Chapter 2
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became dense. It was as if they were trapped in a narrow space while there was a strange chill in the air.
Bethwood went stiff and was hoping this to be just a nightmare . His instincts were telling him to run away from there to his own pack and into the arms of his own mate. On the outside Bethwood was still standing still with a poker face on but on the inside he was a total mess.
Edward was silently observing everything and was ready to receive the command of digging a hole in the ground to dump Bethwood's body by his Alpha.
Unknown to all that Drake was having an inner debate with his wolf Maximus. While Maximus was telling Drake to let him take control and let the Midnight Howl pack to know what it means to mess with him . Drake was trying to logically think things through afterall he is the human and evolved counterpart of them. Drake was angry and upset but not with Dylancey or the Midnight Howl pack but with his own fate. He knew it was not Dylancey's fault or of her pack that she found her mate in such a situation but he still can't let her pack go away like this. So, after considering everything through Drake calmed down and finally spoke.
"Ok."
Bethwood flinched and after a moment of blankly staring into the space .. he finally returned to his senses.
"Huh?" "Huuhh?!" both betas reacted at the same time.
Bethwood was still having trouble keeping himself sober because of all that adrenaline his body had accumulated in order to save himself in case the Alpha in front of him decided to rip him from limbs to limbs apart.
On the other hand ,Edward was surprised by his Alpha's response. This wasn't like his Alpha at all.. His alpha , Drake was someone who believes to return everything he receives by five folds. So, when the same Alpha replied this calmly Edward just wasn't able to believe it.
"did he finally break ?" thought Edward while staring at his Alpha.
He was looking at his Alpha with so much sympathy and pity. In his heart, his Alpha's positive image was suddenly on par with his own father, the former beta, whom Edward respected so much. But the next moment that positive image crumbled as his Alpha opened his mouth.
"It's ok because except for the cancellation of engagement ,Midnight Howl will fulfill all the conditions that he promised on the first signing. But since this cancellation has not only hurt me emotionally but also the image of my pack Crimson Moon, we will deal with it like business rather than a family affair. Thus adding another condition of adding a 15% of interest rate annually in all the money loaned to the Midnight Howl pack ." said Drake with a soft smile.
Beta Bethwood's face went pale as a blank paper. The money borrowed from the Crimson Moon pack uptil now was without any interest and was the reason why Midnight Howl pack was able to educate and support all his pack members. It was all because of the friendship of Drake and Dylancey and their potential relationship of being chosen mates.
It was not a situation where Midnight Howl pack would have gone bankrupt or would threaten any of their pack member's livelihood but was a situation where they will have to bear this loan as a student's loan for the next coming decade since the money borrowed/now loaned was a huge amount.
It was Drake's sweet revenge that wasn't harmful to anyone in particular but at the same time tells everyone to not to mess with Crimson Moon ever knowingly or unknowingly. Maybe it was because of his mother who used to manage all the pack's investments and businesses that he comes up with this but Drake knew that Midnight Howl is going to regret this meeting.
After 15 minutes , Drake and Bethwood were finally done with all the coming arrangements and a promise where every single lawyer, doctor and trainer will have to spend at least one year working in the Crimson Moon Pack as volunteers. It was quite a profitable arrangement for Drake but by the end of the meeting Bethwood's face had shrunken down and he suddenly looked 10 years older than how he entered Drake's office.
Once Bethwood left, the room went silent and Edward started feeling awkward as to what he should say to his Alpha who got his engagement called off.
"So…." Edward started carefully while watching Drake's every move.
Drake's dark eyes met Edward's hazel eyes and he continued to stare at his beta.
"..."
The silence was just too suffocating for the always playful and happy go lucky beta. He didn't know what he should say to his cousin and Alpha.
"Do you want to have a sandwich?" asks Edward and the next moment he felt like punching his own face.
"It's Ok Ed." said Drake while sighing.
Edward felt a sense of nostalgia when he heard Drake calling him with his nickname as they used to before him becoming the alpha and Edward , the beta.
Suddenly Drake shoots up from his chair and takes out his mobile from his drawer. Edward flinches because of his sudden movements, In reality he was afraid whether Drake , no Maximus, the infamous other side of Drake is going to go berserk in rage. Maximus being a wolf and an alpha is a beast who once provoked destroys everything in his way and the reason why Edward is so cautious around Drake , his best friend...his cousin and his Alpha.
Drake types a short text to Dylancey to congratulate her for finding her mate. Even after calling off their engagement ,the fact that Dylancey being his friend and is someone for whom Drake started to feel affection for , can't be changed.
"So Edward, what else is on our schedule now?" asks Drake.And the two decide to indulge themselves in the pack's business again.
Around 5pm Drake receives Dylancey's call .
" You bloody robbed us! You A-hole!" screamed Dylancey , making Drake chuckles.
"Well since I lost a good bride . I had to compensate for it one way or another' replied back Drake jokingly.
And they both burst into a fit of laughter. Dylancey started telling Drake about all what happened and how she found her mate. Drake was happy for her and listened contently but what piqued his attention was the fact that Dylancey's mate is Dhampir, a human and vampire born. Vampires are the creature of night and are someone who always threatens the privacy and secrecy of the supernatural world because of their eating habits or should we say "Drinking habits".
Dylancey asked him to not to worry about anything because being a Dhampir is different than being a vampire. Dhampir can eat and live like humans while having supernatural abilities like vampires. The only limitation is that they are very rare since their mortality rate is high. Even after hearing about this Drake was worried for his friend because Dhampir can unknowingly be dangerous towards other mortals since they sometimes lose their sense of reality and can attack and feed while in daze.
Drake decides to meet and judge for himself whether that Dhampir would be dangerous towards Dylancey or not. Just because they are mates doesn't mean that accidents can't happen and in case of Dhampir the possibility is high.
Edward and Drake decides to meet him the next day while on their way back from another business meeting.
Little did Drake know that this meeting will lead him to his destiny.