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?

was ruthless and prepared. Even so, rescuing Leon intact would be

A bad premonition tightened in

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

away; his pale, thin body was laced with raw, bloody welts and obvious burn marks. The lashes had been tipped with silver powder. His treatment had only


Leon’s eyes flashed with panic and stubbornness on the screen; he

heavy hand groped Leon, voice dull. “Such a beautiful body–how could I let

shoved something into his mouth to gag him. Under the wet, disordered hair, Leon’s clear eyes

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him two more times, then recorded his

down Leon’s pale

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

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sat on the edge of the bed,

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