Acceptance

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Jaz was worried Cord would want to come with her, that he wouldn't want her to be alone, but as always he was more mature than people gave him credit for. He realise that Jaz needed time to herself; he did however make her promise to call so he'd know she was safe and to come back as soon as she was ready to. Now all that was left was to decide where to go and when.

As soon as Cord had finished eating dinner he brought out the laptop he normally used for study, booting it up and pulling up a search engine before turning it towards Jaz. "We'll do the dishes, okay." He smiled softly at the only mother he'd known. "You can concentrate on finding somewhere nice to go to."

He paused, his face full of worry. "I know you need to go away Mum, but if you need me," then he swept a hand around the room to encompass his sister, Eli and Emma, "If you need any of us; you have to promise me you'll call. Cade can get Trace to take her to you pretty quick and if you tell us where you'll be, we can get to you as fast as Eli can drive us."

"Or if I get homesick for you my sweet, sweet boy," Jaz smiled, "I can just head back a little earlier."

Cord grinned, "Yeah, you could do that too." He gave Jaz a quick hug and made a start on helping Eli clear the table. Cade was already at the sink filling it with water.

A few minutes after her children had gotten into a rhythm with the dishes, Eli took a seat alongside of her. He remained silent the first few minutes hoping Jaz wouldn't think he was intruding on her thoughts. He knew he was considered family, but he had also been Nate's best friend. He took a calming breathe preparing to speak, he and Jaz had been friends as long as he could remember.

"Spit it out Eli."

Eli turned to Jaz and laughed, "You know me too well." He shook his head slightly, a smile on his face. He reached out, taking Jaz's hand giving it a squeeze. "I doubt you'll be telling your brothers where you are going. They are likely to send guards with you to make sure you are safe."

Her hands froze on the keyboard, she didn't speak there was no need. Eli was right, they would send guards to keep her safe. She wouldn't be able to go anywhere, do anything without them following her around. That would not be conducive to what she wanted i.e. time out from the Compound, time out from Pack life and everything it entailed.

Jaz turned looking Eli in the eye, "What do you have in mind?"

"You need to tell someone. That can't be me." He glanced at his mate and she nodded. "They can't force her to tell them anything. Cade is a Sacred Guardian, therefore she is above the Pack hierarchy." He shook his head a smile on his face. "I still can't believe Cade threw both your brothers out of the house. And they left without argument."

Jaz grinned, "I would have loved to have seen that."

"So, you tell Cade where you will be staying just in case we need to get to you. I'd also suggest you tell your brothers after you've left. Maybe even once you've arrived at your destination. That way they can't talk you out going or put an Enforcer on you to ensure you don't leave without them knowing."

"That's a good idea Eli. I know my brothers, they may not try to stop me going, but they'll make sure I have a safety detail when I leave which will be worse. I may as well stay here if that happens."

"So when you decide on where, let Cade know. Just make sure no one else is in hearing distance."

Cord sat with Jaz for a time going through a multitude of places online that he believed Jaz would enjoy. Jaz however wasn't so sure she'd enjoy the rides offered at several of the theme type places he suggested, but let him have his fun suggesting them.