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Maria knew enough about Shifter encounters to knoho had all the power in this roouys outside and probably weapons hidden everywhere Dylan ruled, with Sean, Ellison, and Spike tying for second Marquez was at the bottom of the food chain, and Maria was neutral, an observer, and protected If Marquez e over the Shifters, he’d die quickly, and by the look on his face, he knew it

"I want to meet this Bradley," Dylan said

"No, you really don’t," Marquez said quickly "He has ice in his veins He doesn’t care about family, or life, or even the stuff he buys with hisin control He’swhat do you call those people with no conscience? A sociopath"

"Find out," Dylan said in a hard voice "I want to know for certain if he’s behind the attempted abduction, and where he is now, and then I will meet him He’s made a mistake"

"Yeah, I know" Pablo rubbed his forehead "Austin’s your territory You said"

Maria had to lean around Ellison to ask her question "What happens to the cubs when they get too big to handle?"

Pablo shrugged, looking uneasy "I don’t know They keep theuards, maybe as servants? I have no idea"

"You will find out," Dylan said Not a suggestion

Maria knew that no grown Shifter would allow hiainst his or her will Even the se--she kne led to make Olaf mind her, and he was one of the more docile cubs She watched Spike chase little Jordan around Shiftertown every day, and Spike wasSpike

Cubs went through Transitions to adulthood at soh his Transition--hor frenzy, which ht a Shifter endangered them

"They kill them," Maria said, her mouth stiff "Don’t they?"

"Maybe," Pablo said

The sword definitely shiaze that had becoht a captured Shifter and what happened to that Shifter I want names and locations I want them soon"

"I don’t work for you," Pablo said "You know that, right?"

Dylan flicked his gaze up and down Pablo, and Pablo’s face lost a little color "Do it," Dylan said "As a favor"