The Fate of the Unknown

Chapter 26: allies and drama

We got home really fast. I’m not sure if they sped all the way, or if my mind was just too preoccupied. I couldn’t stop thinking about Dimitri. The way he smiled..

The way he smelt..

More importantly the way I felt when he touched me…

I also couldn’t stop thinking about the fight that broke out. Is there really a war coming? Is there a way to prevent it? Why do they hate each other so much?

As the car stopped I notice our dad, Isabella, and a lot of guards are standing outside waiting for us. One runs up and opens our doors. We are rushed inside quickly.

“Why do the two kings hate each other so much?” I ask as we are walking.

Everyone looks at me, and our dad gestures for us to go into this room I haven’t seen yet. It looks like a meeting room. A big long oval table with a bunch of comfortable chairs. Once everyone was in they shut and locked the door. There are people in here we haven’t met yet.

“Before we get started, girls I want to introduce you to my beta Howard and my gamma Phillip. Howard and Phillip, these are my daughters Caitlyn and Alexis.” We shook their hands and took our seats.

“Since we are all here now. I want to discuss my plans. First I plan to call both of the kings and see about setting up a time to talk to them. Since we are allies to both of them, I want to talk to both of them. So I’m going to call and set up a meeting with them each individually. I will just set it up as a dinner party and I will talk to them a little. This way they can also meet you both now too.” He stops and looks at us. Waiting for us to respond. We both just nod our heads.

“I’m going to call the king of the werewolves first.” He explains.

He dials a number and then we could hear it ringing from the speaker that is placed on the middle of the table.

A deep yet gentle voice answers, “Hello Lucian. How are you my friend?”

“Hello Quentin! I am doing well, and yourself?” He asks politely.

“I’m doing just fine… What is the purpose of your call?” He asks, getting straight to the point.

“I wanted to invite you and your wife to come to a dinner with my family. My daughters are here at the moment. I can explain all about why if you do accept our invitation.” Our dad said.

It was quiet for a second. Then you could hear hushed voices, I am not able to decipher what they are saying.

“I think we can arrange that. Well today is the 10th, is it not? Yes. And it is Wednesday? This weekend we have plans. Next weekend we have some business to attend to..” he pauses. “Ah. What about the 27th of this month? It is a Saturday. I only have something on the schedule for early in the morning. As long as it works for you, we could be there on the 27th at 5pm.” He explains and pauses for an answer.

“The 27th at 5pm works just perfectly for us as well. We will see you then Quentin.” My dad confirms. They say their goodbyes and they hung up.

“Ok. Please mark down the 27th at 5pm. This is when the royal family will be here.” He commands.

While it was being written down he dials a second number and again we could hear it ringing.

“Hello Lucian. What can I do for you today?” Asks a very dark and strange yet inviting voice.

“Hello Alec. I was calling to see if you and your son would want to come join my family in a small dinner party? My two daughters are currently here, I can explain more about the situation when you are here, if you accept.” Our dad replies.

It was quiet for a moment.

“Why yes. I would love to meet your daughters and hear more about what is going on. Could we do.. January 26th.. Say around 8pm?” He asks. He sounds suspicious, but maybe I was hearing things..

“Yes. The 26th at 8pm sounds great. We will see you and your family then. I look forward to seeing you again. Goodbye.” And they both hung up.

“Those dates are close! We will have to make sure that we don’t let them near each other.” He starts to panic a little.

“Why? Do they not like each other? Couldn’t we just have them here at the same time? That way we could all just talk this situation out? I don’t understand.” I say full of confusion.

“I honestly cannot say what started their feud, but it has been going on for decades. The two royal families don’t like each other. I’m not sure if it’s power or just that they are different creatures... I just don’t know. I’ve tried talking to them both, but both are stubborn. Most werewolves hate vampires and most vampires hate werewolves, or are least back in the day they did. I was one of the first alphas to have allies with other creatures. I don’t feel the history behind each species, is their fault. I also feel no one should be tied to other peoples mistakes. Each person or creature should start with a fresh slate. There is good in most people, some just do not care to even look.” He explains with a sad expression.

I nod my head. He’s right. How could you just hate an other creature just because of something others did? Especially if it was a long time ago.

“Girls I want you to go eat lunch. The lunch hours are coming to an end. We’ll talk more later.” He states.

Maverick and Gentri come with us to lunch. Maverick is helping Caitlyn since she is still on crutches and can’t hold her own tray. We sit down and I was just lost in thought. By the time I finally start to eat, the 3 were finished. They were going to wait but I told them not to worry. I would see them all later.

After they were gone someone else popped up. This girl was average height and weight. She had long straight blonde hair, brown eyes, tan skin.

“I really hope you don’t think that you have even a SHOT with Gentri. He is too good for you. I don’t care if you’re this random hidden daughter of our alpha, you are a no body. Gentri would never be with anyone like you! If you know what’s good for you, you’d stay away from him.” She threatens with a snotty tone and a death stare.

“Ok first off. I don’t even know who you are. Which means you don’t know me enough to judge me so harshly. I’m dealing with a lot, and I don’t need you or anyone else adding to this weight I’m carrying on my shoulders. There’s no reason to be so nasty to me. You definitely don’t need to be threatening me or anyone else. That’s a bit ridiculous. Don’t you think? And I have zero desire to be with anyone right now. I am beyond stressed, and have a lot to deal with. Gentri is one of the guards, and he was assigned to be with us. Can’t really stay away from someone if they are ordered to protect you. And now knowing about mates. Why would you be so possessive about someone, and not even know if they are your mate? Why wouldn’t you just wait for your mate? Makes ZERO sense!” I rant while I finish eating.

She just stood there in shook. Probably has never had anyone talk to her like that. I don’t care. I have zero interest in her drama. As I went to put my tray up I noticed Gentri was standing there. s**t. I hope I didn’t say anything that offended him. Maybe he is with that girl. I really don’t know. But I refuse to be threatened or treated badly by anyone anymore.

I walk out of the room with my eyes looking down at the floor until I made it out of the dinning hall.

As I turn the corner, and they weren’t in sight I halted to a stop as I heard Gentri start to talk in the dinning hall. I hid by the door. I was curious if they were mates or together or what was between the two…

“Kaylee, we’ve talked about this before. I care about you, but we won’t be together. We dated 2 weeks and I wish I could take it back. You only care about money and power. You also know how important it is for me to find my mate. We are both 18, it is clear as day we are NOT mates. You shouldn’t be wasting your time on dreaming about us, you should be searching for your mate. You deserve to be happy, it just won’t be with me.” He tries to make it as clear as possible to her.

“Oh so you think she’s your mate? Is that why you have been all over her today? She’s nothing special!” She all but screeches.

“I never said I thought she was my mate. Alexis is a really sweet and caring girl.. Which you wouldn’t know since you didn’t even talk to her. She doesn’t care about money or power. I don’t think she is my mate, but she is a great person and a good friend. I was ordered to be her security today. You really shouldn’t be offending or threatening the alphas daughter either.” He informs her.

“Oh yeah I’m sure she doesn’t care about money. I heard she’s from a small human village and barely had any money. Then magically appears here where her dad happens to have both money and power? I find that hard to believe. And she didn’t talk very nicely to me either. Clearly your eyes are glazed over when it comes to her.” She replies very snotty. Talking about me and my family stung, making my eyes water.

“She was defending herself against you. I’m done with this conversation.” He declares and then I hear footsteps. s**t.

I hurry and run to the elevator and get on. Just as I look up I make eye contact with him from down the hall. I quickly look to the floor as the doors close. I hope he didn’t see the tears in my eyes. But at least I know he’s a loyal friend.