Chapter 34 - Silvercloud


    I expected to be ambushed by Logan upon returning to the pack house. Granted, I wasn’t expecting


    him and Aurelia to wait at the door. I hadn’t told him about what happened, but I knew he’d know. Even


    if Cillian didn’t say something, I know it would have gotten back to both Kinsley brothers that there was


    a fight at my office. My best guess is that Shikoba reported it after she heard from security.


    I didn’t predict that this fight would result in Persephone’s sister and brother-inw decided to arrive


    early. Just what I didn’t want to deal with. It was one thing for them to being to probably taunt us


    about being mates and prod at me to be sure I was what they deemed worthy of Persephone. Now


    they areing because of that Demonw bitch. So they’ll be on edge, aggressive, and protective of


    Persephone.


    I need to get this shit with Demonw resolved fast. And by fast, I mean like I needed it handled


    yesterday. I do not want Sicilian leaders arriving in Bloodmoon while she is still in our territory; her


    intentions are unknown. Which shit, her intentions. I don’t know what they are, but that look she gave


    me and how she looked at Cillian, something is going on. There is more to this than just her having a


    fixation on me. I have the feeling she’s not pursuing me because she wants to.


    Maybe Dove can help me figure out what is going on with her. I want to know who is forcing her to do


    this. I want to know why they want her with me so fucking badly. Is it to try and bridge ties to


    Bloodmoon? That can’t be it. Forcing a chosen mate bond isn’t the way to form allies. Especially with a


    pack like Bloodmoon, who take the mate bond very seriously. Is this about my family? Do they want me


    because of my dad? Because, like him, I’m a genius?


    “Silvercloud? Are you even listening to me?” Logan grumbled, snapping his fingers in my face.


    I blinked and smiled sheepishly as I realized my mind had wandered, and I stopped paying attention.


    “Sorry, my brain wandered to other thoughts. I was trying to think about how to deal with Demonw.


    What were you saying? And can we go inside now? I feel weird standing on the steps talking.”


    “Why am I not surprised?” Logan sighed. “Yeah, let’s go inside. Mrs. Carmichael has dinner ready.” He


    waved for us to follow him inside.


    We could smell the BBQ spread from the hallway. Mrs. Carmichael is the best cook ever. I’ll be sad


    when I move out with Persephone, not that I can’te back for meals. Shit, we need to discuss living


    arrangements. I have a plot ofnd I can build on here in Mount Hood. I would need to finalize a design


    with Persephone to start construction.


    And I don’t want to sound sexist, but I hope she can cook. I burn everything I try to cook. So unless she


    knows how to cook, we will either eat out, eat at the pack house, or hire a cook—another thing we


    should discuss. There are many things we need to discuss and learn about each other.


    “Is every meal a massive spread like this?” Persephone asked as we walked into the dining room.


    The long table was filled with tters of brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, ribs, and half chickens.


    Then the sides, oh, the number of sides! The creamy, cheesy goodness of homemade mac n cheese,


    mashed potatoes, potato sd, grilled corn on the cob, green beans, baked beans, w, fries, and


    cornbread. My mouth was already watering. David and his family were here. I’m not surprised, given


    that his mate often helps watch the heirs. He nodded to us as he tried to get Rose to let go of his ear,


    her tiny fingers clutching the plug.


    “Pretty much. No one goes hungry with Mrs. Carmichael around.” I shrugged.


    “Need some help with our future Alpha, David?” I taunted as I let Persephone’s hand go to try and


    assist my friend.


    “What’s it look like?” David rolled his eyes.


    “That you have a new essory?” Persephone chuckled.


    “Hrious, just what I needed.Two of you.” David grumbled.


    “Come on, Rosie, let me go. It’s time to eat. Royce is already in his high chair.” He pleaded with the


    toddler.


    “Rose, sit with me.” Royce waved his hand as he tapped the high chair next to him.


    Like magic, she released her grip on David’s ear and tried to wiggle in Royce’s direction. I''ll eat my


    shoe if those two don’t end up mates. Shit, I probably shouldn’t say things like that, even in my head. I


    don’t want to have to eat my shoe if I’m wrong. Plus, Royce has the same effect on Farah, so unless


    he’s getting both Kinsley girls as mates, which their dads may castrate him for Goddess given or not, I


    shouldn’t make assumptions.


    “See, all you had to do was get her boyfriend to call her.” I chuckled as David put Rose in the highchair


    next to his son.


    “Don’t call him that,” Logan grumbled as he took CJ from Aislinn. “No dating. My kids don’t get to date


    till they have spent at least four years looking for a mate.”


    “Right, because that will happen.” Aurelia rolled her eyes as she put a te of cut-up food on Rose’s


    tray and another with slightly more food andrger bites on Royce’s.


    “If it makes you feel better, he’s also Farah’s boyfriend.” I snickered as Logan grumped, and he


    carefully took his seat with CJ in his arms to feed him a bottle.


    “Silvercloud, do my boy a favor. Stop trying to put him on the Kinsley shit list.” David chuckled as he


    fixed a te for his mate and then himself.


    “Language around the wee ones.” Aislinn scolded.


    “You really shouldn’t make assumptions. Just because the Kinsley cousins respond to Royce doesn’t


    mean anything. Gwen and Christina adore Lando, but that doesn’t mean he will be either of their mates


    when they grow up.” Persephonemented as she sat down.


    “Please stop making assumptions about my boy’s future. Unlike some people, Royce is a goodd and


    will wait till he finds his mate.” Aislinn chimed in, her words a bit hard to understand as she still has a


    thick Scottish ent.


    “Fine.” I held my hands up in surrender, smiling as I sat down, and realized that while I was taunting


    David and Logan, my mate had fixed me a te with a little of everything.


    “I wasn’t sure what you liked the most,” Persephone admitted quietly.


    “Thanks. And no worries, I like it all.” I assured her as we all started digging into our dinner.


    “So about Shikoba and Rohan.” Logan arched his brow as he adjusted CJ in his arms to burp him.


    “Here, I thought you’d forgotten.” I sighed around a mouthful of cornbread.


    “What about Rohan? Who’s Shikoba?” David asked.


    “Shikoba is my executive assistant at Silvercloud. She knew who I was but didn’t know the werewolf


    stuff. She’s a mute transgender human.” I exined. “And we found out today she is Rohan’s second


    chance mate.”


    “S…second chance?” David furrowed his brow. “I didn’t realize he had a first.”


    “Long story short, his first was a dirtbag.” I shrugged, keeping it clean for young ears. I didn’t want


    Aislinn scolding me.


    “Huh. I never knew. That sucks, but at least Rohan found a second chance. So did this woman not take


    the news of werewolves well? She didn’t reject him, did she?” David asked.


    “She’s wrapping her mind around it all. It’s going to take her time. She’s not Sarael, who at least knew


    about the supernatural world.” I exined. “And from what she told us, they didn’t talk much after


    Rohan shifted to prove he’s a werewolf. She asked him to let her think.”


    “Did you or Rohan give her Chuck’s number?” Logan asked.


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    “I take that to mean she called. And I gave it to her.” I nodded.


    “That’s a good sign, right?” Persephone chimed in. “If she’s looking to have counseling from Charles,


    she’s at least willing toe to terms with and ept this new reality.”


    “She has an appointment tomorrow. So she’s taking the day off work. Meaning you’ll have to deal with


    things yourself at the office.” Logan exined.


    “I can handle things at the office. It will suck that I can’t be in myb all day.” I frowned.


    “Does that mean we will spend tomorrow in your office?” Persephone asked, a subtle blush staining her


    cheeks.


    “I don’t want to know why she’s blushing.” Logan shook his head. “Right, CJ? We don’t need to know


    what Uncle Silvercloud was doing in his office today.” His voice took on that soft and sweet tone he


    reserved for his children.


    CJ replied with baby gurgles and a blech to rival a grown man in Logan’s face. Persephone and I both


    startedughing. The epic timing of this heir is priceless. I’d say it’s a CJ thing, but Rose did simr


    things as a baby.


    The Kinsley heirs, all four of them, are adorable. So is Xavier though he, like Farah, was a quiet, well-


    behaved baby. He only started getting loud and rambunctious as he began hanging around Royce. The


    influence of a Bryant.


    “Well, there’s that burp, at least.” Logan chuckled. “As for Shikoba, I hope her meeting with Chuck is a


    good sign. We’ll offer whatever support we can to help her transition to pack life so she can and will


    ept Rohan as her mate.”


    “PERSEPHONE!” The shout from the hallway made everyone raise their heads. Shortly after the


    scream Delh Fayte appears in the doorway, looking flustered and out of breath.


    “Delh? What’s wrong? Are you okay? I thought you were hanging out with Suzie. Did one of her


    friends do something? I’ll kick their asses.” Persephone was instantly on her feet, questioning her sister


    as she rushed over to her.


    I can’t imagine any of the kids Suzie Walterson hangs out with being disrespectful to a visiting ally. Last


    of all, one with a direct connection to the Incubi Alpha. But that doesn’t exin why Delh rushed in


    like this and shouted for Persephone.


    “What? No. I’m fine.” Delh shook her head. “No one was rude. I think they were too scared to be


    rude. Suzie made sure they all knew who I was rted to. The rudest thing said was someone asking if


    Alec is as scary as the stories say.”


    “Then what’s wrong? Why are you shouting for me and looking frazzled?” Persephone asked, brushing


    some of her sister’s hair from her face.


    “I got a text from Crista. She said they areing tomorrow because you fought work. I was worried


    about you.” Delh exined.


    “I made Scott rush me straight here.” She gestured to Scott, who had managed to catch up to her.


    Logan arched his eyebrow. “Don’t tell me a fifteen-year-old girl is making you winded. Do I need to tell


    Duncan you need more cardio training?”


    Scott huffed and rolled his eyes. “I’m fine. She jumped out of the car before I even got it into park. I had


    to park ande after her.”


    “Sure….” David snickered.


    “Ugh, you’re all worked up over nothing.” Persephone rolled her eyes. “I punched that dumb M.


    She’d been warned to stay away from Jonathan, yet she asked him to dinner and touched him. She’s


    lucky a broken nose was all she got. Plus, it’s not like the break is permanent.”


    “But it sounded like you could lose your internship. If you lose your internship, what happens? You’re in


    America on a work visa. If you don’t have a job, you can’t stay, and if you can’t stay….” Delh


    frowned, gesturing to me.


    “Don’t worry about my Visa,” Persephone said. “I’m not fired yet, and it’s not like I’m going to get kicked


    out of Bloodmoon. I’m Jonathan’s mate, which means after we’ve marked each other and I take my


    oath, I’m part of the pack.”


    “I know, but….” Delh pouted.


    “Don’t worry about your sister’s status,” I assured Delh as I walked around the table to stand next to


    Persephone. “While I own thepany, I can’t exactly go against my policies if HR removes her from


    the program. But I can handle the Visa status by hacking it or marrying her.”


    “M…Marry…” Persephone practically choked on the word.


    “What? You’d let me mark you but not marry you?” I asked, arching a brow as I pretended to be


    offended by her reaction.


    Okay, so part of me was. I know marriage isn''t typically a werewolf thing, but if she was going to spend


    her life with me anyways, what’s a piece of paper to shut up the government?