Page 82 of His Rejected Fated Mate

I nodded, unable to stop the smile. “I do feel like I belong. This pack has been kind, and Troy has been amazing. Being able to spend time with you guys. It’s been nice.”

“Good.” She nodded her head. “I’m glad.”

I swallowed. “Mom, I’m sorry about everything I’ve done.”

She shook her head. “Sweetie, you don’t need to apologize for anything.”

“I know that I put a wedge in our relationship.”

She shook her head. “Elize, you did nothing wrong. Your father and I should have tried harder. We shouldn’t have let Martin take the reins. You were our responsibility.”

I shook my head. “Mom, you and Dad were great. I just…”

She reached across the counter. “How about this? We both forgive and move past it. Because it’s in the past and there is too much to look forward to.”

I smiled softly and nodded. “That sounds like a good idea.”

“So, how about you finish your coffee and we can hit the road.”

I finished my coffee, and we headed across town. Over the past couple of weeks, I’d been having meetings with Victoria tomake sure everyone was adjusting to the changes of being in the pack. I wanted to make sure that everyone felt included, and if there were any issues, I wanted to know about them.

We arrived at a small house where Victoria and Charlie were staying. I couldn’t help but smile at the small house that reminded me of a cottage. Victoria was sitting outside pruning some flowers. She looked like she was in her element with a soft smile plastered on her face. Charlie was sitting on a bench reading a book. He was in a rocking chair, and they looked like that perfect old couple.

We headed out of the car, and Victoria looked up. “Elize! Hi, honey.”

“Hi, Victoria. I brought my mother, Eva, along today.”

Victoria softly smiled at my mother. “Oh, that’s nice.”

“Hi, Charlie.”

Charlie waved a hand, not breaking his eyes away from the book. “Good morning, dear.”

We headed inside, where Victoria had the sheets spread out that we were tracking everything on. It stated where everyone was and how long the agreements were set for. Since the plan was only to keep them in the pack for a short time, we didn’t have anything arranged for the long term.

“Does anyone want something to drink?” Victoria asked as she started herself some tea.

“No thanks.”

My mother shook her head as she looked at the papers. “This is very detailed. I can see you guys have been keeping track of almost everything.”

“We wanted to make sure nothing was missing.”

“Which brings up an important question.” I took a moment to think of the easiest way to ask Victoria. She was the leader of the Convent, and I wanted to be respectful. My mother and I sat down. “What do we want to happen to the buildings in the convent?”

Victoria looked over at me. “What do you want to happen?”

“I’m not the leader. But I strongly disagree with the idea of tearing them down.”

Victoria gave me a soft smile. “They are old buildings, dear.”

“But they are important. So, Troy and I were talking about it, and we thought we could turn the space into a training ground. Give it a little remodel and keep it all standing.”

“That sounds nice,” my mother added. “They are always looking for more space. The pack is constantly growing.”

“The buildings would be repaired. We can keep the healing center and use it when needed. The space could be used by anyone in the pack. We could even have children’s retreats out there. It wouldn’t just have to be for training.”

“That’s actually not a terrible idea.”