Chapter Five Rhys Laird Rhys Ian Bramford Macaulay had made many difficult choices in his life, chosen the welfare of others over his own in nearly all those moments. He was a born ruler, the blood in his veins the result of generations upon generations of fierce Scottish chieftains. As such, he was used to both putting the interest of others first and to having his way in all matters of importance. A self-indulgent martyr, if such a thing existed. At the moment that his future mate reappeared, returning to the human plane with a pop, Rhys had only just managed to contain his bear. Aeric and Gabriel had been forced to subdue him before Rhys started a citywide panic with reports of berserk bears rampaging through the 8th Ward. The Guardians had only recently established themselves as a b

