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can talk to Adam.”
    The masked stranger put his hands up. “Why would I carry any when I am a weapon?”
    Gareth patted him down anyway. Hard.
    Adam stepped up. “Lose the mask.”
    He shook his head. “It’s best if I don’t.”
    “You’re in my territory, my house, my rules. Lose it or we’re done here.”
    He shook his head, refusing again. Adam glanced at Gareth, and he grabbed the stranger’s hands, pinning them behind his back. He struggled, but he wasn’t going anywhere.
    Adam reached up and pulled the latex free.
    The air sucked out of the room. Damian Severino.
    Or what was left of him.
    Jared came unglued. Rushing forward, he tackled Damian and knocked him to the ground. “You son of a bitch! You should be dead.” He landed a solid punch to Damian’s midsection. “Why won’t you die?”
    Adam nodded to me, and Luke and I sprang into action. It took both of us to pull Jared off Damian. Our Pack brother kept struggling, but we managed to get him back far enough for Adam to move in. He got down on one knee, frowning at the scarred creature on his living room floor.
    “How is this possible?” He took a breath. “You’re…”
    “A wolf. Like you.”
    Jared jerked free from my grasp and returned to his mate’s side. I couldn’t take my eyes off of Damian. His hair must’ve grown back, but the right side of his face drooped like he’d melted. His hands were scarred, too, covered in pink shiny scar tissue. His eyebrows and eyelashes hadn’t recovered like the hair on his head, leaving his expression even more alien. But nothing physical was more shocking than the gleam in his dark eyes. He was definitely teetering on the edge of madness.
    Six months ago, he’d shot Jared in the leg, and Taryn, Jared’s mate, had turned Damian into a living inferno. Now his scent was definitely wolf…and jaguar.
    Adam shook his head. “You aren’t like me.”
    Our Alpha glared at Jared over his shoulder. During the full moon, when the fight broke out, Jared had been in his wolf form and bitten Damian. Was this the result? I didn’t know a hybrid was possible but this…was very wrong.
    Adam growled. “Why are you here?”
    “Because your wolf changed me. I have a rightful claim to be a member of your Pack.”
    Adam frowned, and then laughed and got to his feet. “Sorry to disappoint you, but that is not how it works.”
    “Hear me out, wolf.” Damian sat up. “I can be an asset. I know my father’s plans for Nero.”
    “And why would I believe anything you have to say?” Adam took a step back.
    He opened his disfigured hands. “Because I have nowhere else to turn.”
    Adam crossed his arms over his chest. “Your father owns the Nero Organization, which has deep pockets and plenty of secret laboratories to help you. Go home.”
    “If you refuse me, you’ll regret it.” Damian stood up, wiping a trail of blood from the corner of his lip and narrowing his eyes at Jared.
    “Threaten me or my Pack again, and I’ll end you right now.”
    “You misunderstand me.” His words slurred as his agitation grew. He searched the room and stopped when he saw Adam’s mate, Lana. “Talk some sense into your mate.”
    She got up. “He’s making perfect sense to me. You’ve hurt so many people in this Pack, you’re lucky to stand in this room and still be alive. There’s no way we’d ever trust you.”
    He swung his attention back to Adam, tipping his head down, his wolf recognizing Adam’s dominance. “I already told you I have nowhere else to go. I’m an abomination to my father now. My bloodline has been tainted.” Keeping his head bowed, he glared over at Jared. “ Your wolf did this. Help me.”
    “For all I know, you’re a mole for your father.” Adam shook his head. “We owe you nothing. You attacked us.” He pointed to the door. “I’m allowing you to leave, this time. Next time”—he glanced at Jared and Taryn—“I’ll let Jared finish you.”
    He shook his head. “Kill me and