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didn’t much mind that the woman wasn’t getting off but rather faking the noises and movements so Dorian could enjoy himself. The man was a sadist in every meaning of the word, and Hunter was just glad he didn’t have to see all of what went on behind his closed doors.
    As the three of them—he, Liam and Alec—passed, Dorian lifted a lip and snarled, his grip tightening on the woman, Sandra. She rolled her eyes but otherwise looked as though she was fine.
    Hunter wasn’t in the mood to get in a fight with the man, but he’d protect Sandra if she needed it. Instead, he, Liam, and Alec made their way back to his home then shifted back, the tearing of tendons and breaking of bones a sweet pain. He shifted faster than the other two, but not by much. There was a reason Liam and Alec were council members.
    Hunter threw on some jeans but didn’t bother with a shirt. Though he’d let his wolf play, his skin was still too itchy to deal with the fabric.
    “Council meeting in five minutes,” Liam called from the other room.
    “Didn’t we just have one?” Alec said with a grunt.
    “No, that was the Beta ceremony,” Liam explained as Hunter walked in the living room.
    The two men were sitting on Hunter’s couch in jeans but hadn’t put on shirts either. He’d have to make sure they dressed for when Becca came to live with him. There was no way he’d let the two of them walk around so freely in front of her. It was true that the Pack didn’t bother with modesty unless they were in the den center or near were the pups played, but he didn’t think Becca would think the same way.
    Plus he wanted to keep her for himself.
    His wolf nudged at his skin again, and he held back a growl.
    Waiting for her was taking too long. He’d have to go to her home again and ask for another…date, as she put it.
    “What’s got you looking like you’re ready to tear out someone’s throat?” Liam asked.
    “Nothing.” He hadn’t mentioned Becca to them yet for some reason, and he didn’t want to deal with the matter now. She would be there soon enough.
    “You’re lying, but I’ll let you pass on that for now,” Alec said. “Now we need to leave, or we’ll be late for the council meeting.”
    “The council shouldn’t have the power to call the Alpha and Beta in whenever they want,” Hunter grumbled as they made their way to the council chambers, away from their homes.
    Liam held up both hands in mock surrender. “Josiah agreed to it, so we’re having the meeting. Don’t get on my ass for it.”
    “I want nothing to do with your ass, Liam,” Hunter said. “I’m just pissed that on the night of our hunt I have to go sit and listen to the other three members of the council bitch and moan about something that has nothing to do with them.”
    Alec nodded solemnly. “I agree. Why do you think Liam and I stay on the council? Without us, who knows what the other three would do?”
    Hunter held back a shudder at that and reached out to squeeze Alec’s shoulder, ignoring the odd look on Liam’s face. They’d deal with the latter later. “I know I don’t say it enough, but thank you for being here. Thank you for taking care of Samuel when I could not.”
    That familiar stab of pain echoed through him at the mention of his brother’s name, but he put that away. He didn’t want to think about the boy who’d been too young to lead by Josiah’s side and had lost his life because of it.
    “We weren’t enough,” Alec whispered.
    Liam growled. “No, but we’ll find out who did it—and who sent you to hell.”
    Hunter started, looking at the wolf he called friend. Though they’d all tiptoed around the fact that a member of the Pack had betrayed him, they hadn’t outright stated it. The fact that Liam and Alec were on his side almost sent him to his knees.
    Hell, he wasn’t alone.
    Overcome with an emotion he didn’t want to name, he gave the other wolf a nod then walked into the council chambers. The room was in a