Ford

ier in the cramped office. The air was thick with the

cowering before him. He wasn't used to being the one on the back foot. He searched my

und n

Council audit that would undoubtedly uncover his theft of pack funds, leading to him being stripped o

ast-ditch effort to regain control through

blustered, his voice a

chair, unperturbed

member, requesting the compensation I am legally entitled to. Or would y

out, the words tasting

and, showing h

"Fifty thousand

itying smile on my lips. "Five tho

I were truly blackmailing him, I would have asked for ten times that. The fact that

rled, his voice a low hiss. "I never see your

d, standing up. "Give me the money, and you

mall, heavy safe box. He worked the combination with trembling fingers, pulled out a thic

e in front of him, I counted it. Slow

ade of purple as he

ou, Mr. Price," I said, giving

nd walked

l regret this!" he

e over my shoulder

guard, hovering nervously by the water cooler. He looked at

he saw I was unharmed. I

rt looking for a new posting within the pack. Things

ndness I could off