AUTHOR'S POV:Friday came and everyone began getting ready for the events to come. Ava and Leo were not an exception to this.Prominent men and women from all walks of life were going to be in attendance. Ranging from businessmen to company owners and tech companies. Probably, everyone who majored in millions and billions was going to be in attendance.Leonard had been hardworking enough to make a few million within his first few months, and perhaps that was why he was invited."Ready?" Leo asked."Yes, almost done, can you come to help me with the zipper?" Ava asked politely. "Coming," "Wow," Leo's jaw dropped the moment he saw his wife and mate. She looked extremely breathtaking in the red dress she wore.Ava was putting in a red dress made with a combination of the sequence and velvet material, giving off a classy look.That was not all, the back slit that stopped right on her waistline didn't help matters even though her long wavy hair tried to conceal.The cloth had a V-neck tha
AVA:"If anyone here wants to leave, they have to leave this party without informing the police. We have the data of everyone in here and failure to comply would lead to the loss of their loved ones." The middle-aged man said and I huffed.I was lost in the crowd, I didn't know what he meant by that, but I decided to act like I was like everyone else, and walked towards the exit door which led to the outside of this place.I glanced at Leo, and he had thus sorry look in his eyes. I did not know what had happened or what he was up to but I was going to support him. I planned to get out of here and call Ethan who was outside, in addition to any other wolf who was willing to help in freeing Leo.And so, I walked absentmindedly, not knowing I was being called, till one of the men grabbed my shoulder, shoving me harshly against the wall."I said, you can't leave!" Leo growled. I know this must be difficult for him not to come to my rescue. Something strange was happening.Leo had stopped
AVA:"Let. Her. Go," Leo's authoritative voice echoed around me, as we as the men surrounding me."We have your daughter. Watch this. If you want her alive, then come with us." They said, then, Leo and I exchanged glances before watching the video. "Mum, Dad, I wanna go home!" My precious Elise cried for help. The video only lasted for a few seconds yet I noticed that she was in a strange environment.This led me to ask myself, 'What happened to Billie? Why wasn't she able to protect our daughter? Where Billie was at the moment, was she safe?My eyes glazed with tears as I gasped. This couldn't be happening, could it?I turned to Leo, "Darling, we have to go with them, they've got Elise." My hand on his arm shivered yet as I waited for his response.Leo's response was a quick one. "What if they are not being completely honest? I couldn't risk us because of such a short video," Leo said.The leader of the gang seemed to have heard and so he chuckled, baring his perfectly immaculate te
AUTHOR'S POV:"Are you trying to say that we run the risk of being found in no time? By the way, who are those people over there?" Leo double-questioned."Yes, you do. And for the second question, I do not know them individually. All I know is that they are not humans, just like you. I also have no idea why the Grandmasters had to abduct them. Usually, when the Grandmaster abducts it means two things. It's either they want to grab them for attention or use them for a particular purpose. Right now, I think the latter is the case." Drake explained."Please follow me and I'll show you to your daughter. She is safe and sound." Drake, Lep, and Ava began walking in a particular direction. They entered an elevator after a long time of walking through the corridor.The elevator took them straight to the fourth floor."Daddy, Mummy!" Elise ran to Lep and hugged him tight before proceeding to hug her mother.Drake hadn't lied about their daughter being safe, and it meant one thing, Drake and hi
AUTHOR'S POV:"I insist we go on the mission together. You don't expect me to trust you just like that, for you?" Leo stood up and took the gum while handing the second one to Ava.Ava smiled. That was a smart move by Leo to be protective of her."We'll be in one of the locations described in this location. We are a power couple. We must not split."That's great. Meet us at the designated address then." One of the men said and puffed out smoke from his mouth, giving off a dangerous attitude.Leo took Ava's hand and was about to step out of the place, his hand was already on the doorknob when someone issued a warning."Remember. You cannot breathe a word of this to anyone."******10 pm, New York time...Leo arrived at the appointed place at 10 pm just as they had agreed with the Equators.The streetlights gave luminance to their masked faces.Leo held his wife's hand, and turning to her, he said, "Whatever this turns out for us. I want you to know that I love you, okay?""Okay," Ava r
AUTHOR'S POV:The night cold made Ava rub her arm as she wondered what next to do. Then again, the lights came on and she almost fidgeted. The dog continued barking too and so, Leo pulled out a gun and shit at it - his first kill.A certain door opened and a security man nearly staggered out. "What's with all that noise." He squinted his eyes, probably oblivious to whoever was trying to disturb his precious sleep.Immediately, Ava rounded up to his side and gave him a blow that connected from his neck to his jaw, causing him to pass out.Ava breathed in a sigh of relief. The first obstacle was gone.They both stared at the open door where the security man had just come out from. After which they began walking in that direction. But then, Leo stopped and bent down, searching the man's pocket, because he reasoned that there might be keys in this man's pocket."Let's hurry. We had 45 minutes then...I'm not sure how much more time we have left," Leo said to her when she stopped to wait fo
AVA:Steadily tapping my foot on the floor, I looked around the place. The Equators surrounded us.I knew they would find out that we didn't kill the lady in the house, despite that we had emptied the bullets.Perhaps, that was the reason they called us here. To tell us that we have failed in the first assignment that was given to us."Congratulations. Your mission was successfully accomplished." Drake was the first to speak and draw up a smile on his face. He walked up to Leo and brought out his handshake but Leo silently reclined while giving Drake a menacing glare."Get straight to the point and tell us why we are here," Leo said."Right. Right..." Drake chuckled and I wondered why he stopped chuckling all too suddenly. "If you thought we would not know that you didn't kill the woman, then you must be thinking lowly of us. But here's the point, I congratulated you because you passed the test of loyalty." Drake's face suddenly became serious. The rate at which his facial expression
AUTHOR'S POV:The lights in Gansevoort park, a place in New York City, notable for its lively night activities found its environment accommodating Leo and Ava as they mingled with the lively crowd of elites."Wow, so beautiful," Even Ava's lips could tell.Leo possessively circled his arms around her waist. "Be careful and don't you ever forget that you are mine."Leo looked Ava over one more time. The strapless red colored body hug gown she wore stopped midthigh in length, exposing just the right amount of cleavage to turn an average man on.Leo was sure Drake had picked out that dress for his wife for making his nose and lips bleed because, if that was not the case, Ava wasn't supposed to be dressed to kill tonight.It was hard not to get his hands off her for even a minute. His throbbing member kept rising even though he tried hard to conceal it and think of other things most of the time."It's just an hour thing, everything's gonna be over soon," Ava cooed but Leo wasn't the least
AUTHOR'S POV:Leo got out of the car and he headed straight in a particular direction. Some of the men who were with Leo were already Safari's ex-men before they got hired by Discord, so they easily knew the hideout and the place where Safari's captives were kept.Leo gave an express command. "Seize the keys and free everyone." After entering the place, Leo began looking for Ethan and Billie. He tried using their scents to catch up with them but it their scents only lingered in the atmosphere. Wherever their, scents led, he went there but he would not see them.Worried, he began looking for them. Apart from. The stench of dead rotting bodies also filled the place and he was forced to cover his nose.Some people had been chained for a long time here and some were even chained to their deaths.Leo dialed a number as his right hand held it to his right ear."Drake, I think you need to contact the police on this one. Human trafficking is going on and we need to trap these bad guts and mak
AUTHOR'S POV:"Hello. Who the fuck are you?" Safari asked, reminding himself that he was the indomitable guy who had been fearless since age ten."I am Leonard and you must be Safari." Leo hoped that he was right because this same number was the last Discord answered."Listen to me," Safari bellowed, his voice sounded threatening."I need you to release the flash drive, hand it over to Discord, or else..."Safari drawled."Or what?""I kill the werewolves. I'll eliminate your stupid kind!" He yelled, trying to scare Leo."Why don't you hold on because I have a present for you?" Leo grinned smugly.Safari's face twisted in anger, his anger simmering below the surface, as he asked, "What present, what present you fu -" before he could complete his sentence, the line had already gone dead."That bastard!" Safari growled while standing up to his feet and downing the glass of alcohol in his hand."Who does that bastard think he is, huh?" Safari was angry that Leo had cut the call on him.A
CHAPTER 183AUTHOR'S POV:30 minutes earlier...Thirty minutes earlier, Discord had just shot a gun at Leo but he successfully dodged.This had angered Leo so much because he had not intended to harm Discord. He had planned to stay through to the word of his bargain. If Discord made them release his friends he would hand over the flash drive as well as clean up the mess created by the media.Leo frowned hard. He hated the fact that Discord had taken him for a fool just now this made him remember what he had done to Ava. Discord had shot Ava with the gun containing wolfsbane poison and now, he was doing this. Everything just kept aggravating the situation.Something snapped in Leo and his eyes changed color.He collected the gun from him in a fit of rage and watched him collapse to the floor."If wolfsbane is good, why don't you get your dose of it." Leo looked around at Discord's men and they only appeared feeble to him. He could finish them all in seconds but he only wanted to do thi
CHAPTER 182AUTHOR'S POV:The Grandmasters...Safari walked around the safety of his room, a glass of whiskey in his hand. He was simply in a dilemma as to what to do with the information Discord had just passed across.The problem was not in sending armed men to the place. The problem was simply the fact that those bastards could expose him too if he made the wrong move. One wrong move and everything he had worked for as a human trafficker, would just like a castle built in the air, crumble like a pack of sand.Who was going to save him now? He pondered and turned his wrist from time to time to check the time. Yet, time was passing and nothing was coming to his muscled mind.Another thought also crossed his mind. Could he afford to bear the loss that came with losing an entire day's work which didn't begin that night?Oftentimes, he'd always strategize and restrategize before he got the number of people he needed. Just when he thought he would actualize the number and finally pay for
CHAPTER 181AUTHOR'S POV:"Anything? By anything, do you mean anything?" Leo asked him again just so he could be sure."Don't be a dumbass, I've got no time on my hands. Spit out" Discord turned his wrist to check his wristwatch."In exchange for that flash drive, I need you to convince Safari to release everyone he held captive on the 30th of last month. In addition to doing that, I'll make sure to retrieve the news and make a public announcement that it was a fake mix-up. That would be a valid argument. Not only will you be free. Your family will be able to trust in you again."It was a tempting offer and Leo expected Discord to take the bait. After all, he had learned that each member of the Grandmasters was proportionally selfishUnexpectedly, Discird was fast to recognize the trick Leo was trying to play. The trick was to set him up with the rest of the Grandmasters!'Does this bastard want to set me up?' Discord asked in his mind. He couldn't believe that Leo took him for a fool
CHAPTER 180AUTHOR'S POV:Discord had the place surrounded by his men. There were over 500 men in the vicinity. Their guns and other ammunition stood in front of them, scaring others and onlookers away.Discord marched in front as their leader. Hen entered the place and went to sit on one of the king-sized seats he saw in the place.Pomposity and pride were usually the first weapons he used to surrender his enemies when the need arose. Many a time, when his opponents saw his heavy firearms and squad, they would usually surrender without him firing a single shot. But was he going to win in this mission?"I'm fucking speaking to everyone in this place. There's no need to hide. Come out and let's fight. You know how to run your goddamn mouths to the news but you can't fight, is that it? Hmm?" Using a lighter, Discord lit up a pipe and began smoking.Meanwhile...Drake noiselessly found his way to where Leo was. "Do you think we should call the police? There's a shortage of our men from t
CHAPTER 179AVA'S POV:Drake and other Equators had suggested the exposing of the illegal activities done by Discord stored in that flash drive. The Flash drive also contained the illegal activities done by the notorious Safari and Red Saint's gang respectively.I wonder why Discord kept such a record when he appeared to be discreet enough. Perhaps, he wanted to use it to his advantage in the future.Of course, we had done as planned but we only revealed Discord's misdeed, meaning that we were putting them in a great apprehension of harm to their reputation. Discord was already in danger but as soon as the rest of the group knew about this, they would come running to us in order to cover the truth. The Equators had a media house that they operated discreetly, but even I knew that those miscreants would blow the cover and find us in no time.Picking up a remote, I switched to Channel News. "News Headlines: A man named Discord is the head drug baron in the country. Corruption has eate
CHAPTER 178AUTHOR'S POV:Drake stood behind Leo all through the time he nursed his wife back to health.That meant that he stood behind Leo for the whole day, watching as he touched her lips, cleaned her face, or put her hair in order.Perhaps it was because he was loyal too that he stayed. He stayed to watch the definition of true love as it wowed him speechless.Leo had given his blood and Ava was halfway through the recovery process but he never left her for even an hour to go attend to his needs. His tired eyes were always on her as though she would die if she shut his eyes.Once or twice, Ava had protested, telling him to rest in the night and Leo had pretended to sleep and when he was sure that Ava had slept off, he awoke and continued keeping watch over her."I...I came with your breakfast but I haven't moved from here ever since then. It has pretty much turned cold and I know you won't take it, so, please excuse me. I'll go get dinner." Drake was able to stand for that long b
CHAPTER 177AUTHOR'S POV:"Safari, I've figured out a way to kill those creatures." Discord dropped the bombshell."What way?" Safari enthused. His heart leaped a thousand times as his head swelled with joy. What could that be that could destroy those scrawny creatures that wouldn't just die?Safari watched Discord's lips as they moved to make a speech...Discord couldn't help but make a flashback of what he had said to Safari. He had given a full lecture on how to bring an end to these creatures with the things he had discovered."You could kill them with wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is made from the plant aconitum. The patients allegedly diagnosed with wolfsbane poisoning, usually have a bitter taste in their mouths, followed by numbness and tingling in their faces and bodies, extreme nausea and vomiting, and cardiac arrhythmias and hypotension. Several required critical care has to be taken and if within five minutes, they are not resuscitated, the patients do one thing," Discord waited fo