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"We might as well head over. I'm guessing it won't take these guys long to bring him in." Preston stepped closer. "Do you want my arm?"
I felt the wave of annoyance from my mate, but it was at himself for needing help, not at Preston for offering. "Thank you."
I watched as the three of them left. I fisted my hands at my side as I tried to keep from changing my mind and going with them. It was the first time since we'd met that the two of us had been apart and he wasn't even out the door and I was feeling the separation.
"You'll both survive." Corta laughed as she glanced over at me.
"Doesn't feel like it." I blew out a hard breath.
"I know, but it does get easier. He's a strong wolf. Stronger than I think either of you realizes. You found yourself a good mate, Bayne." She touched my arm gently as she headed back to the kitchen.
I watched Brett walk out the door of the pack house, proud of myself for not running after him like I wanted to. Instead, I focused on what we had to do and looked around for Kurt. He was near the med room talking to Josh.
I slowly made my way to them, seeing the same look in Kurt's eyes as Josh walked away that I felt watching Brett leave. At least I wasn't alone in fighting for control when it came to our mates. "Tell me this is going to go smoothly, and I don't need to worry about my mate."
"It will go smoothly. Tom knows we are coming. He sent the humans who work for him to pick up an old truck. They'll be two hours. We have plenty of time. Let's gather the others and I'll let you know the plan. Unless Justin tries to pull something, this should go quickly." He leaned against the wall as a group gathered around him.
As I looked around at everyone going with us, I was confident there wouldn't be any issues. I'd worked security and other jobs with each one of them and trusted each one. "Thanks for helping with this."
"It's our pleasure." Jennifer smiled. "Mess with one of us you mess with all of us."
Steve nodded. "Bridger was a good kid. No one deserves to die that way."
I agreed.
"Okay, here's the plan. We take two cars. You all know where Tom's shop is. The car I'm driving I'll pull into the lot, the other I want on the road. Jennifer, I want you to walk in first before me. The rest of you, I want to cover the side door and the garage bays outside. Make sure Justin can't run. Tom's supposed to have them shut by the time we get there, but we all know how things never go as planned. Once we are sure we've got Justin cornered, I want two of you to walk in and shift in front of him. I'll do all the talking. If he doesn't have a heart attack watching us shift, then we'll tie him up, shove him in the trunk of the car I'm driving and take him out to the cells. There, Bayne, you can interrogate him." Kurt smiled.
My heart raced. Interrogation was something I excelled in. I knew exactly how to get information from people. It wasn't pretty, but there was nothing pretty about what had been done to my mate and Bridger. I looked forward to every bit of pain I would cause Justin. "We have permission to kill?" I had to be sure.
"We do, you don't. Final sentencing will be for Bridger's family, but Justice, Preston, and Brett will have their turn if they want it." Kurt narrowed his eyes. "Do I need to find someone else to do this? Can you step back when you need to?"
He knew me too well. It was going to take everything I had to keep from killing Justin for what he'd done to my mate. "I won't kill him." I grit my teeth thinking about the many ways I could make him wish he was dead.
I was sure Kurt guessed what I was thinking, but I don't think it mattered. He wanted revenge almost as much as I did. He'd lost a wolf, plus had others injured. This was as serious as it got for an alpha. "Good, then let's go. Jennifer and Bayne, you're with me. The rest of you take the second car." Kurt tossed Conner the keys to one of the pack's cars.
I followed Kurt out, focusing on my link with Brett, sending him reassurance. As hard as it was for me to be away from him, he was with strangers in an environment he'd never been in before. Everything was new to him.
As we got into the car, Kurt glanced at me as I slid into the back seat. "You know I shouldn't allow you to be part of this. You're too close."
"I'll be fine. I can stay in control. As much as I want to tear him apart, I'd rather let Bridger's family do the honors if they wish to. I won't take that from them." Part of me hoped something went wrong and Justin fought us, so I could kill him.
"I trust your control. It's the only reason you're here." Kurt started the car and pulled out onto the road.
I stayed silent as we made the ten-minute drive to the shop. I'd been there many times before, sometimes to get something fixed, other times to hang out and tinker on an engine or something with Tom just to pass the time. Containing Justin in the building wasn't going to be an issue. It was the perfect location to grab him.
As Kurt pulled into the gravel lot and parked out front of the garage, he nodded to Jennifer. "Go in, get a look, and link to me when it's clear for us to go in."
Jennifer grinned as she climbed out of the front seat. "No problem."
I fisted my hands at my side, hating the wait. I wanted to run in there, take him down and drag him by his hair to the car. I understood why Kurt was being careful. We had to be sure there were no other customers or humans around before we went in.
Kurt glanced at me in the rearview mirror. "I didn't want Brett to worry until this was done today, but Pete called me minutes after Brett joined the pack. He was furious that we didn't give him warning and complained that you two should have moved there. He implied that he was going to make Brett's parents pay for the loss to the pack. I took it as monetary payment, but I can't be sure. As soon as we finish tonight, I'd like Brett to call his family and try and get them to come here. I'll help if they need money to move. It's not safe there for them. I've talked to Pack Authority and they are sending someone out to look things over."
"Fuck! Hasn't he been through enough?" I slammed my fist into the back of the seat.
"Easy, remember, he can feel your mood," Kurt warned.
As soon as he said it, I felt a wave of love come through my link with Brett. He probably thought I was pissed at Justin, but my anger at Brett's old alpha was actually stronger than the hate and anger I had toward Justin. "If I need to go pick them up tonight, I'll make sure they are safe." I met Kurt's stare. "What the fuck is wrong with all these other packs? I mean, I know not many are as good as ours, but they used to at least treat their wolves with respect."
