Selling Myself To The Alpha
Chapter 65

Axel POV

"Anything?" I mind-link Adele as I restlessly pace up and down in the gymnasium two blocks away from the park. It is five minutes before noon, and she is waiting in the park as instructed by Wilson. My men and I are ready to move as soon as he shows his face. But we cannot risk hanging around and tipping off Wilson.

"Not yet," she replies, and I grind my teeth. I am itching to get answers from Wilson and put this business to bed.

"Here he comes," Adele mind-links.

"Keep your head down and the link open," I reply urgently. "We're on our way."

I mind-link my men and together we run to the park. We ensure to stay downwind and out of sight as we surround the park and take our positions.

"Hello Liana," we listen to Wilson through the open mind-link. "I'm glad to see you followed my orders and come alone."

"Don't reply," I order Adele as I take cover behind Wilson's back. "We're here and ready."

I watch as Adele pulls the cap lower over her face and keeps her eyes on her feet. Wilson is standing in front of her with his hands on his hips, looking down at her.

"Leon is right about you," Wilson chuckles. "I thought he was only full of it, but he was right. With enough pressure, you'll agree to anything. Including keeping your mouth shut."

His words infuriate me, and I take a deep breath to control my wolf. Running towards him and ripping him apart would be so easy.

"You know," Wilson takes a seat next to Adele. "I'm kind of disappointed that you're cooperating. I didn't expect it and I was looking forward to seeing Nina again. She's a generous lover and ... what the f**k!" Wilson jumps up and feverishly looks around.

"Who are you?" He growls.

"Well, I'm obviously not this Liana person you're looking for," Adele replies sweetly as she looks up at him and I quietly walk towards them. "And you have a creepy way of starting a conversation with strangers." "I... I'm sorry," Wilson stutters flabbergasted. "I was supposed to meet Liana and you look a lot like her. It's a simple misunderstanding."

"Is it?" I ask brusquely and Wilson swings around to face me.

For a moment, he only stares at me before he bursts out laughing.

"I knew it," he throws his hands up in the air and takes a seat next to Adele.

"I knew it and I told them, but they didn't believe me," he continues with big hand gestures and movements while he keeps his eyes on me. "I told them she only looks so obedient and submissive but she's not." "Congratulations for calling it," I snort as I follow his hands. I do not trust him for a second. "Now ..."

"No, no," he shakes his head. "You don't get it, Alpha."

"I told them," his laughter dies down and Adele gasps when he pulls out a gun from behind his back and presses it to her side. "Leon called me an idiot when I picked out this gun. Seems I know his sister better than he does." "Sir," Adele mind-links me. "I can take him."

"No, not yet," I order urgently. "The park is crawling with children. I'll tell you when to move."

"If you knew you were right, why did you go through with this?" I snarl as I mind-link my men to start evacuating the park and be on the lookout for Wilson's accomplices. "There's no way out, but you already know that don't you?"

"I don't expect you to understand," he snorts as he clicks off the gun's safety. "What does an Alpha know about taking orders?"

"More than you think," I reply calmly as I keep my eyes on his gun. If Wilson is taking orders, somebody else is in charge. He has referred to 'Leon and them' and it sounds awfully a lot that Leon is in charge. Which is impossible and does not make sense at all. "People tell me how to do my job all the time."

"So not the same thing," Wilson rolls his eyes and I swallow hard as he c***s the gun.

"Adele," I mind-link her. "Get ready to move."

"Educate me then," I say quickly as I watch my men silently evacuate the park behind Wilson. "Tell me what you're hoping to achieve. You said it yourself; you knew Liana wasn't coming with the money. Even if you manage to get away now, you know I'm going to hunt you. It's over for you. But you're not in charge. Tell me on whose orders you're doing this, and we can make a deal."

"Typical Alpha," Wilson snorts. "You demand loyalty, but you don't have an idea what it means. But you're right about one thing, this is over for me."

"No!" I yell and jump forward when Wilson lifts the gun.

Adele jumps into action and reaches for the gun, but Wilson is faster. The gun is already pointed at his temple when the loud shot rips through the air and he falls sideways. People start screaming and running wild in all directions as I kneel next to him. "I have a pulse," I shout as I pull off my shirt to cover his wound. "Call an ambulance and start CPR."

"Is it just me, or is this weird?" Adele frowns as she starts compressions.

"It's not just you," I shake my head. "Going through all this trouble just to kill yourself, doesn't make sense."

"Alpha, what can I do to help?" A guard, Albert, asks as he joins us.

"Search his pockets," I order brusquely as I try my best to stop the bleeding.

Nobody says a word as we wait for the ambulance, but the tension is tangible as we try to keep Wilson alive.

"Sir, look at this," Albert holds out a letter. "It's a medical directive. He's an organ donor and is making a direct donation to Stacey Brooks."

"Here," I hand Albert my phone as the ambulance's siren gets louder. "Take photos of it and put it back where you found it."

"This explains a lot," Adele mumbles.

"It also changes everything," I agree.

"Albert, stay with him and keep me updated," I order him as the paramedics take over from me and Adele.

"Does the directive mention what he's donating?" Adele asks softly as we move out of earshot of the paramedics.

"His heart," I grunt as I look at the blood on my hands.

"I'm going to clean up," I say as I walk to the public restrooms.

"Alpha," Mike mind-links me. "There's a breach at the South border of your premises."

"Get them, dammit," I link back urgently and dry my hand as my phone starts ringing. "We prepared for that."

"Stanley," I answer the phone brusquely as an ominous feeling settles in my gut. Stanley has been staying in the trailer park keeping an eye on Liana's parents. The fact that he is calling now while all of this is happening does not predict anything good. "Alpha, I'm sorry," Stanley sounds nervous. "Five men came, and I tried, but I failed. They killed Leon." "The parents?" I ask urgently.

"They're traumatized, but unharmed," he reports and relief rushes through me. I am not going to lie; I do not give a rat's ass about Leon. It is his debt after all, but his parents are innocent, and Liana will lose it if something happens to them. "The old man is not about to have a heart attack?" I ask concerned when I remember about his condition.

"I don't think so, sir," Stanley replies.

"Get them to a hospital or clinic and have them checked out," I order. "If they want to contact the police, let them. I'll send a team over to remove all traces which could lead to our pack."

"Adele," I call her over and wait until she is standing in front of me before I continue. "Get a team and go to Wilson's house. Search every inch of every corner. I want answers."

"Yes, Alpha," she nods and runs off.

With long strides, I walk to my SUV which is parked at the gym while phoning David.

I relax a little when he informs me that the girls are safe and that there is no suspicious activity around the house. Lastly, I send a crew to the trailer park. There should not be so much as a wolf's hair when the local police get there. We will apprehend Leon's murderers ourselves, but I cannot afford for law enforcement to come and sniff around here for answers.

My mind is restless as I drive home. Wilson had the directive on him, which could only mean that he planned to die today. But on his terms - there would be no organs to donate if I ripped him to shreds.

Catching Wilson was supposed to bring answers, not more questions. And I have a bad, bad feeling. A simple exchange turned into a murder, a suicide and an attack. There is something we are missing.

I am not surprised when I see smoke as I near my grounds. Even though most of the gasoline was burned out yesterday, the attackers would not have known, and they would have used an accelerant to start the fire as quickly and viciously as possible. Something was bound to take fire.

"Nick," I mind-link him as I drive to the South border. "Update on my parents."

"They're fine," he replies. "Nobody even attempted to get to the mansion."

I exhale in relief as I park and get out of the car.

"Alpha," Mike runs towards me. "We caught all four of them, but they don't know shit. Their stories are pretty much a repeat of yesterday. The only difference is they were supposed to kidnap Nina. And they all report to Wilson." "Son of a bitch," I growl frustrated. Another dead end. Everything points to Wilson, but he is not in charge.

"Lock them up," I bark at Mike as I get back into my car. "They can stay there until I figure out what the f**k's going on."