DARIUS The two hours before we saw Dr. Vasquez were the most anxiety-provoking of my life. And I’d made it through Alpha challenges, territorial battles and even federal investigations. Morrison took every imaginable safeguard. Ovals and Wards Conductive to Electronic Eavesdropping Around Point of Meeting. Magical wards in case Doctor Vasquez had been armed or bugged. Three packs of wolves stationed at intervals in case it was a set-up. "You're sure about this?" The tenth time he had asked Karian before. I wasn't sure about anything. But I nodded anyway. Rhea was in the next room, changing clothes and hoping to come across as somewhat approachable rather than terrifying. In the end, she went with jeans and a plain sweater. Maternal, ordinary, nothing that suggested some kind of super

