chapter 149

While my old pack was busy peppering Kyle with questions, I took Alec aside. “You doing okay?”

“Yeah,” he said. “I know Kyle’s going to deal with this mess well.”

“And you and I get to deal with the bigger mess,” I said. “If my uncle was authorizing Wolf Creek’s use of the toxin to take out their neighbors, what else don’t we know?”

“I know Spencer said to give them a chance, but you sure you want a council that enabled that behavior to stick around?” Alec asked.

He had a very good point. “I’m not sure I do want them around. But I do think we need to learn from them and find out what has been going on for the last few decades.”

“You’re not out of the woods yet. You’re a walking target, you know that, right?” Alec asked.

“I know. I wish I wasn’t used to it,” I said. “But at least I’m not alone this time. I’ve got you, Sheila and Malcom. And the four of us can work together to figure out who we can and can’t trust.”

“They’re good shifters. Even before Malcom shared his story, I got the