JULY
WHEW!
I thought the tigress would scold me again because of what she saw in the kitchen. Fortunately, Sofia came right away and told the whole truth about why Haruka was sitting on my lap. Sofia was my savior at that moment.
I want that tigress and I to be on good terms so that I won't have a hard time watching over her. I need her cooperation so that I can better secure her condition. Tsk. The vampires' threat to the president is getting out of hand. What happened at the bar last night was just proof that they are becoming even more aggressive with their threat to the president.
I excused myself in the kitchen when my phone suddenly rang. Natalia was still glaring at me while Haruka was still trembling at what had happened earlier. Sofia comforts her.
The hotel's housekeeping came immediately to remove the cockroach that lived in their beautiful hotel. Tsk. This adds to the bad reputation of the hotel, especially if the three brats complain to the management and spread the experience to other social media. I felt sorry for the hotel because I knew that soon, it would close.
"Good morning, Mr. President," I said to the person on the other end of the line.
Yes, it was the president calling me personally. He uses a mobile device made by Jacqui so that the vampire enemies can't track our conversations. My phone was also like that. All of us at Valiente are using that secure mobile device.
"Hello, Agent. What's the news?" The president asked.
He did not know yet about the attempted kidnapping of his beloved child by vampires. Maybe it was a father's instinct, and that's why he is calling now. Ever since we came here, this is the first time he called because, as he said, he has entrusted me with his kind daughter. So, there's no need for him to worry. I am not sure about that when he will hear what I am about to report to him.
"Mr. President, I think we need to head back there."
"Why, July? What happened?" There was a trace of concern in his voice.
I was about to report this to him, but he beat me to it by calling him first. Of course, he deserves to know, except for the dancing Natalia did in the private lounge. Oh god, I am losing my focus when I remember that. Tsk. Besides, I was too busy watching Natalia, so I lost my mind to report the incident to him.
'Oh yeah, you are super in trance with the brat. Lap dance! Lap dance! Lap dance!' There's my wolf again. Err...
Going back to my phone call with the President, he was very worried when he heard my news. That was a normal reaction. I apologized because I would be very guilty if something bad happened to his beloved child. Admittedly, I got really out of focus because of that lap dance. Grrr...
"I'm really sorry, sir."
"I trusted you, agent. You know you shouldn't let her slip away from your sight, even for a second!" He was so angry.
All I could do was keep quiet on the other line. I'm really guilty. I should have focused on my mission and not on my growing feelings for his daughter.
"I'm really sorry, sir. It won't happen again," I said.
"There will never be another incident like that because you're fired. You and those four stupid guards. I'll send a chopper there to get all of you back here, tell them to get ready," he said emphatically.
What? Fired?
"But sir---"
"No but's, agent. That's an order. Do we understand each other, Mercado?!"
"Sir, yes, sir," I replied.
What else can I do? This is embarrassing for the Chief and embarrassing for Valiente. Oh God, this is the first mission that I failed. This is absurd. This is what I get for letting my guard down because I put my feelings first before this mission.
Frustratingly, I put my cell phone back in the back of my pants and ran a hand through my hair. Shit! What will I say to the Chief? What will I tell Jacqui? My reputation will be tarnished. Shit! This is a total mess. It's just a simple job, but what did I do? Shit!
I was jealous of myself for my neglect. What now? Yes, life goes on even though I failed in this mission, but how about the safety of the brat? Doesn't the president think that? Is he going to hire other agents to watch over his beautiful child?
'Indeed, he will, but that's not really your concern, Juls. Hmmm…' my wolf said.
'And what do you think is my concern, wolf?' I answer through our link. We were talking inside me.
'That you and Natalia baby is going to be apart.'
'Of course not!' I sounded so defensive here.
'Juls, don't deny it. You know, there's just one solution.'
I sighed. She is exactly right. There's no use in denying this deep attraction I'm feeling towards the brat. No, that's an understatement because I think I'm falling for her and I want her so badly to be mine. But why are there a lot of incidents that are holding me back? I also don't know why, but the universe doesn't seem to want or give us a chance. Why or why?
'You're a coward! Get me out of here and I will make the move. You should have just let me imprint on him last night!' Oh, she's fighting me.
She wanted to imprint on Natalia while she was sleeping. It's not right! Isn't that exploitation? I don't want to force Natalia to do anything she doesn't want to, so I won't let my wolf out if she's going to do that.
'Stop, wolf! You're taking advantage of the opportunity.'
'That's what it should be. So she can't complain anymore!'
'That's harassment, you know! You know, we don't do those things! We need permission from the person. Besides, we don't know yet if she likes me!'
'Who said she didn't like you? You fool! Are you blind?' I would have beaten this wolf if I didn't look like a fool fighting myself. She called me a fool! Stupid wolf!
'Fine.' She said, Finally, I'm also winning here. 'Just tell the President that we will imprint on his daughter.'
'You are so stupid. You know he is mad at me, right? What if he rejects us? What do we do?'
'Then we go straight to Natalia. Come on, Juls. I'm beginning to weaken. We were about to perish last night because I didn't have enough strength. We need our Luna to boost our strength and make the pack fully grown. Vampires are getting stronger, Juls.'
My wolf is right. If it weren't for Jacqui's help, I would probably have gotten worse today. We didn't just encounter one vampire. It turns out there were a lot of them waiting to abduct Natalia last night. So, my pack backs me up, but just like mine, they also sustained serious injuries because they are not yet full-grown and the ones we fought last night are also strong.
'You've made your choice again, right? Juls? Why are you denying this? You need her. We need her,' my wolf said.
'Isn't it like we're just going to use Nat to make us strong?' I asked.
'Using? Hello? You're definitely falling for her, and I can sense that the feeling is mutual. Where is the brave July I know? Get your grip, girl!'
Wolf's right. If I imprint on Natalia, that will be a win-win situation. The packs will be full-grown, and Valiente's forces will increase. Natalia will still be mine.
'Okay, wolf. Are you sure she likes me too?'
'500% certain, super sure, Juls!'
Okay, I'm making a move. I hope this will work. God, please help me.