The house was dark by the time he got home, which didn’t surprise him. He stopped by Savvy’s suite door and thought about waking her up. He really wanted to tell her how he felt about her, but decided that it could wait until tomorrow. Rory looked at his watch and then amended that to, It can wait until later today.
Rory slept in the next morning. He only woke up when his phone rang. It was the sheriff.
“The clan leaders and pack alphas got together. They all decided that since these guys were shifters and they had shifted to attack the mundane folks, they would be sent to Charred Cove Island for life,” Sheriff Greene reported.
“That’s great news. Thanks for letting me know,” Rory said.
Charred Cove Island was where the exiled shifters were sent. It was very remote and any food not grown on the island had to be flown in by helicopter. The shifters sent to the island were forced to do hard labor ten hours a day.
In spite of his conversation with Sebastian, Rory sincerely hoped that would be the end of the issue. The Silver Fangs knew that any kind of violence against the people in Angel’s Creek would be dealt with and the consequences would be severe.
Savvy and the kids were out back playing when he stepped outside. The guards were nearby and were diligently watching the kids.
“Daddy, you’re home,” Cat said.
“We thought you went to work without saying goodbye,” Drake said.
“What happened to your face?” Cat asked.
The words came at him in a barrage, and Rory laughed.
“I had a rough night so I decided to take the day off. I had a little incident, but my face will be fine. It’ll heal quickly.”
“Can we go for a run?” Cat asked.
Rory hesitated for a minute and then figured that the Silver Fangs wouldn’t have had a chance to regroup yet. He wasn’t as worried about the angry family members anymore. Typically, if they were going to strike, they would do it within the first day or so. By now, they would have had a chance to think things through.
“Sure,” he said.
Cat ran into the house to grab three bags. They undressed and carefully folded their clothes before putting them in the bag. Rory grinned because he felt Savvy’s eyes burning a hole through him. They would definitely have to talk tonight.
Cassia decided that she was going to go with them. “If I get tired, I’ll just ride one of you guys around.”
The pups were full of energy and ran around until all four of them were tired. Cassia landed on Cat’s forehead. They were just about to turn around when five shifters came out of the woods.
“Kids, get behind me,” he ordered.
“I’m going to get Savvy,” Cassia said, flying off.
One of them shifted. “Mark. What are you doing here?”
“We were just out for a stroll and saw you with your pups. We decided that you couldn’t be the only one having fun out here – although our kind of fun is different.”
Rory noticed that the rest of the shifters were from the Silver Fangs. “Why are you doing this? Why are you with them?”
“Because of you. I wasn’t doing anything to hurt you or the Griffins. I was just trying to make a little income by producing and selling some product.”
“It is my business. You know the rules. We don’t tolerate drug use in the club,” Rory said. “You knew that when you joined us.”
“Things changed. I lost my job, and I had to find a way to pay my bills,” Mark said.
“You mean you had to find a way to support your drug habit,” Rory said.
Mark sneered. “You should have stayed out of my business. Get ’em.”
He shifted into his bear form and attacked Rory.
Two of the wolves went after the pups, who were running for their lives. Mark and two other wolves attacked Rory. Rory whipped around, clawing and biting as much as he could, but he was quickly losing the battle. He was terrified that once they killed him, they would kill Cat and Drake. He just hoped with every bit of his soul that they were able to hide.