Liam POV
I get the text from Conrad telling me about Lewana’s heat, and I have never been more excited in my life. I run through the house yelling.
“Michelle. Michelle. MICHELLE“.
She was upstairs and angrily came to the banister to yell back. “WHAT?“.
“I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT CONRAD AND LEWANA WON’T BE BACK FOR ONE MORE DAY AS SHE WENT INTO
HEAT.
Gasps erupt around me from the staff. Then we all hear the blood–curdling scream of pure fury. Perfect.
Cordelia comes stomping up to the banister and glares over the edge, shooting daggers at me. She looks awful. Hair unwashed, still in pajamas at 4pm, bloodshot eyes, and mascara running down her face.
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I muster up my most sarcastic flat tone. “Oh no. Cordelia. You heard that. Darn“.
Michelle gets why I did it now. “I don’t know what that means. Can you explain in detail so I can learn all about this
heat?“.
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“It means Lewana hormones have gone into overdrive, making her very uncomfortable, and the only way to relieve the pain is with a lot of sex“.
One of the things I love most about Michelle is her ability to rub salt in wounds. “How much is a lot of sex?“.
“Well, on average, she–wolves will need to orgasm at least 5-6 times a day, meaning they are probably on their 4th round
by now“.
I can see Cordelia’s eyes twitching from where I stand as the jealousy rolls off her in waves. I just leave her there processing and continue with the rest of my evening. (1)
I eventually get a call from Nightstalker telling me he has found something in Alpha William’s personal effects. I called councilwoman Valerie down to listen. He is her brother, after all.
Nightstalker was very blunt when he told us. “Alpha William was embezzling“.
I let out a sigh. “How much?“.
“At least $2 million over 5 years. It’s likely more than that“.
Valerie was horrified at this. “Where did he take the funds from?“.
“Everywhere. I can trace transactions of staff payroll being short and overestimating project funds, and then cutting corners and keeping the difference. He has also been taking council funds that were earmarked for projects. The embezzlement isn’t all of it. He has also taken at least another $2 million in bribes or extortion. Making sure certain people got projects or taking payments for your family name to make or break them“.
I can feel Valerie’s aura growing. She grabs a stapler and throws it against the wall, shattering it. “That fucking mongrel“.
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“Unfortunately, there’s more“.
I drop my head into my hands. “Oh fuck what“.
“You might need to ask Councilwoman Valerie about the flats that collapsed on her pack lands“.
Valerie goes white. “We built a small four–story flat complex for our territory as we were running out of land and wanted to try it. It caught fire after about six months and collapsed. It killed 40 pack members, 7 pups“.
“Your brother took shortcuts on the electrical system, which caused the fire. He also removed some structural supports and concrete, which is why it collapsed when I caught fire“.
A single tear falls down her cheek, but her face is as still as stone as the fury grows in her eyes. “I need to call my oldest brother and do a full audit and investigation. Send me everything you have so I can put a detain order on him“.
I jump in as I have questions, too. “I need to know if Alpha Anthony knew“.
“He did. I have emails blackmailing him. Alpha Anthony said he would back him up and protect him when Cordelia was Luna Queen. His emails became more panicked after the other two councilmen voted for Lewana. As per the rules, if two council members were voting for the same candidate, the ceremony would continue indefinitely. Conrad really threw a
curve ball by bringing in Valerie“.
I knew Conrad was smart enough to run rings around these fuckers. He would have gone through all the options as he has with everything and taken charge of the situation without them knowing it. This is exactly why he will always be my Alpha and King.
Valerie looks at me worried. “Should we call Conrad?“.
“No. Let him have time with his mate. We can deal with it when we get back and keep gathering evidence in the meantime. We just need to make sure Alpha Anthony doesn’t know we are on to him“.
“And track down my idiot brother“.
“Well, let’s focus on that for now. It would be good to interrogate him. You know him best. What would he have done when
he left here?“.
She thinks hard for a moment. “Well. He has no survival skills and is a great salesman. He has also only been gone for 24 hours. He will most likely try to stay with another nearby Alpha in their pack while he travels back home. Either that or he checked into a 5–star hotel while he tries to work something out“.
I get out my phone and make a call. “Connor, put together a team. I need you to get Alpha William back, and he has a 24- hour head start on you“.
It’s not long before the team of hunters leaves the territory. They haven’t had a good hunt in a while, so there was no shortage of volunteers to go find him.
Conrad and Lewana made sure we didn’t know exactly where they are, but I know they are in the redwood forest somewhere north. They did say that if anything major happens, Rose knows where they are and can find them quickly.
I keep this in mind and go to work on everything else I now have to organise. I had only planned to cover for 24 hours, but I’m honestly just glad Conrad and Lewana are having some downtime after the amount of chaos they have had to survive to get to this point. The reality is, it will all be waiting for them when they get back.
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Chapter 121
