“Yeah, and you couldn’t. You tried a couple of times, and you weren’t able to. Look down
at yourself. ” He pulled the sheet back to expose Rory’s re-shaped penis. Rory looked down at
himself for a moment seemingly without comprehension and then his eyebrows raised almost
comically, and he looked back up at Casey. “What the fuck?”
“Your knot—your gland is gone. Your penis is like a pet’s now or a human’s. ” Rory looked at him, not understanding. “What?”
“I guess it happened when you tried to shift and couldn’t or maybe because it was two
wolves mating. I’m not sure, Rory, but your wolf is gone. I think it’s dead. ”
“What?” Throwing back the covers, Rory jumped to his feet and ran into the bathroom to get
a look at himself in the mirror. He looked up in horror at Casey who was right on his heels.
“What did you do to me?”
Casey shrugged and shook his head. “I didn’t do anything. It just happened. ” “Oh my God, Casey! What does this mean?” Even upset, Rory still stepped closer to Casey
to be comforted.
Casey put his arm around him. “I don’t know. Come back in here and sit down. We need to
talk about some things. ”
Rory followed him back to the bedroom as if in a daze. He sat on the bed, and Casey sat
beside him. The time had come to announce his revenge.
“Do you remember almost a year ago when Nicky and another boy were kidnapped?” Rory nodded. “Yes, of course. The other boy was my little brother, Adam. ” “Your brother?”
“Yes. They were both in my charge that day, and I-I fell asleep. ”
“You fell asleep?” Casey looked at him in disbelief. This was the first time he’d ever heard
about Rory watching the two boys. To fall asleep when pets were in your charge was pretty
unforgiveable. If Rory had been attentive, he and Aaron would never have been able to get their
hands on the boys to start with. His brother would never have been killed. Rory would never
have become his enemy.
“Yeah. I know. Marco almost took my head off for that one, but nobody could have blamed
me more than I blamed myself. ”
“Yeah, well the point is, Rory, the man who kidnapped your brother was me. And my
brother, Aaron, got Nicky. ”
Rory stared at him uncomprehendingly. “I-I don’t understand. How can that be?” “I’m not who you think I am, Rory. I’m Alpha of the Sapphire Pack. Look, I’ve got to just
come out and say this. I came to this compound for one reason—to kill you. ”
Rory tilted his head slightly. “K-kill me?”