it.”
The words made King want to cringe. He knew he’d be included with those poor unsuspecting Walkers being “worked on” if he wasn’t careful. “Don’t you think that if Walkers wanted mates, we’d claim our angels? It’s not that we can’t have mates, Crow, it’s that we don’t want them.”
Monroe dropped the papers he’d been studying. “You don’t want them because you’ve never been able to protect them.” He smirked knowingly, “I’ll remedy the safety issue and once that’s done, I guarantee children will come.”
“Children?” King spoke over the whomp, whomp, whomp, of the chopper blades. “Is that what this is about? Walkers mating and procreating?”
Something glinted in the Dominant Walker’s eyes but he didn’t respond, simply dropped his eyes back to his paperwork.
Shit! It was worse than King thought. Monroe wasn’t looking to grant his Walkers a place to exist in peace; he was looking to create a breeding ground. But why? “You know if we wanted children, we could hide in society and have them.”
King was shocked when Monroe spun on him to snarl viciously, “We shouldn’t have to!”
So that was it. Monroe was building his Walker haven because he was tired of hiding, tired of being alone. What was an Alpha without a pack? It made sense to King, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t scary as hell. He knew he couldn’t get away from Lilly without drawing suspicion, but maybe…
“Crow, have you considered replacing Ms. Worthington with a Walker?”
Monroe didn’t look up, “And why would I do that?”
“I thought this was supposed to be a Walker community. Isn’t it your intention that eventually all staff and residence of StoneCrow will be Skin Walkers?”
“ Maybe in ten years, but right now there aren’t enough. Besides, Ms. Worthington is good at her job. I don’t have the time or patience to retrain anyone else.”
“She’s human . You’ve allowed her too close to vital Walker intel,” King countered feeling like a bastard. “She could betray us once she finds out what we are.”
Monroe relaxed back and stared straight ahead. “I suspect Ms. Worthington has already become suspicious. She’s an intelligent woman, King. She’d have to be a damn fool to not realize something out of the ordinary is going on.”
“Which is exactly why we should cut her loose.”
“No,” Monroe smirked, “it’s exactly why I keep her. She’s been nothing but loyal a nd tight lipped. Do you honestly think I’d take her at face value? She’s been watched, King. Hell, she’s still being watched.”
At the revelation, King’s hackles instantly rose. The beasts within surged to the fore, demanding he protect her. He’d have to be careful. He knew more than most about Monroe StoneCrow and his penchant for scheming to get what he wanted. King had to force back a snarl of anger at the thought of anyone watching Lilly, and he recognized his own jealousy at not having been the one assigned the task. Fiercely possessive emotions roiled through him and he struggled to tamp them down.
He saw Monroe’s nostrils flare and panic hit. If the Dominant Walker knew … The corner of Monroe’s lips ticked. Not enough that anyone else would have caught it, but King had.
“I’m reassigning the Walker that’s been tailing Ms. Worthington,” Monroe began.
Shit, here it comes!
“As Chief of Security, it’s now your duty to handle surveillance over our human staff. I’d like you to personally keep an eye on Ms. Worthington. She is, after all, closer to vital Walker intel then any other under my employ.”
The use of his very own words being tossed back into his face wasn’t lost on King. He ground his teeth together to keep from telling Monroe where he could shove his assignment. How had this happened? Seconds ago, he’d been trying to convince the Dominant to fire Lilly and
The words made King want to cringe. He knew he’d be included with those poor unsuspecting Walkers being “worked on” if he wasn’t careful. “Don’t you think that if Walkers wanted mates, we’d claim our angels? It’s not that we can’t have mates, Crow, it’s that we don’t want them.”
Monroe dropped the papers he’d been studying. “You don’t want them because you’ve never been able to protect them.” He smirked knowingly, “I’ll remedy the safety issue and once that’s done, I guarantee children will come.”
“Children?” King spoke over the whomp, whomp, whomp, of the chopper blades. “Is that what this is about? Walkers mating and procreating?”
Something glinted in the Dominant Walker’s eyes but he didn’t respond, simply dropped his eyes back to his paperwork.
Shit! It was worse than King thought. Monroe wasn’t looking to grant his Walkers a place to exist in peace; he was looking to create a breeding ground. But why? “You know if we wanted children, we could hide in society and have them.”
King was shocked when Monroe spun on him to snarl viciously, “We shouldn’t have to!”
So that was it. Monroe was building his Walker haven because he was tired of hiding, tired of being alone. What was an Alpha without a pack? It made sense to King, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t scary as hell. He knew he couldn’t get away from Lilly without drawing suspicion, but maybe…
“Crow, have you considered replacing Ms. Worthington with a Walker?”
Monroe didn’t look up, “And why would I do that?”
“I thought this was supposed to be a Walker community. Isn’t it your intention that eventually all staff and residence of StoneCrow will be Skin Walkers?”
“ Maybe in ten years, but right now there aren’t enough. Besides, Ms. Worthington is good at her job. I don’t have the time or patience to retrain anyone else.”
“She’s human . You’ve allowed her too close to vital Walker intel,” King countered feeling like a bastard. “She could betray us once she finds out what we are.”
Monroe relaxed back and stared straight ahead. “I suspect Ms. Worthington has already become suspicious. She’s an intelligent woman, King. She’d have to be a damn fool to not realize something out of the ordinary is going on.”
“Which is exactly why we should cut her loose.”
“No,” Monroe smirked, “it’s exactly why I keep her. She’s been nothing but loyal a nd tight lipped. Do you honestly think I’d take her at face value? She’s been watched, King. Hell, she’s still being watched.”
At the revelation, King’s hackles instantly rose. The beasts within surged to the fore, demanding he protect her. He’d have to be careful. He knew more than most about Monroe StoneCrow and his penchant for scheming to get what he wanted. King had to force back a snarl of anger at the thought of anyone watching Lilly, and he recognized his own jealousy at not having been the one assigned the task. Fiercely possessive emotions roiled through him and he struggled to tamp them down.
He saw Monroe’s nostrils flare and panic hit. If the Dominant Walker knew … The corner of Monroe’s lips ticked. Not enough that anyone else would have caught it, but King had.
“I’m reassigning the Walker that’s been tailing Ms. Worthington,” Monroe began.
Shit, here it comes!
“As Chief of Security, it’s now your duty to handle surveillance over our human staff. I’d like you to personally keep an eye on Ms. Worthington. She is, after all, closer to vital Walker intel then any other under my employ.”
The use of his very own words being tossed back into his face wasn’t lost on King. He ground his teeth together to keep from telling Monroe where he could shove his assignment. How had this happened? Seconds ago, he’d been trying to convince the Dominant to fire Lilly and
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