Alpha Loren

For the next day, we drove South down the West coast of the country. By late afternoon, we had reached Sacramento and Luca needed gas.

"Why Mexico?" I asked as we drove around looking for a gas station.

"I just need to pick something up and then we can have a fun time wearing sombreros and drinking tequila," he replied casually as he scanned the road ahead of us.

I ignored the last half of his sentence and asked, "to pick what up?"

"Something from these people I know...don't worry about it" he replied quite vaguely before giving me an innocent smile that was clearly hiding something.

"I know that look," I said a sinking feeling in my stomach.

We had just pulled up at a gas station and Luca turned to me and smiled again, "What look?"

"That smile that says "I'm just an innocent little baby and I've never set a foot wrong in my life." I know you're not Luca Romano. How do you know people in Mexico?"

"I come sometimes. Once every month to be precise."

"Why?" I asked.

"Just to bring something over the border," he said. "I said, don't worry about it."

"Are you a drug dealer?!" I whispered shouted.

"Not exactly," he said with a wink before getting out the car to fill it up.

"Luca!" I exclaimed but he shut the car door.

I instantly got out and looked at him over the roof of the car from the other side of it.

"Are you going to elaborate?!" I asked. 

"On what?"

"On the fact that you are a fucking drug dealer!"

"Ella, keep your voice down," he said. "I'll tell you later just get back in the car. The whole gas station doesn't need to know."

I sighed and got back in the car as he finished putting the gas in the car and then went to pay. 

better have a good explanation

he eventually came back and started the engine. "Why the

he

I snapped. "Dealing,

I go to Mexico, I must be involved with drugs. It is a beautiful country

know these lovely people in Mexico?"

I work for them," he

what is their line

"Drug dealing."

you not have just said that to start with? And why the fuck are you involved in drugs?" I

"Relax..."

dealer and we are on our way to

Gamma. There is a gang of criminals in Mexico. Werewolf drug dealers, if you like, that

I asked

better about it," he replied. "And I don't deal their drugs. I just bring them over the border like a trafficker. They

is a gang of drug dealers a threat to the

doesn't want you involved in this. I'm not supposed to tell you,"

on our way to

He groaned.

will buy pretty much. Sometimes it's a direct attack, sometimes they sell it as a weapon for someone else to use. My job

weed laced with wolfsbane as a way of disarming packs?" I asked.

vulnerable to attack so that they can easily take every penny of money from them," Luca replied. 

"Oh..."

and get me to send the wolfsbane weed to dealer's nearby accordingly," he replied. 

stated. "What happens if they find out

the wrong side of Alpha Leonardo Loren

"Luca," I said.

"Yes."

to grieve my brother was going

need to give it to and then we can go wherever in the world you

exclaimed. "Let's go to

he replied. "And if anyone asks, I'm an Italian rogue living in America and my name is Romano De'Meritchi and you are um...my cousin

phone started ringing. "Leo's calling. Why

new years eve last year. Leo had an arm around my shoulder and I was hugging him tightly. A lot of champagne was drunk that night but I remember it crystal clear. How happy we

shaking the memory out of my