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something again,” Asia cried.
    “I’m going to help you…just like you helped
us. We are going to help make this right,” Silas said, feeling bad
for the young woman. He stepped back, opened the door.
    A woman in a lab coat snapped to attention
when she saw him. “La Patron, Sir.”
    “Have Dr. Passen come here immediately.”
Silas did not contact the doctor via his link to give Tyrone and
Tyrese some time to get situated after the shot.
    She nodded, spun around and moved in the
direction she had just come.
    When he stepped back inside, Jasmine sat in
the other chair and spoke softly. “I’m from Colorado originally, a
town called Aurora, not far from Denver. I have a sister, she’s
older and we are close. Growing up, we played a lot of softball at
the park near our house. I loved dodge ball. There was something
liberating about throwing that ball as hard as you could.” She
sighed as though she were reliving the games.
    “I played volleyball… in school, or at least
I think it was a school. My hair was short in a small afro,” Asia
said softly. “Someone spiked the ball and I dove forward to make
the save for our team.” Her voice sounded wondrous and then she
cringed. “Oh my God that hurts…it hurts…”
    The pinging sound filled the room. Silas
opened the door, glad to see Dr. Passen on the other side. “You
called for me, Sir?” He glanced around the room before his eyes
landed on Asia. The doctor’s eyes widened. “Is she okay?”
    “No. She has a piece of metal digging into
her brain,” Silas said in a somber tone.
    “What?” Jasmine said, staring at him.
    He nodded but continued watching the
doctor’s expression change. “It’s complicated, but I will help you
find it again,” he explained to Passen. “Right now give her
something for pain, and then you can pull a team together to run
more tests.”
    “Yes, Sir.” The man left the room.
    No one spoke although the atmosphere was
pregnant with tension. Moments later the doctor returned and gave
Asia a shot. He rubbed her arm a few times before speaking.
“Better?”
    She nodded slowly. “Yes, it took the edge
off. Thanks.”
    “Sir?” Dr. Passen looked at Silas. “Do you
need to talk to me now or…”
    Silas glanced at his watch. He needed to
talk to Captain Samson regarding Jenkins. The detective had
completed his time at the compound and Froggy had signed off on the
health of the detective’s wolf. According to Froggy, Jenkins and
his wolf had developed a healthy pack mentality and the man was
eager to assist in any way Silas deemed necessary.
    It was time for Detective Jennings to return
to work. There were a few things Silas needed to discuss with the
captain. The Merriweathers were restless over the stalled
investigation of their relative’s death. Silas had given the
detective instructions to close the case. For that to happen,
Jenkins needed to be back behind his desk. The Captain needed to be
made aware of the new security devices to be installed in the
precinct as well.
    Alpha Jayden and Silas were officiating the
upcoming Alpha Challenge for West Virginia in a few weeks. The
Alpha had requested a conference call this morning to discuss the
security arrangements. Silas would be tied up in meetings for the
next few hours.
    “Yes, Dr. Passen we can talk as we walk.”
Silas held out his hand to Jasmine. “Let’s go, she needs her rest.
We can visit later to finish that discussion.” He softened his tone
at the flashing of her eyes. She waited a beat before taking his
hand. He loved having his spirited bitch back.
    Her eyes softened as he placed a kiss on the
back of her hand. “I need you safe. She is still wired to those who
would destroy us. I cannot leave you alone with her.”
    She nodded while glancing over her shoulder.
His gaze followed hers. Asia had moved to the bed and lay curled in
a fetal position. If anyone deserved a break, the young bitch
certainly did. Silas hoped the discovery he'd made would