LEO. "What’s wrong?" Dad asked, looking suddenly tense. What the fuck was up with him? Now wasn’t the time to ask him though, I needed to get this shit over with. Azura placed her hand on my thigh, and our eyes met for a moment before I wrapped my arm around her neck pulling her close and kissing her forehead. "I’ll start with my side business, as you already fucking know, I created some pretty lethal bullets." Dad nodded slowly, drinking his coffee. This wasn’t going to be easy, and I wasn’t going to fucking sugarcoat it or try to justify shit. "Well as you know, I have several businesses, one of which is the Heimtückische Wölfe…" I said, waiting for him to take that in. "Heimtückische Wölfe… that’s…" Realisation dawned on his face as he stared at me as if he had just been hit with a reality check. Guess he fucking had. "So.. Schurke Wolf… I often thought the name was ironic, how the fuck did I never see that…" "I'm not going to try to justify anything, but the Cartel was the

LEO. “I remember this place.” Jin said quietly, looking around. It was me, Azura, Jax and Dan as well. Ace and Li Sheng were still trying to track down Judah. We had come fully equipped just in case shit went down and I had Azura with us. I would not risk anything and intended to ask Raihana or maybe even Delsanra to place a protective spell around her, just in case something happened. I needed her and our pup safe. “Who doesn’t?” I replied to Jin. We spoke quietly, yet our voices seemed to echo through the dark tunnels, bouncing off the walls and reaching our ears. It had taken us two hours to get here, and now, with each passing moment, that dark feeling of foreboding grew. I looked around the darkness. I could still feel the darkness hanging in the air… as if a shadow of her presence remained within these caverns. My gaze went to the far wall. Just when we turned a bend, I remember when she had created a child Wendigo… Yet even as a monster; the child was a child… its eerie wai

LEO. Even with their masks, I knew who was who from their scents and build. I knew the curiosity of those around us would only be heightened because, for the first time, I had a woman by my side. I was always a private person. No one knew me as anything but Schurke Wolf. Then there was the fact I was down one of my regular men… The Six were always with me and today… today there were five… It still hurt, and I don’t think that the pain of his loss would ever completely go away… Rumours would be afloat, they probably fucking were already, but I was fine with that, anything to keep the attention away from the main reason we were here. I kept my hand on Azura’s waist; I hadn’t wanted her to come, but I also knew she was my mate, born to be my equal, and I had no right to control her decisions. If she was in my place, I sure as fuck wouldn’t stay back. But that also didn’t mean I was going to let her risk herself. We mingled, and Azura stayed silent behind her rhinestone chain face mas

LEO. “Stay here.” I commanded Azura, taking hold of her arms and pressing her up against a pillar. “I’ve got your back.” Jax nodded, turning his back to Azura as he stood guard. Things had turned into a fucking mess. I ran out from behind the pillar, reloading my gun as I shot two men dead, ducking behind a table before reaching Ace. Jin was by my side within seconds as we both pulled Ace up. He was bleeding profusely. “Get him out of here, now!” I commanded, dragging him behind the pillar along with Jin. “I’ll cover you.” Jin nodded, shouldering Ace. He was still alive… which meant it wasn’t the bullets that- I turned, seeing one of my men fall to the ground, instantly dead. My head snapped up, seeing the men in balaclavas and leather who were shooting wildly. “They’re here.” Unease settled into me as I saw Azura pale. She didn’t need to say it aloud, nor did I need to hear her thoughts to know these were Judah’s men. I glanced at Azura. ‘Use the ring!’ She nodded, sliding i

LEO. “You may begin.” Dad said as he sat at the table to the side, at the front of the room. We were in the pack conference hall. The room was large, and rows of chairs were set out for those who would witness the trial. Alongside Dad at the table at the front were Raj, and three other elders who were well-known and respected around the pack. Although this decision would not be made by them alone, but by the Pack itself, they were still needed to keep order. Emmet was seated on a chair right at the centre of the front, his wrists cuffed to the arms of the chair. He was bound too. The table beside the chair held a tablet that was hooked up to the screen behind him. Anything he would type, would be shown to the Pack via the screen. “Emmet Garrons, you will write only the truth and tell nothing but the truth. Answering all questions truthfully, and adhering to the rules of this Pack, understood?” Dad’s command was absolute, making Emmet lower his head. He looked defeated, not like t