward and kissed him. “I love you, Jess.”“I love you too, old guy.” With that Jessica got out of the car and didn’t look back once as she crossed the street and disappeared inside her office.Malachi drove to his own office and finished up with the last of his cases before the wedding and then he’d be on honeymoon with Jessica for four weeks and he’d given Lynne off for those four weeks as well. For the first time in twenty odd years, Malachi’s office would be closed for business.“Yes,” Malachi said at the knock on his door.The door opened and Lynne walked inside. “Mr Sinclair?”“Yes, Lynne?”“I wanted to say congratulations for tomorrow,” she said and placed a wrapped box on Malachi’s desk.“Thank you, Lynne, but this really wasn’t n
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Jessica clasped her hands together on the table, her eyes twinkled for just a second as she took a sip of her drink before locking her gaze on Caitlyn once more. Malachi had a smile he was trying to hide and I knew it was coming.“Well, aren’t your legs just like a McDonald’s,” Jessica said as she stared at Caitlyn.I choked on my drink from laughing and trying to swallow at the same time as James laid his head down on his arms and laughed. Adara nudged me in the ribs and it was the first time she’d touched me in weeks. That one touch gave me hope, even though I was laughing obscenely loudly.“What?” Caitlyn asked, frowning in her confusion. “Is that a fat joke?”James laughed louder and I couldn’t control myself anymore either. Jessica’s face remained impassive as she looked at Caitlyn. I could see Malachi was fighting the urge to laugh as well.“I can’t decide which one you’d like to jump first though,” Jessica said and Caitlyn blushed.James’s face was red and he pulled on my sleev
