"Hey, your timing sucks, you know that." Annoyed was one way of putting it.

"I don't think the ladies are complaining, it seems like they are enjoying the view of your butt," Nate laughed.

"Cool," That was good to know.

"Are you boys finished?" Jack wanted all our focus, "Nate, tell him about your theory on Sam."

"What about her?" I got defensive.

Glancing at Jack, Nate said, "I think she can sense us."

"What do you mean, 'sense us'?" The disbelief was clear in my voice.

"Well if you shut up and let me finish I'll tell you," Nate scolded, "When I first met her and shook her hand she tensed and got an electrical shock, so she said. Arriving here she lost her balance and took a minute to catch her breath, and then when she shook Jack's hand she gasped, you could see in her face she was having problems keeping it together."

Thinking about what was just said before I responded, "Huh...is that possible?" My attention was back on Sam.

"I want to try an experiment," Jack informed, ignoring my question.

Swinging my head back towards Jack, narrowing my eyes, I asked, "What do you mean?"

"She seems fine with Mady touching her, but I am wondering if it's because there is clothes between contact, or if it just happens the first time or is it just her nerves and happens with everybody," Jack explained.

"Actually come to think of it, she did get a shock from her today. So what do you have in mind?" Nate asked.

Thinking back to her reaction when I kissed her hand it made sense now. "That's why she tensed when I kissed her hand." I was talking to myself more than to them.

Jack ignored me and called out, "Mason," when he came in ears distance he added, "Get Sydney for me, then both of you come back here."

Raising a brow, "Jack, what are you planning to do?" My tone was forceful.

"What is your problem, Dmitri? You're forgetting your place," Jack demanded.

"Nothing." He was right but I wasn't going to say that to him. There was something different about her, special.

"You wanted me Papa?" Sydney, Jack's 16 year old granddaughter asked when she came up to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"I need you and Mason to me a favour." Never needing confirmation or a reason for his actions. It would not be in their best interest to second-guess their Alpha unless they were going to challenge him, "I need you both to introduce yourselves to Sam over there but make sure you touch her."

"Not a problem, sir," Mason said, with a mischievous smile.

"Hold on before you get to excited there boy," he said to Mason, ignoring the low warning growl that came from me. "Just shake her hand then offer to get them all another drink, but when you pass one to Sam, make sure your fingers touch again."

"Um, Ok," Mason said, curiosity sketched in his face but kept his comments to himself.

"Oh, and make sure you stand to her side, we need to have a good view of Sam."

"Ok, Papa," Sydney said as her and Mason walked off towards Sam.

"Whatever the hell crawled up your ass get it out now," Jack growled his warning. Even though he did not look at me I knew the comment was directed at me.

Watching very intensely as Mason and Sydney walked over to Sam; I was trying to figure out why the need to protect her was so strong. Yeah she's hot. A good friend of Mady's. I definitely wouldn't mind getting her naked, but there is just something about her that needs protecting. Stopping the rant going off in my head I would deal with it later. Now I had to focus back on Sam; waiting for her reaction to Sydney and Mason.

Not seeming to have any ill physical reaction to Sydney's touch, she just smiled, seeming genuinely pleased to meet the young girl. Some kind of emotion crossed her face so fast I was unable to read. Would have missed it completely if I was not watching for a reaction to begin with. Watching Mason, the little Casanova, shook her hand and had a completely different effect on her. Once again, if you were not looking, you might have missed it. Her whole body tightened, and when her hand was free of his, she casually rubbed it against her bottle. Recovering quickly, she laughed to whatever Mason was saying before walking away to retrieve their drinks.

Sam continued to put all her interest in Sydney while Mason was gone. She even had the young girl laughing, which was pretty much impossible these days. She was a great kid, but had been pretty down and no one seemed to know why. When Mason came back to hand out the drinks, Sydney excused herself, and Sam looked a little distraught from her leaving. As Mason passed Sam her drink, we noticed her reaction to his touch was on a much lesser scale. Her body still stiffened but seemed to happen before they touched as if waiting for something to happen. Her shoulders relaxed as soon as their finger touched. Her body stiffened before their touch as if waiting for the assault to hit.

"Well that seems to answer some questions," Nate said, nonchalantly.

"So have you seen this before, Jack?" Trying to keep this strictly business like.

"Yes." Both Nate and I just stared at our Alpha waiting for more. Watching our expressions, Jack just smiled, "Now's not the time or place," was all he said before he walked away.