Chapter 55
Daniel POV
By five I was finally on my way back to Charlie by way of Ben and Maria’s. We had decided to fill everyone in on what we had found before going home for the evening and meeting up again the next day. I found myself getting agitated at every red light, I needed to see her. I managed to do the usual hour-long journey in forty minutes. I jumped out of the car the second I pulled up and left my father and brother where they were, I was up the path and over the steps before I heard their doors close. I nearly ran straight into Maria as I threw open the front door. I smiled at her apologetically as I barrelled past her to Charlie. I pulled her into my arms and inhaled her delectable scent, my anxieties and stress melted as I felt her soft body against mine. I heard her chuckle at my display and realised I had picked her up, her adorable little feet were dangling off the ground. But I couldn’t let her go, I still needed to feel her and smell her a little longer, her arms wrapped around my neck, holding me close too. I ran my nose along her shoulder and up her neck, it made her whimper quietly as goosebumps erupted along her skin. I heard the door close, and my father chortled at my reaction to my mate, but I knew he and Ben understood. She was my comfort, my safe space, my home and after a long, hard day, that’s what you need more than anything. I slowly set her back on her feet, my hands cupping her face, I kissed her deeply, smiling for the first time in hours. I rested my forehead against hers.
“I missed you today,” I whispered.
“I missed you too.” She breathed, I put my arm around her as I turned to talk to everyone.
“We should sit, and talk about what we found today, and what we do next. We will meet up again tomorrow and discuss what the surveillance teams have found, but for now, there is something we all need to talk about.” Everyone pulled out a chair, the same ones we had that morning. I gripped Charlie’s hand as we took our seats, I needed her support to get through the conversation. “Okay, so we went to Appletree to do extensive research into our pack members to try and find any connections to vampires. With the objective of putting those people under surveillance to try and ascertain if any of them were part of the coup. We found three families with vampire relatives, one family had a great, great-grandfather that was a vampire, with such a slim connection we have put a small team on them, however, we do not believe they are the source. The second family has a great-grandmother who was a vampire, however, we do not believe this family is the source either as the vampire in question died a few years after her daughter was born and the girl was raised by her father’s second chance mate. However, we have also put a small team on them too, the third family is the one we believe has the greatest chance of being the source. Matthew Pratt is the son of one of our females and a vampire, his father did return to Matthew’s mother several times over the course of his childhood, however, he was their only child. Matthew’s mate was also part vampire, she died during the birth of their first child, and the child did not survive either. At the time, Matthew was very vocal in his opinion that the pack hospital was to blame for her death, which could be part of the reason he has sided with his vampire family against us. Another reason we believe he could be the source of the coup is that his father died last year after trespassing on another pack's land, he fought with the Alpha and was killed. That pack was Oaktree, and their Alpha, Lander, is our cousin.” I indicated towards Ben and myself for Maria and Charlie. I heard Charlie take a deep breath, and my mother looked like she wanted Matthew Pratt hung drawn and quartered. My father looked grey, I knew he had given Pratt a chance and even promoted him to head of design at Appletree. The betrayal was gut-wrenching for me, but for my father, it must have been awful. I gave everyone a few moments for it all to sink in.
“But there’s nothing concrete yet, right? This is all just circumstantial; we need real proof before someone’s life gets ripped apart.” Charlie whispered.
“There have been rumours that the coup was coming from inside Appletree, I’ve been trying to get to the bottom of it for weeks. Pratt was at the top of my list too, even before we knew about the vampire connection. He has been having secret meetings with many of the department heads, without a legitimate cause. The evidence thus far is pretty damning.” Ben confessed.
“Then let’s have the Delta and a couple of Zetas arrest him now, we can put him in the cells until he confesses and gives us the names of everyone who was involved!” My mother screeched, as she slammed her hand down on the table.
“What are you talking about? He deserves due process, a trial, a defence, you can’t just lock him up and throw away the key!” Charlie roared outraged. I squeezed her hand gently.
“Our laws and punishments aren’t like the ones in the human world. It doesn’t work the same way, but we can’t lock him up without proof either. That’s what the surveillance teams are for, they will gather evidence, we will talk to the seer and by the time we get back from seeing Hyacinth we will make a move on those responsible.” I explained to her, as I stroked her knuckles with my thumb. “Does everyone agree with the plan thus far?” I asked the table; I received only solemn nods in response. “Then I suggest we all go home, and get some rest, we will meet at the pack house tomorrow, at ten, go over what the story will be for when Charlie and I are away and prepare Charlie for meeting the elders on Sunday.” I got up from the table exhausted and more than ready to go home. I held my hand out to Charlie, who took it quickly following my lead. I headed for the door but turned around when I felt her let go of my hand. She had embraced Maria in a tight hug, both women seemed to have bonded. Maria cupped Charlie’s face softly.
“Thank you for everything today, and no matter what happens, you’re my sister now. There’s no getting rid of me.” Maria said, as she kissed Charlie on the cheek and pressed their foreheads together. Ben and I exchange a 'what the hell happened' look, as Charlie giggled at Maria’s words.
“I feel the same way,” Charlie said as she squeezed her hands and kissed Maria too. Ben shrugged; I saw my mother roll her eyes. “Goodnight, Richard, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow,” Charlie said as she got to him, he gave her a warm hug.
“I hope it’s not too soon to say welcome to the family?” He asked her.
“I’m honoured, thank you," Charlie said in return. “Miranda.” She nodded curtly to my mother and grasped my hand again. “Goodnight, Ben.” She said to my brother while wrapping herself around my arm, I think she did it for my benefit, so my wolf wouldn’t get jealous. I couldn’t help smiling at her, she was so thoughtful and generous. She should have been pissed at me for being so possessive, but instead, she tried to understand that to a certain degree, I couldn’t help it, so she tried to minimise any situation that would exacerbate it. It made me proud to have such an amazing mate. She squeezed my hand, to let me know everything was alright, and we headed for the door together. The entire car ride back I couldn’t stop thinking about when we had come home from dinner the night before. My pants were getting tighter, and I was having trouble concentrating. When we finally got to the house, I parked the car and raced around to her side. I yanked the door open so hard I thought I was going to rip it clean off, but when I looked down at her, she was staring at the tent I was making with excitement. I pulled her out and lifted her up, she wrapped her legs around me as my lips caught hers. I held her up with one hand under her ass, the other entwined in her hair, as I pulled her lips closer. I felt her nails scrap my scalp as she nibbled my earlobe, I growled unable to wait any longer. I walked her to the house, my lips sucking and kissing her neck. I nipped at her jaw, my lips found hers again, everything about her was addictive, and I was hooked. I crashed through the front door, grateful the household staff hadn’t left yet, so I didn’t have to mess about with my keys and made a beeline up the stairs. We carried on kissing as I climbed the stairs quickly, I was stripping her clothes as we moved, I needed to feel her skin against mine. She unbuttoned my shirt, she obviously felt the same compulsion as me, we discarded our clothes as we climbed higher. I had removed her coat, pumps, and sweater by the time we got to the bedroom, I unclasped her bra and threw it over my shoulder as I pressed her into the door, my mouth devoured every inch I could reach of her divine skin. I tore my hand away from her perfect body long enough to turn the handle, and both of us fell into the bedroom. We spun through the room, my brain barely able to focus long enough to close the door behind us as I strode towards the bed. I lay my goddess down on it, my lips moving down her chest, worshipping her. I unbuttoned her jeans and pulled them down her soft caramel thighs, the scent of her arousal overwhelmed me.
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