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

“It never really worked right, you know,” Gavin said. His voice was low and deep. Tired, probably, though whether from lack of sleep or from life in general was anybody’s guess. “I’m oversensitive to light. I think I might have said it already, but most vampires aren’t like this. Not to this degree. Sure, sunlight, direct sunlight, but not the rest of it. Did you know that candlelight is the only light that doesn’t need a filter? Even those,” he pointed at the strip lights under the cupboards that offered no more than a soft glow to the areas below them. “Even those make my eyes hurt if I’m around them for too long. Did you know that? And it’s getting worse. Fire and candlelight are the only ones I can take for any length of time these days. Some days I truly do feel like a bat. Or some kind of subterranean creature lurking in a cave.”


Chapter 31