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“Fuck that noise,” she says angrily, glaring at the forest.“I will kick some Alpha ass if I ever run into him.”

I can’t help the laughter that falls from my lips, drawing everyone’s attention to me.“Sorry,” I say waving them off.“I’ve never had someone react like that.”

“Like what?”Caine asks.

“Like they actually care that I got hurt.Like my feelings mattered.”

“What kind of pack have you been living with?”Godrick asks but his words sound far off.

My wolf is raging, fighting me for dominance.There is a foreboding sense of danger pushing her to the forefront, forcing both of us to react.I feel the change shimmer over me, but I push her back.

“Something is wrong.There’s someone here,” I say to the Alpha.“It’s a scent I’ve smelled before, but I don’t know who it belongs to.”I grit my teeth as my wolf pushes forward once more.“My wolf is going to overpower me.”

This isn’t the first impression I wanted to make.I wanted to start slow, and maybe even build a relationship with these people before her crazy ass was let loose on them, but it seems I don’t have a choice.

“It’s fine,” Caine says with a nod.“Godrick and I will follow you.”

The instant the words leave his lips, my wolf bursts forth howling loudly at the inky night sky.She turns, bolting toward the perceived danger, not waiting for the men.We don’t need anyone to protect us even if a little diplomacy would probably go a long way.The houses pass us in a blur before she bounds between two.In the distance, just inside the treeline, are two men.One is the danger, the other is something else.Something delicious.For a split-second she loses concentration as the scent of fresh rain invades our senses before focusing back on the threat.A moment later the man is pinned beneath her paws.

Chapter Three

Thomas

I watch in shock as the grey wolf takes down the man I was following.I know I should be shocked that there is a stranger—a strange wolf—in the compound but that’s not what has grabbed my attention.It’s the fact that this wolf is larger than any other I have ever seen, closer to the size of my own and vibrating with unbridled rage.

A moment later, I watch Caine and Godrick run across the field to stand beside her in their human forms.Confusion swirls in my mind as I make my way closer to them.Already, my wolf is pushing against my hold on him, wanting to get out.It’s then the scent hits me once more and I know this wolf is the woman from before, my fated mate.She smells like strawberries and cream and my mouth waters.

“Get off me, you fucking bitch!”the man roars angrily even though it is an impotent rage.My attention focuses on him, needing to make sure he doesn’t pose any threat to my yet unclaimed mate.The stunning grey wolf has him pinned down while she bares her teeth at him.

“Who are you?”I ask.“What are you doing here?”

He turns to look at me and fear overwhelms me.He is a Hunter, the second in command.I have known him my entire life.My wolf whimpers as memories flash through my mind.I stagger back, bumping into Godrick, who steadies me.I fight to remain in control of my wolf who wants nothing more than to take his true form in the face of this monster.

“Hello, Thomas,” the man says with a cruel smile while my heart does its best to beat right the fuck out of my chest.

“Aaron?”All our gazes turn toward Iris.She stands between Sayer and Raleigh, both her mates watching carefully as she holds her large pregnant belly.“It can’t be.”The words are nothing but a whisper on the wind, but I can feel her pain as if it was my own.

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