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Jack ignored the comment. You remember a job
you did eight years ago? he said.
The man frowned. I ve done lots of jobs.
This one should be quite memorable. You were
employed to kill a thirteen-year-old girl.
So?
Jack moved faster than Tasha s eyes could
follow and blood oozed crimson from the man s nose.
Do you remember?
Yes, his reply was sullen yet still defiant.
What happened at that hit? Jack asked.
The man s eyes flashed around the room. For
the first time, he appeared nervous. I killed her, he
said.
Is that all?
He nodded and Jack turned away. Tasha?
She stood up and came forward. She stared
down at the thing that had haunted her dreams for
so long. He stared back, something stirring to life
behind his eyes.
Who s she? he asked, but Tasha could hear the
recognition in his voice.
Well, I m certainly not a ghost, she said. She
thought for a moment. Why did you attack me?
When he didn t respond, she reached out with
her mind and plucked the answer with ease. He did
it for the money, she told the others. He was paid
to kill me.
She turned back to him. So why didn t I die?
Why did you leave me alive?
What are you? he asked, his glance shifted to
Sebastian, and this time, real fear showed in his
eyes. She ignored his question and searched deeper.
He was paid by somebody else, she said. They
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knew about the telepathy, and they wanted me, but
they also wanted a live werewolf. They found a way
to get both. He attacked me and sold me to The
Facility.
Sebastian hissed, and she looked at him.
We have few rules, he said, but the most
sacred is we never give information to humans. We
do not sell out our own kind. It s the only reason
we ve remained secret for so long.
Does he know the name of his contact at The
Facility? Jack asked.
Yes, it s Dr Latham. He was in charge of my
case.
What about the man who paid him to kill you?
I don t know. She concentrated on Oswald, and
saw a picture inside his head a man handing over
money. She tried to deny what she was seeing, but it
was impossible. Why? she whispered.
Natasha?
She looked up to find Jack staring at her with
understanding in his eyes.
You knew, she said bleakly.
I suspected.
My father paid to have me attacked?
No, he paid to have you killed.
But why? And how did you know?
We don t know why yet, but we found his name
in certain records.
That s why you made me question him, isn t it?
It wasn t that he wouldn t answer. You knew I
wouldn t believe unless I saw it for myself.
Her world was falling apart around her, and she
stood alone and abandoned in the ruins. She
searched for an explanation. Her father would never
have harmed her. But the truth sank in, and she
dropped into a chair, her legs refusing to hold her
any longer.
She couldn t go home. Even if there was an
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explanation, she couldn t go home until she knew
what it was.
What do we do with him? Jack said to
Sebastian.
Oswald looked up, fear in his eyes.
You know what you ve done is punishable by
death, Sebastian said, shaking his head in disgust.
Take him away, he said. Do what you like with
him.
Seth grinned and dragged the man from the
room.
A shiver fluttered down Tasha s spine. What
will they do with him? she asked.
Jack looked at her thoughtfully, and then
shrugged. I like my blood donated freely. Seth
prefers to take his.
She shivered again, suddenly cold, and she
wrapped her arms around herself. So what s next?
she asked.
Jack came over and crouched down in front of
her. You could forget about all this. Forget about
your family. Let others deal with it.
I can t. You don t understand my father is all I
have.
Sebastian moved to stand besides Jack. You
have the pack now, he said. They are your family.
You re one of us.
She jumped up. But I m not! For years, I ve
been told I m a werewolf but I ve never turned. Why?
If I m one of you, why don t I turn?
Jack went over to the side table and poured
himself a drink. He swallowed it in one gulp and
poured himself another.
Can t you just tell me? she asked.
Jack looked over at Sebastian, who shrugged.
Sex, Sebastian said.
What?
You re a virgin. When you have sex, you will
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turn.
She stared at the werewolf, unsure whether to
believe him.
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