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“Maybe in a few years, Dad, none of us have been mated long,” Ezzy protested.

“Don’t leave it too long. Frankie and I aren’t getting any younger and we need lots of playtime with the kiddies.”

“We do,” Frank agreed. “And there’s no better place to grow up than in the castle.”

CHAPTER 49

Lunch had been eaten and Fran had gone off to work. Robbie pulled Jacob into the smaller lounge to talk to him.

“As I said earlier I’ve had all your results back , and apart from your lungs, everything is now healed. I’ll do monthly checks, to make sure they are not getting worse. I’m hoping for a slight improvement, but they will never be a hundred percent.”

Jacob nodded. “Yeah. I can cope with that. It’s just a slight readjustment, and seriously, if that’s the extent of my issues, I’m fine with that.”

“It means you can never be an Alpha of a pack, though.”

“I really have no issue with that. I never wanted to be one anyway. I know I thought about it after my Dad died, but I’m glad it never happened. Fran’s place is here. There’s no way I’d move him away from a job he loves or his family.”

“You’re a good man, Jacob Bishop,” Robbie said, smiling at him.

Jacob blushed. “I’m not sure I am, but thanks. Did you find out how that shifter didn’t poison himself with silver?”

Robbie nodded. “Yeah, he had a special coating at the base of his nails stopping any silver from getting into his system throughhis quicks. It’s something I’ve never seen before. The hospital researchers have been looking into it for me. It would seem that a long time ago, when shifters tried coating their nails with silver before, most of them died from silver poisoning. We’re trying to find where that special coating came from.”

Jacob grinned. “Gotta love researchers.”

Robbie laughed. “Indeed.”

“Fancy coming outside and shifting with me?”

Robbie stood up. “Yep. Let’s go and have some fun for a bit.”

Jacob stood and followed Robbie out of the room and then outside. They both stripped off and, mindful of the current restrictions, played around the front of the castle. Jacob had to slow down and stop a few times, but nothing could stop his enjoyment of being in his now silver wolf form.

Later that afternoonJacob was resting in his and Fran’s room. Well, he was sat on the sofa, researching more information on his father’s bank accounts. What kind of person had this many accounts? One seemed to be payments from pack members. Jacob never knew people had to pay to live in a pack. He should probably ask Berni how much he owed. There also didn’t seem to be a set payment amount. Everyone paid differently. Jacob wondered if it was tied into their earnings. Darren Harrington paid three thousand pounds a month, and that wasn’t including the other larger payments he was making to the other account.

He made a note of everything to flag to Berni.

A banging on the bedroom door pulled Jacob from his thoughts. Before he could say anything, the door opened and Joe, Finn, and Ezzy entered.

“Hey,” he said to them. “What’s up?”

“We thought we would go shifting with you,” Finn announced, flopping in the chair opposite Jacob.

Joe sat by Jacob and Ezzy took the other chair.

“I’ve already sifted for today. Robbie and I shifted after he finished updating me on my health.”

“How were your results?” Joe asked, sitting forward.

“Apart from my lungs, I’m good. He thinks I might have a bit of an improvement, but they’ll always be rubbish,” Jacob told them.

“Bummer. If you’ve already shifted, how about I show you and Joe some of the secret passages?” Ezzy offered.

“Yes! So, so yes,” Jacob enthused, shutting his laptop and standing up.

“I’m in,” Joe added, also standing.

“I guess I could come,” Finn commented.