Chapter 31 Twenty Thousand
<b>Aubrey’s </b>POV
As he spoke, Mateo stepped aside to let me open the door.
He looked absolutely wrecked. The powerful aura typical of an Alpha was now distorted and feeble, weakened by his injuries.
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“That damn bastard dared to threaten us!” E snarled in my mind, furious. “Aubrey, let me out so I <b>can </b>tear that arrogant bastard to-”
Her voice stopped mid–sentence, like someone had cut it off with invisible scissors.
My heart dropped.
“E? E!” I called out frantically inside my mind, but no matter how hard I tried, there was no response.
She was gone? No way. I hadn’t done anything! Wait… I suddenly remembered the wolf suppressants I’d taken before.
Normally, one dose would dy a wolf’s awakening for three months. But Bailey and her twisted mother had been putting that stuff in my food every single day.
For two whole years. Seven hundred and thirty days. I’d practically lived on wolf suppressants!
As a wolf medic myself, I realized instantly–my body was like a faulty wire. My wolf’s power was flickering, unstable. I had no idea when it would return to normal, but it definitely wasn’t now.
The knocking outside the door hadn’t stopped. Inside, Alpha Mateo stared at me with cold, sharp eyes. “Why are you still standing here, Omega?” His low voice was hoarse with impatience and threat. “Now.”
A wounded beast is often the most dangerous. I had no choice but to y along, for now.
“I need to deal with the bloodstains,” I said, then grabbed some disinfectant from the bathroom and poured it onto the carpet. The harsh chemical smell immediately masked the scent of blood. Only then did I cautiously crack the door open–just enough to peek through.
Two officers in dark gray uniforms from the Werewolf Patrol stood outside.
“Wh–What’s going on?” I asked, forcing my voice to sound timid and harmless, like a regr Omega girl startled by a knock in the night.
One of them softened his tone when he saw me–just a small girl.
“Don’t be afraid. The alpha’s medicinal herbs were stolen. We’re chasing the suspect. Did you see a man in ck?”
Alpha Henry’s ce was robbed? Mateo’s doing, clearly. No wonder someone like him ended up so badly hurt.
I let my face show just the right mix of confusion and surprise, then shook my head hard. “I just <b>got </b><b>back </b>from a run… I was about to shower. I haven’t seen anyone…”
To sell it, I opened the door just a tiny bit more, letting them see my sweat–soaked <b>athletic </b><b>wear </b>and <b>catch </b><b>a </b>
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whiff of the scent clinging to me.
Their noses twitched. They exchanged a nce, then seemed to buy it.
“If you spot anything suspicious, report it to the Patrol right away.”
They didn’t press further and turned to leave.
I let out a silent breath of relief. But the moment I shut the door, Mateo shoved me up against it.
“Listen. I’m staying here tonight to recover. You’d better not try anything, or I’ll make sure you die a horrible death.”
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I was forced to look up at him, his bloodshot eyes still sharp as a hawk’s just inches away. The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds, thick enough to wring water from.
Finally, I spoke slowly.
“Two hundred grand.”
“Your right leg is dislocated. You’ve got silver shards lodged in your body. Internal bleeding. If those <i>go </i>untreated, even for an Alpha like you, it’ll get ugly. I’ll treat you. You stay here safe for the night. You <i>pay </i>me two hundred grand. Deal?”
Mateo’s POV
Two hundred grand? She was seriously trying to charge me–now?
I raised an eyebrow, surprised. It might’ve been the first time I really looked at this Omega I had pinned against the door.
Her cheeks were still flushed from exercise, sweat sticking to her temples. But those eyes… they were sharp. Too sharp. No fear. No submission. None of what a typical Omega would show in front of a dominant Alpha. Instead, there was a strange calm in her stare, bordering on cold. Maybe even… a little calcting?
Interesting.
I stepped back and let out a dark chuckle.
“Fine. Deal. If you patch me up, I’ll give you two hundred grand tomorrow. But if you don’t…” I deliberately drew out the threat, “I’ll sell you to the lowest kind of dogfight handler out there. Fair trade, don’t you think?”
She straightened her cor, gaze cool as she said, “Then start getting the money ready. Move. I’m taking a shower.”
She wanted to shower? Now? That was… odd.
I narrowed my eyes. “Don’t try anything. Hand over your weapons.”
She shot me a quick nce. “I don’t have any.”
“No?” I sneered. “An Omega that looks like you, living alone in a ce like this, and you’re telling me you don’t carry anything to protect yourself? Do I look stupid to you?”
I stared her down, making sure each word hit like a nail.
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“Take off your clothes<b>. </b>I’m going to check”
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