Hotel Room

WYATT

I exchanged glances with Earl and watched Kacela closely. Our warriors heard her dad’s dying confession and I could see the questions on their face.

We can take care of the body, Earl mind linked me.

No, I got this. Take the warriors and get everyone out of town. I don’t like this. I replied. I was suddenly very worried for my pack members that were working in town, especially the ones that were working undercover for Jones.

Earl looked at me quizzically. You think his warning was legit?

Yeah, I do, I answered. He completely lost control of his wolf. He finally manages to get control back as he’s dying and that’s the message he chooses to give. If he was lying, he plays one hell of a long game.

Earl didn’t acknowledge my sarcasm and I let myself lapse into silence. I knew that I was projecting Kacela’s grief. She was sad, but not overtly so. I could feel the conundrum in her body; part of her wanted to go out and rip Jones apart and the other part knew that she