Run **unedited**

Chapter 21

Andy

Once kari was in the tub i gathered up all of our dirty clothes that were strewn around the room and headed down to the laundry room in the basement.

The last few days had been hell, between training yesterday and having to help carry all those bodies and arranging all the funeral pyres. Goddess, was that really only last night? It felt like days ago. Alot had happened in the last forty-eight hours and i was utterly exhausted, but kari needed time to relax and we really didnt have anymore clean clothes. If training really started in the morning then we had to get ready tonight, our last night to relax.

I was very pleased with the fact elder Baron had agreed that i was the best option to train kari, i had feared that they would decide on someone else and honestly i just cant handle that. I wasnt planning on going easy on her, we didnt have the time for that with war on our door step. No, i needed to be as strict with my mate as my father was with me when learning to control my magic. But could i? Could i really be as demanding and persistent as my father was with me with the woman i loved?

Love. what a funny word that didnt even begin to describe how i felt about my girl. Shit, my girl! Just calling her that was crazy to me. Before i found my kari i hadnt even really thought about having a mate, i mean it wasnt necessary for me to gain power in the coven like it is for werewolves so why should finding one matter? But from the first day i caught her scent she has consumed my every thought and feeling, i have loved that girl from the first second and know that i will love her until my last breath.

We are taught about the mate bond in school, hell we spend a good two weeks on the subject and the science behind it, bu they never taught us that another being can consume and change everything about you. Before i found kari, even after she ran away sand i had to find her again, i was a different person. All i cared about was taking over the coven and trying to change things, i had all these grand ideas about how i could lead us into the future and possibly over throw the millers single-handedly, but now that had all changed. Now i knew that the Goddess hadnt put me on this earth to lead a great rebellion but to be the rock that my kari stands on as she does all the heavy lifting. I had to be the one to hold her down when things got hard, i needed to be her rock, her main supporter, and sometimes her mouth piece because my mate may be sweet but that mouth of hers has a way of its own.

I sighed and started putting the clothes inside the washing machine, packing it as full as i possible so i could try and get everything done in one load. There were was a man standing infront of one of the massive dryers waiting for his clothes to be done, but besides that the laundry room was empty, all of the doors standing open to the different machines. Shelves lined the walls full of different detergents, dryer sheets and softeners.

"Hey" i nearly jumped out of my skin as the man spoke. I looked over as i closed the lid on my washer and realized it was only coven leader adam.

"Oh, hey" i said, sounding as exhausted as i felt. I cleared my throat and tried again, "whats up?" yes, lame i know, but what else was i supposed to say?

"Sorry about that upstairs, trey can be kind of hard headed and when he puts his mind to something he wants to get it done right away." adam said, leaning back against the dryer.

I nodded, "yeah i know what thats like. I would apoligize for how kari acted but honestly she's right, we've had a tough last few days and need our rest."

"Yeah, you seem to be doing alot of that, huh" adam chuckled.

I froze for a breath as i was pouring detergent into the little compartment before realizing exactly what he said. "Yeah well, gotta have clean clothes" adam nodded. There was an awkward silence as i started the washer. "Is there something you needed?" i finally asked turning away from the machine to face the coven leader.