As they arrived in the Clan room Ash immediately felt the heavy tension in the air. In the front stage a big screen was set up and projected the Head of the San clan in deep conversation with the head.
"How big the damaged being done in LA headquarter?"
"It was a total disaster Sir. The headquarter was on fire, John and her wife died from the attack. Plus the Bonson children were badly injured. And one Bonson boy was missing." At the mention of the Blackthorns Ash felt the harsh squeezed on his hand done by Ally. He tilted his head to the side and saw that Ally with a tensed muscle, clenched jaw, and a gritted teeth. Ally couldn't blame her. Her lover was part of the Bonson family and to know what happened with the family of her loved one must be painful. Even though Honey was technically safe, still she shared in her misery as he knew that Honey was in misery right now.
"And who is this young man missing?"
"It was Mark Bonson. We believed he was captured by the Black Wolf's Clan." Everyone gasped with pure rage as soon as those words left the Head lips.
"Damn those Black Wolf's Clan member! They should really be killed!"
"They don't have souls! The punishment must be delivered to them!"
"I hope they'll die and rot in hell!" Several White Wolf's Clan member had started voicing out their frustrations and rage. Murmurs started to arise but then his father suddenly shouted at the room.
"Keep quiet everyone! The interrogation is on-going." Just like that, everyone had gone quiet as they listened attentively to the information given by the San clan.
"How were the children? Did they already had the immediate medical attention already?"
"Yes Sir. Our Wolf's medics already tended their wounds. At the mean time the survivors are staying here in San clan. And sir, during the attack, we have found some items that were very . . . disturbing."
"What is it?" Before his father could question the Head Consul Clare suddenly asked.
"Here." Then the screen displayed several photographs. One was a picture of a pair of wings and a dungeon. The other one was two letters. An inverted B and W. Next to the two letters were D and C. The last one was a crumpled paper of the 4 C's.
"I still didn't know what the photographs meant but one thing I noticed was the letters. The W.D.C."
"Washington D.C." Jones immediately said as if he just solved the two photographs.
"Yes. Though we still don't have strong evidence on it. But we simply cannot just ignore this. Not after what happened in the London Enclave years ago. Not after the L.A was attacked in the same day the London Tragedy happened."
"It seems the Washington is their next target."
"Correct. We all know that United States is a powerful country the same as London. Now that the London Enclave was successfully annihilated by the Black Wolf's Clan, the United Nations decided to transfer the other headquarters here in America."
"But, why don't they just target us here in New York? The main headquarter and the core operations of the clan is here in New York. If they wanted annihilation of our clan, they could just simply attacked here like they did before." One of the senior Wolf stood and asked the Council.
"That is one good question. But then they do know that the security measures have tripled up there in New York since the tragedy happened. So if they planned to attack New York it won't be that easy. Attacking Washington on the other hand, is the smartest thing to do. The Black Wolf's Clan loves terrorism. And the best way to scare the people would be to attack its main pillar." Almost everyone in the room nodded in agreement at what the Head explained.
"Though this is still a preliminary findings but we simply cannot ignore this Clare." Jones turned and stared at the Clare.
"Indeed. We must protect the Washington and the White House. Especially that the LA attack is very near to the Washington." The head turned towards the audience in the room once again and faced her warrior.
"Though I wanted every one of you to take a copy of the report, the photographs, all the other evidence gathered by the San Clan. I wanted you to dig further on what are the evidence meant, and the intention of the King of Black Wolf's Clan. And most of all, I am hoping this time we will know who are the new leaders of the notorious King." Everyone had gone silent as the words of the head finally sunk into their minds. Ash had to admit, no one knows a soul who were the new king of the Black Wolf's Clan. It's as if the whole Clan protected that secret wholeheartedly. And the killings and terrorism activities of the King right now was worse than the previous one.
"The other reason I wanted you to investigate and examine the evidence is because all of you, adult Wolf's will be divided into groups and you will take turns in guarding the Washington. If any of you had findings and updates you will report it to the entire members so that the next who will be designated in the area is going to act accordingly."
"Yes ma'am!" All of them replied to the head eagerly.
The four of them stood frozen as their eyes shifted back and forth between Ash and Seth. The room was filled with silence as they digested the information about what was going on."The Queen of the Shadow Clan? What the hell is going on, Ash?" Ash released a heavy sigh as he shared a knowing look with Seth. Seth nodded as he went into his room and grabbed his laptop."Okay, before we begin this, shall we all take a seat while Seth is gathering up his things?"The four of them stared at Ash in confusion before they nodded reluctantly and went to find an available seat. After a few minutes a pair of small, quick steps rushed downstairs. Seth came in as he sat on the chair near the table and set up his laptop. After sorting out the information he gathered he turned his laptop to the audience. Four sets of eyes stared at his laptop and widened their eyes as they recognized the symbol.The f
Five hours have passed since Ash let Rose and the group roam around the city. He walked to the kitchen room of the apartment they rented and poured himself a cup of black coffee to make his system more alert. He just woke up from his sleep. The moment Alexander left, he immediately went to the nearest bedroom. The breeze of hot, humid air was making him weak. At first he thought he would enjoy the cold air around Wausau, since the city is covered with hemi boreal forests, not to mention their location is near the great Wausau River. But then he was wrong, he forgot to check that the temperature around the city during May is rising fast to higher temperatures. And because the heat was weakening his body, combined with the exhaustion he feels on his mental and emotional state, he allowed himself to finally have some sleep.But he didn't regret it at all. It was the best five hour sleep he had in his life, considering the tough situation they're in. And now
"Afraid I might change my mind?" Ash said before he heard the door slam shut. Ash was about to stand and turn around to head for the bed when the door slightly opened once again and there revealed the figure of Alexander."Are you sure you aren't coming, darling? It's boring to be here all alone, you know. I assure you, you will enjoy touring around Wausau.""Thank you for being thoughtful, Alexander. But really, I am fine. I seriously just want to sleep today. I am tired and exhausted. Maybe some other time, if we will have one. I promise then I won't be a killjoy anymore and join the fun. It's just that right now—"Ash statement was interrupted when he suddenly felt a pair of warm arms wrap around him."I know. I know you're too stressed today, Ash. But please don't push yourself. You can share this burden with us, you know. We're all in this together. And your sister is right, you need to loosen up. This case takes a to
The next morning, everyone was busy as bees as they unpacked their things, setting up the tools and the information they gathered for their investigation."Ah! God I am dead tired! You know, we all deserve to have some break. We will not start commencing an operation until tonight. Why don't we gift ourselves with roaming around the place and enjoy it during the mean time? It would be a waste if we don't get to enjoy the beauty of Wausau." Rose whined as she sat on the sofa and let out a heavy sigh."No can do, Rose. I am sorry that your first case is nothing but a shitty one like this. But as soon as possible we need to stop the Balck Clan. By tonight, I want us to be fully prepared in case something will happen.""Ash I know how serious and critical our mission is. But can't we have some breath of fresh air? I think anytime soon I'll combust from suffocating on everything that's hanging around my head right now." Rose h
Thankfully, their seats were not too far from each other, they only need to turn around or tap on their colleague in the front row. The seating arrangement inside the train is composed of two columns, with an aisle of the center. 3 people can occupy per row on the right column while two people can occupy per row on the left. Since majority of them are already in a relationship, they chose the 2 person per row."Well, I doubt you both are still single. But for technicality purposes, let's say we get a 3 seat row because obviously, we already have couples in the group. Either of you wouldn't want to become a third wheel for the lovebirds, right?" Rose teased as she threw them a wicked smile when they were reserving their seats on the internet.Ash couldn't help but groan when of course, he is paired with Alexander in the seating arrangement, seeing as they're the only ones who are still "single"."Hey, how lo
Ash couldn't help but groan at the thought. He dropped his head in defeat when he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his forehead."Ouch!" Ash yelped as he massaged his forehead as it bumped into the front seat."Why so glum, plum?" Ash eyes widened as he heard the beautiful melody of Alexander silky voice. He lifted his head again and took in the exotic beauty of Alexander. He was wearing a white thin shirt with its three first buttons hanging open. It was so thin that Ash swore he could make out his lean torso. He wore black spiky pants that matched his spiky hair that was covered in silver glitter. All in all, Alexander was just as breathtaking as ever."Nothing. I guess I am just too stressed up nowadays." He said flustered as he could hear Alexander footsteps coming towards him. Not a minute later he was embraced with a warm pair of arms and a blush stained his cheeks when he felt a light damp around his forehead, signali