Chapter 37
“Good morning Dad”, Brian said.
He had gotten to the palace an hour ago and ever since then he’s been trying to convince Serah that he knew nothing about Benita’s visit but that proved to be abortive as she didn’t pay him any attention.
“Son, glad of you to see me after such a long time I must say”, Alpha Frederick said.
“I’m sorry I haven’t really been constant with my visits dad, things have been a little bit tight”, Brian said.
Serah walked past at that minute as she gave him the stink eye. Brian tried waving her over but she ignored him, heading towards an opposite direction.
“Trouble with your mate?”, his father chuckled.
“Well, just a little misunderstanding we’ll soon resolve”, Brian smiled.
He didn’t want to trouble his father with something like that. Whatever was going on, he was sure that he and Serah would resolve it amicably.
“It’s perfectly normal. Your mother and I had a lot of that but at the end we were able to solve them with patience and understanding”, he said.
Brian remained quiet, taking in his father’s words. The advice he was getting from him couldn’t be bought anywhere and he was grateful he still had a father who had his best interest at heart.
“I called you here because I’ve gotten the monthly reports on the company and I’m afraid son, it’s not looking good”, he said.
“I know father and I’m sorry about this. It’s due to the fact that I’ve not been concentrating on work due to some other things I’ve been doing”, Brian said.
“I understand it son but you should learn to split your time. Don’t go focusing on one at the detriment of the others”, his father said.
“I understand dad”, Brian said.
“Good. You should also be prepared, the full moon is coming”.
Brian had completely forgotten all about it. The full moon was usually when no wolf attacked the other and it was also the day, some Alpha’s handed over to their next in line. But in their case, there would be no handing over still his father was still alive.
“Yes, I know Dad and I’m trying so hard to balance everything up before the full moon arrives”, Brian said.
“Good. I’ll be expecting an increase in the revenue of the company. You can do this son, I believe in you”, his father smiled.
“Dad, there’s another reason I’m here”, Brian said.
“What’s it son. Let’s hear it”.
“I need help dad and I don’t mean monetary or advise. I need ammos”, Brian said.
“What happened? You ran out?”, his father asked.
“Not quite”.
Brian proceeded to tell him about everything that had happened. He left no one behind as he wanted to come clean. He knew that it was better than lieing about something and he knew that if his father got to find out, there would be trouble.
“How much do you need!”, he asked, finally.
“Anything you can give me Dad, I’ll be grateful”, Brian smiled.
He knew that his father was in possession of a lot of arms being that they were one of the largest suppliers in the whole city.
“Alright, I’ll send in half million. That should do and Brian, make sure you make good use of them”, his father said.
“I promise”, Brian smiled.
Alpha Frederick instructed one of his maids to call in Serah who walked in few minutes later. Brian sat up as the beautiful image of his wife walked in. Ever since the suspicions of the attack, she had been staying here safe at the palace.
“Alpha Frederick, you called for me”, Serah smiled.
“Yes my dear, please take a seat”, Alpha Frederick said.
Serah took a seat farthest from Brian which didn’t go unnoticed from the old wolf as Serah faced the old wolf squarely. Brian tried calling her attention but Serah was adamant to ignore him completely.
“I called you here because I really want to find out what’s going on between you too. Your relationship isn’t the way it used to be”, Alpha Frederick said.
Serah opened up to him immediately, narrating all that had happened. At that moment, she needed any form of advice she could get and Alpha Frederick was the best candidate to give one.
“Brian is this true?”, he asked.
“Yes Dad, it is but not the way my mate claims”, Brian said.
“Well, let’s hear yours”.
Brian told him his side of the story and when he was done, he felt as if a heavy load had been lifted off his shoulders. He felt light and free now that he had talked to someone who really understood.
“I blame the both of you”, Alpha Frederick said.
Serah whipped her head, staring at him. She didn’t expect this and was quite surprised that the Alpha blamed the both of them for something that was entirely her mate’s fault.
“How?”, Brian asked.
“For allowing someone like her to cause a rift between you two. Don’t you know that by doing this, you’re giving her a lot of power to lord over you”, he said.
Now that Brian thought about it, he discovered that his father was right. They should have known better rather than allowing Benita to take a stand on their relationship.
“I see it now. I’m sorry Brian”, Serah muttered.
“I’ll leave you too now”, Alpha Frederick said.
He shifted to his wolf form, an old grey wolf that stood majestically. Brian had always envied his father’s form and secretly wished he was blessed with such shiny grey fur.
His father howled before walking away. His tail swishing in the air to indicate that he was happy. Brian walked over to where she sat, taking her hands in his. He gave it a gentle squeeze, silently reassuring her that everything would be fine.
“I’m sorry too for allowing her to have a say in our relationship”, Brian said.
“It’s okay. At least, we’ve learnt our lesson”, Serah smiled, stroking his cheek.
Brian gripped her waist, smelling her arousal. He knew he wanted her but he didn’t quite want to rush her especially now that they had just mended their relationship.
“Aren’t you going to do anything about it”, Serah moaned.
“What exactly”, Brian teased.
“I’ll teach you just how”, Serah said, dragging him to the direction of the room.
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