Gray’s disappearance had been a source of stress Jadyn had been able to manage for the most part. She could suppress it by focusing on the search. But Gray’s reappearance had become a completely different source of stress that she was unprepared for. She had been relieved to see him at the Dog Park, to hear that he was immune to the zombie bite. Of course, at his request, she still set up a space for him in the record room, but she knew that he would have survived it.
But her new source of stress had nothing to do with Gray personally. It had more to do with the people tied to his incident, from the Hellhounds to the Capitol. She was grateful to the Dog King for saving Gray, but she’d also made it a point to tell him that she had no trust for him and that his desire for an alliance between the Hellhounds and LBJ Presidential Library wasn’t going to happen. Not if she had a say in it — and she did have a say in it.
The Capitol was far trickier. Gray never trusted them. He had good reason not to. Considering the LBJ was an independent shelter, Ollinger definitely had his sight on them. She just didn't think that he would have gone so far as to try to forcibly kidnap a known and respected shelter leader. This particular issue had been bugging her ever since Gray had told her of what had happened. She was snapped out of her thoughts though as she heard the sound of a knock on her door.
“Come in,” she said, her Brooklyn accent loud and crisp, “Door’s unlocked.”