Chapter 259: Grace
Over the next week, we planned a wedding for the ages. We may not be actually getting married, but no expense was being spared. Every spare moment was that wasn’t part of the Luna Ceremony or Wedding planning, I was with Rhys’ mother, Kerris, learning how to present myself with Maizie. Sometimes, Alana joined us. She didn’t participate, but she would laugh at what Kerris was putting us through. She wasn’t there as often though, she seemed a little overwhelmed. I was actually really beginning to worry about her. I kept telling her to relax, but she took her job very seriously, and I might have added too much stress by asking her and Maizie to be bridesmaids. I couldn’t choose between them to be a maid of honor, but they were both my family now, and for that I was grateful.
Now, we were just a day away, and my heart couldn’t be any fuller, even if it was all a setup. I was excited because if we all survived this, this would be real. And I couldn’t wait for that moment.
“Are you okay, Grace?” Sawyer asked gently.
I hadn’t heard him approach, but I was glad he was here.
“Sorry, I was lost in my head. I’m okay.”
“Are you sure you want to go through with all of this?” He questioned, a mischievous look on his face.
I nodded, giving him a curious look. “Even though this isn’t for real yet, I can’t wait to marry your brother. And as soon as all of this is over, I will be demanding a real wedding. But we have to survive first.”
“Your idea sounds like a suicide mission.” He stated, and I didn’t miss the worry in his voice.
“I don’t think they’ll kill me. They would have done it a million times if they could. I don’t quite understand it. I’m the daughter of an affair. A bastard kid. But they need me for something. So, I have to pretend to play into their hands. That’s the only way we’ll find out anything.”
Sawyer nodded, and I knew he understood. He was one of my closest friends. I was glad he would be my family in the end. I was glad he was Maizie’s mate, and I was glad that he was here.
“Are you ready to do what we talked about?” He asked after a while.
“Yea,” I swallowed nervously.
“It’s to keep you safe...” He responded, reading my nerves.
“I know.” I told him. But knowing and wanting something are two completely different things. I knew that this part of the plan was non-negotiable to Rhys. I also knew it would protect me if I got myself in too deep. But I didn’t have to like it. It was experimental at best, and for it to be going into my body should be making everyone nervous.
But I just swallowed my pride and followed Sawyer to the clinic. This was the last phase in the plan that needed to happen tonight, and it was a safety net.
“Take a seat.” Sawyer gestured at the empty exam table.
I shivered. As much as I loved Sawyer, I hated the clinic. I knew nothing bad was going to happen to me, but I still hated it here. I trusted Sawyer.
“Okay,” He said as he turned back to me. “This is going to sting a bit.”
I nodded my acknowledgement and closed my eyes. I didn’t want to see the insertion device any longer. It was a silver metal that looked scarier than it probably was, but I still didn’t want to have to look at it.
“One, two, three,” Sawyer counted down. I appreciated his warning, but it didn’t help me brace myself too well. It hurt so much worse than I thought it would. I bit down to avoid making a sound, and then it was over.
I felt a little pathetic for how I had reacted. I had been beaten within inches of my life, and yet this small metal device was going to be the death of me.
“Are you okay?” Sawyer asked, his worry evident on his face.
“Yea,” I answered shakily. “I can barely feel it now.”
Sawyer smiled. “Good. I designed it so you wouldn’t, but I had never tested it before, so I wasn’t sure it was going to work the way I designed it.”
“What all can it do again?” I asked as I stared at my arm, surprised to the redness already shrinking to a nearly unnoticeable size.
“It will do a whole bunch of things.” Sawyer responded proudly. “It will mostly track your vitals, so we’ll know if you are alive and in distress. It will also track your movements, so we’ll know your exact location at all times. If you want to pin your location at any time, all you have to do is tap it twice, just like we talked about. So, anywhere you think you might be in danger or if you find the Pyxis. Five taps opens a communication line with Rhys’ phone. I would not expect it to be super clear, but it will hopefully be clear enough. I wouldn’t suggest trying to talk to him on it, but if you want him/us to hear something going on, then that’s when I would use it.”
“And we’re sure it works?” I stared at my arm like it was something foreign to me.
“Come on, let’s test it.” Sawyer responded, gesturing me to follow him to the computer. He typed a few things into it, and clicked a couple buttons, then all the sudden a little box started pulsing loudly. Sawyer immediately scrambled to turn it down, but I smiled. It worked. That was my heartrate.
The only other person who could access this information was Rhys, and he could drop in at any time to hear surrounding noises. We tested all the features, just to be sure they worked, and when Sawyer was satisfied, I left the clinic with the promise that as soon as my mission was finished, he would take it out for me.
But I wasn’t worried about that. I was getting married tomorrow. Well, I was going to my wedding tomorrow. Tonight though, I was going to climb my mate like a tree. Because tomorrow might be a suicide mission, but tonight, I was madly in love and getting married tomorrow. And everything else could wait.
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