My Cheating Mate (Emma and Jeremy) novel Chapter 255

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Chapter 255

Should I wake her? Tell her what was happening?

No. Alpha Jeremy was right. Let her sleep. Let her have a few more hours of not knowing, not processing, not imagining

case scenarios.

When she woke up, it would be over. One way or another.

Grace shifted in her sleep, making a small distressed sound “Uncle Cas”

“Shh.” I pulled her closer

She settled, trusting

Lord Castellan co

No. I couldn’ Stay hope

I’d

air. “He’s okay. Everything’s okay. Just sleep”

1. Believing the comfort I was offering even though I had no idea if it was true

Could be losing his fight against Marcus and Elena Could be

t catastrophize the way Grace had been doing. Someone had to stay calm. Stay rational would reach him in time.

or two weeks. Two intense, chaotic weeks since recognizing Grace as my mate. But in that time,

servation Front wolves simultaneously with terrifying efficiency. Seen him comfort Grace when she st threats. Seen him sit at family dinners contributing to conversations about dinosaur parlaments

s instead of vampire lord. Family instead of political ally.

need him. Right to fall apart when he didn’t check in. Because Lord Castellan wasn’t just some powerful ng the pack. He was he was Grace’s uncle. Her family. Someone who’d been there her entire life teaching onism and proper art supplies and treating her work like it mattered.

ho’d chosen this family and been chosen back. Who’d forgiven debts because family mattered more than leverage clared Grace and Emma as family publicly and meant it completely.

rson couldn’t die fighting extremists in Chicago.

dn’t leave Grace leave all of us after eighteen years of being Uncle Cas

e universe couldn’t be that cruel.

y phone buzzed. I grabbed it de

Victoria: “Connor, prelimi

medical treatment. The

Is he okay? Grace

le’s alive

s home

st Lord Castellan in

ight now Connor, let Grace sheep She’ll neid het toys

lie. You said it yourself

To conviner Grace that her uncle or sepeli ile

ing open. “Cor? What time in 192

“Late You’ve been asleep for four hours.” Thelped her sit up carefully. “Grace, I have news About Unde Cas

She went rigid. “Is he

“He’s alive. Victoria just texted. Shey found him in Chicago. He’s injured silver wounds but alive and extracted Alpha Jeremy’s team is engaging Marcus and Elena now.” I held her hands. “Grace, he’s going to be okay. They got to his in te “He’s really alive?” Her voice was small, Fragile. “Connor, you’re sure? Not just-pot just saying it to make me feel better?

“I’m sure. Victoria confirmed. He’s receiving medical treakpent right now.” I pulled up the text to show her. Physical proof that Uncle Cas was alive.

Grace read it three times. Then burst into tears-relief and delayed fear and overwhelming emotion all at once

“He’s okay. He’s really okay. Connor, he’s-” She couldn’t finish. Just cried against my shoulder while I held her.

“I told you. Too stubborn to die fighting extremists.” I rubbed her back “Gracefhe’s coming home. Maybe not today Maybe not tomorrow while they handle the medical treatment and eliminate Marcus and Elena. But he’s coming home

“I need to see him. Need to-”

“You need to wait. Let the medical team work. Let your father finish the fight against the Preservation Front.” I pulled back to look at her face. “Grace, Uncle Cas specifically said to keep you safe. Said he’s not doing this hunt to bring you into danger Honor that by staying here where he wants you.”

“I hate waiting. I hate not being there. I hate-” She stopped. “I hate that he got hurt protecting me. Hunting threats tha exist because extremists hate my family.”

“He didn’t get hurt protecting you. He got hurt hunting extremists who needed to be stopped.” I wiped her tears protiv “Grace Marcus and Elena were planning more attacks. More violence. Uncle Cas stopped them. That’s not about you specifically That’sx about-about ending a threat to the entire integration movement/

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Chapter 256

“Still feels like it’s my fault

“It’s the Preservation Front’s fack. Marcus and Elena’s fault. The fault of wolves who think violence is an acceptable respen families choosing love over tradition. “kissed her forehead. “Not your fault. Never your fault

We sat together while Grace processed. Relief that Uncle Cas was alive mizing with worry about his injuries ing with exhaustion from seven days of anxiety.

“What happens now?” she asked finally.

“Now we wait. Victoria or your father will update us when there’s more to know. When Uncle Cas is stable enough to travel When Marcus and Elena are-handled.” I paused. “Grace, this could take hours. Maybe all night. You should eat something Actual food, not just coffee.”

“I’m not hungry-”

“You haven’t eaten properly in a week. Your uncle is going to be very upset if he comes home and finds out you made yoursel sick worrying about him.” I used Uncle Cas as motivation deliberately. “Grace, take care of yourself so when he gets back, he can focus on healing instead of lecturing you about self-care.”

That got a watery laugh. “He would lecture me. Would sit me down and explain very seriously about the importance of eating and sleeping even during crisis.”

“Exactly. So let’s avoid that lecture by actually eating and sleeping.” I stood, pulling her up. “Come on. Kitchen Real food. Then we wait together for more updates.”

“Together,” she agreed. “Connor, thank you. For for staying with me through this. For not getting frustrated when I piraled For being-for being exactly what I needed even when I was impossible.”

“You weren’t impossible. You were scared.” I pulled her close. “Grace, that’s what mates do. Stay through the scary parts. Fold each other when things are hard. Be present even when we can’t fix it.”

“I love you.”

“I love you too. Now come on. Food. Before I have to explain to both your father and Uncle Cas why I let you starve yourwelt”

We went to the kitchen. I made her eat-actual food, protein and vegetables and things her body needed after a week of statan and inadequate nutrition. She managed half before pushing the plate away

“That’s enough for now,” I said. “Grace, you did good. Ate something That’s progress”

My phone buzzed. Both of us froze.

Alpha Jeremy: “It’s done. Marcus Dane is dead. Elena Frost is captured. The Preservation Front is finished, otell tell her Uncle Cas is safe now. The threat is over

I showed Grace the text. Watched relet transform her face completely

“It’s over,” she whispered “Connor, it’s really over Marem and Elena are they’re stopped Uncle Cax rate

“He’s safe The Preservation Front is endest And he’s coming home I pulled her in yard

Can stop worrying. Your uncle is alive amil the extremists are gone ”

She cried again. Different tears this the Betel, foyerwhelming grain that the nightmare was

“When can see him?” she asked betwires soba,

“Son As soon as he’s able enough to fave held her tight “cran, Jubilang is the sky. He’s going you’re going to show him the palming you made and he’s going to compdate bej difunt wed

nominal Oin version of normal.”

“Normal with a vampire mmsle who hunts extremists.”

“Exactly our version of normal

We stayed in the kitchen, holding each other processing the news that the fight was finally over

Lord Castellan was alive. Injured but safe. The Preservation Front was ended

And Grace my mate, my Grace-could finally breathe again.

Could finally sleep without nightmares. Eat without everything tasting like cardboard Exist without constant term that her uncle was dying.

She needed him. Really, desperately needed him in a way I couldn’t fully provide.

But he was coming home. Eventually. When the medical team cleared him.

He was coming home to the family that loved him. That needed him. That had been waiting seven impossible days to know he

was safe.

Uncle Cas was coming home.

And everything-finally-was going to be okay.

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