Mercedes Is Gone

In the company of the man, Mercedes now walks to an exclusive restaurant not far away.

It is clear that the man is not exactly without means, an average meal there costs around two hundred dollars. And Mercedes is not used to letting others pay for her business, so I think the man will get the surprise of his life if he pays the bill.

That's the only hilarious thing about this situation.

The pain of my betrayal on her face continues to haunt me. I really hope I can make it up to her. Now I need to find out exactly who the man is and how he relates to Alpha’s son Glary. So, we divided the tasks. Zane stays close to the restaurant to keep an eye on his mate, Saphira chases Glary and I investigate this man's background. Someone must know him, the way some of the men in the back row cheered him on suggests he is from the neighborhood or traveled here with others.

In retrospect, it turns out to be an easy job. Barry McNeal, a scrap dealer who belongs to a well-known wealthy family in Dall