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

“We don’t have to go tonight,” Gavin said. “We’ll send our reports like we always do. Tell them what you see fit, just don’t give too much away. We’ll do something else. Watch movies. Eat popcorn. Whatever you want. Something calm and relaxing and—”


“I want to go to the O’Connells’,” Matthew said. “I want to see a man become a wolf. I want to be part of a miracle, even if it’s just as a spectator.” Something amazing. Something that would inspire more faith than he’d ever experienced in his whole life. “What do you think? Do you think they’ll show us a miracle if we ask?”


Gavin waved at the window. “I think if we’re patient, the situation will arise regardless. The moon is close to full and—”


“Right now, I have no need for patience,” Matthew said. He pushed himself off the wall and turned to the hall. “Like I said, right now I need a miracle.”


He heard Gavin rise—bed springs, the shuffle of clothing or linen—and then he felt Gavin’s hand on his back.


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