Quinton heart has been slowly cracking as the hours went on. He thought she'd come back, that it was just a moment... that she would see they are meant to become one together. Hazel is his other half. He's been keeping his tears back, he's not weak. He wasn't going to be weak. He can't be weak.
Hazel's beautiful features and her voice clouded his brain, preventing him to be able to think clearly. He needed her, but she didn't want him. Quinton wanted Hazel in his life, he would do anything to be with her or at least give him a chance. However, she's committed. Determined. Quinton didn't want to destroy that. He couldn't bring himself to pull her away from everything she's worked for. Everything she knew and loved.
He was going to win her over. Hazel will be Quinton's. Quinton will be Hazel's.
Tossing his thoughts to the back of his head, he attempts to do his Alpha work. War is arising between the Lycans and the Vargulfs, he just knew it. He was pretty sure Hazel knew it too, after that phone call he had with her. She's smart. He closed his eyes, he needs to forget about her.
"I need to look at security," Quinton mumbles. Flicking through the pages, he began to wander how the Vargulfs got in. High walls surrounded the pack grounds, they couldn't have just walked in freely. The gates were shut, like any other night. Someone must have opened the gates for them. But how? There's no way to open them from the outside. Someone from the inside must be helping them. A trader. A mole.
Traders and moles don't last long in Dustfall. Quinton gives them no sympathy. There shot dead without being thought twice about.
His phone rings and it echoes through his silence office. He reaches out and grabs the phone, bringing it up to his ear. "Alpha Quinton of the Dustfall pack speaking."
"This is Alpha Hazel again. I have information on the Vargulfs," she informs him. Quinton nods and then realises she can't see him.
"Care to share?"
"That is why I'm calling. Their leader is Oscar Hays and what I've gathered he's a Rogue that was banished from your pack ten years ago. He wants our land. He's building an army. He wants to defeat us and become the strongest," she explains and Quinton's jaw drops a little. He composes himself.
"How do you know all this?" He asks trying to hold the confidence in his voice.
"My Beta and third in command locked two Vargulfs up. One of them spilled. He got scared. Have you got anything on Oscar Hays?" She questions him. He runs the name through his head and it sounds familiar, but couldn't pin any information on him.
"No, but I'll find out about him. There probably a file on him and then I will call you," he tells her, opening a drawer and looking for the file cabinet key.
"Great, thank you. I have to go now. I hope we can work together to defeat them," before he could reply, she hangs up the phone. He pulls back and looks at the phone.
Did she just hang up on me?
Shaking his head, Quinton sets the phone down. He slowly stands up off his chair, with the key gripped in his hand. Strolling across the room, he stops in front of the grey cabinets.
"Oscar Hays..." he mumbles opening the first draw. He does a brief look over and continues to do this through each drawer. He reaches the third one and begins pulling them up looking at each name. Bingo. Oscar Hays. He runs his hand across the front, the word CONFIDENTIAL was stamped across in red letters. Quinton takes a deep breath, opening it.
Basic information is written about Oscar Hays on the first page, such as his date of birth and who his parents are. He flicks the white page over and rests it on the left side of the file. BANISHED. His finger runs over the capital letters in black bold writing. He begins to read.
"BANISHED for breaking into the pack house and attempting to steal confidential documents, and the attempt murder of John Campbell, because he was caught by him. Mr Campbell was seriously injured, but will recover in time. Hays is banned from stepping foot onto Dustfall territory for life!"
Quinton rolls his eyes at his dad's squiggly hand writing and how brief he wrote his notes. He was never one to write long notes. John Campbell was the Beta to his dad a long time ago. Quinton's eyes look up towards the date.
22/01/08.
Ten years ago.
Now he wants to take over. Possibly revenge? Or maybe he wants control and power?
I should ask dad to find out what really happened with Hays.
Quinton mind-links his dad, asking him to meet him in his office. His dad tells him he'll be there in twenty. Quinton continues the work on what he was perviously doing, until he heard three strong knocks on his wooden door. "Come on in."
"Hey son," he father smiles, causing small wrinkles around his mouth and at the corner of his eyes.
"Hey Dad, sorry for calling you here, but I have some questions to ask you," Quinton leans back in his chair.
"Alright son, what do you want to know?" His father takes a seat beside the desk.
"Oscar Hays, ring a bell?"
His father leans back and sighs. "Yes, how could I forget. He's a mad man. Banished him was it eight years ago or maybe ten?"
"Ten. I read your report and I would like to know what documents he trying to take?"
"Mmm... financial and the banished members of this pack, along with any information we had on Rogues and Vargulfs. However, I'm not sure what he planned to do with it," he folded his arm across his chest, with a thoughtful expression. "Why do you ask?"
"He was the one that sent those Vargulfs to attack our pack and he also attacked The Dreamlanders," he informed him and his fists tightened.
"The Dreamlanders?" He says quite surprised. "Why would he mess with them? They've built a good stable society for themselves and they wouldn't want anyone to mess with that. Plus, I heard their Alpha is pretty determent and ruthless."
"Yeah, Alpha Hazel informed me that Oscar Hays is building an army of, what I believe is, rogues and Vargulfs. He wants The Dreamlanders' land and our land. He wants to grow his army until he has the strongest and biggest army around."
"Alpha Hazel... the only female Alpha. Now are you going to tell me why your eyes light up when you hear, or say her name, or you just gonna let me assume?" his father raises an eyebrow and Quinton pulls a tight smile.
"She my mate, but she doesn't want me."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that. The girl is determent to protect her pack, and she doesn't want anything to ruin that, but if you show her that you support her and won't destroy her pack, she'll want you," his father leans forward. "Get to know her. Now, what are you going to do about this Hays situation?"
"I'm not sure, but I hope Alpha Hazel and I can work together to defeat him."
"Sounds good. I'll leave you to figure it out," he stands up and makes his way over to the door.
"Wait, I have one more question for you?"
"And what's that?" He asks turning back around.
"Why'd he try to kill John Campbell?"
"John found him in my office searching through drawers. John told him to stop and went to restrain him, but Oscar is a not mentally stable and he is out for blood, power and control. He tried to kill John, because he knew he wouldn't have any control to what happened when he had to face me," Quinton nods and takes in the information.
"Thanks Dad."
"No problem son. Oh, and your mother wants you over for dinner," he tells him.
"Tell her I'll be there," Quinton's smiles.
"It wasn't a question, it was an order," his dad laughs and Quinton's smile grows larger.
"See you later Dad."