Fair Game

Fair Game (2012) Patricia Briggs

The third Alpha & Omega book finds Charles overcome by increase in killings he needs to do now that the werewolves have come out in public. I takes awhile for Bran to be convinced that this is harming his son.

Asil left Bran alone with his thoughts then, because if he stayed, Bran would argue with him. This way, Bran would have no one to argue with but himself. And Asil had always credited Bran with the ability to be persuasive.

“Asil has appointed himself my guardian?” asked Charles softly. Asil was overstepping himself.

“He was bored, he told me,” said his father. He gave Charles a small smile. “I have given him a job so he doesn’t get bored again.”

I wish there was more Asil here, but I’ll take what I can get.

Bran decides to send Anna–with Charles as her bodyguard–to Boston to look into a serial killer.

The FBI is interested in anything we can add to the investigation.”

“You’re sending me?” People instinctively wanted to please Adam. Charles was better at the destroy-and-subdue, not so good at the coax-and-charm.

“No,” said his da. “That would be dumb. I’m sending Anna. You are going as her guard.

I was informed by my second that we should be honored that you were visiting our city. We should bring you gifts and see if we can get you to abandon your pack and join ours. When I pointed out that that meant Charles would come, too— and displace me— I was told that the blessing of having an Omega in the pack would outweigh even putting up with Charles.”

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