I told Sky we need one of the ghosts to be with Aari so we can communicate with him safely. Plus, he needs a ghost for protection, he is going to have some tough work ahead of him. “I think Carine would be best for the job,” said Sky. “I agree,” said Angel, “definitely best.” “And may I ask why?” I queried. “Because Carine likes Aari,” said Sky.

“Yep, she does,” said Angel. “How come I don’t know about this?” I asked. “Because you’re eyes are closed too much,” said Sky giggling. “Yep, definitely closed too much,” echoed Angel, also giggling. Sigh. So, Sky flew off, grabbed Carine and took her to Aari.

“Steve says that Carine is to be your pretend wife for now,” said Sky after putting a bubble around the three of them so they could talk. “But…” was all that Aari was able to say. “And he will contact you only through Carine,” said Sky. “But…” he replied. “And Carine is to stay with you at all times for your protection,” said Sky. “But…” said Aari.

“She has a super terrific make-up kit with her to change how she looks,” said Sky. “But…” he said. “And Steve says to make sure you act like a married couple when in public,” said Sky, “anything else that Steve said Carine will tell you about. Bye.” And off she went.

“But…there is only one bed,” he said finally. “We’re married, how many do we need?” asked Carine. Aari sighed. Then Tiia and Ginger jumped down off Carine’s shoulders. “Happy now?” asked Carine. “I’m sorry Carine,” he said, “I just wasn’t expecting this.” Carine chuckled and the cats giggled.

Carine filled him in on what he and the Black Wolves needed to do and make it look like they were just moving in to expand their territory. When Ralph, or Luna, looks them up, they will be a criminal organization based in Vancouver, but are also in Calgary and Edmonton. I relayed information to Aari that Ralph was getting a drug shipment coming in tonight and where it would be delivered.

Ralph showed up in a nice, new limousine to pick up his goods. He has a lot to learn about these things. A truck showed up and a guy came over to talk with Ralph. He was on his phone right away and made a call to Luna, which we were able to intercept.

It appears that along with the drugs, they had brought some guns, gold, grenades, money and something else that we couldn’t understand. Anyway, Luna said she knew about it and they would just take the truck and drive it to the warehouse. The men that brought the truck, four of them, then got into a car that came to pick them up and drove away.

The car didn’t get very far, however, and a bunch of motorcycles got in their way. John got off his and went over to the car and talked with the driver. He just warned them that doing business with Ralph wasn’t healthy. They should stay away from Ralph or next time they wouldn’t be allowed to leave. They then let the car drive away.

Back to Ralph and the truck. One of Ralph’s men was just getting into the truck when he fell backward onto the street. He was dead. Suddenly the windows on the limousine began to shatter sending glass all over the occupants. Then Rock grabbed the driver and pulled him out through the window and threw him onto the street, knocking him out.

A few more shots were heard and more of Ralph’s men fell dead. A shotgun was now at the window of the limousine and a voice told Ralph to get out. “My name is Aari,” he said, “Leader of the Black Wolves. Nice city you have here, it will soon belong to me. Don’t get in my way, when I want something, I take it, do you understand me?”

Ralph said nothing, so Aari punched him in the stomach, causing him to groan. “You will regret this!” growled Ralph, “You don’t know who you’re up against!” Aari punched him again and Ralph fell to his knees. Rock picked him up and slammed him against the car. “Nice bunch of stuff boss,” said John, after looking inside the truck.

“It’s mine now Ralph,” said Aari, “oh, your warehouse is a bit overheated right now.” They took the guns from Ralph and his remaining 3 men, then Aari and his Wolves drove away. A few blocks away another truck was waiting and they moved everything to the new truck and left Ralph’s truck behind. Ralph was so angry, he nearly burst!

He called Luna and told her what had happened and she looked up the Black Wolves right away. She didn’t like what she saw either. The Black Wolves were a criminal gang from Vancouver with an estimated 200 to 250 men. They were spreading east at an alarming rate stated a police report. “Now we have these Black Wolves to deal with,” said Luna, “and I don’t think Ralph is any match for them.”

“Maybe we could make a deal with them,” said a male voice, “rather than fight something we can’t win, join together. You will have to do the talking though, Ralph wouldn’t know when to keep his mouth shut.” “Hmm, you just might have something there Ryan,” she said, “it’s worth a try.

He would be a much better partner than Ralph and someone who definitely knows what he’s doing. Find a way to get in touch with him.” “I’ll get on it right away Luna,” said Ryan.

To Be Continued.

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