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again – I don’t trust her. You heard what Caleb said – he sees it too. She’s the only one who can get close to you.’
‘I didn’t appreciate it from him. I appreciate it from you even less.’
‘Why? Because I’m questioning you? Your judgment? I’m entitled to, Kane. Sirius will stop at nothing to get to you, and that includes using Caitlin. She’s one of their best agents for a reason and she well and truly has her hooks in you if you’re even considering her over your own.
‘Her family, her loved ones, murdered your sister, Kane. You don’t even know if they’re locked away. You don’t even know if it was just a publicity stunt to save their lives. They could be hauled up in some fancy apartment in Summerton waiting our demise. The way I see it, she got everything she wanted – she saved her family, she ruined our plans, she got you to release her, she killed the soul ripper, she got her job back. And what did you get Kane? Not the justice Arana deserved. The justice my pack deserved.’
‘Which is why I’m still not done.’
‘Does she know that? What’s she going to do once she realises you’re not just seeking revenge but planning to bring the entire system down?’ Jask licked his lower lip as he scanned the room. Hands planted low on his hips, he looked back at Kane. ‘She’s a risk, Kane. A massive risk at a time when we need to keep them to a minimum.’
‘Until she’s useful for alibis.’
‘We have no choice. But then you’re going to have to cut your losses before it’s too late – now more than ever.’
Kane walked away and paced the room. Cutting his losses with Caitlin was his choice. And it sure as hell didn’t include killing her.
‘Did she tell you I threatened her?’ Jask asked.
Kane’s glare snapped across his shoulder.
Jask stared him down, his arms folded again. ‘Outside the courtrooms, after I had no choice but to give evidence. I told her either you finished her or I would.’
Kane knew why Jask was telling him. He knew he was testing his feelings. He knew he was reading his reactions.
And he knew, with it, he was proving a point.
‘It looks to me like she didn’t,’ Jask concluded. ‘Why would she not tell you that? What else is she holding back from you?’
‘This is not the time for us to be playing our own mind games, Jask.’
‘Exactly. I’m heading through the tunnels, Kane, and I’m taking Phia with me. Now that Tuly is back safe, Corbin’s ready to step into my position while I’m gone. We made contact with Leila last night. She won’t disclose anything over the phone, but she’s waiting for us. We’re going to bring her back here and we’re going to find out what went on between her and Caleb. And if he is the pending Tryan, we’re going to make sure she finishes the job and kills him. Then we’re going to bring down Sirius.’
‘You’re taking the tunnels to Summerton ? And you’re planning on doing this when exactly?’
‘In the next few hours.’
‘ This afternoon ? And what about the small matter of you morphing in less than three days, Jask? You’re going to need to be contained in less than forty-eight hours. It’s going to take you anything up to eighteen hours to navigate those tunnels through to Summerton on foot, the same to get back. That’s if you don’t get lost. And that’s moving at a lycan pace.’
‘Which is why I need that exchange done by the time I get back.’
‘I’m the only one who has ever attempted those tunnels that far, Jask. Before you even get out of Lowtown, it’s a maze. Some of those routes are lethal.’
‘Jessie, Eden and a couple of my pack are coming with me in case I need back up. I need you to draw the route for me, Kane. If you want us to work together, let’s really –’
But Jask sensed it a split-second before he did.
A sensation Kane hadn’t felt since the soul ripper.
He could feel it in the gentle vibrations beneath his feet. The air suddenly felt
‘I didn’t appreciate it from him. I appreciate it from you even less.’
‘Why? Because I’m questioning you? Your judgment? I’m entitled to, Kane. Sirius will stop at nothing to get to you, and that includes using Caitlin. She’s one of their best agents for a reason and she well and truly has her hooks in you if you’re even considering her over your own.
‘Her family, her loved ones, murdered your sister, Kane. You don’t even know if they’re locked away. You don’t even know if it was just a publicity stunt to save their lives. They could be hauled up in some fancy apartment in Summerton waiting our demise. The way I see it, she got everything she wanted – she saved her family, she ruined our plans, she got you to release her, she killed the soul ripper, she got her job back. And what did you get Kane? Not the justice Arana deserved. The justice my pack deserved.’
‘Which is why I’m still not done.’
‘Does she know that? What’s she going to do once she realises you’re not just seeking revenge but planning to bring the entire system down?’ Jask licked his lower lip as he scanned the room. Hands planted low on his hips, he looked back at Kane. ‘She’s a risk, Kane. A massive risk at a time when we need to keep them to a minimum.’
‘Until she’s useful for alibis.’
‘We have no choice. But then you’re going to have to cut your losses before it’s too late – now more than ever.’
Kane walked away and paced the room. Cutting his losses with Caitlin was his choice. And it sure as hell didn’t include killing her.
‘Did she tell you I threatened her?’ Jask asked.
Kane’s glare snapped across his shoulder.
Jask stared him down, his arms folded again. ‘Outside the courtrooms, after I had no choice but to give evidence. I told her either you finished her or I would.’
Kane knew why Jask was telling him. He knew he was testing his feelings. He knew he was reading his reactions.
And he knew, with it, he was proving a point.
‘It looks to me like she didn’t,’ Jask concluded. ‘Why would she not tell you that? What else is she holding back from you?’
‘This is not the time for us to be playing our own mind games, Jask.’
‘Exactly. I’m heading through the tunnels, Kane, and I’m taking Phia with me. Now that Tuly is back safe, Corbin’s ready to step into my position while I’m gone. We made contact with Leila last night. She won’t disclose anything over the phone, but she’s waiting for us. We’re going to bring her back here and we’re going to find out what went on between her and Caleb. And if he is the pending Tryan, we’re going to make sure she finishes the job and kills him. Then we’re going to bring down Sirius.’
‘You’re taking the tunnels to Summerton ? And you’re planning on doing this when exactly?’
‘In the next few hours.’
‘ This afternoon ? And what about the small matter of you morphing in less than three days, Jask? You’re going to need to be contained in less than forty-eight hours. It’s going to take you anything up to eighteen hours to navigate those tunnels through to Summerton on foot, the same to get back. That’s if you don’t get lost. And that’s moving at a lycan pace.’
‘Which is why I need that exchange done by the time I get back.’
‘I’m the only one who has ever attempted those tunnels that far, Jask. Before you even get out of Lowtown, it’s a maze. Some of those routes are lethal.’
‘Jessie, Eden and a couple of my pack are coming with me in case I need back up. I need you to draw the route for me, Kane. If you want us to work together, let’s really –’
But Jask sensed it a split-second before he did.
A sensation Kane hadn’t felt since the soul ripper.
He could feel it in the gentle vibrations beneath his feet. The air suddenly felt
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