Cleaning House.

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‘Go and get Mrs Jacobs and bring her to the office.’ I tell Rick over the Pack link before switching to James.

‘Come to the office, something is happening.’ I quickly tell James. Standing from the desk I walk through the office, I can feel Anna’s eyes on me but I don’t tell her what I’m planning. I need Elder Thomas to agree first. Opening the office door I see the warrior standing guard at the end of the hall.

“Sam?” The young man turns around and I see it is Sam, “go and find Elder Thomas and tell him to come here now.” Sam doesn’t answer, he just quickly runs along the hall and up the stairs like the dutiful

warrior.

“What are you doing?” Anna asks me as I close the office door, I quickly walk back over to my desk chair and sit down.

“Rick is going to get Mrs Jacobs now and James is on his way down with Elder Thomas. If you don’t want her dead I want her out of the way, away from anyone else she can hurt.” Anna smiles at me, I get the impression she’s happy I’m not about to take another life. I have to admit that killing an old lady is not high on my list of things to do.

“You’re going to send her away with Elder Thomas aren’t you?” Anna asks me, understanding what I’m planning.

“She knows about The Shalamayne, enough that she was able to call them. Maybe Elder Thomas can use her to get more information on them, to help other Packs.” A knock at the door tells me at least one of

our guests is here, “Enter.” James and Elder Thomas walk into the room, James is still in his sleep clothes and Elder Thomas looks like he is about to head out.

asks, rubbing a hand along the

The Shalamayne.” Elder Thomas doesn’t look shocked but James curses before dropping into the

vacant seat.

tty old lady?” I nod at James

her to get more information? Save me killing an elderly woman?” Elder Thomas doesn’t even pause;

them so she must know something.” I’m glad he agreed because I didn’t have

looking from her grandfather and then to me, “you just keep

don’t get to hear her answer as another

and a button down shirt, next to him is a grey haired old lady, she’s wearing a knee length skirt and a soft looking chequered wrap around her top

say as Rick

to you, have some respect for

together to stop myself laughing, this tiny woman shouting at me about respect is

I ask her as she looks at the people sitting quietly

don’t, your goon came and dragged me from my home. The sun is not even up yet, a woman of my age has a certain

a suitcase into her car when I got there.” Rick

leaving on vacation a crime?” She asks in a

hand.” James says from his spot in the chair, I notice he doesn’t look at Mrs Jacobs and his jaw seems tight like he’s trying to bite back what he

at him. I slam my hands on the desk at

down.” I wait for James to decide to sit down before I continue, “you are here because you called The Shalamayne on the Pack. You are the reason

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