Yeah, having a mate could be good, or a pain in the fucking ass. In Xan’s case, he got lucky, pure and simple.
“Carly has discovered records that indicate a tracking device, much like what vets use in pets, may have been implanted in you, Breezy, when she shot you with that drug.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?” Xan roared.
Breezy tried to calm her mate, but Xan’s more expletive ones overrode her words.
“You done yet?” I waited. When my second lost his shit, I tended to become the calm one and vice versa. That was why we made a perfect team.
“I want it out of her, now.”
“Obviously.” I drew the word out, waiting to see if Xan blew up some more. “Wyck and Carly said the device is just below the skin where the injection site would be. It should be just a matter of feeling, a small little slice, and removal. Do you have anyone you trust who can do it?”
“Laikyn,” Breezy said.
I let my head rest on the back of my large leather chair. I had a feeling she was going to say that.
“Give her a call. Maybe you can catch her before she leaves for Kansas City.”
“What did you do now, Kellen?” Breezy asked.
“I’m not discussing my shit with you, Breezy. Don’t waste time fucking with my life, when you should be saying, thanks alpha, I’ll call Laikyn now alpha, or something like that.” I grunted.
“I will make that call, but you’d better get your head outta your ass before it’s too late,” Breezy advised me.
“Can’t you control your mate, Xan?” I glared at the phone.
Xan’s deep chuckle boomed through the phone. “Yeah, I don’t think so. There are a few places I do, but in this instance, she’s right. Love you, brother.”
I flipped the phone the bird, then pressed the end button forcefully. Laikyn needed to get her fine, rounded ass on a plane, or I’d have it tied to my bed, spanked and fucked. A state my cock was only too eager to fulfill.
Chapter Fourteen
Iwatched Laikyn pull the little device out of Breezy’s arm. I wanted to smash it to bits, but we’d agreed to hand it over to Rowan and his team for research. Carly’s little tracker had been taken out over an hour ago and was already undergoing tests. I shook my head as I thought about Kayan and the other members of the team who had helped destroy the rogue pack. They’d taken over the compound and helped fix the brainwashed humans and wolves. Luckily, they’d been trained to do such a thing.
“Thank you for coming out to do this, Lake,” Breezy murmured.
Laikyn smiled, green eyes looking sad. “Hey, anything for my girl.” She applied a glue-like substance to the small incision she’d had to make. “Once you shift, I think this will heal completely.”
“What’re your plans now?” I looked at the little rental sitting outside my home.
The red-haired doctor shrugged. “I decided to drive up to KC instead of flying. Canceling flights and all, it seemed smarter to rent a car and do a little sightseeing on the way up. I still have a little leave.”
I didn’t think Kellen would approve and opened my mouth to say just that, but my mate squeezed my hand.
“You’ll call me as soon as you get to where you’re staying tonight and each night, yes?” Breezy said it as a question, but steel laced the words.
I could see the idea of walking away from our pack was tearing Laikyn apart, and I wanted to beat some sense into Kellen. However, until the alpha figured out for himself what and who was the best thing for him, he’d be suffering. I just hoped the rest of the pack didn’t have to incur his wrath.
“If you don’t call Breezy, I’ll come looking for you myself. Don’t make me do that, Laikyn.” I pulled her in for a gentle hug.
“I promise.” Truth. I sensed it.
We both stood on the wraparound deck watching the little convertible disappear before I turned Breezy in my arms. “Want to shift and go for a run?”
“How about I shift, here on the porch, and then shift right back. I don’t want to run, I want to make love with you.”
She didn’t have to ask me twice. I stripped my shirt over my head, watching Breezy rip her tank top off. We raced to see who could get naked first. In the end, her little shorts were easier to wiggle out of than my jeans, but I didn’t need to shift. I loved my mate in all her forms, but the gorgeous woman I referred to as my very own cotton candy blew my mind in all her naked glory. Her form as the blonde wolf was also a sight to behold. My hand went to her golden head, running my fingers through the soft fur.
