Calliope My Mate has had a funny feeling about my investigator ever since the day they accidentally met, but he is unable to explain to me what is bothering him about the guy. He will be relieved to hear the guy's job is done and that we will be close to getting our Granddaughter. However, I have one obstacle to take before we can leave, and it is not one I am looking forward to. I link my Mate and Wenonah to get to my office, and I know that I have a lot of explaining to do—not that I need to justify my actions to anyone. My Mate is the first to enter my office, and we have to wait a few more minutes before Wenonah walks in. "Wenonah, there is something I need to tell you. I know you might not like or understand it, but I need you to know that I won't apologize for it and I don't regret the decisions I made," I say without giving her any time to ask questions.I tell her about my Sister and her Mate, about her and Baylinn, and I see the confusion on her face. I let her think about it for a while as I go over the last report I received from my investigator, and I have to agree with my Mate: it is annoying not knowing his name. "I have known for decades that I would never produce an heir with the gift, but I knew my Sister or my Brother would, and that the sibling of that heir would be able to produce an heir with the gift as well. In short; you have the gift, which means that Baylinn's Pup would have the gift as well. That is the reason I didn't want her anywhere near her fated Mate, but we all know how that turned out. However, a few weeks after Baylinn died, I was informed by a Luna that a male and a Pup of a few weeks old showed up at their Pack, and she was convinced his Pup was my Granddaughter. She sent me a picture of the male, and I told her she was correct, that I wanted him to think he was safe. She has kept me informed all these years about Gray and Umayza, and even though I have no proof yet, I know she possesses the gift," I explain to Wenonah. I tell them both I know where she will be for the next few days and that we need a plan to get her back to Night Shade Pack. "We also need to find a male that is willing to forcefully mark her; we don't want to give her the chance to run off like her Mother did," I say. Kendrick is deep in thought as he tries to find a suitable match for Umayza, but Wenonah looks at me as if she wants to ask something, and I ask her what is on her mind. "Is that why you didn't feel it when Baylinn died?" It wasn't the question I was expecting, but I guess it is a question she needs an answer to. "No, it is very rare for parents or siblings to feel someone die; that only happens with a fated Mate. I can't explain why you felt her die or why it was so painful for you," I answer her. I ask Wenonah if she can think of someone suitable for Umayza in the hopes of distracting her. For nearly fifteen minutes, it is quiet in my office, other than our breathing or some scribbling, and we all look up at the same moment. Kendrick and Wenonah hand me their list of names, and we discuss them one by one, to eliminate one after the other. In the end, there are two names left: one from my list while the other is from Kendrick's list, and we discuss their strengths and their weaknesses. I link the male that is left to come to my office; I want him to come with us to make sure he can mark her the moment we get her. Wenonah opens the door when we hear someone knocking, and I look at the giant standing in the doorway. Umayza will be no match for him with his 6'5", broad shoulders with muscles in all the right places. "Malik, please sit down," I say as soon as our eyes connect. Malik was an infant when Baylinn took off, but he knows the story as does everyone else in this Pack, and I tell him what I have known for years. Malik is one of the males in our Pack I can't read, and on days like today, I really hate him for it."I need you to come along with us and mark Umayza the moment we have her; I don't need a repeat of what happened with Baylinn. I am convinced she has the gift, and we need to make sure the Pack can benefit from that for a very long time," I say, and again his face shows no emotion, but he nods his head. He asks if he is excused, and Wenonah asks him what the hurry is. "If I am to bring home my Mate, I better prepare for it, and with her not coming willingly, I might need a few things to keep her under control," he says as he looks Wenonah dead in the eye, and Kendrick and I laugh as Wenonah just shakes her head.