Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Kit brought him and Cal their coffees and they settled down to chat for a while.Cal had very pointedly signed the original release paper which stated that he was using the mate clause as the reason for resigning and expected full release from any Council operations.

Derek hoped the Council would just roll with it.He understood that Cal was a valuable asset for them,but they had so many other enforcers who also had seniority and could do the same jobs.Frankly,Cal didn’t owe them anything,hadn’t in a long time.

“Oh,and Derek?”Anna said.“That demotion of yours was bullshit.”

Nico snorted and Kit giggled with surprise.

“I’m glad you think so,”Derek replied,grinning.

“They’re far too detached from the human world to understand human capabilities,”she mused.“I mean,you’re not that different from us.We have the enhanced senses and the animal side,but that’s about it.”

“Losing one eye isn’t enough to be declared useless in a job someone has done for decades,”Cal added.