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prosperity of this whole town,” Van said thoughtfully. Dax wasn’t sure what the man was getting at and he said so.
“It’s simple. Typically shifters worry about the land, the environment and are extremely territorial. Which is all very well and good. But in the scheme of things there are more humans alive than anyone else. While there are not as many vampires as wolf shifters overall, it is normally the vampires that have the most money. They live a lot longer, invest wisely and are more suited to living in larger populations while wolves are more rural based. I don’t know if you’ve noticed it Dax, but this town has the potential for growth and could do really well with some decent investment.”
“But I’m not seeing how that would help my pack.” Dax was confident enough running his club as a profitable business but he would be the first to admit that he didn’t know a lot at all about investments and finances. He had saved hard, got a deposit for the club when it became available, and then poured the profits into it until he owned it outright. The fact that it was a success and was making him plenty of money now was a bonus.
“Your pack members all have businesses or jobs in town. Increased growth would mean more money for everyone. Better housing, schools, infrastructure. You have enough sway on the local council to ensure your forestry area and pack lands were kept separate and intact, but there’s plenty of room for expansion on the west and southern sides of town. I have friends who would happily invest in buildings and businesses here if there was a change in the ruling pack.”
“Vampires you mean.” Dax wasn’t sure how he felt about what Van was saying, but the man had some interesting ideas.
“Vampires,” Van agreed. “They’ve tried coming here before, but anytime a business, private school or something similar has been suggested, they have always been turned down by the local council. We are allowed only a four block area in the whole town where we can live. Gods, the amount of hassle Broz got trying to set up his security business here was ridiculous and all because of the pack.”
“Why would vampires want to come here anyway? There’s nothing here of particular interest.” Dax could see the attraction for other wolves – the forest area around Portrain was beautiful. But what would a city-based vampire get out of the place?
“Land, food sources, business opportunities,” Broz said, apparently well over his snit and happy to contribute. “There’s a huge plot of land, on the outskirts of pack territory on the south side, surrounded by forest area, perfect for a small coven. It’s where the old coven used to be and over the years it’s just become a mix of wasteland and scrub. Half of the shops in town are empty and the industrial area is a joke. No one seems to have the money to invest in anything new. You have a large enough human population to support at least a dozen more vampires without ever being noticed, and that’s without the blood bank at the hospital, which is second to none and has no problem selling blood to private corporations for research purposes.”
“Are you and your friends the only vampires living in town at the moment?”
“Yep.” It was Zane who answered. “With the four block restriction on where we could live, I had to wait months before I could get this house. I got the job easily enough, although the police force is full of humans, which is something else that the pack should consider changing. If your shifters get into trouble with the law, then they really should have representation in the force, someone who could help them out and get the matter referred to the Alpha rather than a human court system. As it is, the humans I work with know there is something weird about me, but they just can’t work out what it is, which makes for a fucking uncomfortable working day.”
“There’s a lot of things I would change,” Dax said, his
“It’s simple. Typically shifters worry about the land, the environment and are extremely territorial. Which is all very well and good. But in the scheme of things there are more humans alive than anyone else. While there are not as many vampires as wolf shifters overall, it is normally the vampires that have the most money. They live a lot longer, invest wisely and are more suited to living in larger populations while wolves are more rural based. I don’t know if you’ve noticed it Dax, but this town has the potential for growth and could do really well with some decent investment.”
“But I’m not seeing how that would help my pack.” Dax was confident enough running his club as a profitable business but he would be the first to admit that he didn’t know a lot at all about investments and finances. He had saved hard, got a deposit for the club when it became available, and then poured the profits into it until he owned it outright. The fact that it was a success and was making him plenty of money now was a bonus.
“Your pack members all have businesses or jobs in town. Increased growth would mean more money for everyone. Better housing, schools, infrastructure. You have enough sway on the local council to ensure your forestry area and pack lands were kept separate and intact, but there’s plenty of room for expansion on the west and southern sides of town. I have friends who would happily invest in buildings and businesses here if there was a change in the ruling pack.”
“Vampires you mean.” Dax wasn’t sure how he felt about what Van was saying, but the man had some interesting ideas.
“Vampires,” Van agreed. “They’ve tried coming here before, but anytime a business, private school or something similar has been suggested, they have always been turned down by the local council. We are allowed only a four block area in the whole town where we can live. Gods, the amount of hassle Broz got trying to set up his security business here was ridiculous and all because of the pack.”
“Why would vampires want to come here anyway? There’s nothing here of particular interest.” Dax could see the attraction for other wolves – the forest area around Portrain was beautiful. But what would a city-based vampire get out of the place?
“Land, food sources, business opportunities,” Broz said, apparently well over his snit and happy to contribute. “There’s a huge plot of land, on the outskirts of pack territory on the south side, surrounded by forest area, perfect for a small coven. It’s where the old coven used to be and over the years it’s just become a mix of wasteland and scrub. Half of the shops in town are empty and the industrial area is a joke. No one seems to have the money to invest in anything new. You have a large enough human population to support at least a dozen more vampires without ever being noticed, and that’s without the blood bank at the hospital, which is second to none and has no problem selling blood to private corporations for research purposes.”
“Are you and your friends the only vampires living in town at the moment?”
“Yep.” It was Zane who answered. “With the four block restriction on where we could live, I had to wait months before I could get this house. I got the job easily enough, although the police force is full of humans, which is something else that the pack should consider changing. If your shifters get into trouble with the law, then they really should have representation in the force, someone who could help them out and get the matter referred to the Alpha rather than a human court system. As it is, the humans I work with know there is something weird about me, but they just can’t work out what it is, which makes for a fucking uncomfortable working day.”
“There’s a lot of things I would change,” Dax said, his
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