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of the office with a faster gait. Someone had to give her information, and she spotted the perfect person for the job.
    Heading straight for her was Tasha Hannigan, the mate of Drew’s cousin Colt. She was a true Beta wolf and a gift to the pack in every way. She also knew everything about everyone.
    Well…almost everything.
    “Hi.” She embraced Tasha in a quick hug and got one back. “Mind if I ask you a quick question?”
    “Of course not.” Tasha’s sweet smile almost made Betty feel better.
    “Archie Bevin. I just saw him. Where is he saying? What is he doing?” So much nervous energy flowed through Betty, she wasn’t certain she wouldn’t expire from it if she didn’t get moving fast.
    “Oh. Right.” Tasha grinned. “Well, they need so much help in the schoolhouse that we put him there. Back in his old job before Magnum ousted the poor man. He’s staying on the second floor of Gee’s bar.
    Oh hell. No way. He was not going near anywhere near any other children. “One more thing. I haven’t seen Drew all day. Do you know where the dominants are?”
    “Before Colt charged out this morning in the middle of breakfast, he said something about there being a crazy bear and a cub trying to get onto pack lands.”
    Betty forgot her own issues for a second. “You’re kidding.”
    “Weird right?”
    “You have no idea.” She placed her hand on Tasha’s shoulder. “If you feel like it, go and find a dominant. I don’t care which. Let them know that Drew’s mate is going to kill Archie Bevin. Brutally. No exaggeration. If they don’t want me to, they’re going to need to stop me. Now.”
    Killing Archie would change everything between her and Drew. There would never be a way not to tell him the whole truth. And she would risk Magnum being right, as he was occasionally known to be. Drew already thought she was half out of her mind.
    “Thanks, Tasha.”
    “But…Betty….” Her friend’s voice trailed after her as Betty full-out ran on her human legs toward where she hoped her target would be. There was a time and a place for retribution. Her mate had shown it to her when he’d killed Magnum and set them all free.
    The time had come to free herself.
    She skidded to a stop outside of the schoolhouse. The kids were out for a holiday. Another human tradition Saja had suggested. Winter break. The building was empty except, her nose told her, for one man inside.
    Betty steeled her shoulders. She wasn’t terrified Elizabeth Holden anymore. No, she’d mated the male who became Alpha. She ran the pack, kept it alive when it would have folded under Magnum. Grown males cowered when she looked at them the wrong way.
    Well, maybe only some did.
    The point remained.
    Betty Tao wasn’t afraid of this…nothing.
    She walked inside. “I’m shocked you had the balls to come back here.”
    Unsure whether her scent or voice announced her first, she did get pleasure at Archie’s jolt. He stood completely still after before turning around to face her.
    No signs of the fear she wished for appeared in his expression. His scent, however, spoke a different story. The acrid smell of fear drifted toward her, only adding to the moment.
    “You smell like I must have. When you backed me in the corner. Touched my breasts. Licked my neck. Told me not to tell.”
    Archie crossed his arms over his chest. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
    “Bad time to lie, Archie. I’m Alpha female of this pack. And you and I are due a conversation. Here’s a hint. Your best-case scenario, I let you walk out of here alive, never to come back. Worst, no one ever finds the body.”
    The schoolteacher charged forward. “Does Drew know how mentally unstable you are? I will not stand here and be accused of utter nonsense.”
    “No. You’re not going to be standing at all.” Betty lunged forward, shoving him back; her mouth watered for his death.
     

Chapter Four
     
    Drew stared at the scene before him as best he could