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Sam spread out his hands and fixed a smile over his face. “Can’t an uncle reach out to his family?”
Lacey remained silent. Sam didn’t do anything nice unless it got him what he wanted. She’d learnt that the hard way.
A cold chuckle echoed around the room for a split second before the humour vanished. “Fine. Mace stole something from me, and I want it back.”
“What did he steal?”
“That’s none of your business.”
Inhaling deeply, she released it on a loud sigh. “Any leads?”
“I wouldn’t be here if I did. They’ve gone to ground.”
Lacey already knew the answer before she asked the question. “Do you know their social security numbers?”
He gave her a are-you-stupid-or-what look. Most of the pack didn’t even have birth certificates.
Leaning back in her chair, a bargain for ten dollars at the local thrift store, she heaved a sigh and spread her hands. “I don’t think I’m going to be the right person for the job, Sam.”
“Why’s that?”
“Shouldn’t this be a job for one of the pack? Or another shifter at least?”
Slowly, Sam shook his head. “No, I need you.”
“I’m human. I can’t track like you lot can.”
“No, but you’ve got other avenues we don’t.”
“I still think this job is best for one of your own guys.”
Ice crept in along the lines of his face and his lips thinned. “The pack have other jobs to do. Besides, you owe me.”
In her veins, her blood slowed and grew cold. A lump formed in the back of her throat as those dark eyes narrowed further. Instantly, she was transported back to that night.
He was right.
She owed him.
It took her a few moments to get the words out. “Sam, it’s been years. Surely -”
“The pack never forgets, Lacey. You may be human, but you know that better than anyone.”
Dread slithered up her spine at his words. She sat there, a deer caught in his blinding headlights. And, just like the deer he hunted, she knew exactly what her fate would be if she refused.
Besides, she needed the money.
Reluctantly, she nodded.
Rising to his feet, Sam reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of cash. Throwing it onto the desk, some of the ice melted from his face. “Good girl. Half down, the remainder on completion.”
Lace rose her head. “You’re not going to hurt them, are you?”
Some alphas ruled their packs with iron fists. Others with pain and torture. Lacey had heard whispers of severe beatings over the slightest issues. She may not be pack but being a human with knowledge of shifters gave her an advantage at times. At others, it was little more than a curse.
Sam plastered a smile over his face and pulled a second object out of his pocket. A small phone, a model that seemed to have come out at the same time as much of the furniture in her office. Meaning her age. He tossed it into her lap. “Of course not, little one. Just find my niece and nephew.”
Wrapping her fingers around the black plastic, Lacey couldn’t help but shiver at his tone. “I’m on it.”
“Good. You have until the next full moon to do it.”
Lacey’s mouth dropped to her chest. “But that’s only a week away.”
“Then you’d better hurry up, Mundie.”
