Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Agreed.” With that, he pulled away and stood behind my chair. He was assuming his position that he was supposed to be in at the moment.
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“Alright, Mr. Doe. We cannot meet in person, I understand that. So, what is it that you have in mind? How can we help each other?”
“I believe that you would benefit from having inside information. And while Mr. Clarke and I will be doing our best to pass that information along to you, I think that you might have another idea in mind.” He was speaking as if he knew what I had already been thinking.
“You mean a mole.” Dietrich asked him from across the room.
“Precisely. And while Mr. Clarke and I would give you what information that we have, it might not be what you are looking for. I believe that you would see the benefit of having one of your own men infiltrate the DOE.”
“No.” Joaquin said. “Not to the infiltration, but to it only being one. They will need to have backup in case something happens to them.”
“Alright.” Mr. Doe’s voice sounded as if he understood what Joaquin was getting at. “How many would you like to send?” I looked at Joaquin at that moment, wondering the same thing. How many would be the right amount? How many should we send into that place to find out what we can about them?
“Minimum of two. I would prefer more though, five if we can manage it.”
“Five might be a little difficult. We will have to make convincing profiles for them, ones that will stand up to the most rigorous of background checks. It will be easier to have two or three rather than five. I will see what we can do.”
“I volunteer to go.” Shane was already on his feet. “I want to help with this as much as possible.”
“No.” I said at the same time that Joaquin and Mr. Doe said.
“Excuse me?” Shane was offended, I think that it was the stranger’s refusal that had upset him.
“I know your voice, and that means that I would know your face. You have been on the news with Mr. and Mrs. Gray. You have been seen with them before, and that means that you are not a viable option here.”
“He is right, Shane.” I told him in a calm voice.
“We will find others. Besides, you are meant to be here to guard Riviana.” Joaquin told him comfortingly, but that just elicited a bark from Shane that made everyone turn to stare at him. And it had also made Clarke jump in fear.
“What is so funny?” Shawn asked him, his eyebrows raised.
“There is no one on this planet that needs to protect Riviana.” Shane grinned at me. “She is the one that is protecting us. We’re just there to deal with what she doesn’t want to do.” Everyone in the room, and I do mean everyone, smiled at his words.
“Be that as it may, Shane, you need to stay here. We will send someone else.”
“I will go.” Landon said as he rose to his feet. “I am not recognizable.”
“I will go too.” Trevor rose to his feet.
“You probably won’t be a good fit. While you have the right look, you would be a little too tall for this job. They will likely think that something is up.”
“What about me?” Carter stepped forward. “We all know that I have a knack for going undercover.” He was making a reference to what he used to do for our pack a long time ago. Not only that, but his ability that he has worked to perfect over the years has made him more chameleon-like than not. He can literally hide in plain sight if he needs to.”
“Alright.” I nodded at him. “You would be good as well.”
“Should we send a woman?” Joaquin asked as he looked around the room at the few that we had to offer here.
“No.” Both Clarke and Mr. Doe said the word loudly and with vehemence.
“The Colonel would not allow a woman to get info in the ranks.”
“No.” Juniper stood and stepped closer. “But from what Gerald Ramie told Joaquin, the women are there. They are keeping house and might know more than the Colonel would like to admit.”
“What are you getting at?” Paul asked as he rose as well.
“Just that a woman going undercover might be a good idea. I can go there with them and infiltrate the ladies of the group. I can find out what they know and we can see the information from all sides.”
“If you go then I go.” Paul wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. They were still so very much in love.
“Then that makes four.” Mr. Doe said from the other end of the call. “I can make identities for the four of them and have them ready by the end of the day.”
“We can do that as well.” Rawlynne said defensively. “I might have resources that you do not.”
“No offense, Agent Otsana, but I am sure that I have more tools at my disposal than you do. I will handle this and send it over to you this evening. If you are in agreement, then the four that you wish to infiltrate the DOE will leave with Mr. Clarke first thing in the morning.”
“Are you four OK with that?” I asked them, even though I would have liked to have just agreed with Mr. Doe right away.
“Yeah.”
“No problem.”
“Sure thing.”