"I already told you why." I tell her calmly as I pack the small duffel.

"Yeah, to protect me. And I know I agreed, but you're my family boo."

I smile. "And you're mine. That's why I need you here. Safe. I can't be watching out for you on top of everything else we're about to start."

She nods. "I'm gonna miss you boo."

I'm about to respond when I hear a noise in the main room. "Stay here." I hiss at her. "That's not Alec." I move out of the room and sigh at the sight. "What the hell are you doing here Logan?"

"I need a favor." He says calmly.

I cross my arms. "I believe I told you to stick your favor up your ass. I don't have time for it."

"I think I found a Manticore scientist who can make the cure." He offers.

I drop my arms. "That's your favor." I deadpan. "I don't have time for this."

"There's more. White sent someone after you. I think I ran into her this morning, she looks –

"Her name is Sam. It's been dealt with." I cut him off, tilting my head slightly at Alec as he walks in. "I have to go."

I move back into my room and grab the bag. "It's clear?" OC asks carefully.

I snort. "If you can call Logan clear, then yeah."

She stands, and pulls me into a hug. "Don't be a stranger boo."

I nod into her hair. "I'll be around." I step out of the room with the bag. "We're dropping off first?" I ask Alec.

"Yeah, we'll want to walk for the second leg."

"Probably a good plan. How far away?"

"About fifteen blocks difference."

"Max – we need to talk about this." Logan insists.

I turn to him. "No, we don't. We already talked. We're done Logan." I turn to OC. "We'll see you at work tomorrow."

Alec and I exit the apartment, and I feel his arm go around me. "You okay?"

"He doesn't listen." I tell him softly.

"Never really has, no."

"Don't let me forget to do that touchup before work tomorrow. You need one too."

"I'm glad they came back in time for this."

"We wouldn't need them."

"We will for the nomalies."

"No we don't."

He freezes. "That's why we're picking up Joshua, isn't it?"

I nod. "We'll drop him off on our way to your place, we can come back just after dark." I climb onto my bike, and he nods, hopping on his before we take off for the small house on the edge of town.

It's about an hour later when we walk into the small apartment. "The others are heading into TC before us, right?" I ask, flopping onto his couch.

"Yeah. They're hoping to find the rest of our unit there."

"You're missing four members, right? I remember hearing about one of your females not surviving her first heat."

He nods sadly. "She freaked out, used her nails to slit her wrists in iso."

I wince. "I can't imagine what I would do in that situation. I mean, everything that happened to Ben, I nearly lost it, but I wasn't there, you know? By the time I got to him, it was too late."

He sits next to me and I curl up against his chest. "I was lost at first. The only thing that kept me going at the time was the fact that she had been in iso, and males – especially alphas – were banned from the heat iso wing. I couldn't have gotten to her."

I nod into his chest. "I need you to do something for me." I whisper carefully.

"What's up?"

"Zack is the only person who knows where the rest of my unit is. If we're going to start this, I need to call them in."

"And Logan set up amnesia boy on that farm."

I nod. "I was scared Alec, really scared. I'd never seen Zack snap like that. He was in full Manticore mode. I went there, set up a few security measures, but I need him brought in."

"I'll get Mikey and Blaze on it tonight."

"Thanks. Hey, what did you end up naming 665 by the way?"

"Not Dick." he deadpans.