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Nevermind. Where in the hell are you?

I don’t know. It’s dark. Hey, my leg must not have been as bad as I thought it was.

Your leg? Are you injured? What’s the last thing you remember?

Popping an eyeball out of old Rexie.

A few whuffs and growls came from the males listening in.

Can you hear this?

Trevor cupped his hands and yelled again. “Troy!”

Yeah, I heard it, I can’t tell where it’s coming from, though. It’s muffled like I’m in a sleeping bag.

You yell, Troy, Trevor said, shaking his head, not quite able to believe what he knew he was about to hear.

Trevor didn’t hear anything at first, and he wondered if he’d been wrong, but then the sound came, long and low.

“Arrooooooo.”

Troy howled, the howl strange as a man, but somehow, fitting Troy perfectly. The note of sadness in it stirred Trevor’s wolf.

Got it, we know where you are,he told his brother.We’re coming in, but it might take a while.

Am I in the tree cage?

Ah, yeah, I guess you could call it that. How did you get in there?

You’ve got to find my mate.

She did this?

I don’t think so, but she can fix it.

Any idea where she might be?

Um, I’ll bet she didn’t go home, but I’m certain she made it out of the forest. Check with Rizzoli.

Rizzoli?

From Mugshots. Ask Mac.

Trevor called Mac over, but he’d heard everything and was already talking. “I can find her, you want me to?”

Someone’s radio squawked, calling for Trevor. “KSRT1, ah, I know you’re on radio silence, but we’ve got a problem here that I think you need to know about.”

The radio was handed to Trevor. “Go,” he said into it. Just what they needed, another problem. Until the officer on the other end clicked his mic and spoke, but all Trevor could hear was the female voice in the background, goingoffon the desk sergeant.

“Are you kidding me with this? I’m his mate. He bit me, see? He’s in trouble, and if you don’t connect me with Lieutenant Burbank, right now, I guarantee you’ll be looking for a new job tomorrow.”

“Ooh,” Mac said. “Troy’s female is feisty. I approve.”

Rogue rolled her eyes at Mac. “I think she sounds like a bitch.”

Trevor shushed them both. “I’ll be there in twenty,” he said.

40 – Flesh and Blood

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