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Part Seventy-Eight
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“You know you can tell me if you have a ‘friend’.” I couldn’t even get a read on Malachi’s aura.“I still love your mother very much.”“I know, Dad, I’m just saying …”Adara came downstairs at that moment and the words died in my mouth. “Get your jacket.”“Why? Where are we going?” Adara looked down at her jeans and sneakers and then back up at me and took her jacket from the hook.“You’re fine just the way you are.” I opened the patio doors and stepped outside.“Have fun,” Malachi said as Adara followed me outside.We walked down the steps and into the garden. I led her through the tree line and into the forest. I kept on walking until we came to the clearing. I had placed garden lights around the clearing in a circle and in the middle was a blanket and a small box.I led her to the blanket and she sat down with a smile on her face. “What’s all this?” Her tone was curious and playful.“I remembered that there was something we never did and tonight is perfect for it.” I looked up at t
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Malachi took us to the airport and we hugged him goodbye. Adara was beyond excited as we stood in the queue and Christian was bouncing up and down at the boarding gate as we waited to board our plane.I could sense their excitement. We would be in Mauritius for three weeks, we had decided that we would come back home for Christmas and spend it together as a family and I had invited James and Shoran as well.We flew to Seattle and on to Frankfurt where we had a long stop over. From there it was almost a twelve-hour flight to Mauritius. After almost two days on planes and in airports we stepped into the brilliant sunlight and set foot on the beautiful island.There was a man waiting for us as we exited with our baggage holding a ‘Sinclair Party’ board up and I greeted him. He smiled briefly and led us to a car. The drive to our villa took almost two hours. We took in the heat, which was extreme for us, the beautiful scenery, and the noises.There was laughter and music all around us and
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I strolled down the street and back to our villa and I stopped for a while and looked out over the ocean and took in the beauty, the noise and the smells. It was beautiful but I couldn’t imagine living on an island and having the restrictions that this pack must have. I phoned Malachi on the way back.“I assume you landed safely?” I smiled when he didn’t greet me; he never did that.“Yes, we did. You would love it here,” I said to him, getting the formalities out of the way. “You’ll receive a call soon from Teeven. He is the local Alpha here. I just met some pack members who own the supermarket I wandered into.”“Ah yes, maybe I should tell him you’re an outcast,” Malachi joked.“Ha ha funny, Dad. Not. Listen, it really is great here. What are you doing with all your free time?”“Oh I’m having quite the party at the house tonight,” Malachi replied and I knew he was probably sitting in his study working on a new case.“Yeah right,” I said and laughed.“Have fun, Kiran. You deserve some
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My eyes opened to the sun caressing the surface of the ocean. The sky was painted purple and orange as the sun started to rise. I went for my daily jog and returned an hour later. Sweat ran down my back in small rivulets as I took off my running shoes and dove into the pool.The house was still quiet as I went upstairs. Adara and Christian snuggled together as they slept and I went back downstairs to start breakfast. A knock on the front door interrupted my rummaging in the fridge and I frowned slightly as I looked at my watch. It was only seven am and I highly doubted that the Alpha would send his invitation so soon.I opened the front door and looked into the smiling face of Anna with Emilie next to her. Behind her were two young girls with their hands clasped in front of them and their heads lowered. “Hi.”“Good morning, Alpha Kiran.” Anna bowed her head respectfully and nudged Emilie to do the same.“Please come in.”They all filed into the villa and I closed the door behind them.
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Adara was quiet for a long time but I kept my mouth shut, knowing that she was trying to tell me how she felt without hurting my feelings. I could see her nervousness in her aura and I had thought that we were beyond that point.“It’s not that I don’t like living there. I would just like a space of our own that I can decorate the way I want to. I don’t feel comfortable changing things in Malachi’s house, changing things that Karani decorated.”“I’ll talk to Malachi when we get back home. I just assumed we’d always live there and we might have to for a while until we can build a house because I’m not living in town.”“If you don’t mind …” She was unsure of my words thinking that I was saying it just for her benefit. She would revert back to her old self at random times and I hated that she felt she couldn’t voice her opinions or feelings. My hate for Ramos was very alive even if he wasn’t.“Of course not. We probably should have had this conversation a while ago. I just never really th
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Even before the large door was opened I could hear the lively music being played. Karis told us that it was called Sega and native to Mauritius. The music was a genre fusion of Seggae and Bhojpuri and sung in Creole. It was an interesting mix of drumbeats and rattle sounds.My eyes scanned the room instinctively and the man that rose to his feet was – I assumed – the Alpha, Teeven. Another man followed him and I concluded that he must be the Beta of the pack. The women at the table remained seated and another table not too far from the Alpha table were occupied by children.Teeven was tall, like a typical Alpha, broad shouldered but with graying hair. His face was lined and his eyes exuded a calm wisdom. He wasn’t that fit anymore and I could see that he had gotten comfortable and lax, which was probably why his son was a problem.“Welcome to my territory!” Teeven took my hand firmly and grasped my arm in his other hand as he greeted me.“Thank you for the courteous invitation.” We no
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Vincent bristled and he sneered as he looked at me. I knew I could take him but I didn’t want to make a scene ten minutes into our arrival at Teeven’s gathering. This was not my territory and assaulting the Alpha’s son might not go down that well.“You dare speak to me like that, in front of my pack?” His anger was more evident now and Teeven stood up and looked at Vincent.“Perhaps you can settle it with a little fight challenge?” I nodded my agreement at Teeven’s suggestion and Vincent sat back down. He was of average height and he was skinny, there was no muscle that I could see.“Fighting is barbaric. The future of the world lies in other things.” My dislike for Vincent grew. He was weak and he would ruin this pack when he took over from his father. I was keeping a tight lid on my own emotions because I was nearing the point where I’d say to hell with it all and just beat the living shit out of him.There were a few minutes of uncomfortable silence and people appeared with platter
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The rest of our vacation was peaceful and adventurous. We went swimming with the dolphins and took scuba diving lessons and went on a sunset cruise. We ate at all the local restaurants and Adara went shopping a lot.To my surprise, Karis had started joining me on my morning jogs after arriving at our house one evening bringing gifts from Teeven to apologize for Vincent’s behavior. I liked him and we made a bond for life as we spent every morning together training on the beach after our run.“We’ll need to rent a ship to get all this back home,” I said jokingly as I referred to all the shopping bags.“Don’t be silly, a small boat will do,” she replied.We were lying on the loungers on the beach watching Christian play in the surf. He had a bucket and a spade. He was attempting to build sandcastles close to the black volcanic rock that protruded from the water that covered the beach area in front of us.“This has been the best vacation.” I had to agree; we had needed this time away from
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