apter 140
Chapter 140
Quirin
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“I can’t believe our fucking warriors. They just sat there, not expecting that they needed to go to see Kennedy to get treatment,” I say as Kier and I walk into my office. When he doesn’t reply, I look at him. His lips are pressed tightly together.
“Just say it,” I tell him, crossing my arms over my chest.
He shrugs. “I didn’t see you there last night, Alpha. Packs follow their leader, they follow your example. If you don’t trust your mate to treat you, why would they trust her to treat them.”
“I can’t afford to look weak to the pack,” I growl.
“Well, then, neither can they. Personally, I had a great time kicking everyone’s ass in training this morning, so I hope no one goes to see her next time. Then I can get in and out, get a good night’s sleep and still kick ass the next day.
“Why did you go see her? I wouldn’t have expected you to go either.”
I watch as he looks away from me. “Someone said my gashes looked bad, so I said I’d have Luna look at them.”
“You got someone on the side, Kier?” I ask him. I’ve never known him to be shy about telling me that he’s slept with one of our she–wolves. But now he’s being vague.
He doesn’t answer, just looks at me.
“Well, I hope she got to enjoy your healthy body,” I say, turning to sit in my chair. “Now, what are your thoughts on this silver contamination?”
“This is a real problem, Alpha, especially if it’s impacting our pups. If Luna is right, then we have silver all over the pack lands.”
I look at my hand, letting Raif extend his claws. They’re long, but not when you consider the contamination of the pack lands.
“How many warriors do you think he attacks us with each time?” I ask, staring at my hand.
“Fifty to a hundred,” Kier says.
“And some of that silver is getting into our pack members, but the rest is rubbing off all over the pack lands. Even a little bit could cause problems, especially for the pups. No matter what we do to try and clean it up, the problem will continue until Jasper and his pack are dealt with.”
“You want to attack him directly?” Kier asks.
“I don’t know. If he’s got silver powder sitting around, it could be worse for us. I think we need to figure out where he’s keeping it, then we can decide how to get rid of it,” I say.
“If he’s storing it, we could spread it around his pack lands. You know, break open bags or open containers and dump it out.” “I like that idea. Let’s get some scouts out to Jasper’s pack and see if we can find where he’s hiding his silver,” I say.
“Has Alpha Henry said anything about wounds not healing because of silver?”
“No, but I’ll ask him and Alphas Warren and Connor this weekend if they’ve had any issues. I’m guessing that Jasper is just
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after us for our money so the others wouldn’t be getting attacked by him.
‘Quirin, the patrol routes have silver on them, Kennedy says in the mind link, making me growl. I don’t miss the edge to her voice, making me wonder if she’s tired from treating so many warriors.
I look at Kier while I wait for her response, “Our patrols have silver burns on their hands and feet”
“And no one said anything?” he asks, throwing his hands in the air.
I snarl again when I get her response. “Two to four weeks? What the actual fuck? We’ve been dealing with this for a month and no one thought to say anything?”
“I guess it’s a good thing you found your mate when you did, Alpha. Otherwise, we may never have realized that this was going on,” Kier says and I realize he’s right. My warriors obviously weren’t saying, anything, and I wouldn’t have said a word about my wound not healing either.
“Well, she did find it and we know now, so let’s get this shit figured out. Send out some scouts. I want eyes on Jasper’s pack 24/7 now. We need to find that silver and get rid of it, then we can focus on cleaning out our pack lands.”
“I’m on it.”
Jasper POV
“What was the point of that attack, Jasper?” Brogan growls. I pull the phone away from my car until he’s done.
“I needed access to his pack, Brogan, and he’s too strong for just my pack members. We’ve been attacking him almost weekly lately trying to weaken them.”
“You said this was about money. How much money?” he asks.
“My Beta’s been fucking some human girl who works at the bank. Through her, he’s found out that Quirin is loaded.”
“How loaded?” he asks. This is tricky. While I need Brogan, I have no intention of going in 50/50 with him. My pack has been the one fighting every week. I’m the one infecting his pack with silver powder. My Beta is the one who got the intel. A best, I’m willing to go 70/30. I mean he is fighting but only because I told him it was worth it.
“Millions,” I tell him. It’s actually billions but this will cause less argument later when I finally get my hands on Quirin’s money.
“And if we take him out we’re splitting the money?” he asks.
“I’m not sure a 50/50 split is fair, Brogan. I’ve been fighting with him for longer, I got the intel, but yeah, I’m willing to split the money.”
“Sixty–forty,” he says.
“Eighty–twenty,” I counter.
“Seventy–thirty,” he counters back.
“Done.”
“Done. You have a deal. When are we attacking again?”
“When can you be ready? I hear he is having some celebration this weekend, a Luna ceremony I believe. We could attack before or after, but I wouldn’t attack during. My scouts say that Alpha Henry and Alpha Connor will both be there,” I say.
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“Who is his Luna?”
“One of Alpha Warren’s brats. The oldest female,” I say.
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“Kennedy. She’s a ripe little peach. You’re not planning to kill her too, are you?” he asks. I could give a shit about the she- wolf.
“Why, do you want her?” I ask, joking.
“Yeah, I fucking do, so don’t let your pack kill her. Two Alphas against three. We could probably take them,” he says.
What a fucking idiot.
“Let’s not push our luck. Before or after her ceremony?” I ask.
“My pack needs to heal. I don’t know what they’ve got on their pack lands, but it burned my warriors‘ wolves‘ paws.” “Yeah, we have the same problem,” I tell him, although I know how the silver is getting on the pack lands. “So, after it is.”
“Sounds good. Talk soon.”
I hang up, thinking. Maybe I should consider taking the Kennedy girl as a mate. If I kill Quirin, then Alpha Connor isn’t likely to come after me if his twin sister is mated to me. She’ll already be weak from losing one mate. Losing a second could kill her.
Yeah, I like that idea. Of course, if Quirin’s put her on the bank account …
‘Darius,‘ I call in the mind link.
‘Yes, Alpha.’
‘When are you fucking that human girl again?‘ I ask him.
‘The one from the bank?‘ he asks.
‘You fuck a lot of human girls, Darius?‘ I ask him.
‘No, they have shit for stamina. One fucking orgasm and she’s passing out on me.
‘Well, go give her another orgasm and find out what you can about Quirin’s bank account.’
He sighs heavily. “The things I do for this pack.‘
“Shut the fuck up and don’t get her pregnant. I’m not bringing a human into the pack.‘
‘Neither am I. That’s why I always come in her mouth,‘ he smirks.
‘Whatever, just find out what you can.’
‘I’ll let you know tomorrow what I find out. Anything in particular I need to look into?‘
‘Yeah. Find out if he added his new Luna to the bank account. Her life could depend on the answer.‘
