Page 59 of Pack: Posy 3

I'll heal it, boss!Topaz chirped, and the teeny cut zipped closed with a zap of moon magic.

Thanks, buddy.

He wiggled at the praise and I rolled my eyes.

Turning my attention to the witches, I watched as Maria opened her bag and took out a glass jar with a rubber seal and hermetic metal latch lid.

"Ready, Ariel?" she murmured.

"Ready."

The air once again shimmered around the luna. Maria opened the lid on her glass jar and stood by as Ariel moved her hands in a pulling gesture. After a few seconds, a reddish black mass crawled out of the luna's mouth, and I had to force myself not to throw up. It looked like a giant leech, but stank of evil aura.

That's so disgusting,I couldn't help thinking.

As soon as the fat creature appeared on the luna's lips, Maria swept in. It plopped wetly to the bottom of the jar, and she slapped the lid down and flipped the latch closed.

"Got it!" She held up the jar. "One parasite, secure and contained."

"Do you want to say goodbye?" Ariel asked the Quakes in a gentle tone. "It's safe to touch her now."

"I made my peace with this two years ago," Kayvon said, shaking his head.

Alpha Quake stood and went to his mate, and the rest of us moved to the other side of the room to give him privacy.

"What will you do with that?" Kayvon pointed to the jar in Maria's hands.

"Our cousin, Gelo, will kill it when we get home."

"Your cousin Gelo." Kayvon's flat tone said he was unimpressed.

"He's also known as Angelo della Morte," I said with a little smirk.

"The Angel of Death?" His eyebrows shot up.

"The one and only."

"Naw, bro." For the first time since we met, a little smile curled his lips up. "I can't think of the Angel of Death as Cousin Gelo, man."

"I hear you." I grinned. "You should see him all soft with his mate one minute, then slaughtering his way through a pack of dire wolves the next."

"I'd like to meet this dude sometime," he said.

"Like I said, you're welcome at Five Fangs anytime. In fact, I'd like to offer an alliance if you're interested."

"For real?" His eyes brightened. "Aight. You want to draw up the papers or should I?"

"My brother Wyatt will be more than happy to," I said evilly. "He'll get it to you by next week."

Kayvon held out his hand and we shook again.

"Alpha Barlow," said Alpha Quake as he joined us. "It feels wrong to say thank you to the man taking my mate's life. I know you really aren't, but still. So I'll just say, I am grateful you came here today."

"You're welcome." Jay was so much better at these soft skills, but I gave it my best shot. "It was my honor to help you."

As Kayvon wrapped his father up in a hug, I went over to the luna, put my left hand on the back of her head and my right on her chin. With a quick snap, I broke her neck. Without a wolf to heal her, that was enough to convince her body to give up. I eased her limp form back in the recliner and closed her eyes.

"It's done," I said over my shoulder.

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