cream," I said as
I walked her to the door, "Amy, will you take Brittany to the lunch
room and get her some ice cream?"
Amy
smiled at the girl and nodded, "Come on. What flavor do you
want?"
I closed
the door before I could hear Brittany's response. I turned back to
Claire to end this once and for all.
"Where's
Christian?" She asked again.
"He's
with his mother. Kidnapping your dead mate's sister is a new low,
even for you," I said.
She
glared at me, "I didn't kidnap her."
"Then why
is her sister on my territory looking for the two of
you?"
She
scoffed, "What did she tell you? That I'm some raging
lunatic?"
"No. I
haven't talked to her yet. They found her at the edge of the
territory, beaten and near dead. What is this really
about?"
"I love
you, Titus. I made a horrible mistake when I left you but I realize
that now and I want to make things right with you and Christian. He
needs to know who his real mother is."
"The only
woman my son will ever look up to is Elizabeth. She took on a
newborn and a mate without a second thought. When you abandoned
him, she loved him and raised him like her own. She may not have
contributed genetically but the bond she shares with Christian runs
deeper than any genetic bond. She will always be his mother,
Claire. Accept it."
She
nodded, "Maybe you're right. Christian needs Elizabeth. She spends
more time with him than you do anyway. Maybe she is all he
needs."
The way
she said that confused me but I didn't want to show it. I knew she
wasn't giving up so quickly but what did she have
planned?
"We could
give Christian the chance to be raised by her. You are just as
absent so why would you need to stick around?"
"Are you
saying I should leave my wife and son?" I had to ask, just to make
sure I had it right.
"She
cares more about Christian than either of us ever could. We could
start over new-"
"Are you
insane?! I would never leave my wife! I most certainly wouldn't
leave her for you."
"Think
about it Titus. What was she like when you first met her? You can
be overbearing and demanding. You set these ridiculous double
standards. Do you really think she wants that?"
While I
may hate Claire, genuinely hate her, she made me realize something.
I had been a shit mate since this started happening. I hadn't taken
Elizabeth into account because I just assumed she would handle it
like everything else but what if I was wrong? What if she wasn't
handling it well and I just hadn't realized. Maybe she was hurt but
not showing it.
"If I
ever hear something like that from you again, I will ban you. I
don't care if it will be considered treason or not. I don't want to
see you again and if you go near my wife and son, I'll kill you
myself."
She
looked shocked that I would react violently since I usually was
more diplomatic but with the threat of harm to my family whether it
was physical or not, I was willing to do anything.
"Fine.
Where's Brittany?"
"You're
not getting her back."
"What,"
she yelled. Her face tinged with red anger.
"It's not
happening, Claire. Leave."
"Titus,
think about all the great times we had together," she
begged.
"They
were few and far between."
"But they
were there," she reasoned.
"I don't
love you and I never will. Nothing you could do would change that.
Now leave," I demanded in the tone I knew would have her trembling.
It even made Elizabeth stop for a second but she was my mate, it
didn't affect her in the same way.
Tears
rolled down her cheeks but I didn't feel bad in the least. If I
wasn't clear, I wouldn't be rid of her. With one last look, she
turned and ran from my office. I sighed in relief but I knew this
wasn't the last I heard from her. She wanted something and Claire
wouldn't stop until she got it. I would just have to keep an eye on
her until she left completely.
********
I sat on
the couch waiting for Titus to come home. He was taking forever and
I slowly felt my nerves creeping up. What if something happened to
him? What if-
No.
I
wouldn't
I walked her to the door, "Amy, will you take Brittany to the lunch
room and get her some ice cream?"
Amy
smiled at the girl and nodded, "Come on. What flavor do you
want?"
I closed
the door before I could hear Brittany's response. I turned back to
Claire to end this once and for all.
"Where's
Christian?" She asked again.
"He's
with his mother. Kidnapping your dead mate's sister is a new low,
even for you," I said.
She
glared at me, "I didn't kidnap her."
"Then why
is her sister on my territory looking for the two of
you?"
She
scoffed, "What did she tell you? That I'm some raging
lunatic?"
"No. I
haven't talked to her yet. They found her at the edge of the
territory, beaten and near dead. What is this really
about?"
"I love
you, Titus. I made a horrible mistake when I left you but I realize
that now and I want to make things right with you and Christian. He
needs to know who his real mother is."
"The only
woman my son will ever look up to is Elizabeth. She took on a
newborn and a mate without a second thought. When you abandoned
him, she loved him and raised him like her own. She may not have
contributed genetically but the bond she shares with Christian runs
deeper than any genetic bond. She will always be his mother,
Claire. Accept it."
She
nodded, "Maybe you're right. Christian needs Elizabeth. She spends
more time with him than you do anyway. Maybe she is all he
needs."
The way
she said that confused me but I didn't want to show it. I knew she
wasn't giving up so quickly but what did she have
planned?
"We could
give Christian the chance to be raised by her. You are just as
absent so why would you need to stick around?"
"Are you
saying I should leave my wife and son?" I had to ask, just to make
sure I had it right.
"She
cares more about Christian than either of us ever could. We could
start over new-"
"Are you
insane?! I would never leave my wife! I most certainly wouldn't
leave her for you."
"Think
about it Titus. What was she like when you first met her? You can
be overbearing and demanding. You set these ridiculous double
standards. Do you really think she wants that?"
While I
may hate Claire, genuinely hate her, she made me realize something.
I had been a shit mate since this started happening. I hadn't taken
Elizabeth into account because I just assumed she would handle it
like everything else but what if I was wrong? What if she wasn't
handling it well and I just hadn't realized. Maybe she was hurt but
not showing it.
"If I
ever hear something like that from you again, I will ban you. I
don't care if it will be considered treason or not. I don't want to
see you again and if you go near my wife and son, I'll kill you
myself."
She
looked shocked that I would react violently since I usually was
more diplomatic but with the threat of harm to my family whether it
was physical or not, I was willing to do anything.
"Fine.
Where's Brittany?"
"You're
not getting her back."
"What,"
she yelled. Her face tinged with red anger.
"It's not
happening, Claire. Leave."
"Titus,
think about all the great times we had together," she
begged.
"They
were few and far between."
"But they
were there," she reasoned.
"I don't
love you and I never will. Nothing you could do would change that.
Now leave," I demanded in the tone I knew would have her trembling.
It even made Elizabeth stop for a second but she was my mate, it
didn't affect her in the same way.
Tears
rolled down her cheeks but I didn't feel bad in the least. If I
wasn't clear, I wouldn't be rid of her. With one last look, she
turned and ran from my office. I sighed in relief but I knew this
wasn't the last I heard from her. She wanted something and Claire
wouldn't stop until she got it. I would just have to keep an eye on
her until she left completely.
********
I sat on
the couch waiting for Titus to come home. He was taking forever and
I slowly felt my nerves creeping up. What if something happened to
him? What if-
No.
I
wouldn't
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