Third–Person POV

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Deep in the cave, Ulrich’s expression was dark enough to bleed ink. One slip had doomed him forever. He hadn’t expected that letting his guard down for just a moment would drive him straight into a death trap.

“Alpha, what do we do now? We’ve only got a few men left!”

Silence weighed heavy in the air, broken only by panicked, ragged breathing that made the space feel suffocating.

Their retreat was blocked. Every other direction was thick with virus–laden air. Only this narrow corridor was safe, its structure somehow shielding it from contamination.

At this point, Ulrich had just three beta warriors left at his side.

The ever–present fear of the virus loomed over them like a noose. With enemies lying in wait outside and danger pressing in from all sides, their bodies and minds were stretched to the breaking point—each one of them drawn as tight as a bowstring, one misstep away from snapping.

This time, Ulrich had brought only the men he trusted most. If they died here, his own fate was sealed.

That was when a slick, taunting voice echoed through the shadows.

“How pitiful. Want to live? Beg me. Maybe I’ll give you a sliver of hope.”

Ulrich froze. That voice–he finally knew who it was.

His composure shattered. “Mateo! It’s you?!”

Or rather, of course it was him.


Only Alpha Mateo would dare help Aubrey pull off something this insane.

here, the payout from those who had placed a price on his head would be astronomical–at least half

wasn’t even counting the vast fortune stored in this very

it. A cold certainty clawed at Ulrich’s spine: this time, he

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for Aubrey? Do you even know what lies deeper in this cave? Help me, and I’ll give you a billion.

laugh.

spun fast and hard. Swallowing down every trace of rage and humiliation, he forced himself to


No, triple it. I can help you launder the Zach family’s name and bring them into

stayed silent, as if considering

locked tight. “Let me go, and everything in this cave is yours. I’ll even throw in whatever else you want.

to admit…” Mateo murmured. “That’s quite

his head slowly, a cold

eyes.

Alpha Henry–or anyone else he might have taken the deal. But it was Aubrey. And that

bad I

Ulrich’s face darkened.

“Did no one tell you

replied, “She

bridges is nothing new for me–that kind of favor

popped at his temple. He couldn’t understand how Mateo could resist such a


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