Chapter 39
“She’s not ready! Do not question my judgement!” I snapped. I took a step back, taking in all the faces seated in front of me.
“Does anyone else have a F***ing problem, or is there something in the damn water that has made you all discourteous and rude?!” I questioned, feeling the within.
anger of
of my
wolf
No one said a word, no one even looked me directly in the eye. “Regnum is on lockdown, I will not alert any of the packs until I am ready!” I said in a final tone.
“Alpha, we know you’re angry and on edge but please be rational.” I turned to look at Elijah, he was calm as he spoke, trying not to add any more fire to the pan. “The other packs need to know,” he said, his eyes darting to the rotting vampire lying on the ground.
“For all I know, the packs would side with the vampires! I’ve already lost favours with the Shields and Ronan Pack,” I muttered.
I had received multiple phone calls and emails from Robert Shields demanding that I return Valerie to him. Valerie didn’t belong with her father nor with F***ing Zander Richards, I had ignored every single email and every single phone call. Valerie would never go back to her father, nor Zander Richards.
“We are aware of the situation, Alpha Richards is powerful, Alpha Sheilds is also powerful if they join forces we may have an issue,” Adam stated gruffly. I raised an eyebrow, his point was irrelevant. He knew very well our numbers in warriors were much higher than the Shields and Ronan packs.
“They do not have the numbers! They cannot form a revolution, it is forbidden,” I seethed out, clenching my jaw tightly. “They would be stupid to go against me combined! If they were smart, they wouldn’t wage war against me!”
Many voices mumbled a ‘yes Alpha‘ under their breaths. Some were still in shock of the corpse of the vampire in the corner of the room.
“Someone see to the corpse, get rid of it, burn it! I don’t care what you do, just make sure it is gone!” I ordered, moving away from the head of the table. Everyone stood up and bowed their heads down.
“This meeting is suspended, resume your day and orders,” I said turning my back and leaving the meeting room.
I stormed down the hall to my office, opening the door with a slight slam. I kept my b*dy facing Valerie, as I closed the door behind me. She was still in the same position I left her, seated with her knees huddled into her chest, on the leather couch facing the huge bay window. Her b*dy slightly trembling in fear as silent tears streamed down her face. She was wrapped up in my jacket, it was huge on her making her appear a lot smaller than she already was. Valerie was still dressed in the outfit she had tried on in the changing room, there was no time for her to change as we left the mall in a hurry. She hadn’t said a word and her facial expression remained the same. It was almost like she was paralysed in shock She hadn’t noticed that I stood in front of her, I slowly crouched down and placed my large
hand on top of her small one. The instant sparks of the mate pull tingled in my hand, the same sparks that Valerie could not feel. I had to constantly remind myself that she couldn’t feel the bond. It worried me that she would never feel the connection and for that reason, I hadn’t progressed further to get to know her.
“I need to take you to a doctor,” I spoke, my words coming out gruffly, as I stared at her face. Valerie didn’t look at me, she continued to keep her eyes cast downwards. Despite her chin lowered, I could see the red hand marks on her neck that was slowly turning to bruises on her pale skin. My blood boiled beneath my skin, my wolf itching to come out. A filthy blood–sucking rat had put his hands on her and bruised her. The bruises would fade in time but right now they were standing out as clear as a permanent marker pen.
Deciding that Valerie was in no position to move, I slowly placed an arm under her thighs and with my other arm, I supported her back; bringing her close to me as I lifted her up. She stayed frozen in my arms, not making a sound nor a move.
Carrying her in my arms, I left my office and proceeded to the exit of the pack office. I caught sight of Elijah, Adam and Dean conversing near the conference room
“Come with us,” I ordered them. They came me a quizzical look that lasted a few seconds before/nodding their heads and following me out into the parking lot. They made sure to keep a few feet of a distance as I led them to my car.
Depositing Valerie in the front pa*senger seat, the other three men hulled into the back of the car. Not bothering to put my seatbelt on, I started the engine and soon reversed out of the lot. I eyed the three males sat in my backseat, they had a look of confusion plastered on their faces. It was rare that I ever needed them together, and they were clearly confused by this. Within ten minutes we had reached the small clinic in Regnum. It was large enough to hold three thousand wolves in there, but even I knew that wasn’t enough. The clinic needed to be able to contain three times that amount but the plans to extend the building had been complicated.
