Mateo got up from his seat as a low growl escaped his lips. A typical reaction when a werewolf is compared to a dog. “Who the fu—” He stops halfway as soon as his mother raised a hand for him to stop, “Not in our house Mateo and keep in mind she’s our guest.” At this rate, Thais was not having it as she proceeded to take a seat at the dining table. Her unamused and stressed out expression was demonstrated all at once as she began stress eating at her own will. James Alves smirked as he walked over to his daughter and stood behind her while placing his hands on her shoulders and giving her a reassuring squeeze. “Calmez-vous ma chérie, nothing is going to happen to the both of you.” His gaze then travelled over to his wife as a low chuckle escaped his lips. “You hear that Em, Thais wanted all this to happen. No threat from my old man is going to stop her from seeing us.”
Thais ate in silence, giving a moment to herself while Christina spoke on to her parents and siblings. “That’s great to hear that you found your calling right after you graduated.” chimed Elodie as she took interest in her response. “Not many go through that.” Emmeline nodded in agreement, but Mateo ended up rolling his eyes and adding his two cents into the conversation, “Mais l’Agence de Marquis est le meilleur choix.” At this rate, the whole family rolled their eyes at Mateo’s pettiness and chose to ignore it as they motioned Christina to make her way to the table. Silence engulfed the room after the firebender declared the purpose of them being here and that caused Thais to squirm slightly in her seat. She could see the seriousness in both her parents faces, while her siblings showed signs of uncertainty.
“Do you know how packs work firebitch? I thought Clearbrook was an institution filled with the supernatural, shouldn’t they have taught you the basics of our kind?” Mateo rhetorically asked, before continuing on. “You won’t be a problem, if anything you’d be a nuisance that could be taken care of. Thais on the other hand is. This isn’t a family dilemma where you’re dealing with two assholes who don’t get along with everyone, A pack is more than family, it’s how each and everyone of us can survive—she was spared and you’re brilliant idea might change that.” No one bothered to interrupt the eldest Alves seeing as he was right. This time, Thais stopped eating as she placed her utensils on the table and looked over at Christina with a stern gaze. The atmosphere in the room turned somber as James cleared his throat and looked over at the two girls, “As much as we appreciate the both of you making efforts in proving a point. Your brother is right Thais, the stunt we pulled during our anniversary was probably the last straw. You both should leave while you can.” Emmeline suddenly nodded and said, “If you came here to spend time with us it would have been a different story. However, going up against Eden and Drew? Who mind you are both alphas of their prospective packs at a time like this? War is being waged upon on Thais, this isn’t a good time to pick a fight with them.”
“We’ll leave.” declared Thais as she maintained her gaze at Christina. If it weren’t obvious, she wasn’t having at it and she hoped that her best friend had an ounce of decency and respect to do the same. She knew how stubborn she can get, but this was serious and all sort of confidence and reassurance went down the drain after hearing the truth from her parents, let alone from Mateo out of all people. “You’re a genuine friend Christina, but some things are better left alone.” Elodie spoke up in a profound tone. “Thais already spoke out and handled herself. If she wanted to give a ‘firm foot up the ass’ to the both of them, it’ll have to be done not only at the right time, but when she’s ready, alone and at her own will. Not to make a pun on purpose, but you’re literally adding fuel to this fire.” Mateo chuckled lowly, but Thais was taken back at how her sister spoke. Maybe it was because of how Christina called her out on the men in her life or maybe she was flat out right, but one thing is for sure, she would only be outspoken and brutally honest if she needed to be.
“I’ll come back when things have died down. It’s not like I was conscious in the decision making process and as much as I would like to make my place here, it’s a given that this isn’t the right time. Get up Christy, leave the ass kicking for later.” Getting up from her seat, Thais bid her family goodbye with all the hugs and kisses she’d have to hold onto before they’d meet again. She then proceeded to take Christina’s arm and pull her up as she motioned her to head for the exit. However, just as they were about to leave, both Eden and Drew walked into the room—one unamused, while the other wore a sardonic smirk. “James we need you out there, pair up with Theo while Mateo is with Jackson—And what is she doing here?” demanded Eden. “—And who the hell is she?” Drew took a step forward and just as Thais was about to speak up, he decided to interrupt her. “I believe that is Christina Laurent, Chevalier agent, best friend to my dearest T. How am I doing so far? Oh and where’s Gerard? I was hoping that you’d bring him too. It seems like he and I got off on the wrong foot the last time we met.”
“Fuck off Drew.” Clenching her fists, Thais growled lowly as she glared daggers at her ex-boyfriend. “We were just leaving.” she muttered. Eden held a hand out motioning the two to not leave, “Thais, you know how much I despise repeating myself. Therefore, I expect an answer from you.” A scoff escaped the she-wolf’s lips as she shook her head in disbelief, “That’s the thing, I don’t know you and second of all, you’re not my alpha. I was just visiting my family, that excludes you and the pack—so you have nothing to worry about. Christina allons-y, we’re leaving.” Drew whistled lowly, while the Alves Alpha narrowed his gaze on his granddaughter, “It doesn’t matter, this is my territory and last time I checked, I made it clear there’d be consequences if you crossed the line again. Besides, I spoke to Evelyn earlier since she encountered the both of you earlier. From my understanding you’re here to see me and Drew.” Thais refrained from rolling her eyes at how much of a snitch her aunt could be, instead she glanced over at Christina bracing for whatever response she’d have cause at this rate, the she-wolf just wanted to cuss the both of them out and that wouldn’t do her any good at all. However, Elodie cleared her throat as she walked over to both of the girls and said, “There’s some truth to that, they’re actually here to help with our situation. Isn’t that right girls? We decided to hold a celebratory breakfast since they both graduated and we’ve told Thais about the tensions in our territories. So she, along with Christina who would be an excellent ally, suggested they’d help out. We need all the help we can get right? Isn’t that what you said in our last pack meeting? I can only do so much with the connections I have, but Thais here is talented and skillful in her craft, while Christina works in the top agency, aside from mom’s of course. So girls. what do you say?”
Christina couldn’t help but smirk at Mateo Alves as she took a bite of her food. “I don’t usually listen to old white men,” she said to Thais’ father. “They think they run everything but their time’s running short.” She leaned back in her seat and looked over at Thais. “I’m not scared of them. Their egos are very fragile.” She scowled at Mateo when he asked her about the packs and their relations. She took her knife and twirled it when people kept telling her they couldn’t go against Eden and Drew. Christina didn’t like being told what she could and could not do.
“Things are not better left alone,” Christina said. “Here’s the thing about the Milieu. We have a leader, a second in command, advisors, captains of divisions, soldiers, family members, and associates. When there is division within the organization, you are susceptible to enemies who will use it against you. From what I understand, war is being waged and you don’t have the manpower to win. Reasons? Few allies and there’s a divide in your family.” She raised an eyebrow at Elodie. “Thais was spared. She was lucky and now she’s dangerous. You’re lucky she didn’t turn against you because she has the power to tear this pack down.” Christina felt her arm being tugged by Thais and she shook it off. She stood up on her own and followed Thais to the door.
Christina narrowed her eyes at Drew and Eden when they came in. She crossed her arms over her chest and stepped towards Drew. Her gaze was steely and determined. She was getting toe to toe with him. “Seems like someone’s done their research. Word’s got around. I hope that my reputation precedes me,” she said without taking her eyes off of him. Eden was the exact reason why Christina hated the leader of her own family and their business. Corentin wasn’t much different from him. The only difference was Corentin had blue fire and Eden had claws. Christina opened her mouth to tell Eden and Drew off until Elodie spoke up. She furrowed her eyebrows and turned around to look at the she wolf.
Christina narrowed her eyes and turned back to face Eden. She dropped a hand to her belt where her gun was holstered and the other hand on her hip. Her frown shifted into a small smirk. “She’s right. You’re fighting in a war that you can’t win. You don’t have the numbers or the brains to win. Brains meaning you don’t have world class strategists, advisors, or hackers,” Christina told him. “From my analysis, you’ve got more Italian werewolves at the border of your territory. I’ve got connections to the military, government, and criminal underground. All just depends on how dirty you want to fight against the Italians.”
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