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Clenching his jaw because, yeah, he didn’t like hearing Bracken talk about Gwen’s eyes or legs, Zander said, "Gwen’s situation is bad The hu to intimidate her are rich and have the kind of social power that allow thee, so they’re not likely to help her if these bastards step up their game She needs protection Maybe if she has it, the victiain"

"I don’t like to bring up bad an Bracken, tone sensitive, "but think about what happened to Roni" Nick’s sister had alo One of the bastards had recorded the foiled attack, and that footage was later featured on a fucked-up website where prejudiced huainst shifters and actually rated the here, I know that You saved Roni; you had evidence to prove their guilt But let’s say that Roni hadn’t had any help that day; let’s say that there was a witness as being harassed into backing off Wouldn’t you like to think that someone would have stuck up for her?"

"Gwen’s not your sister," the Alpha rightly pointed out

Zander balled his hand up into a fist "But my sister was shot, and you kno that turned out"

"So, in a sense, this is about Shelby" After a long moment of silence, Nick exhaled heavily "I’ll allow it, providing you agree to keep me updated"

"That we can do," said Bracken

"For the record, I still don’t like this Nonetheless, I’ll back you on it But only to a point If things get too bad up there, you both need to coreed"

"Good Re back in his chair, Zander tapped his fingers on the table "I thought he’d put up ht"

Bracken pulled out his own phone "Nick’s a good guy He’s also practical enough to know that Shaya would guilt-trip hi Bracken’s thu over the screen of his cell, Zander said, "You’re texting Shiloh again, aren’t you?" The fe up or stopping texting, he said, "Presumably, you’ve noticed she spends most of her tioing to seduce her? Technology issomeone who doesn’t like you? It’s not even personal--she doesn’t like anyone"

Bracken’sup to me, I can tell"

"How can you tell?"

"The majority of her responses are threats and offensive comments"

"And you find this positive?"

"You’ve met Shiloh She takes aloof to a whole new level Instead of ignoringto pushup to me"

"Whatever I need to call Shelby" Zander dialed her number, but he didn’t put the call on speakerphone this tiht want to knoent down at the attorney’s office It turns out that Rory was helping Dale, spending ti to win his favor Apparently, Dale didn’t dee more than a dollar"