A Couple of Plans
ZAIA. “Zaia, is everything ok?” I look up at Mom from where I’m slicing the potatoes for the evening meal.
“Of course, why do you ask?” I smile. Mom looks concerned from where she’s braiding Sia’s hair at the kitchen table.
“You don’t cook unless you have a lot on your mind.” She says with a knowing look of understanding in her eyes.
I returned yesterday morning and although I filled her in on everything with Valerie; I refrained from telling her what went down between Sebastian and me.
I don’t know why, but I know how she would have disapproved of me spending the night with him, and that would only make me feel worse…
My heart clenches as I remember that morning….
(FLASHBACK)
My eyes flutter open and I find myself cocooned in warmth. I snuggle back against the hard wall of muscle behind me when I tense. Wall of muscle?
Sebastian!
I’m about to pull away when I realise that my head is on his arm, his hand clamped around my breast, his other arm firmly around my hips, holding me tightly against him…
He’s asleep, I can tell from his steady heartbeat…
Foxie…” He murmurs, burying his face into my neck.
used to always hold
want to enjoy the warmth and comfort that
and I slowly free myself from his hold. I have to make sure
(END OF FLASHBACK)
says, making me look over my shoulder
well it isn’t a complete lie. Valerie has been on my mind, and I have been doing some research. “Oh, you are thinking about the therapy,
and age the practices of our ancestors aren’t implemented at all, but I truly
I have no doubt. So is Jai going to ask Sebastian to allow Valerie to be brought here? You know how
I say shortly. I have made it clear we will not discuss Sebastian in front of the
tone, and if she did, that she plays it off to my irritation
look at my reflection in the kitchen window, wondering who would want us
about Valerie,” Mom says as Sia slides off the stool and walks over to
smile as she holds her paper up to me. I crouch down
Aunty Valerie, then the moon will heal her.” She says in
and hug her tightly. “That is the perfect
have to!” Mom says. I nod as I stand up, carrying Sia. “Yes, deep down, I feel that this will help. We are werewolves, Mom. When I was there, there
Sia asks. I nod. I told them a little about Valerie when they asked
three years old, but they
Toussaint Headquarters, and he has just placed a file down in front of me. I glance up at him curiously before looking down at the first
cock my brow. “I don’t want to lose focus on what
across at him. He’s agitated, almost as if he just
stepping in on the Zero project, there’s a high chance we might lose that deal.” He grunts. “If we had Atticus’s backup, I think we could have secured the
him for a business
I’m flying out there for the meeting and I’m extremely confident I’ll get the deal. What company
almost snarls. My heart skips a beat at the mention of Sebastian. Why would he do that? Everyone knows that our company is interested in that project. Why
with my
I don’t think you should go. I’ll
“I worked on this project for so long, I will not let anyone take it from me, not you Dad, or Sebastian. If he wants to compete for it, then I’m up for
only grown over the past years. Whilst he came to accept. and
I don’t want you going alone. I will come
head. “No. You need to be here with the
take the children with us. Your… your Mother can come along too and mind them. I think the trip will
to think I dislike long trips and knowing that my babies are near would be good. “And will your wife be alright with that?” I ask weed
“She doesn’t “Security-”
touch those children, here or abroad.” He says firmly. “No one, not even Sebastian
nod appreciatively. The protection that Dad provides for me is the one thing that I appreciate the most and I won’t ever forget
“Or perhaps Atticus-”
to go with him when the rumours are already spread all over the media.” I say, picking up the file and flipping through the different printouts of
photographs. Me and Atticus. at the party, a blurred image at the fountain, me and him out for
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