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staff that his presence is requested by our new
guest.”
    Cole was woken from a
dead sleep by the presence of someone hovering over his bed. His eyes snapped
open the same instant he pulled the knife from under his pillow and rolled
over, smoothly leaping to his feet, the sharp blade of his knife at the throat
of one of his Guardians.
    “I’m sorry sir.” The
man said carefully. “The cat is awake and asks to speak with you.” Thomas said.
Instantly, Cole removed the knife and dropped it onto the bed.
    “My apologies Thomas.”
He ran a hand through his hair. “It’s highly unusual for anyone to come into my
room.”
    “I understand, Alpha.”
Thomas shrugged. “I tried to knock…”
    “It’s ok; you were
just doing as you were told.” Cole sighed. He rarely slept through a night, and
it looked like, despite his exhaustion, this would be one of those nights.
“Please inform the doctor I will be down in ten minutes.”
    “Of course sir.”
Thomas said, stepping back and bowing slightly, turned on his heel and left the
room, gently closing the door behind him.
    His maid had cleaned
up the pile of his clothes from the night before. He went to his closet and
pulled open a drawer. He pulled on a pair of loose khaki pants and a black
t-shirt. It had the Black Moon Crest printed over the heart, signifying his
royal bloodline and Alpha status.
    In the bathroom he
splashed some water on his face and combed his hair. His eyes were still sleepy
looking. He sighed and headed down the large hallway to the elevators. Once on
the infirmary floor, painted a calming green color, he shoved open the double
doors.
     
    “Alpha Sheridan.” The
doctor was the first to greet him.
    “I’ve been summoned?”
He raised an eyebrow at her.
    “She seems desperate
to speak to you tonight. She implied that she could not wait until morning to
speak with you. I thought it best to error on the side of caution. If you wish
for me to tell her to wait…”
    “No.” He interrupted.
“I’m already awake and down here. Let’s get on with it.” He followed her
through the hall to where the woman was laying. Chains circled her wrists,
ankles, waist and neck. She was flat on her back, staring up at the ceiling.
    “I am Alpha Cole
Sheridan, of the Black Moon Pack.” He said formally. “You wish to speak with
me?” One of the Omegas pulled up chair and he sat, rather ungracefully.
    “I…um…yes.” She
whispered. “Could you remove the shackles? I’d like to be able to look at you
when we speak.”
    He studied her,
carefully. “I swore no harm would come to you on my lands. I meant that,
however, you passed out before I had a chance to explain. If you harm any of my
people, in any way, you forfeit your sanctuary status, and you will be killed.”
    “I have no wish to
harm anyone here.” She said. “I need your help.”
    “Release her, please,
Doctor.” He nodded. The doctor took a key from around her neck and began
unlocking the heavy steel chains. Another omega took them away.
    Zara sat up slowly and
leaned back against the pillows, rubbing her wrists. “Can I get some water?”
She asked.
    “Sure.” He reached
over and poured some into a little cup, from a bottle on the stand beside her
bed. He handed it to her, and she drank it all in one gulp. He poured her more
and waited until she finished.
    “Zara, why did you
come to my lands? What is it that you want me to help you with?” He asked,
taking the cup from her.
    “The cats are fighting
amongst themselves. I’m…caught in the middle.  I am being hunted by one of the cruelest
leaders of the panthers, among others.”
    “Why?” He asked
simply, already suspecting the answer.
    “Because of my
bloodline. They all think that the one, who owns me, will be more powerful than
anyone else and withstand the coming war.”
    “And what is so
special about you?” He asked.
    “Surely you’ve heard.”
She snorted.
    “No” He said, “I’d
prefer you tell