Tasting All My Mates

Tasting All My Mates By Alexis Dee Chapter 370

370-An Opportunity

Author's POV:

Years Ago:

“I don't remember anything," Thiago said, rubbing his eyes to wipe away tears from that night.

“It is okay. Maybe when we show you all the pictures of the people who had taken that road that night,you will be able to recognize the man,” Mr. Mackenzie started looking for the pictures in his bag.

In the meantime, Thiago couldn't remember a single thing. He was certain something happened thatnight, but he couldn't say what.

His father was standing beside him, watching him with tears in his eyes. He couldn't get closer to hisson because he felt like a failure.

“Look! Any of them." Mackenzie laid the pictures down for him. Now their eyes were stuck on Thiago,who placed his finger on one picture and then on the other.

“It was-" he scratched his chin, "I guess it's true." Thiago murmured in confusion.

"What is true?" Mackenzie questioned.

“Perhaps mom’s car broke down and she couldn't pull the brakes,” Thiago couldn't recall anything.These were the very few things he heard from others. And he thought maybe it was true; otherwise,why else would he not remember?

"Mayb—," Mackenzie was going to ask him again, but Shepard noticed his son’s uneasiness, so hegently tapped his hand on

Mackenzie's back and stopped him from questioning him further.

"It is okay. Don't pressurize him. The DNA test will reveal everything itself," Shepherd said exhaustedly.He hadn't slept since that night. Just the idea of sleeping without his mates in his arms was killing him.

"I don't understand what example I set for my son after losing my mate. He will always know his fatheras someone who couldn't save his mate. What if he grows up and gives up on his mate?” Shepardrubbed his hands on his face and sighed.

"You are not at fault here. You couldn't have saved her, no matter what. Whatever happened,happened to her hours ago.novelbin

Whoever hurt her is the reason you and your son are suffering right now, your highness. But you areright, the DNA test will reveal everything.” Mackenzie said, nodding his head to Aloha Shepard.

Things weren't going so well for Hazel and her husband, either. He was staring at her with nothing butquestions in his eyes.

"What are you saying?" she asked him, her heart trembling inside her chest. So far, she was able tomake decisions and do whatever she pleased, but now her mate was questioning her, and it didn't sitwell with her.

"Destroying all the innocent lives,” Alaric murmured, sobbing as he remembered the look on Thiago'sface when he watched him cry after finding out his mother had died. Everybody had gathered aroundthe hospital to record and catch a glimpse of the pack that had everything stolen from them in oneterrible night.

There were pack members from every pack that questioned their safety. If it can happen to an Alpha’sLuna, then it can happen to anyone.

"Destroying? No! I am not doing that. I am helping people. Good people." She gulped when lying to hermate.

"You think you can fool me? But I guess you have been fooling yourself this whole time. Imagine thepain and suffering of those kids who are unwillingly becoming the subject of abuse because of yourmagic. Hazel! For heaven's sake, we have a daughter ourselves. How can we— do this to them?" Hecomplained in tears, recalling all the messed up stuff he knew his mate did but had never spokenagainst her.

He even broke his true mate’s heart and left his little son at the mercy of the world.

"Listen! These alphas we are helping today can play a very important role in our daughter's life. If weare able to keep a good relationship with them, they will help Enya with her needs," Hazel murmured,gulping nonstop and praying her mate doesn't look at her differently or doesn't make a mistake.

“Hazel! We can never rely on these people. The Moon Goddess will be enough to take care of ourdaughter,” he disagreed with her. His heart was pumping more blood than usual. He felt it right insidehis chest.

“Was she able to protect those kids? No! She doesn't interrupt. That's why we have to make sure wedo everything in our power to secure our future. You are crying over nothing. Now sit down and tell mewhat happened. Why did this guard accompany you to our house?" She asked him after she finallyapproached him and grabbed his hand to sit him down.

She even forced him to drink some water and then some wine so that his mind could relax a bit.

“That guard is going to stick with me until I do what the alpha king has asked me to do," Alaricexplained the reason behind his worries to her in a much more detailed way, "He wants me to burn

down the morgue with these files and all the innocent people inside just so that his truth can remainhidden."

Hearing him talk about the task the alpha king gave him made Hazel lean back and brainstorm harder.

“So he is including you in the circle of trusted people, and you are crying about it?" She almost raisedher voice at him when she couldn't believe her husband didn't think of it as an opportunity to get closeto the alpha king.

“This is not an opportunity. This is a crime. We are ruining lives." He was back to complaining again. Hehad always let Hazel do her thing, but now he could see how evil they had become. Even when hepersonally didn't harm anyone else other than breaking and abandoning his mate and son, he feltresponsible for the misery Hazel was causing others.

“Listen to me. If you don't do it, he will come after me and our daughter. Now tell me, do you wantthat?" She asked him, leaving the decision on his shoulders.