Total pages in book: 173
Estimated words: 168701 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 844(@200wpm)___ 675(@250wpm)___ 562(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 168701 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 844(@200wpm)___ 675(@250wpm)___ 562(@300wpm)
“Oh, you adhere to shifter codes of conduct, do ya?” Riley quips. “Really fuckin’ funny.”
“Walk me to my rendezvous point, give me my female, and I’ll give you back the redhead,” he says.
“No, please no,” Sherry cries. “Jason! Dad!”
“Lads?”
We turn to Mitch, who is talking. He’s moving forward from a group of men. “Technically, you should release him with his identified mate.”
“What the fuck?” Jase growls.
“Wyatt Meadows of the Silver Hills wolf shifter pack?” Mitch addresses him, “I’m Dr. Mitchell Blakely of the Supernatural Council Collective.”
“That’s me,” Wyatt says with a shit-eating grin. “Nice to meet you Dr. Blakely. I wanted to rescue my sister here. I filed a complaint about them kidnapping her.”
“Here’s the thing,” Mitch says, eyes bouncing between Riley, Greyson, and Wyatt. “Wyatt Meadows filed a grievance against your pack with the SCC, stating you kidnapped his sister. I got the report a few days ago. Didn’t act on it because I found out Greyson identified her as his mate. You need to extend the same courtesy. Let him leave with his mate.”
“No. Fuck that,” Jase states.
“It’s the law,” Mitch tells him.
“He kidnapped my sister!” I shriek. “He had me kidnapped and he tried to kill Riley, Mason, and Lincoln!”
Mitch looks at me. “He filed a complaint against Riley for murdering his cousin. We let that go because James Meadows abducted you and interfered with an alpha and his fated mate. You.”
“What the fuck?” Riley snaps. “These assholes have been poisoning our pack. They shoot Ty and have the nerve to file complaints about us with the SCC? He just admitted to abducting my sister-in-law.”
“Technically, it was Greyson’s mate Stacy Meadows who poisoned several pack members before shooting Tyson. Correct?” Mitch asks.
Grey glares at him and says, “Blackwood. Stacy’s name is now Blackwood. And what happened is a pack matter. We haven’t asked for involvement from the SCC.”
Stacy is staring at her feet, looking like she wants to hide.
“There are clearly several beefs ongoing between these two packs,” Mitch says. “As a member of the SCC, my recommendation is that you allow Wyatt Meadows to take his identified mate. He should return the hostage. Any further beefs between the two packs can go before a tribunal to be worked out according to the law. This pack needs to file their complaints officially like any other pack.”
“This is bullshit,” Riley snaps. “He just abducted my mate’s sister thinking she was my mate and you’re suggesting we let him leave? So he can continue to plot against us and look for more ways to fuck with us? He wants to have a witch in his possession to help him take us out and then take our territory over.”
“Mitch, for fuck’s sake,” Riley’s father says from behind him.
“You folks aren’t above the law,” Mitch replies. “And you’ve got a lot of eyes on you lately what with recent happenings. The SCC isn’t thrilled with some of the antics of this pack lately and with these newfound supernatural gifts, they’re not going to be okay with those antics continuing despite the strength of Greyson and Erica. You all need to follow the same rules as everyone else. Nobody gets between an alpha and his mate. The grievances between these two packs can be addressed in arbitration after reports are filed. For tonight, Wyatt Meadows should be allowed to leave with his fated mate after he returns the hostage. We’ll launch an investigation and then we’ll-”
“I’m not his mate. He’s lying,” Sherry shrieks.
“I haven’t had the opportunity to prove I’m not lying,” Wyatt counters calmly, looking smug. “But I’m very much looking forward to proving I’m not lying.”
Jase is flexing his fists over and over, looking ready to lose it.
“Gross,” I mutter. He’s talking about having sex with her. Knotting her. Biting her.
“Let me fry his insides, guys, please?” I ask sweetly. “My sister is quite capable of dealing with whatever predicament his men have her in.”
I’m bullshitting, but this guy doesn’t need to know this. This guy needs to be afraid.
Riley flashes a grin like he wants to knot and bite me. I flutter my eyelashes.
Greyson pipes up. “Me and my mate have grievances to file against her former pack. Let’s do that now, too, then. You ready to file formal complaints, Stace?”
Stacy looks frozen with fear. She nods timidly.
“And us. Attempted murder times three, a count of kidnapping and an account of attempted kidnapping,” I put in.
“We’ll launch an investigation,” Mitch assures, “but for tonight, let’s stick to some basics.”
Mason rushes in. So does Tyson.
“What the fuck is goin’ on here?” Mason shouts.
Tyson glares at Wyatt. “I can’t smell this fucker but I’m pretty sure he needs to die.”
“We all want a piece of this guy,” Riley states.
“Flip you for it?” Ty suggests.
Riley laughs.
Wyatt’s eyes bounce between them like the whole thing is bizarre.