The Genius and The Prince

Chapter 9 -Dealing with Cassandra

Jackson - Pov

I watch him through the windows, go over to the house next door and enter and put my head down. “Son?” Dad says as he walks to me and puts his arm over my shoulder. I look at him, and he nods his head towards the dining room. “Let’s eat and talk about what happens next.” I nod and follow him to the dining room.

As we sit down, the food is placed on the table, Lemon finally takes her seat across from me. My father and Richard sit on either end and Crew comes in and sits down next to me. “Hey Jack-ass.” Can always count on Crew to speak his mind. Only 18, and you can tell he doesn’t give a crap about ranks or who I am to the community. To him I am like another brother. “I heard the whole thing, your head finally out of your ass?” He asks as his dad flicks his arm. “Ouch, What? Come on we left our home and started over here because of this…”

“Call him another name and you’re going back upstairs Mr.” Lemon points her finger at him. He just puts his hands up in surrender and nods.

“I hope this means it all is behind us now?” My dad looks at Richard.

“I would like to think it is, for the most part. Although I can’t go back to being your Beta, I have all this to deal with now.” Richard says reaching his arms out and my father nods. “I do think you need to call Charlotte and have her come here while we try and fix this situation.” He says looking from dad to me. I nod as I hear a phone ring. Lemon jumps up and runs to the kitchen.

“Hello?” I hear Lemon from the kitchen. “Oh, Mia! Yes, she made it. Sorry we kept her busy. She is with Braxton right now.” Lemon says tenderly. She pauses as she listens to Emily’s mother, I assume. “She was so tired from her drive, and then Braxton took her on a tour.” She says and stops again. “Yes! She loved it. Thank you for your help! I wish you could have seen her face when she saw the bedding. I tried not to laugh. She thinks I’m a witch.” And Lemon is laughing. “You’re coming next weekend, right? With Ava?” I hear her ask. “Fabulous! I can’t wait to meet you in person! We will have everything ready! Talk to you soon and I will have Emi call you in the morning. Okay, bye now.” She comes back into the room and puts her phone on the table as she sits down. “Poor girl didn’t even call her mom once she got here with everything going on. She must have been overwhelmed.”

“Her parents are coming next weekend?” I ask as Lemon nods. “Yes, they wanted to come and see where she will be living. They can’t all stay in that little house, so I was going to have them here, but I don’t know how long you plan on staying.” Lemon says looking at my father then me. “Are you going to call Charlotte? I would love to have her here and if y’all are staying for a while I will have to open the house next to Braxton’s.” She says looking from Richard to my dad.

“I would like to stay.” I tell her.

“That was not a question for you, you are here till you fix this mess or till she tells you to leave.” My dad tells me. “We can stay in the house next to Braxton’s.” Dad tells her.

“Just so you know the house next to Braxton’s is not big, it’s only 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Are y’all going to be okay in it?” Lemon asks cautiously. “I have 2 extra Master rooms here. We can put y’all in one and Derick and Mia in the other. Eva will stay with Emi. Jackson and Caroline can stay in the house next to Braxton’s.” She explains.

Dad nods, “That will work out well then. I just need to call Charlotte. I know Caroline would love to come and visit. They both loved it last time they came a few months ago, and don’t act like they didn’t. I know you and Charlotte have been keeping in contact the entire time.” He says, and I look at Lemon wide-eyed. They had been faking being mad at each other.

“You caught us. We couldn’t stop being friends and we knew the boys would make up one day. Just wish it was sooner.” Lemon says looking at me. “You are more stubborn than your mother!” She tells me pointing at me with her knife. I just nod.

“Son, you need to call Cassandra. I think you should tell her to come here, I would rather you break everything off with her and I don’t want her back in the Royal Pack grounds, ever again. I will have to find a place for her.” Dad says as he keeps eating his steak.

“I can think of a few places for her.” Lemon says bitterly. I have to agree with her, I want her as far from here as possible.

Richard clears his throat. “What if you send her to the South Florida pack? I know she, uh is wanted there.”

“What does that mean?” I ask him.

He breathes a heavy sigh and shakes his head a little. “Her mate is there.”

Hate is a funny thing. It can start as a mild annoyance, but as soon as you are told or find out something, it blooms and can fester. I never thought I could hate her as much as I do at this moment. “How do you know?” Dad asked Richard. I felt like I was just hearing, I couldn’t feel anything. I was numb. I let this woman manipulate me to the point I pushed almost everyone away. They all stuck by me, but I had pushed them to the point that it hurt them. I did this.

“He was a guard, and is currently on the police force for their town in South Florida.” We incorporate packs as subsidiaries of our company and each end up turning their territory into a town. The warriors are sent to the Royal Pack for training, then sent back to enforce wolf laws in conjunction with Human and the towns by-laws. “She met him about a week before we left. Braxton tried to go to you, Jackson, but…” I cut his dad off.

“I told him to leave and told him he was jealous because she loved me now and that I would make sure he was banned from everything if he kept talking badly about her.” I looked at Richard with sad eyes. “You went to dad a week later and left because Braxton couldn’t do it anymore.” I said to him, and he nodded.

“We were thankful your dad agreed to give us this pack land and decided that even if we were not in the Royal Pack we would watch and keep tabs on her. We know everything she’s done. We have a long list of offenses she has committed,” his dad says as he pushes his plate back and interlaces his hands on the table in front of him. “You have choices, you can either send her to the courts for punishment for the infractions or send her to her mate. Although she did reject him, he never accepted and, from what I understand now, he is looking for her. And he could be looking to accept the rejection. I hear he is doing quite well though.

“I say we send her through the courts. She needs to be put away so she can’t continue to torment my family.” My father states.

“I agree with you.” Richard states then continues. “It is not just her though. You have to arrest her mother and father. As well as 2 of her friends. They all helped her. Her mother is the worst. She would do anything to cover up for her daughter, possibly even take the blame so that she won’t be prosecuted.” Richard explains. “If you tell Charlotte to bring Cassandra here, and then have Colton arrest her parents and friends while they are in the air it would help. Then we can deal with Cassandra here and then send her back once we show Emily, Jackson has broken things off.”

“I agree.” Dad says as they look at me, I just nod.

I pull out my phone, wanting to get the call with her over with. I turn on my phone and see there are 51 missed calls and over 100 text messages. I put the phone down and breathe as I rub my eyes. I feel my dad’s hand on my shoulder. He looks down at my phone and shakes his head with a slight laugh. “That is called desperate,” he says, and then looks to Richards confused face. "51 missed calls and 108 texts while his phone was off. Just delete them, Jackson.”

“NO! Don’t delete them. You don’t have to listen to them, but let my people listen to them we may find something in them to use in the prosecution.” Richard states and I just nod. I open the phone and call her. She answers on the first ring.

“Baby! I have been a mess. I am so sorry. I shouldn’t bother you when you’re working, and I know it was an important trip.” She starts and I just roll my eyes and lean my head back. “I know this she wolf is important, but I get jealous, and I need you with me.” Boy this chick is good. “Can I just come meet you and show you how much I love you.” And now I want to puke. I put the phone on speaker as I start to talk.

“Actually, yes. My Mother is coming here tomorrow, and I think you should come with her and Caroline. We’re staying in the Georgia Hills pack for a bit…” I am cut off by her.

“Why are you THERE!” She now sounds irritated. I look over at Lemon, and she looks like she wants to jump through the phone and kill her. “They left your family! And don’t get me started on Braxton again! You know how jealous he is of us and our love. None of them understand that our love is greater than the goddess!” At that, Lemon gets up and walks out of the room. Richard shakes his head, and my dad puts his head in his hands.

“It really is none of your business, why or where I am. I just want you to get on the plane with my mom and sister and I will see your tomorrow.” I say as I hang up the phone. As soon as I put the phone down, I get a text notification and see she said she was sorry, and she will be here tomorrow. I just roll my eyes. I stand up and look at the 2 men at the table. I don’t even know when Crew left.

“I am really tired; I am going to go up and get some rest.” I look over and see Lemon walk back in and start walking to me.

“You know where your room is, Dolly showed you when you got here.” She says giving me a hug. “I am glad you came to your senses. And know we love you. You are going to have to work hard for a while, but I you can do it.” She says pulling me back and putting her hands on my face as if I am a little boy again. She kisses my forehead and I walk away. I get to my room and go directly to the bed and flop down on my back. I stare at the ceiling wondering if Emily is okay.