Lucas' POV
"Alpha, His Highness Lucian isn't going to be here tonight," Jorah said while following me into the lounge.
So Leah is not going to be here tonight. I thought to myself, feeling disappointed.
"Remind me why I have to be here tonight?" I asked and took a glass of champagne from the waiter.
"You have to be here because you will meet up with Alpha Dire of the Rock Growlers Pack. You need his help to expand our business territory to Mediland."
"Why do I need an old man to tell me what to do?" I frowned.
"Because he's the rogue king who's in charge of Mediland. If we want to do business in Mediland, we need his blessing. Of course, if you want to do it in your old way by waging a war on Mediland, burning and killing every living thing you encounter, you can. But with your father's condition and the vacancy for Luna, I don't think we're as strong as we used to be."
I dropped onto the sofa and asked, "Are you telling me that I'm weak?"
"No, I'm presenting to you an alternative strategy that doesn't involve ripping innocent rogues into pieces."
"They are rogues. No rogues are innocent." I said.
And hell, I really want to rip someone into pieces now. Instead, I have to pretend to be civil with an old fucker who's dying of the same fucking cancer for the past 30 years. That old fuck is crazy and he thinks he can live up forever.
"He's coming right now. Smile, Lucas," Jorah said and pulled the door open.
"Have you got any updates about Clara?" I asked.
"They're giving her Xanax, so I guess she'll be fine," Jorah said.
"She will only be fine if they rip off her head and replace it with another one," I said.
Yeah, my sister's locked up in a mental institution. I didn't know what the fuck was on her mind, but she was totally insane. Apparently, she was trying to abduct Leah with her deadbeat cousin Mick. The truth is, I'm happy that she's locked up along with my father. That certainly saves me a lot of trouble.
I leaned back and closed my eyes, feeling exhausted.
If I could close my eyes and all of my troubles magically disappeared. And if only when I opened my eyes, Leah would be standing in front of me! I'll hold her tightly in my arms and fuck her until she bleeds. Then I'll crush her into my flesh and bones, so she will never run away from me.
But when I opened my eyes again, the only one I saw was an old man in a dark velvet suit, holding a golden cane in his hand.
"Lucas, my boy! I'm so glad to see you again!" The old man looked excited, walking toward me with a limp.
I stood up and held his arms.
"Alpha Dire, glad to meet you," I greeted him.
"Let me take a look at you. Damn, you look like shit. Divorce is a bitch, isn't it?"
"You tell me, Alpha Dire. You've got 7 ex-wives in your life," I shrugged.
He patted my face and said, "Funny boy." Then, he tilted his head at Jorah and said, "Isn't your Alpha a funny boy, Jorah?"
Jorah looked nervous. His face contorted into a painful smile and said, "I've actually got a date with a model and this is me excusing myself. I will leave you two Alphas catching up with each other."
Then, he disappeared.
"How's my nephew doing? Is he doing his job right?" Alpha Dire asked.
"Jorah's trying very hard," I replied.
"That's his problem. Always trying too hard. Always awkward. I have never seen that kid relaxed. Not a single moment in my life. Ah, if Basil was still alive!"
Hearing Basil's name, I felt someone stabbing my heart. Yeah, if Basil was still alive.
"I saw Josephine the other day. She was working as a waitress in a local club. Correct me if this is wrong, but you cast her away just to win your ex-wife back?" he said.
"Leah is still my wife. I haven't signed the divorce papers yet," I said.
"Is she really worth it? I mean, Josephine is a really nice girl. I really can't see her waitressing in a club, doing Omega's job."
"She deserves it. She treated Leah, my wife, with disrespect and she lied to me. She needs to be punished." I said in a cold voice.
"Tell me, son. Is Leah still in love with you?" the old man asked.
"Yeah. I think so," I replied. The sex we had the other day was good. I was very satisfied. Her taste was so sweet that even by thinking of it, I got a hard-on.
"I'm not giving you any advice, but as an expert on women, my suggestion is, you sign the divorce papers and send them to Leah. This will definitely make Leah suspicious. Then, you can show up in front of her with another girl. This will make her jealous. When a woman is suspicious and jealous, she'll do everything you tell her to do. Then, all you have to do is to make her pregnant. Once a woman's pregnant with your cubs, they will never run away from you."
"Are you sure about it?" I frowned.
"Trust me. Why do you think I can still have sex routinely with all my seven ex-wives? Women love comparing what they've got with others. When they see how happy other women are with you, they can't help themselves but want the same." Alpha Dire winked at me.
I rubbed my temples. This old fuck can't pee without assistance, but he sure knows a lot about women. So that's exactly what I'm going to do. I want my woman back and I will not stop until I get what I want.
"Now, about your business plan on Mediland," Alpha Dire said. "We're currently working on a construction project for Huffner Bridge. It's a long bridge connecting both sides of the Huffner River. I'm planning to set up a tax-free trading zone on both sides of the bridge. My bona fide offer is, whoever helps us to build the bridge will be granted a five-year permit to run the tax-free trading zone, which is estimated up to 50 billion dollars worth of business in total. Unfortunately, one of my contractors has been removed from the project at the last moment due to financial misconduct, so we have to halt the construction project of the bridge. These days, I'm contacting several business entities. They all show interest in helping us to build this bridge. I'm planning to organize a biding."
"We'll be there, Alpha Dire," I said. "And we'll get the bidding."
Alpha Dire patted my face and said, "Of course, you will."
There was a knock on the door and Jorah popped his head behind the door.
"Alphas, the show is going to start in 5 minutes," he said.
"Hot girls in sex lingerie. I can't wait," Alpha Dire said with a smirk on his face, rubbing his hands together.