Fur, Cloak and Dagger (Team Greywolf 4)

“No.”

“Lawrence never re-married and with a daughter to raise, we thought he wouldn’t join us. He did. Enthusiastically and said you would follow in his steps.”

Emma had been groomed as a member of Rylee’s pack. As a traine

d CIA agent, she already knew not to reveal her real occupation. Telling people she was a spy would land her in prison or worse, dead. “I understand if I refuse the job, my memory of knowing about the lycan society would be permanently erased.”

“That is correct.”

This was the life she’d trained for. Her father put Mara in charge of teaching her lycan behavior, similar to real wolves, but with more human influence. She learned their werewolf culture varied from wolf or even human behavior. Growing up, she spent more time with Rylee’s pack than her human relatives. Mara even took her to live with a pack of real wolves not far from LIA headquarters. When Emma joked with her friends she’d been raised by wolves, she meant it.

The life as an agent for the LIA was exciting, but dangerous. As much as she loved being a CIA agent, this was far better. She had the skills and deep-rooted loyalty to the pack. “I’m in.”

Rylee smiled. “I thought you would be.”

Emma straightened her shoulders. “One thing.”

“Yes?”

“Nik wants to return to the mission he left. Is there another team member I can work with?” Being around him brought out distracting erotic thoughts, which elicited guilt from being attracted to another only six months after Danny’s murder.

“He is perfect for the job. If need be, you can convince your CIA superiors he is the rogue Russian agent you are chasing.”

“How do you know about that mission?”

“Your father kept me abreast of everything you did.”

“Actually, my superiors think I’m on a long vacation.”

“Contact them and tell them you have a lead and you’ll go dark.”

“I still need to obey orders if they say no or send me on another mission.”

“Trust me, they won’t. We took care of that.”

“Oh?”

“You might be our top spy, but you're not the only one we have on the inside.”

“As the new Ms. H., I need a list of all our people on the inside.”

“Naturally, human and lycans.”

“Really?” She tried to think of agents who might be werewolves, but couldn’t think of one. Then again, she didn’t know everybody in the huge agency. If Emma had bumped into a lycan, she’d have known. She’d learned the subtle mannerisms of lycans posing as human. Of course, there were exceptions to the rules. Cricket, born a runt, acted more human than wolf. Although an alpha, Nik had socialized more with humans than his own kind. In fact, he acted more human than lycan.

“Jesper will meet with you and go over the details.”

“When will I meet with the council?”

“I’ll convene with the king and a few key members of the council. It’s not necessary that they meet you. Other than them, you’ll only be known to Team Greywolf and members of the LIA.”

“And my status?”

“Within my pack, you’ll have beta status. However, amongst other packs, you remain below an omega.”

She held her tongue. No point arguing about her low status outside of Rylee’s territory. “Right.” Humans were the lowest members of any lycan pack with the exception of Rylee’s.

“Just know your father was regarded by the LIA as a hero. Any team member would have given their life for him. You are more than an asset. You are a beloved pack member.”