rosaxlunar:
Mia has hesitated to visit the Iron Forge before, it was no secret that it was the main hub for the werewolf rebellion and seeing as how she was a council member of the coalition…the reasons for her avoidance were no secret. But that was then, back before the coalition dared to authorize a raid without informing any of the representatives. It was also before her friendship with Nate became stronger. Or at least, she hoped the bond between them was stronger. Sometimes she wondered if Nate was just too kind to outright reject her little hints that she would like to be more than just friends.
That’s why she was here in fact, right outside the bar, trying to drum up the courage to ask him point blank, if he would be opposed to them trying for a little more. Yet she was terrified, afraid that this simple request will ruin the friendship she so cherishes. Taking a deep breath she opens the door and walks in, strutting with purpose to the bar, searching for the rugged beta wolf who should be behind the bar. She can’t help but deflate when she realizes he’s nowhere in sight. She turns to look around, spotting random patrons going about their business and one individual not far from her studying whatever it was that was in front of him. Fuck. This must be one of his nights off, of all the rotten luck. That’s what she gets for wanting to surprise Nate. Her curiosity gets the best of her and she decides to see if the handsome fellow next to her might know something? Anything? Taking another deep breath she clears her throat to garner his attention.
“Disculpe, I don’t mean to intrude but would you happen to know Nate Brennan? I guess I was expecting to find him bartending tonight.” Mia bites her lip, worrying it nervously. Her rush of bravery disappearing the longer she stayed without a friendly presence beside her. The aura and energy around the bar being one of heightened intensity, so tense, it was impossible to ignore. Yet she felt a little relieved that the man in front of her wasn’t visibly upset at being interrupted. “Oh that’s so kind of you to offer but I couldn’t. You look like you were extremely busy.”
A MOMENT OF CALM was exactly what jadiel needed right now. he could pore over the dossier in front of him as many times as he wanted to, but the solution to the rebellion’s pesky little human problem didn’t seem to be coming to him anytime soon. dammit all to hell, did they ever have to act fast though. with nadya captured, and an omega being held hostage within the bowels of the inferno, the fire lit beneath the rebellion’s ass had never been half as hot. the wolves in his pack meant nothing short of the world to him, he’d sooner lay his own life on the line than allow any of them to risk theirs. he just... needed to figure something out, and soon. it was like pulling teeth getting erik to commit to anything that didn’t solely benefit him, but jadiel had never been afraid to act on his own when needed. for now, he set down his documents and looked up at the person sitting down at the bar beside him with that same weary smile.
oh, hey. he knew her. knew of her, anyway, the navarette family was well-known in amsterdam for their money and political sway. mia --- she was the council rep. he didn’t particularly trust her or her family due to their ties to the human government, but he hadn’t heard of her doing anything aside from her job. it was a crying shame. the navarettes were a good family, a strong family, they’d do well on his side of the rebellion. they were the sort of people the resistance needed in times like these, ones with enough power and influence to help turn the tide. she wasn’t here to talk business, though, didn’t even seem to know who he was --- that was fine. the more he flew beneath the radar, the better, he really didn’t have any way of knowing just how deep in the coalition's pocket mia and her family could have been. better safe than sorry ...
even if jadiel himself hated playing it safe.
but why was she looking for nate brennan? that got his attention. “haven’t seen him tonight, no,” jadiel said in a purposefully casual voice in response to her query, nodding back towards the bar. no --- nate wouldn’t be working tonight at all, he had a completely different job that jadiel had assigned him to, but mia certainly didn’t need to know that. was there something between the two betas? mia was a pretty girl, and nate was a lonely man whose only company was the small child he didn’t want the world to know he was looking after. still, to get tied up with a navarette ...
“never too busy for a councilwoman,” he added with an easy, lazy grin when she denied needing a drink. it was true -- he’d closed up shop for the time being, tucked away his dossier so that she couldn’t take a look at it even if she wasn’t so insanely distracted by her search for nate, and he gave her his full attention instead. he wasn’t the only one that’d noticed her presence in the bar, almost everyone else present was a member of the resistance. in this instance, she was as rare as an omega. “what’s got you looking for my man nate tonight, miss navarette?”








