260 Enemies at the Door

Third Person POV

“Hm?” Aubrey looked at him in surprise.

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Jax frowned. “Maybe it’s not just a feeling. The other day, while I was away on business, I was nearly caught by rogues roaming outside. Yesterday in the pack house, I tripped and almost smashed my head against a sharp rock covered in wolfsbane. And just now–just now when I left the house–my brakes failed! I only made it back by running on four legs after the car ran out of gas.”

As she listened, Aubrey’s expression shifted from calm to grave.

One incident might be chance. Two could still be coincidence. But strung together like this–it was exactly as Jax feared. Someone wanted him dead.

And Jax was hardly important enough to provoke such enemies. If someone targeted him, it was likely only because of her.

When Aubrey remained silent, Jax gave a bitter smile. “I haven’t offended anyone. Whoever it is, they’re not really after me. I just don’t see… what difference my death would make to you.”

Aubrey narrowed her eyes in thought, then decided firmly. “I’ll have Alpha Henry assign two betas to protect you. For now, don’t go anywhere except the company.”

with Alpha Henry. He dispatched Pang

that settled, Aubrey turned to head back toward the lab–only

Aubrey, Mariana asks to see


What

the virus research that she hadn’t paid attention to outside affairs. But if Mariana had

must be in shambles.

thought cased the darkness that had been weighing on her chest these days.

Aubrey said. Seeing Mariana’s downfall might be just

miss.” The butler bowed and

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appeared, dressed in a fluttering white dress. In weather like this, it must have been torture to wear something so thin. And if not for the omega scent clinging to her, she looked much

would have exploded with


weak, lowly omega. Once I dreamed of marrying

in her heart, Mariana put on a pitiful expression and gazed at

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