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He tapped his fingers on the desk and looked down at it. “Quite a few men have volunteered to take some wolfsbane to see if it makes any difference in fighting or inflicting wounds.”
I licked my lips. “You don’t like that idea.”
“Do you?”
“No.” It slipped out before I’d thought about it, but my gut was usually right. “No, I think it’s a bad idea. What if it has the opposite effect?”
I tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “Maybe if they took it on a regular basis, it would make a difference when the fighting comes, but if they haven’t been taking it, I’m afraid it’ll only weaken them.”
I rubbed my nose as it twitched again. I wondered if I would ever get over having that stuff in my face.
My dad pressed his lips into a tight line. “I tend to agree with you. I don’t think it’s a good idea to introduce something like this right before a major battle.”
I ran my finger underneath my nostrils, but they still tickled. “Lincoln mentioned something about making it more of a spray or aerosol or something like that. I think that could be quite effective if it caught them off guard, especially if we were hitting them right in the face. He said he could help set up traps.”
Dad nodded as he sat back in his seat. “Where is Lincoln? I’m actually kind of surprised that he didn’t come down with you. As alpha, it will be you, along with Lincoln and Sawyer, running the pack.”
Heat tinged my cheeks, and I let out a nervous laugh. “He’s still sleeping upstairs. I’m not sure he knows that I’ve left.”
Sawyer had gotten up sometime in the middle of the night to leave. Lincoln had mumbled a goodbye and then drifted right back to sleep. He hadn’t budged when I got out of bed. He definitely needed to sleep.
Dad picked up his pen and hit the bottom part of it on his desk a few times, then he clicked it in and out. “How is he? I feel like we asked a lot of him yesterday for as injured and sick as he’s been.”
“He seems to be holding up. He’s definitely strong, stronger than his dad ever gave him credit for.”
My dad combed a hand through his hair. “The biggest mistake a person can ever make is underestimating someone. I want you to keep that in mind, Sloane.”
I blinked as I took in his words. He was right, of course. He usually was. Alpha Dane’s biggest mistake was not utilizing Lincoln. It was one that was going to cost him in the long run. I was sure of it.
I flexed my fingers and then met my dad’s gaze. “I think that sending Brandon on these missions has been helpful to him. I know he doesn’t always take things seriously, but I think he does want to be helpful to the pack.”
My dad rubbed his hand underneath his jaw. “I think you’re right.”
I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees. “Did you know he was dabbling in coding?”
My dad’s eyebrows shot up, and his eyes widened. I’d take that as a no.
“I think he and Lincoln might work well together. I’m not sure exactly what both of them know, but combined, they might be able to do some really interesting things.”
A small smile formed on his lips. “I think you might be right. Brandon definitely is different than the rest of us, but that’s not a bad thing. We should be utilizing him. In fact, we should be looking at everybody’s strengths. Everyone here has a unique skill set. We just need to find out what they’re best at.”
A knock sounded on the office door. The doorknob jiggled as the lock turned over, and I knew it was my mom even before she peeked her head inside. She and my dad were the only ones with keys to the office.
“Sorry to interrupt, but do you have a few minutes?”
My dad waved her in. Mom closed and locked the door as she hurried to my dad’s desk. She took the chair next to me but sat on the edge of it with her hands resting on her lap.
Mom looked down. “Sylvie Foster and I have been keeping in contact. I just got off the phone with her.”
I frowned. Who was that?
Mom turned to me as if reading my mind and gave me a small smile. “Sylvie is the alpha female of the pack in Tennessee I told you about before.”
I gritted my teeth as I fisted my hands. “I don’t want to run, Mom.”
She held up her hand. “Just hear me out, Sloane. As a last resort, we should make preparations to go.”
I sniffled and let my gaze wander around the office. My chest tightened, and my mouth went dry. “If we leave, we lose everything.”
