They made it through the viewing of the auction items. Melody really did like the matching desks. It wasn’t often something like that came up. There were two lots for them and a third for the carousel horse. Now, they were mixing and mingling with other guests before the speeches started. Malcolm moved about the room and introduced Melody to so many people. Some she knew from working with him. Having met them at other functions in the past. One thing stuck out for her. No one realized she’d been the one to have caused his slip at work. They were just happy he was back. Now they understood why she’d disappeared for so long. Malcolm explained the doctor put her on bed rest and no work for the baby’s best chances. He even flashed several baby photos for them. No one batted an eye at the fact he wasn’t in the personal photos.
He was the doting partner and father. She was the new moth
Nathan stood there. He must have followed them. But this was a private event. How had he gotten into the building? “Ellie, we have to go. We don’t have time for him. He had his chance, and he screwed it up. Jordan is looking for you.” By now, the crowd was thinning. Melody dialled Malcolm’s number from her important list of contacts. She didn’t get the phone to her ear, but put it on speakerphone. “Ellie, get behind me and move to the exit.” “Oh, shut it, you stupid twat. Ellie, you’re coming home with me now. Cone on.” “Nathan, you’re a walking dead man coming here. Were you lurking outside the bathroom for us?” “Shut up, bitch. You are such a disappointment to your people. Speaking to you disgusts me.” “Did you pull the fire alarm for nothing?” “Oh, I pulled it for something. To get his hands off my precious little girl.” “Okay, that’s just gross. You realize I’m not just with him but we’re permanently together like mates’, right? You can’t
Jordan returned to Malcolm’s side. “You couldn’t let me do it. Could you? Now we have a mess here and it’s going to haunt us. At least I could have been used to ease the political mess this will cause.” “Shut up. It’s done. They are a blood isolated Den that no one cares about. He attacked both women and was a walking plague beast. We did everyone a favour, and that’s going to be a known fact. Brady, the security tapes for all cameras from here to the parking garage. Get copies and wipe the masters. You know the drill. Get the cleaners in here and we’ll play it off as an attack on me. My people had to use deadly force in the process of saving my life and preventing the kidnapping of my wife and her business partner. That’s the cover story. Make sure everything matches up.” “Yes Alpha. I’m on it.” “They always say the best cover stories are the ones that are close to the truth.” “Yeah, we’ll deal with the shifter side of things later.” It didn’t take lon
Melody and Ellie went straight to see David. Malcolm’s mother was asleep on the sofa, and David was oblivious. Asleep in his crib. Jane Richards woke with a start. “What are you doing here? Where’s Malcolm? Did you have fun?” “Yes, right until we were attacked, and Malcolm killed the attacker.” “Is Malcolm alright?” “I don’t know. They shipped us out of there before I could find out. Malcolm and Jordan aren’t answering my calls.” “Why would anyone attack Malcolm?” “No, they attacked us. Malcolm killed him. There was just one crazy.” “What did you do to make him attack you? What drama did you bring with you? Is my son and grand pup in danger from you?” “Oh, good grief, woman, shut your trap. Mel, she’s crazy. You haven’t even told her what was happening, and she’s blaming you.” “Ellie, it’s fine. She doesn’t know. I’m not even sure I want to bother. It might be easier to kick her out.” “I believe my son would have something t
Malcolm was exhausted by the time he settled into the back of his vehicle. It took hours of waiting to get the paperwork secured to release him from the hospital. He was fine, and that was a waste of everyone’s time. He’d have people track the situation to make sure nothing erroneous wiggled free and into the wild. There was nothing he could have done differently. That fox was crazy and desperate. He wanted what he wanted, and nothing anyone said would have dissuaded him. He’d gone for Malcolm’s throat with no preamble. It had to be kill or be killed. No one ever discussed how horrific that saying was. The fox’s blood still covered Malcolm. But he was going home to his fox. That’s all he wanted. His fox and his pup. Yeah, he knew now it was the right time for more pups or kits. He wanted to come home to her round with their new family. Malcolm welcomed the idea of chaos pups would bring. Wars came and went. The Toronto Council of Alphas was strong, an
Malcolm and Jordan were well informed by the time they got to the penthouse level of the whereabouts of their mates and Malcolm’s mother. It didn’t take long to understand why this was so important. His mother was claiming she was being denied her due time with her son and grand pup. Malcolm didn’t have time for this, and it was clear by the reports he received, people weren’t sure which side of the argument to support. The fox shifter luna versus the disgraced former wolf shifter luna. This had to stop. He couldn’t function like this with so many distractions. “I have a question that one of you can answer me. Has my mate weighed in on this incidenyou.th you? Or was it only my mother’s side of the story?” Everyone realized Melody had kept the incident quiet while his mother told everyone she could find. It was a character assassination if he’d seen one. That was how fated mates went. Fate didn’t care if you people were good. You could end up with a horrible mate l
Malcolm just wanted to celebrate this one good thing before he had to go back and deal with all the rest. He’d handed off the fundraiser incident to his people who were trained to deal with it. The morning news would talk about the spin put on the incident and try not to put a damper on the event. He’d feel bad for them later and offer his money and time to compensate for any losses. The hotel would see business from him to help compensate them as well. His people would say nothing bad about either group publicly. “Malcolm, I need to talk to you. It’s about your mother.” Ellie and Jordan were gone now. They’d headed back to their condo so they could rest. They’d spoken of enlarging the penthouse floor eventually so that both families could share the space. Their pups and kits growing up together, living as an extended family. Not unheard of within the shifter communities. All adults parented, taught, and guided the pack’s pups to some extent. It meant there w
Jordan took Ellie home, and they happily settled into their space for the night. “I’m glad you’re finally trusting me.” He just listened to the voicemail from the healer, and he was glad he did. It changed everything tomorrow. Malcolm understood that he’d have to deal with things alone tomorrow. Jordan couldn’t be in two places at once. He was glad Malcolm was a reasonable Alpha and expected this. They would have to change ranks soon within the pack now that they added the firm to the pack’s portfolio. Malcolm needed Jordan’s assistance to handle the pack’s needs, and they’d have to train someone to assist with the firm, among other businesses. This happened with many prosperous packs. Malcolm was slowly gaining a staff and command structure. With a potential war, they’d have to step up their fighting forces too. That meant Jordan would be second only to Malcolm, and he’d speak for him when he couldn’t. There would be three others beneath him he’d delegate to. This w
Malcolm and Melody were up and out the door with David in daycare. He hated Melody going to the shop without him. But he ensured the daycare was well guarded and Melody had several guards in addition to her staff. But he wouldn’t be happy until she was back within the safety of his territory and his pack was all around her again. Ellie now had her own security within the atrium of the pack’s building after what had happened with the sick fox the night before. But that would be after she visited the pack healer. Malcolm hoped the pack healer would insist she take a day off work after everything she’d been through. Right now, he needed to deal with more attacks and supervise the move into his new work offices. At least, no one would question Jordan actually supervising the move, while he worked offsite. He had to visit two construction sites within his territory to survey the damage that occurred overnight. They’d been sabotaged during the night, and