Wolves of Roma

Prince of Roma- Chapter 14

Chapter 14
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Maxwell was unhappy.

The cause of unhappiness was the phone call he had received earlier in the day. Sebastian was poking his nose in to his affairs and he did not like it, not one bit. But, truth to be told what upset him was that Sebastian had valid concerns. He recalled the conversation with bitterness.

"When do you plan to come home with your mate Max?" Sebastian had asked even without a hello.

"There is no timeline as of yet" Maxwell responded. He did not even get a chance to discuss it with Evy, he had to at some point though.

"Maxwell, we need to move on this" Sebastian nudged.

"My mate is not ready for this discussion yet" Maxwell retorted back.

"Your mate might not know all the facts. You do, don't you think it's time to let her know? Every single day you stay there you are putting her, her family and yourself in danger." Sebastian admonished him.

Maxwell did not reply but gritted his teeth in frustration.

"I have indication that rogues are being recruited Maxwell" Sebastian dropped the news on to him.

"For what?" Maxwell asked with concern.

"Take an educated guess, they know you are in Nick's territory. What I don't know is if the know about your mate and every day you stay there risks exposure" Sebastian added.

"I will talk to her" Maxwell said resigned.

"See that you do" Sebastian paused and added "And Maxwell, we need to make it legal."

A headache. Maxwell realized had crept up on him.

"Legal?" Maxwell responded in utter horror, he could picture Evelyn run like bat out of hell at that thought. "Don't we have some time for that?" he whispered pleading.

"It is safe for your mate to have your name and your resources at her disposal as soon as possible. You are mates already, isn't making it legal just a formality? It isn't as if you need a prenup or consider divorce in future?" Sebastian reasoned. Being mates made it simpler, since wolves mated for life there was no chance of the marriage dissolving.

"Listen. I don't think she is ready for all this. One at a time, I am not dumping everything on her at once" Maxwell responded frustrated.

"Your call" Sebastian said "But the clock is ticking" he added remaining him that there wasn't a lot of time to play around with.

The whole conversation left him frustrated and that is how Evelyn found him when she stopped over after school. She detected his foul mood as soon as she stepped in to the door.

"Hey" She said softly and paused "What's wrong?" she asked concern laced in her voice. She picked up his mood immediately, thanks to their bond which was growing day by day.

"Nothing" he said pulling her in to a tight hug and taking a deep breath of her scent. Some of his agitation disappearing. She smelt like home.

She readily went in to his embrace. Closing her eyes, her head resting in the crook of his neck, contentment flooded through her, with the closeness of her mate but she still felt his uneasiness.

She pulled back with reluctance and looked up at his face "What's wrong Max?" she asked concern reflecting in her eyes.

He sighed defeated. Holding her hand led her to the sofa and sat down and gently settled her in his lap. He refused to let her go.