Pretty Baby [Wolf Creek Pack 7] (25 page)

“No, darling,” the doctor said, patting Carl’s arm. “It’s okay. This isn’t the lethal stuff. I destroyed all of that. This serum will just make me very uncomfortable for awhile. The effects should wear off in a couple of hours.”

“Just how many serums do you have?” Tommy asked.

The doctor chuckled lightly then started to cough. It was several moments before he could talk again. In the meantime, Tommy watched Bishop and Dr. Jones carry Philip out of the study followed by the two guards, now bound, and a few shifted wolves.

“I developed two serums, one that was lethal to shifters and this one that Philip shot me with. When I learned what shifters were, what they really were, I destroyed the first serum and created this one.”

“Why?”

“I didn’t know what shifters were at first. All I saw was this philanthropist who was willing to fund my research for years if I worked for his company. It seemed like a dream come true.”

“What research?”

“Genetics, mostly. I thought I could create some sort of miracle cure for people with paralysis, give them back the life they had once before. When Philip gave me data, wolf data, I began to really see the possibilities. His scientist had some impressive stuff over the years.”

“So you looked the other way when he tortured people?”

“No, I didn’t look the other way. For a long time, I didn’t know where he was getting his data. It’s only been the last ten years that I even knew about shifters. Before that, he just gave me DNA samples and said they came from anonymous donors with genetic anomalies.”

“And you believed him?” Tommy snorted.

“I had no reason not to. All of my research was funded by a private company. I didn’t have the usual restrictions placed on those that worked in public companies. I was allowed to do what I wanted, and I didn’t have some committee breathing down my neck, demanding answers.”

“Sounds perfect, so what happened to change your mind?”

“Carl happened.”

“Carl?” Tommy glanced down at the man that held the doctor in his arms. “What exactly does Carl have to do with all of this?”

“Carl came to work for Philip. At first, he was just an assistant but after a couple of years, Philip made him the liaison between us. Carl would bring me whatever new information Philip had discovered and I would give my data to Carl.”

“So, how did things change?”

“I changed.” Dr. Banning’s smile was odd considering the situation. “There was an accident in the lab and I was infected with the wolf virus.”

“Dr. Banning,” Zacarius said, “there is no wolf virus. Either you’re born a wolf, or you’re not.”

“There is no wolf virus the way you think of it, but mixed with the vampire virus and genetically manipulated, there is one.”

“Fuck me,” Tommy whispered, “you created a werewolf virus.”

“Not to worry, all of my notes and the lab samples have been destroyed. After this last visit with Elliot, Carl and I were supposed to escape and hide. I couldn’t keep doing what I was doing after I found out how Philip gathered my data. It just wasn’t right.”

“Great.” Tommy waved his hand around in the air. “So, your work has been destroyed. What about all the other facilities that have your data, because you know that Philip Spencer would never put all of his eggs in one basket.”

“I’ve taken care of that,” Carl said softly. “I developed a computer virus and sent it to all of the other labs. Any data kept on them will be erased and unrecoverable.”

“And the data kept on disk?”

Carl grinned. “The minute they are placed in a computer or someone tries to duplicate the disk, copy it, or in any other way make another one, the disk will be destroyed.”

“How?” Tommy frowned. “I thought once something was burned to a disk that it was for life.”

“Technically, that is true, but the virus I installed will rewrite over the disk, destroying any of the previous data. It’s a nice little program that downloads every dirty little thing that Philip Spencer ever did.”

Tommy blinked. “Your virus downloads a program that outs Philip Spencer?”

“Yep.” Carl grinned again, sounding pretty satisfied with himself. “Appropriate, don’t you think? I also included a small tidbit about his partners in crime and Philip Spencer’s medical records, mainly his psych evaluation. If he says anything to anyone about werewolves, they will think he’s nuts.”

Tommy had to admit he was elated at Carl’s words. It solved a lot of their problems. He just had a hard time coming to terms with that fact that those words came from Carl, a man he punched square in the face the minute he met him.

“Why are you doing all of this?” Tommy asked. “You have to know that this information could make you millions.”

“It could also put the life of my mate in danger,” Carl said, “and there is nothing in this world worth that.”

Tommy couldn’t agree more.

Chapter 16

“So, you’re saying that this full moon dealy happens every month?” Elliot asked.

“Yep,” Nate replied. “And it’s great.”

“Let me see if I understand this. Once a month on the full moon, Tommy and I will shift and become werewolves instead of four legged wolves. We’ll track each other through the woods then fuck like there’s no tomorrow, or at least until we can’t walk properly. Do I have it right?”

“Pretty much,” Nate snickered. “You might want to invest in a butt plug like I did, get yourself ready to be claimed. They can’t like, come or something until we do, and they make sure we do, several times.”

“Now wait a minute, I have a question. Joe shifts into this third form and chases you down, right?”

“Yep.”

“But you’re human, right, and you stay human.”

“And that’s the reason for the butt plug, hon. Shifters grow to be pretty big and they are definitely proportionate body wise.” Tommy heard a small giggle. “Joe’s hung like a horse.”

“Eeeww, too much information.” Elliot giggled right along with Nate. “Seriously, though. If Tommy and I are both shifters, how does that work? I mean, do we take turns chasing each other down or what? Does he just chase me, or do I chase him too? Do you think Tommy will be upset if I don’t chase him? I don’t know anything about this mating business. I’m kind of flying blind here, man.”

Tommy leaned back against the wall outside of the kitchen and listened to Nate and Elliot talking. It was the first time since everything came to an end two weeks ago that he had heard Elliot chatter. It was a wonderful sound.

Ever since Elliot returned to human form from wolf, he hadn’t chattered. Oh sure, he had talked, but nothing like his usual nonstop questions. Tommy hadn’t realized until he heard it that it had been missing. He also hadn’t realized how much he missed it.

He couldn’t blame Elliot, though. The changes they had been through in just the last two weeks were enough to drag anyone down. The rescue mission had gone better than Tommy expected, but it was still a rescue mission.

Summer and Tereza were back with Andre and trying to get used to having their freedom. Tommy wasn’t sure what Daniel and Zacarius had done to Sophia, but the woman hadn’t even taken time to pack her stuff before leaving. Tommy doubted they would ever hear from her again.

Devlin, Donovan, and Chase seemed to be thrilled to have their mother back and a new sister to spoil. Elliot was a little more hesitant. He wasn’t used to having a large family. Between the Morgan and the Nash families, he was getting a full dose.

There was also the added worry about Carl and his mate, Dr. Banning. The doctor wasn’t a born wolf like the rest of them. No one knew what to expect from the man. Daniel and the alphas of several wolf packs were talking with the good doctor, trying to learn what he knew and how he knew it.

They also wanted to know if there were other wolves being held in captivity. The thought of anyone else being held against their will and experimented on seemed to be of great concern to Elliot. He had talked about it nearly every night before they went to bed. Tommy just hoped that Elliot would have his answers soon. Only time would tell, and maybe the good doctor.

“What are you doing?”

Tommy glanced over to see his brother, Joe, walking up to him. He quickly held his finger up to his lips then gestured toward the kitchen, grinning. Joe cocked his head to one side, listening. A slow smile came over his lips, and the man leaned back against the wall opposite Tommy.

“God, I never thought of that,” Nate said. “Maybe we should call Jim and Donovan. I’m sure they would know.”

“Oh, I’m not sure I want to involve anyone else in this,” Elliot said quickly. “Our business has been paraded in front of everyone enough. I’m sure Tommy would be horribly embarrassed if we called his brother to find out the mating habits of two wolves during the full moon. God, can you imagine? Jim would probably laugh himself silly.”

“Don’t be so sure, Elliot. Jim and Donovan didn’t know squat about sex when they got mated. Hell, Donovan wasn’t even gay and Jim was still in the closet. They both had a lot of questions when they started out.”

“Donovan wasn’t gay?” Elliot whispered.

Tommy slapped his hand over his mouth to keep from laughing. He glanced over at Joe to find him having much the same reaction. Tommy couldn’t wait to see his brother and Donovan. After the flack they had given him, it would be fun to give some back.

“Well, he says he wasn’t gay, but I don’t know if you can suddenly turn gay, mate or not. There had to be some predisposition for it, right? I mean, you don’t just wake up one day and decide that you like men, right?”

“Hell, how would I know? I’ve been gay all of my life. I never even seen a woman naked and I wouldn’t want to. I definitely prefer men. I always have and I always will. Thankfully, I don’t have to go through what Jim and Donovan did. My mate is gay and so am I.”

Tommy couldn’t stand it anymore. He pushed away from the wall and walked into the kitchen, Joe right on his heels. Elliot and Nate were turned away from them, both men gesturing wildly with their hands while they talked and washed the dishes.

Tommy snuck up behind Elliot and grabbed him around the waist, swinging him wildly in a circle. Elliot screamed. Nate screamed. Tommy and Joe laughed. “Are you sure you’re gay, pretty baby? Maybe we should test that theory before you decide.”

Elliot frowned. “What, you want me to have sex with a woman?”

“Hell no!” This conversation wasn’t going quite the way Tommy wanted it to go. He was supposed to sweep Elliot off his feet and, hopefully, into a bed. “I don’t even want you to think of anyone else in sexual terms. Just me.”

“Just you?” Elliot’s eyes started to twinkle.

“Yep.” Tommy grinned. “Just me, pretty baby.”

THE END

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