YM778.TV Chapter 384: Rays of hope
Then, there was this second part of the story that he still needed to tell. The one about the war.
«But why have you left your pack?» someone asked. «Were they treating you poorly?»
«Poorly? The Ice Manager? I bet she was their princess!» the first voice replied.
At that point, Renato wanted to find out who that was. Did Samantha have a secret fan? Who dared praise her so much in front of him?
«I was okay, but I brought damage to my pack. So, I left.»
She glanced at Renato before continuing and found him glaring at the crowd. Was there some issue? Was he reluctant at telling that part of the story?
Maybe, he didn\'t want his people to know he was spying on Norwich through her. She could understand it.
«Well, long story short: now I\'m a stray.»
«A stray?» they all wondered. She wasn\'t a stray. She was... way, way more powerful, charming, and pretty than a stray.
«But why?» someone asked again. How could Norwich let go of someone so strong?
«Wait... How long have you two known each other?»
«At least two months,» someone said.
«How do you know?»
«They marked each other something like a month ago. Don\'t you remember the gossip?»
«Oh, you\'re right! But did Alpha Luciano know about it?»
They discussed a few minutes before turning back to the couple and waiting in absolute silence.
Samantha didn\'t know how to reply. Of course, Luciano Polenta knew. If he didn\'t, how could she mark Renato without consequences?
«He did,» Renato said. «Alpha Luciano knew about it. He agreed to let Samantha join our pack if I managed to get some useful information from her.»
«Oh? Is that why she\'s here now? She betrayed her pack?»
«No... No, she didn\'t. I tricked her.»
«Hey, you jerk!» someone said. It was a female voice.
Renato signed, leaning back on the chair. In the end, he was relieved his pack felt like that. They were taking Samantha\'s side. It was a good sign.
«It\'s not the end of the story,» he added, just to avoid being interrupted to clear something useless again. «I\'ve tricked Samantha and used the information I got for our gain. I told everything to Alpha Luciano... Including about Nathaniel Woods\'s family. Our pack kidnapped his mate and pups. That\'s why the war started in the first place.
Alpha Woods fought with us for years, but he never attacked full strength till today. Alpha Luciano did many things through the years, including using the company to damage the LY Corp.»
Samantha nodded, confirming his words.
«My cousin didn\'t strike back until his family was in danger. He couldn\'t allow his mate and pups to be hurt by Mayford, so he had prepared and then fought here. I also told him to fight back way sooner, but he didn\'t listen. He loves peace.»
«So, what happens now with us? Does he hate us?»
«I don\'t think so,» Samantha said. «And he still loves peace more than he hates anyone. If Luciano Polenta isn\'t here, we won\'t need to fight Nate anymore.»
«What about the company?» someone asked.
Samantha shrugged. She wasn\'t working there, after all. With that, she couldn\'t help. Renato, on the other hand, had never been into it. He was the chief of security. His brain wasn\'t able to understand economical matters...
Or, at least, that was what Alpha Luciano had told him a couple of times.
«I... I know,» a girl said,ì from the back.
«Yes?» Renato murmured. «Tell us if you know.»
«I work in the company and went there yesterday to check if we could run it without the Alpha, and... we can\'t.»
She sighed, her shoulders drooping. She took a few steps ahead and reached the centre.
«Alpha Luciano took the money before leaving. Blue Moon will go bankrupt soon. We can\'t pay anyone. The clients have heard rumours and aren\'t willing to pay. So, we can\'t even get more liquidity like that... No one is willing to buy our goods.
We\'re bankrupt. There\'s not a single dollar in the company accounts.»
The pack gasped. The few who were still considering Luciano Polenta as one of them stopped thinking about him. Not just that he fled. He also took everything with him.
Most, however, weren\'t all that surprised. Just bothered. How were they going to survive in a human world without money? Meat cost a lot, and they couldn\'t just go out and hunt it themselves... Not without consequences.
«It looks very dark,» Samantha added. «I mean, it\'s not easy... But we can make it! It\'s not the end of the world. If there\'s something I know how to do, it\'s to find clients. But I think we shouldn\'t take Blue Moon over.
First of all, it would cause questions within human public opinion. The Government will ask us how and why, but that isn\'t such a big deal. I can\'t think of a story that would make sense to human eyes and explain how Polenta\'s company is now run by... By other people. And why am I, Nate\'s cousin, involved. It\'s easier to found a new company.» Stay connected with mvl
She turned to Renato, and he nodded as soon as their eyes met. Whatever she wanted to do, they would have done it.
«We can strike a deal with the Government to silently transfer the funds, if there still are any, to us. If not, we\'ll let the creditors keep the pieces of Blue Moon they want. We\'ll start anew without debts.»
She couldn\'t let her mate\'s pack starve, could she?
«Also, it might be a good idea to change the sector. I don\'t want to have my brother as a competitor.»
Clothes were awesome, but she couldn\'t think of stealing clients from Nate.
«We\'ll think of something, won\'t we?» she asked, smiling at the crowd of faces in search of hope. There were rays of it in their eyes; she could see it.