Chapter 4 • The Bureau

Chapter 4 • The Bureau

"Lorenzo come here, come and drink your milk." Vivian said almost running out of breath as the result of chasing Lorenzo around the whole house.

"Lorenzo, dad is back." Raymond said as he spread his arms for a hug.

"Yeah… dad is back!" Lorenzo exclaimed as he ran towards the open arms of Raymond.

Raymond carried him up, threw him in the air and caught him in a playful manner as Lorenzo laughed out loud exposing his beautiful dimples.

Vivian shanked on a nearby couch in order to catch her breath, as she relaxed her head backward.

Vivian is Raymond's mistress who bore him a son after the death of Yvonne.

Raymond impregnated her and brought her to his home so he can be with his child.

"How was work today?" She asked when he finally carried Lorenzo properly with Lorenzo giggling as he played with his dad's hair.

"Good, where's the milk you were running around with?" He asked her, as he stretched out his hands for the milk.

"Here." She replied as she handed over the milk to him.

Raymond sat down on another couch and brought the milk near his son's mouth in an attempt to feed him the milk.

"Dad, you've to tell me a story before I drink it," Lorenzo said, pouting his lips like a child he is and making a baby face while looking at his dad.

"Lorenzo, stories are for girls, do you now have a puerile attitude?" Raymond asked as if the three year old boy is all grown up.

"Dad, you're doing this again, tell me a story please…." Lorenzo said in a pleading tone.

Raymond wanted to decry but he can't refuse this cute son of his and he doesn't think he will ever.

"Once upon a time there lived a young girl whose parents rejected and friends also did the same, the young girl wandered around the whole city and finally she met her prince charming…" He was saying and then noticed his son's mouth was ajar as he was totally drenched in the story. He instantly placed the milk slowly on his lips and he gulped it down in a go, still looking at him with an anticipation that he should continue the story.

Raymond laughed out loud at his son's trifling expression. Lorenzo was confused as to his reason for laughter.

"Dad, what's so funny?" Lorenzo asked in an annoyed tone, slowly standing up from his father's lap.

Raymond helped him out by putting him down and standing heading straight into his room. But Lorenzo chased after him, they played for a long time before Lorenzo finally became trite and fell asleep as a child he is.

Raymond carried him carefully into his room, covered the dulcet on him, patted his back a little before he stood up, out of the light and left the room.

His son was one of the most precious gifts he ever received from the moon goddess.

His only reason to smile and his only reason to fight is his son.

He always makes sure to come back early from work or the office so he can see his son before he sleeps but still most of the time he gets carried away by the pack activities that he won't meet up with.

"Hello Sandra, how are you doing today and how are my unborn nieces faring?"

Raymond asked with a smile on his lips as he talked to his sister Sandra.

"I'm fine and your niece has been kicking non stop so he's fine." Sandra replied to her brother over the line.

"That's good and how is your mate?" Raymond asked further.

"He's still in his office, you know the problem our pack has with the red sky pack is weighing him down these days." She replied in a frenzied tone which elaborated her concern and fears.

"Don't worry, I will visit him soon and we will talk about the issue." Raymond said to his sister in an attempt to calm her down.

"Thanks so much Raymond." She said feeling a little bit relieved.

Raymond lit up a cigarette stick and put it in his mouth taking a long whiff and then removed it from his mouth allowing the smoke to emit from his mouth and nostrils.

Sandra Raymond's elder sister found her mate when Alpha Gabriel of lotus pack came visiting in their pack, he claimed her as his mate and everyone was happy for them, Raymond was gleeful the day she called him to inform him of her pregnancy.

The thought of his sister Cynthia always made him weary and even poignant.

She killed a man's mate and imposed herself on the man. She made her brother help her in concealing the truth.

Raymond always felt he had done something really spurious and can't help but feel sorry for the young man.

He looked around his room and couldn't help the rueful feeling that swept his whole body.

This room always opens the wound he thought has healed, a forgotten wound, which breaks his heart to know it is still fresh, a very fresh one.

The wound that made him solicit all of a sudden, even Vivian doesn't really understand him and he doesn't let her into his room because he doesn't regard her as his Luna.

He placed his cigarette on an ashtray and laid down on his bed and looked up at the ceiling.

Soon he closed his eyes trying to find an oasis of peace, maybe in his sleep.

'Alpha we have a problem.'

Hector, his beta mind linked to him, when he almost slept off making him sprawl up from the bed with his brows furrowed in anger and annoyance.

'What is the matter? What exactly happened?' Raymond mind linked back to him as he headed to the bathroom in quick strides.

'Two of our people were caught by the bureau shifting and have been taken into custody.' Gabriel, mind linked to him.

'What!' Raymond said in a perplexed tone.

The bureau has been hunting werewolves for almost a year now and they have even trespassed into some packs and were killed as expected but that didn't stop them from hunting them and even using their weakness against them thereby making them weak.

'Arrange the car now, we're leaving' He mind linked back to his beta.