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"Ah." I bobbed my head. "Regular old people shit, right?"
"Onyx, I can't-"
"Disobey?" I took a step forward so I towered over her. I could already see the defiance from my move, but it made my grin spread maliciously as I decided to remind her of what a badass she was.
"When you were ten, they told you not to play with us, and what did you do? Played with us. When you were twelve, they said we were nothing but bad influences, but did it stop you from meeting up with us? Not even close. When things went south with your mate, they told you not to dare come to us because we'd mock you like any other pair of wolf shifters. Instead, you came, and we comforted you, and were ready to kill the one who dared to make you shed a single tear. When you fell for Willow, they told you not to date her, and though you hate admitting it, you loved every fucking minute spent in Willow's company and only let go because you wanted me to have the chance to have her."
She swallowed the lump in her throat as I fought my own emotions as I looked at her.
"Every order you defied was to empower you and was in our favor. It didn't matter if they would punish you senseless or make you feel worthless. Your whole Coven could abandon you, but you know who would never?" I tapped on my chest three times, and lightly tapped on her nose three times. "Your true pack. Your pack of fucked-up misfits that you vowed to expand from the three of us to a lot of powerful wolf shifters who didn't fit right into the equation. You vowed that you'd use your witch gifts for good and the development of medicines that your Coven would charge an arm and a leg for, just to save their own."
I took a step back then, but my statement was clear.
"I don't know what information was passed down to you, Aurelia, nor do I give a fuck. I'm sure it's ancient witch drama shit that they now want to bring you into because it's convenient, not because they deem you worthy of it." My words struck the chord I wanted, and the lights began to flicker. "You can decide what you want, Aurelia, but if you think for a fucking second I'm going to let this shit of a Coven waltz into your life and fuck up what you cherish the most, then I think we have to join forces and remind them how powerful this alliance can be."
With a smirk, I tried to walk past her, but her hand caught my wrist.
"I had to do something," she whispered. "To...let go...in order to save them," she whispered. I knew what she was trying to say and didn't need her to go any further.
"Something may be broken, but that doesn't mean it can't be fixed."
My eyes side glanced over to meet hers as a single tear ran down her cheek.
"We'll fix it, Aurelia. All you have to do is ask."
She blinked back more tears before she slightly nodded. "I need help...please."
I smiled then as my entire stance softened up.
Turning my body, I pulled her into a hug and she hugged me back as sobs racked through her. I let her shed every tear, knowing damn well she needed this.
Needed some sort of comfort until she was back on her feet and fighting for what she allowed to slip from her grasp.
When she stopped crying, I waited for her to compose herself.
"Have they left the city yet?"
"No," she finally answered. "They're awaiting the deal."
"Perfect." That's all I needed to know. "I want you back to your perky self by the morning."
"Perky," she barked out the word like it was the worst insult I'd given her. "Crazy. Not perky. Fuck being happy."
"You never say that when you get a girl's night with Willow," I prompted.
"I miss those..." she whispered.
I took a moment to think about it. "Give us a few days. I'll get you an opportunity."
"Now you're just doing too much," she huffed, but I sensed the hidden elation in her words.
"That's what best friends do, right?" I offered. "Or whatever bullshit they say in the movies."
"Stop wasting time and get to fucking," she shooed me away. "Willow's gonna change to her male form soon and I already know you're going to need some stupid number of rounds to finally appease that sex drive."
"You know, she doesn't complain," I reminded.
Aurelia finally smirked and gave me a look. "Not to your face. She also tells me how much you love to call me Crazy Bitch."
