Chapter 26
“So you almost escaped death eh?”, Alpha Frederick said.
“Twice as a matter of fact dad. Me first then Serah, it was a really close shave”, Brian said.
After leaving the hospital, Brian and his mate decided to visit Alpha Frederick since it’s been a long time they saw him.
“Well, I’m glad you didn’t die. That would have been disastrous”, he said.
“How have you been father?”, Brian said.
I’ve been well, I can’t complain especially since you’ve sentenced me to a lifetime of caring and pampering, I definitely can’t complain”, he said.
“You deserve it Alpha”, Serah smiled.
“How are your parents? I should have seen them since the unveiling but I haven’t”, he said.
Serah remained quiet, the issue of her parents sudden disappearance and not planning to come back was something that really didn’t sit well with her. She didn’t know how she would tell Alpha Frederick that. It would really be weird when he get to know what really happened.
“They’re fine dad. As a matter of fact, they called few days ago and they extend their greetings”, Brian said.
At that moment, Serah was grateful for what he did. He skillfully diverted the attention of his father away from her and Brian took that opportunity to take the bait.
“I see… Well, that’s alright. As long as they’re communicating, that’s okay”, he said.
Later on, they left the palace, heading towards Brian’s Mansion. Brian was behind the wheels while Serah took shot gun.
“Thank you for what you did back there, I mean with the issue of my parents and all”, Serah said.
“You’re welcome love. My father can be really adamant especially when it comes to family and all. He has always been that way especially since my mother died”, Brian said.
“Oh, it must have been so hard on him especially when she died”.
“Very hard. My father almost died when the doctor brought the news. You know, they’ve been mates for over thirty years and their unveiling was only fifteen years. So, that’s a really long time and it hurts when you don’t see the person you love anymore”, Brian said.
He gripped the wheel tighter as he tried to control the emotions going through him. He vividly remembered the day it was announced that his mother died in the hands of the rogue wolves. At that moment, he thought he would die but he remained strong for the sake of his father.
“I’m sorry you had to relieve that experience”, Serah said.
“It’s okay, it’s been a long time so I don’t really think or talk about it that much”, Brian said.
“Was she old, I mean your mother when she died?”, Serah asked.
“We don’t really know our age since we’re wolves but she can’t have been so old”, Brian said.
“It’s okay love, I’m here whenever you need me”, Serah smiled.
Later on, after Brian dropped her off with a lot of security guards that could protect a small territory, he drove to the club where his friends, Killian and Jack were awaiting his arrival.
“Hey man”, a man hollered.
Brian gave slapping handshakes to some of the men who took care of the club as he made his way to the private quarters in the club.
“Hey guys”, Brian said.
His friends were pouring over some documents when he got to the private room. They looked up when he went in, shaking his hands in the process.
“Glad to see you’re alive man”, Killian laughed.
“I wasn’t planning on dieing just yet. I’m stronger than that”, Brian said.
“How’s Serah, I hope she’s recovering from the poison?”, Jack asked.
“Yes, even better than I expected. Her hybrid powers coupled with her wolves aided her healing process”, Brian said.
“Okay, so let’s get back to work”, Jack said.
“Yes, what have you found?”, Brian said.
“According to my sources, your attacker belongs to a group of terrorists who specializes in poison and it’s production”, Jack said.
“Oh my gosh. Are they in New York, we need to fish them out”, Brian said.
“Not quite. This group are a closed off one, not much is known about them and the only reason why I got anything about them is through disguise”, Jack said.
“Suffice to say, this group is basically unknown”, Killian said.
“This is bad. We need to find a way to get these people”, Brian said.
“That’s not all, according to the prints we got from the body the intruder’s name is Oswald Hendrix. Thirty four year old male with no known family”, Killian said.
“This group, do they have a name?”, Brian asked.
“No known name for now”, Jack said.
“But there has to be something, anything we can use to track this people down”, Brian said.
“The only thing we can do is to infiltrate the venue but it’s very risky”, Killian said.
“I don’t care, we’re doing it”, Brian said.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
“Brian, it’s risky. Think about it first before you do anything rash Brian, don’t just jump into fire without looking for a way out”, Jack said.
“Jack, you really don’t know what we’ve been through. Serah and I were attacked twice, almost dead. So Jack, I think we should attack”, Brian said.
“Brian, you know what. Why don’t you think about this for like a day then if you still decide to attack, we’ll still be with you”, Killian said.
“Okay, I’ll think about it but I don’t think my decision will change”, Brian said.
“Talk to Serah about it too, see what she’ll say”, Killian said.
“She’s a badass and I’m sure she’ll support me”, Brian said.
“Away from that, we need to see the Army chief”, Jack said.
“That was one of the reasons I came as soon as I could. We’ve put it off for so long, we need to see him as soon as possible”, Brian said.
“I got a call from his secretary yesterday. Suffice to say, the old man has been expecting us for some days now. I just had to tell him we were busy with some things that’s why we couldn’t come”, Killian said.
“That’s great, we’ll go see him this week. I need to go now, I can’t leave Serah for so long”, Brian said.
He rose to his feet, snatching his gun off the table. He tucked it under his waist band, pulling his shirt over it.
“Let’s meet tomorrow to go over the plans we have on ground”, Jack said.
“Okay, I’ll call you when I’m heading here”, Brian said.
He left the club soon, heading towards the door. He was prepared to take the bulls by the horns.