“She offered no details,Luna.However,she insisted that you must speak to her directly.”
Selena nodded and grabbed the communication device.“This is Selena,Mate to the Alpha.”
“Selena.”
Lyka Sanders,Xena’s agent,sat on the edge of her seat,trembling with seething fury as she endured the incessant ringing tone.Impatience and eagerness gnawed at her nerves as she waited for the director to complete the circuit.Finally,when the ringing stopped and Selena’s voice commanded attention,Lyka snapped with immediate aggression.
“Selena,if you truly believe Xena is unworthy of your Pack’s endorsement,command it directly!You are not our only alliance!After we secured her away from all other endorsements,you are now severing the pact?Are you playing tricks upon our territory?You owe Xena a full explanation for this breach of contract.”
Hearing the aggressive tone and the accusation of a broken pact,confusion immediately surged through Selena.Still,she maintained her Alpha composure and managed to calmly reply,“Lyka,you must calm your inner wolf.Xena is our chosen huntress for the campaign.How could we possibly do that?”
Lyka seemed to believe Selena was merely feigning innocence,so she reiterated what had happened with a cynical snarl.“Huh?You do not know yet?The director of your Public Relations department communicated with me personally and declared they would replace her.”
Finally grasping the disruptive situation,Selena paused momentarily to mentally fortify her response,aiming not to worsen the inter-Pack relations.She then commanded,“Lyka,I will immediately clarify this rogue action and provide your side with a full explanation.”
The directive pacified Lyka somewhat,and the call circuit was finally terminated.
Selena massaged her temples for a moment before rising and striding directly to the Dark Moon Conglomerate’s Public Relations quadrant.During her three years securing the McKesson Initiative,Charlene Johnson,the head of the Public Relations department,had frequently attempted to disrupt her mandates.
As Selena strode toward the Public Relations quadrant,an operative couldn't help but whisper,“It seems a display of dominance is about to occur.”
Sighing,she added,“Director Charlene and Mate Selena have never aligned peacefully.”