Kaleb tapped his hand on the desk. “Brandon, you’d better treat my sister respectfully because if you don’t, you’re going to see a side of me you didn’t even know existed.”
I’d seen Kaleb protect his sister. I’d seen him lose his cool, but I’d never seen him angry beyond return. I’d heard stories from Jade. How she’s been shoved at the playground, and her brother beat the shit out of the guy. She had to yank him off him. Another time, when she was fifteen, a guy was trying to feel her up at the fair. The police were called for that one.
“Believe it or not, Kaleb, I do care about your sister. I didn’t sleep with her for the fun of it. She is my mate, and I will do what I must to keep her safe.”
There was a knock, and we both looked up at Asher and Westley. They looked tired as they stood there.
“Morning,” Asher said, walking into the office first. He looked around and frowned. “Jesus, it’s a mess in here.”
Kaleb shook his head. “Aren’t you observant?”
“Any news?” Westley asked, shutting the office door.
Kaleb smirked. “He’s married and has a three-year-old.”
Asher and Westley both looked at me with wide eyes, and their mouths dropped.
“His kid, too, by the way. Secret child my sister bore for him.”
I rolled my eyes. “Jesus Christ, Kaleb.”
“Wait a second, you have a kid?” Asher asked, waving his hands. “How the fuck did that happen? How did we not know? How did you not know?”
“I slept with her,” I stated. “We had sex before I left. She got pregnant and had the kid. Can we move on now?”
“Shit, seriously? A three-year-old kid? Holy shit.”
“Let’s move on,” I countered. “How is the stacking going? Notice anything?”
Westley frowned. “You guys have shit for parameters here. You have a lot of land to cover, but you don’t have anyone maintaining or watching it. The amount of other shifters sniffing around is alarming.”
I sighed. “And any sign of hunters?”
“Not yet, but it’s only a matter of time,” Asher added. “There are certainly parts of the pack that were taken care of, while others are run down. The hunters will go for the weak parts, so that needs to be taken care of sooner rather than later.”
I already knew that from the drive around with my father, which is why I had already started looking at things that could be done.
“I already canceled a few projects and redirected the money.”
“What?” Kaleb looked at me, shocked. “How?”
“The park near my house does need to be remodeled, but we do need streetlights in the northern part of town. We do need a program for single moms to look to for money and help.”
“Is your dad going to be okay with that?”
“He isn’t Alpha,” I snapped.
“Oh yeah, Brandon took over that role too,” Kaleb added.
Asher’s eyebrows went up. “And what about after?”
“When this job is done, I can deal with everything else after.”
“What I need is a training group set up to strengthen everyone who is here. I want training on movements, stamina, and focus.” I looked at all three of them. “I already printed the letters.”
I slid on toward the guys, and they all leaned forward, reading it. “Pack strengthening program?”
“Shut up, I came up with the first thing that came to mind.”
