NovelEnglish"Calm down, love. I can feel the nervous energy flowing off you." I grinned and relaxed. "Really?" He smiled, and warmth and love flowed over me. My eyes widened. "Was that you?" He smiled bigger. "I think so. It's kind of weird, right?" I shrugged. "I like it." too." We fell quiet for a minute, just looking at each other, but not in sawkward way, more like just in our own little bubble shutting out the world, until he cleared his throat and started again. "So, about the meeting." "Yes," I said, clearing my head and trying to focus. "What did my brother want?" "You know that most of your family heard what happened yesterday. There's no way I can hide the fact that I've been banished, which means, we've been banished. I'm so sorry, Elise. If I had known he was actually going to go through with it, I never would have completed the mating and subjected you to that." My heart sank. "What? You think I care that your asshole father banished you, or us, or whatever? Because I don't." My emotions were raw and unsettled. "You really wouldn't have takenas a mate over this?" Tears welled up in my eyes and I couldn't stop them from flowing. I had been thinking the worst all day, stressing over what they were talking about and what it would mean to us. "I know what it means to be a banished wolf, Patrick. I know that technically we are pack- less at the moment, but I don't really care. If Kyle doesn't want us to stay because of that, it's fine. We'll be fine. As long as we're together." He was kneeling in front of me, pullinginto his arms. "Shhh, I didn't mean to upset you. I've been more than a little freaked out with the situation, but you're right. I have you and that is the only thing that matters in this world. I don't want you worrying over this. I just wanted to make sure you understood the situation. Others may talk. It can be seen as a sign of weakness for another pack to accept a banished wolf, but, Kyle doesn't seem to care about that." I sniffled, not caring that my tears, and probably a bit of snot too, were soaking his shirt. "Kyle wants us to stay, doesn't he?" Chapter 199 He nodded. I knew he would. Until this very moment, there had really been little doubt in my mind about it. My family would protect us. My pack would accept him with open arms. We were going to be okay.
"We need to talk about this, okay?" "Okay." I took a deep breath, trying to compose myself. "Tell me, what did Kyle want today?" "First, he wantedto know that I'm not just welcin Westin Pack, but that he was never a fan of the idea of us relocating back home. He does not want to lose you just because we mated. Neither do your parents. They are all really hoping I'll consider taking the trials to formally join Westin Pack. How would you feel about that?" I tried to control my excitement. He looked a little optimistic and nervous asking. I knew I had to take his feelings into consideration, but I had never wanted to live anywhere outside San Marco. Visiting was fine. I liked to travel, but I barely tolerated my college years, and despised being sent off to summer camps as a child, I loved my town and my pack.
"I really need you to tellhow you would feel about it, cause if I'm honest, I've never wanted to live anywhere but San Marco."
He seemed to visibly relax. "I can understand why. I've been around a lot of packs, Elise, and nothing compares to this place. It's fecking amazing; I won't lie to you. It's tough on the pride facing this banishment, but it's only pride. You have a good job here, a life. We have a family that loves and supports us. I can't let my stubborn pride get in the way of considering that. I've never had the support you have here. Your parents, they love you so much."
I nodded my head, I knew it was true.
m I knew how lucky I was. Hearing stories like his and Kelsey's, they just broke my heart. I'd never know what it's like to have no one. I'd never know what it's like to feel like I don't belong.
"I think you already know how much my family means to me, but it's more than that, too. I have a big responsibility to the pack. To this company even. We haven't talked much about things like finances and stuff, but this place affords our pack a different kind of life, a better one. I know that's not normal for other packs. Many struggle just to hunt enough food not to starve. I know that, but I've never lived that. We aren't supposed to talk or gloat about such things, but if you do decide to ge through the trials, they will cover all of that. You'll see quickly that we have no real concerns about stuff like that," I said earnestly. I (0) 1(0) Chapter 200
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