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Garrett said. “Your issue is convincing Dane to accept that offer you’re talking about once again.”
    “I’m prepared to offer more than I did last time,” Benjamin Sr. replied. “I understand that real estate is something you have less of down in Tellevue County. I know how important land is when it comes to us wolves who like to roam free and in our natural habitats.”
    “I can’t speak for my brother,” he said.
    Yet, Garrett knew the old man spoke the absolute truth. Aspen Valley Pack had the numbers, but they were weak in the area of working capital and land. It wasn’t in Garrett’s place to reveal that information either.
    “Then you can get word to him? About our intentions once we get rid of Simon?” the old man asked eagerly.
    “I will, but how long will it take you to have a Pack that is free and clear of a leader who’d be opposed to this type of union?” Garrett asked.
    “That’s where I knew you might come in handy.”
    “Right. The research.” Garrett cast a knowing look at Alejandro, and then folded his arms across his chest. “Seems like you’ve been planning a lot lately.”
    “I’ve also been saving a lot.” Benjamin Sr. pulled out a suitcase and revealed wads of cash inside. “I need Simon captured, immobilized, and brought to me. Preferably alive, not dead.”
    “I’m not a wolf slayer if I don’t have to be,” Garrett said. “I don’t end lives unless my life or the lives of any of my Pack members are in jeopardy. Just so you understand that up front. Sometimes potential clients misunderstand my intentions.”
    “I’m not in search of slayer. I want Simon to suffer before he perishes, and that’ll be up to me. I have a connection out west that tells me what your normal rates are, and I’ve doubled it. It’s all in the suitcase. All up front. What say you? Or do I need to find another outlaw willing to do the job. I heard your brothers are in the same profession.”
    “You can consider it a done deal.”
    In under a minute, the old man sent Alejandro across the room with the suitcase.
    “I never fail an assignment, so it looks like you’ll be killing two birds with one stone,” Garrett said. “I’ll get rid of Simon and you’ll have a Pack free and clear of any Alpha to bargain with my brother.”
    “Let’s hope that your brother accepts.”
    “I’ll tell you one thing, you’ll have to bring more than money to the table.”
    Benjamin Sr. nodded. “I’ve heard the rumors that your family is well off, but hides it well.”
    “Then you know we mean business. Give me at least a week at the most,” Garrett said, turning with the suitcase in his hand. “I’ll give Dane a heads up in the meantime.”

Chapter Four
    “ Y ou’re leaving out on the next bus out of that town, right? You better be…” Hope’s voice sounded frantic on the other side of the line as she tried to convince Autumn to leave right away.
    “Not now…soon,” Autumn replied, stuffing handfuls of toiletries into a pink duffle bag and then rushed over to her closet. “He thinks I’m going to cooperate with him. If I can get over to the tavern and out before he realizes that Melisandra left town he won’t notice anything. I told him to stay out of my hair for twenty-four hours, but I’m not waiting around that long.”
    “I can’t believe you’re going back to the tavern!”
    Autumn sighed. “Honestly, you don’t know how relieved I am to find out that you and Melisandra are out of Cross City, but I have to go back. All of dad’s legal documents are in the safe. Even the check we just got from that life insurance policy he had is still there.”
    “So leave them…what more can we do? Dad is dead,” Hope exclaimed.
    “The old deed to the property is in there too. The one from before he made that deal with the Montagues. Maybe there’s something in there that can help us get the tavern back or, better yet, get me out of this mess. I can’t marry Simon. I can’t look