Alpha's Return Mate

CHAPTER FIVE

CLAVE’s POV.

The door pushed open and Lorenzo sauntered into my study, that stupid smirk on his face was as annoying as it always was.

“Hey man” he lowered himself on the chair in front of me, “I am here”

“So what?” I turned my attention to him, “should I give you a golden revolver?”

“Why are you always so mean, Clave?” Lorenzo asked me, “I did as you asked and the least could do thank me for it”

“I am busy” I told him, “i don’t have time for your nonsense”

“Tell me, who is the lady Clave?” This time Lorenzo looked serious, “you have been in Los Angeles for some days now and you have not gone back. You are done with the work you came here for so…

“It is not in your place to ask me questions” i raised an eyebrow at him, “I asked you to do a job for me and since you have done it, you can let me be now”

“Hmmm, okay” Lorenzo shrugged, “I dropped her off at her college and she didn’t even say a thank you, she just left”

The door opened again and Ebony ventured in, her attention shifting between us.

“It is time for the meeting, Clave,” she announced.

“Is the car ready?”

“Hmm”

“Good”

I closed the documents in front of me before pulling open my drawer and picked up my gun.

“I have also made arrangements to leave for Spain, I discussed with Monroe and he would be available to meet us tomorrow”

For a moment I raised my head to meet her gaze as my hand clenched over my gun.

“Did you discuss that with me before you made arrangements?

“I didn’t want to bother you with such trivial matters, Clave” Ebony responded, “and moreover you have been busy so I thought I would do that”

“Cancel the trip” I told her after a while and a frown appeared on her face.

“What do you mean?”

“Lorenzo” I fixated my attention on him, “tell Monroe that I will not be available tomorrow, I will give him a call to explain later”

“On it”

He pushed his body out of the chair and made his way outside the study. I could not necessarily call him my friend but he was one of my best allies, my human ally at that.

As soon as he was out, I picked up the gun and put it behind me before grabbing the ring which I had placed on the table earlier.

“Did I do something wrong?” Ebony’s voice reached me and I nodded in the negative.

“So why do you look pissed?”

“Not right now, Ebony” I told her, “we have a lot to do right now”

“Then why do you look so pissed, what…

“Not now, Ebony” I gritted, “I already said so”

Not sparing her another glance, I made my way out of the room and the sound of her heels made me know that she was also behind me.

The car was already ready and in no time, it zoomed out of the premises on its way to the meeting venue.

This meeting was supposed to be held back at Las Vegas but I had it moved here because of that lady.

I wanted to make sure she was settled before I left and how could she rent such a house? Didn’t she want to use the money I gave her? Even at that, a house without a heating system? How did she expect to live? Los Angeles is one hell of a cold city and she just..

Thinking about it, it made me more angry. She always had a way of making me furious, it was like that was her super power. She went ahead to arrange for a wedding ceremony when she clearly saw me making out with Ebony a day before the wedding and even went to a club alone and got drunk. If I was not there, who would have known what some creep would have done to her?

I purposely asked Lorenzo to drop her off at school because I knew it would be difficult for her to get a taxi so early and I had to scare her with that sniper or the Ayita I knew would never.

My thoughts were interrupted when my mobile began to ring and when I saw the caller ID, I clicked on the receive button before pressing the phone against my ear.

“Hello boss” his voice filtered into my ear.

“Tell me”

“We have found Gustavo’s Father” Dominique said from the other end and my eyes darkened the more. So he finally decided to show his face after I sent his son’s battered body to him.

“Have him locked up without food or water until I get back”

I ended the call and closed my eyes for a moment as the thought of a certain someone filtered into my mind.

“Clave?” The lady beside me called out to me and I opened my eyes before.

“Hmmm?”

“Did something happen that I don’t know about?”

“Why do you ask Ebony?”

“The way you talked to me back at the study, it was unlike you. Did I do something wrong?”

“I am fine, Ebony” I told her, “just not in the mood”

Closing my eyes again, the thought of Ayita filled my mind.

****

Immediately the car came to a halt, one of my men opened the door for me and I alighted before making my way into the hotel with Ebony beside me.

This is the last time I am going to be meeting with the Arturo family and If they refused my condition, I would be left with no choice.

As soon as I entered the room, my eyes traveled around everyone and settled on their leader who had a sleazy look on his face. Arturo has always been up to no good and I am sure he had a plan up his sleeve even at this moment.

“You always keep to the time , Clave, don’t you?” He asked as I lowered myself on the chair opposite him, “i was beginning to wonder why you had the meeting moved to Los Angeles when we all agreed it would be held in Las Vegas”

“I can chose to put the meeting anywhere, Arturo” I told him, “even back at Italy and you must be in attendance, you know how it works”

“Hmmm” he scoffed, “very well then, how about we get started on business then? We both are busy men and we wouldn’t want to waste each other’s time”

“Of course”

I gestured to Zain and he handed me a document.

“Here” I pushed it towards Arturo, “you can have the places listed here and no more”

He skimmed through the pages and I could see a scowl appear on his face.

“This isn’t what your father promised us, Clave” his voice almost reached the roof and I clenched my jaw together, I hated noise makers.

“Mr Herminwood is dead” Ebony chipped in, “and Clave is the new leader of the family now, you have to work with us in that way or you forget about any deals from us”

“How dare you speak to me in that way?” Arturo growled in anger as he pointed his gun at her and immediately both sides began to point guns at each other.

This was the kind of life I lived, I live and breathe with death and this kind of life is not suitable for that person at all. She is not cut out for this kind of life, another major reason why I had to let her go.

“The nerve of you to point a gun at my woman in front of me Arturo” I leaned back on the chair as my gaze darkened, “are you tired of living?”

“This b***h does not have the right to speak to me in that manner” he blurted and I scoffed.

“b***h, I see”

I began to slowly roll up my sleeves and this is when I removed the golden revolver from my pants.

“You do not insult my people in front of me, Arturo” I told him, “it upsets me and now I have changed my mind. The deal is off”

“What?!!”

Before he could say anything else, I sent two bullets straight into his head and the whole room became a chaos as bullets began to fly around the room.

I didn’t move an inch from where I was standing until the last of his men fell and this was when I left out a sigh, I knew this was going to happen the moment the meeting was set. Arturo has been getting on my nerves for the longest time now.

“Get rid of these mess” I told zain.

“Yes boss” he nodded and set to work alongside the others.

“I have booked a room at this hotel, you can take a shower and have a change of clothes” Ebony announced.

“You do that” i told her, “I have somewhere to be”

Not waiting for her response, I picked up my gun and strode out of the room.