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could talk to to ask for help.
Why not go to Elder Alan? Hugo asked Carter, but I had already guessed the answer on that one.
The man he chose to be the next Alpha ended up going crazy. I didn t think he d be willing to go out
on a limb or give anyone else the benefit of the doubt. Yup, that had been what I thought.
Fair enough, Hugo agreed. He waved his hand in a circle as if to say go on. So you were watching
us.
We were hesitant after we saw Council guards show up and drag some guy out of here, Carter
explained. So we wanted to make sure you wouldn t just call them on us either.
Yeah, that guy was nuts, too, and verbally accosted Lennox, Falcon explained.
Always a good interview technique. Carter snorted. So it was my turn to watch when I see this guy
snooping around Thursday night while you three were, um, playing around on the terrace. I had just
been ready to head back to the barracks and crash when I smelled him and so much anger that it
worried me.
Okay, I ve got a great nose, Blair said, getting worked up. It s hard for me to buy that I never
smelled any of you.
Would you know us from your new pack that was here the night Hugo claimed Lennox and you guys
took a run? Lief asked before taking a sip of his pop. He didn t wait for Blair to answer. No, you
wouldn t. That s why we chose now to watch you guys before all the scents from that night faded. We
keep a good distance away but it helps.
Right, okay, fine, my man grumbled. I gave him a wink and my pout lip. It worked because he
sighed and smiled.
So this guy is watching, all kinds of pissed off, Carter said, getting back to his story. I texted
Geoffrey that something was up and I wasn t coming back at the normal time. You guys went to bed
and Roger, not that I knew his name at the time, was going all around the house trying to get in. Then
he broke a lock on one of the side windows and snuck in when Lennox turned on the hallway light in
the front. Before I could even get close enough to the house, he was racing back out with Lennox
under his arm, unconscious.
Fucker punched me in the back of the head when I went to get some water, I explained. I thought of
something else. I wanted to control my gift. Maybe that was another reason to call Tristan when things
calmed down. He might know someone who could help me. He d told me a list of gifts that Omegas
had, and mine was no worse. I could do this.
We heard you yell, but by the time we got downstairs, a car was peeling out of the driveway and it
was too dark to see the plates or get the make, Falcon replied, hugging me tightly.
I didn t know what to do, so I shifted and chased after the car, Carter said, shaking his head. I
would have wasted time trying to explain everything to you and you probably wouldn t have believed
me then anyways.
No, we would have thought it was you, Hugo agreed.
I m a good tracker so I just kept on the trail, but I was in wolf form and going after a car. I followed
it to LA but then there are so many scents there that it took me a while to locate them. When I did, I
busted in the door and got Lennox out of there after snapping Roger s neck.
He didn t deserve a quick death, Blair growled.
No, he didn t, Carter agreed. But I d made a lot of noise and even in the shitty part of LA they
were in, it could have raised suspicion. He went on to fill everyone in on what came next with the
vet s office and up until I d shifted and passed out. Lennox couldn t call you then and we couldn t
stay there. So I drove the stolen car about ten miles from base and left it right in front of the police
station. Then I carried him back to the barracks.
Thank you for saving him, Hugo said, his voice choked up with emotion. All our leads were
coming up empty and we wouldn t have found him in time. You took a great risk given your situation,
and we won t forget that.
I just couldn t not do anything when I knew the guy was nuts, Carter replied, staring at his feet.
Let me use your phone, I said to Hugo. We need to call Tristan. He nodded and slid it across the
table and I pulled up the number. All I wanted to do was crawl into bed with my men, but this
couldn t wait.
You got him? Tristan asked as he picked up the line.
Yeah, I m fine, I answered with a smile. I d only met the man once when I was in the hospital, but I
wasn t surprised to know he d been involved and was worried about me. Tristan was just that kind of
guy.
Glad to hear your voice, he sighed. I heard him whisper that I was fine. I assumed he was filling in
his inner circle. What happened?
I gave him the short version, leaving out that Carter was still here with us and all of his friends. So
can you ask Sampson about Carter? We need to verify what he told us before we call the Council.
You got it, little buddy. Let me call you back.
He hung up without a good-bye, and then there was an awkward pause. Um, so what did we talk about
now? But then again, everyone seemed to have a lot to process. When Tristan called back a few
minutes later, the loud ring in a silent room startled me. I had slipped into my own thoughts along with
everyone else.
I missed you, I teased Tristan as I answered.
Yeah, me, too, Lennox, he said gently, and I could hear the relief in his voice that I was fine.
Sampson says Carter s story is entirely feasible, that he thought the guy knew what was going on but
was never around. Now that Sampson heard Carter s version, he thought back and realized the Alpha
was never freaking out around Carter that he witnessed.
He didn t know anything about Carter being stationed at the base or the other Marines, but since the
old Alpha never let him leave his room, how would he have? Do you know where Carter is now?
Sitting across from me in our kitchen, I answered, glad to hear Carter hadn t been lying. What s
the next step?
We ll handle everything and get the guy off the Council s wanted list. They re going to have some
additional questions for him, but they ll be careful not to blow his cover with the Marines. I gave
Carter a thumbs-up, knowing full well he could probably hear Tristan because of his enhanced wolf
hearing. Tristan asked for Carter s cell number, which he rattled off, and then we hung up.
I don t know about you guys, but my contract with the Marines is almost up and I want to get out,
Lief said as he leaned against the counter, looking tired. I hate not having a real pack, and after all
this shit, I refuse to blindly follow anyone again.
Yeah, I feel you, Ollie agreed, rubbing his hands over his face. I went in to serve my country and
get some leadership training since there s no real Beta training program. It s time to live a real life.
I m a gay wolf in the United States military. Being cooped up at the full moon is a bitch and I m
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