Lawrence: The Gay Shifter King (The Hybrid Series) Book 13

Chapter 32: No Affair Part 2

Toffe

I was reading up on a case with T.J. when Dominic opened his link to me; it seemed Lear was having issues with his mate, and I knew it was about his past. When I first met Orzel, I didn't like him for what he did to Pearson, but the kid grew on me; he was an amazing guy, and I saw he loved Lear. I was willing to help them if I could; I could hear the conversation and knew I could help, so I mind-linked Lear and said, "I heard, do you want me to read your blood in front of him to help?" He replied, relieved, "I would love that, drop in for dinner tonight," closing the link. However, I wasn't going to wait for dinner, I wanted to see if someone was messing with a marked species, which carries harsh punishments; no rare species with a Supreme mark should be touched, ever. I looked at my son and said, "Let's break, I have somewhere to go," he smiled and left the office, I teleported to the penthouse where Orzel was staying.

He was sitting by the fireplace, crying, drinking, and I sat beside him, and he didn't even look at me, he said, "Lear is not here; he is at work or with his lover, I don't know." I didn't feel his Omega and asked, "Where is Faux?" He didn't answer, so I touched his temple and went into his mind to see his little wolf in a corner, heartbroken. He built a magical wall around him so Tuk couldn't reach him, he whimpered and rested his head on his front paws. I sat next to him and let him rest his head in my lap, and comforted him, I was healing his heart in the process. I said, "Faux, you don't have to shy away from the world, Tuk loves you, and he is not cheating, I can read his blood if you want me to show you the truth." I felt a magical spell on him, so I removed it; it was a spell to break his judgment of Lear, make him doubt his love for him.

I made him show me what he saw from his end, I knew this vision wasn't real; our power increases once something major happens, and since Mattias tricked us for years, things change again. I told Faux, "This isn't real, I believe Lear when he said this didn't happen, and someone was playing both of you, I can't fix your past of what happened, but I can fix this false vision," removing it. He looked up at me and licked my face, wagging his tail; I smiled and said, "Now don't get carried away, you can't handle a Supreme deep inside you, now let's go." We were back by the fireplace when Orzel looked at me wiping his tears, I said, "I will be at dinner tonight, and I will prove to you Lear didn't have an affair, don't be afraid to let him love you, be his consort and trust him when he says he loves you and this won't happen again."

I left Orzel and teleported to Lear's office as everyone looked at me and bowed; I felt their excitement, fascination, and fear of what I could do if they got on my bad side. I walked down to Jesse's office, he looked at me and shook my hand, I said, "I need to speak to your little warlock," he looked at me confused, and I said, "Maib, bring him here." He mind-linked Maib, he walked over with a smile on his face until he saw me, I felt him shiver before I asked, "Why did you place a spell on Prince Orzel?" Jesse looked at him angrily, and he started to back away from us, I mind-linked him, "If you run, I will kill you." The workers on the floor was staring at us as his heart rate picked up, I said, "I won't ask again," but he froze up, so I bit him as he screamed in pain, as my venom paralyzed him, I read his blood showing Jesse, Lear, and Nexus.

I let go, placing him on a chair until the venom wears off, I turned to see the floor of people watching in either fear or fascination when I mind-linked them to get back to work. I took a tissue from someone's desk and wiped my mouth; I looked at Jesse and nodded for him to bring Maib to his office. I saw the women staring at me as I walked by with lust in their eyes, I admit it felt good being desired, but I was mated, and my mates would kill me. Jesse dropped Maib on the couch and I walked over to him, touching his temple and he could move again, I let him sit up as I leaned on Jessie's desk and said, "I saw what was in your blood, I need you to get in contact with the person who paid you and report back to me before the end of the week." I placed a spell on him so he couldn't run from the territory, and I told Jesse to get men on him before teleporting.

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Orzel

I have been sad a lot lately, and I was missing Faux; he locked himself away because the constant pain of knowing Lear is cheating on us is too much to bear. I left the mansion and went downtown to his penthouse; it was quiet there, and I walked into the bedroom, seeing his shirt on the bed. I smelled it and closed my eyes, I wondered if Maib was there with him; we were still intimate for his beast's sake, but it was different. It felt like I was obligated and disgusted after knowing he was with Maib, it made me so mad that it came to this, and I wondered why this kept happening to me. I loved Barry, and he was abusive; he hurt me so badly for days on end, and my love turned to fear and then survival. I didn't expect to fall in love with Pearson; I just wanted my freedom, but that ended badly; I waited for eight years in denial, hoping he would return for me, but he found his mate and never did.

I was so afraid to love again, I drank, f****d around and then met Lear again to learn I was his mate, the barriers he broke down made me trust him only to cheat on me. I took up Lear's favourite scotch and walked over to the fireplace; I looked out the window at the city, and started crying; I wanted to be free, forgetting him and this thing called love. I wanted to order something from the restaurant as noon set in, I was in this spot for hours, feeling sorry for myself, knowing he was probably with Maib. Eventually, I smelled someone in the room and figured it was probably one of his men, no one had the code up there besides his family and staff. I was shocked to learn that Delta Toffe was here, I would usually freak out, but if he was here to kill me, so Lear could be with Maib, I would be ready to go.

I was useless, his people hated me, no one trusted me, and they called me names behind my back, I had a doomed life from the start. I believe I was cursed, not even my parents wanted me, and I never knew who they were; I could barely remember them, he sat beside me. I didn't flinch, I was too drunk and heartbroken to care, I said, "Lear is not here; he is at work or with his lover, I don't know." Well, at least I thought he was here for Lear, I was a nobody when he asked, "Where is Faux?" I looked at him because I couldn't answer; Faux locked himself away like he always does, I felt light-headed and closed my eyes, feeling Toffe enter my mind. I was confused, but couldn't move or interrupt the conversation he was having with my wolf, Faux, and I hated seeing him this way, "Damn you Tuk," I thought.

Toffe sat down, and I watched him interact with Faux, treating us as friends; I never really saw this warm side of the Supremes; it was fascinating to see. I felt a warmth through my body, a boost, and then I heard Toffe say, "Faux, you don't have to shy away from the world, Tuk loves you, and he is not cheating, I can read his blood if you want me to show you the truth." Toffe wouldn't lie to me, I felt relieved, like a voice of reason broke through my dark thoughts about Lear and me. I showed him what I had seen and heard over the past few weeks, Toffe wasn't happy, letting me know the visions of Maib and Lear were fake, someone did this to us, and I let it happen. I got carried away with excitement and licked Toffe's face; he was taken by surprise but smiled before he whispered jokingly, "Now don't get carried away, you can't handle a Supreme deep inside you, now let's go."

I felt like my old self again, this amazing feeling, I wasn't even drunk anymore, and Toffe was expected at dinner tonight, to prove everything from Lear's end. I didn't care, I believed him, he didn't have the affair, Maib made it look that way, I showered and called his secretary, she had left for the day, something about her child being sick, but told me about his meeting with King Dominic. I teleported to the restaurant and grabbed lunch for both of us, then teleported behind him, and Lear turned to me, smiling; it would seem his meeting was over, and I was happy to see him. My block was still up in case Toffe was wrong about the affair, but I still held out hope my husband loved me enough not to hurt me. He took the lunch and led me over to his desk, we sat and ate as he told me about this meeting with Dominic. Eventually, he left with me as we headed home to talk, made up, and get ready for dinner with a Supreme.