Accidentally Wolf (10 page)

“
So, you
’
d be willing to be in charge of our tech here?
”
I
was
shocked
at this new development
and hopeful this could actually work.

“
Yes, ma
’
am.
”
His eyes lit up with excitement, probably because he
’
d caught the part about Chief Monroe going to get a bigger budget and new gear.

“
Good. Agent Remington, you
’
re a necromancer, right?
”

“
Yes, ma
’
am,
”
he answered, raising an eyebrow, seeming to challenge me.

“
I have no idea what that is besides what I read in the reports.
” I paused
,
waiting for him to fill in the gap. When he didn
’
t, I started to get agitated.
“
Which basically means I have no idea what that is, except you have an affinity with the dead.
”

“
Yes, ma
’
am,
”
he replied.

“
Okay, then help me out
.
”
Now he was just starting to aggravate me
.
“
Who would be best to work with you?
”

“
No one, unless we now have zombies at the Bureau.
”

“
That
’
s not helping, Remington,
”
I replied, the annoyance clear in my voice.
“
Do you not want the promotion and the team that comes with it?
”

“
No, ma
’
am, I want it,
”
he answered
.
He stroked
his chin
,
seeming to think about how to play his hand.
“
We have a telepath and
psychic
in the office. I guess I could work with them, being we are all a little rare.
”

“
That works for me,
”
I retorted
,
shooting him my most grateful smile.
“
Unless Jennings wants them for his tech team?
”

“
No ma
’
am, I have two people in mind who do well with the tech side,
”
Jennings answered.
“
Shaw and Rodriguez are both who I normally have worked with when we need tech.
”

“
One is a shifter, so that
’
s fine,
”
I
agreed
looking over their files quickly.
“
Shaw is a fairy, so you can have her
,
too.
”

“
Thank you, ma
’
am
.
”
He was
smiling when I handed him their files
as if I
’
d just given him the keys to NASA and all their toys
.

“
I
’
m going to set up for you to visit the Wabash office tomorrow,
”
I told him.
“
I want you to see
first-hand
the tech most FBI offices are using. That way you can start putting together lists of what is needed and how to update our systems. The goal is to integrate with other offices. Is that something you can handle
,
Jennings?
”

“
Yes, ma
’
am!
”
Now
, with the way his face had lit up,
he just looked like a kid who got what he wanted for Christmas.

“
Fine, then get to it,
”
I replied
,
smiling at him.
“
Remington, you
’
re dismissed as well, unless there
’
s something else you need?
”

“
No, ma
’
am
.
”
Remington st
oo
d and collect
ed
his belongings and head
ing
for the door.
His hand on the handle, he turned back and gave me a warm smile.
“
I
’
m glad you
’
re here, Chief Thomas. It will be nice to be proud of what I do for a change.
”

“
Thanks, Remington, that
’
s my goal,
”
I answered before he ducked out the door with Jennings, leaving me with Agent Harris. Who currently was projecting images of me naked again.
“
Harris, there
’
s something else about me I
’
m going to tell you, only the Chief knows, okay?
”

“
Sure, Chief,
”
he answered
,
smiling at me.

“
I
’
m also clairvoyant, so stop picturing me naked
.
”
I
shot
him
a sweet smile
.

“
Oh,
crap
, I
’
m sorry
.
”
Harris
immediately
turn
ed
bright red.
“
I didn
’
t mean…it
’
s not like I can control it.
”
He swallowed loudly.

“
Yes, you can
.
I
f it pops in your brain, think of something else
.
It
’
s very disturbing.
”

“
Sorry, Chief,
”
he said again,
clearing his throat and proceeding to
switch
the images in
his mind to think of anything but me.
“
So that leaves three for my team, right?
”

“
Right, here are their files,
”
I replied
,
handing them to him.
“
I
’
ll be working with you and your team since I
’
m a shifter as well. I know there
’
s a lot I have to learn, but
,
since you
’
ve been one a lot longer than me, I
’
m going to defer to your expertise. There are going to be things I ask you, even about me personally. I
’
m trusting you to keep everything between us, Harris. You
’
ll find I
’
m a very private person, so I don
’
t want gossip about me, okay?
”

“
You can trust me, Chief,
”
Harris replied
, flashing a
smil
e
at me.
“
I remember what it was like when I was new
.
I
t
’
s rough. I trust Chief Monroe,
and
if he thinks you
’
re the person for this job, you
’
ve got my support.
”

“
Good because we
’
re going to be working side by side a lot,
”
I told him.
“
I
’
m really going to rely on you as my right
-
hand man.
”

“
I
’
m up for it
.
”
H
e chuckled and I got the image from his head that he found me attractive enough to get a hard
-
on.

“
Harris!
”
I yelped, covering my face
,
completely embarrassed.

“
Sorry, Chief,
”
Harris
mumbled
quickly
.
“
T
his is going to take some getting used to.
”

“
Fine, I can
’
t hold
your
thoughts against you,
”
I
groaned
.
“
But I am your boss, okay?
”

“
Right, sorry.
”
He looked truly repentant and I
’
m sure this wasn
’
t an easy change for him to get used to either. Hell, the man was blushing.

“
Now I
’
ve got some shifter questions for you. How long after you became a
l
ycanthrope until your first shift?
”

“
The first full moon.
”

“
Have you ever heard of anyone being able to shift before that?
”
I cring
ed
as I waited
for his answer.

“
No, why? Can you shift already, Chief?
”
he asked, shock written all over his face.
“
That
’
s not supposed to be possible.
”

“
Yeah, I
’
ve shifted into both other forms already
.
”
I
felt a headache coming on and a large need to drink
.
“
I can also partial shift.
”

“
Wow,
”
he whispered.
“
I wouldn
’
t tell people that, Chief. That
’
s got to make you really powerful. I can
’
t even shift into part
-
man part
-
cheetah. Only one or the other.
”

Great. I
’
d been afraid of that.
“
Once you shift, how long until you can shift back?
”

“
Um, I don
’
t know. About seven or eight hours I guess. Most of us shift and stay that way until we
’
re too wiped out. Then we pass out and change back to human.
”

“
Do know of anyone who can shift right back to human?
”

“
Yeah, normally the leader of each group,
”
Harris answered, his eyebrows furr
ow
ing as if deep in thought.
“
Or the Alpha of each group, only the big dogs can do that.
”

“
I can do that
,
too
.
What does that mean for me?
”

“
It means you
’
re a force to be reckoned with, Chief.
”
His tone held awe and intrigue, neither
of which
I had time for right now.

“
Spell it out for me, Harris.
”
I needed to just deal with the facts or the severity of the situation might knock me on my ass.

“
It means
,
not only are you a really strong shifter,
”
he
explained
, looking at me with almost
reverence
,
“
b
ut you
’
re powerful, like you can do things normal shifters can
’
t.
Your
blood can probably heal other shifters, you
’
ll
be near impossible to kill
,
and
shifters will want to follow your lead.
”