Chapter Nine: Decisive Kind of Love

Quinn's P.O.V.

Everyone had gathered around my desk in my private office and luckily the room was sound proof. Mei was throwing all sorts of profanities at the two of them as they hung their heads in guilt and shame. I just quietly listened to her vent, not wanting to speak until she had cooled off some. 

"I can't believe you both are starting things on Quinn's territory! This is so shameful and disrespectful! I came here so that I could start a new life and not have to be reminded of who I am and where I came from." she paused before continuing finally catching her breath. "I have decided what needs to be done..." But before she could finish her statement John bursts through the door. 

"John, the door was closed. If it was an important matter you could have mind linked me." I spoke up. "Alpha, Quinn... this is an urgent matter and I think Mei needs to be here to hear me out as well." My eyes furrowed in confusion, 'what is this really about?' I questioned him giving him a warning look before he continued. 'It is about Hunter, he is on his way here right now!' "Speak. Now. John." I give him permission to spill the details. He nods looking nervous but I somehow figure I was about to be outed for having Hunter followed by John days ago. 

"Well, you know how I have been following Hunter for the past week?" Mei shoots me a murderous glare and the two idiots behind her grin almost relieved that they were no longer going to be the brunt of her wrath, but I nod motioning John to continue. "Well, everything was normal for the first couple of days, but he started acting weird..." John trailed off looking puzzled on what to say next. "I know I was supposed to inform you if I noticed something was strange right away but I had to make sure that my suspicions were right," everyone began to gather in a closer huddle around my desk. 

"Well a couple of days ago, instead of going off on his route for the night shift, he lingered around Mei... I thought, 'okay maybe he is just glancing back at her before leaving,' but he watched her from across the street for damn near four hours." Mei sits down trying to process the information, "What are you trying to say John? That my fiance is stalking me?" She asks sounding weak and confused. 

"That's not the worst of it though," John continues remaining cautious of his words. "He continued doing it every time he left for work. The creep is sneaky I give him that...But it doesn't make any sense why he did it, and how he is able to cover his ass at work. What is important to know right now, is that he saw you that night when you were on the phone with him after dropping off your brother Liam here from the air port." She gasped and looked at Caiden, "That means he had to have seen you with me in the kitchen too..." She trails off, "but he never said anything! We met the very next morning for breakfast, he seemed perfectly Normal."

We all stood shocked trying to understand Hunters obsession with Mei, but John wasn't finished. "That isn't the worst part though Alpha, I am sorry Mei, but Hunter also saw you turn on the mountain shortly before you ran here. I figured he would follow you but he started to head back to work, then made a stop at the book store to ask Jewels where you were and she said with Quinn." He finished and I could see a weight lift off his shoulders. 

"You did a superb job Beta John, I want you to continue to follow him though. He knows about us now, Mei and Elijah could be in danger. Who knows what he is thinking." Mei mumbled something under her breath but we could all still hear it loud and clear. "This is all my fault." Caiden moves behind her chair and places his hands on her shoulders. "I can handle this for you love. Just say the word and I will do as you wish." She looks up at him horrified, "How could you say that to me right now! I love Hunter, at least I was trying to and all the men in my life fuck it up!" Caiden sighs and Liam is still standing next to me with his fingers on the bridge of his nose keeping his eyes closed. 

Yeah well I don't want to be here either buddy! 

"That is not what I meant love, I am not a complete monster you paint me to be." She sighs, "no you painted yourself that way." I decided it was my turn to say something. "I think what he means is, he could wipe his memory of the incident... And as your current Alpha, and practically a brother I can no longer stand behind him marrying you." Liam lifted his head finally, eyes completely black, "Mei Wang... Come. Home. Now. I'm not arguing with you any longer on the matter. I want to kill him, but I want to know what he was thinking... As far as the memory wipe, it shouldn't even be a question." 

Large tears had been falling from her face and I can tell she is barely holding on, "Liam, you are not dad! You forget who is the oldest one! Don't you dare use your Alpha tone on me Pìgu!" She takes a deep breath and stands shrugging Caidens hands off her shoulders. "Obviously I'm going to confront Hunter first" she trails off mid thought, "I had already decided that I was going back home, after I broke it off with Hunter. However, I want to stay here at least till after the gala and Christmas... but let me talk to him first. I... I need a better understanding, and actual closure. When he leaves, Caiden can wipe his memory completely of our relationship together... however the feelings that he has wont go away. Which is a problem considering he is stalking me apparently, and the gala is a month away... How do I possibly avoid him till then?"

I scrunch my eyebrows in heavy thought but I looked to Liam first before making a suggestion.  "I know this isn't going  to be fun for you Mei, and you have developed quite a separate life from an ordinary pack this past year, I just see no other option but for you to sign over the store to Jewels and move to the pack house. We must consider Elijah in all of this too, he has gained an attachment to Hunter and your lifestyle as well. Moving him closer to the pack will ease some of the pain having familiar faces constantly surrounding him." I was pretty confident in my suggestion and no one else seemed to have two cents to throw in. 

"Mei," Caiden speaks up, "How many people in town knew about you and Hunter? I will need names and addresses if possible..." She shifted on her feet uncomfortably, "uhm, not many knew about the engagement but the whole town basically knows that we are an item." Caiden nods his head and we all stand their wondering how we were going to trick over two hundred people that Mei never existed. "Oh everyone! don't look so glum, you underestimate my abilities!" Caiden chuckles slightly revealing an evil smirk. "By midnight tonight, Houdini will be put to shame!"

"You are enjoying this way to much Caiden..." Mei spoke through a few sniffles. "You have absolutely no idea love." He traced a finger across her jaw line and Liam immediately grabbed his wrist jerking him away. " You touch my sister again, without permission, in my presence and I will kill you. Do not think our little fight is over Caiden, once we are home you and I will have a proper spar, I will have to instill some new rules to keep your prying eyes away from her." Caiden lets out a snicker and grasps his wrist in return, "you are lucky I'm in a fantastic mood right now Liam or I would..." He was unable to finish when Mei takes both her hands and grabs each of them by their earlobes. "I've fucking 'bout had enough of you both! Wǒ yànjuànle shēngmìng zhòng de nánrén!" Mei rambles off in Chinese. 

I'm trying to hide my smile but failed miserably and she shoots me an angry look as well. "Don't think I didn't forget we need to have a little 'chat' about you having Hunter followed..." I let my smile fade and clear my throat nodding my head, "yes ma'am." What? she scares me?! We all let out a tired sigh and straighten our backs. Hunter was close and things had only just began getting interesting.

Hunters P.O.V. and then some~

'She doesn't trust you.'

The nagging voice in the back of my head had returned again after seeing my fiance turn into a-a- a wolf. He hadn't heard the voice ever since that one time, but he had swore that something like that would never happen again. "Shut UP!" I scream in the air, I was pushing eighty five and I had my mind trying to focus on one goal. 

'Confront her, she has been lying to you about being faithful and now she has kept this secret from you!' 

"I swear to all hell... shut up or I will kill you! You have been silent for years, just fuck off back were you came from!" I probably looked like a mad man shouting orders on the radio as I passed by the dozens of pedestrians, but oh were they ever wrong. I had wanted to go back to work and tell the chief that I needed a sick day to clear my head, however the one thing that makes me loose all sense of reasoning and control is back stronger than ever... 

'You need me, look at what has happened since I left. You have gone soft and adopted pets...'

"Elijah and Mei are not pets! They will be my family soon, now go away and let me talk to her about this, show her that it doesn't matter what she is! That I will love her no matter what!" I am almost letting tears fall but I know that if I started angry crying I would not be able to look proper for this conversation... Oh god... What if they kill me for knowing?

'That wont happen, we won't let it happen... and... What of the other man you saw a few nights ago?'

"No! You will not hurt her or her family!" I didn't mention the guy and I knew he wasn't done nagging me about it just yet. He had poked a soft spot... Fuck, now I was calling it a HE. I took my right hand off the stirring wheel and started slapping the side of my head. "GET! THE! HELL! OUT!" I scream one last time in a desperate attempt to gain control over him. 

'Nah, I think I will stay this time.'

I felt an ice cold chill run up my spine and my breath immediately quickens feeling the familiar take over my body like it did all those years ago. "Please..." I beg in a weak whisper, "don't hurt them." 

'Silence now boy, it will all be over soon. I want to have a little chat with our fiance.'

"Keep your filthy hands away from her!" I shouldn't have yelled, I knew he was trying to get me to exert the rest of my energy so that he could finally get what he had wanted all along. complete and utter control. "I.... Just do me one favor you... demon." I plead on last time.

'I owe you nothing boy, you knew this was going to happen sooner or later... But since I am a generous demon, I will hear you out one last time.'

I let out a sigh and a few loose tears that had clung to my now droopy lids. I was no longer the one driving the car... I could no longer feel my limbs. Huh... I wonder when that happened... I trailed off in thought not able to focus anymore. "Snap out of it Hunter, tell me what you were going to say." 

'Huh that sounded like my voice but I can't feel my lips move.'

"That's because you are not of this realm anymore. Your soul is mine as promised and those pesky 'adoptive' parents are dead as agreed upon too." He sucks his teeth in three times and shakes what once used to be my head. "Hurry Hunter, before you lie dormant. Your soul is tired since I've used a lot of its energy today becoming one. I am almost there..." I trail off smirking.

'Just, spare her. break off the engagement and I will let you do whatever you want, I wont fight you.'

"Foolish boy, I already have full control, nothing you tried would work anyway... And what makes you think they would just let me walk away knowing a secret as privately kept as this. No, these people will either try to kill me... or ask me to swear secrecy. Obviously I prefer the latter since I have bigger issues to attend to with my new found mortality." I could feel that Hunter was no longer conscious as I parked the car in this large driveway... I needed to be careful and put on a facade if we were going to make it out alive.

Authors Note:

WEEELLLL I am incredibly sorry for the wait on this chapter! Yikes! Don't hate me lol. I run my own tattoo business and I have a toddler so things can be quite hectic! However I will always find time to write because I love it and it makes me feel so happy :D!!!

SOOOOOOO with that being said I'm sure you are all like wtf? Who is Hunter really? Haha well that my lovelies is for me to reveal later! we still have two whole chapters before the gala! *GASP* I know... BUT it will be worth the wait ;)

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