Page 298 of My Unexpected Mate

“I will handle that,” Patricia said.

“Are you sure?” I asked, looking at her.

“Yes,” she nodded. “I know where his headquarters are. The people who worked for him used to work for me too. They know me. They will listen to me.”

“What about humans?” Annie asked.

“Well, we know that there are rumors that the humans have started backing down,” I said, placing the fork down. “They heard that the supernaturals were behind it all, and a lot of them are refusing to be a part of the inquisition. It shouldn’t be too hard to convince them to stop.”

“Exactly,” Patricia nodded. “Once the commands stop coming, they will have nothing to go on. They were never the creators of all of this, after all.”

My friends nodded and continued eating in silence.

“Jack and I could help you, Patricia,” Mike said after a few minutes of silence. “You can stay here, and we can help shut all of this down. You don’t have to do this alone.”

I looked at Patricia, who had a big smile on her face. “Thank you, Mike. It would be easier if you two helped.”

I smiled and looked at Mike. He was looking at me knowingly. I gave him a small nod. I felt relieved that Patricia wouldn’t be doing this alone. Not because I was worried about her. I know she can handle herself. But a small part of me still thought that she wanted power. A small part of me was afraid she would pick up right where Victor left off. I know it was horrible of me to doubt her after everything that she had done, but I couldn’t help it.

Mike and I actually talked about this a few days ago. We agreed we should keep an eye on her after we finish this. I guess he saw an opportunity and he took it.

We finished dinner, and Jake, and I decided to clean up. Aria went to check on Zack before going to bed.

“Cassie and I talked,” Jake started talking as we were cleaning up. “We want to move to Moon City.”

I looked at him and smiled. “Really?”

“Yes,” he nodded. “We just got Aria back and we are not ready to say goodbye.”

I nodded. “What about Blake?”

Jake’s jaw clenched slightly. “He wants to move too.”

“Great,” I said with a small smile.

I didn’t want to pry, but I could tell there was something going on between Jake and Blake. I had no idea if it was related to Zack coming back, or not, but I won’t ask him. If he wanted to tell me, he could.

We continued cleaning in silence.

When we finished, I said goodnight to Jake and went upstairs. Before going to my room, I wanted to see Aria.

I knocked on their bedroom door and waited for them to let me in. Nick opened the door and gave me a small smile.

“Hey, man,” he said, stepping away so I could come inside. “Everything okay?”

“Yes,” I nodded. “I just wanted to see Aria.”

“She is in the bathroom,” Nick said, sitting down on the chair near the window. “She just got back from Zack’s room.”

“Is he okay?” I asked and sat down on the other chair.

Nick nodded. “He is sleeping. He got a fever, so Aria gave him an antibiotic and some potion she made. He should be fine by morning.”

I nodded. “Are you okay? You seem angry.”

“I’m not angry,” he sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Maybe a bit annoyed.”

“Why?” I asked.

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