Page 11 of Rejection and Redeemed
“But you do know something,” Ezzy said to him, looking at him closely.
He remembered what Rose told him, and what Fran had said about Robbie not having his back if he knew what was wrong. “Not a hundred percent, but I have a theory,” he said sitting down.
“Would that be why Franny isn’t himself? Why he’s sad and looks like his heart will break at any moment, and why he wasn’t overjoyed at being asked to move in here?” Frank asked him.
“Yeah, I think so,” Robbie said, running a hand over his face. He grabbed Finn’s hand as if needing his strength.
“Whatever it is, Fran’s our friend, family. He must know we’d help him,” Fintan said.
Robbie felt love for his mate all over again, he kissed the back of Fintan’s hand.
“We all have his back,” Berni said. “No matter what it is.”
“Wait,” Ezzy said. “Fran was acting strange when we left the Bishop pack. He seemed sad then, now that I think about it.”
“Did something happen to him at the Bishop pack?” Aubrey asked.
“I think he found his mate,” Robbie said, gently.
Stunned looks met him.
“Why wouldn’t he tell us?” Ezzy asked. “He’s always going on about meeting his mate. If he met him, why would he not tell us?”
“Because I think his mate is Jacob Bishop,” Robbie said, everything falling into place.
“But that’s great,” Fintan said. “Jacob has found a new mate.”
“It’s not so great, sweetheart. Jacob is in love with you, wants to be mated to you, remember?”
“Not to mention that Jacob is now a lone wolf and outcast,” Emory put in.
Fintan looked confused. “Is that bad? When I was a lone wolf, you made me part of your pack,” he said looking at Berni.
“But you hadn’t been made an outcast,” Berni said. “Being an outcast is much worse. It means that any wolf that sees Jacob can attack and kill him.” Berni rubbed a hand over his face, much like Robbie had. “I need to talk to Cresswell and get him to rescind the outcast ruling. If he doesn’t, I’ll have to go over his head and talk to the Council and get it rescinded myself.” Berni sighed. “We also need to locate Jacob. I’m pretty sure that’s what Fran has rushed out to do, to try and find Jacob Bishop.” Berni paused and looked at Fintan. “How would you feel if Jacob became part of this pack?”
“I wouldn’t have a problem with it as long as he realises Fran is his mate and Robbie is mine. If he tried to kiss me again, I’d have a problem with it.”
“So would I,” Robbie growled out. “But if he is Fran’s mate, there’s no way he can help but fall in love with him. Hopefully sooner, rather than later.”
Berni stood. “I need to go and make a call.”
Jacob wastired and in pain. He wasn’t sure how much further he could drive. He needed to find somewhere safe to sleep for the night. He pulled over to the side of the road and grabbed his phone. He would have to find somewhere to stay that didn’t belong to any pack.
Picking up his phone, he logged onto the Council website and pulled up a map of the area. Pullman pack lands extended as far as the eye could see. In fact, he was on Pullman pack lands now. He needed to find where they started and drive back to the border. It looked like there was a half mile stretch that was no man’s land between the Pullman pack and the previous pack.
He put his phone down and turned the car around, hoping that he would be able to find a hotel or a Bed and Breakfast he could either spend the night in or stay for a couple of days while he thought through everything.
About twenty minutes later he left the Pullman pack lands and entered no man’s land. Now all Jacob had to do was to find somewhere to stay. He pulled over into a layby and grabbed his phone again to look up the name of the village and see what accommodation they had available. They actually had two hotels. Jacob opted for the larger of the two and drove to it.
As he drove towards it, Jacob noted, for a small village, the hotel was surprisingly large. It seemed to have rooms in the main building, but Jacob could also see some lodges off to the side. He hoped he could get a lodge.
He parked his car near the reception sign and groaned as he got out of the car, bending double in pain. He had to grabonto the car for a moment, before he forced himself to stand up straight. He didn’t bother taking any luggage out just yet, in case they were full. But judging by the near empty car park, that didn’t seem likely.
Jacob walked slowly to the front door, expecting it to be locked, but when he pulled, it opened. He walked in and saw a smiling woman sitting behind the desk in front of him.
“Good evening, sir. Do you have a reservation?” she asked politely, standing up.
Jacob shook his head. “No, this is a spur of the moment thing.”
