Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 385

Xander

Mason and I had left the conference room in such a rush that we hadn’t taken the laptop or other notes.

While we were gone, Charlotte had tidied it all up. I bet that she looked through it all, too. That’s what I’d

have done. Nothing we’d been prepping was a secret, anyway.

Malachi took his seat at the head of the table and looked around as everyone settled into their chairs.

“Some of you may have already heard that our contacts in Standard have sent some information.

New arrivals. Unexpected ones.”

“What other information do you have on them?” I asked bluntly.

Malachi shrugged. “What other information do we need? New faces in a town that houses only a few

hundred residents, all of whom work for the town?

Every one of them documented and a known entity?

It’s clear these new people, whoever they are, present a threat.”

“If nothing else, they’re putting a strain on our resources,” said Charlotte.

I pulled the laptop toward me and opened the lid. I created a new document and began typing up a fresh

list. “How so?”

“The town gets all of its power from the enclave,” she said like the answer was obvious.

I shot my brother a look. Mason had started scribbling notes of his own.

“That probably explains the lights,” Mason thought to me.

info

first I’ve heard of that. Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve heard anything about

about your security team is that they should

that could be important.”

like this town is pretty important,”

not think too highly of wolves, but at least this time

Standard and its proximity to Brightsky did not seem to have much

training.”

it sure would be important to the overall security of

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to help with.

tell anyone else she was

face, I had to agree with him. She

at the

she doesn’t want us to

wolf rumbled out a

the town everyone passes through on their

didn’t,” I

shrugged. “You were brought here in a rather different manner than

are allowed to bypa

everyone in the town is there to come to Brightsky,” Charlotte said hastily. “It is the point of first entry,

how do you know that these new

“Because we haven’t been petitioned

they’re a threat?” I focused my attention on Malachi, but

of the others, muttering.

at me hard. Melina, on her right,

side, her husband narrowed his eyes

from me to Malachi.

to show up there?” the vampire

residents of

employees,”

you should know about Standard is that