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Authors: Sydney Addae
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BOOK: BirthDate (La Patron, the Alpha's Alpha)
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“I forgive you for that, but there is one thing you need to understand,” she said dialing down her energy.
“And that is?”
“I don’t explain anything to you. Not one thing. You are not privy to everything that goes on in this office or the reasons for the decisions we make. Do not ever demand an explanation from me again.” She sent a light energy smack against him.
“Umph,” he groaned as his back arched in pain.
Lilly’s eyes flicked from her mate to Jasmine to her mate again as if willing him to say the right thing, which in this instance was yes.
“Yes, Mistress. Again, I apologize for over-stepping my bounds in your office. I will not do so again.”
Jasmine eyed him critically, assessing the sincerity of his words.
“No, I have not changed any instructions other than the one I gave you earlier. But I think I know what happened, stand by.”
Exhaling, Jasmine cleared her throat, glanced at the clock and then exhaled again. It wasn’t even noon. Lilly glanced at her and then up at her mate again. No doubt asking him what was going on.
“Cameron, did you give instructions to my compound security?” Jasmine added a note of incredulity in her voice. Being an Alpha had truly gone to his mind.
He cleared his throat. “I instructed the men to complete a level one security scan.”
“On what authority did you do that?” Jasmine asked in a low voice, tapping the desk with her fingernail.
“I…well…I assumed as Alpha I should offer assistance.”
“And did you offer me assistance?”
“Yes, by having the men complete the scan.”
“No, that is not offering me assistance and you know that. That is overstepping me and giving instructions to staff not under your control. Tell me, did La Patron tell you to come here in his absence? Or to order security scans?”
“No, he did not.”
“So for all you know, you just caused a few men to violate an order Silas put in place.”
“No, Mistress. If La Patron told them to do something, they would never have moved when I gave them instructions. They would’ve told me they couldn’t violate his orders.”
Lilly covered her face with her palm in the sudden silence of the room.
“Hank?”
“Yes Mistress.”
“Alpha Cameron sent the men to do a first level scan. Each man who left their post will be docked a day’s pay and scrub all three floors of the gym tonight before seeking their rest.”
Jasmine glanced at the stack on her desk and knew she would be working later than she planned. “Join the guards who left their posts to follow your instructions in the gym after they finish their shifts. Help scrub the floors on all three levels.”
Lilly’s mouth opened and then snapped shut before turning to the side with a small grin.
“Yes Mistress,” Cameron said in a resigned tone.
“I made an exception for you last night and today and allowed you in the compound. You knew it was locked down.”
“I didn’t realize that included us. You mean we cannot come back and forth while La Patron is away?”
“No one, not even my mother, is leaving or returning to this compound while Silas is away. Believe me it is better for everyone. I don’t have the same level of control that he does and if something goes wrong I could bring down the mountains or something.” She tried to inject some levity in to what was a serious situation.
“I understand. I wanted to be close and available in case you needed me. I hoped to show La Patron he can trust me in his absence,” Cameron said in a quiet tone.
“If he didn’t trust you, you wouldn’t be Alpha,” Jasmine countered.
Cameron scoffed. “I’m Alpha because Tyrone didn’t want the job and everyone knows that. He would’ve won the challenge and that’s probably the real reason the full blood backed down.”
“Well then, do your job,” Jasmine said disliking the whine in his voice. “You have the entire state of West Virginia to clean up. Go meet your pack, introduce your bitch, tell them what plans you have to take this state and them into the next century. Be a good leader to the pack in his absence and that will send the right message, not issuing orders in his compound. That won’t gain you any points with anyone.”
“Yes, Mistress. Once again, I apologize and will remember my place. May I be excused?”
Tired of the delay, Jasmine released him. He fell to the ground with a thud. Standing slowly, he turned to face her and bowed from the waist. Lilly came to stand next to him and bowed as well.
“You are both dismissed,” she said into the quiet.
“Yes, Mistress,” they said as one.
“Son of a bitch blew the lab,” Tyrone said in awe as Silas lowered them to the ground.
“Can you reach Leon?” Tyrese asked testing the ground with his foot as he peered through the dust and rubble toward the large, gaping hole.
Silas didn’t answer, instead he sent waves of inquiry through the debris, searching for his Alpha, and Asia. It troubled him when there were no replies. Inhaling, he clenched and unclenched his fist and did a search again.
“Scan for more bombs first,” he said even though Leon’s detector had not picked up anything below ground.
Borian nodded. “Yes, Sir. Then we may proceed with the extraction?”
“How will you get down?”
“This part of the ground appears stable.” He tapped the ground with his foot. “We’ll bring in the cranes and lower a few men down at a time. We had two nearby in case we needed to lift out prisoners.”
“What if there are more bombs we can’t pick up?” Silas asked.
“Then we all die. But leaving my Alpha below is not an option…Sir.”
Silas nodded, glad for Samuel’s foresight on having the cranes nearby. It made things easier and they could move quickly. “Okay, sounds good.” Besides, he didn’t have a better idea or plan. “There is a lot of concrete and steel in the way, you’ll have to move some of that as well. Set up the lights so you can see better. Get a couple of dump trucks up here so we don’t leave a mess for the humans. Also get more men up here to help.”
Borian nodded, opened his mouth and then closed it. “Sir?”
“Yes?” Silas looked at the Beta fairly sure he knew what was bothering the man.
“I’ve been trying to reach my Alpha, but he nor his wolf is answering.”
Silas gazed around the woods. Tyrese vibrated from the force of his fury which clouded his judgment. “Inhale.”
Tyrese’ head snapped up from staring at the hole in the ground. Frowning, he took a deep breath, froze and then turned slowly to his right.
Silas nodded. “We may have a fight up here. I am sending Samuel’s men down. You and Rone stand sentry near the cranes, keep them safe.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“I will be here to assist if necessary.” He inhaled again picking up a different scent. A full blood wolf, but different. This wolf had been in the woods the entire time watching. Silas intended to be free in case the wolf grew tired of sitting on the sidelines.
Rescuing those from below was a slow process. The heavy cranes crashed through the trees and remained a good distance from the fall site. It was a testament of how well Samuel ran this state that no police or news trucks showed up. Once the equipment was in place each crane lowered two men who were packed with first aid equipment and collapsible stretchers. The idea was to have first aid available in case they came across anyone who needed it before they began excavating. The next few drops were filled with laborers to strap the concrete and steel for removal. Two large dump trucks pulled up on the opposite side of the hole just as the first load of concrete was pulled up. Over the next few hours the laborious process of clearing a path to search for survivors crawled at a tortoise pace. Tempers flared and Silas or one of the twins acted as referee.
“Samuel?”
“And that is?”
“I don’t explain anything to you. Not one thing. You are not privy to everything that goes on in this office or the reasons for the decisions we make. Do not ever demand an explanation from me again.” She sent a light energy smack against him.
“Umph,” he groaned as his back arched in pain.
Lilly’s eyes flicked from her mate to Jasmine to her mate again as if willing him to say the right thing, which in this instance was yes.
“Yes, Mistress. Again, I apologize for over-stepping my bounds in your office. I will not do so again.”
Jasmine eyed him critically, assessing the sincerity of his words.
“Mistress?
” Hank contacted her through their link.
“Yes?
” Leaning forward, she rubbed her brow with her fingertips, wondering what he needed now.
“No, I have not changed any instructions other than the one I gave you earlier. But I think I know what happened, stand by.”
Exhaling, Jasmine cleared her throat, glanced at the clock and then exhaled again. It wasn’t even noon. Lilly glanced at her and then up at her mate again. No doubt asking him what was going on.
“Cameron, did you give instructions to my compound security?” Jasmine added a note of incredulity in her voice. Being an Alpha had truly gone to his mind.
He cleared his throat. “I instructed the men to complete a level one security scan.”
“On what authority did you do that?” Jasmine asked in a low voice, tapping the desk with her fingernail.
“I…well…I assumed as Alpha I should offer assistance.”
“And did you offer me assistance?”
“Yes, by having the men complete the scan.”
“No, that is not offering me assistance and you know that. That is overstepping me and giving instructions to staff not under your control. Tell me, did La Patron tell you to come here in his absence? Or to order security scans?”
“No, he did not.”
“So for all you know, you just caused a few men to violate an order Silas put in place.”
“No, Mistress. If La Patron told them to do something, they would never have moved when I gave them instructions. They would’ve told me they couldn’t violate his orders.”
Lilly covered her face with her palm in the sudden silence of the room.
“Hank?”
“Yes Mistress.”
“Alpha Cameron sent the men to do a first level scan. Each man who left their post will be docked a day’s pay and scrub all three floors of the gym tonight before seeking their rest.”
“Yes, Mistress
.” She heard the note of respect in his voice and smiled.
“Yes, Mistress, I will be sure to pass that along
.”
Jasmine glanced at the stack on her desk and knew she would be working later than she planned. “Join the guards who left their posts to follow your instructions in the gym after they finish their shifts. Help scrub the floors on all three levels.”
Lilly’s mouth opened and then snapped shut before turning to the side with a small grin.
“Yes Mistress,” Cameron said in a resigned tone.
“I made an exception for you last night and today and allowed you in the compound. You knew it was locked down.”
“I didn’t realize that included us. You mean we cannot come back and forth while La Patron is away?”
“No one, not even my mother, is leaving or returning to this compound while Silas is away. Believe me it is better for everyone. I don’t have the same level of control that he does and if something goes wrong I could bring down the mountains or something.” She tried to inject some levity in to what was a serious situation.
“I understand. I wanted to be close and available in case you needed me. I hoped to show La Patron he can trust me in his absence,” Cameron said in a quiet tone.
“If he didn’t trust you, you wouldn’t be Alpha,” Jasmine countered.
Cameron scoffed. “I’m Alpha because Tyrone didn’t want the job and everyone knows that. He would’ve won the challenge and that’s probably the real reason the full blood backed down.”
“Well then, do your job,” Jasmine said disliking the whine in his voice. “You have the entire state of West Virginia to clean up. Go meet your pack, introduce your bitch, tell them what plans you have to take this state and them into the next century. Be a good leader to the pack in his absence and that will send the right message, not issuing orders in his compound. That won’t gain you any points with anyone.”
“Yes, Mistress. Once again, I apologize and will remember my place. May I be excused?”
Tired of the delay, Jasmine released him. He fell to the ground with a thud. Standing slowly, he turned to face her and bowed from the waist. Lilly came to stand next to him and bowed as well.
“You are both dismissed,” she said into the quiet.
“Yes, Mistress,” they said as one.
Chapter 7
“Son of a bitch blew the lab,” Tyrone said in awe as Silas lowered them to the ground.
“Can you reach Leon?” Tyrese asked testing the ground with his foot as he peered through the dust and rubble toward the large, gaping hole.
Silas didn’t answer, instead he sent waves of inquiry through the debris, searching for his Alpha, and Asia. It troubled him when there were no replies. Inhaling, he clenched and unclenched his fist and did a search again.
“Samuel? Asia
?” he waited for a sign that they had survived the fall. In his peripheral vision he saw a group of Samuel’s men come closer to the crater like hole.
“Scan for more bombs first,” he said even though Leon’s detector had not picked up anything below ground.
Borian nodded. “Yes, Sir. Then we may proceed with the extraction?”
“How will you get down?”
“This part of the ground appears stable.” He tapped the ground with his foot. “We’ll bring in the cranes and lower a few men down at a time. We had two nearby in case we needed to lift out prisoners.”
“What if there are more bombs we can’t pick up?” Silas asked.
“Then we all die. But leaving my Alpha below is not an option…Sir.”
Silas nodded, glad for Samuel’s foresight on having the cranes nearby. It made things easier and they could move quickly. “Okay, sounds good.” Besides, he didn’t have a better idea or plan. “There is a lot of concrete and steel in the way, you’ll have to move some of that as well. Set up the lights so you can see better. Get a couple of dump trucks up here so we don’t leave a mess for the humans. Also get more men up here to help.”
Borian nodded, opened his mouth and then closed it. “Sir?”
“Yes?” Silas looked at the Beta fairly sure he knew what was bothering the man.
“I’ve been trying to reach my Alpha, but he nor his wolf is answering.”
“I know. We’ll see what we see when we get down there. First, we have to clear out a path through steel and concrete, so let’s get started.” He clapped Borian on the shoulder and stepped to the side.
They blew the lab
…that possibility never occurred to him or Jacques. Although it should have. If there was something of value that they couldn’t move, it was simpler to destroy it. Silas had to re-evaluate his enemies.
Silas gazed around the woods. Tyrese vibrated from the force of his fury which clouded his judgment. “Inhale.”
Tyrese’ head snapped up from staring at the hole in the ground. Frowning, he took a deep breath, froze and then turned slowly to his right.
Silas nodded. “We may have a fight up here. I am sending Samuel’s men down. You and Rone stand sentry near the cranes, keep them safe.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“I will be here to assist if necessary.” He inhaled again picking up a different scent. A full blood wolf, but different. This wolf had been in the woods the entire time watching. Silas intended to be free in case the wolf grew tired of sitting on the sidelines.
Rescuing those from below was a slow process. The heavy cranes crashed through the trees and remained a good distance from the fall site. It was a testament of how well Samuel ran this state that no police or news trucks showed up. Once the equipment was in place each crane lowered two men who were packed with first aid equipment and collapsible stretchers. The idea was to have first aid available in case they came across anyone who needed it before they began excavating. The next few drops were filled with laborers to strap the concrete and steel for removal. Two large dump trucks pulled up on the opposite side of the hole just as the first load of concrete was pulled up. Over the next few hours the laborious process of clearing a path to search for survivors crawled at a tortoise pace. Tempers flared and Silas or one of the twins acted as referee.
“Samuel?”
“Sir
?”
Silas exhaled with a sigh of relief. “
Your men are on their way to get you and the others. Start talking to them through your link.”
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