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Lex growled. Don t think I didn t notice that. Pup. He ll keep away from you
in the future if he likes breathing.
Nina opened her eyes and looked at him. Uh, yeah, whatever. I d rather have
wolves checking my boobs than trying to kill me. Call me shallow that way.
Lex gave a weary sigh and waved her on.
But Carter, he s a vicious bastard. You can smell the ruthless ambition
dripping off him.
You don t think Melissa is ruthless? Lex asked, curious.
Not in the same way that Eric and Carter are. That challenge? Come on! Yes,
he was knocked over by a human but so what? He could have turned it around and
made himself look benevolent for helping Lex s crazy human mate. But instead
he challenges me to the death for it? Overreact much? He wanted to kill me and
be done with it. The way he did it was desperate and that s what worries me
the most. Because he s at the bottom of the Pack now and he doesn t have the
access to the Pack that he used to.
Whatever his game is, the people he s working with are so not going to be down
with that.
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Lex looked in the rearview at his sister. Meg, what do you think?
I think she s right. Carter is hiding something and he s desperate. You can
smell it on him. Melissa is comfortable as Fourth now, she isn t hiding
anything that is bad enough to stink of it. Eric? He s smart and strong, but
too lazy to be behind this.
The question is what do we do now as our next step? He s busted down to the
lowest echelon of the Pack. He has no ranking at all. We can t watch to see
what he s doing with the accounts if he doesn t have the access.
Desperate people make mistakes. I think it ll be easier to figure him out now
that he s going to be taking more risks than before. These Rogues aren t going
to just take no for an answer. Lex tapped his finger on the steering wheel as
he processed the information.
Yes. All we have to do is stand back and watch. He ll fuck up and sooner
rather than later, I think. The way the money was going in and then out?
That s the sign of someone who is living on the margins. That s a dangerous
existence. He s bound to get himself out on a limb soon and he ll do something
stupid.
Lex glanced at her with a smile. I love it when you re devious, beautiful.
Nina laughed. Well, then you re clearly with the right woman.
Instead of continuing east, Lex got off the freeway a few miles early. Where
are we going?
I know you re upset and you re tired but I d like to take you to the range
for a bit of practice. Do you know how to use a gun? I mean, he gave her that
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raised brow before turning back to the road, I know you can use a shotgun.
But do you know how to use a handgun?
Uh, well. You do remember me shooting Carter? I believe you were there at the
time? Her voice was sarcastic and he raised a brow. Yeah. I carried a really
old Smith
& Wesson back when I was on the streets. It probably wouldn t have shot but it
made me feel better. I go to the firing range from time to time but it s not
like I m a big pro or anything.
Lex pulled the car down a long drive. This is a private range for wolves. We
used to use the public one but humans tend to get really nervous when they see
us shooting.
As a member of the Pack you have access to it and any weapons and ammo you
need.
The wolf who runs it was one of my mentors when I was growing up.
They parked and Megan got out first. She scanned the area then Lex got out.
Nina, growing used to the whole process, waited for Lex to come around to her
side.
At the doors to what appeared to be a very nice rambler they stopped and Lex
keyed in a series of numbers that Nina surreptitiously watched and noted. Just
because she could and it was a hard habit to break.
The door swung open and another, very large man, er, wolf was there, armed to
the teeth, er, fangs. He inclined his head. Enforcer, it s good to have you
here.
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Lex reached out and touched the man s shoulder. Grey, it s nice to be here.
This is my mate, Nina. She s Rey s sister. She ll be coming in a few times a
week to build up her skill level.
The other wolf looked up briefly at Nina. Welcome to Cascadia. My sincere
condolences for your loss. Rey was always fun to play cards with. He watched
my youngest last year for a few months on Thursday afternoons when the wife
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