The Alpha's Unclaimed Mate (Jason and Laila) by Caroline Above Story novel Chapter 315

It seemed as if they were going to allow us passage.

Jason briefly turned to the airplane staff. “Return to safer lands. Wait for my call.”

“Yes, Alpha,” said the steward behind me.

Jason held out his hand for me. After accepting it, we walked toward the car.

The Ambassador helped the stewards load our luggage into the trunk of the car, all while the warriors watched. When the stewards had safely returned to the airplane, the warriors finally moved, giving the plan room to leave.

“Get us the heck out of here,” the Ambassador told the driver of the car, who immediately peeled away.

Only with the airport in the rearview mirror did I start to relax.

“What the hells is going on around here?” Jason demanded of the Ambassador, who was still nervously looking out the window.

“I told you that they are isolated,” the Ambassador said. “Another Alpha coming here is frowned upon by most people, even if the Alpha and his council all approved it. I should have known there’d be a pack of goons expecting you, Alpha.”

“I could handle them,” Jason said, his jaw set. “But I do not like my crew and my…” He glanced at me. “My team threatened,” he said carefully.

The subterfuge, it seemed, had begun, if Jason didn’t even want the Ambassador to know who I really was. I wondered how deep the layers of mistrust went here. I had thought the Ambassador an ally, but was he one more person to be cautious of?

“It shouldn’t happen again,” the Ambassador said. “We’ll get you to the hotel to check in, and then later, I will come back to take you to your meeting with the Alpha. If all goes well, you can return back to Moon Ridge pack tomorrow.”

The Ambassador must have been an optimistic man leaving no room for negotiation.

or, he was expecting the Alpha would flat out refuse to speak with us,

“Your last minute trip made some things complicated,” he continued. “Information didn’t pass hands as cleanly as it usually does around here.”

Jason appeared skeptical. “Those warriors looked well–trained. The Alpha could have sent them after us in hopes to intimidate

us.”

The Ambassadors smile waned ever so slightly. “Yes, I suppose that is also a possibility that we must prepare for. The Alpha has

୮ successfully defended this pack for many years, and as you know, that hasn’t been through diplomacy measures. It wouldn’t be unlike him to attempt to tip the scales in his favor through aggression.”

“It won’t work,” Jason said. “Not with me.” He glanced at me. “I have too much to lose to play his games.”

We drove for an hour, with most of the time waiting in a long line at what the Ambassador deemed a checkpoint. A warrior asked our driver questions while another circled the car. Jason tensed, but nothing happened before the warriors backed off and waved us through.

Eventually, we pulled up to a hotel. It was only two stories tall, a smaller hotel than what I was used to seeing in the city. But it seemed nice enough, with a small roundabout out front and a check–in counter. The woman standing behind it smiled brightly, until she actually saw us. Then that smile tightened.

The Ambassador helped coordinate our luggage, then Jason and I said goodbye to him for now and went upstairs.

“It’s safer if we are in one room,” Jason said. “I hope you don’t mind.”

“I don’t,” I replied. I might have, if I had known in advance. But having experienced the warrior’s intimidation tactics already, I wasn’t opting to be left alone. If I was separated from Jason, would I be able to defend myself if they decided to use me as an intimidation tactic?

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Better for its to stay together.

Jason used the key and unlocked the door.

The room was small, with just a kitchenette, a small couch crammed against the wall, and a single bed.

I blinked. “Where’s the second bed?”

Caroline Above Story

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