smell like Torem.”
“I have no clue what a wolf is supposed to smell like. Maybe he fell in something.”
Dino was good when it came to the bedroom. He was good when it came to leadership on the job. He sucked when it came to his personal life.
After everything that had taken place, he still wanted the two men. Maybe he was nuts. And why did Sidney keep asking him questions about shifters, like he fucking knew?
“I’ll run in and grab a blanket to wrap around him.” Sidney jumped out when Dino pulled into the drive.
“Just grab the one off of the couch,” Dino called out to Sidney. He prayed Mickey and Quinn were asleep. That’s all he needed was his friends to see this.
“Here we go.” Sidney ran back to the truck with the throw blanket. He grabbed it from Sidney and tucked it around Torem. Sidney opened the truck door as Dino slid out, pulling Torem along with him gently. How the hell did he get caught up in this?
Dino carried his load into the house and straight to his bedroom. Thank fuck Mickey’s loud mouth wasn’t around. “The second door on the left,” he instructed.
Sidney opened the bedroom door as Dino carried Torem over to the bed and laid him down.
“Do you think he’ll be okay?” Sidney asked as he paced around Dino’s bed.
“Let him get some rest. We can go grab a bite to eat in the kitchen.” Dino reached down and petted Torem’s soft fur. He was amazed how small Torem was in wolf form when he was so tall and massive as a human. “We won’t be far,” he reassured the wolf.
“Get some rest, Torem. Howl if you need me,” Sidney said through tears.
“No howling. I don’t want Mickey or Quinn to wake up.” He wrapped his arm around Sidney’s shoulder and gave a light squeeze. “Come on.”
Dino led Sidney from the room, closing the door quietly as Torem slept. The wolf looked exhausted. He would be, too, if he ran that far. Torem was fucking fast.
* * * *
Tristan looked around the room and wondered who those two men were. It really didn’t matter. His deranged boyfriend was no longer chasing him and he had a warm place to sleep. It sucked for whoever Torem was. The guy was probably still out there looking for these two.
Maybe he should tell them he wasn’t Torem.
Chapter Six
Zeus didn’t like the fact that no one could find his Beta. They had searched half the night, but there was no sign of Torem anywhere. Eagle, Taz, and Sully were still out looking, but so far there was no word from them.
“I need to discuss something with you guys that’s highly sensitive and I would prefer it stay in this room.” Zeus watched Chey shift around in his chair uncomfortably. He really hated to do this to the guy, but after what just happened to Torem, he felt obligated to at least warn the other shifters in his household.
“If you haven’t met Chey, he’s Torem’s younger brother.” Zeus splayed his hand toward the nervous-looking man.
“No shit.” Jaxxon sat forward. “I thought Jackson killed our families when he took us from our homes.”
“I was hidden away.” Chey spoke softly.
“Are you sure that’s his brother?” Memphis asked.
“Enough, I didn’t ask you in here to interrogate him.” Zeus knew these men would be suspicious. It was their nature after their life under Jackson’s thumb. “He has a gift I want you to be aware of.”
“What kind of gift?” Caymen slowly asked. “What exactly is wrong with Torem?”
“Yeah, you never did say why we were looking for him. If he’s gone rogue, I think we have the right to know.” Ian looked around the room at the rest of the soldiers, his stance uneasy. “I’m not going to hunt him just so you can kill him, Zeus. He’s our brother.”
Zeus knew all the men felt kinship toward each other, and this was not how he wanted the discussion to unfold. He needed to get them quiet. “I don’t want another word out of any of you until I have said what needs to be said and you hear Chey’s side of