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

Matthew found his tongue and forced his throat to cooperate. “My friend,” he said, speaking to Randy, “never let anyone tell you that you’re weak for fainting after seeing that. If Gavin hadn’t been holding me up, I would have done the same.”


This time Randy was the one to nod. “I thought so.”


“You’re welcome,” Gavin said. He drummed at the table with his fingertips. The quick, consistent pace of his hand said he was playing a tune of annoyance, but his expression was calm and unaffected. “Should we open the wine?”


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