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CHAPTER 12
Justice
MY HEART ACHED AS I descended the steps early the next morning. I knew leaving would be difficult, but something internally was roaring desperately for me not to go. I’d packed the few things I’d acquired into one of Seuss’ bags to make traveling easier plus a few of his t-shirts. Consider it payment. I rounded the corner to see Augusto leaning against the wall.
“Want to go for a walk?” He was way too comfortable in here.
“No, actually, I was on my way out.” I squinted my eyes at him trying to figure out how he’d gotten in.
“Yes, let’s walk.” Augusto turned and walked out of the house, and I sighed following him.
Once we were outside he turned toward me and examined me closer in the dawn’s light. “Why hasn’t he claimed you?”
“Eh …” I stuttered. What kind of question was that?! I wanted to yell at him for bringing my insecurities present. I wanted to kick him, hard!
“You are his mate, yes?” Augusto studied my features.
“I don’t know …” I hated to admit it to myself let alone another person. Especially Augusto. Why were we examining this again when I should be leaving? I shouldn’t be having this conversation! I wanted to believe that I was, but Seuss was able to walk away from me so easily. Maybe I wasn’t his mate.
“But you helped to heal him,” Augusto said.
And I’d done that through the bond that we had because of the way that he’d saved me? I knew there was magic involved. Maybe it created a link between us of some sort?
“How would he have saved you with the mate healing spell if you weren’t his true mate?” Augusto asked.
I looked up toward the window that I knew was Seuss’ room. He’d used a spell?
“A mate spell. Risking his own life in the process,” Augusto responded.
Maybe Alice had something to do with it.
“Alice isn’t as strong of a healer as Seuss can be for his mate.” Augusto nodded his head reassuring me of his answer.
“But …” That’s when it hit me. “Who in the hell gave you permission to read my thoughts?!”
Augusto laughed. He held up a vial that held a few strands of hair. I didn’t need to look closely to know that they were mine.
“Where’d you get that?” I knew the answer immediately. That night when he’d pulled my hair.
“As the former Alpha, it benefited me to have my own resources. I can always tell ill intent by taking a few strands of someone’s hair. Call it my gift. If I put forth the right energy for the right reasons I can also read their minds. It’s draining so I don’t do it often.”
“Why did you today?”
“You glowed.” He spoke so matter of fact that it made me feel as if I’d missed something.
“I … glowed?”
“Ill intent makes the vial glow. You … glowed.”
“I have no ill intent. I only wish to go home.” If that was ill so be it.
“And what of the Alpha?” He raised his head higher than mine as if to prove a point.
I stood my ground not backing away. “What about him?”
“Is he well? What will he do about a mate? What about the mating fever? The future heirs to the throne?”
“I’m sure that he’ll figure it out.” I moved to walk around Augusto, and he cut me off by sidestepping to his left.
