Xander As we continued our drive back to Bloodhound territory, I couldn't help but wonder why Ronan seemed to think my hands were tied. It was as if he thought I was too preoccupied to handle this new threat. “And why don't I have to do much?” I asked, glancing over at him. Ronan smirked, not missing a beat. “Well, you just found your mate, Xander. You need to spend some time with her,” he replied, his tone teasing but sincere. It was exactly the answer I expected, and I couldn’t help but laugh. “I see how it is,” I said with a grin. “But we’ll be looking into this together. I’m not sitting on the sidelines. I’m sure Nala would be more than happy to use her skills to hack into some accounts and dig up all we need to know about our hidden enemies.” My words made Ronan chuckle, clearly a