Chapter 3

Jaxson POV

Ring Ring!

My phone was going off, which pissed me off. I just got back home as I had to stay longer at the cabin. Apparently, there were two men that held that girl hostage. It was easy enough to handle him. He was so drunk that it was boring to stick my hand in his chest and rip his heart out. The mountain lion ended up coming inside and I had him lay down with the girl. I knew that he would take care of her if anyone else came knocking that shouldn’t. I will need more pay for having a target they didn’t inform me about. 

“Hello?” I answered bored

“Alpha Jaxson! I can’t wait for our date tonight! I will be ready by 6pm. Please don’t be late this time!” Michelle whined.

Michelle is the daughter of another Alpha that I have allegiance to. Her father is our neighboring pack and has been part of our allegiances since my grandfather was Alpha. She stands at 5’9”, strawberry blonde hair that ends around at her chest, she has a decent figure and brown eyes. She isn’t ugly looking but she knows how to play her part when it comes to business. I have often taken her with me, at her father’s request, to different events like tonight just so I have someone on my arm for the paparazzi. It makes the other girls jealous so they try harder to sleep with me. A win win all around I say. However, this has created a big ego for Michelle. She is under the impression I plan on making her my mate and she will be my Luna one day, even though I have repeatedly told her that wasn’t going to happen.

“It’s not a date, Michelle. This is the grand opening of my restaurant. I have business I need to handle. You will most likely be eating by yourself in my office.”

“Nonsense, look, I have to go. Don’t be late!” She said and hung up the phone.

Sighing, I leaned back in my office chair. Surely, I will regret taking her. I looked over at my beta. Mason has been one of my best friends since we were born, his dad was my dad’s beta and so forth but it never stopped us from building a friendship on top of work. He respects me as his Alpha but I respect his opinions. He is the one of very few people that get to do that without a punishment. He is just as tall as I am, both arms have full sleeve tattoos, dark brown hair and just as dark eyes. He has spacers in his ears and different piercings. Mason is also my wing man. We both have taken one for the team!

“Dude, just dump her. She is fucking annoying and materialistic!” Mason said giving me a you-got-yourself-into-this-mess look.

“Fuck, I know. She knows how to play the part in front of the cameras though and not act like a kid in a candy store.”

“Take that little thing you fucked the other night!”

“Oh, no. The pack slut? Bad for my reputation. It is bad enough Michelle has ideas in her head but I can’t give them to her either.”

“You know you would be stronger with a Luna anyway” Mason said shrugging his shoulders

“Or weaker if she gets hurt. I can’t have a weak ass Luna!”

“Whatever makes your dick hard dude. You do need to go get ready. It is 4:30pm now and you still need to pick her up. I’ll have the Lambo ready for you and by the door and I’ll finish up here.”

At 6pm sharp I am pulling into the gates of the Blackhorn pack. I didn’t even need to get out of my cherry red Lambo as Michelle came out as soon as she saw me. She was looking good in a very shimmering dress of light pink. I think it made her look washed out but she did look good in it. Hugged all the right curves and she looked elegant. A pressed the button to open her door as she got closer and I watched her slide in. Her tits were about popping out of the deep V and the Slit to her hip about flashed me her pussy.

“Oh, good! You aren’t late!” Michelle said as she leaned over to kiss me. I let her kiss my cheek and shut her door with the button and speed off to the restaurant.

“Listen, I have a big VIP gentleman coming today and I need you to stay in my office. I have to make my rounds and make sure everything is running smoothly. I, also, need to be present to greet him.”

“Ooooh, VIP? Who is it?” Michelle asked

“No one you need to worry about. Stay away from them. I mean it Michelle! Don’t fuck up this night for me!”

“Chill out. I will play the perfect girlfriend role.”

“You are not my girlfriend” This was a bad idea. I already felt my blood start to boil. She gets under my skin so fucking bad.

“Listen here Jaxson, If you want to use me for publicity then I will get something out of this. You are not the only one that has an appearance to keep up!”

“That is Alpha Jaxson to you! We are not in public yet where the humans are. Do NOT forget your place.”

“Will you punish me? Maybe spank me?” Michelle teased.

I let my eyes glow red and glared at her. She got the message and sat back and relaxed.

Finally, I pulled up to the front of the restaurant. There was a rope blocking off the walkway so people who had reservations could enter and keep out anyone who didn’t. The cameras were flashing every second causing me to see white spots in my vision. I pressed the two buttons opening the doors at the same time. I got out and saw a staff member helped Michelle out who was fixing her dress.

Walking around, I offered my arm to her and she took it. Different people kept yelling my name. I recognized a few new channels and newspaper journalists. I stopped at a few places to give a short interview.

“Thank you for coming to my grand opening, The Midnight Palace! I will send out samples to everyone outside to give you all a little taste of what you could be dining on!”

I avoided the questions about Michelle who stood beside me, smiled and nodded her head. Most importantly, keeping her mouth shut. The tabloids will have a hay day with trying to figure out who she is, thus, free exposure. I made sure to invite major members of the state and a few celebrities to dine tonight also.

We walked in and the hostess gave me a small bow. She was a wolf too and part of my pack. Some staff members are wolves and some are humans. I strictly trained everyone to a level of professionalism. What people don’t know is that I hired runaways, orphans and/or rogues. Put money in their pocket and provide them with a chance to turn their lives around, in return, their loyalty. All done legally though but they are good people, just dealt a bad hand in life.

“Mister Jaxson, Miss Michelle. Would you like me to walk you to your office?”

“No, thank you Jessy. Where are we tonight?”

“The governor is in section 3, a couple of government officials are in section 1, mayor is in section 5 and the VIP and his guest have not arrived yet.”

“Guest? I wasn’t aware he had a plus one!” I said annoyed

“Me too, he called about an hour ago stating he will have company and will need a completely private room. I moved him to the conference room. Don’t worry, it is decorated and set up correctly to your liking.” Jessy said with another slight bow.

I took a deep breath. Well, this is interesting. Jessy could and would handle that correctly, I am sure. “Okay, see that a waiter brings Miss Michelle our special tonight in my office. She will be there as I make my rounds. Any other changes or things I need to address?”

“No sir, I managed to get ahead of everything so far. Basic stuff like food preparations and wine availability. Everyone is happy so far. You do need to start with the mayor first. He thinks he is most important here tonight and “Needs to be greeted right away”.” Jessy said and made quotes as she mimicked his girlish voice.

I smirked at that and nodded to her making my way to my office. This building was a two story, old brick building that I renovated creating a fine dining restaurant where otherwise all you can have is fried foods. I have high hopes for this and my target to the higher officials to use this as a meeting place.

“That girl needs a raise.” Michelle said as she slid into a chair in front of my desk. My office was pretty luxurious. The back wall was all glass, it was a two-way glass that allowed me to view the restaurant but didn’t allow them to see me. My L-shaped desk was in the middle of the room with a bar against the far wall. A sitting area was present however, currently it was pushed back a little and there was an elegant table set up for Michelle and I to get supper. I didn’t plan on eating here but they didn’t know that.

“I told her to prove herself tonight and I will make her a manager if tonight goes well. She is very capable, most importantly, reliable. I am going to run my errands, stay here and behave!” I said and left.

I first walked over to the conference room and checked it, like Jessy said, it looked perfect. Right at my standards. Next, I went to the kitchen to make sure the staff looked presentable and had what they needed. I had to sign a few shipping orders and settle a dispute but all pretty minor stuff. 

I greeted the mayor and was making my arounds when he looked around me as someone who was entering the restaurant. Following his eyes, I saw the most stunningly beautiful woman. She was taller, had an incredible body, dark rich hair and just a presence about her. My dick was twitching just looking at her. Something about her screamed to my heart, asking to be closer to her. It was like my body was moving on its own.

“Excuse me, sir!” I said and walked over to her. She was waiting to be acknowledged by the hostess who had a couple people in front of her. As I was walking towards her, I heard a glass break from the kitchen. Everyone looked towards the kitchen trying to see what happened. It was then I saw someone with strawberry blonde hair and I was instantly pissed. By the time I looked back, this woman had disappeared. My waiters and waitresses handled the disturbance like pros and I made my way to the kitchen.

Michelle was yelling at Jessy. There was red wine spilled all down Michelle’s dress and a plate of food was on the floor. I grabbed Michelle and Jessy’s arms and led them to a back room.

“Explain” Is all I got out to Jessy

“I took the special like your orders for Miss Michelle to your office. She was not there so I put the food down and went to find her. She was mingling with the guest so I guided her back to your office. By the time she got back there. I assume her food must have been cold because she marched down to the kitchen and yelled at the staff for her cold food. In that process, she didn’t enter through the entrance door but the exit door causing James to spill a glass of wine on her.”

“I am NOT a child! You do not guide me anywhere! You need to be shown some respect!” Michelle raised her hand to slap Jessy. I caught it mid-air and glared at her.

“Did you mingle with my guest?” I said in a threatening tone. Jessy was shaking a little from my Alpha’s tone and Michelle looked scared.

“There were people I knew! I w*…”

“I don’t give a DAMN what you thought, I told you to stay in my office!”

“B-but my dress!”

“You’re lucky that is all that happened! Those doors are designed for traffic, you could have caused so much damage tonight! Jessy, have them pull my car around back. I am taking Michelle home. I will try to be back for the VIP”

“What? No!” Michelle cried as I dragged her by the wrist to the back door. Jessy nodded and made her way back to work.

“NOT ANOTHER WORD!” I yelled in my full Alpha tone. Michelle couldn’t disobey that order and sat there quietly crying. My car pulled up and I put her in and we sped to get home. “If I miss this meeting, I swear Michelle, we are done!”

Just as I was about to pull up to her gates, I got a phone call.

“He is here, Mister Jaxson. He has ordered him and his date already and said he was in a hurry. I doubt you will be back by the time he leaves. I will see him personally.”

“Thank you, Jessy” and hung up the phone.

“Stupid bitch” Michelle whispered.

I let my eyes glow red and I got out of the car and yanked her out. By this time her dad was standing at the front door with a confused look on his face.

“She ruined my grand opening, I am done.” I looked at Michelle, “Lose my number” I said

“My apologies, Alpha Jaxson. I raised her better than that. I will deal with it.” He said

I nodded and as I was driving away, my phone started to ring. It was Jessy. “Is everything okay?” I asked, instantly worried. 

Her voice filled my car as the trees blurred by, “No! Hurry up and get back here, h…” and her voice cut off. My phone dropped the call as my heart raced the car to see which could move faster.