Heavenly Poison

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

 

Damien Gray

 

I was sitting across the desk from Emilia, waiting for her to come to a decision. Wayne, Randy, Sebastian, and even Tania were standing around us.

I had given Emilia a few days to consider my proposal. Although Layton was waiting to hear from me, Emilia had waited until the last day to give me her answer.

“This is my home,” Emilia firmly stated.

“I know.”

“What exactly does Alpha Layton want? If he’s only interested in Sebastian and you, why do we have to leave?” Emilia asked, raising an eyebrow.

She hadn’t cried yet, so I figured that was a good sign. The past few days had been difficult for us. Emilia missed Anthony and she missed how Mountain Peak used to be before it all fell apart. She was upset and my proposal didn’t exactly make anything better for our situation.

“That’s basically what he wants,” Sebastian replied. “But having all of Mountain Peak’s shifters will bump up the numbers in his pack. He’s a smart Wolf.”

“We’ll respect whatever you decide,” I assured Emilia.

Trying to show her how combining the packs was convenient had only helped to create a space between us. Emilia had pushed me away. It wasn’t until I stopped bringing up that it was better if we left with Layton and Cassidy that she opened up with me.

“I want to do what is best for the pack,” Emilia replied.

I noticed her eyes watering, and I reached out to hold her hand.

“Layton’s giving me a deadline, but we don’t really have to decide yet. You can think more about it, as long as you want. Sebastian and I will still fight alongside Blue Bloods when the time comes. You can stay here with the pack. If you change your mind about leaving later on, then that is what we’ll do.”

Everyone stared at me after I made that small speech. I could tell both Wayne and Sebastian were surprised by my words. Tania was grinning at me, and so was Randy. Emilia, who was the one I mainly cared about, looked nervous.

“What do you think Wayne?” Emilia asked, looking at her Beta.

Wayne hesitated for a moment, before nodding at her.

“I think we should stay, Luna,” Wayne replied, bowing his head at her and then at me.

“Randy?” Emilia asked.

“I want to stay,” he shrugged.

“Sebastian?”

Sebastian crossed his arms and a serious expression took over his face. The tension in the room grew while we waited for him to reply. I knew that his answer would mark the final decision.

“I think…” Sebastian said, building up the suspense.

I rolled my eyes when a devious grin broke out in his face.

“We’re staying,” he said, wrapping his arm around Tania’s shoulders.

Tania just broke down into giggles, while Emilia smiled at us.

“Then it’s decided, we’re staying.”

Although the happiness in her face relieved me, I was really hoping we were making the right decision.

“I love you,” Emilia said, wrapping her arms around my neck from behind me.

I chuckled, while I maneuvered her onto my lap. I had been too concentrated on my laptop I hadn’t realized she had arrived.