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

“Now. Go!” Vaughn snapped. “Lyle, with me. Upstairs. And the two of you get into the basement. Rafe! Get the fuck up here with Roly and check the main level.”


While Matthew’s consciousness foolishly rose to say something about the curse, his heart leapt into his throat. They had stakes. They were…Sweet Mother of God…They were going to…


“Stop!” Matthew screamed. “What are you doing?”


He paid no mind to the men running for the basement stairs. He gave no heed to the curly-haired man’s look of terror or the whispered, “I’m so sorry,” as that man pushed past. It was the O’Connells he watched. The O’Connells who were heading for the stairs that would lead up to the bedrooms. To Gavin. Where Gavin lay sleeping. “Gavin! Gavin, wake up!”


Chapter 23