Chapter 20 Calm Down
Morgan
Instead of leaving on Sunday, we left on Tuesday. It took them two days to realize that Nigel’s Father wasn’t going to answer any questions, and a few hours before I was able to convince them that it was best to put him on trial. Dad and King Damon were reluctant to reveal the truth about me, and even though my Brothers, my team, and Casimir agreed with them at first, they saw it my way in the end.
I had to make a promise to King Damon, though: I am not allowed to go on an assignment without an extra team, and I need to inform Commander Amir and Commander Jaylen where I am going. The latter condition was one 1 fought hard, but King Damon wasn’t backing down, and after he threatened to take my title away from me, I finally caved.
My entire unit is waiting for me on the top floor of our wing, and as I walk into our living room with my coffee, Flora and Orson walk in behind me. “Commander Jaylen’s Pups are smart and not afraid to ask questions,” I hear Flora say, and I look at them in confusion. His Pups were here?
I ask Flora when they were here, and I think I surprised her and everyone else in the room. “Kaia was thinking about Commander Jaylen and his Pups,” I explain, but that seems to confuse them even more. “Sorry, I forgot I didn’t tell you everything about me. I have all the gifts my bloodline has ever had; only my gift of hearing and sense are stable. The others seem to come and go as they please,” I say,
I tell my unit why Blue River Pack was attacked, but I don’t mention to them that I have experienced the gift of perception more than once. I wanted to wait until the Commanders were informed before I would tell my unit the consequences of the attack, but I need to be honest with them, and I tell them what King Damon demanded of me.
As I finish my coffee, I listen to my unit discussing how this will work best, and soon Beck comes up with a solution everyone can live with. My teams will rotate going on assignments with me, but we will take into consideration to switch teams if they are best suited for another assignment.
We talk about how my abilities helped me during the attack, and I thought I was getting away with talking
hout the gift of perception–the only gift I still don’t understand. “Have you relived any other memories so
Moura asks, and I just shake my head. I still don’t want to tell them what I saw. At least not until I understand everything myself.
It is close to midnight when we turn in for the night, and Amra points out that she finally understands why Jaylen’s Lycan takes control of him. Twe are their Mate, it would make sense that they want to sleep in our bed, but how did Kaia figure it out, or why hasn’t Jaylen claimed us yet?” Amra mumbles, and I know she doesn’t expect
me to answer.
“Kaia mentioned Lynah in her thoughts. What if it is connected to her and whatever she did to Jaylen and his Father?” 1 answer her question with a question of my own, and I think it is time I talk to Jaylen about everything I found out.
Thinking about how to bring this up, I drift off to sleep, and when I wake in the morning, I still don’t have an answer to my own question. I slowly get out of bed to make my way over to the bathroom. I am going to take a shower before I get dressed and head into the living room. Flora places a mug of coffee in front of me, and she asks me if I will be able to function with the restrictions King Damon gave me.
“If I find out that the restrictions he gave me make my job impossible, I need to discuss that with him. He isn’t an unreasonable man, and we might need to come up with another way to handle this situation.” I answer her before I take a sip of my coffee. During breakfast, Chaya tells me that she, Faith, and Waylen will
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They will be following me around today, keeping an eye out for any trouble. I’m not really sure how to feel about it, but I know I don’t have a choice. I love my job, and I have no intention of giving it up just because some Idiot thinks that he has a claim to me. “What do you think Jaylen will say to that when he hears that Nigel and his Father tried to claim your?” Amta asks me.
I don’t have an answer for her, but I know we will find out soon enough. Maybe his reaction to what happened at Blue River Pack will be the opening I need to ask him certain questions and to explain to him that I know a few things he might not have realized so far. Because I doubt a male like Jaylen would let his Mate walk around without claiming her.
Amra agrees with me: Jaylen would never allow us to walk around without being claimed. I just wonder why neither one of us ever figured it out. There have been several Full Moons since I turned 18, and yet for some reason, I am unable to tell that he is my Mate.
I ask Skylar through the mind–link if there is a way for me to find out if I have missed finding my Mate for some reason. She asks me why I want to know, and I tell her it has something to do with what my Mom said, I don’t want her to know that I suspect that Jaylen is my Mate; I need to understand why neither one of us has felt the Mate–bond.
Skylar tells me she will have an answer for me by the end of the day, and I know that when she says that she will have the answer, you will have an answer that will surprise everyone. She always goes the extra mile when it comes to finding answers, and I’m grateful she is a part of my team.
Waylen tells me it is time to get ready and to go to the main building. All the Commanders will be in the meeting room very soon to hear about the attack and the reason why the attack took place. I just hope that everyone will accept King Damon’s decision on letting me keep my title and that Commander Amir and Commander Jaylen will accept the extra responsibility they are getting.
Once all of us are ready, we walk down the stairs to the front door. I don’t see or hear anyone in the main living room, and I wonder if Jaylen already knows that he is missing a Team Captain. Waylen, Chaya, and Faith follow me to the main building, and they wait outside the meeting room while I follow Elder Emmett inside.
I greet everyone as I walk into the meeting room and sit down in my usual space. Jaylen asks me if I know what this meeting is about, and I tell him to just be patient, that King Damon will explain everything. The ok on his face tells me that he isn’t too pleased with that answer, but I promised King Damon I wouldn’t
on anything about what happened at Blue River Pack to anyone.
At least not until this meeting has started. King Damon wants to make sure that everyone understands that my safety is a priority and that anyone that decides to take advantage of my abilities will get punished severely. He also wants their opinion on how to proceed with Nigel’s Father; after all, as long as he is still alive, he will always pose a threat to me and my safety. And even though the easy way out would be to take my title away from me, King Damon doesn’t want to do that.
Once everyone is seated, King Damon gets up and starts pacing the room. I understand that this is not an easy task for him to do. He has to explain to the Commanders he has worked with for many years that he is going to bend the rules for me, a newcomer.
“Good morning, Gentlemen. Thank you for giving me your time. As you are all aware, Blue River Pack was attacked while I was visiting there. I also know that you would all like to know why it was attacked, and that is what this meeting today is about. It turns out that we have a rather special Lycan among us–a Lycan with abilities, and quite a few of them.
Blue River Pack was attacked for the sole purpose of getting their hands on this special Lycan, a Lycan that possesses four abilities: the gift of hearing, the gift of sense. the gift of hearing thoughts, and the rift of
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“Commander Jaylen, can you tell me where Team Captain Kaia is?” King Damon asks him, and he tells us that she went to visit her family, but that she hadn’t returned yet. “We have been trying to reach her and her family, but so far, no luck.” He answers,
King Damon tells him that she won’t be coming back. “She betrayed us by informing the attackers; she was the fated Mate of Nigel, the future Alpha of Shadow Rock Pack, and I can tell you that neither one of them is still breathing.” He says, and every Commander is staring at me.
“Don’t look at me; I didn’t kill them,” I say as I raise my hands. Commander Amir turns to King Damon and asks him who the gifted Lycan is. “That would be me,” I answer his question, and except for our backup. each Commander stares at me. Roan is standing behind my chair as a precaution.
I tell them the history between Blue River Pack and Shadow Rock Pack, why my ancestor took her own life to protect her unborn Daughter, and when I explain that Nigel wanted to forcefully mark me, I hear Jaylen’s Lycan roar. Casimir and Roan walk over to him, but I know they won’t be able to calm his Lycan down, and I place my hand on his arm.
Everyone stares at my hand on his arm, but the confusion becomes bigger when his Lycan calms down. almost immediately.
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