It took me a while to convince Chloe to leave Robin with Travis and Nick but she finally relented. Then I was able to drag her back to the bar area and led her to a table where
my lawyer Hayden and his mate Danica were setting..
After introducing Chloe to them I was surprised to find out that Danica used to be a member of the Silver Moon Pack.She's about four years older than Chloe but they still remembered each other from school. Or I should say, they both knew of each other.
As did everyone else in their school, Chloe was well known because she was part of the Alpha family. And Danican was well known also because her mom was the Superintendent over the grade school.
Seeing that Chloe wasn't actually paying attention to the conversation and her eyes still kept drifting towards the brick wall.I mind linked Hayden 'Watch her and Don't let her leave this table.'
' Why? don't tell me you're going to go play without your mate.'He sent back grumpily with a scowl on his face.
' No!'I shouted in his fucking head"I'm going to the bar .I'll be right back, just watch her.' I sent back and hurried over to the bar .
Where I made Chloe a cocktail myself, one strong enough to relax a riled up shewolf. Adding a dab to much tequila to the margarita I made. Actually I just added a splash of Tony's special frozen margarita mix to the six shots of tequila I put into a glass. Popped it in the blender with some ice and started on my own drink .. After a couple of twirls from the blender and four shots of crown for myself I was back at the table.
After having about half of the special cocktail I made her. Chloe was smiling and babbling happily with Danica about the wide locking gold collar Hayden gave her the night they got married.
But occasionally her eyes still kept drifting back towards the brick wall where we left Robin with Travis and Nick. Seeing that she still wasn't relaxed and just enjoying herself. I placed my hand on top of hers' and tried to ease her anxiety by massaging it gently.
Finally I just gave up and called out to Danica for her professional help."Danica, please help me by explaining to Chloe that Robin will be safe with Travis and Nick."I pleaded, needing her professional help as a sex therapist to finally put Chloe's mind at ease and help her relax.
Danica rolled her eyes. " Why?What's Robin got herself into now?" She asked, sputtering a little laugh behind her palm .
I shrugged "I'm not sure, but Nick got that ass pretty good with an impact cane.Now Chloe's afraid Nick and Travis will really hurt Robin." I explained only what I had witnessed.
"Oh, honey" Danica said, compassionately reaching out to pat Chloe's hand. "Don't worry about Robin she's not some innocent girl who has been dragged here against her will and being taken advantage of. You see, Robin has been a sub for six years now and knows exactly what she's doing. But she's a handful always challenging her Masters and trying to top from the bottom. And as far as Travis and Nick goes they're actually instructors here at the club. And I promise you, they are very good at what they do. That's the reason Robin chose to be with them she knows that her mouth will get her punished. But she also knows that Travis and Nick never get angry or out of control and always provide the most attentive after care. Even though it may appear that they weren't paying attention to what she was saying .I promise you they heard every word that came out of her mouth." Danica calmly explained in an even professional tone and I could feel Chloe relaxing through our mate bond.
Then Danica turned her stern gaze on me."Skyler , she called " Have you and Chloe disgusted anything at all, about your preferences,punishment,or setting hard limits?" She ask,with concern.
Oh Fuck! At the mention of punishment I could feel Chloe's anxiety rising again through the bond. I quickly Scrambled and searched my mind for the right words to ease her anxiety and to make her relax again. So that she could just enjoy the evening and hopefully want to come back again sometime soon. But before I could come up with something. Danica was back at it again with her psychiatrist bullshit making things worse.
"She doesn't seem to understand much about our lifestyle. You know," She said thoughtfully picking up her phone to glance at her schedule "Actually, I'm available all day tomorrow to help with communication between the two of you. I can bring a standard agreement over to your house and help Chloe navigate and understand terms if you like."
" No," I growled "why the hell would I do that? Chloe's my true goddess given mate, not my sub.We don't need some bullshit agreement we have our bond. I'm sure we can work through everything on our own." I snarled ,
more confident than I actually felt. Pulling Chloe into my arms and kissing her temple.
" If you say so."Danica smirked, and patted Chloe's hand again."If you need to talk about any of this. I'm a clinical psychologist that practices Sex therapy as part of my practice. Hayden, and I, live only a couple of houses down the beach from Skyler . I'll give you my number and you can call me anytime. Perhaps we can go shopping sometime or just have lunch together."She said ,with a wide smile plastered on her face .
"Thank you, I may actually need your help to understand the punishment aspect of all this.
Because it's beyond me why anyone could be hit with a stick and be okay with it."Chloe murmured, glancing back towards the brick wall that separated the two areas.
Just as Nick and Travis sauntered into the room carrying Robin in Nick's pet cage. I fucking groaned,abruptly standing up and extending my hand to Chloe. " Come babe, we need to get back to the house." I beckoned, shouting from over my shoulder at Hayden as we were leaving . "Ten o'clock in the morning,my office. Don't get drunk and forget." dragging Chloe towards the back door.
She was a bit wobbly from the tequila and stumbled a couple of times.So I just scooped her up and carried her out towards the door. Mind linking Greg on the way. ' Open the door and clear the path to my car .'I ordered, taking long strides in that direction.
Chloe giggled and waved to Danica from over my shoulder then relaxed in my arms snuggling her face into my chest. With all the anxiety she was feeling vanishing in an instant. Making me wonder if her relaxed state had anything to do with the mate bond or if it was just the tequila kicking in.
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Addie's PVO
The flight to Seattle wasn't long only about two hours. But Damien insisted that we take a nap because Xavier fell asleep just as we lifted off the ground.
His advice to me was grab what little rest that you can.Because Xavier would wake up like a hurricane ready to plundered the world with his little werewolf speed and new found energy that a nap would provide him.
Following Damien's lead we headed own to the back of the airplane and laid Xavier down before crawling into the bed on either side of him. When my head hit the pillow I felt the jet lag kick in from flying into Juneau from Kentucky yesterday and the affects of a wild night with my mate. I fell asleep almost immediately only to be jolted awake by the sensation that something was in my hair.
Thankfully I didn't scream before I realized Xavier had wrapped his little self up in my hair like a burrito.
He was so cute with his little head peeking out from underneath a mass of long tangled curls. That I had to stifle the laughter that tried to escape my lips while I carefully unwrapped the long strands from around his little body, and covered him in a blanket. I then snuggled up against his little back until the plane landed in Seattle.
Where Damien had a limousine waiting to pick us up and take us to a big old mansion on fourteenth Avenue East a historic street referred to as Millionaire Row. Where the most prestigious and influential business men in Seattle built their homes in the early part of the 20th century.
As we approached the front door Xavier clapped little hands excitedly yelling "Yeah, scary house."
I cocked a brow giving Damien a side glance.. " Why, is he calling this place scary house?"I ask, not really sure if I should turn around and get a nice comfortable hotel room. Or go to the grocery store to get some sage to ward off any evil sprites lurking around.
Damien laughed with a slight shrug ," Your guess is as good as mine. That old Victorian Chloe's parents live in looks like some old creepy castle out of a horror movie. I can't imagine what he would think is so scary about this house." He replied,with another little chuckle , pushing one side of the big double doors open and shouting " Aunt Bea" at the top of his lungs as we entered a very formal looking round foyer .
With a large elegant crystal chandelier hanging in the middle of the ceiling. Surrounded by a balcony with an ornate mahogany banister overlooking the foyer from above.
Shiny wood floors and ornate paneled walls gleamed underneath the low lighting from the chandelier reflecting the sophistication and formality of a past era..
A large round antique dark wood table set in the middle of the room centered on a delicate round vintage silk rug. With a huge fresh flower arrangement made from beautiful hybrid burgundy and golden roses setting in the middle of the table.
The elegance and grandeur of the foyer reminded me of my great grandparents mansion in Kentucky. Definitely not a place to be shouting like a uncluttered heathen.
And just as that thought crossed my mind a stylish and sophisticated looking older woman with silver gray hair peered over the railing of the balcony with a frown on her face.
" Damien Xavier, what's with all this yelling? Where are your manners?" She scolded,in a motherly tone.
Which Damien ignored and instead politely replied " Hello Aunt Bea, you look as lovely as ever . Come down,I have someone I would like you to meet."
The lady glanced over at me for a second with a practiced courteous smile. Then gracefully descended the grand staircase as we walked further inside the foyer meeting her at the bottom of the stairs.
Damien leaned forward and kissed the lady's cheek then turned towards me excitedly introducing us. " Aunt Bea,I would like you to meet my fated mate, Chloe Suzanne Johnson. Ignoring the lady's shocked expression he then turned to me, Chloe, this is my great Aunt Beatrice Ross Harris." Which I understood to mean this lady was Damien's paternal great aunt his great grandfather's sister and part of the Alpha family.
Damien's Aunt squealed " Oh, goddess" launching herself at me with outstretched arms pulling me into a welcoming embrace.
Her enthusiastic welcome was heartwarming and made me smile. I too opened my arms and welcomed her hug wrapping my arms around her snugly. She then pulled away from the hug looping her arm through mine as though I was a long time friend.
"Come darling, tell me about yourself." She beckoned, guiding me into a lavishly decorated formal living room. Where we I took a seat on a comfortable leather chesterfield sofa and Damien set down beside me with Xavier in his lap.
His aunt then sat down in an armchair beside us and began to giddily ask " So tell me darling where are you from?"
" I'm from Alaska." I replied with a smile .
" Oh, well that's interesting, what pack are you from and how on earth did the two of you meet?"Aunt Bea ask curiously , scooting to the edge of her chair as if she was waiting for some romantic fairytale story.
Which I didn't have,so I started with the simple question first. " I'm from the Starlight Pack." I said ,as I thought about how we actually met coming up blank for anything that sounded remotely romantic.So I just blurted out the truth " We met at a celebration dinner for my brother and Xavier's mom Chloe."
" Your brother is Skyler Johnson the handsome young Beta in the Alpha weekly news journal that Chloe is mated to?" Aunt Bea questioned ,with a raised brow directed at Damien.
" Yep, that's him, I flew to Alaska yesterday morning to get Xavier. Just to find out that he was still in California with Chloe's mom and dad. Then instead of flying out to California that night. I decided to stay the night at the pack house and fly out the next morning. Well Alpha Riker invited me to the celebration dinner they had planned for Skyler and Chloe. And when I walked into the dining room voila, there she was. Setting there looking beautiful beside her mom at the dining table."Damien explained, leaving his aunt speechless for a second and almost in tears.
"Oh my goddess,," she sobbed tearfully " I prayed for you and Chloe to find your goddess intended for almost three years now. I was so worried that some of those old fashioned pack members would convince the two of you too give up on your ture mate and just get married to each other. Simply because you had a baby together even though Xavier has never suffered in that aspect one bit."Aunt Bea sobbed, reaching out to hold both our hands while chanting ."Goddess thank you, thank you, Goddess thank you for blessing my family."