THIRTY-SEVEN

VALENS

"She is moving towards the dungeons," Jabari's voice called through the phone. The people at the meeting tried not to stare at me as I took my call. "She wants to release the douche."

"He's allowed to leave. Take him to his family and make sure Celeste sees him. After that, I want him to disappear within the next twenty-four hours." My fingers drummed on the table as I awaited confirmation that he understood what I meant.

"Where do you want him?" Jabari asked.

"Dead if I find him within ten feet of my mate in his lifetime." I clicked the end button and went back to my meeting.

The men and women around me wanted me to consolidate the packs under me into one. It wasn't something I had not considered before but I put off a lot of things for when I found my mate. Now, I'd found her.

It would take a lot of work to combine all packs, considering the fact that they were spread out in different parts of the world and none of them was close to another. I put in my men to rule in my stea