Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 556

Chapter 556

But I knew Leo would be staring at my retreating back, his eyes bulging from their sockets with impotent rage, his inner wolf whimpering in a corner of

his mind.

I knew someone would step in front of him the moment I left, blocking out any light or hope he might have clung to. My wolf felt the shift in the air–the departure of justice and the arrival of raw, underground dominance.

And I could almost feel it as Sean crouched down, his massive, fan–like hand connecting with Leo’s face–a light tap, pat, pat–a gesture meant to brand his skin with humiliation, the scent of the Alpha’s mockery thick enough to choke an Omega.

Kid, just bad luck. You messed with the wrong people.”

Fourth Master…” Leo’s teeth chattered, his words stumbling out, a desperate sob in his voice. I’ll give you money, I’ll give you all of it. Please, just let

ne go…”

Sean let out a low, mocking laugh from deep in his throat, a sound that vibrated like a distant thunderstorm.

Money? What the hell kind of

do

you money

have?”

He stood, the tip of his heavy wolfskin boot pressing, not too hard but not too light, onto Leo’s fingers, crushing them against the cold stone. You dare welch on a debt at my Gold Touch Casino, break Sean’s rules, huh?”

The accusation slammed into Leo, his scent spiking with such terror that it made his head ring. He almost passed out, his spirit nearly breaking This was a setup, dragging him straight to his death in the dark!

ean pulled out a jagged obsidian blade. Snick. The blade sprang out, its cold, lunar–etched edge resting directly against Leo’s stomach, right over his Blood–Core.

eo’s hackles stood on end. He froze, terrified to move a muscle as the Alpha’s pheromones pinned him down.

No money? Then we’ll just have to carve you up and sell you off, piece by piece, to pay the debt.”

eo was so terrified, his soul practically fled his body, and his words tumbled out in a frantic, incoherent stream.

I have money! I have money! Ten million! No–twenty million gold marks!”

ean let out a dismissive scoff, and with a barely perceptible flex of his wrist, the knife’s point pierced Leo’s skin.

bead of crimson immediately bloomed on his skin, the scent of blood filling the small room.

le shrieked, a sound more animal than man.

short, muffled cry from Leo barely reached my ears as I walked through the duter corridor.

Two million gold marks?” Sean’s voice, thick with contempt, carried faintly through the mind–link range. “Is he trying to pay us off like we’re beggar

That Miss Isabella just told us your sister is the Luna of the Grant Pack. She’s got gold to burn

cruel smile spread across Sean’s face, his eyes glowing with predatory greed

le tapped the flat of his knife against Leo’s cheek. “The Grant family’s madam’s own brother, he purred, your life must be worth a forum would ou say?”

I want a billion gold marks. Not too much, is it?”

eo’s eyes practically bulged out, his jaw dropping as if he couldn’t believe his ears. “Wh–what he wannered! ‘Ab–billion?”

He looked at Sean as if the Alpha had just lost his mind. His whole body screamed the impossible How could he possibly come up with a billion marka rom the pack coffers?

This is extortion!” he screamed, his voice raw with a desperate bark.

imack!

A loud slap landed across his face, making him see stars and sending a metallic tang of blood into his mouth

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Extortion?” Sean grabbed him by the hair, slamming his face onto the cold floor. “Get this straight: your life is in my hands now.”

Ten sun–cycles. A billion gold marks.”

Either you get the money, or I’ll chop you up and feed you to the fish in the territory river. Your choice.”

He let go, tossing Leo aside like trash, then subtly nodded at his enforcers.

Take him down. Lock him up in the scent–proof cells. Give him a spirit–slate, let him gather the money himself.”

Leo was dragged into a small, windowless room, the heavy iron door clanging shut and locking with a heavy, final click.

Meri

He completely broke down, his wolf howling in the dark. He knew these men meant every word; they’d follow through with the ancient rules of the

len.

In his ultimate terror, his trembling hand pulsed a signal to Wendy’s frequency.

The next sun–cycle, another hundred million gold marks vanished from Wendy’s pack ledger.

The money was transferred to an account Leo had provided, supposedly for “safekeeping” during the Blood Dormancy Period.

Leo had barely processed the initial transfer when Sean’s enforcers snatched his slate. The hundred million he’d just received, barely in his possession, was instantly wired away to the Golden Touch vault.

Sean patted Leo’s cheek again, a mocking gesture. “A hundred million? You’re still nine hundred million short.”

Jtter despair washed over Leo, his pheromones turning sour and stagnant. He clung to Sean’s leg, his voice raw with pleading. “My stomach hurts so >ad, I’m freezing, I think I’m getting infected,‘ he sobbed. ‘Please, Mr. Shore, call a healer for me.”

Sean kicked him away with a dismissive boot. “What, you think this is a high–rank resort?‘ he sneered. You want a healer?

Leo clutched his stomach, his wound splitting open, blood oozing between his fingers. My wolf sensed his fading vitality from a distance; he was losing he will to fight.

If I die, Boss Shore, you won’t get your money, will you? Please, I’ll add another hundred million gold marks if you just get me a healer.” Only at the mention of an extra hundred million did Boss Shore finally call for a pack doctor.

Leo worked even harder to manipulate Wendy, pressing her through the mind–link to send the marks quickly, before things got complicated. He was errified Carson would realize what was happening and freeze her territory assets, ruining everything.

But all Wendy had left were some illiquid territory holdings and the shares Carson had given her–things that couldn’t be converted to gold quickly inder pack law.

That’s when I made my move, using my contacts to buy up the assets Wendy held at a steeply discounted price, funneling the wealth back in the Silvermoon reserves.

Days bled into weeks under the waning moon.

Meanwhile, Leo’s days in that dark room dragged on, each one an eternity of fear and hunger. His pleas eventually turned to curses, then finally, to a numb, hollow despair.

He became nothing more than a shell of a man, his inner wolf gone silent and broken

Ten sun–cycles later, I found myself back at the Golden Touch

I settled into the plush luxury of the peak–chamber suite, the air scented with expensive nuense to mask the smell of the gamiting den below

I was leisurely seated on the sofa, savoring a cup of exquisite lunar–steeped tea. The warmth of the liquid settlest my wolf, who was watching the door with sharp eyes.

Across from me sat Sean, his Alpha aura heavy and thick, trying to intimidate me

“Miss Isabella, what brings you here today? Looking for some action?”

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My brow arched at his words. I didn’t flinch under his gaze.

I’m here for my money. And for a certain someone.”

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Sean’s lips twitched before he settled into a forced, predatory smile. This is Golden Touch’s business, Miss Isabella. You’ve taught him his lesson. My boys aren’t working for free, are they?”

He looked at me, sizing me up as nothing more than a young she–wolf–a little too naive, perhaps, even with the air of mystery that surrounded me. I could smell the greed coming off him; he had the money now and wasn’t about to give up a single mark.

Besides, he’d done his homework. He knew I was only the Grant family’s niece by blood. He reasoned that while the Grant clan held power, they had only recently returned to this territory, and their Alpha reach wouldn’t extend to his establishment just yet.

My gaze hardened. My wolf stood up, her hackles bristling at his arrogance.

met Sean’s gaze, a slow, cold curve lifting the corner of my lips.

Boss Shore, are you… trying to keep all the money for yourself?”

The smile slowly vanished from Boss Shore’s face, replaced by the mask of a ruthless kingpin.

He leaned back on the couch, lit a spirit–root cigar, and his voice took on an amused, almost dangerous edge that made the Omegas in the room

remble.

Miss Isabella,” Sean began, his smile widening into something truly predatory, his eyes flashing yellow, “that’s not how we do things around here. There are rules in this den, and once gold lands in my pocket, it’s mine by right of the claw. Besides, it’s not safe for a young she–wolf like you to be arrying around so much cash. How about I just… keep it safe for you?”

felt the air in the private room plummet to an instant, icy chill as my own Alpha–blood hummed in

my veins.

The burly enforcers behind Sean moved in, their intentions clear, their eyes fixed on me with a hostile glare as they began to close ranks, their scents urning aggressive.

Ali and my other bodyguard reacted instantly, stepping forward to put themselves between me and the encroaching threat, their muscles bunching inder their suits, ready to shift.

But a smile, cold and defiant, touched my lips.

gently pushed aside the enforcer in front of me, rising to my feet with a grace that felt like a predator stalking the brush. Then, one deliberate step fter another, I closed the distance between Sean and me.

My heels sank into the plush, expensive carpet, making no sound. Yet with each silent stride, I felt the unspoken tension escalate, as if my steps were triking directly into their chests, vibrating through their bones.

Sean,” I said,

my voice barely above a whisper, yet it carried the weight of a Luna’s command. I’m giving you one last chance.”

A terrifying calm settled into my voice, soft but laced with an icy menace that surely made their hearts seize. My wolf was baring her teeth now, her pirit pressing against the surface of my skin.

Hand over the money. And my people.”

could feel Sean’s patience snap. He ground his half–smoked spirit–root viciously into the ashtray, the embers hissing out like a long wake. When he ooked up, his jowly face contorted into something that was anything but a smile–it was a snarl

A chance?” he sneered, the word dripping with menace. In Cloudhaven Territory, I am the rule Today, I’ll teach you a lesson you wont forges until

your next shift”

He flicked his chin up toward his men.

‘Let her know the rules of the Golden Touch Club.

The hulking men cracked their knuckles, the sound sharp and menacing, then closed in, step by menacing step, their predatory scents filling the room. I watched, frozen, as the first grimy hand reached for my shoulder-

CRACK!

The deafening sound was the heavy, solid oak door of the peak–chamber exploding inward, as if a prehistoric beast had violently slammed into it from

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outside! Splinters of wood flew through the air like shrapnel, and a scent of pure, unadulterated Alpha dominance–cedar, rain, and ancient power–flooded the room, pinning everyone to their spots.

Grayson had arrived.