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installing now, I say
thank you and don’t ask questions. For all intents and purposes,
Silas Knight runs the state of West Virginia, probably a few other
states as well,” the captain murmured. He hit the desk, garnering
Jennings attention.
    “That’s why I want this report closed. But
you can’t close it without at least looking at whatever
Merriweather has to show you. He might kick up some dust, have
someone start looking into local affairs. I don’t want to chance
that. Leave early, go to his estate, look at whatever he has so you
can make an addendum to the report and then close this case. Do you
understand, Detective Jennings?”
    “Yes, Sir.” A sense of pride rose within him
over the accomplishments of his Alpha. “I will take care of it
today.” He stood and remained standing next to his chair.
    “Make sure that you do. I want to add that
the file is closed when I give Mr. Knight my weekly report.”
    Jennings fought to keep the surprise off his
face.
    “Dismissed,” the captain said. Jennings left
the office, his mind shuffling and filing away all the information
he had received. One thing stood out above everything else, his
Alpha, La Patron was one tough dude.

Chapter 6
     
    Cameron strode down the corridor searching
for Silas. The challenge was in a few weeks and his Alpha had not
approved of him entering the competition. He wondered if Silas had
doubts over his ability to rule the state or win the fight. If he
fought one of the twins, chances were he’d lose. But he had fought
Serrano during training and won all of their skirmishes. He
believed he could take the man again.
    His mate had been urging him to speak with
Silas so that he could train better to fight the right opponent in
the competition. There were moments when he believed she wanted him
to become Alpha more than he did. But at least she talked more
freely with him now and allowed him into her bed. It seemed a
decent trade-off to him.
    He stopped at the door of the lab and saw
Dr. Passen speaking to a few men in lab coats. Cameron headed in
his direction. The doctor eyed him for a second before finishing
his conversation. By the time Cameron reached the man, the other
two had walked off.
    “Hey Doc, I heard La Patron was down here.”
He gazed around the large well-lit area seeking his godfather.
    Dr. Passen released a breath, his entire
demeanor changed as his eyes slid to the floor. “Oh… okay, you’re
not here for…yes, he was here earlier. But I’m not sure where he is
now. I’ll be calling him soon to view the testing of some
equipment.”
    “When? How soon?”
    “Within the next hour.”
    Cameron nodded and reached out for Silas
along their private link, there was still no response. “I’ll come
back,” he said, backing out of the lab. “Could you tell him I was
here looking for him?”
    “Yes, sure. I’ll let him know.” Doctor
Passen waved him off and returned to the reports he’d been reading.
“Unbelievable,” he murmured, looking at the numbers again. Wanting
another opinion, he placed a call. It was answered on the first
ring.
    “Hello.”
    “Matt, I have some new testing results on
Asia. I need another pair of eyes on this, it’s too… when can you
get here?”
    “I’m in the car on my way now. I should be
there in ten minutes.” He paused. “It’s that good?”
    “Mind blowing, high level security, so make
sure you’re cleared. I want you to work with me on this. La Patron
wants this done yesterday.”
    “He always does.”
    Passen snorted. It was true, but in this
case he understood why. Asia was a walking blueprint for at least
five key experiments. If they could unravel the codes and duplicate
her mechanisms, they could find a way to defend against the
technology their enemies threw at them. He still had nightmares
over that week when bombs and viruses rendered them almost
impotent. They’d had no way to detect the bombs or save the lives
of those infected with the unknown virus. He’d