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?

ability; he was ruthless and prepared. Even so, rescuing Leon intact would

A new video had been sent. A bad premonition

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

with raw, bloody welts and obvious burn marks. The lashes had been tipped with silver powder.


eyes flashed with panic

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his tongue, the man shoved something into his mouth to gag him. Under the wet, disordered hair, Leon’s clear eyes looked utterly hopeless. He fought

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him two more times, then recorded his victim’s ruin with

down Leon’s

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

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of the bed, her

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