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“Hard to say Rylee compelled you to speak the truth and accepted your answer, but the council prefers to eli humans An alpha such as me or Rylee can compel you to lie and make you believe you spoke the truth”
“But ould Rylee do that?”
“She wouldn’t The problest the royal packs and some members of the council”
“Politics”
Steele faced Tomlin and sniffed “We better continue; we don’t have much time”
“What’s the hurry?”
“Unfortunately, he’s been poisoned”
“He looks healthy to me”
“It was done recently He’ll feel the effects soon enough”
Steele opened Tomlin’s eyelid Bloodshot “Tomlin, wake up”
He lifted his head “Yes”
“Did you feel a pinch or poke sometime today?”
“Yes In the helicopter A wasp maybe”
“Where?”
“On my neck, near my left shoulder” He stared at Steele as if in realization “The pilot took the insect off, but he flung it away before I could look at it”