“Yep! We’re heading out. Going to Missouri to see if we can find any evidence to lead us to anyone or at the very least prove who was responsible. We know who it was, you’ve told us, some of the females have told us, some of the males that got the females here safely have told us, but if I can find evidence, I can get permission to attack their Pride. Organized invasion, multiple SOT Teams, make sure there’s no one there against their will. Find out where they got the Variant but not quite Variant males who attacked the Gamieyon Pride with them, and take out the leader or leaders of their Prides. All kinds of problems solved at once.”
“If not?”
“Oh, I still plan to attack, I’m just going to have to do it on my own. Ask for back up on a volunteer basis. But the fact that they had Variant males, or not quite, with them, makes me think I won’t have to go that route. I just need some evidence,” Frenzy said. “We’re planning to bury the dead, too. They deserve a dignified burial.”
“When are you leaving?” Rance asked.
“Forty-five minutes. I know you said you wanted to be a part of it, but I know you got a reason not to now, as well.”
Rance looked over at Gwen, then back at Frenzy. He really wanted to be there, but he didn’t want to leave Gwen on her own, not fully recovered, and with two babies to take care of. “Any way you can wait a day or two?”
Frenzy didn’t even get a chance to answer before Gwen was interrupting. “Rance?”
He looked back at her.
“Did you plan to go?”
“I did.”
“Then go.”
“But you…”
“Go. There are plenty of people here that can help me until I can do it on my own. Go.”
“Gwen, if I go, it could be a week or two. I don’t want to leave you and the boys unprotected.”
“Do you really think we’re unprotected?”
Rance sighed. “No. You’re safe here.”
“If you want to be a part of this, then go. We’ll be fine.”
“You’re sure?”
“Completely.”
Rance looked at Frenzy. “I’m coming.”
Frenzy grinned. “I knew you would! Get your shi… stuff together and be out front in forty-five minutes.”
“Got it,” Rance said.
“Ma’am. Hope you feel better real soon, and I promise to try not to say the s word in front of your little boys again.”
“Thank you. I am so grateful you and your people were here,” Gwen said.
Frenzy winked at her, then turned to look at Rance. “I’ll see you out front. I’m going on mission with my buddy!” he whispered excitedly then hurried out of the door.
“I’ll bring you a phone before I go — we’ve got burners. I’ll check in when I can, and feel free to call me with anything,” Rance said.
“Okay. But Rance, I need you to do something for me.”
He paused, his mind busy making a list of everything he needed to do in forty-five minutes. He looked at her, her eyes beginning to fill with tears. “You don’t even need to say it. I’ll find him, and I’ll bury him. I’ll take care of it.”
“Is it too much?” she asked, fully aware that she was asking her fated mate to bury her chosen mate with the dignity and reverence she would if she could.
“It’s not enough. It’s the very least I can do and it will be done.”
