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“Yes, let’s do that then.”

“Okay, I’ll call Dan. He said they would just wait to hear from us if we were going to have breakfast with them,” Demetria said.

“I’ll let the others know,” Fisher said, wanting to be useful. That was the one thing about this case. He wasn’t a USF agent, so he felt he didn’t have a whole lot of say in things. But since the others were his brothers and cousin, he knew that was something he could certainly do.

“Thanks, go ahead.” Then Kira said to Demetria, “We’ll meet you outside when we’re dressed and ready.”

“Okay, we’ll see you in a few.”

Fisher removed his sleep boxers, pulled on a fresh pair of boxer briefs and his pants, then called Tanner. “Hey, we’re all going to have breakfast at the sheriff’s home.”

“And then decide where to go from there?” Tanner asked.

“Yeah. We’re meeting outside as soon as we’re all dressed,” Fisher said.

“Good show.”

Then they ended the call.

Then she hurried to dress, and he finished dressing. They both packed their bags and headed outside.

He figured they wouldn’t be staying here in Yuma Town any further because the kidnappers had moved on. But where would they go to next?

13

At breakfast at the Steinackers’ home that morning with Dan and his mate, Addie, and their five-year old twins, Maddie and Mitch, Kira, Fisher, and the others on their team were enjoying a nice hearty breakfast of eggs, ham, toast, fried potatoes, orange juice, and coffee when Dan got a call from Hal Haverton. “Yeah, Hal?”

“Ted said he saw three wolves racing toward the old silver mine. He didn’t see any sign of a black Suburban, but when he saw the big gray wolves, all males, he was suspicious and suspected they might be the kidnappers.”

“We’re on our way,” Dan said, everyone quickly thanking both Dan and Addie for a delightful breakfast. He explained that Ted Weekum was Deputy Sheriff Hal Haverton’s foreman at his horse ranch.

Since Dan’s mate was also a deputy sheriff, Addie and Dan left the kids with their nanny, and she and Dan led them to Hal’s ranch.

The Greystoke pack members and Kira and Fisher followed Dan and Addie to Hal’s ranch in their respective vehicles. They met up with Ted dressed in jeans, cowboy boots, and a Stetson. Ted told them where he had sighted the wolves.

Kira said, “I’m running as a wolf. What does everyone else want to do?”

Ted said, “I’ll ride a horse and see if I can catch sight of their trail.”

“I’m running as a wolf,” Fisher said.

“You might feel some discomfort with running on your foreleg,” Kira said.

“I’m sure I’ll be fine,” Fisher said.

But Kira wasn’t sure of it.

“I’ll run as a wolf too,” Tanner said.

“How secure is it out here?” Everett asked.

Kira knew he asked because Everett and Demetria were jaguars, and they didn’t want to run in their fur coats unless it was pretty safe to do so.

“It’s safe here,” Hal said, “if you want to run as jaguars.”

Dan said, “I’ve called Chase and the other deputies and they’re all meeting us here.”

Everyone moved into one of the hay barns and began stripping off their clothes and shifting. Kira loved seeing the jaguars in their coats. They were so exotic, and they were bigger cats than the cougars. It was fascinating to see all the cougars too! And of course, they were interested in the way the wolves looked. Everyone had a distinctive appearance.

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