
Achilles and the others managed to calm the raging crowd about the deaths of the two children. Little Bella was still in a critical condition and the subjects were still very scared. They knew something had to be done very soon else things would get out of hand.
The key was to get the Dagger from Alpha D'argan and they could only part and hope that the girl he sent would get it successfully.
"Achilles." Tony called through mindlink.
"Yes, Tony." Achilles replied.
"Alpha Curtis is here. I'm bringing him over to your office so we can hear what he has to say."
"Please do. Thank you." He immediately blocked the mindlink and leaned against the headrest of the chair. Deep in his heart, he hoped that Alpha Curtis was there to give him the Dagger that had already been taken from the tyrant, but he knew that was not the case.
Alpha D'argan was a very intelligent man and stealing the Dagger would not be so easy.
"Bella." He closed his eyes and called Bella through mindlink.
"Yes love." Bella replied immediately.
"Are you with Diana?"
"Yes."
"How is she?" He asked concerned and he could hear Bella sigh from the other end.
"She is devastated. She has been crying all morning and I don't even know what to say to her any more." Bella reported and her tone made Achilles understand that things had not gotten any better with his niece.
"My poor sister." He lamented. " Well, I just got a mindlink from Tony, he said he's bringing Alpha Curtis to my office. I wanted you girls to be present so we all can hear what he has to say, but it's alright if you girls can't make it. Tony, Carter and I will hold the meeting."
"Ah… I see. I'm going to ask her anyway. We'll come over if she wants to."
"Alright love. How about Alex?"
"He hasn't left his sister's side. He's devastated as well. Had to force him to eat or drink anything. Everyone is just sad." Bella cried and Achilles' heart sank. He felt terribly bad about what was going on and he wished it would just end already.
"Alright love. You ladies stay with the kids. The guys and I will handle Alpha Curtis."
"Alright."
"I love you." He confessed from the depth of his heart.
"I love you more." She repeated abd blocked the mindlink.
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Moments later, everyone was seated in Achilles' office. Everyone, including Bella and Diana.
When Bella told Diana about Alpha Curtis' arrival, she insisted that they be present to hear what he had to say.
"Alpha Curtis, you are once more welcome to the Wall Street Pack." Achilles welcomed and Alpha Curtis smiled and rose from his seat.
"Thank you very much, Alpha Achilles."
"So, what brings you here today? I presume it's good news."
"It is good news, dear Alpha. As we discussed the other day, I went along with a young maiden to Alpha D'argan's Pack. He was more than grateful to have her and he did not suspect a thing. A few hours ago, I was told that someone from Crescent Moon Pack wanted to see me. It happened to be a maid from Alpha D'argan's castle. She told me she was sent by my maiden and she came along with the Dagger of Purity which she had stolen from Alpha D'argan's office." Alpha D'argan explained calmly and the moment his words reached the others, they could not contain their joy. Achilles immediately rose from his office chair.
"You mean to tell me you have the Dagger of Purity with you?" He asked eagerly.
"Yes, I do." He said and took out the Dagger from his coat. Gasps from the others filled the room as he handed it over to Achilles.
Achilles' hands trembled as he held the two edged Dagger in his hand. That was the instrument that had to be used to end the tyrant's life. He was holding the key to everything in his hands.
"Wow!" Was all he could say as he admired the Dagger. "Just Wow! I can't believe I finally have it in my hands."
"Alpha Curtis, we can thank you enough for bringing this dagger to us. This was the hardest thing for us to do. Now that we have the Dagger, we can conviniently proceed to the next step in this war." Said Bella.
Achilles put the Dagger away in one of his office drawers and locked it properly before coming to meet them again.
"It's a good thing we have the Dagger. But it'll be better if we do not spread a word about this to anyone, not even the other Alphas, for now. We need to come up with elaborate plan on how to go about the attack before we reveal to them the secret we all know."
"Yeah, that's true. If word spreads about the Dagger, things would get more complicated than they are already. Let's just keep this to ourselves."
"I have a worry" Said Diana and everyone turned to look at her.
"What's that?"
"You said it was a maiden from the Crescent Moon Pack who brought the Dagger to you. What happened to the girl who was sent? Has she not returned yet?" Diana asked worriedly.
"Well, not yet. She didn't come herself because she knew her absence would raise Alpha D'argan's suspicion. I'm going to find a way to bring her home after some time."
"Please do that. I'm not comfortable with the fact that she's over there in his castle. That man can do anything to her at anytime." Diana lamented and Alpha Curtis nodded in approval.
"Well, if that's all then I best be on my way." He said, rising from his seat. "If anything important comes up, please let me know. I will always be willing to help. Remember, we are in this together."
"I will do just that, Alpha Curtis and thank you very much for everything you've done so far. Thank you."
"I'd do anything for this redemption."
"Carter, please Show Alpha Curtis out."
"Yes, Alpha."
Carter excorted Alpha Curtis out, leaving the rest behind.
"Well… that went easier than expected." Tony remarked.
"Something has to kill man and in Alpha D'argan's case, it's going to be a woman." Said Bella in a serious tone and the everyone else burst into laughter.


