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    Chapter 143: Theo


    I had gotten up early to spend a few hours in my office the next morning. I needed to dedicate some


    time to catch up on some business, both pack and professional. I trusted my people but had to put


    some time in while I could. I didn’t know when things would slow down enough to get back to a routine


    closer to normal.


    Briggs knocked on the door about eight o’clock,ing and sitting across from me.


    “We have the cer room set up and ready to go,” he informed me. “I let Mina’s boss know she would


    be working on an important project with us for the time being. He promised her anything she needed.


    So, herb is avable if needed. He also offered to lend ab assistant or two if we wanted. I’ll see


    what Mina thinks.”


    I nodded absently. “Sounds good.”


    “Jimmy should be here in about an hour for us to discuss A’s security detail,” he continued. “We’ll


    need to reach out to the university if she’s going to be attending this semester. I doubt she’ll want a


    bodyguard hovering over her the entire time. So we’ll have to work with campus security, and I’d like to


    start running our own background checks now.”


    “Yeah, that will need to be a priority,” I agreed.


    “You okay, man?” Briggs asked. “A still holding up okay?”


    “What? Yeah,” I said, shaking myself out of my trance. “Just a lot going on.


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    “You sure? You gotta let me know if things are getting to be too much, bro,” Briggs insisted.


    “I know, I know,” I said. “I’m fine. Just trying to figure out our next step is all.” N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    “You and A’s?”


    “Yeah,” I nodded.


    “Theo, you heard Harden. You need to mark her soon,” Briggs reminded me. “And I’m not even saying


    that because of the whole Alpha mate thing. It’s going to drive you crazy if you wait much longer.


    Honestly, I thought you would have done itst night when we got home. So, what’s holding you back?”


    I ran my hands over my face. Briggs was my best friend, but sometimes I wish he didn’t know me so


    well.


    “I don’t want to push her, Briggs,” I exined. “Marking is… it’s extremely intimate, whether it’s during a


    public ceremony or not.”


    “Why do you think she’s not ready for that?” he asked, confused. “You guys seem to be on the same


    page to me.”


    I hadn’t told him what I saw when I found A that night. It wasn’t something I wanted to relive. But I


    was anyway. Any time A and I were alone. How could I tell him I was afraid to touch her like that


    right now? Thest thing I wanted was for her to be reminded of his hands on her.


    “He nearly raped her, Briggs,” I said quietly. He stiffened in his chair. “He was so close to… If I had


    been a few secondster…”


    “But you weren’t,” Briggs said firmly.


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    “I know,” I replied. “But she and I both know what would have happened if I was. That image will haunt


    me for the rest of my life, man. I can only imagine what it’s doing to A. I don’t want to push this on


    her. When I mark her, I don’t want him shing through her mind. I don’t want him to f**king ruin this for


    her, too. The bas**rd has already taken so much from her.


    “Has A talked to you about it?” he asked.


    “She just keeps saying she’s fine.” I said. “But she’s having nightmares. Kieran is stressed about it, too.


    His mood isn’t the greatest whenever we remember that night. He says Dasha is fine, but he can’t


    seem to shake the rage. I don’t want to keep questioning her if she’s not ready to talk about it. But I


    can’t push our mating until I’m sure she’s ready.”


    “So, what are you going to do?” Briggs asked. “You can’t put it off much longer.”


    “Yeah, I know,” I insisted. “I think I’m going to take her home over the weekend. I know everyone will be


    talking about the canceled ceremony, and I don’t want A to have to deal with that. She wants to sell


    the house. She says Harry has tainted it. I’m hoping if we can go down and start clearing it out, it will


    help her move on.”


    Briggs scratched his head. “Do you want me to have Mina talk to her?”


    “No,” I insisted. “They’ll talk anyway. I hope A opens up to her, but that information doesn’t need to


    come from anyone else.”


    “Okay,” Briggs agreed. “And you’re probably right about the house. If she associates it with Harry now,


    then getting rid of it could be therapeutic.”


    “Yeah,” I said, stacking papers on my desk. “Can you do me a favor, though?”


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    “Like you have to ask,” Briggs smirked.


    “Well, two things, actually,” I rified. “Clearing out the house might take us a few days. Can you spend


    some time with Dad? He’s not taking this well. There are a couple runs that need to be made to the


    cast side of the city. Take him with you.”


    “Done,” Briggs agreed. “What else?”


    “Set a da*n date,” I insisted. “It’s driving me crazy not being able to mark my mate. I can’t watch you


    two take that for granted.”


    “Trust me,” Briggs said with an eye roll. “I’m working on it.


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    “Work faster,” I teased. “I’m ready to see someone I care about happy. Might as well be two


    someones.”


    “I’ll tell Mina you said so.”


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