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 thought that he and his friends sounded like an army walking down the hallway: feet clumping, clothes swishing, hearts pounding. There were guards posted at the elevator, though they stepped aside and let their group walk past when the doors opened. There were guards at the main entrance, but none of them made an attempt to stop the men from leaving.


As Matthew reached for the ignition of his car with the key, his hands were shaking more than they’d ever shook in his life. He couldn’t stop himself from thinking that the car wouldn’t start, or the gates wouldn’t open, or the whole kit and caboodle of them would explode when they got free of the parking lot.


None of that happened. As Matthew lifted his eyes and watched the Center grow smaller in his rearview mirror, Gavin rested a hand on his thigh.


“Hey,” Gavin said with a good-natured grin. “At least I’m going to get to meet your parents.”


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