The Alpha Enforcer and His Dancing Warrior

Interesting Meetings Pt. 3

            Xander crossed the room in purposeful strides and slammed his lips onto mine. When he broke apart from me he whirled around. He addressed the crowd, “If anyone has been living under a rock and doesn’t know that I have been in love with this woman since I was a teenager, allow me to dispel that incorrect way of thinking. We all believed Melanie was off living her dream. My wolf believed, correctly, she was our mate after smelling her hoodie when I was younger. Because of the possessiveness males showed towards my mate.” He snarled that part then added, “I wanted to meet her to be sure. You all know we went down because her wolf was suppressed. Those that deal with magic in my family are looking into this overtime, but until they have a solid answer….I have not marked Melanie because she hasn’t shifted. That’s it. That’s the only reason. If ANYONE ever UTTERS a word about MY MATE not belonging here or being worthy….or saying I DO NOT THINK she is worthy….I’ll banish you. This is your only warning. Patricia will be spending three days in the dungeons for her words claiming I do not want my Luna. She will also be pulling double duty in the kitchens and as a warrior for a decade. Does anyone else have ANYTHING to say about this or my mate? Or about my feelings FOR MY MATE?!” No one spoke. He snarled, “Good.” 

            Xander grabbed my hand and led me out of the room. I heard Elise dismiss everyone for the day. Xander was winding down the halls. Until finally, he threw a door open and slammed it shut. Before I could say anything. His body was pressed against mine. His lips were hungrily on mine. I could practically taste his lust and need. He growled, “MINE!” I told him, “Of course I’m yours.” He snapped us naked. He nipped my neck hard. He groaned, “I need you...and it’s going to have to be hard and fast.” I smiled, “Well….if you need it...who I am to say no?” No sooner than I finished that sentence Xander was buried deep inside me. Xander grunted between thrust as I held onto him. The sparks I always felt from him intensified. Freya must be getting stronger again. Xander was saying, “God...you are….so f*****g hot….when you….take charge….I love….you….you’re my world….NO ONE will take you from me!” I screamed his name, “XANDER!” He roared, “MELANIE!” As he came inside me. We both were breathing hard. I wasn’t sure why I was. He did all the work, but dang…. I was out of breath. He gently caressed my face and placed a loving kiss on my lips. 

            He sighed and slowly pulled out of me and snapped out clothes back on. He closed his eyes and pulled me close. He buried his head into my neck and whispered, “We have to get to the Alpha meeting I want you to sit in on.” I laughed, “Well, hopefully it’s less eventful.” Xander laughed, “There will be several partial fairies and you attending this meeting…..something tells me it will be an interesting time.” I laughed, “No one is going to ask for my opinion in this meeting.” Xander smiled, “It’s a business meeting. They’d be smart to ask you. You’re a genius. Part of why I want you to sit in is to see if you can hear any errors in their presentation that we have not.” I blushed, “You’re flattering me.” Xander tickled me, “I’m also telling you the truth.” I grabbed her and popped us into the office. EJ raised an eyebrow at Xander. Eric nodded to me. I was pretty sure I could see pride in his eyes. Haley spoke, “I cannot believe that f*****g b***h! I TOLD you she was a f*****g b***h Eric. Why don’t you people listen to me? I know s**t when I see it, and Patricia is s**t! I’ve said it for f*****g decades. That goddamn b***h dared to talk to my son's mate like that. Then Melanie handled the situation like the badass she is….still….I f*****g hate Patricia.” Eric bit his lip, “Angel…..what charm did you put on her?” My eyes widened in surprise. Someone clapped. I looked towards the sound and saw Dylan was in here too. He winked at me. Did my dad send him to follow me around? Why was he always here? I looked around the rest of the table. My dad was sitting here too. I just didn’t know why. Then I realized other Alpha’s were on a video call. This was an alliance business meeting. 

            Cayden sent a wink my way too when I spotted him. He was sitting next to Micah who was wearing a s**t eating grin. I briefly wondered if Haley had ever heard that saying….She’d probably say it should be cake eating grin...or something that tasted good. Buttercup slid me twenty dollars. She smirked, “Best twenty dollars I’ve ever spent. That was amazing. Our meetings were SO DULL before you showed up.” I laughed and pushed it back to her. I explained, “My friends and I always bet twenty dollars on stuff. We don’t ever pay it’s more to throw it out there what we think is going to happen.” Buttercup clapped, “I love it. We are doing that! It’s so sneaky and fun! People think it’s a bet but really…..you’re just saying s**t is about to go down.” Dylan said, “My daughter is right….we are ALL doing that. For shame on you Saint God Alpha Prick for never thinking of it….oh right….you don’t do anything fun. Ever. Yet somehow ALL the fun people just drop into your lap and join your pack. Life is SO unfair….so very unfair.” Before Eric could respond, someone opened the door. I watched the group file in. Xander was right. This was going to be an interesting meeting. The entire group of them were ogling my mate and EJ. Well, I’d just have to put them in place for both Elise and me. 

            I cleared my throat and glared at the two women flirty glancing in my mate and EJ’s direction. They frowned at me but stopped. Xander’s amusement was shooting up from my food. Xander spoke out loud, “Kels, Essie...this is my mate. Melanie McAlister.” Those were nicknames. I linked Elise, “Kels and Essie….what are their actual freaking names?” Elise snickered, “Kels is Kelsey and Essie is Bessie.” I linked back, “Isn’t that a cow's name?” Elise’s howling laughter came back in our link. I frowned. It was a serious question. I’d go by Essie too. Her parents were kind of mean in my opinion. Elise linked back, “MAN, I wish I was there…..someone needs to turn on the camera in there and record this….you know what? I can do that.” I sighed, “I already hate them.” Elise laughed, “I told EJ you would. He doesn’t understand why. He doesn’t think they like Alexander or him.” I linked back, “He’s wrong.” Elise growled, “I know.” I focused back on the meeting.

             Essie sat on Xander’s other side and Kels sat where Elise should. I growled, “You know that’s for his Luna. Pick another chair.” Kels frowned, “It’s an empty chair. I pinned her with a glare, “And there’s another empty one on his left side. The seat on his right is for his Luna which you are not. Move or I’ll make you. You won’t disrespect the Luna of Black Mountain in my presence by sitting in her.” Kels quickly moved, muttering, “I’m so sorry. No offense to Luna Elise was intended.” Something was off about this. Freya echoed my thoughts, “Something is weird. It’s like she wants our help….but isn’t asking. I’m tempted to claw the other one’s eyes out for staring at mate that way.” I looked over and caught Essie staring at Xander with a seductive smile. I barely withheld my snarl. I glared at her until she looked my way. I could kill her. She had to know that. She paled and looked away. The men with them gave the presentation. The longer this went on the reason Kels and Essie were here became obvious. 

            I linked Buttercup, “Have Kels or Essie EVER given a presentation when they come to the meetings? Have they even spoken about the business?” Buttercup startled. I winced. She must not have expected I could link her. She quickly recovered when Wes put his hand on her thigh. She linked back, “Can you hear me?” I answered, “Yes.” She gaped for several seconds. Eric was looking between us both. Buttercup answered, “No. They are just part of the team. They sit by Alexander and EJ….they do what they are doing now.” Oh, I’d just bet they did. They kept giggling and twirling their hair and moving their hands to their breasts which were on display. They were both pretty women. They also had nice boobs; however, they were more than that. I hated packs who let women believe this was their purpose. Whether their pack did or not…..their boss certainly did. I bet they could improve this presentation. I could. They had some glaring holes they were trying to gloss over. Essie’s slight eye roll that I would’ve missed had I not been looking directly at her told me she knew too. She probably also offered a suggestion on how to fix it. I turned my attention to Kels who tipped her cup over directly onto EJ’s lap. She screamed so loud I’d swear everyone outside could hear the fake shock in her tone as she exclaimed, “OH MY GOD! Alpha EJ...I am so sorry let me just….” She grabbed a napkin….the ONLY Napkin on the table other than the one by Essie. You have GOT to be kidding me. How blatant. Two napkins which just happened to be beside these girls? How orchestrated and planned. Kels went towards EJ’s crotch with the napkin. I was out of my seat in a second. I grabbed her arm and pinned it behind her back in a flash.

            She screamed, “What are you doing?” I told her, “Stopping you from making more of an ass of yourself than you have since I got here. I’d imagine you’ve done it before as this is not the first business meeting. Let me be clear, you do not touch mated men. You definitely don’t touch them where you were about to. He’s NOT yours. EJ is a partial fairy. He doesn’t need help cleaning up. He’ll snap and bam...his pants are clean.” I pinned the woman beside my mate with a glare, “Essie, I swear to god if you spill your drink on my mate in another fake drink spill….I’ll rip your arm off before you touch my mate in his crotch region. Are we clear?” One of the guys cleared his throat, “It was clearly an accident.” I looked at him and rolled my eyes. I informed him, “I wasn’t born at night buddy, and if I had been...It wasn’t last night. There are two napkins on this entire table. Both of them are by the two girls you’ve decided are only good enough to use their bodies to cozy up to the men in charge. Did you tell them to wear what they are wearing today? I bet you did. Newsflash, your presentation has glaring holes. Telling anyone who works for you to try and flirt with the key decision makers instead of listening to their ideas is sick.” 

            I let Kels go. I looked her in the eyes, “It’s hard to hear, but you wouldn’t have aroused EJ if you touched him. He’s mated. He loves Elise, and he always has. I want to know if you do this because you want to, or because those men over there are abusing their positions of power to coerce you to act this way for a paycheck.” Kels immediately answered, “They won’t listen to our ideas. They say we belong in the kitchen or on our backs. They give us these clothes. I never shower enough for touching the mated men I do. Neither does Essie. We feel so gross, but if we keep saving the money we make from this job…. we can travel and leave. Our packs are full of good people. Our Alpha isn’t a bad man, but the new crop of leaders coming up behind him have different ideas. I’m scared. These are our future Alpha’s best friends. I like coming here because EJ never even stares at my chest. He doesn't make me feel gross. I’ve written Elise anonymous apology emails. I have to do this to survive. I just want to get out before the new group comes to power. I’m sorry. The cup spilling was part of the script today. It always is close to the end of the sales process.” Haley must have made her be honest. The guys with her went to grab Essie and one flew across at her. He was a beta. I pushed Kels behind me and slammed him onto the table. I heard a crack. Dylan howled with laughter and declared, “THE PARALYZER HAS COME TO THE ALPHA MEETING! EVERYONE BEWARE!” I sighed, “He’s not paralyzed. His back is broken though. It will heal….eventually and somewhat painfully.” EJ yanked him off the table snarling. The others were detained. I sat back down. I looked at Essie and Kels. I linked Cayden, “Ask Cassie to pop in please.” She popped into the room in the next second. Linking whoever was a part of a pack was seriously cool. 

            I told Kels and Essie, “Step out with Cassie and tell her what you’d rather be wearing. I’m sure she will snap you a new outfit. Come back in here and present this to us with YOUR ideas. I want to hear if you have ways to overcome their serious errors. I think you do. At minimum, I know Essie does. Alpha Emmett Daniels and Beta Female Emma Frost have a company in the same business as yours. They just started out though, which is why I’m sure this proposal was being heard instead of automatically going with them. I’m sure if you impress them, they’d want you to work for them. It would be a more lucrative deal for every Alpha in here and on the phone as they are allies with everyone. The company is close to the border with this pack. If they didn’t want you to move there, you could move here.” Max spoke, “You could. We’d welcome you in this pack no matter how your presentation goes. I would like to hear your ideas though.” EJ spoke, “So would I.” Xander added, “I agree with my brothers and my mate.” Both girls looked at Cassie cautiously. She smiled, “I already know the story. I’m sad I missed the meeting, but I hear it’s being recorded. Let’s head outside. I can snap you the outfits you want. If you have any visuals you’d like to present I can snap those too.” Kels and Essie ran to me. They both threw their arms around me, hugging me. Kels whispered, “Thank you. You really are the voice of the forgotten. I was hoping you’d save us as soon as Alpha Alexander said your name. We heard that Ashley Griffen was really Melanie McAlister.” 

            Xander asked, “Do you need me to heal your wrist?” I rolled my eyes, “I didn’t hurt her.” Kels laughed, “She didn’t. Had I moved...she would’ve.” I smiled, “True.” They walked out with Cassie. I told the guys in their group, “Watch how a real presentation is given gentlemen. If you had acknowledged that other people could give their input you’d have knocked this presentation out of the park. Just so you know, I’ll look up every single person in your company. I’ll look to steal your talent for Alpha Emmett and Beta Female Emma Frost’s company. You’ll have mistreated anyone who was female, gay, bi, LGBT in anyway, or an Omega rank. Not to mention the men who weren’t macho enough for you because you have fragile egos. I’ll ruin your damn company. Not that you’ll be around to see it.” I linked Xander, “Can you conjure me my computer?” His pride and lust was bouncing around inside me. Freya linked, “You prove you were the right choice for me all the time.” I didn't know what that meant so I just hacked into the company while those men watched restrained. Fowler and Chason had come into the room at some point. They seemed to be around a lot. The beta blood guy who's back I broke asked, “How the hell did you hack into our company?” I snorted, “You have a single circuit tumbler system guarding your personal information. It was child’s play, and a little sad on your securities part.” Micah started laughing. I downloaded their information. I stared at what was in front of me in anger. I growled, “You LABEL PEOPLE IN THEIR PERSONNEL FILE?! Gay McPaterson….flirts with gay wolves…. only use….Essie, Essie, blessed in the chest-y?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!” I punched him in the face. I grabbed the pertinent details, such as their names. If they weren’t a good fit at the company I’d find them another place.

            A quick scan showed most would benefit Alpha Emmett and his sister. I emailed it to them. I told them both out loud, “You should be able to easily poach the names I sent you.” I sent another email to Elise. There were a few that would want to work for her cosmetology and hair salons she owned. I might have hacked some social media and emails to determine that, but they’d be happier in her employ. Beta Female Emma squealed, “EMMETT! These people are good….like REALLY good!” Alpha Emmett agreed, “I see that. Am I allowed to ask how Melanie knew about a company we’ve been developing for a while, and just opened a few weeks ago. She just got here.” I smiled, “I know a great of things. Like for example, There’s a few people here who Alpha Dalton and Dakota are going to want. There are architects and managers….who specialize in malls. Their pack was taken over, and suddenly they work for an energy company.” Alpha Emmett frowned, “Why would they want those people?” I smiled, “Their mates want them to build a mall. They have to be looking into real estate and would be trying to get everything up and running quickly.” I hit send on my email and added, “The twenty names I sent them….will help them with that goal.” Alpha Emmett snorted, “That makes sense that she knows that. They are her friends. Does anyone else think she’s adorable and scary? She hacked a well protected company in seconds and called it child’s play.” I muttered, “It was.” 

            EJ cleared his throat, “I think we need to have you try to hack into our companies, Ladybug. For security purposes.” I blushed, “Umm….well….there...oh look...the girls are back...we should hear their ideas. We all said we wanted to..not hearing them would be rude...very rude...” Xander was amused. Cayden was trying not to laugh. Micah looked a kid in a candy story. EJ sighed, “We are not done with this conversation….especially given your reply.” Dang it! I’d checked the security of everything Black Path owned and Jason. I’d cracked a few and added my own personal layer of protection to those. Most were fine. There were just a handful that I’d needed to use my own code on. Essie and Kels knocked their presentation out of the park. Despite my initial dislike for them….I found myself being quite proud of them. Alpha Emmett said, “We’ll hire you both. I think you’ll both do well in sales if that’s what you want to do. We have several projects coming up.” I coughed, “Dozens.” I was not kidding. I was going to ruin that other company for being sexist, bigot jerks. Alpha Emmett laughed, “I’ll go with the adorable hacking scary future Luna who apparently makes delicious muffins….You’ll both be team leads. I’ve sent a car to bring you two to our territory to talk terms. You are more than welcome to relocate to our pack, or as Black Mountain has stated….to theirs. That’s your choice. Emma will offer her territory in Blue Moon as well. We have fairies who help us get around.”  Both girls ran over and hugged me again. 

            Once they left. EJ asked me, “How many companies of ours have you hacked?” I winced, “I mean that depends on your definition….there are a few you could mean...I didn’t hurt anything...or take anything...if that’s what you mean then none….if you…” Xander spun my chair around and kissed me. When he pulled back he asked, “How many did you get into? I’m guessing you tried to hack all of them.” I sighed, “I have tried them all….you guys own a lot of things...Like a lot….with all you and your parents having business and your siblings just keep opening them….plus your mates…..it’s a lot of freaking businesses.” Xander’s lips twitch, “And you got into….?” I sighed, “Twenty. The rest I couldn’t, and I went at them pretty hard. I put an extra layer of coding on those other ones though….no one will get in.” EJ sighed, “Which twenty?” I grabbed a notepad and wrote down the company names. He frowned as he studied the list. 

            I told him, “They are fine now.” Micah asked, “Has anyone tried to hack their businesses? You’d have put a trace on all of them to see if anyone tried.” I blushed, “Maybe.” Micah laughed, “So these last few years… a few competitors that suddenly…. went out of business… that was you.” I looked at the table, “I mean shady people deserve bad things to happen to them… that’s a thing…it felt like I was helping, and I wanted to help...” Jason interrupted, “But a few of my competitors went out of business too.” I snorted, “And? You’re my brother. I added a ridiculous amount of protection to your businesses. Anyone who tried took on a massive virus, and their picture was sent to the authorities. Along with any business Elise and Xander own” Jason smiled. Xander chuckled and grabbed my hand. He popped us to our room. He smiled, “That was easily the most interesting business meeting I’ve been in. What to do with you, my adorable little hacker?” I blushed, “Umm….. gift cards are accepted?” Xander howled with laughter. He kissed me lightly. He said, “I think I can do better than a gift card.” I shrugged, “I mean gift cards are great and….” he kissed me and pushed me back towards the bed. It hit me what he meant. He’s right. It was better than a gift card.