* * * Max’s POV * * * Those obsidian eyes are blinking rapidly as they watch me. Flickering from vacant to alert and intense. “Alpha James, you are to submit for questioning”, I tell him. “Alpha James can’t come forth”, Alpha James says with a raspy voice. His eyebrows crease as an intense look of concentration crosses his face. “Who are you?” I ask, trying to broach this from a different angle. “I am Kane... NOOO... sorry, control is difficult. He’s strong. I am his wolf”, the voice called Kane says. Jason, I need you to bring me Dotty. I speak through the mind-link to my pack. “Kane, I know someone who may be able to help. Will you talk if we can help? Can you keep control?” I ask him. He begins rubbing his forehead and occasionally shakes his head. After a while, he speaks. “

