Alpha King's Missing Mate (Book 1 Of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 13

Thirty minutes later, they were seated in Quinton's office on the eighty-second floor of Big Apple Industries.

Quinton Ramirez was the Alpha of the Big Apple pack and the CEO of Big Apple Industries. He was one of the shrewdest businessmen Daniel had ever met, and because of that, Big Apple was one of the wealthiest and most powerful packs in the world. Most of the Big Apple pack were employed by Big Apple Industries in some way.

Chris Abbott had been suddenly thrust into the Beta position when his father had unexpectedly passed away in a car accident. Chris, along with Quinton's son, Oliver, who were close in age, had both planned to go to college for four years for business, then spend two years training to take over both the Alpha and Beta positions, along with major roles in the company, under the guidance of their fathers.

Chris' father had passed during his second year in college. Chris had buckled down after that and managed to finish his degree in three years, instead of four. Quinton, along with his Luna and his Gamma, had covered the Beta duties while Chris had finished his studies, and now he had mostly taken over the position, though there were still many things he had to learn.

Daniel had been very impressed with Chris. Not only had he graduated with honors, but he hadn't let it go to his head and was willing to learn what he could. His father would be very proud of him.

Quinton's own son would be graduating soon and starting training to take over as Alpha. Big Apple was in good hands. Quinton himself had been the alpha of Big Apple for twenty years and kept a tight leash on his pack. He had to, given the fact that they lived in a city of eight million, most of whom were human. Word had come down from the Royal Pack, Regal Eclipse, years ago, when Big Apple had first settled into New York City, that if it was ever discovered that a large pack of werewolves lived and operated there, the pack would be put down. It was harsh but necessary to ensure secrecy.

Like his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and those before them, Quinton had successfully kept his pack secret and had instilled into his own son the importance of maintaining the secret.

Regal Eclipse would not hesitate to act if necessary. He'd seen it happen in his lifetime, during the Great War twenty years ago. They had put down a good portion of two packs.

The war had started because of greed and had ended with a lot of good people either dead or gone rogue to escape the bloodshed. Two power-hungry alphas had tried to take over most of North America, with sights set on eventually taking out Regal Eclipse, and had ravaged the countryside, sucking up packs like a vacuum cleaner. Eventually, the two packs clashed, and a huge battle ensued. Regal Eclipse had stepped in and taken out both alphas and a great deal of the warriors as well. Quinton's father had been very fortunate that his own pack had not been targeted, though if the Alphas had been left unchecked, they would have eventually come after Big Apple.

Quinton sat behind his huge oak desk, staring at his computer screen, as he tried to figure out why Daniel Remington was looking for a human girl and what his interest was in her. Chris had given him a basic rundown over the phone of the situation, though he hadn't really known many details himself. Apparently, the Alpha had met her at the club last night and spent the entire night with her, which Quinton found rather interesting.

Quinton eyed the Alpha, who was wearing a path in his rug with his pacing. He'd never seen Daniel Remington this agitated before. He'd become good friends with the Alpha over the years. They'd done a lot of business together, and he wouldn't hesitate to go to Daniel for advice.

Quinton had never known Daniel Remington to have a girlfriend, or a Luna for that matter. While he had no idea why Daniel was so interested in this human girl, Quinton would do everything within his power to find her. Besides the fact that Daniel was King, he was also a close friend. Daniel was also a good King and a good businessman. They conducted quite a bit of business together. Remington Enterprises had been key in helping Big Apple make some very lucrative deals.