~DAYS AFTER~
Ever since Prince Kratos was saved from his near death experience.
His Beta, Gavin, was piled with paper works and jammed pack meetings.
He felt like he was being punished by his own Alpha Prince for not finding the woman who saved him.
The other executive officers of the wolf pack pitied their Beta but they couldn't do anything about it.
Even Lady Cynthia was aware how swamped Gavin was with work.
"Prince Kratos did not bring you in his meeting with Richard Pride," Lady Cynthia, the chief of staff in the mansion of Prince Kratos.
Gavin heaved a deep sigh.
"Alpha is punishing me for not finding his savior. The person kept an anonymity which makes it really difficult to find this person. For him it was a woman, but according to the emergency hotline of the hospital, it was a man who called," The Beta shared his discovery to the chief of staff.
"Oh my! That's quite an information…"
"Yeah! And he thinks it's a beautiful angel! What if he finds out that it was a man after all!" he further shared to Lady Cynthia.
The old lady only nodded along in worry for their Alpha Prince.
Especially he has a bad temper to consider.
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On the other hand…
[-In The Pride Holdings Enterprise-]
Amongst the members of the royal family, Prince Kratos was not media friendly.
He prefers to keep his presence discreet and not publicly known.
Not just for security purposes but for his privacy as well.
On his arrival to the company owned by the Pride Family, he was escorted discreetly by the higher officials in the company.
A secret path designated for VIP's was prepared for the arrival of any VIP guest.
To avoid the public eye.
Privately Prince Kratos was escorted to the conference room where CEO President Richard Pride and his eldest son Vice President were waiting for the arrival of the Alpha Prince.
They were scheduled to discuss about the allegiance of Pride Family under the banner of Crescent Moon Pack.
Within the Central Region, other families or humans pledge their allegiance to one wolf pack for protection and connection.
Especially the three most powerful wolf packs in the central region.
Having the right wolf pack to align with, reassures the future of certain families.
In the case of Pride Family, due to the growing concerns around the central region and safety of the innocent humans, Richard Pride has decided to align with the Crescent Moon Pack.
Former Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack was the grandfather of Prince Kratos who died along with the late mother of the Alpha Prince.
Leaving the Alpha Prince as an interim Alpha in such a very young age.
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Everyone stood as soon as the Alpha Prince arrived.
He was greeted with warm welcome and highest respect as a member of the royal family.
Just like the Pride Family, Prince Kratos also thought of having a noble family of hunters under his wing. Having them as an ally would bring stronger force and manpower to his wolf pack.
A better direction for his own wolf pack.
The Alpha Prince made everyone sit and went directly to the agenda of their meeting.
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"Forgive me for my tardiness and the rescheduling of the initial date for our meeting. We are gathered here today for one common goal. To strengthen the force of each other's family!" Prince Kratos told the father and son.
The conference room was comprised only of three key individuals.
CEO President Richard Pride, Vice President Edward, and the Alpha Prince of the Crescent Moon Pack, Kratos!
He continued in his speech.
"Now, that the rogue werewolves are on the rise. And there is an increasing tension amongst the regional forces of ruling monarchs. I will be direct in pointing this out that this allegiance between our families will be the smartest thing to do."
Both, Richard and his eldest son looked at one another before responding to the words uttered by Prince Kratos.
"We agree with you Prince Kratos! But…" Richard Pride response to the speech of the Alpha Prince.
Upon hearing the hesitation of the headmaster of the Pride Family, Prince Kratos became nervous on what were about to come next from Richard Pride.
"There is a but? My father always used to tell me… anything that comes after the -but- is horse shit."
It made the eldest son of Richard let out a half-suppressed laugh.
Hearing the Alpha Prince to be very direct with his words.
Richard Pride clarified his response.
"As you know, the Pride Family holds a certain influence and clout within the Hunters Association. Once we pledge our allegiance with your wolf pack, definitely it will become an issue to the Hunters Association. Since you specifically selected our family to approach for a proposal of working together for the greater good, we could not simply ignore your offer to us."
He continued, "Though, we need to set some conditions for our pledge to your banner. To keep things clear for both of us. One of those will be our main priority… the welfare and protection of the innocent humans that are vulnerable to the growing concerns around us."
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"I see… you do not have to worry about that. We also do not want innocent lives being harmed. That is why we are extending our hand to your family." Prince Kratos explained.
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The meeting went on for hours.
Going over their terms and agreement.
As it concluded, both sides signed agreement papers and documents to make things more binding.
It was successfully dealt with and discussed.
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Prince Kratos requested to walk around the company owned by the Pride Family so he could see for himself the beneficiary of his investment.
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Immediately, CEO President Richard Pride called for the head chief of the Public Relations to show Prince Kratos around but the Alpha Prince refused.
Telling them that he doesn't want to attract any attention from the public.
If a high ranking employee of the company was seen with the Alpha Prince, people will speculate and wonder.
And the last thing he wanted was to give the reporters the satisfaction of writing about him.
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His request was granted by Richard and allowed him to wander around.
Edward and his father excused themselves because they have another meeting to attend.
They had to inform the Hunters Association regarding their decision to pledge allegiance with the Crescent Moon Pack.
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~AFTER THE MEETING~
Prince Kratos began to walk around.
Scanning the entire place.
Observing the huge company owned by the Pride Family.
He could not deny the impressive work done by the CEO President for creating such a formidable and successful enterprise.
Even the employees looked smart and capable with their attire.
The entire building designed and constructed with such advancement.
Looking at the expensive materials spent for the designs and construction of the building.
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Suddenly as he stood looking at the over view of the entire lower floor, he saw a familiar red velvet-haired woman.
Waiting for her to turn around if it was really her.
And when she did…
Everything froze for Prince Kratos.
He was reminded of the image of his savior that he kept dreaming of.
Finally, he found her.
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"I FOUND YOU AT LAST!" he uttered softly to himself.
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<<<_TO BE CONTINUED_>>>
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