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

“And let an innocent man, woman, or child die,” Gavin said, correcting his previous comment. “I’m glad it was you…well, I’m not, I mean, I would have been happier if you’d been a million miles away from there. But I’m glad I was able to have a hand in keeping you safe—”


“No. This isn’t about you saving me.” Again, Matthew shook his head, and he had to stop himself lest Gavin start thinking he needed to be tested for some kind of nervous disorder. “That’s not what I’m thanking you for.”


Gavin’s left eyebrow lifted. His smile cocked out of true into a one-sided, confused thing. “Oh?”


“Thank you for having faith in me—in us—in what you hoped we might become, anyway.” Matthew smiled. “You’re not so faithless after all, Mr. Knowledge-Is-the-Only-Thing-You-Can-Trust.”


Gavin turned his hand inside Matthew’s and tightened his fingers so that he was returning the grip. “And you’re not so blind in your faith, Doctor.”


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