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phone and called for his secretary to show the appointment in he had been dreading. This was not something he wanted, not something he thought was best for the people, but something he was at a loss to stop.
    He stood and straightened out his jacket and tie, now he wished his wife were here to help him make sure he looked presentable. At least that was one thing she cared about when it came to their relationship.
    “ Mr. President,” his secretary said as she held open the door to his office. “Ms. Praton and Mr. Brooks are here.”
    The President watched the two people walking into the room with admiration. He knew they had done good things for the humans all these years. The news he was giving them was not going to go over well.
    Ms. Praton held out her hand and said, “Sir, it is a pleasure as always.” He shook her hand and then Mr. Brooks' hand before urging them to sit down in the small sitting area.
    “ I'm going to get down to business, and I really hope you understand what I'm saying here. Unbeknownst to me, the Senate has apparently been seeking to replace the Drekinn Agency. They feel that Drekinn has been too lax in their duties, since the rise of violence over the last few years. What was presented to me was that you have grown too big to effectively do your job. I don’t agree, however, there has been a rise in situations. So they are opening up the vetting process for other Agencies to bid the work. The vote is not for another few weeks.”
    Ms. Praton smiled calmly, although she could feel the outrage coming from Brooks. “I was expecting this sometime. Although Drekinn has been doing this for decades, we still have competition. So, who are the other agencies that you are looking at?”
    The President looked around the group and said quietly, “The Prentiss Agency is the forerunner. I know little about them, although they have become very active in the last few years on the hill. I will support you in whatever your decision is, I know Drekinn has many other subsidiaries and will still be an active member working with us to regulate the shifters.”
    Ms. Praton nodded and then looked at Brooks. “Well, we will certainly keep this in mind; I suspect you shall be hearing from us in the next few days in order to get our bid in. Now if you will excuse us, we need to go and get prepared.”
    The three stood up and the President refused to shrink back from the heated gaze from Brooks. He knew they were pissed and had every right to be.
     
     
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    “ Back stabbing humans,” Brooks muttered and walked out of the large office. “So, what the hell was that about?”
    “ Someone is trying to take over,” Ms. Praton said smoothly and looked at the city flying by, refusing to talk over the situation right then. They had planning to do. If she wasn't mistaken, the dreams she had been having were actually coming to fruition, the Hunters will become the Hunted.
     
     
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    "How did your meeting go, darling?” the President’s wife said smoothly and ran her hand over his shoulder. It was the first time she had touched him in weeks, so she must want to know something, he thought.
    “ Fine,” he said briskly.
    “ Hmmm, well, you did what you had to do; I certainly wouldn’t lose sleep over it. We can’t have the animals running the streets like they have been. Now, the head of the Prentiss Agency will be here for dinner tomorrow. I think we should put our best foot forward since they will be the new Agency in charge,” his wife said.
    When he met her ten years ago, just before he took office, the President had been happy. She was everything he wanted. Beautiful, smart, funny. But it was all a façade, he thought, and looked at his perfectly styled and made-up wife. She wanted power, and he gave it to her.
    “ How well do you know this Prentiss Agency head?” he asked.
    She frowned and then smiled at him. “Not well at all, I only know what the Senator's wives have been saying, and