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Since retrieving the blood rose, which was in Neo's possession because he was the only one with the ability to sustain its life force without sacrificing anyone -unless he felt like it -the Vatican had been sucking up to Saint like a plague was approaching.
Saint had briefly explained that without their blood roses, they probably needed more "power" for whatever they were doing behind the scenes, and frankly, he'd been ignoring their distressed calls with the excuse that he was busy with Forbidden Enterprise.
It wasn't necessarily a lie because we were busy, but now with this potential bargain, we had to keep alert for whatever they had up their sleeves.
Then there was our new addition, Milo.
I'd privately talked to Dimitris early last week about Milo, and Dimitris decided he wanted to meet Milo privately in our presence. That told me he either wanted him to join or wanted to assess our dynamic before offering the opportunity.
We hadn't accepted a Forbidden Pack member since Onyx and Willow, and even that was out of normal circumstance and not necessarily due to our standard protocol. I was sure none of us regretted it in the slightest, but Milo was too good of an offer to ignore.
I didn't know what Mother Moon was conjuring for us, but we were entering this new year with the potential of being a pack of seven -and if Willow could convince Viktor to come on board, eight.
My phone went off, the slight vibration alerting me that I had a text message. Pulling my phone out, I scanned the text and frowned.
REX:
"Gang fighters spotted in the ring. Russian. Playing dirty. Figured I'd warn ya. Know your woman likes to fight. Keep an eye out. They ain't on our side of darkness. We’re keeping an eye on Cali. Be careful in NYC.
The way I bit my lip would cause me to bleed if I didn't fucking lighten up on it.
I hadn't talked to Rex since we left Cali. He was one of the few "friends" I kept in touch with, but since arriving in NYC and getting mixed in with Willow, he was sadly put on the shelf because I had far bigger shit to worry about.
Rex had been in my life longer than my ex-mate. He knew of her arrival into my life and her departure, the way I fell into darkness, and how I got myself out of that spiraling turmoil. He knew of Dimitris and the others, and they had met on a few occasions.
He actually owned some boxing centers in NYC, and occasionally came to check on them. If he was warning me, it meant he had passed by and caught onto the news through the grapevine.
Not fucking good.
I didn't think we could handle any more bullshit, and frankly, I didn't have time for any "in the ring" nonsense.
I knew Willow was planning to go back to her cage fighting sooner or later, and though her privacy was protected within those fenced walls with the agreement all fighters and members swore upon, I was sure by now that those members knew the female champion was Willow De Luca - currently, the richest woman in NYC.
With a sigh, I slipped my phone back into my pocket with the intention of getting back to Rex later this evening. I was positive he'd be in bed to sleep through the afternoon until late in the evening when he'd be up and entering the ring as usual.
So...who ticked off Blossoming Flower? Because he almost killed me with a look alone.
"Dimitris,"Neo and Onyx said in unison in the bond.
Saint whistled into our connection."Sounds like our Alpha’s about to get jumped."
I looked over to the bathroom door, catching onto the sound of the shower. From the feel of it, William was tuning the world right out, or we would have felt his presence by now.
Where are you guys?
"We're actually in Dimitris's office,"Saint replied. If Dimitris wasn't answering, it meant he was on the phone."Where's William?"
Showering. Don't know what Dimitris said to piss him off, but he doesn't look very hot.
"Did he take his meds?"Onyx inquired."Aurelia came by yesterday to up the dose."
Again?
This was probably her third dose increase since her wolf awakened.
"Aurelia believes the meds aren't aiding in balancing Willow out,"Neo announced.
"Why?"Saint asked."Hasn't she been on those meds for years?"
