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Chapter 238
Darius
I waited for Zora in the western garden. I had the staff prepare a picnic for us. I stood and paced around the garden waiting for Zora to join me. I was told Casey had sent for her, and it had something to do with Lori. I wasn’t worried, but I did not like that she would be dragged into their mess.
They chose each other they should leave my mate out of it, but Casey was yet to learn that Zora was permanently out of his life.
I would leave the issue for both of them to resolve. I might have approved a friendship, but it was wrong for Casey to involve Zora in his problems with Lori, the woman he broke her heart for
Soon I saw Zora approaching, and she had a broad grin. It was clear whatever Casey called her for had no adverse effect on her.
She rushed at me, and I lifted her from the ground, and we kissed passionately.
It felt so good holding her in my arms in the garden. Breaking the kiss, she looked around at what I had prepared for our time together and was beaming.
“It’s lovely, Darius,” she said, almost on the verge of tears, and I held her to my chest. That was when I caught Casey’s scent.
Had he been hugging my mate? I controlled Cremin and broke the hug gently.
“Jealousy does not suit you, big guy. He rejected Lori, and she left. He needed a shoulder to cry on. You, of all people, know the emptiness that comes with rejection,” She said, knowing exactly what was the matter
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with me, and I smiled because it was okay.
“You can’t blame me for being possessive,” I teased.
We sat and enjoyed the scenery.
I rested my head on her laps, and she ran her fingers through my hair. We were catching our breaths and relaxing. I noticed Zora had been
overwhelmed lately, despite not complaining about it. I knew it, and I was glad we were relaxing.
“Nellie. Neva and Nicole are planning our big day,” She said, and I
already had that information. David had told me when I took Abelardo to see him. He was still with Abelardo, and I hoped my brother would let our half–sibling in.
“I know; David told me when I took Abelardo to see him,” I said, and she giggled
“How did Abelardo handle seeing him?” She asked, knowing how Abelardo was.
“He was shocked to see how much David looked like our father. Abelardo liked our father, so it was easy for him to look past the Alissa thing. They are together as we speak.” I said, and she sighed.
“The conversation Lori had with Annika was a bit weird. I did not want to say much, but I think we should keep an eye on her, Darius. I asked Wilson to put a Brian on her just in case her name comes up somewhere in the middle of all this, we would know where to get her,” She said, and I sat up.
“How weird was it?” I asked her, worried because everyone wasn’t comfortable with Lori’s business, and there had to be something to it.
If only we had something we could pin on her, I would have stylishly held her, but no one had mentioned her name. The way we caught her was
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based on speculations.
If she had not admitted anything to Casey, she would have been an innocent party in all this. She was too clean to be clean, but there was nothing.
I was proud of my mate for taking that initiative. I wished Casey would have kept her as his luna for a little longer, but he had his reasons for letting her go, and I could not blame him.
“Did they not feel the pain?” I asked Zora, and she shook her head.
“Not that I know of. It was just like Hardy and me,”
She said, and I frowned.
“So why was mine with Shanon different?” I asked, and she shrugged.
“Maybe because Shanon wasn’t pregnant? That is the only common factor between Lori and me,” she said, and I did not want to stress her to think
of it.
“I think it was a brilliant idea to have someone watch her. Hopefully, her name doesn’t come up, and we do not have to see her again.” I said, and we laughed.
She bent to kiss me, and soon I pulled her close, and we were lying on the picnic mat.
We went into the woods to allow our wolves to run wild and soon returned to where the picnic mat was. It was close to evening.
Returning to my human form, I checked my phone and saw many missed calls from Vino Lawrence. It had already begun.
My few hours with my mate were the only time I was spared.
I decided to call Vino back because he had called with his personal phone
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and not the official number, so I expected it to be confidential.
“What is it?” Zora asked, wearing my t–shirt.
“Vino called me four times,” I replied, and the smile in her eyes faded. I knew what she was thinking, but we had set things we needed to complete in motion.
I called, and Vino answered after two rings.
“Lord Hand,” he said calmly.
“What is it, Vino?” I asked him, sounding short, and he cleared his throat.
“I am sorry to disturb you, your eminence, and I hope this isn’t a bad time,” he said, and I was silent, giving him room to speak.
“We learned you made some arrests last night and have taken over the council prison. Please, your eminence, I do not want to sound disrespectful, but only the council has the right to deal with such issues. You must hand the prisoners over to the council and let them have a fair trial. The fact that some of these prisoners are council members has created an uproar. We have been trying to reach you all day to no avail,” He said, and he was silent.
“So what do you want?” I asked him, sounding uninterested.
“If it won’t be too much trouble, your eminence, we hope you will come and defend your actions. We also ask that you give the council control over the prison, as it should be based on our laws.
I promise you that I will see to it that your reasons are heard, and proper investigation is carried out to bring justice,” he said, and I sighed.
I noticed he was watching his words trying not to offend me, but we had a plan, and however nice Vino may be, I had to follow it through.
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