Chapter 202
Chapter 52: Theo
I stood at the sink in the bathroom for a moment, taking deep breaths to calm my anger. Turning on the
tap, I started
washing the blood from my hands. I had spent two hours in the cell with Lloyd. I didn’t intend to get that
physical with him yet, but he really was a vile bastard with a bad mouth. I pulled my shirt over my head
and discarded it. I didn’t want A to see me like that. We were both trying to keep her mind off the
rogue locked in the cer.
We did manage to find a ce for Denny, at least. I would be swearing him into the pack in a couple of
days, and he would be moved to a halfway house nearby. It wasn’t anything spectacr, but it was a
hell of a lot better than what he was used to. And I trusted the woman who managed it. She was a
genuinely kind soul who cared about her charges. If anyone could help Denny assimte into pack life,
she could.
I was dressed and presentable when I heard A arrive home. Zeff was in town, and I could hear them
talking about something that had A in good spirits. I smiled in relief. I was d that I was able to
mend things between Zeff and me, both as his Alpha and for A. If our n worked out, he would be
spending more time with her soon. And while it seemed strange to be grateful for my mate to be in the
company of an unmated male, I couldn’t deny how important his friendship was to her. She needed that
these days, and I was giving her something familiar and normal. She deserved that.
I left the room and met them in the living room. A smiled
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and met me with a kiss. She already seemed lighter and happier.
“Zeff,” I greeted, shaking his hand.
“I hear you have a proposition for me,” he said.
“That I do,” I said. “If you have time, we can talk now. Or do you want to get settled in first?”
“I’m free now,” he said.
“Great,” I replied. “To start, I need to show you something.”
“You two go ahead,” A said. “I’m going to change and finish up a couple emails for school real quick.
I’ll meet you there.”
She kissed my cheek before going to the bedroom. I led Zeff out of the packhouse and walked to a
nearby house. It was one of the first built, so it was older and needed some updates anyway, which
was part of the reason it was perfect. I unlocked the front door and Zeff followed me inside.
It waspletely empty at the moment. We had already had the furnishing removed, with the
exception of the beds and dressers in two of the three bedrooms upstairs. Everything else had been
cleared out. Zeff was obviously confused but interested in what I was going to say.
“How is the magazine going?” I asked, taking him back to the kitchen.
“It’s going really well,” he said with pride. “It’s gotten off its feet sooner than we had expected.”
“I’m d to hear it,” I said, leaning against the counter. “A tells me you two have mostly been
working out of each other‘
s homes so far. Have you guys thought about setting up a headquarters yet?”
Zeff shrugged. “It has been discussed. It hasn’t been a priority yet, seeing as all of our contributors
work remotely anyway.”
I nodded. “But that means you could set up anywhere, right? If the opportunity presented itself?”
“Yes,” Zeff answered slowly. “I suppose so.”
“Good, because I would like for you to set it up right here,” | stated, indicating the house we were
standing in.
Zeff looked startled. “May I ask why?”
My lips twitched at his skepticism. “I need your help. It’s for A.”
“I’m listening,” he replied, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the wall.
“I know she’s told you everything that’s been going on,” I said. “She trusts you explicitly. I won’t try to
deny that I haven’t looked into you more to make sure her trust is well–ced, because I have.”
“You didn’t hide it all that well,” he smirked. “I had some people reach out.”
“I wasn’t intending to,” I grinned back. It was a power move and he knew it. But he respected it and I
liked that. “But when ites to A, I trust you, too. I need that right now.”
1 motioned for him to follow me as I moved to a door off of the kitchen. It led down to a basement that
already had Construction supplies stacked up.
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“We need better ess to the cer,” I said. “Something more discrete. So, we’re building a tunnel
entrance from here. It lines up well and is close enough that it shouldn’t take long with a good team.
However, that means this can no longer be used as a residence. I already have offices established for
my business that Harmon runs in the city. I do everything else from the packhouse. So, we need a
cover. As you said, most of your work is done remotely, so you wouldn’t have a lot of trafficing in
and out of the building. And again, I trust you to keep this secret. So, would you be willing to set up
shop here?”
Zeff thought for a few moments as he looked around the
area.
“What all would this entail for me?” he asked.
“It would require a couple responsibilities on your part,” I said. “Mostly just monitoring who ising
and going, but arge part of that will be done by the security system. Other than that, we just need the
company to upy the space. This also will give A a space outside of the packhouse to work. We’ll
turn the dining room and master bedroom into offices on the main floor. A third office on the second.
The other two rooms I’ll leave for you to do what you want. You can even live here if you like.”
He had listened intently and considered the offer.
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“I’ll have to talk to Holly, of course,” he said. “She’s my partner. So she’ll have to agree.”
“Does she know who A really is?” I asked sternly.
Zeff shook his head. “No,” he replied firmly. “And she won’t until you choose to tell her.”
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I nodded, feeling better about trusting him.
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“Talk to her. You can bring her out to check things out. Tell her I’m giving the office to A as a gift if
you want,” I said. “Just let me know what you decide.”