Chapter 183

VICTOR I stood on the balcony of my hotel suite, gazing out at the Nightveil Pack territory stretching out in the distance. Three weeks in this boring America, and I still hadn't gotten what I wanted. Seraphina Harrington. That business proposal was just a cover, of course. I didn't care about expanding into Asia or profitable joint ventures. What I wanted was that beautiful Luna—and her children as a bonus to control Kaelos. In Europe, I was used to getting what I wanted. The three previous Lunas who refused my “offer”? They were now buried in European soil, their secrets locked away forever. The European Council would never investigate—I control the Council. But America was different. The packs here were more... united. More primitive in their loyalties. And Kaelos Harrington was not a weak Alpha who could be easily intimidated. So I needed a different approach. My cell phone rang. An unregistered number. “Ashford,” I answered. “Lord Victor, it's Marcus.” A nervous voice from one of