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“Yes, sir.”

“Okay, well, you can fill out an online application that is only available through a link I will send you. Get it back to me whenever you’re feeling better.”

“Thanks, sir. I sure will.” Fisher was going to give Martin his email address, but his cousin had already done so. He smiled. He guessed Vaughn really did want him to work with them. He felt he had a new mission in life. Maybe he couldn’t help with the kidnappers’ case if he didn’t get over his injuries quickly enough and they caught the men first, but he really looked forward to working as a special agent with the USF when he could. If he was approved, of course. He knew it wasn’t a done deal until Martin actually hired him.

Then he wondered if Kira would even want to work with him, given the mess he had gotten himself into already!

6

Working on her computer in Bella’s home office to learn anything she could about the kidnappers, Kira couldn’t stop thinking of Fisher, the whole while that she was trying to determine where the kidnappers had gone.

She thought of calling Fisher to check in on him again, but instead she would just run by the clinic in a little while. She really needed to concentrate on the mission right now. Never had a male wolf distracted her this much when she was on a job. She tended to be focused, determined, and serious about it since she usually had grave missions to complete.

Then Vaughn called her. She suspected he was calling her because she had saved Fisher’s life and he wanted to learn the details from her. As far as she knew, he and Jillian were still in Oregon on their case.

“Hey, I wanted to touch base with you because Fisher wants to join the USF.”

“What? Really?” Kira was both surprised and elated. She really hoped he wanted to. Anyone who was as courageous as he was to try and save the boy as a wolf was worthy in her eyes of being a special agent.

“Yeah. Jillian and I each gave Martin a glowing report on Fisher, since we know him so well. But Martin might think we’re a bit biased. So if you could talk to the boss about how you feel about Fisher joining us, you would have more of a neutral recommendation. That’s only if you feel he would be a good addition to the force. You might not see him in the same light as we do though.”

“I’ll recommend him. He was brave and heroic. I’m thrilled he wants to join us.” She hoped it wasn’t because of the pain medication he was on, and it was making him see this in a foggy and dreamlike way.

“Thanks. I’m talking to Devlyn about recommending him because he’s our pack leader. Bella too. And I imagine our other cousins and his brothers will step in to make recommendations. Again, we’ll be a little biased, but we all know each other the best.”

“Exactly. Okay, well, I’ll talk to Martin then, and after that, I’m going to run by the clinic to check on Fisher.” Kira was so pleased he would be part of their team.

“Let us know how your case goes. If we get done with ours, we’ll join you. We’ve been trying to catch a wolf who has been scamming people out near Leidolf and Cassie’s Portland, Oregon pack.”

“I hope you catch him. And I sure will let you know what happens.” Though she figured his packmates would be keeping him informed also. Thanks, Vaughn.” After they ended the call, she got ahold of Martin.

“Have you located the kidnappers?” Martin asked right away, recognizing her caller ID.

She was almost embarrassed that she wasn’t thinking of them at the moment, but about Fisher joining them in the USF. “Nothing yet, sir. I’ve been monitoring police reports of kids being kidnapped in Colorado, but so far, there haven’t been any new kidnappings. Which is good news, in a way.”

“Don’t tell me. If you’re not calling about that, you’re calling about Fisher joining our organization.”

She laughed. “Yes, sir.”

Martin chuckled. “I think he has more recommendations than anyone has ever had for any of our jaguar branches.”

She was thrilled. Then she explained why she thought Fisher would be a good fit for their organization. “As a wolf, Fisher had gone to check on Billy, afraid the boy was in danger. It shows how he is an investigator at heart, worried about the boy, and trying to learn what he could before the kidnappers had seen him. If they hadn’t been wolves themselves, they might not have been aware that he was observing them. He’d been more concerned for the boy’s safety than for his own. He was brave and I would be willing to work with him any day.”

“I’m glad to hear that from you since you were there when this had happened. I’m proud of you for rescuing both the boy and Fisher.”

After they talked and she promised to give her boss updates on the case, they ended the call, and she took a deep breath and called Fisher.

As soon as he answered the phone and saw it was from her, he said, “Hey, I hope this isn’t bad timing, but I wanted to thank you for saving me.”

“No, it’s not a bad time. And you’re welcome. Vaughn told me you want to join the USF.”

“Uh, yeah. I hadn’t expected my cousin to tell you.”

“He had a good reason.” Kira thought Fisher sounded better, his voice less groggy, since the last time she’d spoken to him. She was glad. But she realized he must not have remembered that he had told her three times already how thankful he was for her coming to his aid. Not wanting to upset him while he was recovering, if the fact that he had such poor recall due to his injuries bothered him, she didn’t mention it.

“So why exactly do you want to join the USF?” she asked.

“After knowing what you do, I like the idea of taking down our shifter kind who are causing grievous problems, who could even get our kind into trouble.”

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