"You can't do that!" Rose cried out.
"Rose!" her husband shouted as he grabbed her arm.
"No!" She shook off Carver's hand. "That's our money. We put up with too much, sacrificed too much. We lost our clan, our friends, and our standing in our community. We lost everything because of that little bastard. We deserve that money."
Alpha Barker lifted his eyebrows. "What money?"
"All of George's millions."
"Oh, uh…" Alpha Barker glanced at Leon for a moment before looking back at the Carvers. "It was my understanding that George's account had been cleaned out and closed by an unknown individual and the police were looking into it."
Leon had no idea where the man was going with this story, but he nodded anyway. Technically, the man wasn't lying after all. Just stretching the truth. Leon still didn't say anything.
"What?" Rose screamed. "It's gone?"
"I'm afraid it is."
Rose seemed to deflate into herself. "But…what are we going to do now?"
"Perhaps you can talk to the authorities," Alpha Barker suggested. "Once the police investigation is done, if there is any money recovered, you may be able to petition the courts to have it turned over to the rightful owner."
Leon stood when Alpha Barker walked over to his desk and grabbed a piece of paper. He was intrigued by this game the man was playing and couldn't wait to see it play out.
"Considering the consequences George faces due to his actions against me, my son, and my clan, I was able to get my hands on a death certificate in his name to help facilitate the liquidation of his assets. If you take it to the local authorities, I'm sure they can be of assistance to you. Ask for Detective Watt."
Leon's eyebrows hit his forehead when Alpha Barker handed the death certificate over to George's parents. It looked official, but what did he know?
"Why would you do this?" Carver asked.
"I'm sure George was as much trouble for you as he was for me."
Carver nodded.
Alpha Barker smiled. "I think you should get what's coming to you."
Leon grinned. He couldn't have said it better himself.
