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“Sir, Cricket has proven herself to the team I assure you, her past won’t interfere with the mission”

“If anything, I admire her more”

“Sir, I think it’s best not to discuss this with her”

“Of course” He felt re Jesper had never wanted to share information about a pack member’s past “If Rylee finds out you snooped, tell her I forced you I’ll take the punishment”

“That won’t be necessary sir”

“Oh?”

“I asked Rylee, and she okayed it”

Heat burned his face Shit SoJesper Of course, he’d ask his alpha Was Rylee pissed he’d gone behind her back for intel on his little wolf? And why did she allow it? “Talk later”

Slade put away his phone and returned to the café Despite lycan law, her parents’ forbidden love had been true He too felt drawn to a low ranked lycan, the lowest of the low, a runt Last night as they romped in the woods and slept in their wolf for the sa her mother's example? No It was only lust Hemore

He walked in while Cricket paid the cashier

She smiled “Call ell?”

“Yeah Just tying up some loose ends”

Cricket raised a questioning brow “Cool We better get back to biz”

She ood sense not to pursue it “Agreed”

They took off on the Harley, heading for Santa Cruz The sooner this mission ended the sooner he could take time off and perhaps even visit his territory Think about his duty and the reality of his future