The Lycan’s Contract Mate

Kendrix

I walked into George’s office on Friday afternoon in a positive spirit. I had to wait for a while in his waiting room because he had people in when I got there but it didn’t take long until it was my turn to see him.

“Good afternoon, sir,”

I greeted him when I walked into his office. The photo of Ari was the first thing that caught my attention when I looked around the office. I could have sworn that it wasn’t there the last time I came because I would definitely have noticed her, she looked pretty even though she wasn’t smiling.

“You are welcome, I have been expecting you,”

George said and pointed at the chair opposite him, I took the seat and dropped the file I had with me on the space next to me.

“I told you I will speak to my friend on your behalf and I did, I will go straight to what we discussed,”

He said and paused. I like how he was going straight to business which further proves the man is a true businessman.

“I am all ears,”

I said politely.

“Good, remember I told you it will cost you a lot of money, right? Turns out the value of the Orient tripled with the rumors going around and there have been quite a number of people asking for it, even the federal government wants that land, I was able to talk to my friend and we came to a good price, I don’t know how prepared you are,”

He explained.

“Sir, I am prepared for any cost, as long as the person I am paying to is legit, I don’t have a problem with it,”

I replied. The money, no matter how huge it might be, wasn’t the problem for me. It was an investment that I might not gain from financially but I was still ready to do it.

“Good then, if money isn’t the problem; then the land is as good as yours, even if money was the problem, I would have had no problem lending you some,”

George told me. I can’t say I was shocked; I expected his attitude towards me to change and yes, it did more than I assumed but I had enough funds to cover whatever the cost would be.

“Thank you, sir, but that won’t be needed, I may not be your kind of rich, but I am impressively rich too and can afford certain things on my own,”

I said. It sounded too much like a brag after I said the words out but it was already out and I couldn’t take it back. George seemed not to be bothered about it too as he only smiled.

“Good,”

George commented and went silent, I knew him enough now to know that he was not a man of many words and that he thinks his words through before saying them so I just sat there and waited for him.

“Keep in mind that paying for the land doesn’t mean you have achieved it completely, the money you are spending is to make sure it is sure, let’s not forget that the diamond might all be a rumor which could mean you will run at a lose if it turns out there is no diamond on the land and even if there is indeed diamonds in the land, it will belong to the pack and not you personally so it is still a loss businesswise,”

He preached, after the long pause. I didn’t mind because getting the land wasn’t my goal, the goal is to become the heir to the throne.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“I know I don’t stand to gain anything from the land, I prepared myself for that already, the land isn’t my goal, my goal is to be the next king, and getting the land is my gateway to that,”

I told him and he nodded in approval.

“I am happy to know you have such a mindset, it will help you a lot, not only now but in the future too, keep it up,”

He complimented.

“Thank you, sir,”

I replied and there was another long silence, surprisingly, the silence wasn’t awkward like I had expected, George was just natural calm which made me wonder why he had not been fatherly to his only daughter, even though he was maybe trying to make up now, he would have been the perfect man if he hadn’t been a shitty father to my woman, yeah, Ari is my woman and I wanted to look out for her but I didn’t want to offend the old man right now since our relationship isn’t that solid yet.

“You are like me a lot, you don’t talk much,”

George let out once again, breaking the silence.

“I am not very good with carrying out conversations, I am more of a listener,”

I responded.

“A listener? That’s great, my daughter needs someone who would always listen to her.”

The conversation shifted to Arielyn.

“I am ready to listen to whatever she has to say,”

I responded.

“What do you plan on doing with my daughter?”

He asked. I was expecting him to ask but now that he did, I suddenly couldn’t remember what I had intended to tell him about Arielyn. I haven’t seen much of her in the past couple of days. She was spending more time with her best friend in preparation for her wedding. But the times we do meet, we spend it together even though she runs away once it was just the two of us, I let her do what she wants because I had no intention of rushing her.

“Sir, sincerely, we don’t have any long-term plans yet, we are still getting to know each other and have every intention of going with the flow,”

I told him and after I said it, I wondered if it would have been better if I do him I had intentions of marrying her, that would have sounded better to his ears but the words were already out and I couldn’t take it better, and to be honest, I wanted to keep Ari close but we don’t need to be married for that to happen, I don’t want to force her into doing anything she would not want to do.

“You know she used to be your brother’s mate too, right?”

He asked and I nodded. Of course, I was aware.

“She told me,”

“Good, that’s why when she had first told me, I found it hard to believe but then I thought about it, maybe it was her destiny to be part of the royal family after all, I haven’t been the best parent to her and I owe her a lot, it might not be enough to make up for all my shortcomings but if helping you win would make her happy, then I am willing to do it,”

George informed me. I could tell he was being sincere; I didn’t know their full story to interfere but I hope I would be able to get them to talk to each other and meet each other often. George wasn’t a bad person, he just made a lot of wrong decisions when it comes to her. Hopefully, Arielyn would understand and forgive him.

Thank you, sir, I truly appreciate what you are doing for me, I promise that you won’t regret helping me,”

“you don’t need to say thank you, helping you is helping my daughter, I was going to give all my support to your brother even though you had more potential because I thought my daughter was still into him but when I found out she was no longer into him, it helped me finally follow what I wanted, I think you will make a good king and be of great help to our people,”

He said. His words were sincere so I had no reason not to believe him. Jordan did lose out a lot for turning against Ari, well, I gained because not only did I get her father’s full support, but I also got a hot red hair who was into me as much as I was even right now, I wanted to kiss her, I liked kissing her and liked the taste of her. I wanted her, I know she wants me too. I was taking my time but I didn’t want to wait anymore. She was completely taking over my thoughts and making a place for herself in my heart, I knew it but I couldn’t stop it from happening.

“You seem to like my daughter a lot,”

George commented and I looked at him and nodded.

“I do, from the first day I saw her,”

I told him sincerely, well technically, it was my wolf that liked her first and he was the one that fixed the idea in my head now she was ours, not in the way he envisioned but she was still ours and he was super thrilled by the development, he was still being locked away but I could feel his excitement each time I think of Ari or whenever she was close, maybe it was time to release him but I wasn’t ready to deal with him constantly in my head.

“That’s all I need to know, I would be happy if you both stop by at the house sometimes, I want her to speak to her brothers, I made a mistake raising them the way I did and even though our relationship cannot be easily fixed, I still want her to meet her brothers,”

George said.

“It is not in my place to tell her what to do but rest assured that when she is ready, I would be here with her,”

I replied.