Page 7 of Fated Redemption
Eyes turned to stare at Gabriel.
“Damn, Gabriel, how far did you throw them?” Moe asked, rubbing his hand up and down Rhys’s back.
“Not far enough.” The prince hissed before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. He made sure his eyes had returned to his normal blue before walking over to Ashby and Arthur.
“I’ll kill him,” Rebecca whispered softly.
Connor turned and wrapped an arm around his sister.
“Ma,” he said urgently. She indicated to her cell phone where she was already talking to Aleks.
“I’ll kill him if he ever comes for my baby again. I can do it. There are ways that are undetectable. I—” Connor’s large hand covered her mouth.
“Rebecca what did Aleks and I tell you about the term ‘premeditation’? Plan in your head,” Connor advised.
Rebecca’s unfocused eyes cleared and she nodded.
“Rebecca I would never…” Rhys began.
Moe could tell he was trying not to cry.
Rebecca stepped forward with Aidhan. Rhys tried to take a step back but Moe wouldn’t let him.
“Rhys, I wasn’t lying. I trust you with Aidhan. I know you would never hurt my son. It’s them I don’t trust.”
The diner doors opened and Aleks came through. He took one look at Rebecca’s distraught expression and his face hardened.
“Who do I have to kill, baby?” he asked, and walked over and pulled her into his arms.
“Salsiby. I have this formula I’ve been working on…”
“Rebecca! Here is another term, ‘Plausible Deniability,’” Connor said.
Aleks glared at his brother before looking down at Rebecca.
“Wait, you’ve been working on a formula? Where?” Aleks asked.
Rebecca looked from Aleks to Ashby and Sebastian with a panicked expression. She looked back up to Aleks and burst into tears. “That evil lawyer was going to take my baby!” She buried her face into Aleks’s massive chest.
Moe smothered a chuckle. Their Alpha Mother definitely had a lab here in town.
“What! Where is that son of a bitch?” Aleks’s growl rumbled through the diner.
“Gabriel literally chucked them across town. They are probably at or heading to the clinic,” Rian explained.
“We better get home and on a video conference with grandfather giving him a heads up. Let’s hope that asshole’s phone broke when they landed, though I don’t think we’re that lucky. That video would be a damning piece of evidence.” Liam started to help Kent and Sebastian, who were already packing up Lucian’s things.
“I wasn’t, it wasn’t about that,” Rhys babbled.
“We know that, we know that is how vampires respond in anger. Unfortunately, the council will only get footage of youwith red eyes and out of control.” Liam looked up and smiled at Rhys.
“Look, my grandfather and most of the council is on your side. I know that they will be voices of reason. It would be nice to have evidence of our own, though. Rhys, go over there and stand with the babies.” Liam fished out his phone.
Rhys looked up at Moe, scared.
“We trust you, Rhys. You need to believe in yourself.” Moe pushed him forward gently.
Rhys walked over and stood behind the car seats. Rebecca walked over and strapped Aidhan in.
