#Chapter 73: The Aftermath

(Elijah’s POV)
Waking up I could hear the television, I look over and see the side of the bed that usually occupied by my mate is empty. I could not tell you how long its been since she slept next to me. Not that I blame her, with the world finding out that she is werewolf and forcefully transforming in front of the world would deter anyone’s spirit.
I can feel my wolf licking on wounds both the physical and emotional. I try to shake everything off but I am still healing from the gun fire assault that Grayson and I protected Ava from. What kind of mate would I be if I let humans harm Ava.
As I roll out of bed my hand automatically reaches for my cellphone. It is the only link that I have between the humans and my king. I unlock my phone and listen to my voicemails first.
I don’t recognize this number but if it had my contact information it had to be important.
I press play and I cannot believe what I am hearing:
Good evening Mr. Elijah Connery. This is the representative for Troy Ousset, as known as the Alpha King. Since I am unable to reach you I will leave a brief message. Due to teh attention under your watch the Alpha King has decided to block every and all portals between the human and werewolf realms until further notice.
This is a decree by our sovereign. Have a good day Mr. Connery. And do get your affairs sorted.
After listening to that message I could not be sure of what else was to come. I knew that I would be held accountable for the turmoil that we were currently facing. Nor could I blame the king for his decisions; if I were him I would have done the same thing.
Atleast they are not calling for our execution. Neptune muttered in my thoughts as he continued to lick his fur. I knew that this was normal for my wolf after a battle.
Quit your sulking, this is only temporary.
I am exhausted but I have to keep going. I looked my emails and messages and they all read the same thing. That I am a monster. That many of the executives that I have worked for are now terrified what I can do to them or their families.
I understand their concern and their anguish, but I also know that I will not let any of them be little my authority or my mate for that matter.
Before Ava moved in I had an office desk moved into my bedroom just in case I needed to be closer to the portal in my territory.
I logged into the computer and quickly sent a mass email for all those that called and message me. All of them responded and entered my video chat.
“Good evening gentleman and Angela,” I said showing courtesy. However I knew that this would not be a friendly call.
“There is no need for pleasantries Connery,” one of the business men said. I did not like dealing with him because I knew for a fact that he was crooked.
“How do you explain what is going on here,” Another plump mediocre man grunted. He was hardly at any meetings. Too busy creating harassment lawsuits with his employees.
“Gentlemen, I believe that Mr. Connery has the floor. He can explain to us everything if we take a step back—
“Oh enough “Mrs. Tsubaki . This is no time to hold hands and pray,” someone shouted in the screen. Now they were being out of line.
“ENOUGH!” I boomed. I used my Alpha call, while I never used it on humans I do not regret doing it now. “I called this meeting to discuss what I will be doing to ratify this situation. However do not mistake me calling this meeting to order me around. I built my company from the ground up and all of you came to me for aid.
Not the other way around, so make no mistake when I say this: Do not forget that I am the bridge between the worlds for decades. I am not going to become a martyr for your egos. Good day gentlemen, and Mrs. Tsubaki you have the day you deserve.”
I ended the call before I flipped my desk over with my computer along with it. I forgot how much I preferred discussing everything over emails. I was grateful that Tsubaki had my back throughout the meeting, but given that she was also a supernatural being like myself I was not surprised.
I also made a note of the other beings in the video call that stayed silent. They probably wanted to see how I would handle the mortals.
I exited the room and made my way to the bathroom. Even though my wounds were not completely healed I needed to wash away this feeling of discouragement.
The Moon Goddess only knows how Ava is feeling right now.
I turned on the water and started to slip off my shirt. I peeled off my pants and boxers when I felt her presence. I turned around to see my mate holding herself.
I quickly pulled her into my arms and planted a kiss at her temple. I know my love. I promise everything will get better. Even if I have to tear it down and lay it at your feet.
She looked up at me and smiled. Goddess I cannot remember the last time she smiled at me with such pain in her eyes. I cup her face with her hands and capture her lips with my own.
There is a moan that she releases as she puts her hands at my chest. I pick her up not breaking the kiss between us and with one hand I position her legs around my waist. With the other I pull the glass curtain door open and step in the shower.
Leaving trails of kisses from her cheek to her neck I feel her grip me in her hands. Not making a sound she positions my member near her entrance.
How long has it been? SInce we touched like this.
Gently I nudge her body to the shower wall as I slam inside her. The satisfies groan between us is enough of a signal to keep going. The force of nature that is her stare fixes everything.
I love you, Elijah. She slides into my mind with such ease since we became mates.
How did I exist without you. The rhythm that takes us higher becomes a force of nature that has me fighting for control.
We don’t need () what Ava and I need is to touch and to know that we have each other and no one else. As I feel her control slipping I press my lips to the mating mark that I gave her. She screams out as the waves of her release hits her over and again.
I meet her at the finish as I slam my hand into the wall of the shower a few inches away from her head.
She laughs at my brute force as she unwraps her legs from me and climbs down. We quickly bath and dry off sneaking kisses and bites here and there.
“So what do we do know,” Ava says to me. The question that I have been asking myself since first waking up.
What the fuck do we do to fix this mess? And how do we make it out alive.