Wolf Endangered (Willow's Forbidden Pack #2) - Avery Song Page 0,113

spoke up. "Omegas don't like taking orders."

"You're right," Saint agreed once again. "But what's one wolf type that no one, regardless of pack or packless bonds, can disobey?"

It clicked.

"Royalty," I replied. "Who's the second investor?"

"The official head of the entire Witch Syndicate."

Aurelia gasped. "W-What? Why would she invest in such a thing?"

"Who's the head?" Jayce asked. "I didn't know you guys had another level above the High Court."

Aurelia bit her lip. "If you want my honest opinion, even we don't know her name. She’s definitely a female because the Witch Coven Head can only be a female, but to meet her is like meeting the Queen of England or the Prince of Dubai. The possibility is like 0.5 percent. In the Clementine family, only my great-grandmother got the opportunity to meet her. We also aren't told when they're switched out. Being chosen is a mystery as well."

"Why did the Vatican agree to make a building like that?" I asked.

"And why would they offer it to you?"

"They're not offering it to me," Saint countered.

"But you said they offered it to you," I deflected.

The lift of Neo's lips caught my attention, and I tilted my head in his direction. "You figured it out?"

"They want us to occupy the building," Neo announced. "Smart move on the Vatican’s part."

"Why?" Dimitris and I said in unison.

"They know Willow's royalty."

We all turned to the door to see Viktor as he casually walked into the kitchen.

"Viktor," I greeted with a bright smile, grateful he was okay and now present. I had been worried when I didn't see him in the kitchen but wanted to bring it up after.

"Morning, Willow," he greeted as he walked over to stand behind my chair. "I'm gonna assume Onyx fed you?"

"Yup," I replied.

"And she ate the rest of our food," Dimitris muttered.

"Were you going to finish it?" I tossed back. "No. Besides, you dislike wasting food."

He seemed surprised by my second statement, and so did Neo, Jayce, and Saint.

"What?" I asked.

Saint looked like he wanted to say something, but Dimitris grumbled, "Nothing. Back to the topic."

"How would they know Willow's royalty?" Jayce questioned.

"The Vatican, the Head of the Witch Syndicate, and Presidents of America, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Japan, and Korea are the only ones who know the names of every royal member and heir in each shifter sector."

"Now why don't we know that?" Aurelia inquired. "I've never heard that before."

"And how do you know that?" Neo inquired, but the look on my face told me he knew very well why.

"I just had a meeting with Albert," he announced as he tugged at his tie to loosen it. "He was visiting Roberto. Alberto has a direct connection to Pink Moon Pack."

Oh shit.

"Is he a part of the pack?" I inquired.

"And is he playing on our side?" Aurelia added.

"For now, I'm assuming he's on our side. He knows Roberto, and they seem to have some sort of business relationship. At least enough for Roberto to not be disrespectful," he revealed. "I'm unsure if he's a part of the pack. All I do know is he's on his way to speak with the Vatican as they await an offer to close regarding a project on Wall Street. I overheard him saying if a decision isn't made by the end of today, they'll be offering it to another person."

"Fuck," Saint cursed. "They didn't give me a deadline."

"Did you think they were going to pressure us into accepting it?" Jayce offered.

"It didn't appear that way," Saint admitted. "They didn't care if I accepted now or in the new year."

"Someone else found out about its creation," Viktor revealed. "Someone who sits on the board with Albert."

You didn't need to be a genius to figure out the culprit.

"Victoria," we said in unison.

"Bingo," Viktor casually replied. "If you're wary about accepting it, I already went and did an investigation on it. The building is legit, and I trust the head."

"You know Master Z?" Aurelia gasped.

Viktor didn't seem too comfortable with the obvious accusation, but he replied, "Yes."

"Saint, contact them to accept the offer," Dimitris ordered.

"Hold your horses, Grumpy Bottom," Aurelia huffed.

It was my turn to hold back a snicker while I looked over to my bestie, along with everyone else.

"Grumpy what?" Dimitris growled.

Aurelia laughed and got up. "Grumpy Bottom," she said with delicacy as she winked. "That's your nickname."

"I'm not..." He trailed off as what she was implying seemed to click, and I couldn't help but smile widely while Aurelia laughed and moved to whisper in my ear.

"You gotta