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?

that she doubted Mateo’s ability; he was ruthless and prepared. Even so, rescuing Leon intact would be difficult with

video had been sent. A bad premonition

he screams.” A thick–bearded, brutish werewolf yanked at

his pale, thin body was laced with raw, bloody welts and obvious burn marks. The


with panic and stubbornness

man’s heavy hand groped Leon, voice dull. “Such a

his mouth to gag him. Under the

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whipped him two more times,

down

huge man swallowed and leered at the lens. “Aubrey. I’ll give you half 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

video cut to


on the edge of the bed, her

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