After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 320

Lucas drummed his fingers along the desk, examining the map Kyle had brought in an hour earlier. Silva was, thankfully, nowhere to be found. He preferred it that way. Ash was here, captain of the WWPD.

The captain stood off to the side of the table, watching with narrowed eyes.

Kyle pointed to an area on the map. “Imagining sets the labs around this hour. Not even two hours from the border.”

“And we’ve never found it before?” Lucas asked.

“It doesn’t come up on standard tracking and the road leading up to it is very overgrown from what I can tell so far,” Kyle explained. “They are using their own tech to hide it from us.”

“Two hours outside the border,” Ash mumbled, leaning over the desk. “That’s close. No wonder there’s such a drug problem in Wind Wolf.”

That close, Lucas wondered why they didn’t have an even bigger problem with Rage on their streets. In fact, he hadn’t heard anything of Rage being used recently in any of the border skirmishes. Perhaps the rogues had grown smarter.

“What else can we find about it?” Lucas asked.

Kyle smiled sheepishly. “Yes, well, about that…we don’t have anything else.”

The Alpha’s gaze slowly lifted from the map to meet Kyle’s.

The Beta cleared his throat. “Of course I’ve tried digging around, but nothing else comes up! Nothing of use, anyway. These labs aren’t exactly on the cover of the latest tabloid.”

Lucas grunted his displeasure but looked back down at the lap. “A drug lab. Chemicals. And we have no idea what is inside. Or how many guards they might have. Or numbers. Or layout or…”

He cut himself off with a sharp exhale. He would be risking men going in there with no idea what was waiting for them. Yet there was no other choice. It was either this or they continued to allow these rogues to continue producing these drugs for their own use.

That could not stand, Lucas would never allow it. So this raid had to proceed either way.

“I’m already organizing the raid, Sir. Fifty good men,” Ash stated.

Lucas nodded thoughtfully. “That’s a decent start.”

A knock sounded at the door.

He looked up and nodded to Kyle. The Beta rushed to open it, and Liam stepped in, his own Beta, Bjorn, behind him.

Lucas grimaced slightly. He’d always been uncomfortable in the presence of other shifters. Bjorn was no exception. He was too big. Too strong. If he decided to turn on Liam, Liam wouldn’t be able to stop him. Not physically.

Liam looked around at the neatly organized space. “You still decorate the same.”

“It’s not decoration. It’s an office actually meant for work. Not trinkets,” Lucas replied, motioning to the seat across from him.

Liam sauntered over and sat down. There was a confidence about him that Lucas had never seen before. A sort of lively energy. A hop in his step.

“I’m surprised you called me here.”

“I had little other choice.”

Liam chuckled. “Still not happy?”

“I’m never happy,” Lucas replied plainly. “Last we saw each other, you tried to break my nose.”

“You almost killed Elaine. You deserved it.” The reply came easily for Liam, even if he knew he should, technically, show more respect for the Alpha President. He found he had very little patience for Lucas anymore.

“Perhaps,” Bjorn’s low voice rumbled through the room and all heads turned to him. “We should forget that unpleasantness. Kyle alerted me that this meeting was of some importance.”

Kyle nodded in agreement.

Bjorn continued, “About the rogue situation, no doubt.”

“No doubt indeed,” Lucas replied “We’re planning a raid of the Last Stand Labs.”

Liam’s brow shot up. “Cutting straight to the chase, I see,” he mused. “Alright. I take it you’ve found the place.”