9 - A Wolf's Lamentations

“What the hell, Amir?”

“That was really harsh, brother.”

“I know, I know. I’ll apologize to him, but I had to test him.”

With his older brothers full on frowning and glaring at him, Amir feels a pang of guilt in his guts.

“I had to! He looked off when he entered the kitchen at first. I thought he might have been dishonest and I had to test his sincerity.”

“What do you mean ‘he looked off’?”

Now both alpha and beta looked puzzled and worried.

“I mean like, he knows Jace is following him but he acts like he doesn’t know.”

“What? No way. He doesn’t know, I’ve been so careful. I even use scent neutralizers. There’s just no way.”

Amir looks at him regrettably.

“Well, Jace, I know you’re really good at your job, the best even. But I guess Millan's pretty good too. He wasn’t unfazed at all when you entered the kitchen. He even looked like he expected it. Then, when you introduced yourself to him, it’s like he already knew your name. And when we told him what you do for a living, he tried to