Maleah's p.o.v. It isn't difficult to tell that Mack is upset with Mother's message, and I tangle my hand in his hair to pull him closer to me, allowing him to inhale my scent. His arms wrap around my waist, and I feel him relaxing in my arms. Damn, what will it be like when our bond is completely formed? "At this rate, our bond will be complete in a few days, and we will be marked before we have to attend that funeral," Fortune says, and I smile at her as she looks at me with a smug look in her eyes. There is no reason, I can think of, for me to attend Diablo's funeral, and I can't find one as to why Mother wants me to attend. If Diablo had planned on forcefully marking me, he would have been in for a surprise, and seeing the fact I never met him or his Father, I don't understand why Mother wants me to be there. I send her a message asking that same question, and her reply makes Fortune lose her shit, nearly forcing a shift. "Calm down, Angel," Mack says as his hands start moving up and down my back, and Fortune calms down enough for me to get control back. "Mother says that Alpha Bradley wants me to be present at the funeral; he wants us to show that we are a family, and he wants us to say goodbye to Diablo as a family," I tell Mack as I lean my head against his chest; I need him as much as he needed me a little while ago."I will be going with you," he says, and I know there is no point in arguing with him. Hell, I don't even want to argue with him about it. I want him to come with me, and I don't care if Mother agrees with it or not; I would have asked him to come with me if we weren't Mates. Normally every Alpha gets an invitation to the funeral of a high-ranking Wolf or Lycan, and if one gets sent here, my Alphas will be right there with me and Mack. "What will you do with your assignment now?" Elyse asks. "I will carry it out in due time. Alpha Bradley will be looking over his shoulder for a long time, and I will patiently wait until he relaxes again. When that day arrives, I will start planning on taking him out. I can be very patient if I have to, and for some assignments I have waited for years to take down my target. My clients are aware of the fact that I determine when the target dies, and I have never failed them," I answer her. "Maleah, do you expect a visitor?" Dillon asks, and as I shake my head, I see a movement behind Mack. "Oh, fuck. Harvey, what the fuck are you doing here?" I say as I get up, but it isn't easy with Mack still holding on to me, and after I open the window, Harvey jumps in. "Sorry to crash your party. I thought it be best to deliver this message myself," Harvey says as he looks around the room, and his eyes widen when he sees Mack's hands on my hips. "Congratulations, Lady Boss," he says. "Someone put a price on your head," he says without any warning, and Mack pulls me behind him while Harvey raises his hands in the air. "I am not after her; I will die protecting her. Word on the street is that Alpha Bradley put a price on the head of the Angel of Death, preferably dead," he says, and I turn around to wrap Mack in my arms; we need each other to calm down. When Harvey tells us the amount that is put on my head, I know many Wolves and Lycans will try to find out who the Angel of Death is. "Harvey, make sure everyone understands I want them to be extra careful. Someone might set up a bogus assignment to get to the Angel of Death, and I don't want any of you to pay the ultimate price for the job you do; no one goes out on his or her own until this threat is over," I say as I look at Harvey. "Consider it done, Lady Boss. I will ask Pauline to team us up; we will inform her on where we are going and arrange a check-in time. If an assignment feels off, we will triple check everything before we act," Harvey says before he walks out of the office, and in seconds he is gone. "Should I tell the Warriors to leave him alone?" Dillon asks, and I tell him that Harvey will be out of the territory before he can tell the Warriors through the mind-link to leave him alone. "Do you really think Alpha Bradley put a price on our head?" Fortune asks, and I start laughing out loud. "Sorry, Harvey is an idiot," I say before I calm myself down enough to explain my remark. "If Alpha Bradley asked for my head, what would be the most logical thing for me to do?" I ask no one in particular, and one after the other starts shaking their head."You would go after him," Elyse says, and I tell her she is correct; I would go after him for more than one reason. "I doubt he put that price on my head, because it would mean I would go after him, and not just for the crimes he committed. He isn't a good businessman, but he isn't stupid. I think someone spread the rumor he ordered the hit, and I have an idea who that might be; someone that knows I am coming for him as well. This might be an attempt to get me off his back, or he really hopes someone can find out my identity and kill me, solving his problem," I explain. I know there are multiple Wolves and Lycans out there that fear I might come for them; some of them might be smart enough to spread this rumor and will hope that someone will be able to catch me. There are also enough Wolves and Lycans out there that know with certainty that I will be coming for them, but none of them knows when I will decide their time is up. This price on my head will not stop me from carrying out my assignments; I will give my clients justice.