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brother. Where is he, by the way?
Lex growled when he saw Nina s slight wince, but she held it in well. It s
okay, Lex, she reassured him. Detective, I believe my brother is dead and I
believe the wolves who torched my house and shop are responsible. I think he
heard something or they thought he did. In any case, I m not letting go until
they re held responsible for what they ve done. She held her head high and
her voice was steady as she said it.
Fair enough. I apologize for upsetting you. But if you don t mind my asking,
why did you become a wolf after all they ve done to you?
Detective, what matters now is that I am a wolf. I am Second in this Pack and
these wolves are my responsibility. I don t shirk my responsibilities.
Pride surged through Lex at her answer, at the way she accepted not only that
she was a wolf but her position as well. He noted Cade s posture straighten in
response too.
Duly noted, Ms. Reyes. I can respect that. He turned back to Lex. I ll be
expecting a call before any takedown of these wolves takes place or I may feel
like you haven t held up your half of the bargain.
Lex narrowed his eyes and finally nodded his agreement.
Stoner stood, they all shook hands and he left.
* * * * *
Lex checked in with his people at the hospital and those investigating the
whole
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Carter mess. When he finished up some hours later, he went to look for Nina.
He found her in Cade s room.
His adrenaline surged when he first caught sight of her curled in his
brother s arms but he met Cade s eyes above her head and saw the anguish and
concern there. He heard the soft sounds of her breathing and could smell her
tears in the air.
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She s asleep, Cade murmured.
Lex crossed the room to where they were sitting. What is it?
She s scared, Lex. Worried she won t do a good job as Second. Unsure of her
transformation. She doesn t want to fail. Not you, not me, not the Pack.
Cade stroked a hand over those chocolate curls and gave a wry grin when he
caught Lex staring at the movement. She didn t want to worry you. She came to
ask me about the transformation ceremony tonight. She just crawled into my
arms when the tears came. Nearly broke my heart.
Lex knew that a part of that urge on her part to seek comfort from Cade was
that he was her Alpha, and that would have been reinforced by his also being
the Anchor. Still, it wasn t easy to see his mate in his brother s arms,
asleep and exhausted from her tears.
Cade stood easily and put her into Lex s arms. She snuggled into his chest and
sighed. I wish I knew how to help her, Lex said softly.
Cade chuckled. You do. She s yours. You re hers. Just be her mate, Lex, and
the rest will work out. She s something so very special, but then you are too.
Things will be easier after the transformation. It s the unknown she fears.
It s ironic that you d get a woman who is even more of a control freak than
you are.
Ha, ha. Lex rolled his eyes. Hey, Cade?
Cade tipped his chin up in response.
Thanks.
No problem. If it weren t for this pesky mate thing and you being my brother
and all, I d steal her away in a minute.
Lex stifled a derisive snort. You wish.
Cade sighed and shrugged. Yeah.
Lex started to reply but thought better of it. Instead, he took Nina to their
bedroom and tucked her into bed where she slept as he worked and kept an eye
on her.
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Warren Pellini stared at Jack Reed in horror. You what?
We infected the human but he got away. My men weren t watching closely
enough. Before they noticed someone had called the cops and they d picked him
up.
You lost a drugged up transient human who d been infected and beaten up? Who
are these wolves of yours, Jack?
They aren t anything anymore. There s only one left alive and he won t be for
long.
And the human was so tranked up that he won t remember anything. If he lives
at all, that is. We don t know if it even took. Jack tried very hard to
repress any nervousness.
They were both alphas in their own right but Warren Pellini was insane pure
and simple. On top of that he was utterly merciless.
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I m beginning to see just why Carter was so frustrated with you wolves, Jack.
What kind of disorganized organization are you running here?
Jack wanted to explain that his wolves were used to running small time crime
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