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

Arius opened his eyes and winked. “Yeah, I was foolish. But that won’t happen again.”


“Is that your name? Your real name? Dali?” Matthew whispered as the blond vampire whom Arius had called ‘Dali’ bound his legs to a kitchen chair. It had been dragged into the living room and set in the middle of the now-stained carpet. A single line of light had appeared underneath the drapery. Dawn was coming, but it was coming so very, very slowly. And why not?Matthew thought. It’s not like hurrying the sun along is going to help anything.


In lieu of rope, Dali had simply yanked the phone cord out of the jack. It was thin and flexible and seemed to get tighter any time that Matthew shifted. At this point, they’d made no attempt to bind Gavin. They hadn’t had to. Anytime Gavin shifted, even his eyes, a simple lift of a hand to Matthew’s throat had stilled him.


“It’s a nice name,” Matthew continued. “Was your mother a fan? Or is it a nickname? Do you paint?”


Chapter 52