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there are rumors going around town about a fight between the pack pups and the pride kittens. So, you’re saying there’s no truth to that?” Bowie asked.
    The biggest pup bowed his head, “Uhm, well, you see, Sheriff.”
    Bowie pulled the kitten from behind him, “Let me guess. Rowan here was teasing you and making threats, wasn’t he?”
    Rowan’s eyes grew big in horror. Rowan Anders is part of the Pierce Pride. He had been sickly when he was young so his parents sheltered him. Rowan is small for his size and a little on the nerdy side. Okay, he’s a huge nerd, but smart! By gods, the kit is one of the smartest. Single-handedly, Rowan keeps the Pack technology running smoothly.
    With a subtle move of his head, Bowie summoned us. We took the wolf pups into custody. Bowie wanted them in a cell until he could call their parents. There wasn’t much he could do except send a message to these boys, their parents, and Rock McIntyre, but the message would be ‘you don’t mess with the sheriff of Cedar River’.
    Rowan rode back to the station with me. “Thank you, Adam,” he said softly. “You aren’t as bad as Dad says you are.”
    I snorted. “Thanks, Rowan.”
    The kid sighed. He was acting as if he had something to say, but couldn’t spit it out. I watched him out of the corner of my eye. “You got something you want to say, son, just say it. You won’t offend me, I promise.”
    Rowan looked at me with these huge brown eyes. “I want to be a deputy when I’m done with school, but Mom and Dad say I can’t.”
    It was my turn to be shocked. “Well, uhm, I can’t see why it wouldn’t be a career option for you. You’d have to hit the weight room and bulk up a little. Put some muscle on your bones. Are you sure being a deputy is what you really want to do? You’re so good with technology and computer stuff.”
    Rowan took a deep breath and replied, “I’m tired of being scared all the time. I’m scared the hunters will come back and try to destroy the town again. I’m scared of the bigger guys. I’m tired of getting pushed around by the other kids in the pride.”
    I pulled the car into the parking spot behind the sheriff’s department. “Are you being bullied?”
    “Geesh, Adam. Look at me. I’m a puma kitten who weighs a whole eighty pounds. My parents still treat me like I’m a newborn. The pride elders look at me in disappointment. They wish my parents would have let me die.” I opened my mouth to protest. “Don’t deny it, Adam. I’ve heard Roman and Alicia talking to my parents about it.”
    I made a mental note to speak to my aunt. Hearing the Alpha wanted him left for dead had to be devastating to the young boy.
     
    ***
     
    Bowie called the parents into the office to figure out what to do next. The wolves and their mates walked in, ready to simply take their sons and leave. Bowie directed them all to the conference room to wait for Rowan’s parents and the Alphas. Rock McIntyre called for this action and he needed to be held accountable. Uncle Roman needed to be made aware of the situation before “things” started to happen on Pride land.
    Uncle Roman walked into the office on my aunt’s arm. “What the hell is going on?”
    “If you go into the conference room, Bowie will explain it all.”
    “I don’t mean with the situation here. Rock McIntyre has always been an asshole. It will never change. What I’m talking about is you and Rock’s daughter.”
    “I’m sorry, Uncle Roman, but, frankly, it’s none of your business.”
    He slapped me across the face. “I am your Alpha. You should be on your knees, begging for my forgiveness. I am your Alpha and that makes this my business.”
    My jaw tightened. “You will never do that again, old man, Alpha or no. The only reason you are still Alpha is I don’t want the crap that goes with being Alpha. You need to remember one fact.”
    Roman’s eyes hardened. “The day you think you can take me, you let me know.”
    “I