Page 20 of Knowing Trust

I was so glad that I thought to bring him with when I saw how cathartic it was for him to get that out. Even Kramer was stumped.

And seeing Julian being brave and putting this to rest for himself gave me the strength to do the same.

I let out a slow breath and went into the room, Kramer doing the same when he saw me. He went to stand, but the handcuffs attached to the table kept him from doing it and he plopped back down.

He opened his mouth, but Julian silenced him.

“You will never speak to my mate again. You are scum,” he sneered.

“Thank you,” I accepted, moving over to him and sliding my arm around him, under his jacket. I kissed his cheek and snuggled closer when he moved his arm around me protectively. I smirked at Kramer with my head on Julian’s chest. “My mate.”

Kramer’s eyes about popped out of his head.

“Yes, we’re not only back together, but we’ve mated,” I told Kramer, my barrier already up so no one else would hear us. “I’m his. Totally, utterly, and completely, and I give myself to him fully anytime he wants.” I smirked up at Julian. “Should we tell him that I was naked on my knees for you earlier today? All the details?”

He brushed his lips over mine. “No, because the sick git—he doesn’t need anything for his mind.”

Fair enough.

But I had one thing to add, freezing Julian before moving over to the table. I smiled in a way that I knew wouldn’t reach my eyes and Kramer saw what others had, like the FBI had the last time I’d been interviewed by them.

Hell, like the policeman had in Mexico when I’d helped out Marisol.

I wasn’t prey.

I was predator.

I was the fucking Grim Reaper.

I leaned over on the table. “I’m going to recommend that you be allowed to go into treatment like some of the witches and warlocks that my magic is helping. I will be that benevolent as long as you agree to never try to teach again. You will not be allowed to try and influence minds or have authority after abusing yours.”

He still couldn’t talk, but he gave a slight nod.

“Good. Your sentencing can be reassessed after that in a few years then. Maybe you really are this predator or you got all twisted up like Campbell. Who knows? But I’ll allow it with a healer once we work out the system.”

Again, I waited for him to nod.

“If you ever try to approach Julian or me again, I will teleport you to the moon or the bottom of the ocean. Things aren’t so complicated anymore, and I can easily handle any lowly little snake that even thinks to come near me, savvy?”

Yes, yes, he was. I didn’t even need to turn on my telepathy. The fear in his eyes said a lot.

Good.

I unfroze Julian and smirked at Kramer the way my mate immediately pulled me away and fussed over me, making it clear he would protect me no matter what. And if nothing else, Kramer believed that Julian would gladly kill any threat to me.

“Oh, and I did check about your diplomatic immunity,” I purred as I interlocked our fingers. “You are officially a citizen of Faerie now that we’ve mated even if you aren’t wearing the ‘prince’ title yet. So yes, you have it. You can make any pests disappear that you want and you have the authority with my dogs to do that.”

I saw the look Julian gave Kramer that he was thinking about it even if he knew it was evil.

We’d both come a long way and suffered too much. That wasn’t the same Julian who had worried about me hurting people at the Power Playoffs.

Yeah, survival and almost losing people did a lot to us.

6

A miracle happened and people reacted well to the parts of the interview we released. More than that, people all over supe social media were cheering that the Underground was no more and calling me the hero of our society.

Wow, what a change five years could make?

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