Chapter 87 The Trap Beneath the Flowers
<b>Shane’s </b>POV
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“What? That bitch actually got close to alpha Mateo too?!” Bailey’s voice shot up on the other end <b>of </b>the <b>line</b>, shrill and sharp enough to make my cars ring. “And he actually invited her to treat his brother?!”
“Yeah. And alpha Henry brought her here himself,” I added.
“Goddamn it! What the hell is she using to get all these alphas wrapped around her finger?!” Bailey hissed.
“That’s not the point.” I frowned. “I need you to tell me how good is she? Really,”
“That damned old man was the royal wolf doctor, and he taught her everything he knew!” Bailey spat. “He even left all the best stuff to her!”
Her words made my chest tighten. Then… will she notice what I tampered with in the medicine?
Bailey suddenly lowered her voice. “Tell me something. If that bitch kills Leon during treatment… would alpha Mateo retaliate against the Mary family?”
I instantly caught her drift and sneered. “No. She was brought here by alpha Henry. She represents the Miguel family now. Even if Mateo wanted to make a move on the Marys, I’m still here. I won’t let anyoney a hand on you.”
“Then what are we waiting for?” Bailey giggled. “It’s easy to mess with those herbal doses – a little more<i>, </i><i>a </i>little less, who’s gonna know? Am I right?”
Iughed with her. “Bailey, you’re brilliant.”
No one knew I had already pledged my loyalty to alpha Mateo’s uncle.
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Mateo was strong, no doubt but all the money he made went to his sickly brother. All these years working under him, I’d barely scraped together a living. I was sick of it. Risking my life on every job, and earning less than half what other wolves made.
So I switched sides. Mateo’s uncle promised me anything I wanted if I helped take Mateo down.
As for Bailey? Fool. If Aubrey really did kill Leon during treatment, do you really think Mateo would let the Mary family off the hook?
But hey
– I’ve got plenty of women. Losing one doesn’t matter.
Aubrey’s POV
I was in the middle of examining Leon. I already had a good idea of what was wrong just to confirm nothing had changed.
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the check–up was
He’d been weak since birth, like an underfed wolf pup. This was ssic congenital deficiency in our kind. Every wolf doctor had told him he wouldn’t live past twenty.
But this illness
–
only I could cure it.
Some wolves born weak could recover through training and care. But Leon… Leon’s case was extreme. His his entire system was starved of energy. He’d made it <i>to </i>seventeen only because alpha Mateo had poured countless fortunes and rare herbs into keeping him alive.
heart was smaller than normál
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Chapter 87 The Trap Beneath the Flowers
But for me, that wasn’t a problem.
If I used the secret technique Grandpa taught me, I could transfer my own energy into Leon’s body <b>to </b><b>make </b>up for what hecked. With that boost, and the right herbal treatments to nourish him, his heart would develop normally. After about six months, his system would generate enough energy on its <b>own- </b><b>and </b><b>he </b><b>d </b>
<b>recover</b>.
I was calcting the treatment steps in my head when Leon suddenly spoke <b>in </b><b>a </b>quiet voice.
“Don’t worry… even if you can’t cure me, I won’t let my brother make things hard for you.”
I looked up, startled, and met a pair of eyes so pure they almost glowed.
This boy
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this young man who had suffered years of pain
–
was trying to…fort me?
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