Page 45 of His Sold Fated Mate

I finished breakfast and put the leftovers away. I headed to the city hall, where Cal was waiting for me. He was spinning in my chair in my office. “Took you long enough to get here.”

“Get out of my chair.”

He smirked. “I was keeping it warm for you.”

I rolled my eyes. “If you want to be Alpha so bad, all you had to do was ask.”

He laughed, pulling himself up. “Not a chance in hell I want that job.”

I sat down. “Did you arrange for the meeting?”

He nodded. “I did. I also reached out to the other Beta’s like you asked.”

“And?”

He shrugged. “They didn’t have much to offer me. I tried bribing with beers, but that didn’t get me anywhere.”

I frowned. “So much for helping each other out.”

“I think you should discuss with the other Alphas. I got the impression they weren’t sure what they could and couldn’t share.”

I rubbed at my eyes. “Great,” I sighed heavily. “I’ll give them a call, and I’ll meet you in the meeting room.”

He gave me a thumbs-up before he slipped out of the room. I gave Troy a call first, figuring he’d answer. But I got his voicemail. So, I called Riley next. It rang a few times before it went to voicemail.

I left him a message and headed to the meeting. The town hall was packed, and I quickly spotted Aubrey sitting in the front row. She gave me a gentle smile as I headed to the podium.

I cleared my throat, getting everyone’s attention. “Afternoon, everyone. I know this meeting was thrown together quickly, and I won’t take up too much of your time. But I did want to get out there and open up some discussion about what is going on in the pack. I know that there are questions and concerns.”

“What is going on, Klaus?” Someone spoke up right away. “What is happening to Tom?”

I wish I had more answers. I suddenly wished I’d joined more meetings with the other Alphas so I would know.

“I’ve reached out to the surrounding packs and asked them about what they did that helped. I know everyone is concerned about the dark magic and wants answers. I know that there are a lot of rumors going around, and I can’t tell you what is true and fake at this time.”

“What!” The crowd erupted loudly, everyone asking questions at once. I looked at Aubrey, who gave me a concerned expression.

“I know you all have questions, and I don’t have answers to them all. But we are working on a solution. Just know that Cal and I are on top of everything.”

The crowd didn’t settle, and the pit in my stomach grew. I needed answers before this situation got worse. I only had a few guys right now, but that number would only grow.

The next morning, I called both Troy and Riley again. I left another message for each of them, explaining that we needed to talk. By nighttime, still no answers.

“Klaus?” Cal waved a hand in front of me, breaking my concentration on the papers I was looking at. “You good? I was just about to head home for the evening.”

I nodded. “Yeah. I’ll see you tomorrow. Thanks for everything you did today.” I glanced at my phone, still not seeing any messages waiting for me.

The next morning, I drove to Troy’s pack. I’d pushed Julia to call Troy’s assistant and find out where he was going to be. He had a meeting with Riley at eleven. I figured two birds with one stone.

I arrived in his pack and headed straight for City Hall. I knew how to get to Troy’s office and headed there right away. I found the door shut and didn’t bother even to knock. I pushed the door open and found Troy at his desk. Riley was sitting on a small couch in the corner, and both looked surprised to see me.

“Well, look at this. Both are not too busy to reach back out to me. You must have just missed my calls.”

Riley scowled. “Klaus, you do realize we are in a meeting.”

I kicked the door shut. “I do, and you both do realize that my pack is having issues, and I’ve left both of you messages to reach out to me because I have questions. But I figured you were both so busy. But looky here, you’re just loitering around.”

Troy scowled. “We were in the middle of a discussion.”