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 Not yet. If the phones are being monitored&  Luuk didn t finish that statement. Jamie
knew what he meant.  Once we are in the same room with Luther, if you can, let him know.
If not, then perhaps we will surprise him with a visit. Luuk rather liked that idea.
They were silent for the rest of the walk. Luuk had lived in a large, sprawling home, set
in town but on a large parcel of land. It had been in his family for generations, and he d
loved that about it. He hoped Luther hadn t destroyed anything there, not the portraits of
each AA dating back centuries, and not any of the family heirlooms or the records kept so
meticulously by every medicine man they d ever had.
The closer they came to the house, the more of Marcus power he could feel coming
from the North American AA. It was stirring Luuk s wolf up, almost as if Marcus was
feeding him some of that power somehow.
Or maybe that was just what it felt like to have so many people have faith in him.
They stopped at the start of the fence at the canal mansion. Luuk s heart pounded and
he checked the security cameras that he d had installed.  Stay behind me. The cameras are
still up and running. Luther isn t a complete fool.
No, Luther was benefitting from Luuk s thorough security company. There wasn t a
place on the property that couldn t be seen. The fence was monitored in all places.
 You could put on Todd s hat, Adam suggested.  Wear my hoodie. Might give you
some cover, and it isn t like he knows the rest of us. I think.
 No. Luuk ran a hand down his chest and stood straighter.  No hiding. Let him see
me coming.
 Excellent choice, Marcus said quietly.
The praise from a man as powerful as Marcus only served to reinforce Luuk s
confidence. He looked at Jamie.  It will give him more time to prepare. It would make the
whole encounter riskier for everyone involved.
Jamie looked at Adam, who shrugged, and Todd, who did the same, though he moved
closer to Adam. Nathan grinned and gave Jamie a thumbs-up.  I m all for the direct
approach. Let him see he hasn t cowed us. Let him see that we re strong.
They were, individually, perhaps, and as a group, for a certainty. Luuk moved towards
the one camera he knew would be spinning in the security command room. And he smiled.
His wolf was ready to take his alpha position back.
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Chapter Thirty-Two
Would the guards meet them at the gates? Or would they try another ambush from the
many dense clumps of foliage lining the drive?
 Maybe they ll all hide in the house, Jamie said.  Circling the wagons and all that.
 What? Luuk almost stopped as he frowned, but Jamie supplied him an image of
horse-drawn wagons pulling around in a circle to form a barrier against attackers.  Maybe.
That d be easier for us.
 Are the gates locked? Adam asked.  That s a dumb question. Of course you d have
had locks and probably one of those 
 Guards, Luuk said as he pointed at the brick structure that had when he was AA, at
least a pair of armed guards in it around the clock.  But it s empty now. He sniffed as did
everyone else.  Although I m thinking they were here until a few minutes ago. Then
something occurred to him and he turned to Jamie.  Call Maarten. I wouldn t put it past
Luther to send someone for him, to use him as a bargaining chip. His previous reason for
not notifying his brother was no longer valid.
 I ll call him, Nathan chirped, sounding excited.  Go on with the gate-opening bit.
Luuk looked at the gates. Like the fence it was high, but a shifter could scale it. Well, so
could a human. Alarms would go off all over the residence, but since he was certain they d
been spotted, what difference did it make?
 The gate-opening bit would be scaling them, Luuk said, winking at Jamie as they
both suited action to words.
 Ugh. I told Maarten to get to a safe spot with people he trusted. Didn t explain more,
but he probably will figure it out. Nathan was up beside them in a flash, grinning wickedly.
 Gymnastics. Almost makes me like Spider-Man. Minus the outfit, yuck.
Marcus chuckled and the whole of the front fence rattled as he added his considerable
mass to the scaling. Luuk felt surprisingly happy when he worried that he should be worried
more. But being on his beloved home soil he landed on his feet and had to fight the instinct
to throw his head back and howl was an incredible experience.
Even if Luther was here somewhere.
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