All Chapters of Mated at midnight : Chapter 21

Lucien and I walked side by side down the corridor, our footsteps echoing off the polished marble. “Where’d you keep the guy we brought earlier?” I asked without looking at him.“In the basement. Room four,” Lucien replied. “He was saying something about being untouchable and that his boss will come for him.”I scoffed, “Good for him. We’ll meet with him after this.”“Alright,” he answered.We stepped into the conference room. Inside, a long, sleek table stretched across the room. Twelve chairs, ten suits. All human men. They all stood as soon as I stepped in.I didn’t slow down. Just walked straight to the head of the table and sat. Lucien dropped into the seat on my right as usual. The men hesitated a beat, then sat too.A bald one with the too-tight collar spoke first. “Mr. Ryker. Good to see you again. It's—”“Skip it,” I said. “What do you all want? Why are we having this meeting?”I saw him swallow before nodding. “Of course. We’re here to discuss expanding Lunaris. There’s…a st