BookAmazoneChapter 83 "Look, I'll have it sorted. I just need time," he insists, but tis a luxury neither of us can afford. He has had too many extensions.
"Understand this, Rhett," I lean forward, the camera capturing the intensity in my eyes. "You need to settle your debt with the Alpha and the council. No money, no alliance. And without the alliance..." I let the implication hang between us, a heavyweight neither of us wants to carry.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"If you step over those borders without the appropriate paperwork, the council will not intervene if Jefferson decides to attack. Until you pay the council fines, I cannot reestablish your pack for business in the neighboring cities; by not paying your fees and fines, it put him out, and you both nearly lost those import contracts. Jefferson wantsto cut you out now. His company is capable of handling the imports alone." "That is my pack's main source of incrunning those docks," he argues.
"I know, which is why the council gave you the extension in the first place." I remind him.
"Listen, Soren," Rhett begins, his voice steady despite the clear signs of strain.
"I was close to settling things with the council. We had an arrangement in place, or so I thought." He pauses, frustration etched into the lines of his face. "But it fell through; I lost the initial down payment." Chapter 83 288 Vouchers "The money I lent you? So that makes three outstanding debts, and don't try to sella pack member again. I was appalled the first tyou offered; your father would be rolling in his grave if he knew that you offered up a pack member to settle a debt. What do you takefor? I am not running a brothel or interested in having any werewolves on staff," I remind him. I lean back in my chair, arms crossed.
"I can have the downpayment for the council today. I just need an extension on the debt owed to you, which I can't pay without the licensing and contracts for the docks. How do you expectto pay it back when I can't earn it? All our shipments go out through those docks." "Is that right?" I muse aloud, concealing my surprise. "Well, that's one less worry on our kingdom's ledger. Pay the council downpayment today. I mean it, Rhett.” He sighs and leans back in his chair, scrubbing a hand down his face. "You said you need the licenses and contracts opened to earn money, so how have you cacross the down payment?" I ask him.
"My mate's parents gave it to us as a wedding gift," Rhett says, and I nod.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Travel rights," I interject sharply, “are a privilege granted by alliances, not a right you can claim without one." I scrutinize Rhett's expression, looking for any sign he understands the gravity of his situation. "And until you're allied with the Alpha, those privileges are off the table. I can't risk igniting a pack war over this." Rhett shifts uncomfortably in his seat, the image flickering for a moment as his connection wavers. "I know, Soren. I'm sorry.
It's just... there's been so many complications." He hesitates, then exhales deeply. "The money you lentwas stolen. By a member of my pack." "Stolen?" My brow arches in suspicion. Thievery within a pack is a betrayal of the highest order. "Do you need help locating this thief?" He shakes his head, a flash of pride or perhaps stubbornness crossing his features. "No, I have it under control. I just need to find the person responsible first, which was the second deal I offered Alpha Jefferson; our pack issue is a personal one." "A deal?" I repeat. I am curious about the terms of this unusual arrangement. "And what exactly did you agree upon with the alpha in the first place?"
Rhett's eyes narrow slightly, gauging whether to divulge the details. After a brief pause, he relents "The same! pack member that robbedwas caught stealing from him. In exchange for resolving the cash issue, the new alpha has offered to take her into his pack."
"Taking a thief into his own ranks?” I muse, skeptical. "That's a risky move. What would he want with a thief?" | ponder the implications, the gears turning in my mind. "He wants the thief because she is his daughter."
"So this is what caused the initial rift between the packs? I ask him, and he nods and sighs heavily.
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