Kainodded. “I will call Shamus.”
Maxfrowned. He nodded to Tara and walked off.
Whenhe was out of earshot Tara began to cry. “I’m sorry, I can’t sleep. I can’tstop thinking about him. About my life, my future. I have no future. If he ismy mate, but he won’t recognize it, then I will always be alone. I will neverbear children. My life. My happiness. It won’t come.”
Kailooked at her sadly.
“No,it’s just going to take some time for us to figure out how to tell him.” I toldher.
Kailooked at me. How did you tell a werewolf that he actually had two mates andhis previous wife wasn’t‘the one.’
Kaiplaced a hand on her shoulder. “I have a good friend who is the Alpha of theSeattle pack. It’s a three-hour drive. You will be safe with him. He treatsfemales with respect. He took in another one of our females a few months ago.”
Ihad to suppress a growl.Thatfemale, Sadie, was Kai’s ex-girlfriend of fiveyears. We didn’t exactly get along, but I did find her mate for her.
Taralowered her head in submission and nodded.
“Yousure you don’t want to go back to India?” he asked her a final time.
Shetipped her head up this time, defiantly. “No, I want to be near him.”
Ohmy God. My heart hurt for her. There had to be a way to help her. To make Maxsee that you could have two mates.
‘Kai,this is sad.’
‘Iknow,’he agreed.
“Well,get settled with Shamus’ pack and we will see you in two months. The Seattlepack is invited to our mating ceremony.” Kai offered.
Shelooked a little happier at that.
Kaiput in a call to Shamus and told him of the situation. He happily agreed totake her in. Caring for a female was a great honor in werewolf society.
“Doesmy father know you came here?” Kai asked her.
Shenodded. “Why do you think I look like this? He nearly caged me. I had to forcea break in the bond.”
Kaiwinced. “I’m sorry.”
Sheshrugged and held her arms to her chest.
“Shamusis coming to get you. He will be here in a couple of hours. Until then, you canlie down inside.” He gestured to our house. She thanked him and walked away,making her way inside with her head hung low.
“What’sforcing the bond?” I asked Kai in a whisper. Werewolf culture was still new tome. I was learning as I went.
“Yousaw what happened when I cast Sadie out?” he asked.
Inodded at the memory. He had swiped her belly with his wolf paw and cast herout. I had felt her energy leave the pack bonds.
“Well,that was me willingly letting her leave the pack. If an Alpha is unwilling, shemust force it. It’s painful and hard to rip your energy away from an Alpha,especially an Alpha as strong as my father. She must be very strong. She willfeel depression and physical pain until Shamus takes her into his pack andfills the holes my father left. The only thing more painful is the feeling youget when your mate dies.”
Ishuddered at that last thought. I didn’t want to think of Kai dying.Ever.Kai didn’t have the greatest feelings for his father, but I saw a differentside of him. His father had spoken privately to me and talked about how proudof Kai he was. He wanted nothing but the best for him, but would never tell himso. Werewolf Alpha pride.
“Well,women in love will do crazy things and can be stronger than you think. Listen,I need to pack some things for my trip with Nahuel. Will you be okay to sortthis thing out with Tara?”
“IfI say no, will you stay?” He rubbed circles on my arm with this thumb. Thesensual touch gave me chills.
Igave him a look that said no.
