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a breath, and when she was done, she felt a million times lighter.
    â€œAnd you haven’t told your parents about this?” Angus asked after a long moment.
    â€œNo.” She hadn’t wanted to worry them.
    â€œThis isn’t the pack way.” There was a bite of censure in his words, but his dark eyes remained kind.
    â€œI know and for that I’m sorry. Troy was a human and I just . . . I thought I could take care of this myself. It seemed so inconsequential and I didn’t want to bother anyone with it.”
    â€œNothing is inconsequential when it comes to the well-being of my people.”
    Okay, now she felt like a kid. And of course Hector was there to witness it. He’d been very quiet, letting her talk and not interrupting. He was definitely a rock, someone she could lean on. That thought scared the hell out of her because she was afraid to get used to it.
    After a long moment, Angus gave a brief nod, almost to himself. Like he’d made a decision. “I’ll take care of this. I think I might know who his maker is, and if not, I’ll find out. You’re going to let Hector shadow you until this is dealt with.”
    The thought of spending a lot of time with Hector was very appealing, but she didn’t want him forced into it. That wasn’t right and he could start to resent her. “Alpha, that’s not necessary.”
    â€œYou either accept this or move back to the mansion until this situation is settled.” Angus’s eyes went pure wolf for a moment, reminding her that he was her leader.
    She looked at Hector, hoping to see if he was okay with this, but his expression was unreadable. Well, hell. She glanced back at Angus and nodded. “Hector can stay with me, but if it doesn’t work out, I’ll move back here.” There, that would give him an out if he didn’t want to spend all his free time with her. She couldn’t get a read on him, and she was afraid that he might feel backed into a corner since Angus was practically ordering him.
    Next to her, Hector growled low in his throat, but when she glanced at him, he was looking straight at Angus. “I need to talk to Angus alone, Daphne. I’ll meet you downstairs in a few minutes,” he said quietly.
    Frowning, she looked back at her Alpha, who had a speculative gleam in his eyes. “If this is about the missing pregnant shifters, I want to hear what’s going on. Leta’s the one who called me and I have a right to know. A lot of my packmates are pregnant.”
    â€œDaphne, I need to talk to your Alpha in private.” He wasn’t being high-handed or rudely dismissing her, but she didn’t like that there was no give in his voice, or that he wasn’t offering her an explanation.
    Gritting her teeth, she stood. “Fine.” She’d find out more from her packmates later anyway. “Angus, thank you for dealing with Troy and if possible, maybe he doesn’t have to get hurt?” She knew that would never be her decision now that her Alpha was involved but figured it didn’t hurt to ask.
    Angus grunted a non-response as his mouth lifted up at the corners—though it didn’t look like a smile. More like he was trying not to bare his teeth. After a quick glance at Hector, who still wouldn’t look at her, she exited the room. She knew that Angus’s office was soundproofed for privacy and security reasons so she didn’t bother trying to eavesdrop. Instead she headed downstairs and waited, even though she was seething inside at being left out by Hector of all people.
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    Hector rubbed a hand over his face as he hurried down the stairs. He knew he’d annoyed Daphne, but he’d needed to talk to Angus and there was no way he’d planned to tell her what about. It wasn’t as if he had to ask anyone for permission to mate with Daphne. That’s not how things worked