“Those belong to her.”
“And she will get them back,” Mordecai says calmly.
“You’re an ass,” Jarek hisses.
“I know my place in the bigger picture.”
I can see Jarek getting riled and reach out, touching his back. “It’s okay. Let’s go and get something to eat.”
“I want a report!” Bear snaps.
I turn my head, lifting my eyebrows. “I’m sorry, sir,” I say with scathing sarcasm, “but I’m not one of your members yet. You don’t get anything from me, and today has been incredibly enlightening.”
Bear’s face twitches. “I could kick you out, take away the food, the help. Leave you alone to face an army of betas who want you dead.”
“You could,” I agree. “Do it. Send us out there.”
His eyes travel from me to Jarek, and he suddenly remembers what he has to lose.
“Go get some food and sleep; we’ll talk later,” he says, dismissingus.
I give him a mocking smile and walk out, Jarek and Cadel on my heels. I hate that I’m hyperaware of Mordecai and the fact that he didn’t come with us. Again.
“Did you get hurt?” I ask Cadel.
He shakes his head. “No. I’m fine.”
Jarek glares at anyone who looks in our direction, and in the end, we grab our food and disappear back into that quiet, tucked away room.
I chew in silence, unhappy with the way things have gone.
“Why did Legion hide the wolf?” I murmur.
Jarek pauses. “I wondered about that at the time. Mordecai went along with it, too.”
Cadel lays down, puts an arm under his head, and closes his eyes. “It doesn’t matter why; the fact is they are walking a thin line of duty and responsibilities. We don’t have that.”
“If Bear gets his way, we’ll all be drafted tomorrow.”
“Not happening,” Jarek growls. “Nothing I’ve seen has indicated that they will be any different.”
I snort and lay back, conscious of the two alphas on either side of me. Their scents fill the air, taking the edge off my temper. Soothing my hurt omega sensibilities.
“Do you think the Anarchy Wolf won?”
Cadel rolls towards me and kisses my forehead. I’m stunned into complete stillness, staring at him. He doesn’t even open his eyes, doesn’t even realise he’s just cracked the foundations of my world and left me reeling.
I’ve got people to lose.
The fear wells up like a tide, swirling around, threatening to drown me, but there’s Jarek, murmuring something, his warm scent bringing me back, telling me everything’s okay.
“Tomorrow, I want to go out alone,” Jarek says. “They are looking in the wrong area.”
I twist until I can see his face. “Are they?”
“Yes. From what I’ve been told, they are. I did try to tell Bear this. He said they’d checked it already and needed to clear these areas.”
“So, we have a plan. Are we bringing Mordecai and Legion?”
