His Obsession - Rose Marie Page 0,71

once and for all. Not only for us but for our baby’s sake as well. I wipe the tears from my eyes, because I’m done crying. If he’s the big bad wolf, I’ll just be a brick house. It’s time for Channing to understand I’ll never crumble.

Present

Channing

My heart is beating so fast I feel like I was going into cardiac arrest. I finally have her. With everything now settled with the press and with the hotel backing down from suing for damages thanks to some help from the Irish Don, I was able to get away with a slap on the wrist and speed up the process of getting to my woman with little to no damage to my company’s name.

Zane and Teagan also helped me recover my sanity behind the scenes. During the first week of her being gone I almost went mad. Landen had come over and administered an experimental drug that supposedly my cousins and a woman by the name of Dawn had created. It was developed solely for Unchangings that go mad. It helped calm me down and think rationally, though I experience few side effects. That didn’t matter because I wasn’t running crazy through the streets like a mad man looking for a frightened Angel.

They said I was the first person they had to use it on, but they were impressed with the results and though they were not happy based on the circumstances they had to use the drug, they were happy they could test it out because it would save a lot of lives in the future. I was happy to help and continue to take the medicine, side effects be damned. I didn’t mind having more of my wolfish aspects come though if it meant I could keep my sanity.

Even though it helped, and the side effects didn’t seem like such a big deal before, as I sit here trying to hold a conversation with my mother-in-law it’s hard to focus with my wolf that was once simply a voice in my head, now being a full presence, wanting to go to our mate and check on her. I’ve grown stronger, my senses keener and my body bigger. It’s strange trying to adapt and be normal when my body feels otherworldly.

“Angel never told me she was married. Considering how close we are and how shocked she looked when she saw the papers, I’d say you were up to no good.” I see where my Angel gets her lack of small talk from.

“Then why’d you let her leave with me?” She sat back on the couch and the plastic made an unfortunate noise making me wanted to laugh, but since I was already in deep shit I refrained.

“If you really want to know why, it’s because I’m not scared of you Mr. Stohurst.” I like her.

“Please, call me Channing, we’re family after all.” She looked at me and nodded.

“Okay, Channing let me explain something to you that you might not be privy too. My family has dealt with powerful men before like you before. Men who feel they can take what they want without consequences.” She sat up squinting at me, and I had to sit back. I don’t know if it’s because my wolf is hypersensitive or what, but I could feel she was no one to be messed with.

“But see here, what Angel doesn’t know is I was raised in New Orleans and my mama was the towns Voodoo queen. I know more than a few things that will scare a pup like you for life. I was also blessed with the gift of sight. The only reason Angel left from this house was because I could see in you meant her no harm.”

“I mean her no harm. I love her with everything in me, but if you don’t mind me asking, what do you mean powerful men who felt they can take things without consequences? What’s the gift of sight and why doesn’t Angel know about any of this?”

“When I was younger, my sister was almost raped by as white male. During those times people could give two damns about a black girl getting raped. He got away with a slap on the wrist and on a technicality because he didn’t follow through with penetration. My sister was scarred for life. She ended up committing suicide. My mama and I grieved and of course we couldn’t allow that to slide, so we handled it ourselves.”

“You killed him?” She chuckled shaking