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“I already told you that I was here to find my siblings.”

“It could be a lie.”

“Or maybe your siblings are doctors,” Hansen offered.

“They’re not doctors,” Franklin snapped.“They were taken, and I know they’re in one of the labs.I need to find them.”

“If you’re telling the truth, we’ll help you,” Moore offered.“It’s kind of our specialty.If you’re lying, though, you’re in trouble.”

Franklin shook his head.“I’m not lying.I never wanted to hurt anyone.”

“Yet you shot several people today.”

“Hunters.I shot hunters.”

The way Franklin spat out the last word told Hansen everything he needed to know about how Franklin felt.He believed the guy.He wasn’t sure what would come out of it, but it was clear that Franklin despised the hunters and probably wanted all of them dead.It made sense if he was telling the truth and his siblings had been taken by hunters.Of course he’d want all hunters dead.Hansen did, too, with only a few exceptions.

“Hansen, shimmer back to the village,” Moore said, turning his attention back to Hansen.“You need clothes.I want you to take the wounded with you, along with Franklin.”

“What village?”Franklin asked.

“The village where we live.I’d like to talk to you about your siblings and what you were doing here today, if that’s okay with you.”

Franklin hesitated.“I bet that if I say it’s not, you won’t be happy.”

Moore smirked.“Our village has a small jail.You can choose between ending up behind bars and talking to me.”

Franklin sighed.“Fine.I’ll talk to you.”

“Good.Now help Hansen.”

Teddy, Elsa, and Leon were working on the worst of the wounded.As soon as they were stable, Elsa and Teddy would start shimmering them back to the village, and it looked like Franklin and Hansen would go along for the ride.

Hansen turned to Franklin.“It won’t be long.”

“I’m fine waiting.My siblings aren’t here, anyway,” Franklin answered.

Hansen could only imagine what the man was going through.If he’d really lost his siblings to the labs, he had to be in hell.It sounded like he’d been looking for them for a while and had probably visited several labs.

He still hadn’t found them.

Chapter Six

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EVAN WAS GOING NUTS.He should be out there, helping his mate.He should be able to feel what Hansen was going through.At the very least, he should be trying to find a way to get to Hansen.

He stopped pacing for a moment to glare at Rikar, who seemed amused but didn’t move from his spot where he was leaning against the railing of the porch steps.He already knew what Evan wanted, but he wasn’t going to give it to him.Evan had tried to convince him, had even begged, yet here they were.

“I need to get to Hansen,” Evan tried again.“What if it wasyourmate?”

“It was, once.Now that we have a daughter, Hayes doesn’t go on raids anymore, but he used to.”

“So you understand why I have to go.”

“I understand why this is difficult for you, but I would never have dreamed of going on a raid with Hayes.”

“Then you’re a bad mate,” Evan snapped.He sucked in a breath and rubbed his eyes.“I’m sorry.I didn’t mean that.”It wouldn’t do him any good to make an enemy out of the leader of the tribe he lived with.

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