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army. They aren't training and don't have weapons. But he's been gathering his true flock to stand against ‘the false alpha’ since the beginning. I thought he meant the King—like you thought. But when that Constantine Kane took his breeder bride, something changed. Don't know what, but lately talk moved toward sounding like it was all the alphas in power that needed to be reeducated. Including you."

Carefully Darre said, "You know how I treat my enemies."

"In the pits, yeah. But Tenbel was on your payroll. He was just a beta. You talked to him every month."

"You were watching him too. Did I ever tell you not to watch him?"

"They are a bunch of reject betas listening to crap from a book written by a crazy person. I watched him." Seta looked at Mac again. "You know I was doing my job."

Darre curled his lip in a snarl. "I don't know that. You want to show me you're doing your job? Find Louis. Is he in the Hole? Did someone ask?"

"No, Louis isn't in the Hole,” Mac replied. “They don't seem to know anything. They keep talking about ‘the way of truth’ and ‘the First Alpha’ and how we don't know anything. They are weak-ass sons o’bitches too. Three of them died already."

" Three fuckin’ dead? What the hell?! I said not to kill them.” Darre narrowed his eyes at Mac. He couldn’t believe it. Three dead?

His frustration bled out on to Seta. The weaker man winced under his glare. The reaction made Darre’s muscles tense.

“Find out who sent my mate here and why,” Darre said. “And find out who is planning to try and take me out. I don't know if you are thinking too much, Seta, or not at all, but you are out of chances. You get me that Louis, or you're done. I want him by tonight, and if not, I want to know why. Do you understand?

“I'm thinking I made a mistake with you. Stay away from the women here and get out on the street with your people. Get me some information."

He held the other man's eyes, forcing his order down Seta’s throat and all the way to that hungry gut of his. Seta was gonna bring information or meet the monster in the fighting pit.

"Nixon, you are good with women. Get your wife and go talk to Tenbel's stable and those other drones. Get me some information. And someone find a midwife. There are pregnant women everywhere. I'm gonna need numbers too. All these new people, mouths to feed—I need to figure it out."

"Alpha, I gotta say, I don't want to bring my wife into your shit," Nixon said.

Darre gave him a toothy grin. "Too bad. You work for me. She might be able to help. You can send her up to meet my female too. I bet she's been lonely locked up safe in your cellar."

Nixon growled. Darre laughed. All the men gave him wide eyes. He ignored their surprise and took a bite of his breakfast.

"Mac, you are with me. We are going to the Hole. Gonna sort through those betas and see what comes out myself."

"I need to recruit men for Berendal. Check supplies. Oversee taking out the crows. I can't be everywhere at the same time," Mac said gruffly.

"Ha! Fine, then. I will go play by myself."

Chapter Fourteen

Naya

Naya wasn't sure if it was the shutting of the chamber door, Monster's absence, or the presence of four drone women in the room that woke her.

Four women were lined up against the wall: two girls near her own age, a woman with short, gray-streaked hair, and a girl with a shaved head.

"I'm Sara, miss." The oldest stepped forward, eyes on the floor. "He said we were to do what you wanted, get you what you needed."

"I'm Tee," said the girl.

"Oh." Muzzily she blinked at them, trying to catch up with what was happening. After Monster had kissed her goodbye and left the nest, she’d slipped into a deep sleep—the restful kind that weighted every muscle. All she wanted this moment was to soak up the softness and security of her nest. Monster had kept her up most of the night with his attentions. Her mate had wrung every bit of energy out of her. Her butt was sore and she felt raw all over.

He had done unspeakable things to her. She hadn't decided how she felt about those things.

Waking up was difficult.

But the drones filled the room with an acrid nervousness she