Chapter 7
Xavier's
POV
"Have you seen the news?" Greyson asked as he walked into the dining room, where I was reading the newspaper and having my morning coffee. "News?" I asked as I set the newspaper down, "What news?"
"Kate has made quite a fuzz at the King's estate..." Greyson answers and he hands me his tablet.
Greyson kept track of everything that went on online, he was technology mad, and he was a hacker...
I, on the other hand, was more old school. I liked reading the daily news in the newspaper and was more interested in the business section than the gossip part.
I also didn't have any personal online accounts, and the profiles that were created under my name were created and controlled by Greyson and Kelly.
Not that I didn't know how to use the internet, I just didn't think it was wise to have your whole life displayed for everyone to see.
"So what am I looking at?" I asked, searching for Greyson's gaze.
"Kate's Instagram account..." he answered.
"And? What's your point?" I asked, placing the tablet on the table.
Greyson rolled his eyes at me and picked up the tablet, then scrolled and turned the screen toward me to show me what he was going on about. Home, Sweet Home, the subject line read.
I didn't think much of it. That was until I saw the hundreds of thousands of comments under the pictures uploaded.
"Check the pictures... then the comments..." Greyson suggested.
I did just that.
Ten minutes later, I was amazed at what I was reading...
"Wow, is this how the King Group treats their relatives..?"
"Now that John has taken over the CEO position, his true colors are coming out! Shame on you! That is not how Andrew treated his brother..!" "You call that a warming family? It looks like a servant's room!"
"Poor Katherine..!"
"Who let her go back to live with her relatives...?"
"Cruel and inhuman..!"
"Behind closed doors, the King family is cruel and cold..."
And the list went on and on...
"That's not all," Greyson said, getting excited, "look at this..."
He bent over my shoulder, clicked on the search button, and typed in BBC News.
Katherine's name popped up on the screen.
"The King's heiress received a cold and horrible welcome!"
Kate created such a fuzz on her Instagram account that the general public and wolves were lashing out against her family.
"She posted things on her TikTok account as well..." Greyson said, "it's a madhouse! I can just imagine the reporters having a field day on this one..."
A small smile played at the corners of my lips... I was underestimating Kate. She was even cleverer than I thought.
"She is special," Ray commented.
"She is..!" I agreed.
My mind wandered off...
I was falling hard for this auburn-headed girl with emerald-green eyes. She was even more than I thought I would ever get as a second chance mate.
I sighed, my first mate packed up, rejected, and left me for an Alpha from another pack. She couldn't handle the idea that I was working long hours...
My fingertips trailed over a picture of Kate on Greyson's tablet...
"Alpha?" Greyson called, startling me, and I turned, looking over my shoulder.
"The call is for you!" He said and held out the phone to me.Visit Jo b n i b.com to read the complete chapters for free. If you are not reading this novel on Job ni b .com, some sentences are incomplete. Was I so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even hear the phone ring?
"Who is it?" I asked, feeling a bit embarrassed that I was daydreaming about my mate... This was new to me...
"John King, Kate's uncle..." he said, lifting an eyebrow, "he sounds a bit desperate..."
I rolled my eyes, annoyed, I was seriously not in the mood to talk to that scumbag...
"Are you going to take the call?" Greyson asked, "Or should I tell him you are busy..." and a mocking smile played on Greyson's lips.
Blood raced to my face, and I grabbed the phone from him before I turned red and stalked out of the room.
"Black speaking!" I growled over the phone.
"Alpha Black, it is John King speaking," the strained voice came through the receiver. He sounded tired and I guessed that it was because of Kate's online profiles making front news headlines.
I suddenly wondered how many reporters called him... and what he had to say to them...
"What can I do for you, John?" I asked, getting to the point of his call and biting back my laughter.
"Alpha Black, I didn't get a chance to properly thank you yesterday for the safe return of my niece," John said, and I rolled my eyes at him.
"No need," I answered, "Is everything all right?"
"Sure, sure," he answered, "I was wondering if we could meet for drinks later?"
"There is no hurry," I answered, "after watching the news just now, I don't think it would be advisable for the King Group CEO to have any company over..."
"Oh?" he answered, a bit disappointed.
"Well yes," I continued, "and just so that you know, Kate is always welcome to come and stay with me, we will treat her much better..."
"Why would we bother you again?" John added, annoyed at my suggestion, "You have done so much for our family already."
"Kate is no trouble at all, she is such a clever and practical woman," I said, praising Kate.
"You can rest assured that this is Kate's home, and she will be treated well..."
"John," I growled over the phone, losing my patience, "then why is Kate staying in a servant's room? Is that how you treat the heiress of the King Group and blood..?" John turned silent for a few seconds... I could hear him swallow hard and I guess he was biting his tongue and thinking about what he wanted to say next.
"It was just a misunderstanding between the staff..." John eventually said, "I will make sure she receives the best room and treatment..."
"Very well," I said, "I will have my secretary call you later today and schedule a date and time for our meeting..."
With that said, I cut the call and walked back toward the dining room.
Greyson cocked an eyebrow as soon as he saw me and a smile appeared on his lips.
He was listening to the whole conversation.
"And?" He asked, sat back, and crossed his arms.
"And what?" I asked.
"What are you thinking and planning?" He asked and I pulled my lips in a thin line.
"I know he wants to do business with us," I answered, "and I will give in just to get closer to him..."
"What do you want me to do about it?" Greyson asked, getting excited.
"I want you to do your magic on the laptop and create a bogus employee working for King's Group with access to everything possible..." I answered. "You want to send a spy into the company?" He asked, and his smile widened even more.
I nodded my head.
"Who do you have in mind?" He asked and I gave him a look of knowing.
"Are you sure?" He asked and I nodded my head.
"I am," I answered, sure "You know she is the best...
"Very well," he said, finding my gaze, "I will advise her of her mission..."