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

“He doesn’t bite, I promise. Besides, he’ll be asleep for another couple of hours at least. I even promise to turn on the lights and open the blinds in the kitchen. I can guarantee that he won’t even think about getting too close.”


Henry looked back at the O’Connells’ place, over to Matthew’s, and finally back at Matthew himself. “It’s not that I think he’d do anything, you understand. I just…well, I haven’t had much luck with the fanged variety lately, as you know.”


“Gavin isn’t like them,” Matthew said firmly. He surprised himself with the conviction he felt behind the words. He’d never met another vampire in his life, yet somehow, surprisingly, he was sure of that fact. Was it instinctual? A gut feeling? Or was he just fooling himself? Was it knowledge, like Gavin wanted him to rely on, or was it simple faith? Not that there was anything simple about faith, in Matthew’s opinion. Or anything wrong in trusting it.


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