Blood moon

Chapter 25. Three wolves in a room

As soon as Andrea finished talking to the sheriff she knew it was over. There was no going back on what was being talked about, it was a definitive termination of her relationship with that man and beyond that Chris J. Anderson would now face criminal prosecution against her. She was impressed that Harley had been able to back her up in such a situation, because companies tried to avoid bad publicity and did not like to make their mistakes public, but there he was, accepting the consequences.

She was left alone in the room for several minutes, until a small knock on the door made her alert.

—May I come in?— the deep voice startled her. She could not believe her ears, it was Hunter, leaning against the door frame with a worried expression on his face.

—Hunter? How did you get here?— Andrea considered being delusional as a possibility to consider, what would a man like him be doing in the company meeting room? Especially in the middle of an investigation.

—They told me what happened to you, are you all right?— the young wolf needed no more permission than that to enter the room, closing the door behind him. He had given them clear instructions not to be interrupted unless it was a case of life and death.

—I... — the words escaped from the woman's mouth.

Hunter understood what it felt like to be in shock and didn't want to push her. He lunged at her, pulling her against his chest, making little shapes on her back with his fingers, the way she relaxed against him, leaving him discomposed. She needed to be protected, and he was too far gone for her to reach him.

—You don't have to talk about what happened— his voice had a deeper tone than she was expecting, —You're under no pressure to do that, I just wanted to make sure you're okay, we can go home now, turn on the TV, find a good marathon and order food until you get tired of chewing— Andrea laughed at the boldness of his comment.

She needed someone like that in her life. She was glad she had met him, even in spite of the circumstances. She hoped they could do all those things he was offering her, she wanted some time to collect herself and now this opportunity presented itself.

—I don't think I can run away from the situation— Andrea replied, separating herself, in an ideal world she would skip all the rules, but she had to work —the working day is not over yet.

—Workday? Did you miss the police part? Today another kind of measures will be taken, no one will blame you if you go home— Hunter tried to use logical arguments, however, if necessary he would send them all to hell so he would be fine.

The door opened, it was the leader of the family. The older werewolf saw his son kneeling in front of the small human, he felt nauseous at the thought of both of his sons having a fixation with this woman, but he had to admit he liked her.

—Miss Smith, I heard that you had given your statement to the police and would press charges against the man— the woman's look went from confused to determined, it was clear that the leader made her uncomfortable and she would not be afraid to confront him.

—Yes sir, that's right.

—Well, we also took measures by dismissing part of the staff, we will make a deeper investigation, we regret the situation, you should never have met him in the first place— said the man prepared to leave.

—Is that all?— Hunter questioned —You made a mistake and she almost paid for it with her life— His father stared at his youngest son, raising an eyebrow.

—Excuse me?— he asked.

—Yes, she deserves an apology from you— Hunter didn't want to let things go unnoticed —Without your negligence for internal validation processes, she took the risk.

—The young lady had a consensual relationship with the defendant, do we have to apologize for it ending badly?— her father challenged him to go against logic.

—Is he re-victimizing her? That must be a f*****g dirty trick— the youngest of the family stood up. —Having a love relationship is something natural, but she would never have had the opportunity to meet this man if it wasn't for you, is it hard to say I'm sorry?

—Well, boy, you have a point— Andrea felt very uncomfortable, both men had to know each other first, they had a lot of confidence when it came to talking to each other and they seemed to have a score to settle, she realized how much she didn't know about Hunter.

Harley could not continue listening to the side of the wall without doing anything, he entered the room. It seemed that at any moment Hunter was going to pounce on his father to seek some relief for the risk in which they put his life.

—Well, well, let's all take a breath— Andrea felt that the place was running out of air, there were too many men sticking out their chests, —As a company and family, we offer you an apology for our negligence in the hiring process, we have never had the intention of affecting our employees, our purposes have always been to care for the people who are with us, we are a big family and we hope you continue to be part of it— the way he looked at her, left her breathless.

This was simply too much, she stood up wanting to have her own space to run away.

—Thank you for the apology, but it was not necessary. You are right that I had a relationship with him and regardless of how I met him, I am the one who must deal with that, I am very sorry that my problems reached you— the girl's voice was serene, very different from how she felt.

—You don't have to apologize— exclaimed Hunter.

—I accept the apology— answered the leader of the family.

—We are the ones who have to help you—Harley tried to defend her.

Andrea Smith was impressed, these men with so much testosterone were fighting for their own interests and she was caught between her internal struggle.

—Men! I need some space, I would like to know if I can withdraw now, because, even though you are taking action, there are things you can't deal with for me, like dealing with our partners and the feelings I have inside me, I need some quiet, I would like to request the rest of the day so I can have peace.

—Granted— the pack leader stepped forward.

—Agreed— replied Harley.

—It is evident that you will have it— said Hunter, he used his arm to put it over her shoulders, helping her to leave the place, when they were leaving the small wolf had a very wide smile, it was his and everyone knew it.