Filed to story: Maleah The Angel Of Death Novel
Mother must have been waiting for me as she opened the door before I could knock, and I could see that Alpha Bradley was looking at Alpha Dax over my shoulder. He really didn’t like the fact I had brought my Alpha along for this lunch. I could sense there was another Wolf in one of the bedrooms of the suite, and I had an inkling feeling that his Son was hiding in there. This didn’t predict much good.
“There are two more Wolves on the balcony. I think it is safe to say they are up to no good, and I bet they are hoping it was your Father’s aura that seeped out,” Fortune said as I kept my eyes on my Mother. I didn’t want Alpha Bradley to know I could feel the struggle he had with his Wolf, and I smiled when I felt Alpha Dax leaning closer to me.
I wanted to stick out my tongue at Alpha Bradley when Alpha Dax told him he didn’t trust him, but I could refrain myself from giving in to that urge. When Mother tried to grab my arm, Fortune released a low, menacing roar.
I hoped Mother would stop bugging me after today, but I wouldn’t be holding my breath for it. Mother had never been one to take a hint, and I doubted she would start today. She just saw and heard what she wanted.
As we were making our way back from Alpha Bradley’s suite, I was trying to think of the best way to explain the file on Alpha Bradley without telling the truth if need be. But after hearing the story of Luna Elyse, I knew I would finally tell someone the truth. With that decision, I knew I would have to tell our former and current leadership the truth as well. I thought I might have more trouble telling Dad about my life – a life I think he never wanted for me.
I tried to find the best way to explain to Alpha Dax why I had a file on Alpha Bradley. I was glad he gave me the time to think as we ate our lunch, and I decided to let Alpha Dax ask me about the file. I cleared the dishes from the table and put the tray on the table outside my room. As I walked back to the table, I picked up the file on Alpha Bradley and his Son.
“Maleah, can you explain why you have that file in your possession?” Alpha Dax asked as I sat down in my seat.
“I will explain why I have this file, but it will leave you with even more questions. I am willing to answer those questions, but I have a feeling you will want a few other people present when you ask me those questions,” I told him as I opened the file in front of me. I looked up at him to see a curious look in his eyes.
“I am not sure if you are aware of this, but Alpha Bradley and his Son have been charged with multiple crimes over the years, and for some reason none of the charges ever stuck. I truly believe that at least one Council Elder is covering up for them; I just don’t know how,” I explained.
“Three of their victims have had enough and are no longer willing to leave it in the hands of the Council of Elders. They have decided to make sure they never can hurt anyone else again. I have known for a long time that Alpha Bradley and his Son are bad news, but I never saw apicture of him. When Mack mentioned his name, Fortune wanted to rip him to shreds.”
“You know me as the Angel of Death,” I said, and I was in stitches when I saw the dumbfounded look on his face. He definitely didn’t see that one coming.
“If someone keeps escaping justice and rumors start to spread that his or her victims are willing to pay for their demise, a middle man contacts them. The rules are simple: you pay, and I will take care of them when it suits me. I always pick a public place to make sure their death leaks out, and I usually leave a clear message behind on why their lives were ended,” I told him, and I could tell a million questions were running through his mind.
“You are right, Maleah. This leaves me with more questions, and I want answers to them. But you were also right when you said I would want others present. I am not sure what to say right now. I had thought of a few explanations you could have given me, but this wasn’t one of them. I think you could have even chosen to lie to me, and yet you chose to tell me the truth,” Alpha Dax said.
“I thought about lying to you. I thought about telling you I wanted to know more about the male my Mother took as a Mate, and I believe I could have sold it to you as the truth. But after what you told me about your Mother and what Alpha Bradley did to her, I knew you deserved to know the truth. I needed to tell you the truth.”
“I know you tried to look for my protection detail, but Dad and Colter trained them, and I doubt you would be able to find them unless they want you to find them. Pauline is the only one that stays with me out in the open, and you already know why no one will ever suspect her to be a part of my protection detail. She helps me to find the best way to strike.”
“She keeps tabs on every individual that is a target. She informs me when they are away from their safe haven and makes sure my schedule fits my assignments. It will take me another day or two before I can wrap things up here, and then I will be able to go home for a few days. Will that give you enough time to make sure everyone is in the territory to hear my story?” I asked.
Alpha Dax took a look at his phone for a few moments. “Yeah, everyone will be in the territory by then. I will put a meeting in our schedule – a meeting concerning Alpha Bradley and your lunch appointment with him and your Mother.”
“I can guarantee you that everyone will be present. They will want to hear about what happened, and I promise you that I won’t say a word about it before then,” Alpha Dax responded, and I asked him if his Brothers might torture him to get answers before that day.
“I will tell them that you will be present and will answer any question they have. Mom will make sure they won’t try to get answers from me, and I will threaten to tell Mom if they try anyway,” he said with a wink.
Maleah’s p.o.v.
As we enjoy the coffee one of the servants brought up to my room, Dax stares out the window. I memorize his relaxed features to make him his own drawing. I haven’t started on Mack’s drawing because every time I want to start, I get distracted.
Fortune normally hates it when my mind drifts to a male, but when it comes to Mack, she seems to be cheering me on to let my mind wander. That is the reason I still haven’t started drawing Mack.
Alpha Dax drove me back to the boutique after lunch, and currently I am looking at my protection detail, not sure how to tell them that my secret is out.
“How was lunch?” Pauline asks, and I tell her I ended up having lunch with Alpha Dax.
“I also told him who I am. He found the file you gave me, and after hearing what he did to my Luna, I had to tell Alpha Dax the truth,” I say.
All of them start talking at once, each having their own opinion about my secret being out. Each of them has been with me ever since I turned eighteen. Each of them has always known who and what I am, and each of them has always helped me in any way they could.
From keeping tabs on my targets to keeping their men occupied, they always made sure I could do my job, and they will keep doing so until the day they resign or die.
“Maleah, your Father is going to have so many questions. What are you going to tell him?” Pauline asks.
“I am going to tell him the truth. I am not sure if he ever wanted this career for me or if he was disappointed I never got my Lycan. All I know is that he loves me and that he will always love me, no matter what,” I answer Pauline.
Each of my team members was trained by my Father and Colter – both of them the best Assassins I have ever met. Even though I believe Mack is even better than the two of them, but as Fortune points out, he is not better than I am.
My team is very aware of the fact that I belong to Blood Crescent Pack. They are also aware that Blood Crescent Pack is one of the few packs that mostly consists of Assassins, and that our Alphas will accept almost any assignment to kill a Wolf or Lycan that has committed a crime.
