Fates Hands

Chapter 96

Chapter 31–Book 2

##WARNING Mature content and

language.##

Jack and Nova were enjoying their time alone together, Jack took Nova to the resort’s gift shop. She

always wanted to have a souvenir when she was younger, the little mass produced ones that have the

name of the place on them.

Jack bought her three, one to use, one to keep, and one just for the hell of it cause it made him laugh.

He also had to promise that if he traveled without her that he would have to bring her home something

from that place.

He bought her a little pen to use, he also bought her a snow globe of the resort in winter. The third was

a figurine of two bears playing, it was

something to remind them of their first time at the resort.

That afternoon Nova asked the staff for the ingredients for the dinner she was going to make Jack and

the dessert that would follow. She wanted to do something special for him.

He had taken her to the high-end shop that was in the resort, she didn’t seem that interested in it. He

wanted to get her jewelry, something that she could wear and remember their time here.

She simply showed him her ring finger and the ring. You have given me the single most wonderful

piece of jewelry to remember this time by.

There isn’t anything in here that can compare. Still, when she went to use the restroom he snuck back

in the shop and bought her a matching pair of emerald earrings to go with the

ring. Along with an emerald pendant on a gold chain.

He was going to give them to her tonight, he had a feeling that the third stage was going to start and he

wanted the best for her. Only the best for her. Even if it is just a trinket from a place they visit if that is

what she treasures then that is what it will be.

It was at this time that he caught a whiff of what she was making in the kitchen…Brutus also woke up

and took notice. They stalked to the kitchen with glazed-over eyes.

STICKY ROLLS!!!

Sam was sitting on the porch talking to Agent David. Soon to be just David. Sam was hoping though

that he could talk David into becoming the next Sheriff. Sam also thought

that it would be good to have two of the clan’s warriors to be deputized.

That way they could cover more ground, their county was pretty big and had a lot of forested lands. It

had Humans, Bear shifters, and a few Werewolves as well.

They could also clean out some of the drug elements that are now lurking in the shadows thanks to

Sheriff Avery.

Sam knew that David wasn’t too keen on taking the job after all his time in the FBI. With his experience

though he could not only be a great Sheriff, he could also teach the next generation how to do it too.

They were going to expand the Cabin Motel and the little store, into a bigger updated motel with a

separate bigger general type store. As well as a small gas station.

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They also will build a small hospital medical facility as well, for all

species. They already have a doctor and nurse {husband and wife} ready to take it over.

As well as a law enforcement building for the Sheriff’s department. Complete with six jail cells and all

the modern tech.

When they were done it might just turn into a little town, it will bring a few needed jobs in and who

knows in time many more. Just so long as it doesn’t get too large. There was even talk amongst the

elders to build a small school.

Who knows eventually they might have to add a few more deputies. It was a big idea that had the

potential to become something even better than its start.

Now all Sam had to do was talk David

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into agreeing to it.

Archer still had not gone home, he was happy watching how this Clan was forming and getting bigger

as well as better. He wanted that for his community of Lions, he just didn’t know if it would work.

Their community was mostly just that, the shifter part was just a big secret kept from the humans that Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

lived among them. The shifters were all established families with old money. Most were too busy being

snobs to want to do something like this clan had achieved.

He knew his family was unique amongst them, yes they were billionaires on their own, for them though

the family was first.

Traditions were kept and they didn’t

interact with all, what his father called snob parties and skanky conventions where the unmated

females were paraded around like hookers on a Saturday night.

Many families wanted to be associated with his royal bloodline, they would try many things. Every

sneaky thing you could think of. Including using their daughters to seduce them. 2

It made Archer sick, none of their families had enough morals and virtue to even become close to being

noticed. It was all about money and power. Also about everyone knowing that you had them.

It was his dream to create a place like this for his Pride. He didn’t know how yet but he would make his

dream a reality. It was time that the Lion shifters stop hiding in the shadows of old money. Pretending to

be

something they were never meant to be. I

He wanted to find his true mate, he was lonely. He also watched his brother Ashton with his mate

Marnie and found himself a little envious of them. Perhaps when he did go home he would get his own

place for a little while away from all the snobbery of the community.

His father was still running most things, even though Archer was in charge, for the most part, he had

the final say on everything. Still, he needed a break. He would get himself a little place outside of

Flagstaff and see what happens.

August will probably want to stay with him, that would be alright. August was the comedian of the

family, and he was getting tired of the constant rhetoric. Archer thought that Ashton having his mate

might be

the reason that August was wanting to go out on his own to find his mate.

That is what they were going to do. Ashton was visiting the pride right now with Marnie. He was going

to try to talk Ashton into staying a little while with the family to help Dad run the community till he came

back.

If Ashton was there with Dad he would be able to focus on what he wanted and not worry as much

about the pride.

Yes, that was his plan. He got on his phone and started making calls….

Maggi and David sat together after Sam had left, David didn’t give Sam an answer. He wanted to

discuss it with Maggi first.

He wasn’t sure he wanted to be in law

enforcement again, however, being the Sheriff here would be a lot different and a slower pace. He

would also still have contacts that would be of help in the future.

He went back inside and called for Maggi, he would do it if she wanted to stay here. If not he was going

where she was going.

They were snuggled up on the couch together talking about the future.

“I know that where ever you go David, I am going with you.”

“Well, I was about to say the same thing to you my beautiful rose.”

“David, what do you want to do?”

“I wouldn’t mind being the Sheriff here, it won’t be the same as the bureaucracy of the FBI. I think I like

Sam and Jack’s ideas for the future. I think I will take the job, I like the

idea of living here with you and close to my daughter.”

“I want family and community. My Bear had already said we were staying the day we met you. So it is a

simple choice after all.”

She laughed at that, “It is a good thing that you were not the first bear I met, that bear got a snoot full of

rocksalt.”

With that they both laughed, deciding on waiting to tell Jack and Sam in the morning.

Before dinner and sticky rolls, Jack decide that it was time to give her the jewelry.

She stared at them and Jack started to think that maybe he made a mistake. She walked over to them

and touched them gently.

“Jack? are these real?”

“Yes, they are real and they are yours if you want them.”

“Oh, Jack they are lovely, I want them. I think these will become a family heirloom to pass on to our

children.

He helped her put them on as she went over to the mirror to take a look. They made her eyes sparkle.

“Jack was over the moon with happiness and relief. Yes, they can become the family heirlooms but

first, he wanted to see them on her, as she walked around naked.”