Mated to the Alpha and His Beta (Lanie Stanton) novel Chapter 385

Chapter 385

Xander

Mason and I had left the conference room in such a rush that we hadn’t taken the laptop or other notes.

While we were gone, Charlotte had tidied it all up. I bet that she looked through it all, too. That’s what I’d

have done. Nothing we’d been prepping was a secret, anyway.

Malachi took his seat at the head of the table and looked around as everyone settled into their chairs.

“Some of you may have already heard that our contacts in Standard have sent some information.

New arrivals. Unexpected ones.”

“What other information do you have on them?” I asked bluntly.

Malachi shrugged. “What other information do we need? New faces in a town that houses only a few

hundred residents, all of whom work for the town?

Every one of them documented and a known entity?

It’s clear these new people, whoever they are, present a threat.”

“If nothing else, they’re putting a strain on our resources,” said Charlotte.

I pulled the laptop toward me and opened the lid. I created a new document and began typing up a fresh

list. “How so?”

“The town gets all of its power from the enclave,” she said like the answer was obvious.

I shot my brother a look. Mason had started scribbling notes of his own.

“That probably explains the lights,” Mason thought to me.

“We need more info about this town.”

“This is the first I’ve heard of that. Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve heard anything about Standard at all,” I

said to the entire room. “First rule about your security team is that they should be told everything and anythin

that could be important.”

“Sounds to me like this town is pretty important,” my brother added.

Malachi might not think too highly of wolves, but at least this time he nodded in acknowledgment.

“Of course. Standard and its proximity to Brightsky did not seem to have much importance to Lanie’s

training.”

But it sure would be important to the overall security of the entire enclave, which Charlotte had asked us

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to help with.

“Looks like good old DarkLuna didn’t tell anyone else she was recruiting us,” Mason thought to me.

By the look on her face, I had to agree with him. She shot a quick glance around the rest of the room

before looking down at the table, not meeting my eyes.

“Looks to me like she doesn’t want us to mention it, either,” I thought to Mason.

Both he and his wolf rumbled out a silent chuckle.