Octavia

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s o m e t h i n g | chapter 07

"Alpha, there's someone here who wants to see you." Was the first thing Atticus was greeted with by his Beta, whose back is leaning against his Alpha's office door with hands lazily tucked inside his jeans' pocket. "There are two actually. And both seemed to be, surprisingly, well acquainted with each other."

"Just tell me who they are, Nick." He watched Onyx remove himself from his lethargic posture on the mahogany door, grab its handle, and turn it downwards.

Before opening it fully, he stopped to look at Atticus. "Why don't you go see for yourself?"

Atticus was met with two familiar faces, one completely unexpected and the other not-so-really, once Onyx got to push the door open. The two appeared to be lounging on the sofa in front of his fireplace and talking with easiness, as if parted friends catching up with each other's lives.

Ignatius Avalon turned to give the Alpha a brooding look when he noticed him enter the room. His blue eyes seemed to turn two shades darker every passing second of seeing Atticus. He was about to make a move towards the Alpha when a hand stopped him.

Atticus' gaze fell on the outstretched arm over Nate's chest before moving towards the face of its owner. "Kenneth Folaire. Seeing you here was the last thing I expected."

"I am a man full of surprises." A man with pale skin, dark curly hair, and dark meticulous eyes smiled cheekily at him as he stood up, before making Atticus frown with his next words. "And I must say that I do have a surprise for you."

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Atticus paced in front of the modern-styled fireplace in his office with Onyx Aion and Ludovic Moretti watching his moving, silent figure from the sofa that was previously occupied by Atticus' visitors earlier. The afternoon sunlight streamed through the windows, irradiating the room and the trio.

"So, how did it go?" Ludovic asked him, curiosity lacing his voice. He and Onyx suddenly waltzed in their Alpha's office when Ignatius Avalon and Kenneth Folaire stepped out.

Atticus didn't stopped pacing around, not even when his clipped reply came. "Good."

The 'meeting' with the Beta of Lycan Shadows and Kenneth Folaire went somewhat well, though he is still a bit puzzled with what had happen earlier.

"I understand why Ignatius is here. It's pretty obvious. The Lycan Shadows pack probably knows of their Alpha's disappearance and he must've thought that Octavia's here-"

"In which she is." Vic interrupted Onyx before taking a bite out of his red apple. "Doesn't really take a genius to work that out. This apple tastes so good."

The Beta was not pleased at his interruption, so Nick slightly glared at the jet-haired man who was busy munching on his fruit. "As I was saying, he unmistakably wants his Alpha back. What I'm really curious about is; what in the world would Kenneth Folaire want with you?"

Atticus hummed in thought as he run a hand through his sandy blond hair. "Yes. That is what I'm curious about as well."

"Wait. You mean he didn't tell you what he wants?" Onyx, who was lying flat on his back on the sofa, sat upright in an instant, almost falling over in the process.

"No."

"Huh." A pause. "That strange man. Could you tell us the, like, detailed story of what happened earlier?"