I put thoughts of murder aside. One day, Ben would get what was coming to him, but it couldn’t be today. Ben was at the top of a tower of corrupted alphas and people crawling around in the underbelly of the packs.He would be the last person to deal with if I was going to get Renda her revenge and prove to her that I was worthy of her love.I left the room and sent a group of other staff members to get them checked over and settled somewhere in the building before returning to the office, I pulled out paper and sketched out a crude map of North America and marked where the packs I knew were involved were.Midnight was on the upper west coast of North America, just below where Skyfall was. Skyfall was just to the west of where a pack called Frost Pelt had once been.  Luftmensch was just below Warhammer on the east coast. Blue Fire was in the Midwest. Dune was in the desert of the west coast.A knock sounded on the door as I was looking over the

Grace’s POVWhen I found out that Matt Wallber would be buying Club Heaven, I didn’t know what to think. I was a bit afraid, but I had learned a long time ago that fear would just make it harder to make a good decision. The worst thing Matt could do was kill me, and I hadn’t been afraid of death in a long time.After the game was over, I helped put his chips into his assigned box and pondered the advice he’d given Justin. Caleb laughed and told him it was a good game and he couldn’t wait to see the new Club Heaven. The rest of the table dispersed, but I watched Justin slip out of the private room.With Matt’s chips gathered, I walked with him and Renda towards the cashier’s counter and scanned the tables. Mordecai was seated nearby, lounging in his seat as if he was king. He had kept his distance all night to my surprise. I expected him to try and talk to Matt, but maybe he was just biding his time.

Glenda’s POVIn the morning after the party, we returned to Club Heaven. Matt had procured a large, table-sized map of North America and started marking places and paths.I was charmed that he’d marked my path from Midnight to Warhammer in the same shade of blue-violet my hair was now.He had a running list of trafficked people including the five girls who had been brought by Victoria. Grace’s line had Frost Pelt on it and mine was blank. I wanted to tell him to put Fluorite next to my name, the way he’d placed it next to Emily’s, but I held my tongue.I'd told Emily to keep quiet about me and Alyssa for a reason. I couldn’t undo that now.Alyssa scoffed, He’s going to find out eventually. Why not tell him now?I rolled my eyes, Because I don’t trust him.Yet, she countered and went quiet.I sighed. She wasn’t wrong. It wa

After lunch, a bunch of people arrived dressed in paint-splattered jeans and t-shirts. I looked at the group in surprise as Matt looked up at them. He checked his watch.“Good to see you all back. You can start in the bar area for now.”They nodded and went towards the area, carrying long rolls of plastic.I looked at him strangely, “What’s going on?”He smirked, “Renovations.”The people stood around for a moment putting up long plastic sheets and putting up ladders beyond the curtain, but they didn’t seem to have any materials with them. The ladders were placed in a strange way that seemed to have nothing to do with where it would be most useful for them to be.It was as if they were staging the area to be seen not to be used.“What are you going to do with the bar?”Matt frowned, “Nothing.”“What?”Matt shrugged, “They&rsq

Mordecai’s POV“Take me home,” I growled at the driver.The man pulled away from the curb easily as I glared down at the pages. Matt’s words echoed in my ears.Goodwill and all that.The little bastard was smart. Too smart. I’d told Ben a thousand times over not to waste his time with that dumbass, Wade. Matt was his mother’s child.My lips twitched; a new wave of fury washed through me. I was so furious I could barely read the pages in the folder. Felix was a smart bastard, conniving to take my offer only after he’d already sold Club Heaven. He’d saved his ass and still made it so I couldn’t have Cindy.His fucking debts were of my making. I had it all planned to have Club Heaven firmly in hand. Repossessing the pretty little catamite I’d sent to Club Heaven and finally getting my hands on Cindy were just added benefits.I was certain that Matt knew