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“Can I tell you something?” I asked her.
“Of course you can. I’m your sister,” she answered.
“I’m happy that Ian found someone. It means I can stop feeling guilty about being happy,” I told her.
“I know, sweetie. Feelings are hard. But things will get better. Everyone is just on edge. Like Liam said earlier, we are just worried about your safety.” She said.
“I’m no longer important. I’m no queen. Maybe by being mated to Mason and Derek. I can understand being worried about James’ safety, but mine? I’m no one, again.” Sage let out a gasp before turning to me so I could face her.
“A nobody? Really? A nobody wouldn’t have brought down the council building. A nobody wouldn’t have saved countless people forced to fight. A nobody wouldn’t have been able to get werewolves to donate blood to vampires. And you saved so many more just by making sure that dick of a vampire was dead. You may not feel like a queen, but you are one. And don’t you dare ever let anyone tell you otherwise,” she exclaimed.
“How can you have so much faith in me?” I asked her.
“I’ve seen firsthand what you are capable of. You don’t need powers to inspire people. You do the right thing, because it’s the right thing.” She said.
“Then why does it seem that I help others but I hurt my mates?” I asked her.
“Because you need to include them. They will only strengthen you if you allow them to. You aren’t on the journey alone. We all love and care about you. We are all here for you, so when things become too much, lean on us. It doesn’t make you weak to ask for help.” She said, rubbing my back. All I could do was nod. I was choking on the emotions that were caught in my throat.
“Now, go take a moment for yourself. I’ll come get you when James is up. And don’t worry, Mason and Derek both had to leave.” Sage told me.
“Thank you.” I whispered. I checked on James before I headed back into our room.
I decided I needed to call Ian. I unlocked my phone and my screen showed a picture of me and Ian. We were out hiking and he was carrying me on his back. This phone holds so many memories of us. I ignored all my past messages and found his number. I hesitated before I hit the call button. As the phone rang, my stomach was in knots.
“Ashlyn?” Ian’s voice came through.
“Hey, Ian.”
Mason
“Derek, what the fuck was that?” I growled at him after Ashlyn left our room.
“You feel the same way. Don’t act like you don’t,” he yelled back.
“Sure, but you don’t have to tell her. She made a decision that she can’t change and making her feel guilty about it won’t help. I understand how you feel, but we love her and she needs us right now.” I scolded him.
“We are always going to come second to that fucken alpha.” he growled out. Before he could storm out, I yelled after him.
“If she wanted him, she had a way out. She remarked us because she wanted us.”, I told him. I must have made my point, because he hesitated before slamming the door behind him. Sighing, I left our room. I had a meeting with my father this morning. I was debating canceling so I could sort my mates out.
I understand why Derek is so upset, but it will change nothing. She’s here with us, and that’s what matters right now. I don’t like her relationship with Ian either, but I don’t want to control her. I don’t think she would ever cheat on us and if she was going to leave, she could have. She marked us before she knew Ian had found his mate. If she really wanted to be with him, she had the chance.
I met Brandon at the front door. He was coming with me while Liam was on protection duty. Matt should be back tomorrow, and then we can make up a schedule for the warriors. We had warriors stations all around the house and yard. The news of an heir had spread, and we wanted to keep not only James safe but Ashlyn as well. We didn’t know what she was capable of now. And after everything that has happened, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
“That good, huh?” He asked after we exited the house.
“Yeah. Derek’s pissed about this whole Ian thing. He feels like she gave up being with our son to save Ian.” I sighed.
“That’s rough,” he said.
“And he told her,” I said, and he gasped.
“Fuck. And what did she say?” he asked me, while we walked to the pack house.
“She agreed and said that it would never happen again. And then she left our room,” I answered.
“Mase, you know you have nothing to worry about. If she wanted Ian, then she could have left, but most importantly, she wouldn’t have let you mark her again.” he said.
“How did you know we remarked to her?” I asked him.
“We all saw it this morning in the kitchen,” he answered. I don’t even remember seeing it.
“Right.”
“She clearly doesn’t need the mate bond.” he shrugged.
“Would you have marked Sage without the bond?” I asked him.
“Without hesitation. But Sage was so worried about me wanting kids and then it was her parents. The thought of hybrids isn’t well liked,” he answered.
“Who would have guessed that we both would end up with witches?” I told him and he chuckled.
“Right? As crazy as our lives have been, I’m glad that you found Ashlyn, and I found Sage. Things will get better.” he said, and I nodded. Before we reached the pack house, my phone chimed in my pocket. I pulled it out to see an alert on James’ baby monitor. My heart was instantly in my throat. I opened the app to find that Ashlyn and Sage were sitting in the window. Brandon leaned over to see what I was looking at.
“Mase, you probably shouldn’t ease drop.” Brandon said. And I knew it wasn’t right, but before I put my phone away, I heard something that Ashlyn said that broke me.
“I’m no longer important. I’m no queen. Maybe being mated to Mason and Derek. I can understand being worried about James’ safety, but mine? I’m a no one again.”
“How the hell can she think she isn’t important?” I said out loud.
“Mason, stop listening.” Brandon said, grabbing my phone.
“However, she feels it’s up to her to tell you. She must not know about the cameras,” Brandon said, and I shook my head. My phone saved the footage, so I clipped the clip of her saying what she said and sent it to Derek.
“Mason, What are you doing?” Brandon asked me, while I was busy on my phone.
“I heard what you said, but I just want Derek to hear what she said. Just that part.” I told him.
“Fine, but if she kills you, I’m bringing you back just to say, I told you so.” He said and I pushed my lips into a line.
Brandon and I were sitting in a conference room with my father and his gamma. We were going over plans for the new council building since the whole thing will have to be demolished and rebuilt. It’s going to be a massive undertaking, especially since we are working with four other kingdoms to get this done. The phone in the room rang and my father answered it.
“Yes?” he answered.
“Oh, that is wonderful. Please send them up.” My father said, his mood taking a 180.
“Father?” I asked him when he hung up the phone.
“Ashlyn is here with James.” My father announced, and I looked over at Brandon. My look at Brandon did not go unnoticed by my father.
“Should you not be happy that your mate and child are visiting?” he asked me and I let out a sigh.
“Its complicated.” I told him. And before he could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. My father rushed over to the door to answer it.
“Ashlyn, it’s so good to see you up.” He exclaimed, wrapping her in a hug.
“Thank you, Arthur.” She returned his hug. I felt awkward as I sat there looking at the two of them.
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