Chapter 172: Rhys
I sat in the office, skimming the newest contract that had been presented from a smaller pack in my reign. They were asking for a spot in a human city closer to them. The one near us wasn’t close enough for them to be practical. I rubbed my forehead tiredly. The city he wanted was right on the border of my control. Was that city in danger too? It was out of the way of Red Blood, but would that actually be a deterrent for them? I should go check out the other cities in my realm. There had been very little in the reports from the city we had been focusing on for the last several weeks, maybe they had moved on.
“Alpha King,” A mindlink broke through my racing thoughts.
“Yes?” I responded back, matching their intensity.
“We have a visitor at the border.”
“Who’s the visitor?” I demanded.
“Alpha Raymond of the Golden pack.”
“How many soldiers are with him?”
“Only 5 people are with him. His wife, the Luna included.”
I frowned. Of all the things I expected my guard to say, that wasn’t something I expected. Was it a trap? Or a call for help? I had to be ready for anything. We had an alliance, putting him under my rule, but I didn’t trust that. Not after everything that had happened since I met Grace.
Shit. Grace. I would meet with the man, but my mate would be by my side. There would be no diversion to try and get to her, I would not fall for that.
“Escort the group to my office on the first floor. I will meet them there as soon as I am able.” I answered shortly.
So much for solving the city problem today. I stood up and stretched my body. I swear my muscles were tighter by the day. Maybe it was all that extra training I was adding to my day, but I couldn’t remember ever being this tight in my life.
I grabbed my phone and considered calling the school to send Grace back home, but I stopped myself. If I was interrupting Grace’s routine, I needed to do it in person. She would understand. She always did, but it didn’t feel right to just call over and demand her presence. I could make the short walk over to the school. I couldn’t let this Alpha think I was too eager to meet him or that I wasn’t a busy guy. If I had thought I could focus on other things, I probably would have made him wait till the school day ended, but I knew myself better than that.
“Sawyer?” I mindlinked, but it didn’t reach him. He must have been in the middle of a procedure or something. He rarely blocked the mindlink unless it was something medical related, and he had been in the clinic all morning. I would send someone over for when he was done for him to join us.
The front office just smiled at me as I entered, and I nodded to each of the ladies.
“What’s that noise down the hall?” I asked, noticing it sounded like yelling.
Both secretaries looked up in alarm. They hadn’t heard the yelling. I reached for my bond with Grace but immediately hit a wall. Was she in danger and blocking me out?
I raced down the hall, but didn’t see any immediate danger.
“I was asked to be here!” Arlo’s familiar angry voice floated my way from one of the classrooms.
“That does not give you the right to degrade children!” Heather’s shouts met my ear, sending confusion through my very core.
“I simply made a statement!” Arlo shouted back.
“An untrue statement and you know it!”
“They attacked OUR pack!”
“They are CHILDREN who were following orders on a Suicide mission! The key words being children and orders!”
“THAT’S ENOUGH!” I bellowed as I entered the classroom that the screaming match was taking place.
Both Heather and Arlo looked as though they had more to say, but they both shut their mouths.
“Alpha King!” Mr. Tate exclaimed, when I entered. “I’m so sorry for -”
I held my hand out, stopping him from any further explanation. I didn’t care. It didn’t matter. What mattered was that this spectacle was taking place in front of kids who had no business being brought into adult matters.
I gestured for Arlo and Heather to follow me out into the hallway with a single finger. I would not tolerate this form of a disruption in my schools. This was a safe place for the kids to be, and as long as I was in charge, that would not change.
“What is the meaning of this?” I demanded as soon as we were out of earshot of the kids.
“I was teaching a lesson.” Arlo answered through gritted teeth.
“You were signaling out kids.” Heather snapped at him.
I held my hand up to stop them from going any further. We would get nowhere if they just kept bickering.
“Heather, explain. Arlo, keep your mouth shut until she’s done.”
Arlo shot me a glare, but kept his mouth shut.
“He was teaching a mythology lesson, and he started insulting the Lycan kids.” Heather answered angrily. “He told the class that Lycans were aggressive creatures who have no morals.”
Arlo’s cheeks flushed at being called out with Heather’s accusation. I narrowed my eyes at him. It seems that no matter how many times we have this conversation, it didn’t seem to stick.
“Lycans are a part of our pack now. We will protect them, and those who wish to join when they are able to make that sort of decision, they will be welcomed with open arms. You need to get it through your head that they are here to stay. And if you do not like it, you can leave.”
“I don’t have to take this bullshit.” Arlo huffed before storming off.
Heather and I watched him go. I could feel Heather still seething next to me, trying to calm herself down.
“Isn’t Grace here?” I asked after a moment. “Why didn’t you go get her when things started to go south?”
Heather’s face paled as I turned to look at her.
“She was with me...” Heather said slowly. “It was her idea to sit in on the class...”
“What happened?” I asked my voice tight. “Where the hell is my mate?!”
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