*Loki POV*
After Iris left, I awkwardly laid next to my mate and laid my head on her thigh, wrapping my arms around her legs. I just needed to be close to her to not only calm me down, but Zeus as well. Liam had gotten the call from Kevin that they were back and had found and captured Thomas and Scott, and he offered to go deal with them, and I thanked him for doing that task. I would probably have killed Thomas if I had to look at him at that particular moment.
I must have dozed off completely, because I was woken by someone running their fingers through my hair. I jumped out of instinct, and Mel immediately apologized for startling me. I laid my head back down and tried to calm my racing heart, and told her it was OK, and that I liked it. She rubbed my head for awhile longer, and asked me to come up beside her. "Loki, I..I'm sorry you had to see all of that, " she said. I touched her face and told her to never apologize for things that were not her fault.
As bad as I hated it, I was glad that I had seen the memories. It proved to me that she was resilient, and strong, and so many other things that she didn't believe in herself. Aunt Roxy came in and interrupted our moment, but I was glad she did. She had the results of Melian's face scan. "Hey there lovebirds, I have come bearing news. Good news or bad news first?" she asked.
Mel looked at me and asked if we should wait for Liam, and I told her I would see how much longer he would be. He quickly responded and said he was on his way, and that he would fill me in on what was happening later. I explained to Roxy that we wanted to wait for my brother, and she plopped in the nearby recliner and made herself at home.
This is why I loved Rox. She always felt at home, no matter what the situation was. Her presence always gave a feeling of comfort, and it made me miss my mom. It wasn't long before Liam entered the room, and Dr. Flores came in behind him. "I figured I would join Roxy in delivering our findings. How is everyone today?" We laughed at his nonchalantness and he also made himself at home. "OK, bad news first. If you get a full night's rest, you won't have to stay here any longer than tomorrow. I know how much you love hanging out here, but we are going to have to evict you," he said with a smirk. "Now, the good news. Your wolf is helping your facial fractures heal wonderfully, so no more procedures in that aspect. We will have to do a checkup to check your lower extremities' healing, but I think it's safe to say you should be good to go. Alpha's, as much as I know you both want to be here by her side, I think it would be best if you headed home and let her rest for the night." he finished.
Mel instantly started to get upset, and started to beg the doctor to let us stay. He finally gave in, and said that he would have a bigger bed brought in so that we all would be more comfortable. In all truth, we could have commanded him to let us stay, but it's not something we like to do. Not in simple matters like that. After they left, I asked Mel and Liam if they were hungry. They both were, so we decided to order some pasta and bread. Mel also wanted a Caesar salad, so what my mate wants she gets. I picked up the phone and called Sal's pizzeria. I ordered a family-sized Pasta Carbonara, garlic bread, a family-sized bowl of salad, a gallon of sweet tea and 2-liter of Coke. Maria said she would deliver it personally, and Loki and I helped Mel to the bathroom to clean up.
Once the food arrived, we sat on the bed eating and Mel was barely picking at her food. "I thought you were hungry babe?" I asked. "Oh, I am. I just need to ask you both something while I have the courage," she replied. Liam and I looked at her and told her she could ask us anything. "OK then, I don't want my family executed immediately. I want them to experience a little taste of their own medicine, so to speak. I also want to release Lisa back to her family and them banished as rogues. Rebecca told me that Thomas is her mate. I want her to feel his torture, and I want her to experience the pain of his death. I want her to live with the consequences of her actions for the rest of her life, however long or short it may be. I also want Constance brought here and locked up with the rest. She was just as much a part of the abuse as they were, and last but not least. When I'm released, I want us fully mated. Please."
To say mine and Liam were blown away was the understatement of the fucking year. I think Liam nearly choked on his salad. "Melian, babe, are you sure? About the mating thing, I mean. I think it might be smart to wait a bit so you can fully heal though," I suggested. She looked disappointed but said that she definitely wanted it, and would wait to see what the exam showed. It had only been a week since her surgery.
I wasn't sure she was healed enough for that but we told her that if she was ready we would make it happen. We also agreed to her terms of the executions. Liam protested the situation with Lisa, but we came to a compromise. Lisa will be released to her family only after all but Thomas have received their punishment, and Constance locked up here in our cells. I called Iris to inform her of the Constance situation, and she agreed with the terms. Tomorrow, the sentences would start to be carried out.