Twisting Her Fate
Chapter 70

The limousine finally arrives at the half moon pack and Maggie gets some help to haul Gabriel out of the car, he is thrown on the bed and Maggie removes all the pieces of glass and cleans off all the blood that shows where the already healed wounds were. She She is not sure if Gabriel is going to remember anything or not. All she can do is call her father.

looks down at her own hand, at the still healing cut.

In the study of the Amber pack, Simon shuts the lid of his laptop as he listens to his daughters account of the night.

'I have told you to keep it hidden'

'I didn't try to get hurt dad, it was some crazy b*tch that did it to me'

'Maggie, you know she only did it to you because you attacked her first. If you never gave her that opening it wouldn't have happened the way it did'

'How could I stand it?'

'You are not a little girl anymore Maggie. You have to learn to control yourself'

Maggie is whining like a child, sounding nothing like the twenty-three-year-old she is. She knows what she did was wrong, but in the heat of the moment she made a wrong choice, but how was she to know that Leilani would use the opening like that? 'But my fated mate was standing there next to her like she's the greatest thing in the world and then she is also Gabriel's fated mate. Where does that leave me?'

Simon sighs as he leans back in the chair and stares at the ceiling. He thought this daughter of his was the meal ticket to a great alliance but it is all crumbling when it was finally in sight.

'From what you have told me, the relations between Gabriel and the girl are not great, so maybe he will reject her anyway and then you still have a chance'

'What about the healing? Daddy, why do I even heal so slow? He asked me and I had no idea what to say as I don't even know myself'

Simon laughs to himself, as if he would ever say. Then it just opens up a big dark past that goes on and on forever and Maggie is so stupid that she would just volunteer information freely.

'I am not sure myself Maggie, but all we can do is damage control. Try to keep away from Gabriel until your mother and I get there in the morning'

'Okay daddy, thank you'

Simon picks up his phone and dials a number that he uses a lot.

On the other end of the line, Terrance moves under Levi's arm that is draped around his body, moving to get his phone, looking at the screen he sighs rubbing his eyes.

"Alpha Casanova, what can I do for you at three o'clock in the morning?"

Terrance rolls his eyes at the stupid names that his clients call themselves. Their names are all romantic but he is sure that Alpha douche bag or Alpha can't keep it in his pants. Maybe Alpha predator or Alpha deviant would be more fitting, but there is nothing he can do. After all, the customer is always right and some such nonsense.

Levi groans beside him and Terrance kisses his forehead before sneaking into the bathroom to take the call as to not wake his mate. Unfortunately, the seedy business of potion dealing is close to drug dealing. The hours his clients keep are not ordinary at all. "Elixir, I have a different order today"

Terrance is actually rather proud of his own code name, as Terrance is as boring as it gets, just another thing that his mother couldn't be bothered with. He perks up, something different is always exciting, making the same potion that is morally wrong over and over really grates on his nerves.

"I am listening"

"We have an omega that is hurt quite badly and is highly accident prone. Is there something I could give her to help?"

"Something to increase her healing?"

"Exactly"

Terrance rubs his chin.

"I have something that can increase healing in the short term. I could increase a few things and extend the life but it would still need to be taken twice daily"

"Perfect, I need it as soon as possible"

"It is still the middle of the night"

All Terrance wants to do is crawl back into bed with his mate.

"I will pay you five times the normal rate if you can have it ready by eight"

Terrance sighs, money is money, now that he has someone to spend it on, it is even more exciting.

"Fine"

Terrance hangs up the phone and walks back into the room. He nudges Levi and Levi groans again as he rolls onto his back, exposing his chiseled abs. He tries to grab Terrance to drag him back into bed, but Terrance evades quickly, laughing lightly at the half asleep

man.

"I need to go back to my lab and do some work"

Levi groans as he rolls out of bed.

"I will come with you"

"You can sleep"

"It is much more important to protect my mate"

Terrance smiles as he watches the handsome man in front of him pull on some clothes. It feels good to be protected.

In the hotel, Leilani's phone beeps, she tries to locate it from the light, they have clothes thrown everywhere and it takes her a while. Finally, after lifting Connor's boxer briefs, she replaces her clutch. Opening it, she locates her phone and crawls back into bed, Connor naturally taking her into his arms. They still haven't slept yet, getting reacquainted after three days took a long time.

Connor nuzzles into Lani's neck, breathing in that amazing apricot scent as he enjoys the moment of relaxation. He hasn't been sleeping well without her, it is not that it is any different than the normal, he just cherishes the good night sleep he gets with her by his side. He holds her close, pressing his naked body against hers. If he wasn't so tired, he would want to go for another round, one single move in that direction from Lani and he would shelve the sleep and go again without missing a beat. Leilani naturally settles back into him, opening up her phone and scrolling through, jumping a little bit in excitement as she notices that it is a return message from the contact they have been waiting for. Connor looks over her shoulder.

"Should I be worried that you are trying to contact men on a chat room?"

"I don't know? Are you jealous?"

"Insanely so"

Leilani turns back and snuggles into Connor's chest and kissing his strong jaw.

"Why would I be looking out there when I have the best catch right beside me?" "Sweet talker"

"Unfortunately, as much as I would love to give you all my attention, I am technically still on the job. This is purely job-related"

"Should I not ask any further?"

Connor knows that she was trying to keep him out of the investigation due to his closeness to the victim, but the fact that she let him know that it has something to do with the job opens up the window of possibility.

"At the moment we are just trying to bait a suspect"

"You will be careful, won't you?"

It all sounds good in theory to go baiting someone, but he knows Leilani well enough to know that she will throw herself straight into the arms of danger. While he is aware that Leilani is stronger than Rosalie, is smarter than Rosalie and has a better support network, he still can't help but worry about her.

"I am always careful, despite what you may think about our job. We are not su*cidal, we go into things with our eyes wide open, none of us ever go in with the intention of getting hurt"

"But it is a possibility"

"So is driving in a car, flying on a plane, even walking on the street. Anything could happen at anytime, in anything we do"

Leilani holds Connor's chin and kisses his lips.

"I am incredibly happy with my life right now. I don't wish for it to end anytime soon"

He joins her kiss, but she soon pushes him away and turns once more in his embrace, now with something hard against her back. She reads the message again. She wants to wait a little bit of time to make it look like she hasn't been waiting for the moment, but not long enough to miss a steady stream of conversation.

X: 'Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, something came up'

L: 'What are you doing awake at this time? I thought I was the only one awake at this hour'

X: 'It is something we have in common. Why are you awake?'

L: 'I asked you first ;)'

X: 'Who would think a sweet girl like you would have a cheeky side'

Leilani has the urge to throw up all over her phone and then smash her phone and then maybe flush it down the toilet. The phone is so tainted now that she may never be able to look at it again.

"Connor remind me to get bleach in the morning"

"For what?"

"My eyeballs"

Connor's deep chuckle sounds behind her and she feels better.

X: 'I am awake because I can't get your face out of my mind'

"Also for my brain, as I am going to have to dissolve it to be able to tolerate such an exchange"

Connor just laughs and holds her closer. He doesn't look at her phone. While he understands it is part of the job and doesn't mean anything, he has no interest in watching her flirt with someone else.

L: 'And you called me cheeky :)'

X: 'Why haven't I noticed you come up before? You have a face that I would certainly remember'

L: 'I am actually not from around the area, my mother found a second chance mate and I had the chance for a change of scenery and followed her here. I thought it was a good idea, but now I am without all my friends and have to start fresh' X: 'Are you looking for friends?'

L: 'I really am, I can't believe how lonely it gets sometimes'

X: 'Don't worry, I will be your friend. You can talk to me at anytime'

Leilani laughs.

"Hook, line and sinker you stupid f*ck"

L: 'Thank you so much, it is great to have someone to rely on'

X: 'Of course, I am sure we are going to grow to be great friends'

L: 'I am sure we will, thank you so much. I feel like I can finally sleep now'

X: 'Glad I could help, good night gorgeous'

Leilani casts her phone aside and she rolls over, throwing her arms around Connor.

"Make me forget that there are terrible people in the world"

What an impossible task, but Connor will do his best.