Chapter 371 The Half–Hour Ultimatum

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Alpha Mateo told Aubrey, “After Leon’s class today, the bodyguards I sent didn’t pick him up. At first I thought whoever it was was coming for me, but then I received a message–someone named you specifically. If you don’t come, Leon won’t live.”

“Meet me?” Aubrey frowned. The sequence of events made one thing painfully clear–the attackers weren’t acting alone. They’d coordinated, planning to pick them off one by one while. she and Alpha Henry were apart… and somehow an innocent person had been swept up in it.

Mateo’s voice came again over the line. “If they’re targeting you, then they’ve probably tried to contact you. But you don’t have to go. He’s my brother; I’ll get him back. I told you so you’d be careful.” Then he hung up.

Aubrey stared at her phone, then opened the email again. The sketch looked like someone had treasured and rolled it carefully–probably the portrait Leon had drawn a few days ago before she left. He’d painted her like an angel.

She forced a bitter smile.

Go–or not go?

she doubted Mateo’s ability; he was ruthless and prepared.

new video had been sent. A bad premonition tightened in her chest as she tapped

sure he screams.” A thick–bearded, brutish werewolf yanked at Leon’s

had been torn away; his pale, thin body was laced with raw, bloody welts and obvious burn marks. The lashes had been tipped


with panic

man’s heavy hand groped Leon, voice dull. “Such a beautiful body–how could I let you die before

into his mouth to gag him. Under the wet, disordered hair,

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him two more times, then recorded his

ran down Leon’s

an hour. If you don’t come to Lianyu Harbor in thirty minutes, I’ll fuck him to death. Don’t worry–I’ll record every bit and send it to you. Then you can go fish his body out of the water.

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sat on the edge of the bed,

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