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“You’ll be safe,” Nick promises. One glance at his face, and I believe him.
I meet Alpha Toth’s angry gaze. “His name is Axel.”
Alpha Toth’s eyes bulge. “Axel Day? Are you sure?”
“I never got a last name, but he had sandy blond hair, blue eyes, and was more ripped than any man has a right to be.”
“That’s Alpha Day, all right,” Rook mutters.
I nod. “Yeah, this guy was definitely an alpha. Which pack is he?”
“Island Lake,” Alpha Toth bites out. He’s got his arms folded tightly across his chest, and he’s clenching his jaw so tightly the muscles in his neck are pulled taut.
“Are they a strong pack?” I ask.
Alpha Toth’s eyes narrow. “Not as strong as mine, but they aren’t weak. Why?”
I think he knows what I’m about to say, because his eyes start to glow again. “He kept saying they had to stick to the plan. It seemed pretty important. And nefarious, I might add.”
“A takeover?” Alpha Toth growls. “Is he planning to attack my pack?”
I shrug. “Could he?”
Alpha Toth glares at the ground and then looks at Rook. “With enough help and no warning, he might be able to pull it off.”
“Or, he could just be planning to take Marie off your hands,” I suggest.
Rooks sighs. “That’s the same thing. If he challenges Peter for Marie, it’s a fight to the death, and the winner inherits the other’s pack. But if he’s plotting in secret, he’s not talking about a fair challenge.”
“Maybe they just want to run away together, like Maya and Daniel did.” I know it’s a bogus suggestion, but I can’t help trying to make him feel better.
“Alphas don’t run off,” Toth says, as if personally offended by my suggestion. “And they never desert their packs. No. Whatever he’s planning, it has to be a takeover. What else is there?”
“He must think he can win, or he wouldn’t dare attempt it,” Rook says.
The two share another long look.
“Could Island Lake and Waterloo be teaming up?” Alpha Toth asks.
“To what end?” Rook shakes his head. “They’re not going to merge packs, and splitting ours wouldn’t give either of them any advantage.”
“You’re right. Day has to be working alone. Rogues?”
Rook nods. “It’s possible. They did pay some to go after Nora.”
Alpha Toth sighs. “We need more information.”
Rook nods. “Where, when, allies, numbers…”
“And whether any of your own pack is involved,” I say.
Both men growl at me for that one. I grimace but stand my ground. “Look, we know Luna Marie is in on it, and Jeffrey seemed really certain at the social that he was going to take over the pack. The way his thoughts were, it was like he was sure. Like he had a specific plan in place.”
Alpha Toth loses his temper again. This time it’s the coffee table that suffers his wrath. His fists come down on it, and the thing gets smashed to smithereens. “Damn it!”
“Easy, Peter,” Rook says, pulling me off the couch and away from the raging shifter. “We’ll get him. We just need to figure out his plan.”
“How are we supposed to do that? I don’t have time to send in a spy, and if they’re in league with rogues already, we won’t be able to hire any ourselves.”
