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His brother was such a fucking asshole "You could have toldhere?"
"Nick wanted us to check on you"
Zander slid a brief look at Ally, as sitting on the bed, looking aard "You et a read on Gwen"
Derren’s brow arched "I’d be surprised by how much that seems to piss you off if her scent wasn’t all over you, and I hadn’t seen that brand on her neck At what point were you going to mention that you’re involved with the human?"
At no point, really "There’s no need It’s my personal business It doesn’t affect the pack"
Derren sighed "Look, I appreciate what the huar I respect it And, yeah, where you choose to dip your dick is your own business But there are things you don’t know"
It wasn’t just Derren’s words thatin the Beta’s tone that told Zander he really wasn’t going to like this "What does thaton Gwen If you and Bracken were going to spend ti her, I wanted to be sure she was on the level Has she ever spoken to you about her parents?"
"I know her stepfather is a drunk who abused her ainst the wall
"He is a fucker," agreed Derren "And apparently the woether, and he still beats her ass She’s a stripper The strip bar is owned by Kenny Cog sponsor of the extre father"
Everything in Zander stilled "You’re sure of that?"
"His name’s not on her birth certificate--the father’s nae down there that he’s her father He has the sa Prussian-blue eyes that your hu, Zander silently cursed Should he feel betrayed that she’d kept it from him? Probably not He wasn’t an open book either, and it wasn’t likely to be so she was proud to share--especially with a shifter Still, that sense of betrayal beat at hiainst Gwen, Derren She doesn’t use his name She clearly doesn’t think like hied "Maybe Maybe not"
"Are she and Cogman in contact with one another?" Bracken asked
"Froathered, no," replied Derren "But she’s in contact with Coghter If you’ve heard of him, you’ll have heard of Geena"
Zander had heard of her Heard that she was stone fucking cold and even more ruthless than her father
"Geena plays a major role in the fa