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Jonas would challenge outright He would never allow a breakdown in authority And that as happening Someone had waited, watched, and while Callan was occupied with staying alive and then healing fro in to disable the power structure the Ruling Cabinet had in place

He could sense it He could feel it, but with his rank stripped now, he had no idea how to identify who or what

As he entered the thick forest growth, Lawe and Rule fell in place beside hi moments

“She’s not my mate” He answered the question he had seen in their eyes

Lawe grunted at that

“Whatever,” Rule snorted “I don’t know about thisbullshit, Mercury Seems to me there aren’t any rules to it You act mated”

And there had been a few oddthat he couldn’t put his finger on

“Jonas contactedShiloh back to Sanctuary before he arrives here It seems there’s a problem at home base”

“What kind of proble as Lawe leaned against a tree, his expression iht

“He’s going to explain things when he gets here, but notice had gone out that Callan has reinstated your rank He’ll be bringing your uniform and weapon when he arrives”

Mercury shook his head He didn’t want the rank, he realized Jonas would have found a way to force Callan to reinstate it Itto him that way

“There’s so on,” he said quietly “There are too many anomalies”

“Meaning?” Rule gripped his weapon, his gaze sharper now

Mercury shook his head “I can see the threads of it, sense the Ely has targeted h, and she’s never done that with another Breed She needs me out of the way Or someone does” It just didn’t work for him that Ely would be in on any kind of deception, but he kneas possible It was even probable

“Ely?” Lawe straightened and started back at hian to fill his eyes as well