Page 32 of His Undercover Wolf

“Calliope is ill and Aodhan said she is barely able to get out of bed to go to the bathroom.”

“I know all that, but still don’t know why you need me.”

“I’ve been tossing and turning, worrying all night. Something was warning me not to come here alone.”

“Good enough for me. I don’t have to be at the hospital until later for an evening shift so I’ll drop over and see Calli when we’re finished here. At least you know it wasn’t your mom’s cooking since the rest of you are well.”

“True. Text me after you see her and let me know how she is doing. Give her my love.”

“Will do.”

The elevator came to a stop, the door slid open, and we stepped into the entry foyer which was dimly lit. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end as we moved forward, the door silently sliding shut behind us. Zarina grabbed my arm, pulling me to a stop and pressed a finger to her lips, indicating for me to stay quiet.

Zarina’s hearing was freakish, she was capable of hearing a pin drop on the other side of the building where I’d been blessed with unusually sharp eyesight. We made a good pair and trusted each other without question.

Remaining still, I focused on listening and heard voices coming from Xavier’s office—Angry voices.

Zarina inclined her head and we started toward the door to the office. Being wolves, we were adept at being light on our feet and moving without making a sound. Zarina slinked to one side of the door and I stayed on the other. She waited while I rose to take a lightning fast glance at what was happening on the other side of the door and checked the doorknob.

Anger rose in my chest when I saw Betty holding a gun on the men in a threatening manner. Signaling to Zarina, I led her off to one side of the foyer to where the ladies bathroom was located. I pushed through the door and after we entered, propped the door ajar. We left the lights off, our eyesight was every bit as good in the dark as it was in the light.

I moved close to Zarina and whispered so the echo of my voice didn’t carry beyond the bathroom.

“Betty, Xavier’s personal assistant who is guilty of insider trading, is holding a gun on him and his best friend and partner, Cillian. The door is locked, probably by Betty when she entered the office.”

“Shift?” Zarina asked with a grin on her face.

“That’s my thinking. We can use our wolf strength to break down the door. I’m sure Xavier won’t object. Are you okay with this?”

“Of course…Let’s take the bitch out.”

“She’s not to be hurt,” I warned and the grin on Zarina’s face faded.

“Damn. You’re no fun at all these days.”

“Do I need to remind you of where fun has gotten you? You’re skating on thin ice with the pack, Zarina. Aodhan said the hierarchy came very close to ex communicating you last night.”

“Yeah, yeah. Aodhan said I was on my final warning, but he’s said that before.”

“We’ll discuss this later, we’re wasting time.”

While we’d been speaking, we had stripped off our clothes, stashed them neatly in one of the stalls and closed the door. We stood naked, I nodded, and we both shifted to our wolf personas. Zarina was impressive in wolf form. Her fur was snowy white and large pale blue eyes were piercing.

We left the bathroom and I was grateful to find the entire floor was still in semi-darkness and quiet. It was fortunate I’d arranged to meet with the men so early before staff had begin arriving to begin their day. Xavier and Cillian may have been injured or dead if I’d scheduled the meeting for later and that thought sent ice cold blood pumping through my veins. There was no doubt in my mind that Betty’s intention was to dispose of the men, and knowing the pair always came in early, it would have been easy to catch them together.

We padded to the door, Zarina and I locked eyes, and seconds later, charged the door. The wood splintered and glass shattered startling everyone in the office and giving me the time to pounce on Betty, knocking her to the floor to land on her back. Two guns flew from her hands and slid across the floor, our of reach.

I stood on the woman’s chest, growling, and Zarina stood close and snarled angrily. Betty started screeching and thrashing beneath me but when I set a paw hard on her throat, she quieted.

Xavier shot out of his chair, grabbed the guns from in front of his desk, shouted to get Cillian’s attention, and tossed one to him. He winked, clearly knowing it was me, and I backed off Betty. The men kept their guns trained on her, warning her not to move.

I wound myself around Xavier’s legs in a sexual display and was intrigued to see Zarina was doing the same to Cillian. Given the all clear that the men had the situation under control, I ran off to the bathroom with Zarina following.

We shifted back to human form, and headed back to the office where the men continued guarding Betty who was now seated in a chair.

Zarina and I stepped over the debris from the door, and I crossed to where Betty sat. Pulling the woman to her feet, I ensured she understood why she was being arrested and her rights while cuffing both hands at her back.

A knock on the door frame had me turning to see a company security guard showing two police officer’s into the office. I flashed my badge before instructing the officers to take Betty to Central, book her for attempted murder, and have her kept in a cell until I arrived. I’d add the insider trading charge and any others after further investigation.

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