that,” she makes her way towards the door. “Oh and Charles, I don’t need to tell you that this little task I sent you on does not need to be shared with anyone, do I?”
“I am going to forget it myself,” I reply.
“Great,” the pretty witch walks out the door.
“Fred you can come back out, the witch is gone,” I yell for the dog. It doesn’t take him long to be by my side. “Hopefully that is the last we see of her. I am curious as to what she is up to though.
Kristoff
“Any leads on Martin?” I ask Kevin and Michael. Since Kevin and I are on guard duty, we moved our daily operations to Rian’s office. Neither sister was happy with the detail, but it was in their best interest.
Michael shakes his head, “He has disappeared. No one has seen him since he last visited his mom in the hospital a week ago.”
“Thoughts?”
I watch my Beta think a moment, “I think he is involved somehow. Everyone described him as a weak minded individual, nothing like his mother. If his mother confided Rian’s nature to him, it seems plausible that he could be manipulated by those that want the Ancients to rise.”
Nodding my head, “I agree. Keep digging. Any news about the artifacts that were stolen?”
Kevin pipes in, “One of my contacts told me they saw Charles go into Vaughn’s the other day. They said he looked like hell.”
“Charles, the dwarf?”
“Yeah, I know,” Kevin sighed. “He has been out of the game for the past twenty years. I would be curious what he was doing at Vaughn’s.”
“I just find it hard to believe he would be back in the game,” I shake my head. “The powers that be were pretty hard on him. I think I will pay him a visit.”
Both men nod their heads. Michael stands, “Kevin and I will stay here with the women. That should be enough.”
I pat my Beta on his back, “There are no better men to guard my mate. I will return as soon as possible. Make sure those two don’t get into trouble.”
Kevin snorts, “You have met them right? They are trouble.”
I leave laughing at his forlorn face. On the drive to Charles’ shop, I contemplate what would make the dwarf come out of retirement. Charles’ shop comes into view and I park with relative ease. I open the door hearing the bell over my head ring.
“Be there in a minute,” I hear Charles shout from the back room. He walks into the front, “What can I…”
“Hello Charles. It has been a long time.”
The dwarf swallows visibly and I hear his heart rate increase. “Alpha, what are you doing here?”
“I have a problem and was hoping to talk to you about it to see if you know something that can help,” I speak calmly. Charles is hiding something.
“Of course, go on into the back and have a seat. I will lock up so we are not disturbed.”
I find a place to sit and wait for Charles to come back.
He walks in followed by a pit bull that was almost as tall as Charles. The dog starts to whine as he flattens himself on the floor and shows his neck in an act of submission. “I will not harm you,” I say as I lay my hand on his head. The dog begins to lick my arm.
“Alright, that is enough Fred. Alpha, I am not sure how I can help you. Unless it is a history lesson, I’ve been out for twenty
“I am going to forget it myself,” I reply.
“Great,” the pretty witch walks out the door.
“Fred you can come back out, the witch is gone,” I yell for the dog. It doesn’t take him long to be by my side. “Hopefully that is the last we see of her. I am curious as to what she is up to though.
Kristoff
“Any leads on Martin?” I ask Kevin and Michael. Since Kevin and I are on guard duty, we moved our daily operations to Rian’s office. Neither sister was happy with the detail, but it was in their best interest.
Michael shakes his head, “He has disappeared. No one has seen him since he last visited his mom in the hospital a week ago.”
“Thoughts?”
I watch my Beta think a moment, “I think he is involved somehow. Everyone described him as a weak minded individual, nothing like his mother. If his mother confided Rian’s nature to him, it seems plausible that he could be manipulated by those that want the Ancients to rise.”
Nodding my head, “I agree. Keep digging. Any news about the artifacts that were stolen?”
Kevin pipes in, “One of my contacts told me they saw Charles go into Vaughn’s the other day. They said he looked like hell.”
“Charles, the dwarf?”
“Yeah, I know,” Kevin sighed. “He has been out of the game for the past twenty years. I would be curious what he was doing at Vaughn’s.”
“I just find it hard to believe he would be back in the game,” I shake my head. “The powers that be were pretty hard on him. I think I will pay him a visit.”
Both men nod their heads. Michael stands, “Kevin and I will stay here with the women. That should be enough.”
I pat my Beta on his back, “There are no better men to guard my mate. I will return as soon as possible. Make sure those two don’t get into trouble.”
Kevin snorts, “You have met them right? They are trouble.”
I leave laughing at his forlorn face. On the drive to Charles’ shop, I contemplate what would make the dwarf come out of retirement. Charles’ shop comes into view and I park with relative ease. I open the door hearing the bell over my head ring.
“Be there in a minute,” I hear Charles shout from the back room. He walks into the front, “What can I…”
“Hello Charles. It has been a long time.”
The dwarf swallows visibly and I hear his heart rate increase. “Alpha, what are you doing here?”
“I have a problem and was hoping to talk to you about it to see if you know something that can help,” I speak calmly. Charles is hiding something.
“Of course, go on into the back and have a seat. I will lock up so we are not disturbed.”
I find a place to sit and wait for Charles to come back.
He walks in followed by a pit bull that was almost as tall as Charles. The dog starts to whine as he flattens himself on the floor and shows his neck in an act of submission. “I will not harm you,” I say as I lay my hand on his head. The dog begins to lick my arm.
“Alright, that is enough Fred. Alpha, I am not sure how I can help you. Unless it is a history lesson, I’ve been out for twenty
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