Finding Forgiveness

Luca's POV

"I'm sorry, Alpha Loren," the Alpha of a large pack in the North of Mexico began as we sat around a table in his office. "You know that I support you and would do anything to help but I can do nothing but offer you my men, guns and cash. We have no information on Martinez. The man is a criminal mastermind.”

"You've been battling him for years and you have nothing?" Leo asked slamming my fist onto his desk. "Nothing at all?"

This was the sixth pack we'd visited with zero success and I could tell Leo was getting more and more frustrated.

"His signals are untraceable, his men are loyal and he operates in top secrecy. Everything is covered. All I can do for my pack is focus on defending my own territory and people from him. We don't even bother trying to defeat the Martinez cartel. It's futile.”

"He has my Luna,” Leo said, a look of desperation on his face. "I don't have a choice but to go against him."

"And I will do everything I can to assist," the Mexican Alpha replied, bowing his head.

Leo then stood up and straightened himself up before taking a deep breath.

"Thank you, Alpha Garcia," he said with a nod. "I will be sure to keep you updated and I appreciate your loyalty.”

Leo then marched out of the office, leaving me to give the slightly frightened looking Alpha a reassuring nod and smile.

When I got back out to the car, I found Leo with bleeding knuckles stood by a very shaken looking tree surrounded by a bed of prematurely lost leaves, some of which were still floating to the floor. These days, he mostly had his emotions under control. But when it came to Ella and her safety...that was another story.

"The men and the guns are useless without having any idea where to find him,” he growled. "And the money will lead us into what is most likely a trap and end in all three of our deaths. What the fuck are we supposed to do?!"

I sighed and leant against the car, folding my arms in front of me.

"I have no idea."

"Any word from Max?" he asked me.

"He's on his way."

"And the kids are-"

"Fine. Everything at home is fine. Blair and your parents have the pack and your family under control. Just put all your thought into Ella."

Leo let out a short breath and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"If he lays another finger on her, I swear to every Goddess above us that I am going to crush him,” he growled with teeth clenched so hard I thought they were going to turn to dust. "Nobody messes with my girl." "She'll be okay, Leo," I tried to reassure. "She's made of strong stuff, remember?"

He nodded, "I know. But she's been through a lot recently and everybody has a breaking point. I don't know how much more of this bullshit she can take.”

"Then we better find her," I said. "Stop thinking about how much you want to kill him and let's go and kill him."

"How?!" He said raising his voice and staring me dead in the eye. "Fucking how, Luca?! If you know, please FUCKING enlighten me!" Just then his phone began to ring in his pocket. He suddenly snapped out of his rage and as he reached for his phone his eyes returned to to blue from the darkened shade they were just a few seconds ago. I let out a breath I wasn't really aware I had been holding and stepped back feeling glad that I wasn't one of his enemies.

"Hello?" he said after answering.

He shot me a confused look telling me that he knew as little as I did about who was calling.

"Am I speaking to Alpha Leonardo Loren?" a thick-accented voice asked.

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There was a pause on the other side of the line for a few seconds before the man spoke again.

"I know where your Luna is."