That should be it right? A sweet little story that ends right there where I have my own little house with a wraparound porch, large garden of my own, my brother by my side and two little angels. But then that would be lying and I've always hated liars.
The war that I thought had ended three years before decided to rear its ugly head again. This time no shots were fired but that didn't mean my heart didn't stop when I heard the news. I was home alone with the kids. We had been at the house for no more than five months and I was still trying to make it home. Just as I ushered Cain into the other room there was a knock on my door. So instead I picked him up and opened it to find an Alpha I never wanted to see again.
His cold eyes glared down at me as he forced a fake smile, "Hello Mrs. Beilschmidt." It felt as if he was mocking me as he said it, "Is your mate at home?"
"No he's not." I answered back in the same cold monotone as I put Cain down and shooed him away from the door. "Who wants to know?"
"May I come in?"
"No." It was so tempting to tell him to go fuck himself but I wanted to know why he was there first. So instead I closed the door behind him as I met him on the porch, "My daughter is asleep." I said as I crossed my arms, "So what do you want with my mate?"
He gave me a sick chuckle, "Actually I was looking for both Beilschmidt brothers." With that he handed me a sealed envelope, "They have thirty days to comply and if they don't well…I'll be back with a few of my men." He leaned over so he could whisper in my ear, "And I'll drag them out like I did your brother and your little mother won't be able to stop me."
At that moment my heart just stopped, "Y-You bastard…" Gridding my teeth I glared back at him with my fists clenched so tight my knuckled turned white. "Get the fuck off my porch."
How I wanted to beat that smirk off of his face as he just turned on his heels, "Have a nice day Mrs. Beilschmidt."
"Mr. Jones-Beilschmidt." I corrected as I watched him go, "And what was your name?"
"I never gave it to you." He said as he drove away.
Once he was out of sight with trembling fingers I opened and read what it had to say. The only thing that would escape my lips was one word. "No…"
The papers was clear, since Gilbert and the others went AWOL then left the country they had committed a federal crime against the government and the military. They could face up to thirty years in prison or worse…if they didn't give themselves up in the next thirty days they could instead face a firing squad.
Today it seems extreme but they were trying to make an example out of my mate. He wasn't the only one to leave but he was right when he told me hundreds had left before and after him. Why it had to be him I didn't know at the time but it will always remain unfair. Either way I'd lose him and the only way out was if he could prove to the court that he was justified in his actions. That though would mean a lot of time and money, neither we had at the time.
But while I was worried, Gilbert didn't want to show it. "Bluebird, we'll be okay." He said later that night as I rocked Julia. "We've gotten through worse."
"Gil they will lock you up for thirty years!"
"At the most, they could just send me for ten."
"How is that any better?" I sighed as I swayed back and forth as I tried to get my baby girl to calm down.
Gingerly he took her from my arms and kissed me, "Because it would mean only a decade away than three and she'd be ten instead of thirty. The same with Cain, he'll still grow up with a father." He cupped my cheek into his hand as he said it as he gave me a soft smile.
I took his hand and held it tightly, "Gil, I grew up without my father and I don't want that for our pups. They need an Alpha in their lives."
"They'll have your brother."
"It's not the same damn it."
"Bluebird…"
"No it's complete bullshit. Every bit of it!" I held tight to his hand as I tried my hardest not to scream out in frustration. "Hell I don't see why we don't make a race for the border."
At that he shook his head, "What would that solve? I could never come back here and for all we know they'd just drag me back and execute me."
That term or I should say that word made me shutter. "Than what the fuck do we do?"
He kissed me deeply before resting his forehead on mine, "We fight and we fight hard."