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but they got us didn’t they?” Nick twisted away from Tao. “But the Deerton pack doesn’t matter anymore. I’ve moved on.”
    “Moved on and left a trail of blood behind you,” Tao said, shouting. Why couldn’t his brother be reasonable? Ever since their mother’s funeral last year, Nick had been slipping further and further away from common sense. The loss had hurt them all and his brothers had dealt with their feelings in their own ways. Nick, however, seemed to be taking the darkest, most violent path through his grief.
    First, there’d been Owen, a homeless human boy he’d brought into the pack, bitten and about to become a wolf. He’d ordered the poor kid around like a slave, which was when the true horror of Nick’s power had become apparent to everyone. His bite didn’t just give the gift of the wolf, it stole away free will, too. When the boy was found covered in blood and standing over the dead body of a pack elder, a man Nick had argued with at length over land rights, all hell had broken loose.
    Nick took off running, not even bothering to protect the wolf child he’d made and possibly forced to commit murder on his behalf. Without Nick, Owen became feral and aggressive. Reverting to his wolf, he retreated to the woods, randomly attacking members of the pack when they went out for runs. A few times, he went after the pack’s children as they walked to and from school, nipping at their feet and legs.
    The pack tried to help him, tried to reach him, but it was no use. Owen couldn’t seem to communicate without violence. When he snatched a baby, tearing it apart with his teeth, the pack rose against him as one.
    Tao shuddered. He could still hear the mother’s mournful howls. She’d grieved for a week straight and hadn’t been right in the head since. Not that he blamed her after such an awful loss.
    The alpha did the only thing he could, he executed the boy.
    Tao put a hand over his eyes, remembering that moment in the pack clearing when the judgment had been announced. In his role as pack enforcer, he had been the one who tracked the feral boy down, bringing him in to face the consequences of his actions. As a result, Tao couldn’t help but feel responsible for Owen’s death, no matter how justified.
    It had to be done, he knew that, but it was still a grim thing to see such innocence spoiled and beyond all redemption. He didn’t think his hands would ever feel clean again.
    Tao shook his head, trying to cast off the guilt. The truth was, if not for Nick, that boy would still be alive today. Sure, life on the streets was tough, but better than killing babies and ending up dead. Now, he could only hope his brother could be saved from a similar fate. It might already be too late. Tao had no illusions about what his alpha would do to protect the pack if it became necessary.
    Finally, unable to put it off anymore, and not wanting to stew in his memories of less-than-pleasant recent events, he dialed his alpha’s number. Time to report in and put a positive spin on his failure to capture Nick.
    Dan answered on the first ring. “You find him yet?” The alpha’s voice was gruff. No ‘hello.’ No ‘how are you?’ The Deerton’s pack alpha was all business.
    “He’s in the area. We had a run-in, but he got away.” Tao paused, wary of how his next words would be received. “He bit one girl already.”
    “He’s building his own pack, isn’t he?’ The sound of Dan grinding his chewing tobacco filled Tao’s ears. Whenever his alpha was particularly agitated, he worked over his chew with increased vigor. Sometimes even his jaw clicked.
    “One person isn’t a pack, Dan. Let’s not jump to conclusions.”
    Dan gave an aggravated sigh. “That’s what I would do in his shoes. Shore up my power base. The last thing anyone needs is a pack run by Nick.”
    “I know,” Tao said quietly even though it pained him to admit the truth.
    “Good. Glad you understand that because you need to kill