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or mom. There is no way they’d be able to escape as we did. But we wouldn’t put anyone else at risk. Whatever you tell us stays in this kitchen.”
    “Thanks. For hundreds of years and long before the shifters came out publicly, there was—and still is—a group that operates behind the scenes. They protect nonhumans. They’ve always worked in the shadows. Very few people know about them.”
    “You do,” Kayla pointed out.
    “There has been a member in my family involved with this organization going back as far as my great-great-great-grandfather.”
    “What do they do?” Kayla questioned. She really didn’t like where this was going.”
    Justin looked up, steadily meeting her gaze. “Whatever they have to.”
     

Chapter Two
     
     
     
    “This latest arrest makes it appear to this reporter, that the Church for Humanity is now finished. With its leaders accused of kidnapping, attempted murder and terroristic threats, the doors have closed on the religious faction.”
    Grinning, Chase Lawson clicked the television off. The Wolf Council had come through, once again ridding the Packs of the latest danger to them.
    He had to give the council credit. It had been a long investigation but finally, after a year, all five divisions of the Church for Humanity were now shut down.
    Hearing a shout, he strolled to his office window to look out. Alpha Shawn stood hands on hips as Chase’s brother, Max, remained beside him in deep concentration as he stared out over at the property.
    Pride washed over Chase as he watched the scene play out in front of him. Max was in full Alpha training and Shawn was not going easy on him.
    Although Max was one of the rare non-shifters, Shawn believed Max would make the best replacement as Alpha, should something happen to the leader.
    Chase agreed. In the time that Max had been home, he’d changed. Instead of the lost and angry military man Chase had worried about, Max was open, more confident. A lot of his personal alteration had come from Max’s mate, Cassandra Wilson.
    He hadn’t known when he’d asked Max to watch over her that the two would form such a tight bond.
    Chase had always been close with the Wilson family, as Cassie’s older brother Alex was Chase’s best friend. So when Cassie had been in trouble he, of course, would have done anything in his power to help.
    He’d never imagined that Cassie would be the one who would save Max and the rest of his family.
    Slowly, they had been losing Max to his demons. It had been all Chase could do to hold on to his brother. Nothing he’d tried had worked to return Max to the man he once was.
    The next day, Max met Cassie. Finally, he’d found a reason to let go of his past.
    Chase was happy for his brother, although there was a small seed of jealousy inside him as well. Chase was so busy with his restaurant and Pack duties that he’d never regretted not finding a mate—until he saw how happy Max was with Cassie.
    Neither held positions with the Pack structure, but both were instrumental in insuring the Pack’s happiness and survival. If they could make it work, maybe it was time to concentrate on his own needs.
    Then again, with the threats against them, in addition to the newly proposed legislation to require all shifters to register into a database, Chase knew he wouldn’t actually change anything any time soon.
    A lot had been changing in the last few months. Even though Chase’s Pack wasn’t public to the world, they still had had to be careful. Already the Church for Humanity had targeted them. The entire population of Canyon, Texas needed to be ready to defend their homes against any other danger.
    Staying hidden hadn’t actually worked out as he’d imagined.
    When the shifters around the world united, deciding to come out to the public, it was left to every Alpha to decide if they would be open or remain hidden.
    Chase’s entire Pack still lived in secret.
    The past several months had put that secrecy at jeopardy