The Sovereign Heir

Chapter 53 Third Times A Charm

Uncle Reggie and I spent some quality time together playing Tekken. It is late morning on Monday when my phone began to ring. Erica's number showed up. "Hey, Erica, what's up?"

"There was a note attached to the back employee entrance. My mate is going to show up here, he gave me until noon to come back to the pack or he was coming to Ominous."

"Say no more. I'll be there in a second. Make sure you let the others know."

I excused myself from Reggie and orbed into my office and proceeded through the VIP section. It was only 11. It was only six months ago I found Erica with a black eye and busted lip as I was setting up the domestic abuse display.

She didn't have to say much in order for me to help. My grandparents and parents outlawed abuse of a mate throughout the kingdom, no matter what species. But the only loop hole we had yet to cover was members being cast out as rogue. They would make some false accusation and threaten others to back up their ludacris claims.

If it was reported, which was rare, the abuser was subject to severe punishment and the mate bond severed. I walk down to the first floor to find Erica cowering in the maintenance office. "Erica, look at me."

She is shaking like a leaf when she starts talking in a whisper, "He is going to kill me."

I crouch down to where she is huddled. "I told you I would handle it. I really wish you would just let me press the charges. Your current alpha is bound to our laws and in violation of them, no matter if it's his son or not."

Erica begins to protest, "I don't want any more backlash from my pack; they are so..."

"Old, outdated, barbaric, victim blaming?"

She exhales, "Yes."

"No worries, I got you like I said I would. Stay in here for a while and get yourself together."

"Thank you, Elaina. I don't know how I could ever repay you for the job, apartment, all of it."

I turn around to fully face Erica.

"You can repay me by loving yourself more, living your life and not for the expectations of anyone else, especially your raggedy pack. Your parents deserve to be under the jail for even allowing it to go on as long as it did."

I turn back around leaving the maintenance door slightly cracked. I perched myself at the bar with the upcoming menus in hand to try to distract myself. I sense Lennox coming in the back door.

"Hey, boss lady."

"Hola, Lennox. Coming to update the playlists I see."

"You know me, always on time."

"Laina, why are you here early on a Monday, anyway?"

"We might have some trouble soon. Erica is in the maintenance office."

"I'll gladly beat that mutts ass, what a pitiful excuse for a werewolf. No one should put their hands on a woman, especially your mate."

I couldn't agree with him more. "The mate bond is far from perfect. Hopefully, things will change and more will have the courage to step forward and leave."

Nolan's POV

This was day three of Elaina ignoring me. I couldn't take it anymore. I sent a message to Bryant: [Dude, she got me blocked on everything. I can't even get a mind link into her.]

I start to read his reply: [My sister can be very stubborn. Let me give you an ice breaker. Her favorite flower is the ballerina orchid. It grows heavily in the realm. It grows only in Australia in this world.]