Chapter 107: Lucifiel's POV

There was no part of the plan I was in support of.

And I especially hated the fact that Adrian had been allowed to dictate terms.

The original meeting point had been in an open space where I would be able to get access to Levi even if things go sideways. Then, less than an hour before the meeting, Adrian changed it to a parking lot. A public parking lot—full of civilians, vehicles, blind spots, and too many exits. The moment Rahul informed me, I knew something was wrong. Unfortunately, knowing something was wrong and proving it were two different things. And we needed to capture the serial killing bastard.

Which was why I was currently standing inside an office building overlooking the area while pretending to follow the rules. Officially, I wasn’t supposed to be anywhere near the meeting. The rule was ridiculous. Nobody expected me to obey it. Least of all Rahul.

The large monitor displayed several camera feeds: parking lot, street, nearby buildings, rooftops. Every angle we could cover. Levi appeared on one screen—annoyingly determined to frustrate me.

The past few days I had been convincing myself this wasn’t a terrible idea. But no matter the angle it is viewed from, it still was terrible.

Rahul sat in front of several laptops. Kael stood nearby with a phone pressed against his ear. Nobody was talking much. Everyone was watching.

Levi adjusted his glasses. He had on him three separate tracking devices and I still wasn’t satisfied.

Rahul glanced at me. “youre being ridiculous right now.”

“one can never be too careful.”

“Hell be fine. We have guys dressed as ordinary civilians in the parking lot.”

I ignored him. My attention remained fixed on the screen.

Kael finally ended his call. “Nothing unusual yet.”

“That doesn’t mean anything.”

Nobody disagreed. Because it didn’t. The longer this continued, the less I liked it. Adrian had never been patient. Neither had whoever was behind him. Yet today they seemed content making Levi wait.

The monitor changed. Movement appeared. A man entered the parking lot. My eyes narrowed immediately. Tall,Dark coat,Dark hair and the facial structure that matched the security footage. Levi’s father—or the creature pretending to be him.

The man approached Levi. Levi remained still. Then the man hugged him. My fingers tightened around the edge of the table.

Rahul noticed. “Relax.”

I glared at him.

The man continued talking. Unfortunately the button camera wasn’t designed to capture everything—only limited audio. Fragments. Pieces. Enough to understand some of the conversation. Not enough to hear all of it. Levi said something. The man smiled. Then continued speaking. Several seconds passed. Then more. The conversation continued. Longer than expected.

I looked toward Rahul. “You still think this is a good idea?”

“No.” That surprised me. Rahul sighed. “I think it’s the best bad idea available.”

Not much of a difference.

The man and Levi continued talking. Neither appeared aggressive. Neither appeared alarmed. Yet I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong,from the setup to the timing . Everything just felt wrong.

Rahul suddenly sat straighter. His fingers moved rapidly across the keyboard.

“What?”

He didn’t answer immediately. The tracker blinked once then returned. I immediately noticed. “What happened?”

“Signal fluctuation.”

I didn’t like the sound of that. The tracker was designed to resist interference. Which meant something strong enough to affect it wasn’t normal. The camera feed distorted briefly. Static appeared. Then vanished.

Kael looked up. “Tell me that’s nothing.”

Rahul didn’t answer. Definitely not a good sign.

The conversation below continued. Levi looked confused about something. The older man kept speaking. The tracker blinked again. Longer this time. The signal weakened. Returned. Then weakened again.

My patience finally ended. “Pull him out.”

Rahul looked up. “We need more time.”

“No.”

“Lucifiel.”

“ I said pull him out.”

The tracker kept going on and off. I was already moving toward the door. Rahul stood. “Wait.” The command would’ve worked on somebody else. Not me.

Kael’s phone rang. He answered immediately. His expression changed. “What?” He lowered the phone. “One of the surveillance teams lost visual.”

My entire body went still. “Where?” I moved towards the screen again.

“North entrance.”

Of course. Another blind spot and another problem. Reasons this entire plan should never have happened.

The tracker blinked again. Then I froze. Rahul leaned forward. “What happened?” Nobody answered.

Every protective instinct I possessed activated instantly. “Rahul.”

His fingers flew across the keyboard. “I’m trying.”

The signal returned. For half a second. Then vanished again. The camera feed froze. Levi’s image remained locked on the screen. Motionless. Then the screen went black.

My voice sounded colder than usual. “Tell me.”

Rahul looked up. “The button camera is offline.”

The building suddenly felt too small. “What about the watch?”

“No signal.”

For the first time since this operation began, Rahul looked genuinely concerned.

Then every alarm in the building activated. Red lights flashed. Warning sirens echoed through the floor. Kael swore. Derek immediately stood. “What now?”

Rahul looked at another monitor. Several red markers appeared—moving rapidly toward us. Too rapidly. Too coordinated.

My eyes narrowed. “Who are they?”

“Vampires.”

The answer irritated me. Obviously they were vampires. The question was who sent them.

The office door exploded inward. The first attacker entered—young, weak, pathetic. I grabbed his throat and threw him through a wall. His body disappeared into the next room. The second attacker died before reaching the floor. It went on and on.

Bodies started piling up. More kept coming. Which made no sense. None of them were strong or skilled, and they didn't belong anywhere near this operation.

Then I understood. The realization hit immediately. Distraction. A very obvious distraction, they were sent here to distract us.

Fuck!

Another vampire lunged. I ripped his arm off. “This is a distraction.”

“I know.” Rahul said from the other side of the room.

He knew too. The attackers weren’t here to win. They were here to delay us.

More vampires entered. Bodies crashed into furniture.

I grabbed one by the throat. “Who sent you?”

He laughed. Then it exploded. Literally exploded. Blood covered half the room. Wonderful. The same thing happened about twice but it didn't stop me.

The remaining vampires attempted to retreat when they saw I wasn't going to stop. A mistake. None of them survived. Several seconds later everything stopped. Broken furniture and splattered blood everywhere but no Levi.

I was already moving. Nobody tried stopping me. Not even Rahul. Because there was nothing left to discuss.

The elevator wasn’t fast enough. I ripped the doors open and jumped. And jumped down the two story building. The parking lot appeared less than a minute later.

People continued moving around normally except for the occasional stares. Cars entered. Cars exited. Nobody seemed aware anything had happened.

I searched the entire area—every corner, every vehicle, every blind spot. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The so-called guards he planted here were nowhere to be found.

Rahul arrived moments later, followed by Kael and Derek. The expressions on their faces confirmed what I already knew.

I was trying so hard not to rip out Rahul's organ and feed it to the wolves.

Then something caught my attention. Near one of the concrete pillars. A small metallic object. I crossed the distance immediately. The watch. Levi’s watch lay completely destroyed on the floor.

My hand closed around it. The metal crumpled instantly.

The meeting had never been about information, or about Adrian, It had never been about negotiation but been about taking Levi. And they had succeeded.

And they succeeded in fooling everyone including me, even though the whole thing looked suspicious from the start. Somewhere out there, Levi was with the man claiming to be his father. A man who had manipulated us,manipulated Levi and had somehow walked away with the most important person in my life.

My grip tightened. The crushed watch finally turned into dust.

Rahul looked at me carefully—probably judging whether I was about to destroy half the city. Starting from him.

Unfortunately for everyone involved, I was surprisingly calm. Because panic wouldn’t help. I just need to find Levi .

And I was going to find him. No matter where they took him to or how many people stood in my way.

I suddenly felt the restless pull in my chest then I smiled.

"Is something wrong?"

I ignored Rahul and spoke to Keal."Bring the car over. I'm going to bring my little chaos back home."

My smile widened. I almost forgot I could get to him without a good for nothing tracking device.

My mate was in danger and I was going to go get him.