new rule
Vanessa’s pov,
The new sheriff was a man who was about 50 years old. He had a beer belly and a long beard, and he did not look like the type that lived to fight crime. I had scheduled an appointment with him, and I went in alone while Blake waited outside. I wore a tight navy blue dress and expensive heels to make sure I looked like I was wealthy and important.
“To what do I owe the pleasure miss?” he asked me.
“I will not beat around the bush. Lorenzo Romano is dead. I took over his business.”
He looked at me with mistrusting eyes, “Okay, and why are you telling me this?”
“Look we can keep playing this cat-and-mouse game the police and the Romano family have been playing for ages. Or we can acknowledge that you and I both know what business I am in, and you are willing to look the other way.”
“Why would I do that?”
I sat on his desk and handed him a paper, “I have a business offer for you right here. I will promise to keep the violence to a bare minimum and you, the other officers, and the town people get a percentage from our business. That way you also benefit from our business going well. Think of all the time you will spare if you don’t have to worry about the Romano family anymore.”
He just stared at me, and I smiled, “Well, what do you think?”
10 minutes later I walked out of the police station with a signed business contract.
The next couple of weeks I was busy setting up the new regime in all the packs that I ruled over. I had sent out wolves of my pack to the other packs to let them know who the new leading Alpha was and what was going to be different from now on. Blake had been focusing on new training regimes and tests so we would be able to find the strengths of every individual wolf. I had weekly meetings with the whole pack where they had a chance to tell me what was going on and offer suggestions for the pack. Besides that, I also had meetings with Julietta every week. Her pack had been a bit more resistant but eventually, they accepted her as the new alpha. We discussed strategies for our packs at every meeting and tried to help each other as much as we could. On a more fun note, we also went shopping because I felt I needed a new wardrobe as an Alpha. I had to admit that a part of me enjoyed the luxuries of being a leader. Overall, so far, all my ideas for the pack seemed to work and it felt like everything was going well.
Today it was time for a meeting with Julietta again. She would come to my mansion this time. Still felt weird that THE mansion was my mansion now. I was busy signing some papers in my office when Julietta walked in looking flawless like always. She took the pen out of my hand and said, “Come on, time for a break.”
I sat on the couch while she poured me a glass of whiskey before she sat down next to me.
“We have had some crazy weeks don’t you say?”
I took a sip from the whiskey, “For sure.”
Julietta looked a bit nervous and scraped her throat, “Vanessa we never really talked about what happened that night.”
“What is there to say? We killed them that night.”
She bit her lip, “That is not what I was talking about.”
I stared at her confused and waited for her to continue.
“I meant the kissing and touching and everything that happened between us. I know that we planned it, but I can’t help feeling that there was more to it. I guess what I am trying to ask is if you also felt something?”
Her eyes were full of hope and my heart sunk to my stomach for a moment. I sat closer to her and took her hand. “Ow Julietta. I can’t deny that I enjoyed what happened at that moment and we definitely have a special bond. However, I don’t think I am ready for that. I recently had to let someone go that I loved, and my heart is still coping with that. I am sorry.”
I softly stroked her hand and saw a hint of disappointment on her face before she smiled, “It is okay. Knowing you also felt something is enough for now. I can wait. You are worth waiting for.”
I smiled back at her and then coughed, “So talking about waiting. Our incomes have dropped massively with the police deals that we made. We cannot wait any longer we have to find a way to make up for the loss of money flow.”
Julietta took back her hand and sat straight, “Yes, I have been thinking about that and I think we should try to work with the Alpha Colin from the Irish packs. If we can expand business to Europe, it would increase the money flow massively. I know he is not trustworthy, but he is the only way to smuggle to Europe. Maybe we can make him an offer he can’t refuse?”
I nodded, “I came to the same conclusion. I can send Tomasso to him to see if he is open to a meeting with us. He is also the best spy there is so he can find out what floats Colin his boat so we can make him an appealing offer.”
Julietta stood up and locked the door. She walked toward me and seductively said, “Sounds like a plan to me. You know I can still help you relax, no strings attached. What do you say?”
