As Leo’s call to Adam buzzed, he stared at the rows of vehicles.Dozens upon dozens of brand new and used vehicles for sale, not to mention the number of customer vehicles waiting for repairs.Tires weren’t cheap, not even when bought in bulk.They didn’t have the resources on hand to replace all the tires, let alone the big hit to the pack’s finances and their reputation among their customers.
When Adam answered, Leo told him what he and Solan saw, and Adam growled so loudly that Leo had to pull the phone from his ear.
“Damn that Foley!It has to be him and his anti-shifter assholes.I’ll grab security team members and join you there, and I’ll also increase security around the pack just in case Foley’s planned something while our attention is turned to the dealership.I’ll call the police once I’ve had a look around.See you soon.”
Leo found Solan at the back of the lot, his hands on his hips and his lips in a grimace.“The cameras were disabled, but they look fine.It’s like the interior mechanisms were just overloaded and stopped working.I logged into the system on my cell, and they are still showing as active, so whatever they did messed them up in a way that wasn’t recognized by the system itself.”
“He’s getting trickier,” Leo said.“Adam’s on the way with the security team.He’s pissed.”
“I’m sure.It’s going to cost a fortune to replace the tires, even with business insurance.Is Adam calling the police?”
“He said he would after he got here; he wants to inspect things first.”
A string of vehicles arrived ten minutes later.Adam, Brick, several high-ranked males, plus a handful of security team members got out of them and joined Leo and Solan.Adam’s expression was dark, and he was growling under his breath as he listened to Solan detail what he’d learned about the security system being offline but not showing it, and then Leo explained about the tires.
Adam, a mechanic by trade as well, squatted down by one of the tires and touched the cut valve stem.“I think they cut these with a cutting wheel.They could make quick work of the valve stems that way if they had a few males doing it.”He rose to his feet and brushed dirt off his hands.“I’m so fucking pissed.”
Leo, Solan, and a few others walked the rows of cars, making a list of the type of tires to be replaced.The police arrived just after they’d finished checking the inventory and took Leo and Solan’s statements.
“What a fucking asshole,” Brick said in a low voice as he watched Adam speaking to one of the officers.
“Yeah,” Leo said.“This is the third attack from Foley this week, and it’s by far the worst.This is hundreds of man-hours just to replace the tires, not to mention the cost.We’ll have to pay out of pocket and wait for reimbursement from the insurance company.”
“I think Foley’s trying to hurt us.He first cut the power, then he cut the cell phones, which were both inconvenient but not devastating.But this move?”Brick waved his hand toward the vehicles, “It’s a serious mess for us to clean up.We’ll have to shut down until the vehicles are repaired, and even if we work as fast as possible, we could lose the business.”
Leo hummed as he looked over the rows of gleaming cars.“Is he just trying to drive us out of the area?Like he wants the pack out of Ohio?Or is there something else going on?”
“That’s the million-dollar question.”
Hours later, the police report was filed, and the pack had a plan of action in place.All their tire suppliers were called, with tires ordered for delivery as soon as possible.Tires would show up that day, but not nearly enough to cover the entire lot.It would be weeks before they had enough tires to replace every one.
“We’ll prioritize,” Adam said, looking over the group.He’d called in all the mechanics in the pack while security patrolled the lot.“Customer vehicles first, then pack members.The stock vehicles for sale can wait until last.We’ll do our best to replace tires immediately as they come in, and we’ll open the lot back up for sales once we have a good number of them ready to go.”
The pack would have security team members patrolling twenty-four-seven as well, since their electronic monitoring had proven a failure against Foley’s tenacity.
Adam looked at Leo.“You head this up.Set up a rotation for mechanics, around the clock if possible.You can switch from security to working here until things are settled.”
“No problem.”
“And if Mira is up for it, we could use someone manning the phones,” Brick said.“She’d be safe in the offices on shift with you, and we can coach her on what to say.”
“I’ll talk to her about it,” Leo said.
“And hey, if any of her family members can turn a wrench or would be willing to help with security patrols, have them come in, and we’ll pay them,” Adam said.
Leo nodded.“I’ll talk to Mira and her family when I pick her up tonight.”
Everyone dispersed to their jobs, Adam and Brick talking about security for the pack and the dealership, as well as the other pack-owned businesses.Leo’s wolf was restless.He was certain that Foley was escalating, testing the pack’s responses, and looking for weaknesses.
The pack was just existing as they always had, but Foley was clearly watching them and moving against them.They couldn’t just sit idly by anymore; they had to be ready.
But for what?
Leo wasn’t sure what the next move would be, but he was certain it would be bad.Keeping his mate and the pack safe was all he thought about as he headed into the garage to get to work on the customer vehicles.
It was going to be a long day.
ChapterFourteen
