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Story: Sex and Suspicion
"I don't like it, Jake.” He stated honestly but did not elaborate.
“It's not what you think these people are good. Please understand." Aidan was not buying it. Alpha Henrik asked Derek to take Aidan to the infirmary and place him with Deputy Katz. They had a situation to work out, and the two men needed to be isolated until it was settled.
Derek stood and pulled Aidan to his feet. "You can walk, or I can carry you; it is your choice."
"I'll walk," Aidan stated and followed Derek. Jake and Hayes fell in behind as they all made their way to the infirmary. Hayes stopped and spoke briefly with the Alpha.
“Are you going to contact the Coven and have them send someone?” He asked.
“Yes, we need to clear their memories. I know Aidan is your mate’s brother, but he cannot have this information. We can't take that risk, especially with such a hot-headed human." Hayes understood completely.
“Jake will understand.” He told him.
Jake watched as his brother and Barlow were led into two separate and secure rooms, and then the door was locked behind them. It was awful; he wanted to help Aidan, but there was nothing he could do. Their eyes connected just as the door was closing, and it broke Jake's heart.
Hayes put his arm around him and drew him close. "It'll be okay, Jake. They saw too much, and that memory must be removed before they can be released." Hayes explained to him that vampires have the ability to erase memories, and they can be very specific. “There’s a coven in the area up on Old Mission Peninsula. The Alpha will contact them, and they will send someone to take care of the problem.”
"My brother is not a problem," Jake stated emphatically, and Hayes backtracked immediately.
“Of course not, I didn’t mean it like that.”
"I also asked that memories be woven in, erasing the incident of today regarding you and Aidan. The vampire will plant a memory of you informing Aidan of your meeting someone and staying the night at Bay Harbor. They are very careful, and I promise you that Aidan will not be harmed, and his mind, apart from the incident of last night and today, will not be touched. You have my promise." Jake was struggling to cometo terms with lying to his brother, but in the end, he saw the need and agreed.
“He has protected me my entire life. He has fought for me, gone to incredible lengths to support me and keep me safe, and now I'm lying to him and setting him apart from me and my life.” Jake shook his head and buried his face in Hayes’ chest.
“It has to be this way for his own safety and ours," Hayes told him, feeling his hurt and wishing he could take it away.
“They’ll take the memory, but it will not change him.” Derek came up to stand beside them. He stared at the door to Aidan’s room as he spoke. “He is a protector, a defender, and family is everything. It's in his blood and his marrow. He was ready to die for you today, and that's just who he is and will always be. I understand him.” Derek then turned and left the area without further comment.
“The Master is sending over two of his sentinels. They should be here within the hour.” Zayn informed them. “It would be best if Aidan didn’t see you until after; otherwise, it will just make further memories to be erased.”
“Yes, but please let me know as soon as it's over," Jake asked, still looking a bit uncomfortable. He knew why it had to be done; he just wished that the misunderstanding had never happened.
“I will," Zayn responded. "He will be returned to his home and will wake up with new memories of the last two days. His worry and his visit here will no longer exist.” Jake nodded but said nothing.
Hayes took Jake out to the large back deck and made him comfortable. He brought him a large coffee and then sat down next to him, gathering him into his arms as they stared out at thebeautiful Bay. "It will all work out, my love. Aidan will lose the worry, and he will gain some peace. Please don’t feel bad.”
"I hate hiding things from Aidan. It had never been our relationship to hide or to lie. This is difficult for me, but I know that it’s necessary." He appreciated Jake's struggle but also appreciated the level of maturity he was displaying. His mate was kind and loving but also practical and realistic, and he couldn't ask for more than that.
"I love you, Jake, and I look forward to getting to know your brother and building a friendship.” Hayes was impressed with the man even though he thought Jake had been kidnapped and imprisoned by what he thought to be a cult. It made Hayes smile even in the midst of all the upset. Aidan was willing to do whatever it took to protect Jake, and on that score, they were alike, and he could see Aidan as a future ally.
"I love you too, Hayes, so much I can hardly contain it all. I’m so happy and so in love that I just wish that I could share it all with Aidan.” He burrowed into Hayes’ side.
"You’re going to get that wish, Jake." Alpha Henrik and a smiling Derek stepped out onto the deck, and both Hayes and Jake turned in surprise. “The sentinels were successful with Deputy Katz, but it appears they are unable to touch Aidan’s mind.”
“What does that mean?” Jake asked urgently.
“The only people whose minds cannot be touched are those who are in close proximity to their future Fated Mate. It means that Aidan belongs to someone in the Pack." Henrik explained and smiled.
Jake's eyes lit up with the knowledge that he did not have to leave his brother behind.
Jake turned to Hayes and pulled him in for a hard kiss. “Aidan is coming with me on this adventure.”
“He’s going to be one of us sweetheart.” Hayes held his mate and thanked the Fates for their kindness.
Henrik turned to Derek. “Now we have to find the wolf that owns that hot head.”
"Yeah, before he manages to find a way out of that room," Derek commented. “I wouldn’t underestimate him.”
THE END
“It's not what you think these people are good. Please understand." Aidan was not buying it. Alpha Henrik asked Derek to take Aidan to the infirmary and place him with Deputy Katz. They had a situation to work out, and the two men needed to be isolated until it was settled.
Derek stood and pulled Aidan to his feet. "You can walk, or I can carry you; it is your choice."
"I'll walk," Aidan stated and followed Derek. Jake and Hayes fell in behind as they all made their way to the infirmary. Hayes stopped and spoke briefly with the Alpha.
“Are you going to contact the Coven and have them send someone?” He asked.
“Yes, we need to clear their memories. I know Aidan is your mate’s brother, but he cannot have this information. We can't take that risk, especially with such a hot-headed human." Hayes understood completely.
“Jake will understand.” He told him.
Jake watched as his brother and Barlow were led into two separate and secure rooms, and then the door was locked behind them. It was awful; he wanted to help Aidan, but there was nothing he could do. Their eyes connected just as the door was closing, and it broke Jake's heart.
Hayes put his arm around him and drew him close. "It'll be okay, Jake. They saw too much, and that memory must be removed before they can be released." Hayes explained to him that vampires have the ability to erase memories, and they can be very specific. “There’s a coven in the area up on Old Mission Peninsula. The Alpha will contact them, and they will send someone to take care of the problem.”
"My brother is not a problem," Jake stated emphatically, and Hayes backtracked immediately.
“Of course not, I didn’t mean it like that.”
"I also asked that memories be woven in, erasing the incident of today regarding you and Aidan. The vampire will plant a memory of you informing Aidan of your meeting someone and staying the night at Bay Harbor. They are very careful, and I promise you that Aidan will not be harmed, and his mind, apart from the incident of last night and today, will not be touched. You have my promise." Jake was struggling to cometo terms with lying to his brother, but in the end, he saw the need and agreed.
“He has protected me my entire life. He has fought for me, gone to incredible lengths to support me and keep me safe, and now I'm lying to him and setting him apart from me and my life.” Jake shook his head and buried his face in Hayes’ chest.
“It has to be this way for his own safety and ours," Hayes told him, feeling his hurt and wishing he could take it away.
“They’ll take the memory, but it will not change him.” Derek came up to stand beside them. He stared at the door to Aidan’s room as he spoke. “He is a protector, a defender, and family is everything. It's in his blood and his marrow. He was ready to die for you today, and that's just who he is and will always be. I understand him.” Derek then turned and left the area without further comment.
“The Master is sending over two of his sentinels. They should be here within the hour.” Zayn informed them. “It would be best if Aidan didn’t see you until after; otherwise, it will just make further memories to be erased.”
“Yes, but please let me know as soon as it's over," Jake asked, still looking a bit uncomfortable. He knew why it had to be done; he just wished that the misunderstanding had never happened.
“I will," Zayn responded. "He will be returned to his home and will wake up with new memories of the last two days. His worry and his visit here will no longer exist.” Jake nodded but said nothing.
Hayes took Jake out to the large back deck and made him comfortable. He brought him a large coffee and then sat down next to him, gathering him into his arms as they stared out at thebeautiful Bay. "It will all work out, my love. Aidan will lose the worry, and he will gain some peace. Please don’t feel bad.”
"I hate hiding things from Aidan. It had never been our relationship to hide or to lie. This is difficult for me, but I know that it’s necessary." He appreciated Jake's struggle but also appreciated the level of maturity he was displaying. His mate was kind and loving but also practical and realistic, and he couldn't ask for more than that.
"I love you, Jake, and I look forward to getting to know your brother and building a friendship.” Hayes was impressed with the man even though he thought Jake had been kidnapped and imprisoned by what he thought to be a cult. It made Hayes smile even in the midst of all the upset. Aidan was willing to do whatever it took to protect Jake, and on that score, they were alike, and he could see Aidan as a future ally.
"I love you too, Hayes, so much I can hardly contain it all. I’m so happy and so in love that I just wish that I could share it all with Aidan.” He burrowed into Hayes’ side.
"You’re going to get that wish, Jake." Alpha Henrik and a smiling Derek stepped out onto the deck, and both Hayes and Jake turned in surprise. “The sentinels were successful with Deputy Katz, but it appears they are unable to touch Aidan’s mind.”
“What does that mean?” Jake asked urgently.
“The only people whose minds cannot be touched are those who are in close proximity to their future Fated Mate. It means that Aidan belongs to someone in the Pack." Henrik explained and smiled.
Jake's eyes lit up with the knowledge that he did not have to leave his brother behind.
Jake turned to Hayes and pulled him in for a hard kiss. “Aidan is coming with me on this adventure.”
“He’s going to be one of us sweetheart.” Hayes held his mate and thanked the Fates for their kindness.
Henrik turned to Derek. “Now we have to find the wolf that owns that hot head.”
"Yeah, before he manages to find a way out of that room," Derek commented. “I wouldn’t underestimate him.”
THE END