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

the first time I’ve

the entire room. “First rule about your security team is that they should be told everything and

that could be important.”

like this town is

highly of wolves, but at

course. 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.

good old DarkLuna didn’t tell anyone else she was

on her face, I had to agree with him. She shot a

at the table, not meeting my

me like she doesn’t want us

wolf rumbled out a

town everyone passes through on their

I

were brought here in a rather different

to bypa

to come to Brightsky,” Charlotte said hastily. “It is the point of first entry, yes, where they can be

do you know that these new folks aren’t there

a hand. “Because we haven’t been petitioned

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

of the others, muttering.

did stare at me hard. Melina,

side, her husband

from me to Malachi.

other reason would anyone have to show up there?” the vampire asked in

ties to residents

employees,”

know about