CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

Chapter 398: Which home?

Before ending the war with Polenta, Nate needed to ensure he would be out of reach for the rest of his life.

If there was something a wolf couldn't do, no matter how desperate the situation was, was shifting in front of a human. They had to keep their existence secret to avoid trouble with the humans.

Luciano Polenta had many vices, but he would have never shown his real shape to a human. As such, Nate was fairly sure he wouldn't be able to get out of a human prison. Also, by sending human policemen, he would have made sure he couldn't escape from Abby Brown's apartment. He just had to make sure he was there before surrounding the building and moving his pawns.

Lara had insisted on coming with him, and he had accepted because there wouldn't have been any fight.

«We can go back home tomorrow,» he said while driving towards the address Abby Brown had provided them.

«I'm getting used to the base. Honestly, I see the point of living all together. It's easier to manage a pack like that,» Lara replied. «But it will be nice to go back... To the residence?»

«Actually, to my place. The penthouse.»

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«Oh, I almost forgot about it,» she chuckled. «If Polenta is taken care of and Mayford doesn't attack anymore, I can return to my flat with the kids. We can return to living like we used to.»

«Do you want that?»

«Honestly? I don't know.»

«Do you want to be alone? Do you prefer staying with me?»

He almost pouted, but he remembered he was an adult just in time. He should have shown his maturity by accepting her choices and helping her fulfil any wish she could have.

«I... I don't know. It's easier to live together, and the twins like it. Right? They're getting used to having two parents, and it would be a pity to ruin everything now.»

Nate nodded, agreeing with his whole heart.

«Moreover, we sleep in the same room now. There's no need to take several steps back and return to living separately. It's easier for everyone, isn't it? I'm just talking about having breakfast or dinner together, using the same car to go to the company. That kind of thing.»

Nate nodded again, raising his brows this time.

«Do we need a ton of excuses, though?» he said. «Isn't it enough if we like living together?»

«It should be enough,» Lara chuckled.

«But I don't want you to feel pressured. It can be just a trial period. If we see it's not good for us, we can change our minds and find another option suitable for our family.»

After all, he had to remember her fears. He didn't want Lara to suffer just to be close.

«We should do so,» Lara agreed. «The kids need a family, don't they?»

She didn't add much more. She watched the scenery out of the window, noticing how Nate had slowed down when entering the area where most celebrities lived. There were many paparazzi snooping around; thankfully, the glass of their car windows was dark enough to stop them from seeing who was inside.

Mayford had a more vital entertainment industry than Norwich. The singers and actors would live in the same zone, and the reporters who had nothing else to do would spend their time there in the hope to catch some news or see someone without makeup or with horrible clothes. It wasn't the best place to be seen, especially a little before a big event like Luciano Polenta's arrest.

However, Nate wanted to be sure. He wouldn't get out of the car either way. And he would have been careful not to be followed on the way back. He would have sold the car soon after - well, Roxy would have done it. No one would have been able to link that car to him, and no one would have known he was there when the most shocking news took place.

«Do you think it will be easy?» Lara asked. «Is this really the end?»

«I don't know. We have lost him many times already... But today, we won't do anything. The police will take care of it, and they'll bring him to prison. They'll sentence him, and we won't need to deal with him for years. I can't wait to be free, Lara.

I've spent years battling with him, but it reached a point that's not acceptable anymore. He hurt my family, and he tried hurting my pack so many times...»

«He even sent one of his people after Samantha,» she reminded him.

«Oh, that's right. I really can't wait. I hope the humans know how to handle this. We've done all we could: we isolated him from his pack and made sure he couldn't go to the company to hide his crimes.»

«Crimes?»

«The company was clean before. But, lately, he withdrew everything before disappearing. That's sort of a crime, especially when there is not enough to pay his debts.»

«Poor people,» Lara said. «The pack in Mayford won't have enough money, will they? If Luciano Polenta goes to prison, they will be left with nothing. I doubt he put anything under other wolves' names.»

«Indeed, it's all his property. As such, it's lost. Especially for Samantha. She won't be able to use it to build a new company... She'll have to start from scratch.»

«I don't think she'll have it too hard. I believe she will make it. It's Samantha we're talking about, after all.»

«You're right,» Nate agreed. «But we can help her a little... Or no?»

«Sure! I thought you would never accept! She's still your cousin, and most of the wolves in Mayford will behave now that she's leading them.»

They continued chatting about the future, about what to do and what to avoid. Their voices were low not to attract attention, and their eyes didn't wander far from the entrance of Abby Brown's condo.

They stopped talking only when they saw the police storm in, and they watched carefully. They didn't want to leave anything to fate.