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departed, Erdi leaned against the wall of the van and
schooled his features into complete neutrality. He knew they all considered him
a traitor, and rightly so. The scourging mark on his face would forever remain
a reminder of what he'd done. But he couldn't bring himself to regret it. He
never would.
    He didn't know what Saul Simmons had been thinking when he'd
pressed Baqir to free Erdi. After all, gratitude only went so far, and Saul's
tiny pack could hardly withstand the pressure of a silencer guild, especially
now, with so many problems plaguing the rest of the Simmons family.
    Erdi wondered what had happened to Dean Simmons and Andreas.
He hoped at least Andreas had survived. He liked the enforcer. The man was
competent and had made sure Erdi didn't have to step in a large number of
times. Erdi was grateful to him for that. As for Dean... Erdi didn't have much
hope with regard to the older Alpha wolf. It was too bad, really. Now that he'd
met his human mate, and knew how hard it was to accept the impossibility of
their relationship, he had new appreciation for Dean.
    Silence fell over the van, no one really in the mood for much
conversation. After all, their kind were called silencers for a reason. They
attacked from the shadows. Quiet was their friend. Words weren't needed in
their line of work. It was for the best, since Erdi had nothing to say to any
of them—at least, nothing that he could utter without risking both his life,
and that of many others.
    The trip lasted quite some time, and Erdi was beginning to
doubt Baqir's goodwill when the van finally slowed down and stopped. One of the
guards opened the car doors, while the other grabbed Erdi's arm and
unceremoniously shoved him outside. It was only due to his extensive training
that Erdi didn't fall flat on his face.
    Baqir didn't even acknowledge their behavior. He was already
talking to another werewolf—to Saul Simmons.
    Saul looked exactly like he had the day Erdi had left for the
Gathering. It felt strange, because to Erdi, it seemed so distant, the memory
coming to him through a veil. He'd focused on preserving his recollections of
his mate, but the rest of it had stopped being so important. To see him now,
like this, made Erdi realize that his stay had probably not been as long as
he'd originally believed.
    Finn was with him, his arms crossed over his massive chest.
His jaw clenched when he first caught sight of Erdi, and Saul must have sensed
something was wrong too, because he turned away from the conversation and
focused on Erdi.
    A heartbeat later, he was glowering furiously at Baqir.
"This wasn't what I had in mind when I asked you to hand him over to
me."
    "I care little of what you had in mind. The guilds have
rules, and Erdi broke them. Now take him and go, before I change my mind."
    On cue, the guards shoved Erdi toward Saul and Finn. Erdi
ended up more or less in Finn's arms, while Saul bared sharp fangs at Baqir.
"You will pay for this."
      Erdi caught Saul's arm and shook his
head. "He's right, Alpha. We should go."
    Saul might not have been so easy to persuade, but Erdi's use
of the word Alpha seemed to snap him out of his angry trance. "Very well.
I trust we'll never see each other again, Malik."
    "For your own good, I hope you're right," Baqir
replied.
    Finn directed Erdi toward a waiting Jeep. They entered the
car, with Finn taking the wheel, while Saul and Erdi slid in the back.
    "They hurt you," Saul murmured as Finn started the
car.
    "It was unavoidable." Erdi ran his fingers over the
scar on his cheek. "This is a reminder of what happens to traitors, Alpha.
Truly, I was lucky to get away with just this."
    He didn't explain the fact that luck had very little to do
with it. He didn't say that Baqir had been in his right to kill Erdi. The
scourging might have left him scarred, but he hadn't even lost his eye.
    All things considered, the permanent damage Erdi had received
was limited, maybe even negligible. Saul obviously didn't realize