Conri
Seeing her walking towards us was an image I will not soon forget; not just because some male had his arm wrapped around her, no, it was the sight of her that I will never forget. I still remember what she looked like in that little red dress, but seeing her in black, high-waisted skinny jeans with a black tank-top was even better.
She looked gorgeous with her hair in a high braid down her back and the little make-up she was wearing. I had once seen a picture of Wenonah, her Aunt, and I have to admit that they look almost similar, making me feel relieved she is on our side.
Evander is right; I will protect her with my life if Calliope is coming for her, and I am glad she has a protection detail. Thinking back on the first time we saw them train, puzzle pieces fall into place.
After two hours driving, Alexia pulls over at a gas station, and even though Umayza steps out of the SUV, she stays near it, not looking at us. Evander takes a few steps towards her, and I hear him softly growl as she gets back into the SUV before he can reach her.
The moment we walk back to our own SUV, she gets out again, and I see her stretching as Blaze is whispering into her ear. Kane growls in my head as he sees what she is doing, and he is cussing and swearing at me in my head, blaming me for Umayza ignoring him.
“You are a part of me, and that means she is ignoring us both, just like she is ignoring Evander and Mylo. You can’t blame me for this; we all did this. Even though I have no idea what this is,” I say to Kane, and as always when we are arguing about Umayza, he retreats to the back of my head.
Callan is talking to Boris and Yonatan, while Theron is talking to Alexia, and I hear her laughing at him, “You hate following someone else, don’t you?” Alexia asks him, and the look on his face is all the answer she needs. We all know that Theron really hates being stuck behind another driver.
That is why he usually travels alone, as he always complains about another’s way of driving out loud, calling them every name he can think of. At first, you might think it is funny, but after hearing him almost twenty-four seven, you get bored, and that is why none of us wants to be in an SUV with him.
I walk towards the gas station to take a leak myself before we have to get on the road again, but Axel steps in my way, and as I am about to ask him about it, Umayza walks out of the gas station. I shove him out of my way and walk past Umayza to the door as I say, “Hello, Umayza.”
I know it isn’t much of a greeting, but I needed to say something. If I hadn’t said anything, she probably would have used it against me, and I will do my best to make sure there is nothing else she can hold against me. Not that I know what I did wrong in the first place, but I won’t add to it.
I can tell it startled her as I feel her eyes on my back, but I don’t look over my shoulder, and I quickly make my way over to the restroom. Evander is waiting for me the moment I step outside again, and he has a small smile on his face, “You distracted her enough with your greeting for me to grab her before she could fall,” he says.
Evander tells me through the mind-link what happened as we walk back to our SUV, and I am glad at least one of us had a rather normal interaction with her. We both know that we will be around her for the next few days, but if she keeps acting this way, I am afraid that Mylo or Kane might explode.
Conri
My mind goes back to the conversation Evander and I had about Wenonah, and suddenly something clicks. “Guys, do you remember the day Umayza knocked Theron to the ground?” I ask, and they all remember.
“I always thought it was strange that some of them stopped training and were just looking around the training grounds, but I think they stopped training to be able to spot danger,” I say, and for a moment, everyone is silent. “I believe they knew back then who her family was.”
“Fuck, that would explain why they would train her privately. If anyone knew how good she had gotten in such a short period of time, rumors would have started flying,” Callan replies. “I think it could have been even worse; what if someone would have recognized her? She looks so much like her Aunt, Wenonah,” I say.
“Theron, overtake Alexia and pull over at the next possible stop. I want to talk to Umayza about this; I want to know if anyone has seen anything suspicious in the past three years,” Armand says, and I see Theron go around Alexia, only to get taken over by her.
“Callan, keep an eye out for oncoming traffic. I will drive next to them to tell Alexia to pull over at the next possible stop,” Theron says as Alexia has overtaken him again. I see him going to the other lane; he lowers his window as soon as he is next to Alexia, and after a few moments, he falls back to get behind Alexia again.
Umayza
Blaze takes out her notebook the moment Alexia pulls away from the curb; Boris chuckles as he watches the others in the side mirror. “Looks like someone doesn’t like to follow others, or maybe it is because you are a female, Alexia,” he says before he tells us that Theron didn’t look too happy.
Tarja leans over the seat to look at Blaze’s notes, and Yonatan asks her if she sees something interesting, “Just the same as always; stupid remarks by stupid females that are jealous of Umayza. They don’t even know her; they never take the time to talk to her and to get to know her.
Blaze, I looked at the footage from the past week, and the same guy popped up a few times. It is the same guy we have noticed around for the past month, but so far, he has done nothing strange, and he hasn’t tried to go near Umayza either,” she says.
“Maybe just someone who is interested in Umayza; maybe he is trying to find the courage to ask her on a date,” Boris responds, and that earns him a smack in the chest from Alexia. “Hey, why did you do that? I am just saying; Umayza is a gorgeous female, and everyone with eyes in their heads can see that,” he mumbles.
Alexia and Boris start their discussion they have had for nearly three years now, and Axel tries to stop them from going down that road, knowing how much I hate it when they talk about this. “Okay, stop it. We all know Umayza’s opinion on this subject, and we all know she has two Mates.”
Yeah, they know I have two Mates, and they know how I found out that they didn’t want me. After all, Tarja was with me when I found the note, and Boris and Tarja were there when we heard the two females talking about Evander and Conri.
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