It's been months since anyone at the Committee has had any contact from the O'Connell family or their pack members, and they are not happy. Suspicious of the activities that took place in D.C. and determined to find out what the wolves are up to, the Committee recruits one of their newest residents, Dr. Matthew Dietrich, to play the part of neighbor and infiltrate the family.<br><br>Matthew has always been a keep-to-himself kind of person. Though idealistic and optimistic, he prefers to work in solitude, at night, while he researches the findings that he hopes will one day change the world. When he's approached by the executives of the Center, he has no idea why they'd choose him. And to say he is skeptical over the concept of men that can shift into wolves would be an understatement.<br>

Wolf, in League

He blinked, focused his eyes, and was unable to return the smile that Gavin was giving him. His muscles felt like perfectly gooey, pleasantly watery, completely unusable jellyfishes.


“Sun’s coming up,” Gavin said. “I should probably sleep.”


Matthew forced his mouth to work. “Oh.” Then he concentrated on making the rest of him cooperate enough to move out of the way. “Sorry. I fell asleep. What time is it?”


Gavin climbed onto the bed. “Not quite six. You don’t have to get up, though. Stay if you want to, but I made coffee if you don’t. I cleaned up the mess you left in the kitchen as well, though I admit to polishing off most of your meat. As for the coffee, don’t hate me if it’s undrinkable. I haven’t made coffee in a decade or so. Never really did like the stuff and I find it completely vile now.”


“Sacrilege,” Matthew teased. “Sorry about stealing your bed. You should have just kicked me out.”


“When you looked so damned hot lying there?” Gavin stifled a yawn. “Never.”


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