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.

need more info about

it’s the first time I’ve heard anything about Standard at

security team is

that could be important.”

town is pretty important,”

but at least this time he nodded

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

training.”

important to the overall security of the entire enclave,

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to help with.

anyone else she was recruiting us,”

agree with him. She shot a quick glance around the

the

want us to mention it, either,” I

and his wolf rumbled

the town everyone passes through

didn’t,” I

were brought here in a rather different manner than is the

to bypa

“It is the point of first entry, yes, where they can be vetted

do you know that these new folks aren’t

“Because we haven’t been

a threat?” I focused my attention on Malachi, but I was very

of the others, muttering.

she did stare at me hard. Melina,

in Charlotte’s ear. On Melina’s other side, her husband narrowed

from me to Malachi.

other reason would anyone have to show up there?”

ties to residents of the town.

employees,” I

what you should know about Standard is