Chapter 76: Hot- headed **Amber’s POV “Now what’s going on? Is that knocking,” I ask my husband, “At four in the morning? Seriously? Who comes to the door at this hour? How many people know that we live here now?” I groan and pull a pillow over my head. Unbelievable. This place is supposed to be secret! How secret can it be if people are pounding on my door constantly? “My love, it’s your brother,” my husband says in exasperation, without even opening his eyes, “I can hear him muttering to himself.” “Amber! Levi,” Ivan yells, “ We need to talk!” Yes, it’s him all right. He resumes knocking. I sigh. “Go back to sleep Levi,” I tell my mate, resigned to the situation, I”ll talk to him. You handled more than enough of this last night.” “Apparently I didn’t, or he wouldn’t be here right now,” my husband says, getting up despite both his frustration and what I’ve told him, “By the Goddess this had better be good.” I run down the stairs an
Chapter 77: A bad feeling**Amber’s POV “Do you think he can control his temper long enough to do this,” Levi asks me about Ivan, with concern in his voice, “I know that he wants to help, but do you think he’s capable of it?” I can see why my mate is worried. Ivan has always been a little high strung. And they almost came to blows the other night. However, I have faith in my brother. He has never let me down when I needed him most. “I do, my love,” I tell my mate, “In fact, I know he can. He might have a bit of a temper-” “Might have a temper,” Levi says, “Really, my love?” My husband raises his eyebrows for emphasis, and I can’t help but laugh. “Ok, yes, he has a temper,” I tell him, conceding his point, “Ivan will be the very first one to admit that. However, he knows the seriousness of what we are trying to do. He won’t let us down. I know he won’t. Besides, if I didn’t think he could do it I would have forbidden him from participating.”
Chapter 78: Going wolf hunting **Levi’s POV “I don’t know who this guy was, but I can tell you one thing,” I tell my mate, “He won’t be going wolf hunting ever again.” As I stare at his corpse, it angers me that this evil man took his own life before I could question him. He was a human man, not a shifter. He bears the symbol of that evil organization on his wrist. Proof that Sebastian is connected to these hunters somehow. I shake my head and refocus my attention. My wife is the most important thing in my world, and her brother was just nearly killed. “How’s Ivan feeling,” I say, concerned for her brother, ”Is he ok? That was a pretty close call.” “Yes, thank you my love,” she answers, with relief, “He’s feeling better now. He thinks that he cracked a rib, but he’ll be fine. He’s having a stiff drink and relaxing with Hellhound.” He deserves to relax after what he’s been through. It’s not every day you get shot with a silver bullet while trying to a
Chapter 79: Nothing but vengeance **Sebastian’s POV “Sebastian, you have failed us,” the boss informs me, with an air of disappointment,”You told us that this plan was foolproof. Now our man is dead, and you’ve ruined our opportunity to kill the brother. They will be on their guard now.” This is the phone call that I’ve been dreading. I didn’t anticipate Ivan getting away. I thought I had him. I knew that idiot would show up for his beloved sister. My guy had silver bullets and the element of surprise. And Ivan’s temper always gets the better of him. I assumed he would get so angry that he wouldn’t be able to think clearly. How the hell did this happen? I need to fix this or I’m never going to get what I deserve! “I’m sorry, boss. It was a miscalculation,” I tell him, and I am, “I won’t make the same mistake again.” “You better not, if you want to live, wolf,” the boss warns me, anger radiating through the phone, “That went so badly that I’m starting to w
Chapter 80: Savages **Levio’s POV “Andew, ensure that the prisoners are secure, and take them to my office for questioning,”I tell him, “I need to take care of something. I’ll report back later. And tell no one about what you just showed me until I say so.” “Roger that, Levi,” Andrew responds, “I’ve got your back.” I can’t even tell the rest of my team what I’ve learned until I talk to the person whose name is on that piece of paper. Andrew showed me deed to the hunters’ property. It was well- hidden in a file cabinet. It’s pretty impressive that Andrew managed to find it. I sprint to my car and drive directly to August’s house. I am so angry that I’m still shaking with rage when I pull up. “AUGUST,” yell at the door letting my fury rage unchecked, “GET OUT HERE NOW!”I pound on the door, screaming at the top of my lungs. I realize, dimly, that I now sound like a lunatic. But I don’t care. His name. His name was on the deed. August owns the buil
Chapter 81: Benefit of the doubt **Levi’s POV “I can’t trust August right now,” I tell Andrew, “I want to. I don’t want to believe that he’s capable of this, but I’m just not sure. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your help in moving back to our own house.” We are moving the last of the boxes back to our home. I just couldn’t stomach the idea of living in that place when I no longer trust the person who owns it. I’m grateful that Amber went along with this whole thing. I’m pretty sure that she thinks I’m overreacting, and I may be. But better safe than sorry. “Where do you want the dishes, boss,” Andrew asks me, tiredly, “This is the last of it.” “Thank you, just put them down here,” I tell him, “I’ll put them in the kitchen later. Go get some rest. You’ve worked hard today, and I greatly appreciate your help.” “No problem,” Andrew responds, with obvious relief. “Hey, do you know who’s on guard duty tonight?” “Yes, it’s Stevenson and Pau
Chapter 82: Removing all obstacles ** Levi’s POV “Do we go in?” Andrew whispers urgently, “I mean, what if he’s just, napping or something and left the door unlocked? We’re already here to apologize. What if we just make him angrier?” “He would have woken up,” I say, “I’m sure of it. We were making such a racket that there’s no way he wouldn’t have said something if he were here and could respond. He would have come out here and yelled at us, actually. I know I probably deserve it. We need to go in and make sure he’s not injured or unable to respond for some reason.” Andrew nods his assent and we both draw our weapons and open the door all the way. We go room to room together, but the place is empty. “Ok, now what,” Andrew says, putting away his weapon, frowning, “He’s obviously not here, but his car is. And I’m not buying that he just went to the store or something and forgot to lock the door.” “Agreed,” I tell him, and now I’m more than a little
Chapter 83: Razor sharp wit ** Amber’s POV “Good morning August, how are you feeling?” I ask him, examining his black eye with concern, “You look as if you slept well.” We are gathered around the breakfast table, and it is wonderful to have August with us again. August has agreed to stay with us until his house’s security can be updated, which I am very relieved to hear. Levi and his grandfather could use the time to talk, and neither of us want anything to happen to him. The poor man has been through enough already. Between being accused of participating in my attempted abduction and then being taken himself, I’m actually impressed at how well he’s doing, all things considered. “I did, thank you Amber,” he tells me with a gentle smile, “I’m just so glad that Levi and I have finally cleared the air, that I was able to relax for the first time in days. It was wonderful.” “Well, that, and the fact that you were attacked by a lunatic probably had something to