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The guy’s mouth worked. “There are four of us here. We were each given quadrants to take: east, west, south, and north.”
Sloane tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. “How long have you been here, and who sent you?”
A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth. She was a natural. One day, she, Lincoln, and I would rule our pack splendidly.
The enforcer grunted. “We were sent a few days ago. I’m not sure if Alpha Dane even knows we’re here. It was Mikey who sent us.”
Sloane made a noise in the back of her throat. Her hand flew to her chest, smacking the bare skin just above her breast.
I wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her close, and she stumbled against me.
A tick formed in her dad’s jaw as he put a hand on his hip. “Mikey? What does he want with my daughter?”
The enforcer licked his lips as his gaze darted everywhere but the alpha. “He sounded deranged. He wanted us to bring her back to him.”
Sloane curled her fingers into a fist and rubbed it over her heart. “He’s a monster.”
The guy bowed his head. “He is a monster. I don’t mean to sound rude, but I’d be afraid if I were you. The way he went on about you… Wow. It wasn’t right.”
I hugged Sloane from behind, pulling her protectively against me. My brother would never touch her. I’d make damn sure of that.
I placed a kiss on her bare shoulder. “He’s not going to hurt you. I won’t let him. He’ll never lay a finger on you ever again.”
Sloane’s dad narrowed his eyes at the enforcer. “If you think he is a monster, why do you serve him and Alpha Dane?”
The guy exhaled, making his nostrils flare. His face fell and he looked down at the ground. “I wasn’t given a choice. It was serve him or he’d kill me and my brother. I couldn’t let that happen to him. He’s just a kid, barely eighteen.”
Sloane cleared her throat. “Does Alpha Dane have men at your pack still? Is that where your brother is?”
The guy blinked rapidly and cleared his throat. “No. My pack was wiped out. There were only about ten of us when he came. All men.”
His brows dipped into a scowl. “Thank Luna we had no women. He said that if we joined him, he wouldn’t kill the rest of us. After he took out our alpha, we didn’t see much of a choice. The three other men here are from my pack as well. One of them is my brother. None of us want any problems. I promise. We just want to survive.”
I rubbed my hands up and down her arms. “There are so many more men like him back home. They’re just too afraid to do what’s right.”
Sloane let her head fall back against my shoulder. They’re afraid of being executed. Or worse, tortured. I wish we could find out who they were.
So did I. But I couldn’t risk myself. One conversation with the wrong person and I could lose everything.
She lifted her head and trudged forward, this time speaking out loud to the man. “You’re sure none of them wish to be here?”
The guy exhaled. “None of us want to do Alpha Dane’s or Mikey’s bidding. You have to understand that we just want to protect ourselves and keep what’s left of our pack.”
The alpha rubbed at his jaw as he watched the enforcer. “I’d like to know more information about what happened with your pack and who is still there back at Pack Wolf Blood.”
The prisoner closed his eyes, and his whole body went lax. “It’s just the four of us. Alpha Dane slaughtered the other six.”
Sloane’s voice filled my head. Have you ever seen him before?
I narrowed my eyes and took him in for the first time. “No, but my dad has so many men coming in that it’s hard to keep up with them anymore.”
Sloane shook her head. That’s not great.
“No. I’m going to do a better job. Get out there and meet everybody. Maybe I can find more men like him. It could help us in the long run. Lincoln and I always knew we’d have to beat our father from the inside out.”
I’d sleep easier knowing I wasn’t the only traitor living under my father’s roof. Trusting someone with my secret could be a death sentence.
I hope so. Promise you’ll be careful.
