“It’s amazing how your media outlet missed such a major newsworthy event,” Jack was speaking on his cell phone. Returned after his lawyer more than earned his fee for getting him and his wife out of the State Trooper police station.
“Frederick ‘The Shark’ Parker attacked a police station here in upstate Washington,” Jack smiling to his wife as both sat in the limo on the way back to Seattle.
“Fortunately, no officer was killed,” Jack continuing to speak; “yet the assault was an attempt to break his son Daniel out of jail.”
“Yes,” Jack answering the other person on the line; “the same Daniel that was on the run from California. From what I heard, he was arrested for shooting a local town resident over a vintage car,” Jack speaking; “look just consider me an anonymous informant and send one of your news trucks over to Moon Lake. Before the other major networks get wind of this.”
“That was the fifth major news outlet you have called since the police station,” Kenya watching Jack making another call; “what are you up to?”
“Making sure,” Jack winking at Kenya; “those doddering fools of the elder council have bigger problems to deal with.”
Kenya looked on confused. She watched Jack before they left Moon Lake; of him ripping up their summons scrolls. Not seeing the note he slipped into an envelope containing the scroll scraps of him threatening to out the existence of were’s. It took her a moment to too ponder her husband’s actions before the proverbial light bulb lit up.
“You are making the whole world aware of the Parker-Talbot feud,” Kenya nearly shouting.
Jack smiles and nods as he once again talks to another person at yet another news outlet; once again detailing how the notorious mobster of San-Francisco, Frederick Parker is now in jail in Moon lake of all places facing serious charges.
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“Well that’s odd,” Lance looking at his phone; “Daisuke Tachibana just texted me.”
“Why is that odd,” Lila looking at her husband as he puts his phone down.
“Because he generally calls,” Lance responding; “besides that, the message he gave was strange.”
“Strange how,” Lila getting up from resting on Lance’s lap.
“Council meeting is cancelled tomorrow,” Lance shaking head; “yet an emergency meeting is being convened at Tachibana estate. Council members only.”
“That is strange,” Lila looking at Lance. The pregnant were-tigress was hoping for a quiet evening to relax after a fun filled day at the Labor Day picnic. With her brother Rick and his wife Ester; along with their children Cindy, Jasper and Yogi, Lila sampled every morsel, every treat that every food vendor had for sale. While she had to forgo a majority of the carnival rides due to her being three months pregnant; it didn’t stop her from taking pictures with her phone of her family as they raced through the various rides.
“What’s more,” Lance getting up; “is the reason why the change in location wasn’t explained. Just show up ASAP.”
“Will you be long,” Lila watching her husband grab his keys and shoes.
“That I don’t know,” Lance sighing; “that I don’t know.”
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“Are you mad,” Kenya screaming at her husband; “threatening to expose us if the council tries to do anything to us?”
“Not mad,” Jack answering calmly; “it’s a calculated business move.”
“How can going to war against the elder council,” Kenya looking distraught; “and willing to out us all the world over be business?”
“You recall your history,” Jack looking composed; “how Kennedy was willing to risk nuclear Armageddon if Khrushchev placed his missiles in Cuba?”
“What are you getting at,” Kenya looking at her husband coldly.
“It’s a line in the sand I drew,” Jack glancing at the familiar sky line of Seattle; “the question is, will the other side step over it? Or will they blink and back off; just like the soviet leader did ending the Cuban Missile crisis.”
“They are not going to step over it,” Kenya shuddering; “the council is going to jump over it and kick sand in your face. They may not have much influence out of Moon lake,” Kenya finding her husband’s current gambit foolish; “but that doesn’t mean they won’t find a way to deal with you.”
“Which is why,” Jack responding; “I gave them something to keep them distracted. Reporters, news vans, paparazzi all converging on Moon Lake to report on the downfall of Frederick Parker. The council is going to have their paws full in keeping the town’s population from walking around in their fursona. And who knows,” Jack smiling wistfully; “perhaps a frustrated resident will do the outing for us.”
“And what will you be doing while that is going on,” Kenya not liking what Jack has planned.
“Well,” Jack shifting to a seat closure to Kenya; “I’m going to continue to out maneuver Benton Knight.”
“More like scramble,” Kenya scoffing; “as he blocks you from whatever deal he is working on.”
“Au contraire,” Jack smiling; “all my scheming and planning that I have done has finally paid off. I now know what Benton has done to Crawford Computers and how to wrest from him,” Jack smiling malevolently; “or more importantly from his whelp of a daughter Frieda.”