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I leaned close. “Consider all my lights green.”
He let out a rough growl. My toes curled, and he took a large step back. “I’ll see you tonight.”
“You’re not going to kiss me goodbye?” I pouted.
“You little minx.” His hand was buried in my hair before I’d realized he’d moved, and he pulled gently until I was staring up at him. His mouth crashed down on mine until all thought disappeared.
Then he was gone.
“Asshole,” I called after him, hearing his rough laugh.
Tobias was bustling around the kitchen when I made it downstairs. He handed me a to-go cup of coffee, and I grinned at him. “Thank you.” I surveyed the empty kitchen. “It’s quieter than usual. Shouldn’t everyone be in here, begging for lunch?”
“Naomi, Ryker, and Xander are doing a sweep along our borders. Nathaniel orders them every few weeks to make sure no one is getting through whom he hasn’t approved. They’ll be back for dinner.”
“And Hunter?”
“He traveled to Frederik’s pack.”
“Alone?”
Tobias gave me a patient smile. “Nathaniel negotiated the visit this time. Frederik would never dare harm Hunter during an official visit.”
“Why is he visiting?”
“To discuss what you and Nathaniel learned about the seelie king giving his people to HFE. And to make sure Frederik has no thought of doing the same.”
“Will Hunter be able to tell if Frederik is lying?”
“Yes. That’s why Nathaniel sent him. His wolf is incredibly sensitive to such things.”
“What about the other packs in this country?”
“Nathaniel has notified any who are loyal to him that any Alphas found to have given their people to HFE will be killed and replaced.”
I swallowed. “That’s going to make them dangerous if they’ve already done it.”
“Yes, but there will be pack members who realize Nathaniel will protect them. I have no doubt that some of them will find a way to alert Nathaniel if their Alphas have been committing such atrocities.”
“It wouldn’t surprise me if Frederik was doing something like that.”
Tobias’s expression darkened. “No. It wouldn’t surprise me either.”
I raised one eyebrow, and he gave me a gentle smile. “I was once a member of Frederik’s pack.”
I almost choked on my coffee. “You never said anything.”
“It is difficult for me to talk about. I was younger. Scared. I imagined all Alphas were like Frederik. More interested in power than protection.”
“How did you end up in Nathaniel’s pack?”
He shook his head. “That’s a story for another day. And you’re late.”
“Shit. I am. Thanks for the coffee.”
“Promise you’ll eat something.”
“I will.”
