Chapter 146 - 145. Tonight

The door to the meeting room opened and Eden was the first to exit, followed closely by Glen and then Connor. Red Creek had agreed to sign Eden's non-hostility pact proposed on behalf of his pack without discussing any of the conditions.

Even though the deal was kept strictly confidential, it meant Red Creek's perfect surrender to Bloodhood. The male omega would be able to stay on the territory and at the academy without fear of new attacks.

The pact also detailed the conditions under which Glen would be allowed as the future leader of Bloodhood to stay near his mate without his presence being considered a territory trespass. The future alpha would be monitored by the WIA but as long as he respects the freedoms and restrictions provided by the pact, he wouldn't encounter any problems.

Agent Vaness Shawn looked at the three figures walking away towards the elevator and lowered her voice to the bottom to address Bradley Stevenson standing next to her.

"I find it hard to believe that Red Creek agreed to this pact without ever discussing any of the terms. What could have happened at the academy? I'm curious to know."

"Why do you think something special happened?" asked Bradley with a smile in his voice.

"Alpha Carter is arrogance personified. There's no way he's…" She glanced discreetly over her shoulder to observe the alpha who was no longer shaking but was still sitting too quietly. "Carter and Tomas Red Creek are some of the haughtiest and most problematic werewolves around. No matter how sweet are the smiles they display to the WIA, they are the first to intrigue and plot.

I find it hard to believe they act so submissive without something happening. I could see the sweat oozing down Beta Tomas' forehead and Alpha Carter looked like he'd swallowed a wolfsbane-based decoction.

Didn't Connor Everett tell you anything about the circumstances that led to the evacuation of several werewolves, nor about this alert of a possible clash between Bloodhood and Red Creek?"

The woman's eyes narrowed at the veteran agent who shrugged jadedly.

"I'm not going to complain about Red Creek acting with a little common sense for once instead of trying to fan the fire and pull the strings as they always do behind the scenes. And for Beta Tomas…" he paused, took off his suit jacket, then loosened his tie. "To tell you the truth, I was hot in there myself so I guess for a werewolf it must have been pretty unbearable. You should consider having the thermostat checked. Winter is almost over, it's way too high."

Vaness Shawn stared, flabbergasted, at the man whose white shirt did indeed show a slight sweat stain. Before she could open her mouth Bradley Stevenson excused himself and headed for the stairs.

The elevator opened to the ground floor and the two werewolves and their human friend stepped out of the metal box. Connor's face lit up when he saw Greg standing by the exit automatic doors, Sora in his arms, her face hidden in the crook of his neck. He quickened his pace, leaving Glen and Eden behind, to join his fiancé, and frowned as he reached the duo.

"What's the matter?" Connor asked worriedly, staring at Sora.

"Bad day today for Nube and the hospital can't leave Sora with her as much as she would like."

The brown-haired man understood the situation and the reason for the little omega's upset expression. On the day of Eden's incident at the Academy, Connor, Glen, and Sora had accompanied Nube who was finally entering the hospital after Greg had finished the procedures for her care. Indeed, it was because the hospital wasn't far from the academy that the alpha had been able to join his mate as soon as he had felt the first disturbances of his emotions through the Fated bond.

Now that her mother was in the hospital, Sora had to deal with the strict visiting hours and even Greg's intervention had failed to make the administration relent. Even today she had to leave way too early to her liking, especially since the change of environment had tired Nube who had spent most of her visit sleeping.

Connor ran his hand on Sora's back. The little werewolf took her face off Greg's neck to stare at him. Her tears were still threatening to flow and Connor stretched out his arms. The omega girl took shelter against his chest without being asked twice.

At the same time, Bradley showed up, out of breath after going down the stairs. His protege turned, puzzled to see the man here.

"What's wrong Brad?"

"It's Sir… Well, whatever! You can come with me to the armory. Wait…" Bradley squinted his eyes at Connor and Greg. "You're married?"

Connor followed his gaze to the ring he wore on his left ring finger and which was easily visible as he gently stroked a clingy Sora's back.

"Oh… "

"What do you mean 'Oh'? You got married and you didn't even invite me? How cold!"

"Stop with the nagging! We're not married yet! We saw each other not long ago, how could we have gotten married so quickly?

"I've been watching this man chasing after you for so long. It wouldn't be surprising if he dragged you to a judge right after he managed to get you to say yes."

Connor rolled his eyes and Greg's arm tenderly wrapped around his shoulder, a wide smile curling his lips upward.

"I'm not in a rush. I know he won't run away. But expect an invitation to the ceremony in the coming weeks."

The happiness he read in the eyes of the two men warmed Bradley's heart who replied with a smile before turning to Glen.

"I also came to see you. I managed to get clearance for you-know-what and got everything you asked prepared. Everything was done exactly following your instructions. You have until 9 a.m. sharp tomorrow morning." The agent turned to Eden with a smirk on his face. "Enjoy!"

Bradley motioned for his protege to follow him and Connor let Sora return to Greg's arms before joining his mentor. The blond then turned to his mate and tilted his head, puzzled by what the WIA man had just said.

"What was he talking about? Enjoy what?"

Glen's face lit up with a mysterious and joyful expression. He held out his hand to the male omega.

"Do you remember that I asked you on a date this weekend?"

"Yeah, it's… Tonight. Oh sorry, I forgot!" confessed Eden with a contrite expression.

"It's okay! A lot happened. We've got a lot on our mind." Glen turned to the doctor who was once again waiting for his fiancé with Sora in his arms. "Can you tell Connor that we're going first? I'll leave the car in front of the house and don't worry about us, we won't be home tonight."

"Got it, I'll tell him. Stay safe!"

"Sure thing!"

The alpha walked away, dragging behind him an omega more intrigued than ever by the program of this first date.

After a short ride home, the car pulled up in front of Connor's house and Glen asked his mate to get off of the vehicle.

"You can go and put on something more casual if you want. I'll wait for you in front of the garage."

"Where do…"

Glen shook his head to cut off Eden's questions and smiled when he saw the pout that twisted his lover's mouth. The dominant leaned in to kiss his blond and pulled away.

"Meet me in front of the garage as soon as you're done."

Eden got out of the car and Glen also go inside the house after parking the car in the garage. When the blond joined his mate in front of the garage, he saw that his dominant was also changed. Simple jeans, a red crimson sweater, and a black leather jacket had replaced Glen's formal attire.

The latter looked up from his motorcycle which he was checking to make sure there was no problem on the road because it had been a while since he had used it. The tint of his eyes darkened upon seeing Eden's appearance.

The omega tugged, flushed cheeks, on the baseball shirt he had taken from his alpha's belongings and pulled on, open, over his black turtleneck. He had also replaced his pants with skinny jeans and was wearing a pair of sneakers. Glen's gaze burned his skin.

The last time Eden had met that gaze was the night the dominant had marked him and it had almost ended in much more. The male omega felt something turn inside his stomach and froze in place as he saw that Glen had left where he was. He was walking over to him like a predator towards his prey.

The alpha stopped inches from him. Eden looked up, heart pounding in his chest, and stared into the green gaze that pierced him. He shivered. The intensity of Glen's gaze was such that the blond looked like he was stripped in place.

"That's mine," Glen said finally, tugging on one of the baseball shirt tails in a tone that made Eden swallow. The male omega controlled his voice that threatened to quiver and forced himself to answer as calmly as possible.

"Yeah, I don't have a lot of things at Connor's so I decided to borrow something…" The alpha leaned close to Eden's ear to whisper, prompting a slight movement of surprise from Eden.

"Then, don't complain if I get it back later."

Without another word, he walked away back to his motorcycle. Glen then grabbed the helmet and jacket he had prepared and handed them to his omega. The blond who had recovered from his alpha's sudden charm attack trotted towards him to retrieve them.

"Sometimes you're too much you know?"

Glen smirked as Eden put on the jacket and the dominant straddled his bike.

"I'll make sure to give you a long and thorough definition of 'too much' tonight."

The sentence could be interpreted in many ways, but the tone the dominant had just used made Eden's face tinged with a shade of red. He pushed the helmet on his head after glaring at his alpha and climbed onto the back of the bike. The dominant also put on his helmet and drove off.

The journey took almost an hour and took them somewhere in the forest north of Red Creek. The place was an area where the WIA had authority and which was used for combat training. They left the motorbike in front of an empty wooden bungalow and Glen headed without hesitation down a path that took them deep into the forest. After walking for a few minutes, Eden's eyes widened when he saw the landscape before them.

The scenery was breathtaking. The place where the alpha had taken him led to a river fed by a waterfall. With the sun only halfway up in the sky, there was enough light to enjoy the view. However, it wasn't only the beauty of the site that had surprised the male omega but the enormous white draped fabric tent erected and arranged with meticulous care.

He moved forward and pushed the opening to reveal a small table set with its chairs and other things but his eyes caught in the bottom of the tent, the sight of several furs laid out, forming a perfect bed like in the cave of the traditional pack.

Eden's heart raced as he wondered if that meant what he was thinking and Glen's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"As you can see, I have prepared quite a lot of things for tonight but for us to enjoy it, we need to catch our dinner first."

"Catch our dinner?" repeated Eden in disbelief.

"Yeah, I wondered what would please an exquisite omega from a traditional pack that managed to get me head over heels. I thought that you must surely miss hunting and running in your werewolf form because even I want to shift and I haven't been able to do it for long.

I know you're not allowed to shift in Red Creek since you're on another pack's territory, so I asked the WIA to let us use the land they normally use for their combat training."

He turned and motioned the space around them and the movement caught Eden's gaze who once again admired the beauty of the place.

"We alone for several hundred square miles with no one to disturb us, and we can do absolutely what we want. Hunt, shift…"

"There is a bed…"

The sentence Eden had uttered cut off Glen who turned to him. His eyes had the same intensity as earlier in front of the garage and Eden held back a shiver.

"There is a bed, you're right."

"I thought you wanted to wait until we fell in love with each other."

"Well, you know that I'm already falling for you and… I can feel your feelings through the Fated Bond, Eden. All of them. I sense every slight change. So…" He walked over to his mate and brought his hand up to his face to cup his cheek.

"I figured tonight was the time to have you say out loud the words I've been waiting for and finally have a taste of that body which sight keeps torturing me."