Chapter 55: Their Cursed
Calder
Remi leaned against me. I tried to lightly rub her back as she laid against me with her eyes closed.
“What do we do?” Cullen linked me.
“I don't know…” I said looking at our mate. She looked so defeated and I couldn’t blame her. After last night’s confession, she didn’t sleep well. Then our little reprieve this morning definitely hadn’t been enough to prepare her for everything that followed. She was so overwhelmed she had a panic attack right in the middle of my office.
“I think she is asleep,” he continued.
“We should probably let her sleep for a bit,” I told him. He nodded his head before coming to scoop her up. He got onto the bed and settled her on him, covering her up.
“We need to tell father what is going on,” he said.
“I know. I guess I can go talk with him and you can stay with her. If she starts to wake up, link me and I will be back quickly,” I said. I stood up and took one last lingering look at Remi sleeping on Cullen. I sighed and left the room.
“Darling, when is a good time for me to help Remi pack for the Summit?” my mother’s voice invaded my head as I walked down the hall. The Summit had been completely pushed from my mind with everything that had happened in the last few hours.
“Mother, meet me in father’s office please. I will be there momentarily,” I said, picking up my pace. I might as well tell them both. I wasn’t sure what Remi was going to be up for when she woke up. At the very least, no decision needed to be made today. It could at least wait until we got through the weekend.
“Sure thing, darling,” my mother replied.
When I entered my father’s office, Benson was inside, speaking with him. Benson gave me a worried look. “Everything alright, Calder?” he asked.
“Not exactly. Father, can I have a word with you?” I asked. He gave me a serious look and nodded.
“Benson, just handle this as you see fit. I trust you,” Cassius said to his Beta. Benson grabbed the papers they were looking at and left the office quickly, running into my mother on her way inside.
“Darling, what is wrong?” she asked immediately.
“Remi met with the witch this morning,” I told them.
“By the sound of this, I am guessing things didn’t go well? Would this be why your Beta was arguing with his mate out on the lawn?” my father asked.
I nodded. “There were some things uncovered about Remi that she didn’t want shared. There may be a loophole to breaking the curse after all. But Remi was not keen on the plan. Then Samantha told us that we cannot simply kill the warlock. She thinks if we kill the warlock before the curse is lifted that Remi will become pregnant but then she and her pup will die,” I explained to them. I wanted to avoid telling them about the miscarriage if I could.
My mother gasped, bringing her hand up to cover her mouth. “So, you have no choice,” my father said. I gave him a questioning look. “Whether she is keen on it or not, you need to break the curse if you have a way.”
“It’s not that simple…” I started.
“But it is. Break the curse then you can kill the warlock if you please,” he said dismissing the matter.
My mother looked at me critically. “Darling, there is more to this. Remi doesn’t simply not like the plan. What aren’t you telling us?” she asked.
My father’s attention peaked at that. “Are you leaving something out about this?” he questioned.
“There are… extenuating circumstances…” I said trying to skirt around the issue. All of a sudden, I felt like I was 5 again and hiding the fact that Gentry and Cullen broke mother’s birthday present on accident.
“Darling, what is going on? Why doesn’t Remi want to use this loophole?” she prodded.
“This isn’t really something that is up for discussion,” I said, trying to change tactics. “The matter is between Remi, Cullen, and I.”
“This affects the future of this pack, so no, it is not a personal matter between you three,” my father shot at me angrily. He stood up from his chair. “Your mate affects when you take over as Alpha of this pack. Your mate also affects you producing the next Alpha of this pack and my grandchild. Now I will ask once more: are you leaving something out?”
I held my father’s gaze. I didn’t want to back down, but I didn’t know if I had any other option but to blatantly disrespect him. “There is a loophole because Remi has already conceived a child.”
My mother’s eyes went wide. “Why didn’t you say that your mate is pregnant!” my father boomed.
My mother held up her hand to him, stopping his misplaced joy. “That is not what he means…” she said softly. I shook my head. “Oh no, the poor girl.”
“What do you mean?” my father asked, looking between my mother and me. My mother locked eyes with me for a moment before turning to my father.
“Dear, Remi has had a miscarriage. The loophole is her unborn child,” my mother said softly. For once, my loud and boisterous father was rendered speechless. He sat back in his chair with a small ‘o’ forming on his lips. It was quiet for a moment. My mother came over to me and squeezed my shoulder. “Is she okay?” she asked.
“No,” I said. “It hasn’t been a good day. She is upstairs with Cullen right now, sleeping.” My mother nodded.
“That is probably best for the moment,” she said shaking her head. “All of this the day before you must depart for the Summit as well. That poor girl has been adapting so well, too…” she trailed off.
My father finally let out a sigh. “We should table all of this until you return from the Summit. The girl clearly has a hard decision to make about things, although there is only one choice here. The warlock isn’t coming for her yet based on the information you have. Prepare for the Summit and this can be decided when you return,” he said, dismissing the matter. I gave him a blank look. I nodded my head. I looked at my mother who gave me a sympathetic look. I gave her a quick kiss on her cheek before turning to leave my father’s office. I was not entirely thrilled with his reaction to this.
“Oh, and Carson will be joining you at the Summit. I need the troublemaker out of my hair for a few days. Maybe he will learn something. He can watch over your mate or something…” my father said behind me.