Fur, Cloak and Dagger (Team Greywolf 4)

“Time to take you back to headquarters. There we will get more answers.”

“Agreed,” she said.

“What do we do with him?”

“I’ll call the FBI and let them know a professional hit man is waiting for pick up.”

“Good plan.” Nik took out his mobile. “I’ll let our pilot know we are ready for pick up.”

Emma followed Nik out of the airplane and along the path leading to the lycan’s working cattle ranch. A herd of buffalo quietly grazed on a nearby pasture. “Looks the same.”

Nik sang. “Where the buffalo roam, where deer and squirrels play.”

She laughed. “It’s antelope play.”

“I see you’ve been here before.”

“Ever since I was twelve.”

“That is young for a human to learn of our kind.”

“My father asked me if I could keep a secret. Naturally, I said yes, but then he told me if I revealed it, we’d both be executed.”

“You must have been frightened.”

“Yes, but my curiosity was greater than my fear. When I was five years old, I woke to a rustle outside my window. I saw my father follow a huge wolf into a forest behind our house. Boy was I surprised when I found out about the clandestine lycan society.”

“You don’t mind being forced to work for us?”

“I’ve always been team wolf.” She glanced at his handsome face. Mesmerized by his alpha aura. He was not allowed to use mind tricks on fellow team members. Nonetheless, I’m attracted to him. She sighed. “Although, I’m not sure I can continue. The person trying to kill me might be within the CIA. I’d hate to compromise the LIA.”

“Are you sure you have enemies within the agency?”

“One never knows. There might be a mole for the Keep or any other deep government group not keen on having ties with a secret society of lycans.” She shrugged. “A field agent can acquire enemies not involved in wolf politics. The list is quite long. Pissed off terrorists, Russian agents, and maybe werewolves who want to cut all ties to humans.”

“I’ve had my share of enemies as well, although, none knew my true nature until it was too late for them.”

They entered the empty house. She looked around. “Hmm. No welcoming committee.”

Nik sniffed the air. “The caretakers are in the barn and the rest are below.”

“Good to know.” They stepped into the elevator. Emma pressed the button for the ground floor. It dropped fast and then slowed down. Ten more floors to go.

Before the door opened, Nik pressed stop. “You must stay safe and not be the new Ms. H., Rylee will understand.”

She shivered. “Of course she’d understand. She is giving me time to think about being Ms. H.”

“Good, then you will do what is best.”

“Why do you care?”

He stared at her for what seemed forever and then broke his gaze. “Just giving advice.”

“Appreciated, now push the button.”

What kind of fool showed his feeling for a human? He could have easily willed her to quit, but that was not allowed. His wolf desired to stay with Emma. She was the most attractive woman he’d ever met, and her scent, when not hidden, was that of a spring rose. Sweet, succulent. No. Regrettably, the packs wouldn’t approve of a relationship with a human, unless she became his pet. Not possible. Especially, with the new Ms. H., the human spy within the CIA tasked with watching out for lycan interests. Besides, he must return to hunt Saskia. The elevator finally stopped on their floor.

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