Page 19 of Wolf Bound

She suspected there was more to it than that. Why hadn’t he tried to join them earlier? Why would he want to do so now? “You know Martin won’t hire you if he believes you want to do this because one of the kidnappers shot you.” Though after so many people had recommended him, she suspected Martin would hire him without any problem.

“Even if he believed that’s why I wanted to do it, which isn’t my reasoning, he would just put me on a different case, wouldn’t he? Vaughn said he wouldn’t put me on a mission with you because you’re a new USF special agent and so it would have to be someone who has been doing this for a while.” Though the organization was still in its infancy. And he really did want to work with her.

“Oh, I hadn’t thought of that. We would be like the blind leading the blind.”

He laughed. “That’s hard to believe when you found the kidnappers and the boy on your own. And you took care of both of us. I think you can handle any situation you encounter without any trouble at all.”

She so appreciated Fisher for saying so. Her other partner wouldn’t have acknowledged that she had done a great job. It was just something that would be expected of her. But she suspected her other partner didn’t believe a woman could do the job as well as a man. Maybe it just seemed that way to her or maybe he just treated her like that, but some other woman? No problem.

“Vaughn said you were a former Army Ranger, so Martin will like that. And of course Vaughn, Jillian, and I put a good word in for you,” Kira said. “Others have too. I imagine your brothers and cousins, maybe other pack members also.”

“Wow, thanks so much.” He sounded truly astounded.

“When are you applying for the job?”

“Right now.”

She laughed. Man, when Fisher was ready to do something, he was going full force. She liked that in a person, even when he was injured and still healing up. “Oh, by the way, your pack members grabbed all the casings that were left behind so that the FBI agents wouldn’t get them to identify the weapons that were used on you.”

“And on you.”

“Right. And if they didn’t tell you, they found your backpack after much searching.”

“Oh, great, I’d forgotten about it, but I had my phone in it.” Then he laughed a little. “That I’m actually using right now, and I think you put your phone number into it when I was a little groggy. I guess they didn’t mention finding my backpack to me.”

“That’s good. Everett and Demetria are getting here tomorrow night and we’re all going to have dinner. Maybe you’ll be able to join us by then.” She really hoped he would. Wolves healed faster than humans, but she figured enjoying a meal with his family would lift his spirits and that would help him heal quicker too.

“I should be better by then.”

She sure hoped so. Then they ended the call so he could get more rest. Afterward, she called Billy’s parents to see if he got home alright.

“Oh, yes,” his mother said.

Billy wanted to talk to Kira right away. “Is the dog okay?”

She smiled. “Yes, he’s at the vet, but the doctor said he would be good as new soon. How are you feeling?”

“Glad to be home. I was going to put out the trash, but Mom wanted to help me. Between you and me, I don’t think she wants me out of her sight for now. I don’t mind. I fear every car that passes by the house means danger. Thanks again. Mom wants to talk to you.”

“You’re welcome, Billy.”

Then his mother got on the phone and said, “Thanks so much for saving my Billy. He’s the only child we’ve got. I…I can’t thank you enough. Did you catch the kidnappers yet?”

“No, I’m sorry. We’re still working on taking them down and we won’t stop until we do.”

“Can you let us know when you do? It would make us feel better if we knew for sure.”

“Absolutely.” For their peace of mind, they would, though they didn’t want this information in the press because they would want to learn more about the kidnappers.

After they finished the call, Kira was checking again for any other new cases of kidnappings, just in case the kidnappers grabbed another kid. They sure didn’t want that to happen, but it might be the only way they could catch these guys, if they had a clue as to where they were now.

She still didn’t find any recent kidnappings, which was good for kids and their families, but it didn’t help her find the kidnappers. She glanced at the clock and realized it was lunchtime. Bella came into the office and asked Kira if she wanted to have lunch with her.

“Oh, I would love to, but I was going to check on Fisher and see if I could bring him something he would like to eat.”

“He will love it. His favorite is Chicken Delights chicken pot pies if you wanted to drop by there and grab one for him. Heath said he can eat anything he wants.”

“Great and thanks. I’ll check with him first to make sure that’s what he would like, unless he has eaten already.” She called Fisher and said, “I hear your favorite lunch is a chicken pot pie from Chicken Delights. Would you like me to bring one to you?”

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