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Part One Hundred and Six
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Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Seven
โWhat was the plan, Mia?โ Malachiโs voice was calm now and that scared her more than his anger had. โYou come back to town under the guise of my wifeโs death? What then, Mia? What was the next step?โโFranklin wanted me to get involved with you. He wanted you to be compliant when he showed up with Alexander.โMalachi nodded his head. โI see. So you comfort me for a while, get me to sleep with you and then what? I fall in love with you? Is that what youโve been blocking from me all this time?โโMalachi, please โฆโ Her sobs angered him and his skin rippled more but he pushed his wolfโs urges down.Malachi stalked closer to where Mia stood up and regained her balance, effectively trapping her against the wall. She had nowhere else to go and Malachi loomed closer and put his hands on either side of her shoulders.โWhat does he want, Mia?โMia closed her eyes and new tears escaped between her pressed lids, only managing to infuriate Malachi more. Mia screamed when Malachiโs fist made contac
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-26Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Eight
I left Malachiโs room seconds after he walked into the bathroom. I had to act quickly. I rapped my knuckles on James' door once and waited for him to open it.โItโs late ..โ The look on my face forced his silence.โWe need to go, now.โ James nodded and closed his door.Once inside my own room I changed into jeans and sneakers and kissed a sleeping Adara on her cheek. I sent her a text so she wouldnโt worry when she woke up and found me gone. James was already waiting for me in the garage when I went downstairs.โWant to tell me whatโs going on?โI was already in the Jeep and started reversing as he quickly closed his door. โHe just said that he killed her at the den.โโWho killed who at the den?โ James asked me sternly.โMalachi did.โโWhat? Why? Whereโs Malachi?โโI donโt know everything. Malachi had blood on him, completely out of it. I think heโs finally lost his mind.โThe rest of the ride to the den was bathed in silence as we bumped along the dirt roads. The air between us was t
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-27Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Nine
James grinned at me and I had to smile. The officers were struggling to get in between the two of us and I got in one more punch to James' jaw before the officer jumped in front of me, his gun raised. The other officer had his gun on James.โNow listen to me carefully boys, on your knees slowly.โ We complied, and I placed my hands behind my head and got down on my knees.โDo either one of you want to tell me what the hell is going on here?โ he asked out of breath.โHe started it!โ James yelled angrily.I laughed at him and James pretended that he wanted to get up again. The police officer placed his hand on James' shoulder to restrain him and I really had to stop myself from laughing. There was no way they would have been able to stop us if this had been a real fight.โOkay, both of you are coming down to the station,โ the police officer said as they handcuffed us.โGreat,โ I thought to myself.Assault was better than murder, I guess. They loaded us next to each other into the backsea
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-28Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Ten
We had spent hours in Malachiโs study discussing what possible due cause they could have. Neither of them were involved with the pack, neither of them had suffered any losses like we had. Christian had more due cause than they had. We couldnโt come up with a plausible answer to how they would swing this in their favor and we gave up after a few hours.The knock on our door came at six p.m., just as we finished dinner. Malachi had been quiet and distant. I opened the front door and a smiling Alexander stood there with a large envelope in his hands. My instant dislike for him rose and I didnโt care that he was my brother anymore. I cared that he thought he could oust my father.โKiran.โ Alexander nodded and stepped past me inside the house.โPuppet.โ He smirked at me as I barely glanced at him. I wouldnโt show him an ounce of respect and I knew that if Franklin had been here instead of Alexander, I wouldโve hurt him.โI thought it best to deliver our claim to you personally.โ Alexander
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-29Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Eleven
โI havenโt been a particularly good Alpha these last two years. Perhaps it is time for me to step down and for someone else to take the reins.โ This wasnโt my father. This was some man, not an Alpha and not Malachi Sinclair. This was not the man that had taught me never to give up on anything.I was shocked beyond words. โWe never give up! Isnโt that what youโve taught me my whole life?โMalachi didnโt answer me and I could see that he truly believed himself to be a terrible Alpha. The events leading up to that explosion wasnโt his fault just like it wasnโt the fault of anyone else other than Adrian.โWhen are we supposed to attend this claim?โ I looked at the papers again and found the date to answer James.โFriday night.โMalachi stood up and retreated to his study, leaving us in the kitchen with no answers and no plan. I felt restless and I was itching to let off some steam, maybe even punch something, but I had to be the Alpha in Malachiโs stead now and come up with a plan. The on
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-09-30Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twelve
Malachi didnโt stray from his normal routine. He went to his office and to court and kept to his appointments, clearing most of his cases. That worried me; he was clearing his schedule and he refrained from joining any meetings with me and James.I didnโt want Adara anywhere near the den on Friday night and for the first time in our lives I pulled rank on her as she insisted on being by my side. Adara, Christian and Shoran would spend the night with Robert and Malika.I had met with Robert early that Friday morning and proceeded to tell him everything. They would be safe with Robert and I knew that he would follow my instructions.โFranklin wants Malachi dead so that Alexander can claim the Alpha seat. They have due cause and their claim has been accepted by The Council. We will meet them tonight.โI had to explain who The Council was and how the claims worked but in the end he finally understood my reasoning. He agreed with me when I said that none of us could trust Franklin or Alexa
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-10-01Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Thirteen
Malachi lowered his head. He had wanted them to bend the knee, to just accept his fate and move on. Each one of us would die for him, would gladly take his place in that inner circle, and be judged. After ten minutes, I could see the anger rising in Alexander before he managed to block me out.โMalachi Sinclair โฆ your pack has spoken. You will now enter into a fight of dominance.โMalachi walked to where I stood and took off his shirt, handing it to me. โYou should have bent the knee. They wouldโve followed you.โ His voice was barely a whisper.โWe never bend the knee against our own.โ I clenched my jaw tightly, knowing that he didnโt want to hear that.Malachiโs smile was filled with sadness and he placed his hand on my shoulder. โIโm very proud of you, Kiran.โ That was the precise moment I knew that Malachi wasnโt going to fight. He wanted to die in that circle. My biggest fear was becoming a reality.Alexander had also taken off his shirt and I noticed that he was unmarked. Frankli
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-10-02Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Fourteen
I handed James the keys to my Jeep to get the women from Robertโs house. We needed Adara. I drove home slowly in Malachiโs Navigator, the dirt road feeling bumpier than usual.Malachi looked at me through his bloodied face and placed his hand on my shoulder. โWhy did you do that?โI braked hard and turned to look at him. โBecause I love you. I knew you werenโt going to fight him. I knew there was a chance theyโd kill me with you but it was a chance I was willing to take.โWe arrived at the house first and I helped Malachi out of the car and into the house. I eased him down on the couch and bent down beside him. โWhy didnโt you fight?โโIโm not Franklin. I wonโt kill my children, not even him.โMalachi winced in pain and I took out my phone to call James. As it started ringing I saw headlights in the driveway and disconnected the call. It wasnโt James though. I stood at the front door looking at George Haynes and his Beta.โGood evening. May we come in?โโOf course, Alpha George.โ I op
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-10-03
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Gravityย ย ย Epilogue
Adara and Kai were discharged the next morning, and I was eager to take them home. Her healing had kicked in and they were both doing really well. The baby room had been ready for weeks and my sense of duty and responsibility toward them came naturally.Our first night at home was spent in Kaiโs room. Adara and I stood by his crib and just watched him as he slept. He was absolutely perfect.โThank you, Adara. I hope he got the best parts of both of us,โ I said.โIโm sure he did,โ she said softly.I kissed her and kept my arms around her. She yawned and I nudged her toward the door. She needed sleep more than I did and she sighed with contentment when I pulled her against me after we got into bed.โIโll always love both of you,โ I whispered.The pack had gone overboard with their congratulations and Malachi had instant love in his eyes the first time he held him. I could only imagine how heโd felt the very first time heโd held me.It was a love so instant that it scared you, the fear w
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Life was as it should be. Normal and boring. I finished up in the study that Malachi had now handed over to me, but it felt odd to say that it was mine. It was almost midnight as I checked the doors and windows. I did this every night, it still bothered me how Bryan had so easily entered our house, twice.I climbed into bed next to Adara and she automatically moved towards me. I put my hand on her stomach and I felt little bumblebee kick in response. I smiled as I closed my eyes. I must have slept for three hours when something woke me.I sat up in bed and listened. The house was quiet. I got up and ran to the bathroom and vomited into the toilet. My head pounded and I felt dizzy. Something was wrong somewhere. I sat on the bathroom floor and after ten minutes the nausea went away. I splashed water on my face and went back to the bedroom. I was just getting back into bed when Adara sat up, she was in agony.โWhat is it?โ I asked her suddenly.โThe babyโฆ it hurts!โ She screamed loudly
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twenty-Four
John looked disapprovingly at me and Malachi was in my head instantaneously. โWhat the hell did you just do?โHe was anxious and nervous. I looked around me, the whole den was quiet, and everybody looked at me because I had killed a man that had tapped out. John walked into the circle.โKiran! Do you care to explain? He tapped out and still you killed him!โ Johnโs voice was stern as I still stood over Alexanderโs body.โWolf law nine, no claim shall be made on an Alphaโs position without due cause.โ Malachi frowned slightly as I spoke to John.โThatโs your excuse? An unlawful claim?โ John shook his head as I smiled.โSubsection nine point twelve, any unlawful claim proven to be false shall be reverted back to the original pack with immediate effect without the Alpha having to defend his position, should a claim fight be the result, it shall be a fight of dominance.โ John started laughing.โQuite right, that law hasnโt been used in many years.โ John stated, and looked at me.Bryan look
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twenty-Three
I didnโt tell James or Adara about what had transpired in the kitchen in the late hours of that night. I wasnโt even sure that I believed it myself. Could it really be possible to get our pack status back?Malachi had also kept quiet and nine days later we received the summons to gather our pack at the den. John had informed Malachi that The Council would be present at this claim and that he would take charge of it himself.This time Adara and Shoran and Christian went to the den with us. Our whole pack gathered with us there and I was nervous. I hadnโt told her yet that I would be the one to fight Alexander and become Alpha of our pack. I didnโt think anybody besides us four in the kitchen that night knew.We stood in the den as Bryan brought in Alexander. He wasnโt pleased at being brought in by The Council. John Whitcombe and the other members were seated behind a table pretty much in the same way they had when we had been accused of murder. The difference this time was that we wer
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twenty-Two
Malachi had returned to work and there was a new energy around him. He smiled more until I had to sit him down one evening and have a talk with him. Adara had read Christian his story and they had both fallen asleep in his bed. I had carried her to our room when I went to check on Christian.Now I sat in the kitchen and waited for Malachi to return. It was eleven pm when his car finally drove into the garage. He walked into the kitchen and looked at me and I nodded at the chair next to me.He sat down and started laughing. โWhy does this seem so familiar?โ I laughed as well as it brought back memories.โI want to talk to you about drafting a will for me.โโYes, itโs a good idea to make sure everyone is cared for should something happen to you.โWeโve had too many run ins and one day my luck would eventually run out and I wanted everything to stay in the family. I wanted to ensure that the children especially were looked after.โWe should do it as soon as the baby is born.โโThanks, Da
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twenty-One
Jessica was good for his soul. Malachi found that he really liked her, all of her. She didnโt block anything from him and she was brutally honest. They spent as much time together as they could and after two months Malachi realized that they were a couple.โYou do realize that technically weโre a couple.โThey were laying in her bed one afternoon as Malachi played with her hair. Jessica laughed and turned her head to look at him.โDude, weโve been a couple since that day in your office.โShe made him laugh and she made him feel good about himself without asking anything of him in return. She was just there, and he started laughing as he realized that he was in love with her.โWe should tell Kiran.โ Malachi sat upright in bed and checked his phone. It had been on silent the whole afternoon.โWhy? Do we need his permission?โ Jessica licked her lower lip and Malachi smiled.โNo.โJessica pushed him back down on the bed and bit his earlobe. โYou are way too serious, Malachi.โโWhy hide it
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Twenty
Malachi and Jessica held hands all the way back to Seward and she directed him to her house. He stopped the Navigator in front of the house and Jessica turned towards him. Malachi wanted to kiss her, undress her and touch every inch of her skin.โI like you, Malachi, but there is one more thing I have to tell you.โ Jessica swallowed nervously.โIt canโt be that bad.โ Her nerves had him on edge. She didnโt come across as someone fearing anything but he knew whatever she had to tell him, it was important and likely to change things between them.โI slept with Kiran.โ She watched Malachiโs face intently for some sort of reaction.โOkayโฆโโWe were seventeen, he had just broken up with Sarah. We were both wasted and it just happened.โMalachi looked at her, listening; it was the truth he heard. Jessicaโs mind was so open and she hid nothing from him, certain things were off limits, he could sense it and he didnโt delve deeper than what she was ready to tell him, but what she did show him w
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Nineteen
Malachi smiled as he walked out of his office and found Jessica leaning against the front of the Navigator, looking care-free and young. She was young and he wasnโt so young anymore. She was also beautiful, intriguing and intelligent. She was still too young for him.โTook you long enough.โ Jessica removed her sunglasses and smiled.โYou are something else.โ Malachi unlocked the doors and Jessica climbed into the passenger seat.โYou can take me to dinner or a late lunch or whatever you want to call it.โ She made herself comfortable in the seat and put her safety belt on. Malachi felt at ease, calm and happy. That emotion shocked him a little because he never thought heโd feel that again.Malachi could only smile as he drove out of the parking lot and headed towards the highway, heading out of Seward and in the general direction of Sterling.โWhere are we going, handsome?โ Malachi laughed as Jessica winked at him.โYou know, Iโm much too old for you.โ Malachi glanced at her. She was d
Gravityย ย ย Part One Hundred and Eighteen
Malachi sat in his office and thought of the events that had happened the last two weeks. He still couldnโt believe that they had escaped unscathed. If George Haynes had been a different Alpha, he and Kiran would both be dead.Malachi wiped a hand over his face. He had wanted to die that night; heโd wanted to die ever since Karani had died. She had been the other half of his soul and he saw no reason to go on without her.Even though he was an outcast now he knew that their pack would always remain intact no matter what status they had. He didnโt want to die anymore and he didnโt want to be Alpha either. He only regretted that Kiran would suffer the same consequences. He wouldโve made a terrific Alpha.โSorry Malachi.โ Tim Oakes had been on his phone, leaving Malachi alone with his thoughts.โNo problem. We can finalize the contract next week and youโll be the proud new owner of the beach front cabins.โโThank you. I really appreciate all the hard work youโve put in.โMalachi and Tim
