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Chapter 14: Theo

“What’s going on, Briggs?” I asked as I got to my office.

“We had another attack at the border,” he told me.

My stomach fell. “Where?”

“Bonnerville,” he said.

“Rogues again?”

He nodded.

“How bad? Were there any casualties?” I asked apprehensively.

“One dead. Five in critical condition.”

“Do we have any information about the attack that could tell us why it happened?”

“They have a couple rogues in custody, but they’re not talking. They need someone with more authority than they have down there. We have to go down, Theo,” he said. “They can’t handle this on their own.”

“Your mating ceremony is in three days, Briggs. You’re not going anywhere.” I sighed. “But you’re right. I’ll go,” I greed.

“You’ll have to take Jimmy,” Briggs said, running a hand through his hair

“Maggie’s not ready to take over Ayla’s security detail just yet,” I said. “So I need him with her at the campus.”

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sent a few teams of warriors down to bolster the patrols, but it

I didn’t want to leave

go down there alone,

get out of the city for a while now

they just have their

and fifth,” I corrected. “It was

he’s the best option? He’s been

only option right now,” I

your

still not

want me

need you to keep an eye on

“You okay, Theo?”

coming into my territory and no idea why. And now I have to leave Ayla. It’s hard enough with us being marked less than two weeks, but

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as much as I do this weekend. So you’ll only be gone a couple days. Just get down there and figure out what happened and get

my travel arrangements. I picked up my

has been happening in

often, you would

guy. He was a couple of years older than me, but we spent a lot of time together growing up. For years, I was torn between having him or Briggs as my Beta. But he met his mate two days after his eighteenth birthday, and they quickly started a family. So, when

always be a ranking member. And with his Alpha

you have five kids to

giving me that many first,” I joked. “How are Beth and the kids

and healthy. But speaking of your mate, Beth is

“But,

“What’s up, cuz?”

We’ve had some

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to Bonnerville for a couple of days. Things are a bit crazy here. I can’t take Briggs or Jimmy

want to leave?”

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