Chapter 262: Rhys
Playing the part of a devested Alpha King wasn’t hard, but I hated the rumors about Grace that were popping up everywhere. Everywhere I went I heard whispers about how she was using me this whole time, like every other bride I had ever had. No one had an answer for what was happening, but my little group of friends never divulged our secrets.
We met every day in the office for meetings about what was next. We met with Kate and Arlo to make sure we were ready to go at any time. We moved citizens to a safer location, and we decided that since the City and so many other smaller packs were between us and the Red Blood Pack, we agreed to open our borders in exchange for help from their warriors. Queen Margaret and Princess Elara had gotten in contact with their warriors who were still loyal, and they would be helping escort whoever wanted to join. We were a little nervous about what prince Elijah would do when he found out we were smuggling away his people and resources, but Queen Maragret had the loyalty of her people, and they would follow her anywhere.
Unfortunately, my pack wasn’t built for Vampires, other than a few rooms in the packhouse, so half my day was spent building small houses that would protect the Vampires as best as I could. As well as giving the Humans safe spaces, and witches if they needed it. Anybody who needed a safe place to stay right now was invited, even if they couldn’t offer us anything in return. It’s what Grace would have wanted.
We were building everything in a small circle of space. There would be 6 levels of security protecting the inside, and then there would be runners who would be there to help stragglers or kids we rescued from the Program. At least that was the hope. We ran small simulations in the gym, but they were very small, and it was really only so everyone knew their exact roles. I knew during the real thing it wasn’t going to be perfect, but if everyone could understand their roles, then maybe it would go better than I thought it would.
We were also taking a page out of the Red Blood pack’s book and creating an underground safe space for everyone to disappear to. And the Omega’s in the kitchen were preparing as much food that could be preserved as possible.
“Rhys?”
I jumped as Grace mindlinked me. She sounded far away and distant, but I could hear her.
“I’m here,” I answered back.
“It’s so good to hear your voice.” She exclaimed, and I could hear the relief in her voice. “I wasn’t sure it would work. You sound far away, but I can hear you.”
“I didn’t think we’d be able to do it either...” I admitted. “I didn’t even consider that we would actually be able to talk.”
“Well, I haven’t been given any wolfsbane or anything since I arrived, so as long as I’m able to avoid that, then we should be able to talk at least a little. I’m not alone very often.”
“I’ll take what I can get.” I responded. There was no way to possibly explain how relieved I was to be able to talk to her at all. “Have they hurt you at all?”
“No.” She answered a little uneasily. “No. I’ve actually hardly seen anyone. I’m currently in his office. Waiting for him to come back. I want to go through his things, but I think this is a test.”
I frowned as Sawyer knocked on the door and disrupted my conversation with Grace.
“What?” I demanded of him as he walked in.
“What do you mean what?” Sawyer shot back in confusion. “We were supposed to meet here 10 minutes ago. Sorry I’m late, but why are you so mad?”
My frown deepened. “I was talking to Grace.” I told him.
“You were talking to Grace? How? She called your cell?”
“No. Through the mindlink.” I replied.
“Mindlink? I thought Lycan’s couldn’t mindlink.” It was Sawyer’s turn to frown.
“Ever since we’ve both been marked, we’ve been able to.” I admitted, I didn’t realize I had been keeping our mindlink a secret. I had thought we had been fairly obvious about everything if I was being honest, but everyone also had a lot going on, so maybe we weren’t as obvious as we had thought we were.
“Maybe Maizie will agree to mark each other if she finds out we can mindlink,” Sawyer half-joked.
I knew him and Maizie had really struggled with the ideas of completing the mating bond. They had been worried that because Grace and I hadn’t completed it immediately that we were worried about the different species aspect, but in reality, it was because we were moving at Grace’s pace. She had forcibly been marked once, which still angered the hell out of me. And I had marked her with her permission, but the idea of being mated to someone had been terrifying for her. It took us a while to reach a place where we were each other’s safe place. And I wanted that.
I was saved from saying anything else on the subject because Leon and Caleb knocked on the door. The day was nearly over, but we had a little more work to do. There was always a little more work to do. We might have been exhausted, but it didn’t matter. War didn’t wait for anyone, and as soon as Grace sounded the signal, we needed to be ready.
And that’s how the next few days passed. We worked until we couldn’t anymore. Everyone had a project they were heading, and we all made sure the everyone had everything they needed. The influx of people began, and I impatiently waited for Grace to check in to tell me she had found the Pyxis. But just knowing she was alive was enough for now. But it wouldn’t be for much longer.
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