Chapter 27 - Persephone


    Damn, it felt good to put M in her ce. Sure it might get me in trouble with Loganter for iming


    Jonathan in front of M, but screw him. It’s totally a hypocritical move to tell us we shouldn’t be public


    about our rtionship. When I knew that even when he was supposed to be hiding that he and Aurelia


    were together, he let jealousy of Colby hit on her override logic and told him to back off his mate.


    Not like she believed me anyways. She probably thinks I’m saying it because she tried to say the same


    thing yesterday. The only difference is that I’m telling the truth. And whether we find out what she’s up


    to before my family arrives or not, once they leave, my mark will be on Jonathan so no one can ever


    second guess who he’s with again.


    It makes me wonder what the mark will look like. I’m of Beta blood, so will he have the Fayte dove? Will


    I also get the Fayte dove being the higher blood rank? Or will we get different marks as Katrina and Tie


    did, or will our marks merge like Stephen and Amelia? So many options. But I can’t find out till we get


    M out of the way, and my family is back on a ne home so we can mark and get through my heat


    without interruptions.


    I hope Azriel and Rohan can figure out what M is up to before my family gets here. If all this bullshit


    is going on when they get here, I’m not sure I want to guess how things will go down. It’s bad enough


    that my family ising and will probably alternate between grilling Jonathan with questions and


    threats and then cockblocking our sex life for the fun of it. I deserve the karma, but I would rather them


    not beaver-block me.


    With my brain on the thought of sex, I was eager to see where Jonathan was taking me. I hoped it was


    somewhere we could have the level of privacy we did in the bunker. It was difficult not to pout when


    Rohan joined us in the elevator, killing the chance that we would be alone. Nothing against the guy, but


    he’s unintentionally beaver-blocking me, and Sara and I are unhappy about it.


    I shouldn’t have been surprised that some serious security prevented unauthorized people from


    reaching Jonathan’s official office. Yet I instinctively put up my defensive armor when those weapons


    came out of the ceiling. I barely stopped myself from snickering when Jonathan gave his override code.


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    I have such a weird mate, and I love it.


    ‘You love him.’ Sara taunted in a sing-song voice.


    ‘Oh shut up.’ I rolled my eyes as we reached the top floor of the building.


    I didn’t pay close enough attention to know what sequence of buttons Jonathan pressed to get us here.


    It wasn’t as simple as hitting the correct floor number. It made me wonder how people who met with the


    CEO got to his office. Does he even take meetings with people? And how does Shikoba get to her


    desk? Or does she not work on the same floor as his CEO’s office?


    My questions about Shikoba were answered as the elevator doors opened, and we stepped into a


    sleek and modern space. ck marble floors were highlighted by the floor-to-ceiling ss walls on


    either side of the room and the carbon ceiling with brass ents and unique lighting. Whoever


    designed this space, I need to give their name to André because he would be gushing about this


    space.


    Shikoba was eating her lunch at a curved carbon and ss desk with ss shelves on the wall behind


    her filled with binders,pany awards, and some sulent nts. To the right of her desk were a set


    of frosted double ss doors that I assume open into Jonathan’s office. I wonder what that looks like.


    I’m sure I’ll find that out soon enough. To the left was a seating area with a modern white furniture set


    of a sofa and two side chairs anchored by a gray rug and ented with silver circr end tables and a


    low coffee table in the middle.


    A small kitchte was also at that side of the room, probably to cater to the snack and drink needs of


    people that maye to do business with the CEO. I bet the only people thate here to meet with


    Jonathan as the CEO are the Kinsley brothers. His true identity is kept a secret. I mean, even I couldn’t


    find information on who the CEO was. I contemted if J. Silvercloud was a woman.


    ‘Aren’t you d he’s not? I’m sure we’d figure it out if he were a woman, but it’s best for all involved


    that Jonathan is a man.’ Sara chuckled.


    Ignoring her, I looked back at Rohan, who was still in the elevator. He knows that Jonathan is


    Silvercloud. So he can’t be surprised that we are at the CEO’s office. I doubt he’s frozen in confusion


    about Shikoba using signnguage. If that’s the reason, then he’s being insulting. It would also be rude


    if he’s staring because he’s realized she’s transgender.


    I didn’t notice it the first time I saw her talking to Jonathan, but in my defense, I was distracted by trying


    not to rip M’s throat out. But now that I’m not as distracted, I’ve noticed a few things about Shikoba


    that clued me into her being transgender. And okay, I’ll admit that knowing that did help erase any


    unfounded worries about how close she must be with Jonathan to know his identity but not his


    werewolf nature.


    “Rohan? Are you alright? Did Jonathan’s over-the-top elevator security make you piss yourself?” I


    asked, cocking my head.


    Rohan’s cheeks turned bright pink behind his short beard; if looks could kill, I’d be dead. I’m also sure


    that if I were part of the pack link, he’d tell me to stop embarrassing him. Jonathan snickered, shaking


    his head next to me. At least he’s amused.


    “If you need the restroom, Mister Rock, it is just over there.” A mellifluous, feminine voice that reminded


    me of Rachel Weisz drew my attention.


    I blinked as I realized it was Shikoba. Well, not her directly, but it came from the phone in her right hand


    while she pointed to the bathroom with her left. So that’s the programmed voice Jonathan used for her


    text-to-speech program. It’s much better quality than most would get from such an app. I’m d he


    didn’t give her some genericputerized voice. You’d probably believe she was speaking if she’d


    moved her lips with the words.


    “I… I don’t need to use the restroom. Miss Fayte was teasing.” Rohan looked even redder as he finally


    stepped out of the elevator, or more so, was yanked out by Jonathan.


    Shikoba nodded as she typed on her phone. “Wee to Silvercloud Industries. I understand you


    were a recent transfer from Kinsley Industrial. I’m Shikoba Thorn, Mister Silvercloud’s assistant.” She


    offered her hand in greeting.


    Rohan gulped and looked at her hand like it was going to bite him or something. Shikoba rolled her


    eyes and wiped her hand on the dark gray pinstripe high-waisted a-line skirt of her rather cute retro


    outfit paired with a white short ruffle sleeve tie-neck top. She’s got style. I’ll give her that. With her hand


    seemingly clean, she offered it again, arching a dark brown brow, daring him to decline to shake her


    hand again.


    Jonathan elbowed Rohan, and after what I assume was a pack linkmand, Rohan extended his


    hand. As their hands connected, I realized something. His hazel eyes darkened, bing entirely


    brown as his wolf started toe forward. I nced at Shikoba, and she was staring at him in disbelief


    and confusion as she quickly took her hand back like she’d been electrocuted.


    Their MATES!? She’s his second chance, mate!? And a human to boot? The craziest things happen in


    Bloodmoon. This won’t be like Isis’ aunt being mated to John Kinsley. Sarael was raised as a hunter, so


    she knew about our kind. Shikoba is in the dark about Jonathan’s biggest secret.


    “Holy shit!” Jonathan doubled overughing. Neither Rohan nor Shikoba seemed amused at his


    “This isn’t funny. It’s a serious matter.” Rohan frowned as he looked at his hand and back at Shikoba.


    She was doing the same, but she looked more confused as she didn’t understand what was


    happening.


    “Wee to the cult, Shikoba.” Jonathan continued to chuckle, patting her shoulder.


    Her brows furrowed as she furiously typed on her phone. “What the fuck does that mean? Shaking


    someone’s hand does not mean I’m in your damn cult. I’ve shaken your hand and both Kinsley


    brothers’ hands, and you’re all in the weird cult you won’t talk about.”


    Cult? Is that what she believes werewolf society is? I mean, I guess to her, it might make more sense.


    Primarily as she’s worked with Jonathan long enough to have witnessed the intense light switch of


    emotions, a werewolf goes through when they find their mate.


    “I keep telling you it’s not a cult. And now that you’ve met Rohan, you get to learn my biggest secret. I


    share a secret with the Kinsley brothers, Persephone and Rohan.” Jonathan smiled.


    “Don’t you think this may be a tad sudden? And certainly out of the ordinary?” Rohan questioned.


    “Finding a mate is always sudden, Rohan. None of us can predict when, where, or with whom it shall


    be.” I pointed out. “And while your situation is rare, doubly so, it isn’t unheard of. Your pack, I’m sure, is


    well prepared for handling this.” I added.


    “What the hell is going on? Can someone tell me what’s going on? What are you talking about? Why


    do you keep saying mate and pack? Seriously, I don’t understand your messed up cult lingo.” Shikoba


    huffed, folding her arms.


    “We’re werewolves, Shikoba. I’d have liked to have told you sooner. I trust you with my identity when I


    don’t trust anyone else in thispany.” Jonathan shrugged. “And before you go calling me crazy, it’s


    true. I’m the Delta of the Bloodmoon Pack. Logan is our Alpha, and John is our Beta. Rohan is a


    member of my pack and your mate. Mate is short for soulmate.”


    Rohan and I both groaned at how casual and straightforward he was being. He could have at least


    eased her into this news. Shikoba looked skeptical and shook her head. She looked at Jonathan like he


    was crazy. And when she looked at Rohan and me, it was like she was waiting for us to tell her that he


    was messing with her.


    “It’s true,” Rohan spoke up. “Delta Jonathan is telling you the truth. We are werewolves, and with his


    permission, I will take the exnation from here.” Rohan nced at Jonathan.


    “Go right ahead. Persephone and I will be in my office doing… well, things I’m not discussing.”


    Jonathan nodded as he grabbed my hand. “Take as much time as you both need. Please get in touch


    with Charles if Shikoba has a breakdown and needs psychiatric assistance.”


    “What the hell?” Shikoba scowled as Jonathan led me to his office.


    “You’ll be fine.” He waved a dismissive hand. “Trust me. You’ll love being part of what you once called a


    cult. Life is better with a mate.”


    I shrugged and tried to give her an encouraging smile as I was tugged into his office. The frosted ss


    door shut tightly behind me. I didn’t even get a chance to take in the aesthetics of his office. The


    moment the doors were closed, my back was pressed against them. I gasped as his mouth was on


    mine in a searing kiss that had every cell in my body buzzing. He wasn’t wrong that life is with a mate.