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“Boss?Boss, wake up.Cole, come on, please!”Afamiliar voice was saying in my ear.
Isneezed, wondering why everything looked like it was in black and white and why my nose was so sensitive.ThenIrealized thatImust have somehow fallen asleep whileIwas in myShiftedform which is not somethingI’veever done before.ThoughmyWolfis a big part of me,Istill feel more comfortable sleeping as a human.
“Boss, please!”Thefamiliar voice said again.
Ilifted my head and shook it, trying to get my vision to clear.Whenit did,IsawKurt—that traitor—standing in front of me.Ilunged at him, snapping for his throat and he barely pulled back in time.
“Cole, it’s me!” he exclaimed.
“Iknow who it is—you helpedRickter!”Isnarled.
“Onlyso he wouldn’t blow a hole in you or your sister!”Kurtprotested. “AndI’mhere now to give you the antidote to theWolf’sBanespray he used on you.Hurryand get up—you have to get to theCouncilmeeting and speak your truth before theCeremonystarts!”
Suddenlyeverything began to come into focus.
“Soyou’re not withRickter?”Iasked.
Kurtshook his head.
“No, butIhad to pretend to be in order to get close to him.Itriedto warn you theCouncilmight be planning something!Thethings you were doing withDelilahgaveRickterthe opening he needed to get rid of you!”
“Hecan’t get rid of me that easily!”Isnarled. “I’llrip his fucking throat out.”
“You’llget a chance to,”Kurtpromised me. “Ireplaced his can ofWolf’sBanewith one filled with water.Butbefore you go, listen to me.”
“Whatis it?”Idemanded.Iwas on my feet and pacing impatiently.BecauseIwas myWolf, my predator’s instincts were sharp and ready to go—Iwanted to kill that son of a bitch,Rickter!ButwhatKurttold me next made me want to kill him even more.
“Ifound out some things aboutRickteryou can use in theCouncilmeeting,” he told me. “I’vebeen digging into his past, you know?”
“Goon,”Isaid.BeforeImade him my second in command,Kurthad been a pretty competentPIandIknew he still did a few jobs on the side.SoItrusted any information he had for me.
Kurttook a deep breath.
“Ihave reason to believe thatRickterwas behind the death of your parents,” he told me.
“What?”Idemanded, the word coming out as a bark.
“Hewas at your parents’ house, talking to yourDadright before your parents went out the night they died,” he told me. “Iwas able to get some of yourDad’sold surveillance tapes and they showed him going into your garage with some kind of box—Ithink it was a tool box.Hemust have done something to their brakes.”
“Thatfucker!”Isnarled, all the fur in my ruff standing up on end. “I’llfuckingkillhim!”
“That’snot all,”Kurttold me, stopping me from bounding out the door. “Ithink he’s also behind the deaths ofDelilah’sparents as well.Hisbank records show a huge personal payment made to an unnamed party the day they were killed.”
“Sohe hired the ‘burglars’ who broke into their house and killed them,”Igrowled.
Kurtnodded.
“Exactly.Anddid you know that he offered to adoptDelilahbefore anyone else?YourDadoverruled it because he didn’t think it was appropriate for a single male with no family to adopt an eleven-year-old girl.ButRickterwas very insistent—he got extremely angry and demanded that she be given to him.Thatwas why yourDadstepped in and said he was adoptingDelilahinto your family instead.”
Ididn’t even know what to say to this.Theidea thatRickterhad killed both my parentsandDelilah’sjust so he could have her for himself and use her to start some kind of super-Wolfdynasty seemed crazy!Butafter hearing him talk and seeing the way he looked atDelilah,Iwas sure it was all true.
“Doyou have proof of this?”IaskedKurt.
Henodded. “Gotthe bank records and the surveillance video, butIdon’t know if we’ll have time to show it.Youhave to face downRickterat theCounciland then join theCeremonyif you wantDelilahfor yourself.”
Iturned my head to one side to look at him.
“Soyou thinkIshould claim her in front of thePackas my mate?”
