They soon left the building, after they had drawn up the agreement and what needed to be done. Drew was particularly happy about this deal because it would fetch them a lot of money.
"Jack, call the boys at the port. Tell them to prepare the submarine" Drew ordered.
"On it boss".
"Killian, call our guys in Germany and order fifty thousand extra ammo. By my calculations, we're fifty short of a hundred" Drew said.
Killian nodded as he began tapping his phone, sending off a series of messages to their contact. Just then, a low whistle blew past them and soon, an area they had just passed erupted in flames.
"Get down... Down" Jack screamed.
Drew drew out his gun as he desperately tried to control the vehicle which was proving difficult. Killian fired a series of shots outside, ducking as a hail of bullets rained down on the car.
"What's happening?" Drew screamed.
"No idea boss," Jack said.
The bullets continued to rain down on the vehicle as Drew tried all within his means to avoid them.
"It's Jed's boys," Killian said.
"Leader of the rival pack. What's his problem?" Drew growled.
"I have no idea but it seems to me that this is a reprisal attack. They're fighting on the offensive" Jack said.
Drew put the car to a stop right in the middle of the road. The bullets continued to rain down but they were covered as the car was a bulletproof one.
"Stay calm, no sudden movement" Drew whispered.
They could see clearly through the car as the attackers advanced towards the car, their guns drawn. Drew needed to shift and the only way he could do that was with enough open space not inside the cramped car.
"We need to shift, that's the only way we can take them down," Jack said.
"The three of us in our Wolf form would be able to take them down," Killian said.
"Okay guys, here's the plan. As soon as they open the door to attack, we pounce on them. We take them by surprise because now they think we're probably dead" Drew said.
The others agreed as they waited patiently for the intruders to get closer. They were almost in the car when they stopped suddenly. Soon, they began retreating.
"What's going on?" Drew asked.
"I don't know but it seems like they got orders to retreat," Jack said.
"For whatever reason it is, I'm thankful. I wasn't ready to shed blood this early" Drew said.
When all the intruders had gone, Drew drove straight to the club. When they got there, Drew handed the vehicle to someone who could repair the body parts since it was in dire need of repair.
"We need to find out who attacked us?" Drew said.
"We'll do that later but first, we need to find out what's wrong with your mate," Killian said.
He was on his phone, tapping rapidly. There was a look of confusion on his face over the message he got.
"What's wrong?" Drew said.
"I got a strange text that she's been kidnapped," he said.
Drew stilled, it seemed as if all of his life had come to a standstill. He couldn't understand what Jack was saying.
"Drew, have you called her this morning?" Jack asked.
Drew discovered that he hadn't. Immediately he woke up, they had prepared for the meeting with the army chief.
"No," he said.
There was fear in his eyes now and the only reason he was still standing was due to the thoughts that were going through his mind.
"Calm down Drew, I'm sure she's fine. This could just be a fake message" Jack said.
"Put her on the line" Drew snapped.
Killian dialed her number as they waited with baited breaths for her to pick up the phone. The phone went to voicemail and Killian dialed it again.
"Hello," Laura said.
Drew slumped on the couch, breathing in a sigh of relief. He had never felt so relieved in his life upon hearing his mate's voice.
"Baby, it's me. Are you okay?" Drew asked.
"Yes, why wouldn't I be" she chuckled.
She had forgotten all about their little spat, and Drew was glad that they were back to being who they were before.
Jack and Killian left the room to give him some privacy. Drew gripped the phone tightly, fearing that if he didn't, she would disappear.
"I just got a strange message that you were kidnapped.’’
"Why would someone do that? But on the other hand, there were suspicious movements of some men earlier but the guards at the gate sent them back" she said.
"Darling, I need you to do something for me real quick" Drew said.
"What," Laura said.
Drew could tell now that she was scared. He was scared too since he saw the message and her reports about suspicious movements around his property.
"Please leave the house and go straight to the palace. You'll be much safer there since my father has some added security" Drew said.
"But-".
"For once in your life Laura, just do as I say" Drew snapped.
He was tired of her stubborn behavior and for once, he just needed her to do as he said. He couldn't have her getting hurt or worse kidnapped.
"Okay, I'll leave now," she said.
"Let Carlos drive you, he's the only one I trust" Drew ordered.
"Okay. But where are you, I miss you" she sighed.
"I'll be home before you know,t, baby," he said.
That was a promise he fully intended to keep. All he needed from her was to stay safe. Nothing more, nothing less.
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"I got some information about the attack," Jack said.
For the past two days, the private club has been Drew's apartment ever since they met with the army chief. It was clear to him now that people were after his life and the only place he felt safe was the club and his father's palace. His own home wasn't even safe since most people knew where he lived.
A day never passed without him calling Laura to know how she was doing. She was currently taking up residence at Alpha Nikolas’s house, a place that was securely protected like a vault. His house was on lockdown by some security men who were conducting an aerial inspection pending the time they confirmed that it was safe.
"Let's hear it," Killian said.
"It's no other person but Alpha Jed, he's responsible for the attack," Jack said, flipping through a file.
Upon hearing his name, Drew sat up immediately. He hated hearing that name with every fiber of his being. Alpha Jed had made it his life duty to destroy him and his pack and Drew vowed to return the favor to him and his entire demon pack.
"What the hell! How? I don't understand" Drew said.
"That's not all, Antonio was in his pay, and the main reason why he produced so much poison was due to that" Jack said.
Drew could hardly believe what he said. He knew Alpha Jed controlled most of the people in New York but creating and putting someone on his payroll to do that was beyond evil.
"We need to stop him," Drew said.
"We do but not now, we have other things to focus on Drew," Killian said.
"To hell with that. Alpha Jed has just declared war and there's no way I'm going to back down from war. This is our fight guys and there's no way in hell I'm backing down from this, I don't know about you guys" Drew said.
He paced about, gripping his hair which was now shoulder length. He couldn't describe the hatred he felt for Jed. He was the Alpha of the rival pack, someone who shouldn't be played with at all, and now, he had connections for the production of poisons.
"Drew, for once put hatred aside, and let's be logical. You know damn well that Alpha Jed is our biggest enemy, we can't go into that fight blindly and at least you've forgotten, we're short of guns. We lost most of it on the attack here and the remaining would be sold to the army chief" Jack snapped.
"That's true. In all, we have less than a hundred" Killian said.
Drew sat back down, gripping his head in his hands. He had to confess, that he needed help badly.
"I need help, badly" he croaked.
"We all do Drew but who can we go to for help? We all know that we have enemies in most of the pack" Jack said.
"My friend. I'll get help from my friend", Drew said.
"Alpha Nikolas? How?" Killian asked.
"Drew, let me remind you in case you've forgotten. Your friend is not well and wouldn't advise that we disturb him further" Jack said.
"You guys would be surprised to learn that he's stronger than you think," Drew said.
"But I'm still not in tune with the idea, I think it's best we just leave him and look for other ways we can get help," Killian said.
"Okay, here's what's going to happen. I'll talk to him than whatever he says, I'll let you guys know. How's that?" Drew asked.
"Alright, even though I don't like the idea but it's okay," Jack said.
"Killian?".
"Do whatever you like, I don't care" he huffed.
Drew placed a drink in his hands, giving him a reassuring pat on the back. He knew that they were all tired from the stress of everything that had happened these past few days but there was nothing they could do but live with it and look for a better way out.