Sweet Redemption: The Morningstar Series Book 3
Sweet Redemption Chapter 67

Once we had said our farewells Bianca was the one to teleport us back. She was aiming for us to be outside of the school and we ended up in our bathtub. Thankfully Acaisia and Bou weren't using our shared bathroom. Bianca and I took a few minutes to laugh before rushing to the school.

Once we were to Tia's office the door was open and we walked in.

Our twins were seated on the couch, Acaisia sitting on Bou's lap. They were the only ones in here so far, which was a bit unusual. I had to do a double take at my twin when I saw the large mark on her neck. We sat next to them on the couch with Bianca in my lap. I stared at the mark with envy before frowning at my sister.

"What?" She bit out at me.

"Why is yours so much bigger than mine?" I grumbled.

Acaisia shrugged but I could see the smug smile forming on her lips.

"Don't be jealous Ahkari, it's not cute." She said making Bianca snort.

I pinched my mates thigh making her yelp. Bianca turned her head to glare at me and smack my arm. I giggled at her and kissed her cheek.

"Nice." Bianca said to her twin causing me to look at him.

Bou had the widest smirk I've ever seen on someone. He tipped his head to the side to show off his new mark. Bianca rolled her eyes but I could feel through our bond that she was happy for our twins.

"So you guys are marked now." I commented while smirking at my twin.

Acaisia averted her eyes, a strange look passing across her face. Bou started telling us about the witch's mark that had been the cause of them fighting the past few days. Acaisia was abnormally quiet though despite the smile on her face. What's wrong? I asked her through the link.

Nothing. She replied softly.

Don't lie to me. We're twins. I know something is wrong. Tell me. I pushed.

Acaisia looked at me, our mates completely unaware of our silenct conversation.

After I found my Witch's mark, Selma and I marked him. He passed out and after he woke up I told him I wanted his mark. And after that I tried to finish the mate bond. Bou didn't want the rest of my marks yet. She told me.

Now I understood. I felt for my twin. Acaisia wasn't the best at handling her own emotions and I know she's beating herself up over everything. Bou not wanting her other marks probably made her feel even more guilty. Still, I found it a bit hard to believe Bou didn't want her completely. Did he say why? I asked her.

He said he wanted to go through the motions like Bianca did. I think it's a lame excuse and that he really just wants me to suffer. She told me. Acaisia..

It's fine. I deserve it anyways. She said as her face went hard.

That's not true Cais.. I tried but she didn't respond.

I wanted to press her more about it but then Tia walked in.

"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." She said as she sat down behind her desk.

When she looked up her eyes caught Acaisia's mark and she smiled at our sister.

"I see things are going pretty good between the two of you. With what happened earlier I wasn't sure what to expect." She said making me frown. "What happened earlier?" I asked.

Tia looked at Acaisia, who sighed heavily before looking at me.

"My first mate-" She started but was interrupted.

"False mate." Bou corrected her.

Acaisia rolled her eyes. "My false mate showed up here today." My eyes went wide. "He, along with his Beta and Gamma tried to r**e me."

"Well that was f*****g stupid." I commented.

"You're telling me." Aciaisa said with an eyeroll. "Anyway, after I kicked their asses I went home to replace Bou, who was here at the time. I came back to replace him and he apparently over heard something Hayden said and-"

"Hayden?" I asked. Acaisia gulped and nodded. "Alpha Hayden Kessel was your fir...asle mate?" I asked her. Again, my twin nodded. "No wonder you didn't want to tell us." I murmured.

"Why? He some big shot Alpha?" Bianca asked.

"Alpha Hayden Kessel runs the biggest pack on the west side of the country. They have a lot of power in other packs and the werewolf council. Being on his bad side could cause a lot of problems in the werewolf community." I told my mate. Bou scoffed. "For someone so powerful he fights like a p***y." He mumbled.

My eyes bulged. "You got into a fight with him?" I asked incredulously.

Bou nodded and gave me a smug smile.

"Acaisia, finish telling them what happened." Tia told her.

"Bou over heard Hayden talking s**t like the b***h he is." My twin said sounding much more like herself. "He walked in and challeneged him right away. I found him right before fists started to fly but Bou wouldn't listen to me." She grumbled while crossing her arms. "I was defending your honor babe." Bou argued.

"Anyways, Hayden threw a few hits splitting my mates lip and bruising his jaw." Acaisia said angrily then took a deep breath. "But then Bou beat the absolute s**t out of him. Max had to break it up. I accidently shouted to a whole room full of Hayden's pack members how their three leaders tried to rape me. I regret nothing, they deserved to know, whether they believe me or not. Then I teleported Bou out. I don't know what happened after that." She finished.

"Wow." I said after a moment of silence. Then I looked at Bou. "You really beat his a*s?"

Bou nodded, that smug smile coming back to his lips. "Nothing he didn't deserve. He's lucky my mate didn't tell me before the fight about him trying to r**e her. I think he deserves death." Bou said confidently. "I agree." Bianca said.

"Yeah same." I said then looked at Tia. "Where is he now?" I asked her.

"That is partly what we are here to discuss." She said.

"Where's Max?" Bou asked.

A smile tugged at the corners of Tia's mouth. "We will be meeting him in a little bit." She said. "Back to this. Acaisia you should have told me sooner who he was. I could have done something." She said. Acaisia rolled her eyes. "Like what Tia? He has too much power over the werewolf community, it wasn't worth it." She said.

"I thought that your guys' older sister was mated to the Lycan King." Bianca said.

"It puts Ryce in a very uncomfortable position. One I would never ask him to be in." Aciaisa told her.

"That's fine." Tia said as she sat up in her chair. "I did." She said.

It took us all a few moments for her words to set in.

Acaisia narrowed her eyes at our sister. "What do you mean 'you did'?" She asked.

Tia cleared her throat and looked into Acaisia's eyes.

"Our ties with the Black Water pack have been severed. Not only do they no longer have the school or the BOC to back them up, they no longer have the Lycan King's support. Their pack is up for grabs for any other Alpha or rouge. I have contacted all our Alpha allies and let them know the situation. Once I explained what happened most of them pulled back their support for Black Water. The Black Water pack now has only two supporting packs.... Who are both demanding a new Alpha, Beta, and Gamma or they will attack and claim the pack as their own. Alpha Ryce is in complete agreement and has given Hayden's father one week to figure it out." Tia finished.

Our jaws dropped. I'm not sure Bianca and Bou realize how big of a deal this is, but my twin and I do. I turned my head to look at my twin. She just blinked at our sister. Bou sat up straighter, his hold around Acaisia tightening.

"You okay babe?" He whispered in her ear.

When Acaisia didn't answer Bou turned to me with worry in his eyes.

"Cais..?" I said softly. "You okay?"

She still didn't respond, just kept staring at our older sister.

"I don't care if you're mad or not Acaisia, but when I told them all your full story... There wasn't one Alpha who disagreed with you or wanted to keep up allies with that pack. All of them think it was quite noble of you to hold this back just to not cause war. You know how the wolves feel about the mate bond. They are on your side Cais." Tia told her.

Tears started to fall down Acaisia's face.

"I.. I don't know what to say.." She trailed off. "I never thought this would happen.. I didn't want the whole pack to suffer." She said.

"They won't. If they're smart. Not only should their Alpha put them first and give in to Ryce's demands, but... Ryce has also given all of them the option to leave and join other packs. I also told them that they were more than welcome to come here and that they could join the BOC, if they renounce their pack." Tia told us.

I gasped. "Holy shit." I breathed out. "This is a really huge deal Acaisia." I said to my twin.

Acaisia just sat there frozen and staring at Tia. Tears fell from her eyes and Bou rubbed her back soothingly. I reached up and grabbed her hand, and Bianca leaned her head on Aciaisia's shoulder.

"You did that pack a favor Acaisia. Especially after this morning. You know that if it wasn't this way, the Moon Goddess would have made sure Hayden lost his title. Now we can do it with the least amount of casualties. Assuming that Black Water isn't completely stupid." Tia said.

Acaisia nodded and started to wipe her tears away.

"Where is Hayden now?" She asked and Bou went rigid behind her.

Tia smiled and just stared at Acaisia for a few moments before answering.

"He and the other two are locked in the dungeon under the school." She said.

"There's a dungeon under the school?" Bianca asked me in a whisper.

"Yes." I whispered back nodding to her.

"How long are they going to be there?" Acaisia asked.

"Until their fathers make a decision." Tia informed us.

"We're holding them hostage?" Bianca asked Tia.

Tia nodded. "We'll let them go if their fathers make the smart choice. Though, they are not happy with their sons. From what I hear, the pack is also disgusted with them. They will most likely become rouges after this." She told us.

"Aren't rouges dangerous?" Bianca asked. "Are we sure it's smart to let them go? Or even hold them in the first place?"

Tia smiled at my mate. "And who would dare come here to get them?" She asked in return. "If they become a threat, we will end them. Hayden might have had friends in powerful places but there is no one more powerful than my family. Especially not as it continues to grow. And especially not when I am mated to a God." She ended with a smirk.

We all sat in silence for a moment, just taking in everything that Tia had told us.

"Cais are you alright? Really? You can tell us." Bianca asked her.

Acaisia nodded and leaned back into Bou.

"I just can't believe this is happening.." She whispered. "I spent so much time holding it in and so much time..." Tears started to fall down her cheeks again as she trailed off. "I just need a minute." She said as she stood up and rushed out of the room.

Bou looked hurt and Bianca rested her hand on his knee.

"Just give her a couple of minutes okay?" His twin offered.

Bou nodded but the room was now tense.

"So, while we wait for our sister to come back." Tia started. "Ahkari." She said and I gulped. "You disobeyed orders. Is there anything else that you would like to admit to me while we are sitting here?" She asked and I got the feeling that she knew about my darkness. "Uhm, my darkness has been woken." I stated awkwardly.

"Has it?" She said.

"Acaisia's did too." Bou spoke up.

"Really?" I asked him and he nodded.

"How did it manifest? Is it similar to Relly and me?" Tia asked.

I shook my head. "No, it's like lightening." I said then held my hand up to show her. "I haven't had time to practice or do anything with it but it is easy to control." I told her.

Tia stared at me for a few moments lost in thought.

"Bou, go get your mate. I want to know about hers as well." Tia said to him.

"I can just tell you." He said shocking Bianca and me.

Since when does he not jump at the chance to be with Aciaisa? I asked Bianca through our link.

I don't know. He's definitely acting weird. She said.

"Hers is a black fire. It's extemely hot and intense. It doesn't hurt me but like Ahkari, Acaisia hasn't practiced or even used it since the first time." Bou told Tia.

"And what were you doing that made her use it the first time?" Tia asked him.

Bou seemed to squirm in his seat slightly. Bianca and I shared a confused look. Definitely acting weird.

"She was marking me and we were... uhm... having s*x." He said awkwardly.

Since when is Bou awkward about s*x?

Tia stared blankly at him for a moment before looking at me and my mate.

"And the two of you? Was it the same?" She asked.

"Sort of." Bianca said.

I opened my mouth but Tia held up her hand to stop me.

"I don't need details about my little sister's s*x lives." She said. "I have one more thing I want to show you guys, something important. But we will wait for Acaisia to come back, unless someone wants to go get her." Tia said looking at Bou, who only shrugged and crossed her arms.

We sat in awkward silence for a few minutes before Bianca started to pester her brother. Bou for some reason was very adamant that Acaisia was fine. I thought that now that they were marked that things would be fine between them. Guess I was wrong. "I don't understand why you won't go get her." Bianca said.

"She said she needed a minute. I'm giving her several." Bou said with a bored tone, nothing like his normal self.

"Well, at least tell us how she's feeling." Bianca pressed.

Bou looked up at his sister. "And how the hell am I supposed to do that?" He asked bitterly.

Bianca scrunched her face up at him. "You can't feel her?" She asked.

When Bianca and I were marked, even before it was fully, she felt my emotions. I would have to block her out to keep anything to myself. Not only that but she was obsessed with me. It's strange that Bou seems to not feel any of that.

Bou shook his head and averted his eyes. "Not really." He mumbled.

"Well then try." Bianca pushed.

"Bianca... Maybe you should give it a rest." I suggested softly.

"Yeah B. Mind your own buisness." Bou said to her.

Bianca crossed her arms and frowned at her brother.

"Are you not the one who told me to focus and tap into Ahkari's power? Why can't you try to tap into your mate?" She kept pushing.

"Just drop it Bianca." Bout bit out.

"What is wrong with you? You've been attached to that girl like glue since you laid eyes on her. Now all the sudden that your marked you don't care?" She asked but Bou ignored her.

"She's clearly going through some inner turmoil Bou, she needs her mate."

Still Bou didn't respond, just sat there looking pissed off.

"Fine. If you won't go get her. I will." Bianca said before standing up and storming out of the room.

I stared at the empty space my mate was just in before turning to Bou with a frown.

"What the hell Bou?" I asked.

"I'm not going to comfort my mate for being upset about her ex." He bit out.

"Ex?" I asked incredulously. "You mean the one you keep referring to as her false mate? That ex?" When Bou didn't answer me I turned to Tia. "I didn't know he and Acaisia dated. Pretty sure he's just the asshat that broke our sisters heart. Weird. Didn't know that made someone an ex. Poor Cais, I would be distraut too if Hayden Kessel was my ex. Esepcially if I don't have a current mate that seems to care at all, all of the sudden." I said.

"Ahkari." Tia said with a small smile. "I think Bou gets it. If he doesn't want to go after his mate, that's on him." She said.

I scoffed then looked at Bou. "You got off way easier than Max did." I mumbled.

"Ahkari." Tia said my name with frustration.

After that I stayed quiet. I leaned back on the couch, crossed my arms, and glared at Bou. What the hell is going on with him? They seemed so happy, well Bou did. How was Acaisia being upset right now making him feel this way? I can't stand it when Bianca is upset, even if I'm mad at her at the time. Something is definitely up.

Did you replace her? I asked Bianca.

Yeah. We are on our way back. She stopped crying but.. She is still really sad. Bianca told me.

A couple of minutes later the two of them walked back in. Bianca came straight for me and sat back on my lap. I uncrossed my arms to wrap them around her but quickly returned my glare to Bou. Acaisia walked back to her mate who only moved on the couch to make room for her. I looked up to see the broken look Acaisia gave her mate, before she quickly hid it and sat down in a different chair altogether.

"Alright." Tia drawled out. "There is something that Max and I want to show you. Something that we have been working on since you guys found each other." She said. "But it's at home."

The five of us walked back to the mansion. Bianca and I hand in hand with our twins on either side of us. Acaisia's sadness was almost overwhelming. Sage has been whinning in my head nonstop.

Something about how they aren't sure what they did wrong but Acaisia won't stop beating herself up over everything she put Bou through. My heart was hurting for her. Acaisia is not perfect, but she was finally trying. Just in time for Bou to switch up. Once we got home Tia turned for the left side of the house.

"We aren't using the front door?" I asked her.

"We are not using that front door." She said and I frowned.

"Uhm what?" I asked.

Just then we turned to the side of the house to replace another door. Actually there were a few of them. They were cute and smaller than the front of the house but they had steps with small porch's. Tia stopped and turned to Acaisia and I. "What is this?" I asked.

"Hold out your hands." Tia said smiling.

We did so and she placed a set of keys in each of our hands. My twin and I looked at each other confused before turning to our older sister. Tia smiled brighter and stepped to the side.

"Welcome home."