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before I took over. I thought I would be fair and let Erick fight him for the position. He couldn’t take it. I saw the strain, and didn’t move against it quickly enough.”
    She recognized the guilt that he tried to hide. She knew the deaths weighed at him.
    “I should have stopped it, Jinx. These people look up to me, and I’ve let them down.”
    “Did he give you any reason to think he hadn’t joined the program?”
    “Not really. It was little things, you know? He chafed against his new position, unprovoked fights with lower pack members, coming in bloodied from a hunt, small things that I shouldn’t have ignored.”
    “Nothing for it but to catch him, then make him face pack justice,” she said, unable to think of anything to ease his worry.
    “He was last seen out near East Lake area. We’ve tracked him through the woods there, but I think he spends time in human form. Not that I’m sure of that, but it would explain why we’re having such a hard time finding him. I think he’s hiding his appearance and blending in with the night-time crowds. I don’t know where he’s choosing his Vic’s. Rachel might be able to give you more details down at the Crescent Moon. Her club was the last place anyone saw his latest victim. I’d tread carefully with her. He took her niece, so she has a personal reason for wanting him caught.”
    She listened to the run down and decided she needed some sleep if she was going to function. “Fine, I need a change of clothes, a bath, and an hour… then I’ll start the hunt. Oh, and I roughed up your boy out front, just a little,” she said with a sleepy grin.
    “Dammit, Jinx, what am I ever going to do with you?”
    “Love me,” she smiled.
    “I’d hug you, but you stink to high heaven. Go on, get out of here. Take a shower. I’ll have Erick show you where it is and then we’ll talk for a few minutes about the details before you leave.”
    “Alright,” she said, turning and leaving him. She smiled. It was at least pleasant this time. He really must be worried about this situation, not to give her a hard time about not visiting with him more often, she thought.