Hayden's PovWhen I finished watching the videos and listening to the audio, I knew that I had to do something about the snakes in my park. But first, I needed to get that bastard who tried to kill my Luna, Simeon, or whatever his name is, before I could put the other pieces of the puzzle together. I will use him and get them to confess their crimes. I grabbed the books and pictures that I had gathered on the motherfucker, and since we know his real name, getting information on him was easy. There was this note in our library when we hosted the moon ceremony, and many packs were in attendance. Abel and his father had escorted their Alpha. My father had written the vices of the men in attendance and sent it to his brother, Uncle Josiah. For them to know what to keep an eye on in all of them, Abel had women and greed written beside his name. I looked at all the pictures in front of me, and he had a woman hanging from his hand in all of them. Most of the pi
I could hear my father asking and saying something, but I ignored it and he must have taken a hint and did not mind link me.I was about to ask Josh to ring the bell so I could send a general message to everyone through the mind link when I felt someone pushing at the back of my head. It turned out to be Lucien."What?" I asked him."Did you send Peter here?" He asked me."No, why would I send Peter where my twins are? Is he in your house?""No, not yet in. But he is on his way here.""How did he get through your gates?""I did not think that he would come here, so I never told anyone not to allow him in. I would have gone outside and brought him out with me, but I am helping my mate wash the dishes."I would have laughed under normal circumstances, but since Peter was going to where my children were, I had to do something fast."Don't worry, I got this," I said, then started mind-linking Peter immediately."Alpha, he answered."Where are you? It does not matter. Come immediately to t
Ana povThe bell started to ring as we were talking, and Joe touched Hayden's hand."I know I do not say this very often, but I am proud of you."Hayden looked like he was going to have a heart attack from the face he was making. I guess his father has never said something like this to him."Your grandchild must be rubbing off on you for you to talk about being proud of anybody."Joe scoffed but said, "Maybe?"I wanted to laugh, but I did not want to interrupt a father-son moment, so I held it in.We heard a knock on the door, and Hayden stood up immediately and rushed to the door, but when he looked at me, it was like he caught himself. He was not wearing a shirt, but that was normal for male wolves; they hardly wore shirts since their bodies were always hot, but then I was wearing a nightgown since I was not going anyway today, and he was giving me a look that meant, Go change."Who is it?""Doctor Joel and two nurses, go get dressed.""I thought that they
Alex PovI stood up and looked at the clock because I did not think that I had slept that long for it to be four o'clock already, but he was correct."I see you at the meeting," Joe said and headed to the door."We should get going then," I said and stood up, but Hayden pulled me back."It's already evening; everywhere will be cold outside. Go grab a jacket or coat.""Nope, I feel fine; carrying a jacket for a meeting that may just last for a minute is not on the list of things I want to do.""Why not? The meeting is going to last more than a minute, maybe up to an hour, because I want to instill fear in a lot of people," he said.I gave him a look. "What are you up to, Hayden? Why do you need to input fear into anyone?"He shrugged. "For many things.""Like?" I asked him."Like making sure that no one tries to kidnap you again, poison the twins, or even tries to gun you down.""Okay, let's go then," I said because I trusted Hayden. He knows what he is doi
The part about writing out the expenses we made was starting to cause confusion, So Hayden started to clarify what he meant. "I did not ask you to write out everything spent; just put everything bought for your family together and put an estimated amount to it. That way, we can work together to find the culprit."He explained everything to them and told them that anyone caught trying to send their money illegally or carrying it out of pack would be punished, So send it through the true means.After about forty minutes, the meeting ended."Alpha, don't we get energy drinks for standing so long?" A girl who was about six or seven years old said.Everyone started laughing, including Hayden, and the girl's mother started dragging her out of the place, but Hayden called the woman back."Leave her alone Tabitha, and Grace, yes, there should be energy drinks and snacks. So you are free to grab any snacks of your choice and an energy drink from the pack store.""Say thank you, Alpha," said t
Hayden povI settled down into the chair and then called him back because he had been blowing my phone while I was eating dinner with Lexie. I guess it was because I threatened him when I spoke to him at Lucien's place about the tracking of all the cash leaving the pack. ***"It's already set up Alpha, and I also added a feature where we are alerted about every transaction as soon as it's done.""Good job," I said, "but I have another one for you.""What is it, Alpha?""I need you to create a job about killing someone that will seem so believable and add a reasonable amount of money to it. Be generous with the cash.""I don't understand," Lucien said.I finished the rum in my glass and placed it back on the table. "Find an asshole that deserves to die; put a hunt on his head; say something like he killed your kid or your brother, and you cannot seem to get over it even though it happened ten, nine, or eight years ago; take your pick. Put a reasonable sum of mo
"Watch where you are going," he said, holding me from falling back.When I looked at the face, I could not help calling his name."Josh, what the hell? How come you don't look when walking?"He barked a laugh as if he were in disbelief. "Please, you were the one that ran into me, and I saved you from falling on your bum, and you are asking me if I do not look; please make it make sense.""Gosh, you talk a lot," I said and tried to walk past him, but he held my hand.I tried to snatch my hand back without turning, but he was not having it."Let go of me; what is wrong with you?" I yelled.He pulled me back and covered my mouth with his hand. "Jeez, you scream so loudly for such a short she-wolf."I hissed, snatched my hand, and started walking off, thanking God that he finally let go, but then he appeared in front of me again, and I ran into him.This time, he did not hold me, and I fell on my bum."So sorry." He apologized and stretched out his hand to pull me up, but instead, I pulle
I grabbed the drink from his hand and took a sip from it to calm my insides. I had not examined what kind of tea, which is unlike me; it could have been poison and I would have drank it without looking, but it turned out sweet, so I looked at the remaining liquids at the bottom of the cup."What kind of tea is this? It's really sweet," I asked him."I don't know; my mom bought most of the things in my house, including this tea. She blended a lot of the things into the dried green tea, but I have forgotten what she mentioned."I tasted cinnamon on it," I said, and he shrugged."I did too, but as for the rest, I did not pay much attention," he said."Do you want to play a game?" He asked me."What is it? Truth or dare," I continued. "Do you want to dare me to pull my pants off?""It is not truth or dare, and if I wanted you to pull your pants off, I would not need to play a silly game. It's an Ouija box game where you have to do anything the alphabet on it says.""Is there another paper
Hayden POVToday was the day of the general meeting. Since my return two days ago, I have spent it with my twins, organizing every piece of evidence that I had. Compiling the conversation between Abel and Ana, I could still see the look of horror on her face when I pushed Abel out of the car; she looked like she had seen a ghost.No one could escape, as I made sure the boundaries were guarded, and I confirmed that Peter was truly my uncle's son. I told my father about it this morning, and I had to hold him down from rushing to his brother's house.I also told Josh what his father had done and that Peter was his brother. He had been working with me for a long time, so he deserved that much respect.My twin's birthday was coming in a few months, and I could not wait to get all this over and start a new phase with my family."Ready," I said to Alex.She nodded. "More than ever."I grabbed her hand and then pressed the elevator. We had left the twins at home wit
"Good morning, soldiers," I said while standing in front of them."Good morning, Alpha," They greeted."Tomorrow, we will save our pack. This is one of the most important missions in our lives, so there is no room for mistakes everywhere. Do you understand?""Yes, alpha.""Good. What I want is your excellence amongst others. No mistakes. Anyone who leaks any information here will die in my hands in the worst way possible. Now let us start."Jim had told him to come to the house; it was near the water. He initially disagreed and gave him another location with the excuse that he could be walking into an ambush. Jim used the same excuse for him, telling him that he might decide to kill him and take every dollar in his account. "The location is the house in the forest. It is not afflicted to any of us, and although he thinks he is smart, we are smarter."I pointed at the hidden cameras that had picked up a picture of a middle-aged woman who came to look around, using detectors and everyt
Hayden pov After what we had last night, I had slept off but was woken up by the sound of my phone ringing. It was on the bed stand, but Alex was using my hand as a pillow, and I did not want to wake her up. I looked at the clock, and it was midnight. But then my phone started to ring again. She must have been disturbed by the noise because she turned and moved away from my hand.I tiptoed off the bed and grabbed my phone, then headed to the bathroom after looking around."This better be important, Jim?" I said immediately that I had picked it."Good evening, Alpha. I am calling because you said to call you and to never act on my command.""And?""The dealer messaged me. He says that he has something to do next week and decided to get the job done tomorrow, so I should get him money ready by tomorrow.""What did you tell him?""Nothing. He just sent me the message a few minutes ago. Also, there's a feature in my laptops that makes messages I have rea
Alex povWe arrived on our private plane to Paris. This was my first time in Paris, and I was so excited. It is going to be a fun experience for me. I brought out my phone, then found the article about Paris I had downloaded, because I wanted to have a better knowledge of where we were going and where we would be visiting after we had rested well.My interest was piqued when I saw a picture of the Eiffel Tower. We will do that.We were taken to our hotel room by a limousine.The hotel NH Paris Gare de l'Est was famous for its exquisite view and its transport convenience, and I will go see it too.The fact that it was closer to the Eiffel Tower, the train station, and the airport made it an exciting place for tourists and visitors.After we checked into one of the biggest hotels in Paris, which was owned by Hayden, We collected the key to our hotel room, while the baggage porters helped us carry our bags into our room.I did not waste time showering; he want
Josh povAs soon as Hayden left, I sat down with Lex, watching her rummage through the wardrobe.She had come to the kitchen, where I was lounging and waiting for them to finish cooking, and dragged me to her room."I need you to help me choose the perfect lingerie to seduce Hayden when he comes back.""Wouldn't Hayden kill me for looking at you?""He won't know unless you tell him, and what he does not know would not kill him. Now come with me."I followed her to the room, but all I wanted was to call Cecelia. I knew that she was in the Alpha's whatever, but I liked her.I remember how beautiful she looked from the back in the tub. She looked like a princess, so I pulled off my clothes and joined her in the tub."What are you doing?" She had asked me."Bathing, Isn't it obvious?" I asked."I thought you said that there was no reason for you to do that, as you will be leaving soon.""I changed my mind," I said, and then I started washing her hair for her."Okay,
Alex povI felt someone tapping me, and I groaned, then buried my face in the bed. It must already be time for us to leave, but I had stayed all night watching K-drama recommendations because I wanted to sleep more.It had started with Hayden bringing his laptop to bed when I said that I did not want to be alone in the room while he typed. He had agreed, but then the noise from his typing would not let me sleep."Can't you put down that laptop? I can't seem to sleep because of what you are typing." "I can't, but I can get out of bed; I will just be in the living room. You can call me if you need me."I shook my head, then placed my head on his chest. He likes to say that I have been needy these past few days.I had told him that since I almost died, I now knew what I was missing, and he started laughing.I stayed curled up at his side while he worked, but then I saw that it was disturbing him, just that he did not only tell me that he could not type comfor
Finn Hallmark povI had finished making a few calls in my study and learned that Donovan was not giving up and that he was still trying to finish up in the few days that they gave him. I did not know what he thought he was doing, but that bastard was starting to make me angry, and it looked like I would get rid of him."Is there a way that you guys could get him to leave the deal for me? You know how much I give you for everything that you do for me, right?""I know that Finn, but there is nothing that I have not tried. I sent you a picture of the deal too, and you could not find any clause that would make anyone take anything back. He was very thorough in making that deal like he knew that something like this would happen." I scoffed, "I don't mean through legal means; I mean, can't you get rid of him through any means?"The bastard at the other end of the line started laughing like I said something funny. He laughed for a while, and it started to irritate me, so I
When I opened my eyes, the room still felt dark, so that may mean that it was not morning yet. I felt sore in many places, and my head was killing me, but either way, I tried to touch his side of the bed and ask him to pull me up, but there was no one there. I looked at the side, which was a bit rumbled, which meant that he did sleep there but had woken up before I did.I managed to sit up and then looked at the clock. It was five o'clock in the morning, and I pushed myself to the edge of the bed even though my whole body protested against that movement. But I needed to get up and drain my bladder since I fainted from my orgasm and did not know everything that happened after that. I also needed to eat something because all that walking made me hungry, and I was too busy ogling Josh to ask for noodles yesterday, but now that all that was done, I needed to eat. I heard the sound of a plate falling somewhere, so that means that he was in his kitchen.Then came the whole problem, because
I grabbed the drink from his hand and took a sip from it to calm my insides. I had not examined what kind of tea, which is unlike me; it could have been poison and I would have drank it without looking, but it turned out sweet, so I looked at the remaining liquids at the bottom of the cup."What kind of tea is this? It's really sweet," I asked him."I don't know; my mom bought most of the things in my house, including this tea. She blended a lot of the things into the dried green tea, but I have forgotten what she mentioned."I tasted cinnamon on it," I said, and he shrugged."I did too, but as for the rest, I did not pay much attention," he said."Do you want to play a game?" He asked me."What is it? Truth or dare," I continued. "Do you want to dare me to pull my pants off?""It is not truth or dare, and if I wanted you to pull your pants off, I would not need to play a silly game. It's an Ouija box game where you have to do anything the alphabet on it says.""Is there another paper