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Zora
“Have him escorted here so he can identify the person that led the attack on his pack. Oddly, these people would send these cards when Jake arrived. He is here to show me the enforcer that led the attack on his people. Could it be possible that it is a big clue, and they want to destabilise us?” I asked, and Darius was silent.
Then he took out his phone and called alpha Jake.
“Brighton, meet me in my main booth now…” I heard him say, and then he paused.
“Fantastic. Have Corrigan and Albert escort you here. It is an order,” Darius said and hung up. I frowned at him, wondering if I heard him right.
“Corrigan?” I said, and he nodded.
“He said he was with Hardy and Casey, so I said they should come too. This thing is bigger than the north. Whoever is doing this is trying to disrupt the natural order, divide us and emerge as ruler. Casey is peaceful, and Hardy wants the south to be left out of politics. There is no way they have a hand in this. These people have a wide network. It is time we expand ours.” He said and looked into my eyes. I could see fear in them, and I knew it got to him this time.
“It has hit home for me. Anyone with the effrontery to threaten my mate and unborn child has crossed the line. I can no longer be lenient about this, Zora. I will swallow my pride and work with those two to get to the bottom of the matter,” He said, and I could see the determination in his eyes and his fear. So I rested my forehead against his and let him breathe
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in my scent.
“I am here, darling,” I linked him, reminding him I was okay and he
should relax.
He held me close. He relaxed. I looked around and saw more Brians
surround our booth.
“I want to question Liam tonight,” I linked Darius.
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“What about the mother? Is Levi going to arrest her now?” He asked, and I nodded.
“Her too. I want to know what’s going on,” I said, and he kissed my neck.
Just then, I smelled Casey, and I looked in his direction.
He was walking towards our booth with Hardy and Jake in tow.
I did not know how I would feel about seeing Hardy again after what transpired between us in Brighton.
They arrived and greeted Darius respectfully. They respected his office. I could see Hardy’s difficulty, but Darius was lord, and he was on his turf.
“Luna Albert,” Hardy said, and Darius cleared his throat.
“It is luna Hand now,” he corrected Hardy, and I could see the hurt in his eyes. He looked at me and nodded.
Casey stared a while before speaking.
“Zora,” he managed, and I smiled at him. I could see the pain and sorrow Lori spoke of in his eyes.
“Casey,” I said, and it was too much.
“Alpha Jake, shall we go through the pictures while his lordship discusses
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with Alpha Casey and Alpha Hardy?” I asked Alpha Jake, and he nodded.
We needed to stop the awkwardness between us immediately.
I moved away from Darius and collected his tablet. William had sent the photos to Darius via email, so Nellie, Eloise, Kara, Jake and I sat away from the rest to go through the image.
Darius, Marcel, Raphael, Hardy and Casey decided to take a walk. I could see the tension between the men, and I hoped they would set aside their differences and make something of this.
“Alpha Jake,” I said, and he smiled at me.
“You never invited me to that party,” He said, and I smiled at him.
I indeed promised that I would invite him to a function in the north, but I didn’t eventually
“A lot came up,” I said, not wanting to tell him that his children might have slipped something poisonous into my food.
“It is okay, my Lady. I have a lot of respect for what you are doing for Lord Hand. If it wasn’t for you, I would have hated the man. Seeing he is a victim in a large conspiracy really made me feel bad about my conduct,” Jake said. I frowned at him, wondering how he had come to that
conclusion so quickly.
“Your ex–husband spoke to Hardy and me extensively on the matter, honestly, I feel used. I would have teamed up with Hardy to take him down after what happened to my people. I am glad I did not join in. I also heard about the uprising group. Could it be possible that they are just like me, and someone is pulling all these strings to have other people do their bidding?” he said, and I frowned.
I had not thought of it that way. The truth was if Alpha Jake had gone ahead with his plan to work against Darius, it would have been a new
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kind of heat, and we would not know who to link it to.
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What if all these people have a bone to pick with Darius? What if they feel they are doing the right thing? I also have to consider that aspect.
“Speaking to you is always insightful, Alpha Jake. It is good to have a wise older man like you around. The truth is you might have a point. I wouldn’t want to shut down that idea,” I said, and he smiled at me.
“I am sure we can figure this out, but honestly, it still comes down to that awful council. They gave the enforcer that attacked me the order to do so,” he said, and I nodded.
“I still need to know who it is so I can trace where and how he got his order,” I said, and he nodded, understanding my vantage point.
I switched on the tablet, and everyone leaned in to see what I was doing.
Darius was already signed in to his email, so I just searched for Brian William’s email and opened it. The internet was fast, so the attached file downloaded quickly.
We went through the picture for almost an hour.
Jake was able to pick the faces of some of the people that attacked his pack, some of which were deceased.
I believe the attack on Brighton was their last battle.
Jake wasn’t a pushover, neither was his son or nephew and knowing the amount of rage they harboured, it was possible that they would do damage to the attackers.
We continued going through the images, and he finally pointed to the person that led the attack.
I looked at the photo, and it was the person now occupying Bryce Golubev’s former position.
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His name was Enzo Mikhailov.
I did not need anyone to tell me he was related to Jacob Mikhailov, the council’s spokesman.
The Mikhailov family had just found a way to put themselves at the top of my list of suspects.
I opened Enzo’s resume and saw how he quickly moved up the ranks.
I did not know if we should move in on them or if we should just arrest Enzo and question him.
“You are sure it is this man?” I asked Jake because the Mikhailovs were nobles. I did not want to create unnecessary enemies for Darius.
“Yes. I am. He was the one that took his time to tell me that he would
spare my life because he wasn’t ordered to kill me but to show me what would happen if I ever defied Lord Hand again. I remember his face. I did not know he was a Mikhailov. If I had, I would have told you,” He said, and I could see the rage in Jake’s eyes.
The memory of the disgrace was still fresh in his memory. I could understand his pain. Knowing his people were sacrificed to push an agenda hurt him deeply. It would hurt me too, if I were in his shoes. No one was dispensable. This was just wicked and wrong.
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