MACKIE: be busy with the dry staples, while keeping an eye on what she is doing. I watch as she dumps a salad bowel and some kind of slimy fish or something in the garbage, and then I watch as she takes a smoothie and dumps that in the garbage as well. I then quickly move back out to the game room so she doesn’t know that I was watching her. I am back with the guys before she walks back past the door to the game room. “Where did you go?” Dutch asked me. I linked him to answer him. “I followed Jessie to see what she was up to.” “What did she do?” “Threw out a salad, some slimy fishy something and a smoothie.” I tell him. And take my turn. After that game was done, “Time for me to head to the kitchen guys, and time for you to mingle with the others.” I say as I put my darts back in the holder.
DUTCH: After our last game and Mackie left to go to the kitchen, I link Trever. “Mackie said that Jessie threw out a salad, some slimy fish something and a smoothie, do you think she was slowly trying to poison Kes?” “No, I don’t think poison, but I am thinking she did have some ulterior motive, I would like to see just what it was that was in that salad though.” “I can have Mackie go take a picture of what it was that Jessie threw out.” “Do that.” I close the link with Trever and open one to Mackie. “Hey beautiful, can you get a picture of what it was that Jessie threw out, Trever is curious.” “Yeah I can do that, and I will send it to him.” “Thanks love.” “Welcome.” I can almost hear the blush in her voice.
DRAKE: I get through the first round of meetings with the other Alpha’s, letting them know what we found in the text, what we did, and what we are doing, to ensure that everyone is on the same page, I also make sure that they all know that it is a mate issue that may be the catalyst for this possible war. That even though the majority of them were not involved directly, it could be construed as guilt by association. Not that I would do that, but we don’t know about Stone Claw. I look up and see that it is already close to lunch when I get another link from Kes. “Mackie and I did some research online, the issue over a 100 years ago was a mate issue as well, but it was the Alpha’s third born son, who caused all the problems. We didn’t come across anything involving the linking issue though, so we weren’t able to determine what that was all about, or how long it would last, or how far it would go. Sorry.” “That’s ok baby girl, we are dealing with the distance issue right now as we speak, the person driving your double to Burning Ember is marked, so we will know tomorrow if it will reach at least to them.” “Ok.” She closes the link, and I head downstairs for lunch. When I see Mackie bringing out the hot plates I realize my mistake. Sh.it. Well, there is nothing I can do now, unless I can find another body double and driver. But I doubt that is going to happen. Only two more days. I think to myself as I pinch the bridge of my nose.
LIAM: We are getting down to the nitty gritty for the Pool tournament. Just three more games, then we hit the semi-finals, but right now I get some volunteers to move the pool table back into the game room to make room for lunch. I approach the leader of the pool tournament. “Hey, I know this might sound crazy, but can you teach me to play the way you do?” I asked him. “What’s your name kid?” “Liam, I’m the baby so to speak of the alpha family.” I say to him. “Well Liam, I’m Thorne, and it will take longer than this mating ball to teach you how to play this game the right way, but I will give you what I can while I am here.” “Thanks.” I walk away from him and head over to the mic to make an announcement. “May I have your attention please, we have three more games and then we hit the semi-finals, registration will close for the darts tournament at that time, so if you are not signed up for the darts and want to be, get signed up before the end of the pool tournament. Thank You.” I turn the mic off and go find the princes, and Mackie. . I see that Mackie is still working helping the kitchen omegas like usual. I link her. *“I thought that you weren’t supposed to do that during the ball?” “No one told me I couldn’t, so I will keep doing it until I am told I can’t, and as we both know, there are only two people that can truly tell me that.” “Dad and Kes.” “Right.” “What about Dutch?” “He can ask me not to, but he can not tell me or order me not to.” “OK, did I do the announcement right this time?” “Yes Liam you did good.” “Thanks.”* I close the link, and get in line to get lunch. During lunch I am going over the list for the dart tournament. There is only 18-20 signed up for the darts, that’s a relief.
MACKIE: In the course of getting things done for the lunch service I am able to get a picture of the salad fixings, even though they are covered with the smoothie, I then send it to Trever. And continue to put out the hot plates and bring out the food. Once all the dishes are out I grab a plate for myself and go sit with the guys. “So why did you want to know about the salad stuff?” I asked Trever as I sat down. “Well, Kes has been having a salad the last 2 to 3 meals, plus the smoothie for both breakfast and lunch, I am just curious if it is what she was eating, and if Jessie had something to do with it, then there has to be something behind it.” He tells me. I just nod, knowing Jessie.
