Chapter 4

A few days later, the Federal Shifter Registry sent their reply.

The algorithm match was flawless.

The data model had worked perfectly for everyone else.

My case was an anomaly.

The Registry agreed to reclaim the shifter and compensate me.

But it would take a few more days.

A dangerous wolf shifter had recently escaped from the Registry, and nearly all their resources were devoted to the manhunt.

So the retrieval would have to wait.

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I stopped wasting energy on Theron.

He probably wanted to leave anyway and find a prettier, wealthier owner to be his mate.

He did…