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Chapter 39: Xander
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2023-05-15 04:01:01
CooperWell, the council meeting should prove interesting....
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I’m terrified when we walk through the front doors of the council. I don’t care what Xander says, this place is like a courthouse. When we’re called into the room where the council will question me, it’s even worse that I was expecting. There are three ‘judges’ in high seats sitting in a semi-circle looking down at me. When we walk in, I see Alpha Emerson sitting with a man and woman who must be his parents and I see Leana sitting beside them with another man I don’t recognize. We go to sit beside them, and I see Alpha Emerson’s mother looking at me intently before turning to hug the others. Leana hugs Xander, then me before moving on to her parents. Xander introduces me to Alpha Cohen, the most recent Alpha of Canyon Ridge pack. As one, the group looks up at the council and something I either didn’t catch or didn’t hear has them all taking their seats. “Maeve Cross, step forward.” A man who, I swear, has pointy ears, says to me from one of the council chairs. Xander squeezes my h
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Einar pushes forward snarling as Alpha Wyatt asks about Meadow and Tate. I hear Maeve’s heart rate spike, and I watch as she sways on her feet. “MAEVE!” I call, racing to her, catching her just before she hits the floor. I look up at the council, snarling as I tuck my mate against my body. “How the fuck do you know about her siblings?” I can tell by the looks on their faces that King Lance and Phiren didn’t know about the siblings, so it’s only Alpha Wyatt. I’m guessing that was the name that the girl, Azure, heard the high priestess talking about. He's dirty, and whatever his reason, he's going against my brother and our pack. “I’m a member of this council. It is my job to know the details of the people who stand before me.” Alpha Wyatt says haughtily. “If that’s so, then how is it that you don’t know that the spell that she created is what is impacting my brother’s mate bond?” I say, as my father comes over, taking Maeve from me and walking her over to the where my family is si
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When we walk into the restaurant, it takes everything in me not to turn around and race out of there. The place must be a local hangout for supernaturals. I can feel the aura of multiple predators in one space. Of course, most of those are at the same table, the table that Xander is casually leading me to. Guardian Angel waves us over and Xander sits me beside her just as a man I haven’t met moves over a seat to sit beside me. “Hi, I’m Cayd, we haven’t met yet,” he says, holding out his hand. “I’m Maeve,” I say, reaching out to shake his hand. Instead, he takes my hand and pulls it to him mouth, kissing it. Xander growls at him. “Cayd, get out of my seat before I kick your ass," Xander says to him. “Just so you know, I’m the fun brother,” he says before scooting over. Xander puts his hand on Cayd's face and pushes him back as he sits down. “He’s the bratty brother,” Xander says to me. “Maeve,” Guardian Angel says, getting my attention. “I’d like to introduce you to Emlyn's mothe
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While today at the council was a total shitshow until Emlyn showed up, lunch with Maeve and the family was good. Everyone is accepting her, whether they have figured out that she’s my mate or not, they all seem to like her. Not surprisingly, even Emlyn accepts her. Just another reason why Emlyn was made to be the Luna of this pack. And while she doesn’t come back to Shadow Falls, having agreed to become acting Luna to Cohen’s pack, she’s still closer so Rich can spend time with her and Leander. When we get back to the packhouse, Maeve wants to go to her spell room. She does some sort of magic, turning the cauldron back into a bowl and then proceeds to clean up the room, making sure that none of the magic remains. I help her collect her things and we walk to the kitchen to wash the dishes and put them away. “You’re very quiet, Maeve. Is everything okay?” “Yes,” she says in the first lie I think she’s told me. “Did you want to watch a movie tonight? Cayd will most likely crash, I s
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That night, I hear Xander come to my room, but I don’t open the door. My heart feels like it’s breaking at having to leave him. I don’t sleep, I can’t. So instead, I write Xander a note. Someone will find it eventually. When I see everyone begin walking out for training, I go take a shower. I walk into the closet and find the clothes that I was wearing when I got here. None of these clothes hanging in the closet belong to me. Has it really only been a couple of weeks since I arrived? It feels like forever. When I’m done, I walk downstairs. I look outside and see that most everyone is still in training, so I head out the front door. I go to his parents’ house and knock quietly. I’m not sure if anyone is here or if they are sleeping. The door opens almost immediately. “Maeve,” Guardian Angel says. “Hello, Guardian. I was wondering if it would be possible for me to get a ride home.” “Sweetheart, come inside. What happened?” My throat constricts and I just shake my head. I know if
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I didn’t sleep a wink last night. I tossed and turned and desperately tried to think of a way to keep Maeve here, with me. It’s not that I don’t want her to leave the pack, it’s just that I know she’s not safe out there and I want to wait until the penthouse is officially ours. If she insists on going back now, I’ll just have to put her in our current penthouse. It just won’t be hers. Ours. When my alarm goes off, I drag myself out of bed and go down to training. My father is there and when he sees the mood I’m in, he decides to take the opportunity to not only force me to focus on my sparring, but also to find out what’s going on. I tell him about Maeve, not sure how to make her understand that she’s my mate and what that really means to me. I wanted to show her, but everything has been so crazy lately. I've done little things, but it doesn't seem like it's enough. We’ve just about finished training when my father’s eyes go unfocused. When they clear, he looks at me. “Maeve is gone
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Xander spends the day charming every woman that walks into my shop. Several of them ask if he is a new worker. The first few times, Xander comes over and wraps his arm around me. “I’m her boyfriend, Alexander. Nice to meet you.” Most of them would whisper to me about what a lucky girl I am. Since they don’t know that he’s a werewolf who can hear everything, they don’t pay attention to his lips twitching every time, but I see it. Eventually, I just give up and start telling everyone that he’s my boyfriend. Sometimes his brow would raise, or he’d side eye some women who were obviously talking about him. I couldn’t hear what they said but he obviously found it all very amusing. There were only two real witches that came in today. I took them into the back, getting their orders for what they wanted, one potion, one spell. Xander ordered lunch and had it delivered. The deli who delivered the sandwiches thought there were twenty people here to eat. When I finally close up for the day, I
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Sometime in the middle of the night, I hear footsteps in the hallway. I prop myself on my elbow, listening to make sure Maeve isn’t planning to sneak out again. Instead, she stops at my door that I left cracked open for her. When the door opens, she stands there a moment, indecisive. I realize that even though I can see her clearly, she probably can’t see me. “Come here,” I say quietly and pull the covers back. When she crawls into bed, I tuck her back against my chest, curling myself around her, breathing in her sweet strawberry scent. “Sorry, I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep.” “I prefer you here with me, anyway. Don’t apologize.” It doesn't take long before her breathing evens out and she is back to sleep. I'm not far behind her. The next morning, we get up and get ready to go to her shop. “You really don’t have to come with me, Xander.” “Maeve, do you feel safe enough to bring Meadow and Tate home?” I ask her, already knowing the answer. “You know I don’t.” “Then,
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Avery walks into the room as I’m digesting what Laris Bevan said. He’s my uncle and he hates my family. “What’s with all the dust?” Avery asks. “Vampire dust,” Leana says, looking around to make sure they are all dead. “And the witches?” she asks, looking at the dead bodies of witches scattered on the floor. “Maeve,” Leana answers her. Xander comes up behind me, wrapping his arms around me. ‘Are you okay, my little witch?’ he asks in the mind link. “For now. No guarantees later,” I tell him. ‘Einar and I are here for you, whenever, whatever and however you need us. Let’s deal with your piece of shit uncle and get home. Do you want me to interview him?’ ‘Would you do that?’ I ask him, so thankful for his understanding. I’m feeling overwhelmed, not only with the number of deaths that I just caused but also with learning that he’s my uncle and most likely at least partially responsible for the death of my parents. Xander kisses the side of my head and moves to crouch down in fro
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All of the wolves were distracted by the scent of magic. Balls of magic were coming down on us like rain. But once Avery and Amir put the magical umbrella up, and we began racing inside. One we got past the scent of magic, we could smell their sickly sweet scent. It burns into our noses. ‘Vampires!’ Einar says to me a moment before snarling. The rest of the group begins shifting immediately. If the witches are attacking, the vampires will too and with so many humans, we can’t wait and risk their lives. I want to race into the castle with everyone else, but my mate and my pup are here, so Einar moves in front of her, guiding her into the castle. ‘Do NOT leave our side,” Einar and I say as one to Maeve. As we run, I feel her grab onto Einar’s tail. ‘I need to look for Laris Bevan, but I don’t know what he looks like,” she says, just as a ball of purple light comes hurtling at us. Maeve slams her magic into the light and I hear a witch scream somewhere close by. ‘Why are they with
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