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hands on the table, his energy vibrating off the table. Marcus was the only other mated male in the room besides the Elders, and he wasn’t just thinking of the clan, but also of his wife Tora, Raja’s sister.
    “No, Victor is too much of a threat to us, other shifters, and humans. He’s a rogue and he’ll die, no matter the outcome with Victor Senior. Like I said, it’s just a string we’re dangling, playing our cards to win.” Ty stalked the room like a caged tiger. “Back to Victor, Tabitha has a way to get him to release any information he might be withholding.”
    Tabitha placed her coffee mug on the table, her gaze sweeping across the room. “Everyone who sits before me knows of the book that will help guide me in uniting the tiger shifters. It has let me know about the healer, Galan who has recently joined our clan, and many other things. The book has provided us a way to gather what we need.” She pulled a small vial from her pocket, holding it between her thumb and forefinger. “This will give us everything we need.”
    “How?” Adam leaned forward, his attention on the bottle in her hand. “If you’re supposed to make him drink it, that’s going to be difficult, he hasn’t touched anything we’ve offered him.”
    “He doesn’t drink it. I do.” She sat the vial on the table.
    “I’m not sure this is a good idea.” Taber’s voice broke the silence. “We can’t risk you, Tabitha.”
    “I already had that argument with her.” Ty leaned against the wall looking from his mate to Taber. “It gets worse,” Ty said. “Go ahead, Tabby, tell them everything.”
    “Once I drink the liquid, I’ll be able to see everything Victor won’t tell us. I’ll have full access to his mind, his memories, everything.” She lifted her coffee cup, taking a sip before she continued. “I will have the information we need.”
    “How?” Felix, the Captain of Tabitha’s Guards spoke up.
    “With a touch…”
    “There has to be another way!” Taber cut off Tabitha’s explanation, glancing from Tabitha to her mate, Ty.
    Tabitha nodded, acknowledging Taber’s concern for her safety. “We’re running out of time. The longer Victor’s here the more danger for everyone. We need to worry about everyone’s safety not just mine. He’s restrained…”
    “My Queen, this is too much danger. He broke free from his chain only hours ago.” Felix turned to Ty. “How can you support this?”
    “Felix, I understand your concern,” Ty responded. “It’s your duty to protect her, but the guardians of the book wouldn’t put her in danger if there was another way. They wouldn’t give us a guide to the information if it meant her death.” Ty pushed away from the wall and walked toward Tabitha. “I’m not happy about this anymore than the rest of you. Tabitha is my mate, and more than anyone, I want her safe, but there’s no alternative. The room will be full of guards, and Galan and Bethany will be standing by to heal in case anyone is injured.” He touched his mate’s shoulder. “Like Tabby said, the longer he’s here the more danger the clan is in. We need to eliminate one threat so we can focus on Pierce. The longer we wait to take the gang of rogues down, the harder it will become.”

    Raja rose from his seat. “Ty, our mates, and I will come up with the best strategy for this plan. Once we have the final details the guards will be notified. In the meantime, we need your help in finding Pierce. He’s our main concern if we’re going to keep our clan safe. I want everyone to focus on locating him, and finding Robin Zimmer. The book has advised us she’s also a key to finding Pierce. Her late husband had dealings with Pierce and might have told her something. She may know where the rogues were held up. We have to find her before the rogues do.” Raja nodded, his signal the meeting and further discussion was over.

 
     
    Chapter Four
     
    Taber stopped by command central for another stack of