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the ground, and us along with it, as there is that they would send in assistance. We’re going to have to handle this ourselves.”
    Harry Golden finally asked the question that everyone wanted to ask. “Then who could have done it? Who poisoned Ollie? I was with Richie.”
    “I was with Calder,” Viktor said.
    “And I was with Alanna,” Liam said. All eyes were suddenly on him, then on me.
    “Well go ahead, you two!” Ben said.
    “Stop screwing around,” Liam said. “It was nothing like that.”
    I was actually disappointed to hear those words come out of his mouth, even after everything that had happened. What the hell is wrong with me?
    “Ben, that leaves you and Donny. Can you provide for your whereabouts?”
    “I was in the kitchen prepping dinner,” Donny said.
    Ben looked indignant. “And I was outside having a piss. Do we really suspect each other? Are we so sure that we’re alone here?”
    “Calder,” Liam said. “I hope you understand, but we may need to confine you for your own protection. You’re too valuable to the project.”
    “Understandable with circumstances,” Calder said.
    “Everyone else, we’ll split into two groups and search the entire facility top to bottom.”
    “You won’t do that without me.” Ollie was suddenly in the entryway. “I’m going to find this fucker.”
    “Ollie!” everyone nearly exclaimed in unison. Ben was across the room much faster than a man of his size should have been able to move. The agility of shifters never ceases to amaze me. Ben grabbed Ollie in a bear hug.
    “Easy, Ben!” Ollie said.
    “You should really be resting,” Liam said.
    “I’m fine,” Ollie said. “Besides, no one wants to catch this guy more than I do. I want a little payback.”
    “All right then,” Liam said. “Ollie, Alanna, you’re with me. We’ll take the north and east wings. Donny, Viktor, and Ben, you guys take south and west. Harry, you and Richie stay here in the common area with Calder and yell out if anyone you don’t recognize comes through.”
    Richie growled. “There won’t be anything left of him by the time you get here.”
    “Watch your asses, everyone,” Liam said, and we went.

Chapter Eight - Liam

    L iam could not help but steal glances at Alanna while they searched. He was glad that Ollie had made a nearly complete recovery, but he’d be lying to himself if he said he wouldn’t rather be alone with her. The more he was around her, the more he felt it. He wondered if maybe she felt something for him as well, and then banished the thought. No. He would only wind up hurting her. She couldn’t be his fated mate. He just hadn’t been around any women in awhile. That had to be it. Maybe after the project was over, he might feel differently. It was nice to hear whispers of a part of himself that had never reared its head before.
    No . He felt nothing. He couldn’t. He wouldn’t.

Alanna

    We walked into the aquatic lab. It was like a huge aquarium — so beautiful. All of the specimens had been moved to other labs, but the lights in the tanks made the entire room look calm and blue and serene. It was easy to forget what we were doing here, especially since I was here with two men I liked. Well, “liked” was a strong word to use for Ollie, but at least I didn’t hate him today. I could not stop thinking about Liam, though. He was the pinnacle of an alpha male, strong and capable. I could see why the others held him in such high esteem.
    And he was beyond sexy. Like, distractingly so. I mean, the way his ass looked in the jeans he was wearing? Wait. Focus, Alanna. You have a job to do. Suddenly, my own pants were a little too constrictive.
    Liam stopped in front of one of the tanks. It painted him with shimmering blue. “Beautiful, isn’t it?” he said.
    I walked up beside him. “Very.”
    Before I even knew what was happening, my head was on his shoulder. There was nothing in my life that had ever been more comfortable than this. Even