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

Or perhaps it was the fact that I was thinking about how cute Lyle’s smile was at the same time?Matthew thought.


A twitch danced over Gavin’s brow but he didn’t let on that he’d caught Matthew’s snark


Matthew sat across the table from him. “Let’s say all that’s true.” Matthew held up a hand when Gavin’s expression darkened. “Then tell me—why did you need to hear Rafe’s story at all? Why not just reach into Rafe’s head and tell me later?”


“First of all,” Gavin snapped, “youasked Rafe for that story, not me. I wasn’t about to supersede your demand. I’m not your master and I don’t want any of them thinking that I am. Besides, I wanted to get it from Rafe himself, not a recollection from one of the others.” He paused, looked away as if embarrassed. “And Rafe’s mind is closed to me for some reason. Short of sniffing his breath, I wouldn’t be able tell what he’d had for breakfast.”


Chapter 32