Chapter 145 - 144. Meeting

As Connor had predicted, classes were canceled at Red Creek Academy. Not only because of the incident with Glen but also because of Dean Tomas Red Creek's mysterious state that had required his emergency evacuation. At least that was the official version.

The whole school was upside down. From students to teachers, everyone had been shaken by what had happened. However, no one dared to express their thoughts out loud for fear of the consequences.

The Werewolves' world had just learned of the existence of the most powerful of them. This discovery was all the more important and disturbing because this werewolf was the presumed fated mate of Bloodhood's heir.

Away from all these concerns, an alpha had been busy cuddling his deeply sleeping omega for several hours.

As soon as they got back to Connor's house, the werewolf had called Silver Bloodhood to inform him of the situation. This phone call turned out to be much shorter than he had expected and the dominant was convinced that the communication cutoff was a sign that Silver Bloodhood would come to handle the situation himself. Glen was already sure that he had failed as a future leader.

However, a while after, Bloodhood's leader reached out to his son's mate to hear more details about what happened but more importantly how the two werewolves intended to handle the aftermath.

Glen had responded with far more insight and perspective on the situation than the alpha had anticipated. Thus, convinced that the young werewolves had the situation in hand, Silver hung up, simply asking his son's mate to keep him informed of any evolution.

They had already been in bed for more than three hours and Glen felt Eden's body move slightly. Weak moans arose along with the peaceful and regular breath until the blond opened his eyelids, fluttering his long and delicate eyelashes.

The two golden circles tinged with amber landed on the face of the long black-haired alpha and instantly a smile bloomed on his face. Eden moved closer to bury his face in the neck of the werewolf who held him. Glen tightened his embrace and placed a kiss on the blond cherub's hair.

"How are you feeling?" asked the alpha. The arm that served as Eden's pillow unfolded to envelop him.

He smiled as he felt the younger werewolf's nose rubbing on his skin tenderly. Glen's hand that was resting on his lover's hip brought him a little closer. Their two bodies that were only a few inches apart were now stuck together.

"I'm fine. I don't think I've ever had such a perfect waking up as this one."

The response delivered with unexpected enthusiasm made Glen chuckle and he kissed his mate's hair one more time.

"In that case, I'll put it on the list of the things I should do when we're bonded."

"You want to wake me up like this every day?"

"Hmm," Glen let his voice trail off to show his reflection and he hugged Eden tightly, pressing their two bodies together. "There are other, more interesting waking up ways that I'd like to try," he stated with a tone that the blond didn't miss, and that made him smile. "But I think we can include it in the lot. Somehow, it will be nice to wake you up every day because it means you will be with me every day."

"Still clingy, I see!" Eden teased and his alpha snort.

"Of course! What? You've got a problem with that?"

Glen rolled onto his back, dragging Eden so that he found himself lying on his chest and he tightened his embrace.

Imprisoned in the arms of his mate, the blond chortled but didn't try to escape. There was something even more comforting about the dominant's presence than usual. The male omega rested his cheek on the dominant's chest, his ear pressed against his skin. He could hear the beating of his heart up close and this simple fact filled him with joy.

"Seriously, are you okay? Are you sure?" Glen said after a moment. "I was so scared when I felt your emotions through the Fated Bond."

Eden finally decided to move away and pushed on alpha's chest to straighten up. He sat on his mate, changed his legs position to straddle him, then gazed into the medium ocean green iris eyes.

"I know, I could feel you through our Fated Bond as well." He paused. "It's strange… Even in your worrying and angry state you make me feel so loved…" The blond's fingers traced the outline of Glen's face. His index finger stopped at the alpha's lips, which he caressed gently.

Glen grabbed the fingers to stop their movement and kissed the fingertips.

"I called Alpha Silver," the Dominant said, breaking the intensity of the moment.

He could tell that if they stayed in this atmosphere any longer, things might get heated and they had some issues to work out. Eden winced slightly when hearing about his father. He dreaded what his mate was about to tell him.

"And? What's the verdict? Should we go home? Or maybe he's coming here? Please, tell me has no intention of attacking Red Creek!"

Glen smirked at the blond's assumptions and shook his head to deny them all.

"I also thought for a moment that he was going to come here but he told me to sort the situation out. He said it was up to us and us alone to handle the situation. Of course, he will do something if we need him, but if not, it's a crisis that we have to solve on our own.

"You're kidding me?" Eden asked, incredulous.

Several thoughts crossed the mind of the male omega who wondered what could have happened to his father. Whatever the reason, he was grateful. It was his chance.

"However, I need to warn you about something. It's possible that to let Alpha Carter know he's overstepped his bounds when he came after you, I used a new skill."

"A new skill?" Eden repeated, his head tilted to the side.

Without saying a word, Glen brought up the skill screen of the system and scrolled until he found what he wanted. He let his omega read silently and soon enough the werewolf's mild expression changed to a shocked one.

"No you didn't!" cried Eden, shaking his head to deny the fact that his mate had just announced to him that he had threatened his father in front of his entire school.

"Sorry?"

Eden groaned and slid onto the bed next to his alpha who felt even worse seeing his reaction.

Glen knew that using his admonition skill in front of high school wasn't the best choice he made. However, the leaders of Red Creek had taken advantage of the academy to attack Eden.

The pack preyed on another pack's heir without regard to the current peace treaty. The gesture was serious enough to require a dissuasive response.

"There aren't many omegas in Red Creek but still. I bet even the dominants felt the effects pretty hard."

"Dante told me that classes were canceled this afternoon and school will be closed tomorrow. Some teachers, as well as students, need to recover. Connor also had to contact the WIA and explain the whole thing because my intrusion had already sounded the alarm at their headquarter and they were getting ready for a clash between packs."

The information made Eden sigh even more deeply. A crease formed between his eyebrows as he thought. He stayed like that for a few seconds and then looked back at his dominant with determination.

"I need Connor to do me a favor."

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The car pulled into the underground WIA parking lot and parked in one of the many empty spaces. Three doors opened and then closed to let the passenger get off.

Eden and Glen walked away from the car followed closely by Connor who fixed the tie he had put on for the occasion.

With his absence, Bloodhood was left without a liaison agent, and to prevent his friend and his mate from getting lost in the WIA's administrative maze, he had agreed to assist them even if his presence wasn't official.

The male omega walked towards the elevator that led inside the building and he felt his mate's hand land on his hip. The discreet and brief gesture was enough to give him the last impulse he needed. They rushed into the metal box and waited until they arrived at the floor where they were expected.

A woman appeared as the doors opened and greeted Connor and then the two werewolves with a polite nod.

"Red Creek's representatives are already here."

"Both of them?" Connor asked for confirmation.

"Yes, both are present along with their liaison agent. They are waiting for you."

Glen tugged at the collar of his white shirt and stuck his hand in his trouser pocket. Unlike Connor, he hadn't put on a suit, but the alpha had still dressed formally in dark grey pants with a shirt whose cut was perfectly encircling his muscular build and his broad torso.

Beside him, Eden was walking with confidence. His thin black turtleneck with matching pants worn under a simple beige jacket gave him an assurance that made people forget that he wasn't yet the Luna of Bloodhood but just the omega heir.

The couple walked alongside Connor and the three of them followed the woman who led them to a meeting room. Without knocking, she opened the door which revealed Alpha Carter, Tomas Red Creek, and a man they had never seen.

The lack of pheromones on the stranger told them he was Red Creek's WIA's liaison agent. The woman motioned for them to sit down and the two werewolves took their places on the other side of the table. Connor sat down next to them as the atmosphere had just become unsettled.

Tomas Red Creek nervously adjusted his tie and looked away to not cross the two golden circles which looked in his direction without the slightest hesitation.

The four werewolves, Red Creek's liaison agent, Connor, and the woman who showed them the way didn't wait long. The door opened again and let in Bradley Stevenson, as well as a woman both Glen and Eden were seeing for the first time.

A folder tucked under her arm, her heels clicked on the floor as she walked to the end of the meeting table, ready to take on her role as WIA pack mediator. As she sat down, her gaze fell on Connor whom she recognized and her face darkened.

"I don't think we've yet decided on your case, Mr. Everett."

"I'm only here to make sure both Bloodhood reps have a full understanding of what's going to happen, Agent Shawn."

The woman narrowed her eyes at his response and Connor saw Bradley Stevenson lean over to whisper something in her ear. The woman seemed to consider for a moment what the man had just said and she turned her attention away from Connor.

"Alright, let's start this meeting." She looked at each of the werewolves present in the room, one after the other. "This meeting is taking place at the request of Eden Bloodhood. The goal is to settle the passive between the Bloodhood pack and the Red Creek pack to avoid any future incidents. There are two proposals, therefore, two choices offered by Bloodhood. The first is a non-hostility pact. The terms are defined in the documents sent to you before this meeting. The second proposal…" Vaness Shawn's voice trailed off slightly.

The WIA agent looked up and frowned staring at Eden as if she had just seen something abnormal.

"Excuse me, I believe there is a mistake in the files sent to me. I see here that the second proposition is a double dead-end. The first fight would pit Glen Red Creek against Alpha Carter and the second would pit you against Beta Tomas?"

"There is no mistake, that is the proposal we are making."

"But you are an omega, right?"

"And? I know how to fight," retorted the blond with a most serious expression which disturbed the WIA agent.

Vaness Shawn was about to retort again when she noticed that on the other side of the table, the two werewolves looked more than uncomfortable.

Big drops of sweat rolled down Tomas Red Creek's forehead and Alpha Carter leaned over to his liaison to whisper something. The agent listened to what the leader of Red Creek told him and didn't hide his surprise. Still, he turned to announce the decision the werewolf had made without a second thought.

"Red Creek agrees to sign the pact."