I felt astonishment in all my connections. Paige sighed, “This again.” Avery smacked her arm and so did Sierra. What again? I glanced at Phil and Gage who were gaping at Paige. What? I linked them, “What is that face?” Gage said, “We’ll let you know if we confirm it.” Fine.
EJ asked, “How the fuck did Melanie know that was Cassie?” The McAlister’s heard EJ, along with the pack. Most people didn’t know it was Cassie until EJ confirmed it. The pack link went off like wildfire. Elise asked, “Wait, what? That’s actually Cass that Melanie is talking to?” I nodded, “It is.”
Cassie smiled agreeing, “Sure, Melanie. Ask your questions, I’m all over making her tell the truth.” Mom grumbled, “I could do it too from back here, but it’s probably best I don’t. Since I want to SMASH HER FACE IN!” She’d whisper yelled that part.
Melanie faced Amy again. My mate cracked her neck saying, “Ok then. Your purpose here Amy... and can I just say it wouldn’t happen…but your end goal is to seduce and sleep with…well not like sleep next to him but ummm do stuff with… Eric, right?” My jaw dropped.
Gage said, “Damn. That’s a hell of an opening question.” Amy answered, “Yes, he’s rumored to be a great lover, and it would cement our business agreement.” I’d kill this fake ass woman. Melanie snorted, “Yeah, no. It would do the opposite.” I snarled along with most people in attendance.
My mom had her fists clenched and I felt her fury consume the bond. My Uncle Marcus had her. Mom told him, “I promised to wait until Melanie was done. So, here I am fucking waiting. I won’t pop over there and kill her ass yet.”
EJ linked me, “Your mate is too goddamn smart, and we are NOT prepared.” No, we were not. Melanie sighed, “I really don’t like people like you. Be that male or female. So many came through Black Path it was disgusting.”
She waved, “You type of people who cannot take their eyes off themselves, and their own selfishness for five seconds REALLY get to me.” My dad was now snarling. Uncle Bjourn was holding him back. Uncle Bjourn advised, “Eric, you might as well hear what else your daughter in law has got here.”
Sierra snorted, “That Amy bitch is going down with major egg on her face.” My mom muttered, “There aren’t any eggs around here. I could conjure you some to throw at her BITCH ASS FACE!” Sierra laughed, “I mean, I’d throw one. Dax taught me how.”
My mom conjured her eggs. Sierra wiggled her eyebrows, “At the end of the showdown, I’ve got you Princess Luna Conners.” My mom sighed, “Just call me Haley. You’re mates with my cousin. Well, in this realm I guess they call him my second fucking cousin. It’s still a cousin. Why must we put numbers on all this shit?” It broke the tension for a second.
Melanie continued, “The fact that you cannot see what you are doing past your own motives really, just UGH. Your plan would not succeed.” My dad growled, “No, it fucking wouldn’t. I would NEVER cheat on my Angel. I don’t even like you, Amy.”
Melanie smirked, “Told you, Amy. For the scenario’s sake… we are going to lie and say it did happen.” All my siblings growled, and so did my dad. Melanie winced, “Just for the scenario guys and to make my point. You sleep with him… yay for you, except not really.”
“Because you have just caused irreparable damage to Eric and Haley. They are mates. Not only that you’ve altered his relationship with his children… and caused serious damage to the respect they have for their dad.” I felt the hurt in all the bonds. She was right, and that fact hurt more than I ever imagined.
My dad would never hurt our mom. My dad linked us all, “It would never happen. I’m sorry I didn’t see Amy’s actions as flirting, but I only see your mother. From the moment I saw her, it’s been her.” We all nodded.
Angela linked, “I know you’d never cheat on mom. It’s never even so much as flickered in a path. You always go out of your way never to hurt her. You kill people when I tell you they are going to hurt mom.” We all knew she’d done that since she was little.
Melanie sighed, “Then there’s the relationship with his in-laws…. It’s fractured. Along with nieces, nephews. Two Kings would be being pissed off at him... not to mention at you… but we’ll get to that. Haley wouldn’t want Eric to die, but King Aiden would do something… Fairy about it.”
“So would his children. King Bjourn along with the other Hackura Prince’s and all their sons… which is just so many people… so very many people…” Several people snickered. She continued, “would do some damage.”
“Eric would let them because he’d feel like crap. Not to mention you’d have caused him and Haley physical pain during the act.” Melanie blushed saying it. She was adorable. She continued, “All so you could feel like you have bragging rights because you banged Eric Conners.”
Melanie accused Amy, “You thought of no one but yourself. Since we are talking about you though, the penalty for sleeping with a Royal Hackura is….” she snapped her fingers, “Oh yeah... death, if they aren’t on an off period.” How did she know that?
I glanced at EJ who looked at Elise. It was common knowledge in our pack, but we had Hackura members in our pack. Drake sighed, “Tristan!” Tristan whispered, “I didn’t tell her that!” He asked, “Then how does she know?” It was a good question.
Melanie rambled on, “Everyone knows Haley and Eric don’t have those.” Amy was now deathly pale. I linked my siblings, “If she manages to get in that car without dying, we kill her.” Angela offered, “Amy does not make it to her car.” Good.
Amy replied, “He could go on an off period, just for our encounter.” Melanie shrugged, “Mmm and the fact his wolf would be in pain means nothing to you, I see. So you’re selfish… like I said earlier. Besides, it still causes damage. I find so many things unacceptable about that.”
“The main one being my mate is one of those people who would be upset… and I told you I don’t really do well when he’s disrespected. Xander has looked up to his dad his entire life. You want to send all Eric’s children’s mate’s lives into chaos… which I don’t care for.”
“I mean… I like all of them, and you’d callously have us all running interference. Consoling our mates and having them wonder if it could happen to their parents… what about us?” My jaw dropped. Jason snorted, “Mel’s always had a way of just looking at things and their repercussions. Kicks you in the balls sometimes with the truth of them.” No fucking joke.
EJ snorted, “Damn.” Melanie wasn’t done yet, “You’d also send this pack into a bad space because there is tension between the ENTIRE Alpha bloodline and the former Alpha and Luna of the pack. They already went through that… and it was horrible.” She meant with Cassandra and it was obvious.
My mate waved her arms, “I find that unacceptable because this is a good place. These people do not deserve that. Nor do their allies. You’d tank Eric’s reputation because you wouldn't keep it a secret, would you?”
Amy looked at Cassie, whose hands were glowing. Amy answered, “No, I’d tell everyone.” Melanie nodded, “Which would have more women RUNNING to blatantly flirt with him in front of his mate… which is confusing…because like she can kill you in a second.”
She tapped her chin, “Anyway… your actions would make the cycle of hurt continue for the Conners family. Because everyone would know…. Any time an event would come around people would whisper. Eric and his children would hear them. People would confront Haley about it because people are jerks... let’s face facts.”
My mom snorted, but Melanie wasn’t wrong though. Plenty of people would love to shove that in my mom’s face. Some would even do it pretending to be comforting. Melanie sighed, “All you thought about was you and what it would do for you. Not for a single second did you give a thought about what it would do to Eric.”
She pointed at my dad, “Now, he’s not receptive to your advances. If he was… those are consequences he should consider. Except he’s an Alpha and man of worth… unlike the lot I’ve been around lately. Like I said, I don’t like people like you. The lack of respect you show for other people is astounding.”
