him so far?” Hasan asked carefully.
“That poor bastard,” Davor mumbled softly, earning a growl from our shared werecat father.
“Just who I’m related to by werecat standards, though I used my position with the Seattle Pack too. Needless to say, it came as quite a shock for the wolves.” I chuckled dryly. “We’ll see what else he comes up with to ask. He promised it wouldn’t be anything that can be used against me or other werecats.”
“Then buck up and start talking to him. It sounds like you need him to remain in our corner, even though there're other wolves involved. If that’s all he wants, give it to him,” Zuri said with all of her regal nature. Ever the politician, just like the wolf next door.
“He promised to help, so he will. Wolves are like that.” Niko was leaning back haphazardly in his chair. “I don’t know much about Heath Everson, though.”
“He’s…” I tried to find the best words, something that wouldn’t put my family on guard. I didn’t feel the need to protect myself or be protected from Heath, but telling them that would be going too far. “He’s a typical family man with sharp canines. He jokes about how having kids and sometimes being furry has ruined his dating life. He’s also a natural politician who can read a room well. He honors his word, so far as I can tell. He promised me in Dallas that his pack wouldn’t give me trouble, and when one tried, he shifted and handled it, putting an older wolf in his place.” I smiled a little. “He comes in and drinks a beer, or several, every Saturday night and is protective of his daughter. He trusts me with her, so I trust him with this.”
In one second, I realized I actually enjoyed the man’s company a lot of the time. I liked his visits to my bar on Saturday and thought they were a nice addition to my week. A time when I could talk to an adult supernatural about supernatural things or just bitch about work.
And I was glad to have him on this trip.
“Hmm,” was all anyone had to say, and it came from Zuri.
“Uh huh,” Mischa replied with. “Well, now we know more about this Heath.”
“If that’s all, I’m tired and hungry,” I told them, hoping to cut the conference call short. “There’s really not much else. I’m going to question the ranger the pack uses to contact the werecats and maybe the others as well. I’ll have more to tell you tomorrow.”
“Of course. Keep a close eye on that wolf,” Hasan ordered. “Be safe.”
“I’ll try,” I promised. “I really will try.”
“Try your best,” he said with that stern fatherly tone. “Go find something to eat.”
I hung up on them before anyone else could talk to me. Davor hadn’t been an asshole, for the most part, something I wasn’t going to test by staying on any longer than necessary. I was sure if they thought of anything important, they would text me. At least, I was hoping they would text; I didn’t want to answer the phone while trying to eat.
I shuffled over to the adjoining door again, unlocking and opening it without so much as a knock. I didn’t look in, though, just called out.
“I’m ordering room service! Do you want anything?”
“I can pay,” he quickly offered. I heard the bed creak, and he showed up in front of me, with a shirt on, a second later.
“I have money,” I reminded him. “Plenty of it.”
“Really? I had no idea,” he said, smirking. I rolled my eyes. “How were your calls?”
“Good. They reminded me I should ask about the state the bodies were found in. Jabari had probably asked already, but maybe I can get new information. I was told to stay out of trouble.” I shrugged, stepping back from the doorway. I nodded my head to let him know he could come in. If I was going to order in, he could eat in my room—as long as he remained clothed. “How was yours?”
“Landon was interested in what I had to tell him,” he answered without telling me anything. “So, do I get to restart my twenty questions now?”
“Let me order some damn food,” I muttered, shaking my head. I grabbed the hotel phone and the little menu propped up next to it. “I’m getting us burgers, steaks, or whatever I can find that’s meat.”
“Thank you.” That sounded sincere.
I swiftly ordered four ribeye steaks, all with hearty