02. Meeting Invitation

DAMIAN

“Alpha Damian, we have successfully located Tion.”

The puff of smoke that had just been exhaled floated and mixed with the air, left a sharp aroma in the room. After hearing that name, the nicotine that I had been sipping on no longer felt delicious.

The cigarette butt was still unfinished, but I immediately crushed it in the ashtray. A tiny spark slowly disappeared at the tip, in contrast to the anger inside me that was burning even more.

I leaned back in my chair, my gaze fixed on Blair coldly. My fingers tapped the arm of the chair in a steady rhythm, resembling the sound of a tense ticking clock. “Blair, have you forgotten what I ordered?” I asked in a low tone.

Blair bowed his head deeply. “I’m sorry, Alpha Damian, I should have brought Tion to you immediately. But a bit of a problem happened, so I could only give a report.”

I snorted, getting annoyed. “What big problem is blocking you from bringing the traitor to me?”

“I got information that Tion is currently in the Southwest region and was captured by one of the Moonveil Pack members. I have tried to contact them and ask for Tion to be returned, which should be very easy considering that you have a partnership with Andreas. However, they can’t do it because it turns out that Tion is not under Andreas’ control now,” Blair explained in full, according to what he heard.

Upon hearing that answer, one of my eyebrows raised, and my tapping stopped abruptly. “Hmm, interesting. Who would be brave enough to find trouble with me in their territory?”

Blair remained silent as if afraid of giving me the wrong answer. I hate uncertainty, especially when it comes to a traitor like Tion. People like Tion must be quickly exterminated because they will only be a nuisance in this world.

'Andreas and I have made a deal, but one of them actually made me angry. Who actually dares to play around with me?' I muttered to myself.

I thought for a while about finding the perpetrator. From their side, only Andreas and one trusted Beta knew about the cooperation. If not Andreas, then who was the Moonveil Pack member who tried to find trouble with me?

The phone on the table suddenly rang loudly, displaying a foreign number I did not recognize. But because the call came at a perfect time, I speculated that the caller was the perpetrator, which made me curious now.

I answered the call on the eighth ring but did not speak immediately, instead waiting for the other party to make a sound.

“Damian Fenrison,” a woman’s voice I didn’t recognize came through. Her voice was sharp and firm but with a hint of playfulness to it. “Are you so busy that it took you so long to pick up my call?”

I frowned but realized something. “So, it was you,” I said accusingly. “You’re the one who stole my pack members.”

“Steal?” the woman immediately laughed in disbelief. “Did I hear you right? It was clearly your own members who entered my territory and caused chaos here,” the woman sounded displeased at having just been blamed.

“Then just return the man so I can immediately give him the punishment he deserves, and I will make sure he won’t bother you again,” I said coldly.

Honestly, I'm too lazy to respond to someone I don't know because they usually just take the opportunity to take advantage of me.

However, since Tion is in the hands of that woman, so I have no choice but to serve her. I also have to know who she really is.

I heard a chuckle from the other end of the phone. “Why are you in such a hurry, Damian? It seems like this guy doesn’t want to come back to you either, so should I keep him as a member of my pack?”

Tion must not join another pack and seek refuge there. He must return to me so I can finish him off as punishment for the betrayal he has committed.

“Don’t play with me, Miss,” my voice became heavy with emotion with the woman. “Hurry up and give him back, or you’ll regret messing with the wrong person.”

“Oh, I’m so disappointed that you didn’t recognize me,” her voice sounded disappointed, but I knew it was just an act. “If you wanted him, then you should have come here and taken him from me. Besides, I needed to see you because we seem to have something important to discuss, Damian Fenrison.”

'What a bother,' I muttered to myself. “Don't beat around the bush, just quickly return that man to my nail.”

But in fact, the woman did not listen to me at all. “I will send you an address, come to that place.”

I almost hung up, but she said something else that made me stay on the call this time.

“Oh, and Damian,” she called casually, “your future wife wants to meet you in person, so you should come and not ignore this request.” After saying that, the phone was immediately hung up.

Then, two message notifications just entered my phone. The first came from the number that had just called me. The woman actually sent an address that I had to go to now. Then, I moved on to the second message, which turned out to be from Andreas.

Andreas Moonveil : Roseanne is awake. You will most likely meet her soon since I told you about your arranged marriage.

I growled. 'Roseanne,' the woman had regained consciousness.

My jaw clenched, teeth chattering as if holding back something that wanted to burst out. I gripped the phone in my hand so tightly because of the surging emotions. This was the first time we had spoken since she woke up from her coma, but she had already succeeded in provoking my anger — toying with me like this.

“Blair,” I called, standing up. “Get the car ready. I’m leaving now.”

Blair nodded quickly. “Where are you going, Alpha Damian?”

I grinned, meaning it as a warning. “To where my future Luna is.”