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“Shit,” he groaned and threw his right elbow back.The taste of copper filled my mouth, and I gagged.Tell the former advisors to step back, Samuel linked.Unable to see what was going on, I obliged. Then gunfire went off behind me. My heart pounded. Miles and Samuel were well enough to use their guns. I wouldn’t be upset about that.My enemy bent forward and tried to flip me over his head, but I tightened my legs around him, hanging on for dear life.Vomit crept up my throat, and I hurled all over the enemy.“Get off me,” he snarled.More than happily, I rolled off him, and as I did, three wolves jumped on him.But Kel’s wolves had arrived too. I spun around and saw close to thirty racing toward us.Shit. My people were too weak to keep fighting.The former advisors grabbed guns from the dead guards, and our group turned toward the incoming threat.You’ve got to get out of here, Samuel linked.I must have misunderstood him. Not happening.I ran to the guard I’d vomited on—who was now
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I’d almost believed I would never touch him again. A tear dripped off my chin before I realized I was crying.“He’ll be okay, right?” Jasmine’s voice broke. “He hasn’t stirred. Not even when the wolves almost knocked us over.”A lump lodged in my throat, and I wasn’t sure how to respond, so I said the only thing I could. “He’s a fighter. He’ll hang on, but we need to get him and several others to a healer. We’re all pretty bad off.”I looked out the back window. Carl and Samuel were racing toward Jack just as Michael hurried to the front passenger door and opened it. He pulled Jasmine into his arms and glanced into the back seat to examine his son, then frowned, which almost broke me.He normally emanated a sense of calm, but worry was written all over his face, and it rattled me. Fear coiled tightly in my chest.“Jasmine, can you drive?” Michael asked.“Uh…” She pulled back and glanced at me. “I can, but Bodey doesn’t like me driving his car.”I snorted. That sounded like my mate, an
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Heart lurching into my throat, I was almost sick. Russell stood at the door, a few fading scratch marks on his neck and bare chest and a shirt tied around his waist. His skin was pale, and he was clutching his side.Between that and the fact I didn’t see any other wolves with him, my every limb shook, and I thought I might crumple under the pressure.My wolf surged forward, keeping me standing. Even though she couldn’t speak, the message was clear—we would not look weak.“Dad,” Katelin gasped as she stumbled over to him. “What’s going on?”If Katelin didn’t know, that was a bad sign.When she reached for him, he brushed her off. Her expression twisted into hurt, but he held up a hand.That was when I noticed the blood on his right side. It dripped from the shirt onto the wooden floor. He was hurt, and he’d been in wolf form. He’d shifted from one form to the other while it hadn’t been safe.“Please tell me you got the bullet out before you shifted.” If the bullet remained inside, it c
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A warm jolt caressed my cheek, and I opened my eyes. The most gorgeous set of indigo irises stared back at me, and my breath caught. The color was back to normal, like the night sky, even though there were still dark circles under his eyes.I straightened, the world righting for the first time in days. I hadn’t realized how out of sync I’d been without him, and every cell in my body buzzed as if I’d been in a slumber with him away.“Hey,” he rasped, sounding as if he needed water. “Now this right here is exactly what I needed.” His hand brushed my cheek, which ached from how big I was smiling again.Releasing his hand, I started to stand to get him some water, but his hand tightened on mine. He linked, Where do you think you’re going?To get you something to drink. I didn’t want to think about how long he’d gone without sustenance.No. He grasped my hand. Don’t leave.My heart raced. I didn’t want to separate from him for a second, but I also wanted him to heal. It’ll only take a minu
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My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth. Two of the people Bodey and I loved most in the world were out front, hiding behind bushes. Even though I didn’t know Katelin well, I didn’t want her harmed either.It was too late for them to move. I’d hoped they could sneak inside, but Michael had been adamant that both sides of the house needed to be watched.This had to be the attack we were waiting for, but the lone car puzzled me. Was it a decoy?I thought through our situation. The three former advisors and I had had time to heal, though they wouldn’t be as far along as me since my injuries weren’t as extensive. Bodey was still in a bad state, but he was well enough to be conscious. He might not have been that far along if I hadn’t slept while touching him, allowing our bond to thrum to life even more.Katelin and Jasmine weren’t fully trained to fight. Between that and our weakened position, we were at a clear disadvantage. The one plus we had was our rifles, but Kel would know about th
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Phil and Carl stiffened and crawled backward, moving out of the spot under the house, readying to respond to an attack.The woman stepped out and held out her phone, the sun hitting her face and catching the dark-red highlights in her light-brown hair. She looked to be in her forties, and she wore the standard long cotton dress that witches favored.“Callie, I can vouch for Prue.” Dina’s voice came from the phone. If I hadn’t been a shifter, I wouldn’t have been able to hear. “She’s a friend.”The tension in my shoulders released, and my head hung. “Thank gods.” I then linked to everyone here, The witches aren’t a threat. They’re here to heal us.Carl lowered his weapon and glanced at me. He smiled and patted my arm while he linked, You did good.I snorted. Not sure I’d go that far. I just wasted about ten minutes when they could’ve been healing Bodey and the rest of us. I tended not to be cautious enough when there was a threat and overly cautious when we weren’t at risk. Would I eve
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There was silence as the four witches exited the house.Clearing her throat, Katelin wrapped her arms around her waist. “I’m sorry. I don’t have time. I’ve got to go.” She turned and rushed out the door.That isn’t a good sign, Michael linked with Bodey and me.That was an understatement. The likely reason behind Katelin’s abrupt departure had my stomach roiling.Before Jasmine could make it past me to follow her friend, I grabbed her arm, holding her back. If she forced a confrontation, it might strain their relationship.Her head jerked toward me, and she stiffened. “She’s upset. I need to check on her.” Jasmine tried to free herself from my grasp.That was the problem. “Going after her will make it worse.”Jasmine froze and lifted a brow. “How? We’re friends. We support each other.”I didn’t want to explain it to her. My throat tightened.Bodey came to me and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. I’ll take it from here. He pulled me to his side and said out loud, “Russell wants to go
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What’s wrong? Bodey turned to me, examining my face.I didn’t consider Oregon trying to take over the rest of the states. Lynerd could be coordinating more attacks. My parents and childhood pack were no longer tied to me. All this time, I’d thought I’d be relieved once I was free, but now I felt a deep ache from losing my links to Theo, Mom, Stevie, and even Pearl. What if my family gets hurt? And we need to inform all the alphas about Oregon leaving. I’d been so consumed with Bodey and his injuries that I hadn’t considered the impact of losing Oregon on the rest of our people. What kind of queen was I turning out to be?We’ll make sure that doesn’t happen. I’ll reach out to the alphas in the Northwest Territory to spread the word, Bodey vowed. We’ll return home and make sure we protect them.My heart sank, and I thought about Bodey driving after everything he’d gone through. I connected with him, Are you sure you’re up for driving? You’re still healing, and I hate to put that pressur
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