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.”
Thais bit the insides of her cheeks as soon as Christina spoke. She was blunt and straightforward, yet she’ll give her credit for being quite reserve and rational. Her father was an easygoing guy in comparison to the rest of her family, so if anything he would respect her opinion. However, if it were someone like Eden who had heard what she had just said, well things would have went downhill from there. “Now you’re just asking for a death wish Sparky.” Mateo declared which caused Emmeline to narrow a stern gaze at her son. “...Alright well this should be interesting.” the Marquis matriarch mused, it was evident that she was silently agreeing with Christina’s words as a slight smirk crept onto her lips. With a low whistle, James chimed in and said, “Interesting is an understatement dear. In all honestly, although we’re talking about my father, I’m quite impressed with the amount of confidence you have in yourself kid. Though, don’t say we didn’t warn ya.”
Standing there in silence and her lips pressed into a thin line, Élodie took in Christina’s words and kept an unfazed expression as she spoke. “That’s one way of putting it, but our pack runs differently and although there is some truth to your words, it won’t change how things are with Eden as the alpha. Thais can gladly do as she pleases, but clearly with the way she’s handling this it seems that she would rather not.” This time, Thais locked her gaze on her sister and sighed, “Look, I didn’t want to be the root of all the trouble...again. I will gladly remove myself from the premises, but you can go ahead and do what you have to do to get your point across. I don’t want to go through the fucking verbal abuse that the old man and his side kick have to offer okay? I’m done.”
However, Thais’ intentions of not having to deal with Drew and Eden didn’t seem to work out. It was bizarre that her best friend was interacting with the people who have put her through hell, yet here they were and it clearly looks as if they weren’t leaving any time soon. Drew wore an amused expression as he crossed his arms and stared at Christina from top to bottom. “Word got around alright. I mean you’re a Laurent after all, that itself explains everything.” Eden narrowed his gaze on the girls, but did not interrupt the firebender as she spoke on about the advantages of having her and the omega on their side. Thais’ expression remained neutral, but deep down she was surprised that her grandfather looked considerate at the offer.
Pure silence engulfed the room that not even Mateo or Drew dared to say a smart-ass remark. It was because of Eden’s serious and extremely focused expression made everyone realize that what Christina had said made an impact to the alpha wolf. “I have the numbers.” he stated firmly. “And while I do have the brains, I’m willing to confess that I lack slightly with the resources. I have the Marquis agency and a great deal of allies, but some aren’t so keen on making moves right away. They want definite assurance, something that I can’t provide right away. This was has gone for too long and I want the Italians to give up completely.” Eden then locked his gaze on both Thais and Christina and asked, “What is it that you too want out of this? Although, Élodie did her best to cover up the real reason for your unexpected visit, I’m going to go on a whim here and say that this sort of ‘help’ isn’t done out of the goodness of your heart.”
Thais furrowed her brows and shook her head. “I want nothing.” she stated with a nonchalant shrug. Drew then snorted a laugh which caused her to glare out of spite, “I’m serious, I want nothing to do with the both of you. If anything, I’m only doing this for my family—it has nothing to do with you—alphas, betas, omegas, I don’t give a fuck at this point. I just don’t want history to repeat itself. I don’t want to lose any more of my family, just like the way we had lost Henry.” Thais glanced over at Christina, “I don’t know what you had in mind, but by all means go for it.”
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