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 tugged his chair closer, only lifting his butt enough to move the chair. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his penlight. “And you say that the light isn’t bothering you as much today?”


“Not really, no. Not the overheads anyway.” Gavin looked confused. As if he hadn’t given the issue much thought. “Why?”


Matthew shrugged. “I don’t know.” He clicked on the penlight. “Can I…?” He bit his lip, looked at Gavin directly. “I don’t want to hurt anything, but I’d like to have a look.”


Gavin gave the penlight an uneasy glance. “I’m not sure about that, Matthew. I don’t have much in the way of vision now, if you know what I mean. Manufactured light isn’t sunlight, but I’d hate to find out it causes damage that would be irreparable. Especially on my eyes.”


He offered Matthew a nervous smile. “I have too many good things to look at these days.”


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