Chapter 102 - Audi

**Hopes pov**

“Callum, a lot of men with a lot of guns pointed at us, I don’t want a bloodbath so dont attack without thinking.”
“Ghaa..we are about ten minutes away, can you stall them?
“I can try…”

“Hope I assume? Judging by my friends on the ground behind you, your wolf is doing fine?”
The man in front of me was the only one not carrying a weapon, not visibly at least.
He also didn’t wear clothes comfortable to fight in, but instead a suit, tailored it seemed and probably very expensive. I had no doubt that he could fight if he needed to though, even from a distance I could see the muscles under the expensive fabric.
“You can call me Mr Audi.”
“No!”
“No?...No what?” The cocky man looked confused.
“No, I won’t call you Mr Audi...it’s not your name.”
“True...but that’s the name you get.” We looked at each other in silence for a few seconds before he continued.
“Normally we don’t come near these...dog parks...but you and your friends have been quite annoying lately so Mr Bugatti himself asked me to put a stop to this and come get you.” A glimmer of pride appeared in his eyes, so an order from the highest place had that effect? Good to know...
“Did he now? Didn’t he learn anything last time?”
“Unfortunately he didn’t have me last time, I was on another mission and Mr. Landrover got a little too…eager. Mistakes were made, they are now evaluated and shortcomings are rectified. So, the easiest thing would be if you simply come along voluntarily but from what I’ve heard, that’s not really your thing? Which brings me to my other friends here.” He looked to his sides and his men tightened their grips on their weapons. I followed his gaze and tried to evaluate the men he had with him. Hired guns probably, just like the men in the shower, army training, more brawn than brains and happy trigger fingers. I have to try to be smart about this. I can still hear Maya coughing on the ground behind me along with many others and I take a few steps forward, towards the man to separate me from the group and keep his focus on me, his and all the weapons. To my surprise, he does as I do, calmly and collected, he takes two nonchalant steps in my direction.
“Audi..it’s a pretty nice car..depending on the model of course it’s not the cheapest but pretty far from the top wouldn’t you say? I gave him a teasing smile before I continued. "I’d say the Audi is a car driven by those who, despite dressing in the most expensive suits, always have to have the top button buttoned...wannabes, those who want to be like the tough guys. .Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari..now that it’s the tough guys, the guys in the school yard that everyone wants to hang out with..the guys with branded clothes at the gym, cutest girlfriends and the coolest pool parties..you know, those guys…but Audi...Audi is the guy that doesn’t really get invited…he doesn’t quite fit in... sure, you can ask him to fix the beer keg, which he’s more than happy to do, but when you see his worn Nike shoes or his second-hand Ralph Lauren shirt, he becomes a little...hmm..embarrassing.” I can see his jaw muscles tense as I ridicule him, which is good, I’ve hit a sore spot so I just need to keep going, I just need to drag it out a little more.
“Cute Miss Hope, and you’re probably right in what you say but it doesn’t matt..
”I wonder if you park the Audi in the garage or if you park it outside, next to the Volvo Combi you drive the family to the summer house in...I probably put it on the outside” I cut him off, watching his face turned a little redder. I could also see small movements of his men, they were starting to feel a little uncomfortable.
“I suppose you know who I am?..I mean apart from being the oldest werewolf that could stand with your head between my jaws within five seconds..if I wasn’t so well behaved that is...” I took a couple of quick steps towards him as I spoke, Luna was still holding Greg and his friends to the ground. The man in front of me grinned before answering.
“I know what I need to know”
“Good...then you know I’m Bugatti’s daughter.. .” As I thought and as his face showed, he had not been privy to that information.
“I am Bugatti’s biological daughter…a bit surprising huh? That your powerful boss has a werewolf daughter...I guess you’re smart enough to figure out what that means?” He didn’t answer me but was probably more concentrated on all the thoughts that started spinning in his head.
“Let me explain, it means I am his only child and heir to the high seat at the table..I suspect you are under orders not to harm me, is that correct?” A few more steps...
“I have orders not to kill you...” He winked at me and tried to look relaxed, but failing.
“Let’s play with the idea..I go along, volunteering to save my friends lives, I suspect the next threat is of that nature? Come voluntarily or we’ll shoot them all.” I disguised my voice to imitate him, or someone like him, drooling with only a few brain cells. He rolled his eyes before trying to answer but again I cut him of.
“I then undergo a series of experiments to erase my wolf…What do you think is happening after?” He licks his lips and swallows.
“I don’t care what happens, I’ll be off on my next mission and hopefully slaughter a hell of a lot of wolves.” I chuckle and take two more steps.
“Let me inform you of my father’s vision, his dream is to have his heir at the table, his only heir, me...He even promised me that I could take the organization in any direction I wanted…” Two more steps
“The thing is Dirk..I don’t drive Audi..come to think of it I wouldn’t even have an Audi as a scrap car.”
“Dirk?”
“Yes, Dirk..I think it’s a fitting name.” I let out a laugh and took the last few steps to him, he didn’t back down but I could hear his heartbeat and smell the sweat on his body. He was angry, nay, furious at the truth he had been taught and the insults he had endured. He was torn between the impulse to take my life here and now and the desire please his bosses and maybe climb a few steps on the career ladder.
The guests from Fusion had started to recover and with Luna at the surface I couldn’t stop them to get struck by her aura. They knew exactly who I was now and the sight of all the gun muzzles pointed at me didn’t sit right with them. Rogue or from another pack, it didn’t matter, I was their True Luna and I was under threat.
“I’m not going anywhere with you, as I see it, you don’t have many choices but I’m going to present them to you anyway, like I said, I can behave myself.” He let out a strained joyless chuckle.
“Is that so? What do you think you could do? Growl at me? Bite me? Let your mongrels loose on us?” He pointed at everyone who had now gathered behind me.
“Your first choice is to jump in the car, go back to my father and, cap in hand, apologize for not being able to bring me... Your second choice is to get in the car and drive in a completely different direction, take a new name and hope neither me nor my father ever finds you…Your third choice...the choice I think you’re leaning towards because you’re still fixated on trying to impress the tough guys, is to take off your nice jacket, unbutton the top shirt button...and we dance…I let my teeth and claws grow as the last sentence left me in a growl, making him take a step back.
“Shoot them! Shoot them all!” He shouted his command as his icy eyes locked mine. When no shots were heard, he turned to his men..but his men were no longer standing next to him, they were lying unconscious on the ground, and in their places now stood completely different men.
“Oh, let me introduce you” This is my mate, Alpha Callum, our Beta Reece and the warriors of The Great Falls pack. Pack, may I introduce a Son of the Sun, Dirk the jerk! He drives an Audi.”