Chapter 153
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With the exception of losing Lily, the guards had not done anything to cause me to worry about their dedication or fitness. Even though my instincts told me (and still tell me) that something was wrong with my security team, I wonder if I should have been more strategic about who I let go instead of blanket-
firing all of them.
It has been difficult to replace 18 guards all at once, especially given that packhouse assignments at Black Moon require special training and clearances. The same guards who were assigned to watch over Lily would have also been assigned to watch over Sammy, and it has been making me a little nervous to have new guards responsible for his day-to-day supervision and safety.
I will have to think about it some more. Perhaps once Sammy leaves and I do the alpha-order interviews, I will bring some or all of the fired guards back.
I am absolutely sure that my father would agree that firing them was the right thing to do and that he would think re-hiring them would be a mistake even if it was nothing more than incompetence and my own errors that led to the situation- but I do not necessarily want to be the same kind of alpha that my father was. Ruling by fear worked well for my father, but it is that really who I want to be?
Sammy and I were just returning from a long afternoon run in the woods -Sammy loves riding on Kalen’s back when I saw a face that I had not seen in person in years. She was waiting for us on the steps of
the packhouse.
I froze. She was even more beautiful than the last time I saw her.
“Mommy!!!!” Sammy yelled happily as he ran up to Evelyn and gave her a huge hug.
“Hi, Baby! Have you been having fun with your dad?”
“So much fun, Mommy! Kalen just took me for a run in the forest!”
“Hmmmm… That explains why you smell like you have been eaten by a grass field,” she joked as she
tickled his tummy.
Evelyn glanced over at me. “Baby, why don’t you run upstairs and take a shower while I talk to your dad,
okay?”
“Okay, Mommy. I love you!”,
“I love you too!”
With that, Sammy headed upstairs and Evelyn fully turned her attention to me.
“Hi, Brady.”
“What are you doing here, Evelyn?”
I hate to be cold to her, but seeing her still impacts me far more than it should. Despite the lack of a mate bond between us, just seeing her makes my heart ache.
“I always come with Sammy on these trips. You know that.”
“Yes, but you spend the time visiting with your family and avoid me like the plague. It has been years. since I have actually seen you face to face. What are you doing here now?”
Evelyn sighed. “It has not been years, Brady. Your memory is faulty. Regardless, though, we need to talk.”
“I am listening.”
“Not here. Can we talk in your office?”
“Are you sure you are willing to be alone with me? Would Andrew be okay with that? I did not bite before,
but I like to bite now.” 1
“Brady, stop it. Do not be inappropriate. We are grown adults and we have a child together. Put a shirt on and let’s go and talk in your office.”
“Does it bother you to see me without a shirt on?” I teased.
“Brady, I am being serious. Grow up. We need to talk.”
I rolled my eyes but reached for the t-shirt I left on the porch before Sammy and left. I put it on as I
followed her into the packhouse and towards my office.
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