A flicker of a smile crosses his lips. “No, I don’t. But I do want you to lead the team. You’re the only wolf shifter who works as a private investigator. My intelligence team is gathering information, but they’re used to dealing with intra-kingdom relationship investigations. I can give you as many people as you need to do your ground work for you. You don’t have to be at the forefront of anything.”
I shake my head. “I can’t. I can’t take the risk.”
His eyes tighten. “You owe me.”
My blood turns cold. “Do you plan to use that every time you need something from me?”
He shrugs. “If I have to. This is serious, Leanna. I wouldn’t come to you if it weren’t.”
I hesitate, knowing what I’m about to say next is definitely going to piss off the man looking at me so expectantly.
“Erik—Your Maj
