Chapter 0017

SEBASTIAN.

Aloud knocking on the door makes me jerk up. The incessant pounding in my
head makes me flinch, the hammering sound of the knocking only making it
worse.

“Stop it.” I growl as the door is thrown open to reveal a very cheery and energetic
Jai.

Why the fuck are we friends? 3)

“Rise and shine, Cupcake!” he says, dunking the paper bag of what I can tell is
breakfast from the smell, before he places a foam cup of strong coffee next to it.
I guess he has his uses.

“I hope you aren’t thinking of ways to kill me,” he remarks, observing me
suspiciously.

I smirk, “I was just wondering why we are friends, then I remembered you make a
good maid.”

He casts me a glare before opening the blinds, the dazzling sunlight only making
my

head hurt more.

“Close them!”

“No, it’s morning. Why the hell were you drinking?” he asks, scanning the empty
bottles that surround my desk, scattered on the floor.

How much did I drink?

“Because I wanted to,” I reply quietly, a sudden thought entering my mind. The
day of the rejection I had offered Zaia a drink of our favourite wine.

Deep down, I was hoping that the memory would make her falter and refuse to
accept my rejection. Yet she bent far faster than I could have imagined, throwing
water all over my plans. 13

“So you mentioned the Whispering Mountain Pack Ball yesterday. Are you
actually

considering going to it?” he asks as he drops into the seat opposite my desk.
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I’ve searched all the packs around here, even those we are not on friendly terms
with. There are only a few packs that I have not managed to get into and those
belong to enemy packs.

Whispering Mountain is one of them, and this is the perfect chance to infiltrate
their

grounds.

“Yes, I’ll be going.”

“Then I’m coming with you. You know it’s going to be risky. Are you seriously
considering this?”

“Like I said, yes I am. Besides, when the invitation came last week, Annalise saw
it

and she wanted to go.” ($)

It’s a good idea, and suddenly it begins to make even more sense that I should
go.

There’s a high chance that the one behind all of this may be there. If I take
Annalise,

they will realise I truly have moved on… (2)

Who is it and what do they want from me? 2

“Cool, then I’ll take Valerie,” Jai says casually.

I look up sharply and frown. “Valerie? As in Valerie Scott, your ex?” I ask, opening
up

the brown paper bag.

There’s some hangover medicine in there too. The guy can be so damn
annoying,

but he’s a good friend, half the time anyway.

“Yes, Doctor Valerie Scott,” He replies sarcastically, making me frown. Sighing,
he

shrugs, “Yeah, she’s still super hot, and I wouldn’t mind seeing her in a sexy
gown again. I mean, she’s gorgeous as hell and I’m bored of seeing her hiding
her assets

behind that boring white doctor’s coat.”

He smirks and he sits forward as I down the medication he got me and gulp
down some water, hoping it helps.

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“Right, and are you forgetting the fact
that both of you jump at each other’s
throats the moment you’re in the

same room?” I remind him. Visit
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He winks at me. “Who knows, she might succumb to how hot I look and decide to
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engage in some smoking hot angry sex. I kinda miss that…”

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“I don’t want to know your bedroom
antics. I don’t think she’ll agree, but I
mean, if she does, then fine. I’ll be

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“What? So she doesn’t eat your head off for the full evening?”

I cast him a glare and he snickers.

“Jai, did you ever manage to get me an assessment of everyone who had come
in

and out of this pack for the last year?” I ask as I bite into the sandwich. (1)

His face becomes serious, and he shakes his head. “I’m still working on it… Seb,
you’re asking for everyone who has come in and out of the city for a full year.
That’s

that’s not an easy feat. I’ve been on it for several weeks, and I’m not even half
done,

but I’ll get there. I know you have your reasons not to ask the IT team, but care to
share why you want to know?”

He’s asked me several times, but I can’t bring myself to risk anything by telling
him.

Over one year ago, was the first time I received a message.

Until this day, I still remember what was written on the plain white card in bold
black font. 2

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I had brushed it aside as a prank and

had commanded my men to find out
where it came from, but nothing

came up and I didn’t worry about it

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That was until a second one came two weeks later.