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I wasn’t about to let Ollie’s douchebag ass ruin my day. I got to pet a saber-toothed tiger this morning.
    Someone knocked on the door. Please don’t be Ollie . I crossed my fingers.
    “Yeah?” I said.
    “Alanna?” It was Liam. Fucking perfect.
    “One second. I’m changing.” I splashed some cold water on my face and then screamed into my favorite towel. I always brought my own towels from home when I traveled. They’re big and plush and purple. I needed a little comfort and familiarity.
    Content that I’d gotten a little rage out of my system, I opened the door.
    Liam scanned the room over my shoulder. “Is this a bad time?”
    “Not at all,” I said. “Come in.”
    He came in, closed the door, nearly sat on the bed, thought better of it, and sat on the small reading chair instead. His large, muscular frame in the tiny chair made me smile.
    “What can I do for you?” I asked.
    “Viktor overheard your conversation with Ollie.”
    Shit. So embarrassing.
    “I just wanted to apologize,” he said. “Even if I wasn’t the administrator of this facility, I am still alpha of this group, and this isn’t the first time Ollie has tested me. If he wasn’t brilliant, between you and me, I might toss his ass into the Arctic Ocean.”
    I laughed. “It’s all right. We have history. I knew it would come up sooner or later. I keep expecting him to change when I should really know better.”
    “Either way, I wanted you to know that if it happens again, he’s gone. I’ve already had the conversation with him.”
    “A conversation?” I laughed. “Between two alpha bears? I’m surprised one of you isn’t in the infirmary.”
    He smiled. “I can hold my own should it come to that. Also, you should know that I’ve given Calder more access to the labs. You’re right. He should have more freedom, and he certainly seems up to the task.” He stood up. “Well…”
    “Well.” I smiled. “Thanks for coming.”
    He nodded and walked to the door. Before he opened it, he turned and sheepishly smiled. “I’m sorry again about this morning. I hope I didn’t ruin your sweater. It looked great on you.”
    I laughed. “It’s totally fine. How’s the laundry here anyw—”
    Someone pounded on the door. “Dr. MacCready! Dr. Roy!” It was Viktor. Liam opened the door.
    Viktor was out of breath. “Come quick,” he said. “It’s Dr. Campbell. Someone injected him with colloidal silver.”

Calder

    It had begun. His agent had been successful. Calder watched as Viktor, Liam, and Alanna ran across the common room to the lab where Oliver was screaming in agony. The confusion would perfectly cloak Calder’s experiment in one of the unused labs. He turned the key card over and over in his hand. If only access to such miraculous technology had existed in his own time. He loathed to use it, but sacrifices needed to be made.
    Soon the bears would all be dead and the woman would be pregnant with a new, perfect shifter breed with a more potent virus, derived from Calder’s own blood. The female’s progeny would be able to infect humans with a bite or a scratch. And Calder himself would be responsible for the child’s upbringing. The child of nature that would usher in a new age, and who would be alpha to all.
    Humanity was a blight upon the Earth. Hours spent in study showed Calder how little they respected the world and each other. But soon that would all change. Soon they would change and a dream would be realized.
    Donny and the Goldens raced across the common room. There was muffled shouting, then Ben ran across the room as well. There should still be time to check in on the experiment before the need to maintain appearances demanded Calder join the others. Colloidal silver. That was very clever. Calder would congratulate his agent on his job well done later. But first, the experiment. Then the end of humanity.

Chapter Seven - Alanna

    I ’ve seen Ollie drunk and I’ve seen Ollie sick, but I’ve never seen