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fake.
 You re a bear. You 
 Enough, Morgan. Reid cut off his Beta, the full weight of the Alpha s power whipping through
the room. Van almost felt the need to bare his throat. Almost.
 Alpha, he s insulted you. Left you waiting 
On the sideline, he saw Reid gaze at Ty and the two men shared a look.  Enough. I ll meet with
the Grayslake Itan alone. He and I will hammer out the details. We ve left too many things, too many
rules, rather fluid in their interpretation. I don t need you.
Fuckin A they had.
Another family disappeared yesterday. The grandfather was still recovering from open heart
surgery, so Van gave the rest of them permission to remain until he could be moved.
Overnight, they were gone.
Van knew neither he nor his bears helped the group move which left&
Morgan released a low growl, his body tense, gray fur sprouting along his arms. As Van watched,
the male s chest widened and fingers began their transformation to wolf-like paws.
Oh, anger at the slight was one thing, but this seemed like some pent up, bottled rage about to boil
over. And his Itan was on the other side of the room.
Van tensed, ready to dive onto the wolf s back, take him down if necessary. The man was already
close to breaking one of their laws. If a human walked through the door while Morgan was half-
shifted&
The bear inside him stilled, power at the ready, waiting to be released. It was annoyed with
Morgan. No, more than annoyed. It hated the wolf. They knew, knew, he d done something to those
hyenas. No, he hadn t officially broken the law. There were certain guidelines when a purge was
ordered, one of which said violators could be eliminated. Not should or would, but could. Grayslake
leaned toward the less brutal method of dealing with the hyenas.
Morgan did not.
The low crack and snap of bone echoed off the office walls and Morgan s mouth shifted, changing
into a bastardized version of his wolf s snout.
Mother fucker. If he went after Ty&
His bear stood at the ready, waiting for the signal, more than prepared to rip past Van s human
skin and then rip through Morgan. It wanted the asshole s blood on its fangs.
More hair sprouted, growing from the wolf s skin and Van unclenched his fists, wiggling his
fingers in preparation of his shift. The man had to transition fully and then Van could respond. He
wouldn t be breaking any laws if it was in reaction to another and in the protection of his Itan.
C mon, c mon, c mon.
The wolf Alpha stepped up to the snarling Morgan as if he didn t have a care in the world. Reid s
power swirled in the room, ghosting over everything, passing over his skin before focusing on
Morgan. Damn, that was strong. Different, but strong as hell. Thank god the bear couldn t give a fuck
about the wolf s dominance.
 Stop. One word. Morgan s transformation halted in its tracks, bones that hadn t even solidified
in their new shapes remained broken and unattached.  Shift back.
That was all it took. Oh, the rage Morgan felt still burned hot, but it was impotent against the
Alpha. More of the wolf s tumultuous emotions assaulted Van s senses, but the Beta continued to heed
his Alpha s instructions. In moments Morgan was human-shaped once again, his chest heaving as he
panted and fought for air.
Reid leaned into the gasping male and whispered low,  And that is why you shall never be
Alpha. The fury that whipped from Morgan toward Reid burned Van s skin, singeing him with its
intensity. And the Alpha& laughed. Just chuckled and smiled as if it were nothing.  Leave us. I
expect you in my office when I return.
Van waited for Morgan to strike out, claw his Alpha in retaliation. The male had already proven
 in Van s opinion to be unworthy. Except, rather than attack his leader, he spun on his heel and
stomped toward the office door. He wrenched it open and slammed it shut behind him with such force
the wall shook.
Reid s attention fixed on the door for a moment and then flicked to Van before turning on Ty.  Itan,
it seems there are things we need to discuss.
Chapter Fourteen
Lauren nibbled her lower lip, her attention alternating between the Itana drinking coffee in the
back of the diner and her customers in her section. Crapity crap.
Listen to her. She d stopped cursing because of the small pregnant woman.
She poured yet another mug of coffee, smiling as she swept away empty plates into her other
hand.  I ll have your check in one second.
Balancing the dishes on her arm, she wound her way toward the counter and slid behind it,
placing the carafe on the hot plate as she passed. The injury to her shoulder burned and pulled the
skin, making itself known as she moved. At the rate it was healing, she d be fine come morning. It
was the getting there that caused her problems.
Ducking into the kitchen, she slid the plates and utensils into the sink, emptying her arms.
Now she had to do it all over again. Sometimes waitressing seemed to be more effort than it was
worth. But she knew when she got her tips every evening and her paycheck on Friday, she d earned
every damned dollar.
Lauren paused by the cash register and pulled up table eighteen s ticket. The push of a few buttons
had the bill printing. She reached down and stretched to snatch the thermal paper from the printer. The
move tugged on the bite and she hissed out a breath when the pain zinged through her. Groaning, she
grabbed the slip and stood, rubbing her shoulder, and wishing away the ache.
 You okay, doll? Nellie s concerned voice came from her right and she turned to face the older
woman. She d owned and operated the diner for as long as Lauren could remember and she looked to
her as a surrogate mother of sorts.
 Fine. Just a little&  Bear bite?  thing, she finished lamely.
Nellie snaked her arm around Lauren s and tugged her toward the kitchen.  C mon now.
 Nellie, I ve got table eighteen waiting 
The woman snatched the slip from her and shoved it at one of the other waitresses. She didn t
even pause in their travels. Steal and shove and it was done.
Dang it.
They kept moving past the kitchen and into the back office. The small space was cluttered, almost
claustrophobic once they occupied the tiny area.
 All right now, let s see what we ve got. Nellie tugged on Lauren s top and bared her shoulder
before she could voice a protest.
Now rhinos dressed as butterflies took up residence in her stomach.  It s& it s not& The thing
is& 
 The boy got a little excited, hmm?
 I have no idea what you re talking about. I tripped and fell. She was proud of herself for that
lie. Even if it was a lie and her wound was so blatantly a bite.
 Uh-huh. Nellie raised a single brow.  Honey, there are some things I don t know, but I know a
claiming bite when I see it. The air in Lauren s lungs froze, chest refusing to move.  Breathe, honey.
Just breathe. The older woman took a slow, deep breath, encouraging Lauren to do the same. Ha!
Easier than it looked.
 How& ? I didn t& You can t tell.
Nellie rolled her eyes.  Honey, I m just human enough to slink under the radar and just enough
bear to be friends with the Abrams brothers granddaddy. She held up her hand, holding her thumb
and forefinger a hairsbreadth apart.  Was this close to mating the old coot, but he had ideas about a
fated mate, and I had ideas about college. She shrugged.  Broke my heart for a little while, but then I
met my Edward. She released Lauren s top and clapped her hands together.  C mon then, let s
doctor this a little and get some over-the-counter pain medication in you and you ll be as good to go
as you can be.
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