Jon returned to the Wolf’s Den with the two women. He still struggled to get over the fact that both he, and Rob, would find themselves destined to mate with humans. This would be difficult in the best of circumstances, but with all the complications. He wasn’t sure if bringing them into the pack would be a benefit or harmful to their safety. The reporter seemed to act odd when she left the clinic, and her companion didn’t say a word the whole time. That gave Jon a bad feeling about them. He hoped it was just her situation of needing to create a story where there was little to none. The news was big business now and to get any traction in the general media, there must be drama and conflict. It didn’t matter whether that drama was real or fake. “How did it go?” Rob approached once he had the ladies settled into the apartment above them. “Quiet mostly, except for one incident. What about your meeting with this Hobbs?” Jon grimaced, expecting Rob to re
Rob went up to the apartment to see how it was going for the two women. Gods, this was not how he wanted this to go, and he knew this would be a hard conversation. How did you bring up a divorce and the fact of her divorce from the son of a known shifter enemy? How did he explain shifters weren’t the monster in this situation? Should he confront her about it? Or let her bring it up? Did he mention her ex-father-in-law and the damage he’s done? Would she run if she found out about it instead? The pictures of the damage Ivan did to her were in the file along with information that a security video existed of him doing the damage. It must be his money that kept him from getting out of jail. That was the only way Rob could see this happening. Money could buy good lawyers. He entered to find only his bag in the entrance. That was a good sign. “Hey how’s it going up here?” “Fine. I guess. Are you sure this is necessary?” Becky appeared in the door
“It’s done, and it’s nature. We aren’t human. You can’t judge us on a human scale. If they want to treat us like we are beneath them. Then we’ll remind them of where they came from. Men like Ivan think they are better, but they aren’t. They are the lowlifes of this world. The veritable monsters, and you can’t forget that. They don’t deserve your pity or forgiveness. I won’t stand by and let him harm you, or anyone else, for that matter. His father is no different. They’re harming and probably killing people, as we speak in the name of science. Science that fuels war. You’re safe here and we’ll keep it that way. We also won’t let this continue.” Rob was frustrated. This problem hit him more deeply than he’d expected. But her reaction scared him. She needed help and protection. Yet she was pulling away from it. He couldn’t understand why. “Rob, you’ve absolutely terrified her. She’s had a hard enough time as it is. Please stop. Just stop. Hasn’t she been through enoug
They fell into an awkward silence once the Jon and Jane Ann left the room. “So, you think you can stop these people, but you’re struggling with financing, just living from day-to-day. While they have the bank account of Midas backing them with people paid to do their bidding no matter how dirty, underhanded, or criminal those actions are.” “We may have a dry spell here for money, but we are far from isolated here. Wolf shifters are one of the strongest groups of shifters in the world. We may live independently in small packs by choice, but we have a well-organized ruling body. This ruling body accepts this pack, and we fall under their protection. I’ll just state that our ruling body has been a thorn in Hectric’s side for a long time. They still don’t understand the extent of the resources or funds we can tap if it’s truly a need.” “Wait. You’re saying that you can fight them on their level?” “I’m saying we have been for as long as they’ve been pull
Grace and Dave sat in the cheap motel eating greasy, cold burgers and fries. Today was a wash. Everyone they approached about the missing people shut them down before they could get any information. She wasn’t even at the stage that she had anything she could verify.This was a horrible nightmare for Grace. If she didn’t get this story, it numbered her days at this job.Her boss hated women and if he could, he’d never work with any. Since he took his post, women were being replaced. One would retire early, another would have a baby and not return. Grace wasn’t a fool. She could see the writing on the wall.His tone and lack of respect convinced her of this. She only got the pathetic and waste of time assignments. Nothing she could highlight on a resume, and she couldn’t explain to a new employer why she wanted to leave her current position. “Charlie’s going to call soon.” Dave said as Grace tossed down her cold burger with its wilted lettuce and congealed fat. She c
“Janie, what are you thinking? Why are you sabotaging his ability to interact with Becky? I get it. You don’t want me. But he needs her.” “Not want you. That’s not why I left. You weren’t willing to listen to me and what I needed to do.” “You didn’t have to do anything.” “I had one chance. Either I take it or give up for all time on what I’ve always wanted to do. No, not wanted to do. I was called to do. You’re wolves. A wolf has to go to a veterinarian, not a physician. I met Becky there, and I got her back here. Look at your brother. He’s so fixated he can’t see straight and sees she’s got issues. She’s got a history and you have to get him to remember that when he’s interacting with her. Becky’s been betrayed in a really heinous way. People who should have loved and supported her betrayed her. She was a veritable prisoner. Becky wears the scars from that time. If that wasn’t bad enough, it was dragged out further in the courts, and they made her take the blame. They left her wi
Grace was driving back when she saw the Wolf’s Den was open for business. That was interesting, with the owner nowhere in sight. How could they open without him? She thought the business ran because he was always there. With her curiosity peaked, she found a parking space a few streets over and walked the rest of the way. At least, it was a nice evening. This was the difference between the city and the small town. People walked the streets alone and in groups here without fear of being attacked or robbed. She would have been afraid to do this in the city where she lived. The second thing she noticed was the sky. Here you could see the stars. There were so many more stars in the sky than she was used to seeing. It looked alive up there and not something some accidentally poked holes in. It had a depth and a feeling of time. Before she knew it, Grace stood outside the Wolf’s Den. An enormous man who glowered at her stopped at the door before her. “You going to
Bart was about to head back to where he was staying when his boss called him into his office. He hated to call him the chief, because he really wasn’t much more than a cop like everyone else in the station. “Yeah, what’s up, Bill?” Bart stood at the door to his boss’ office. The place smelt like a sour, old gym sock. He couldn’t help but wrinkle his nose at it. “You need to go first thing to get an update about how the rangers are doing with looking for those campers. This is getting ridiculous. People will stop camping if they don’t find out what’s happening to them. Take the other new guy with you and get him acquainted with the rangers.” Bill didn’t get it around here that Bart was sure of. No wonder they left him in the dark about who and what really lived in this area. Bart expected Bill would go off the deep end and start hurting the more unique residents of the area if he ever learned of them. “Sure, sure. I’ll make it in after lunch then. Ha