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I leaned over his shoulder, trying to figure out what he was doing.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“I’m trying to find all the information that I can about your parents,” he explained absentmindedly as he scanned the web page that came up. I wasn’t quite sure why on earth he would be doing that. He’d known my parents better than anybody else.
“Why?” I asked, unsure of what that information would yield.
He stopped and spun around to face me as I took a step backward.
“Cade had hoped that once you joined his pack that the rogues would leave you alone, but they haven’t. This confirms that they were after you for more than just the fact that you were a rogue. Blake and Cade are even more convinced the reason behind the rogue attacks is tied to your parents,” he began to explain. “So I’m trying to find out all the information that I can.”
He rubbed his temple. It was a sure sign that he was stressed. I couldn’t blame him. The fact that the rogues were working together to get me had me concerned, too. It wasn’t like I didn’t believe that Cade would fight to the death to keep me safe; the problem was that I didn’t want it to come to that.
As strongly as he cared for me, I cared for him.
“I met your parents when your mom was in the early stages of pregnancy with you,” he reminded me. “I was your dad’s best friend, but even I have no idea where they’d come from. They didn’t like to talk about their life before I met them and I respected that.”
He let out a deep sigh as his eyes met mine.
“But I can’t just stand by and do nothing while rogues plot to get you,” he said. “I love you like you were my own daughter.”
My heart squeezed at his words and I leaned down to hug him.
“And I love you like a second father,” I assured him in a whisper.
He might not be blood-related, but to me he was family. I kissed his cheek as I released him.
“We all believe that these attacks have something to do with the life your parents left behind,” he added.
“It sounds like you’re on the right track,” I said.
There had to be a reason behind the attacks and the only logical reasoning was that it had something to do with my parents. It was also very possible that my parents were murdered by werewolves and those same werewolves were after me for a reason I didn’t know.
“Have you seen Cade this morning?” I asked as he swung around to face the laptop.
“He was going to meet up with Blake this morning,” he said.
“Is Blake already up and about?” I asked, a little surprised he had healed that fast.
“Yes.” Gary looked at me over his shoulder. “It’s quite astounding how fast werewolves can heal”.
Holy crap, that was fast.
“Okay, see you later,” I said as I left the room to search for Cade.
It took me a while to find him. I thought he’d be in the compound somewhere but, after asking a few people, I discovered he was with Blake in his study at the house.
The door was closed so I knocked.
“Come in,” Cade instructed and I opened the door.
Blake, Hank, Jake and Ross looked up at me as I entered the room. Ross was Blake’s beta. They were standing around a medium-sized square table that looked like a table meant for meetings. There was a map open on it.
At the sight of me walking into the study, Cade walked forward to meet me.
“Morning,” he said as he pressed a kiss to my lips.
“Hi,” I greeted him. I pulled away from him and greeted the rest of the guys who were watching us with smiles.
