43 Meet the mastermind (2/2)

Rin pushed his chair back quickly and pulled her to her feet. ”Come on let's get you back to my room.” He pulled her tightly against him and snapped his fingers. In a shorter time than it takes to blink, they were inside Rin's room.He held onto her trembling body with one hand as he snapped the fingers of the other once again.Their plates materialized on the padded ottoman by the sitting area of the room. He then wrapped his other arm around her tightly and whispered into her hair. ”I'm sorry. My mom gets carried away sometimes.She didn't mean to upset you, I promise.” He could feel her tiny finger dig into the material at the back of his shirt.

”I… I… know…” Her small voice was muffled as she buried deeper into his chest. ”I'm sorry I reacted like that way… I just… I…” She fought against the tears, but they began streaming down her cheeks of their own will.

”Shhh, it's ok.” Rin stroked her back in a soothing rhythm. ”Shhh, you did nothing wrong…” He continued speaking softly and holding her as they stood in the center of the large room until her sobs finally ended. He gently pulled her away from him.When her tear stained face came up to meet him, he gently wiped the trail away with the pad of his thumb.”Come on, let's eat.I know you're hungry.” He laughed as if on cue, her stomach growled.

Xavier sat back in his office chair and rubbed the bridge of his nose in hopes of fighting off the building migraine. He squeezed his eyes shut tighter as he leaned farther back in his chair and tried to think through the information he had just been given. ”WHAT-THE-FUCK do you mean, you lost her?”

Dante stopped mid-pace and glared down at his brother, ”As I've already said, she vanished! Puff! Gone!!!” He yelled.

Xavier shot to his feet and slammed his fists onto the desk, ”She's a goddamn werewolf! They don't just…” he waved his fingers in the air to add emphasis, ”puff and vanish!”

Dante leaned over the desk until he was face to face with Xavier. ”Do you think I don't know that brother?! But I'm telling you I have searched the beaches, around campus, I've had YOUR I.T. guy track her… NOTHING!” He snarled inches from his brother's face as he continued, ”If you would set aside this ridiculous diplomacy bullshit of your and help, maybe I could find her sooner.”

Xavier pushed himself back and tilted his head, ”If I stop being nice is that it? and help… you? Am I hearing you right, brother?”Xavier didn't give Dante time to answer.He grabbed the front of Dante's shirt and drug him across the desk. ”Is this what you want, you worthless piece of shit? If you would have listened to me in the first place and let the girl alone this wouldn't have gotten out of such fucking hand! Now clean up your own goddamn mess for once and go bring the bitch back! and erase her fucking mind right this time!” He pulled Dante up closer to his face. ”Oh, and little brother…” A hateful snarl contorted his face, ”Do remember who the stronger of the two of us are before you come busting into my office in the middle of a meeting again.” He released Dante's shit and crossed his arm in front of his chest as he watched the lesser man straighten his clothing. ”Now if you don't mind, I have something special waiting for me at home.”His grin widened but still maintained a trace of malice.When Dante only stood and glared back at him, he slammed a palm down onto the desk, ”Do you no understand? Get the fuck out, NOW!”

With an angry growl, Dante turned and left the office slamming the door hard behind him.

”I had begun to wonder if you somehow lost your touch in your old age.” A feminine voice laughed from the laptop sitting open on the desk.

Xavier rolled his eyes as he hooked a long finger into the top of his tie and pulled it lose.He sighed heavily, ”Maybe I have…”

”Oh, I somehow doubt that, Darling.” The woman's purr caused the speakers to vibrate.

Xavier glanced down into the screen, ”How would you know, I not seen you since…” He thought over it for a few minutes. ”Rome?... Or was it France?”

She puckered out deep crimson stained lips into a playful pout, ”It was Spain two months ago…Would have been sooner if you hadn't taken off early after the last coven meeting.”

Xavier turned away from the monitor and pretended to finger through documents on his desk. ”There was something that came up.”

A husky unladylike huff came out, ”Like what, your dick?Is that why you are in such a hurry to get home?You have a new plaything waiting there?”

Xavier sent her an authoritative glare, ”It is none of your concern what goes on in my home.”

The disappointment was obvious in her voice, ”Yes, well maybe not, but it doesn't stop me from being jealous.”She let out a heavy sigh, ”Maybe I should just come and end her… also…” She set forward and licked her lips into the webcam.

Xavier sent her an angry glare, ”That is enough, this conversation is over. Don't call unless you have news on this wolf pup my idiot brother has… misplaced…” He furrowed his brows. ”That's the last thing I need getting out while I'm in the middle of the negotiations of this territory.” Without saying anything else he gripped the top of the computer screen and closed it. He retrieved his keys and phone off the shelf by the door and locked up the office.He waved at the remaining employees who were still working as he walked out the front doors.