“Amale? Two males. Oh. Ohh. Aurora is sure they are mates?”
Oh,my God. Awkward.
Istepped in. “Yes, Raj, they’re mates, but they won’t be for long unless youcall off the enforcer. We would like the case reconsidered. He went rogue forpersonal reasons. He’s a submissive and can’t handle being alone. His mind isgoing dark. It was an accident. I can project my vision to the council throughJane, if you wish.”
“Hello,Aurora. Kai, in the future I’d like to know when my conversation is notprivate.”
Kaigrumbled. “Yes, Papa.”
Rajcontinued. “I will bring up the issue with the council, but the enforcers weregiven notice this morning. The job already may have been done.”
Kaijammed his foot on the gas pedal kicking up gravel and Kaden began shifting.Being stuck in the back seat with three large werewolves was not conducive toshifting.
“Youjust kill wolves for making mistakes? There’s no rehabilitation program?” Ishouted.
Rajlaughed. “Oh, Aurora, what a fantasy world you live in, dear.”
Kai blew through ametal gate and gunned it toward a big red pole barn.
“We’renot like vampires. We punish for killing humans,” Kai told me.
Well,he had a point, but geez.
“Bye,Papa, thanks.” Kai ended the call. Kaden had fully shifted in the way back andwas crouched and waiting to leap out of the car. Kai slammed on the brakes,coming to a halt at the opening of the barn.
“Smellthat?” he asked and opened his door. He ran to the back and let Kaden out.
Iinhaled. The rogue and two other wolves, the enforcers?
‘Howmany were needed to kill a poor submissive?’I asked Kai.
‘Onefor doing the job and one to witness. It’s an official bureaucratic process,believe it or not,’he replied.
Kaiand I stripped down and shifted immediately while Max and Anna followed behindus. I heard growling in the barn and raced back there. A huge grey wolf had asmall, timid, white wolf’s head in his mouth. A werewolf in human form stoodagainst the wall with black gloves on. Kaden ran the length of the barn and lungedat the grey wolf’s back, sinking his teeth into his shoulder.
Maxhadn’t fully shifted yet. “Wait! The council is reviewing this case. Yourorders have been changed. Stand down!” Max shouted. The grey enforcer releasedChase and lunged at Kaden.
Theman leaning against the wall pulled a long silver chain from his briefcase. Ilooked closer. It was a whip. A silver whip. He addressed Max. “They all saythat to save their wolf. Back off now. Interfering with council enforcers willbe punishable by termination.”
Termination?Let’s call it what it was. Murder!
Hepulled his whip back and flicked it at Chase, wrapping it around his neck.
Chasehad been standing there in shock, looking at the markings on Kaden’s wolf.Chase pulled hard on the silver whip causing the guy holding it to fall forwardand let go. Chase shook his head as if to shake his thoughts. Kai approachedhim slowly. Chase’s head turned in Kai’s direction and he let loose a deepgrowl. Well, this might get interesting. Anna took the enforcer’s leg in hermouth, ripped him away from Kaden, and pinned him to the ground.
Idecided to shift into my human form before things got ugly.
Theguy who had fallen, grabbed the whip tightly again.
Ipointed at him. “Call the council and talk to Raj. I’m the Matefinder, and asyou can see, these two are mates.”
Theguy seemed unsure of what to do, noticing their exact opposite markings. “Theymay be mates, but he’s gone completely rapid. He killed a human. I haveorders.”
“Callthe council, now,” I said with gritted teeth.
Hedropped the whip. Kaden approached Chase slowly, crouching in a submissivewalk. Their eyes were locked, their fur patterns matched. Exact opposites. Mates.
Kadentried to get closer. I knew they were seeing each other’s life review. What gotthem to this point, how much they had struggled in the past. The thing thathappened to every wolf when they met their mate for the first time in wolfform. Chase growled, stopping Kaden in his tracks.
