Chapter seventeen

Now at the office the next day, Drew went through all the pending work he had concerning the consignment he was to get back from Alpha Jed. Earlier, Jack had given him a breakdown of everything he ought to say. He knew that one wrong word from him could jeopardize everything.

"Sir, you have a guest", his secretary beeped.

Drew groaned, he never went a day without having guests. It's either it was from his pack or business associates who wanted one favor or the other.

"Who is it this time?",he growled.

Drew's wolf was getting restless now and he knew that soon, he needed to take the beast for a run. It was long overdue.

"Andrew sir".

Drew was surprised by this. The last time he saw Andrew was at Laura's house where he had specifically warned him to stay clear of his mate. Now he was here and Drew had no idea why, he hated being kept in the dark and this was one of those moments.

He pulled open his side drawer to reveal various weapons but his favorite was a handgun. He couldn't take any chances in case Andrew decided to try anything funny.

"Send him in", Drew snapped.

Few minutes later, the tall frame of Andrew walked into his office. He had an indifferent look on his face and Drew was glad that the office intimidated him.

"Andrew, what a surprise. Please take a seat", Drew said.

Andrew nodded before lowering himself on the high backed chair that faced Drew. He remained quiet for a while, staring into space.

"Well, Andrew, how can I help you?", Drew said.

He was getting impatient and the only reason why he hadn't kicked him out was because he was quite inquisitive on why he was here.

"I know we're not really on good terms but I just came to inform you not to trust anyone, especially those who you call your friends", he said.

Drew stared at him like he had grown two heads. This wasn't the first nor the second time someone had warned him to stay clear of those he "trusted".

"Alright, thank you Andrew. Would that be all?", Drew asked.

"Yes boss", he said, rising up to his feet.

"Good. Take care of your side of work and I mean the cargo coming in from Russia. I want no mistakes", Drew warned.

"It's a noted boss", Andrew said.

Few minutes later, he left the office and all was quiet. Drew sat back in his chair, putting the files he was reading away. The series of warnings he was getting was getting rampant and he would be a fool not to adhere to those warnings.

Later on, Drew walked out of his office building with his favorite gun hidden within his jacket. He wouldn't take any chances especially when it came to Alpha Jed.

"Hey man! What's up? Where are you?", Jack said.

Drew gripped his phone as he sent a message off to Laura on his PC. Carlos drove towards the casino where the meeting was to be held.

"On my way. Had some last minute stuff to take care of", he said.

"Alright, I just circled the perimeter and everything'sclear,'' Jack said.

"Thank goodness. For a minute, I thought Wilfred was about to do something funny", Drew said.

The car thundered down the road, passing stop lights. Drew hoped they wouldn't get stopped by the police. Not that he cared but it wouldn't really do well on his image if he got pulled over for something as flimsy as overspeeding.

They got to the casino soon with loud music blaring in the background. Drew instructed Carlos to leave the premises and come back sometime later. He couldn't risk gettinghurt if at the end Wilfred decided to play with a gun.

"Yes boss", Carlos said, driving away.

Drew walked in, loosening his tie. The guards at the door ushered him into a private booth, bypassing those who wanted to greet and shake hands with him. He was also a bit popular among Jed's pack and Drew was sure that annoyed Alpha Jed more than he lent on.

Drew walked into the private booth with Alpha Jed already sitting, wearing a smug smile. Jack and Killian were at a corner and as soon as they saw Drew, they moved over to him.

"Let's get this over with shall we?", Alpha Jed said.

Drew sat on a chair opposite Alpha Jed. One to watch anything he does and two, he wanted to see the reaction of the people around him.

"We shall", Drew snapped.

Jack raised a brow at the tone of his voice. Earlier, he had informed him on how he was to behave to Alpha Jed but this wasn't going how they had planned.

"There's no use arguing about this Jed, that consignment is mine", Drew said.

Alpha Jed smoothed his shoulder length blonde hair. He wore a smug grin as he scratched his beard which was also an irritating blonde.

"I know it's yours Drew but it passed through my turf and that's the main reason we're here. So Drew, what are we going to do?", Alpha Jed smiled.

Drew desperately wished he could slap the smug smile away from his lips but he knew that would be a foolish decision considering that he was in his lair.

"I'll give you thirty percent, how's that?", Drew said.

He hated doing this but that was the only way to go if he was to get any of his goods. Alpha Jed was a greedy bastard that much he knew.

"That's too low my friend, why don't we make it fifty fifty. I think that's a fair deal", he chuckled.

"Why do I have to share it in half? It's mine Jaob, all mine", Drew shouted.

"Drew", Jack hissed.

Alpha Drew took a deep breath, calming his raging mind. It wouldn't do him good if he lost his temper in his enemy's turf.

"Alright, I'll split it in half when I see the goods", Drew said, finally.

"Oh, you made a wise decision my friend", Alpha Jed grinned.

Drew rose to his feet, heading out of the private booth. He wouldn't sit around and let Alpha Jed rub their deal into his face.

"Oh, I hear you found your mate and it's my stepdaughter. She's a pretty thing eh", Alpha Jed said.

Drew spun around, coming to stand face to face with him. He seethed, his hands itching to punch the idiot.

"Lay one finger on her Jed and I swear, New york would be too small for you to hide", Drew growled.

"No, never. I won't touch the mate of my good friend but I think you know a battle is imminent and it's only a matter of time before we know who's the real Alpha King '', Alpha Jed chuckled.

"You better not. I don't like you Jed and the sooner you get that into your head, the better for you", Drew said before walking out of the casino.