Chapter 104
Hardy
As much as I hated to think of it, she would be around Darius often, and if he played Polo, we would be around each other often.
It will give me a chance.
I need to prove that I am a better man for her. I did not plan on playing dirty, but I planned on making an effort. If I still lose, I would gracefully bow out, but I would try as penance for not taking her away from Casey when I had the chance.
Somehow I knew it was my fault she ended up in the north. If I had taken her from Casey, the north would have still attacked the east, but she wouldn’t be there to give herself up. She would have been with me.
I looked at Lukman, grateful for the opportunity that had dropped on my lap, and I wasn’t going to waste it.
“Ask Nikolas Sullivan to see me in my office. I need to finalise with him. and respond to the Northern council as soon as possible before the slots for Polo teams are filled.” I told Lukman, and he went to sort the matter.
I waited nervously in my office, grateful for the opportunity.
Knowing the invitation came in late because most Alphas received their invites two weeks ago, it seemed like a last–minute thing. I believed I wasn’t meant to be invited, but they chose to invite me for reasons known to them.
I felt it was off that the council would invite me, but it might be their step toward making peace with me. After all, Darius had sent Zora to Brighton to make peace with Jake, and he had somehow made peace with Casey.
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Casey never spoke scornfully of the Dark Lord Alpha, and I believe he should because the man took his wife, whom he still loves, but Casey seemed to be okay with it. Hand might have suddenly realised the errors of their ways and wanted to make amends, or this might also be an attempt to keep his enemies close. I did not know what it may be, but I was on alert. If it was a trap, I had to get out of it. If it weren’t for my need to see Zora again and try to prove myself to her, I would have declined.
Nikolas arrived a few hours later, and he had brought his niece. Lukeman had sent a helicopter to pick him up from Pridewood, where they were staying. It wasn’t far, but they would have taken longer to get to Red Moon.
The man looked fit and a bit younger than I imagined. He was in his early forties, and I was sure he could swing a mallet with ease. His neice was a pretty blonde woman, roughly twenty–six or twenty–seven. She was very stunning and had that legendary northern beauty.
I stood up to greet them, and they greeted me with a lot of respect. His niece seemed in awe of me and made me feel like a celebrity.
“Please, make yourselves comfortable,” I said, offering them seats, and they sat down.
“To what do we owe this honour, alpha?” Nikolas asked, and I smiled so he would know to relax and that I meant well.
“I heard you have the best Polo team in the south,” I said, and the man smiled, trying to be modest.
“We try alpha, but it isn’t a popular game in the south as it is in the north,” he said, and I nodded.
“I know you relocated here with your niece from the north. I was hoping your team could represent us in the all–region tournament starting next new moon,” I said, and the man was stunned. He could not contain his joy.
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“It will be an honour. I have been looking for an opportunity to showcase my teams. It will be great,” The man said, and I looked at his niece, who seemed to be drooling over me, and I smiled at her.
“You play too?” I asked her, and she nodded.
“Yes, she does, but she won’t play at the tournament. She isn’t qualified to play at that level; she will just manage the teams,” The man said, and I had no clue what it entailed, but it sounded like a good thing.
“How many teams would we enter into the competition?” I asked the man.
“Three. We have only three strong teams in the south,” He said, and I nodded.
“Very well then, I will reply and ask them to save three slots for us in the polo tournament. I will need the names of your teams and team members,” I told the man, and he nodded, smiling.
“They will give you a place to rest, and the helicopter will take you back to Pridewood tomorrow,” I said, and the man was excited about it.
I was excited, too, because I had a non–threatening legal reason to be in the north for a whole month. Rex and I were elated, and I relaxed a bit on my couch, hopeful.
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